The International Submarine Band

One of the first bands to fuse country and rock sensibilities, the International Submarine Band received almost no publicity in their brief lifespan during the mid- to late 1960s, but they would later earn a reputation as Gram Parsons' first band of note. While they sounded like a revved-up folk-rock band with a psychedelic overlay on their debut single, their 1968 album Safe at Home introduced the country-rock style and emotionally incisive songwriting that would be Parsons' trademark through his short but memorable career. Safe at Home would also be the ISB's only album with...