Justin Townes Earle — ‘Midnight At The Movies’ Bloodshot Records Released March 3, 2009 I’m kind of ashamed that, given my affinity for both singer/songwriter and americana/country-twinged stuff, that I hadn’t heard of this guy before. I mean, I’d heard of his daddy Steve, I’d heard of his namesake Townes Van Zant, but never really [keep on readin', baby...]
#15 Emmylou Harris – ‘All I Intended To Be’ Nonesuch Records Released June 10, 2008 It’s a bit of a mystery as to why Emmylou Harris and her music had eluded me for as long as it did. You’d figure that my enjoyment of chilled out singers and classic country/roots artists and all things Nashville [keep on readin', baby...]
#17 Conor Oberst – ‘Conor Oberst’ Merge Records August 5, 2008 I’m really not sure why this isn’t a Bright Eyes release. I assume it’s just because he has some different dudes backing him this time around (‘The Mystic Valley Band’) and it was released on Merge instead of Saddle Creek. Or maybe he just [keep on readin', baby...]
Hi! It’s been a minute, but I’ve returned with a new batch of music reviews for you crazy kids. Let’s not waste any more time… Nels Andrews – ‘Off Track Betting’ Reveal Records Released Feb 26, 2008 Forgive me for not knowing much about this one, but I literally just downloaded it 10 minutes ago..wait..should [keep on readin', baby...]
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