True Blood music has Southern gothic bite

Magnolia writer Charlaine Harris’ best-selling Southern gothic vampire Sookie Stackhouse novels inspired the hit HBO television series True Blood.

Now comes the album — True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series. It’s due May 19. Fans of the show can stake their claim on the show’s first season when True Blood: The Complete First Season is released on DVD, also May 19. The second season begins June 14.

The show’s soundtrack will include the show’s theme, “Bad Things,” as performed by Jace Everett. True Blood’s music reflects its Louisiana backwoods setting with selections such as “Lake Charles” by Lucinda Williams, “Swampblood” by the Legendary Shack Shakers, “Just Like Heaven” by the Watson Twins, “Strange Love” by Slim Harpo, “From a Whisper to a Scream” by Allen Toussaint and “Christine’s Tune” by The Flying Burrito Brothers.

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