Omg. I really can’t believe it’s December already. I know I say that every year, but srsly, time absolutely FLEW by in 2009. This listing journey that we’re about to emabark upon together is a culmination of a ton of 11 months worth of listening to almost anything I could get my hands on, both [keep on readin', baby...]
One of the founding fathers of country music had a kid, and that kid had a kid, and this kids name was Hank Williams III. He is a total hell raising badass and man do i love his latest album Damn Right, Rebel Proud (released September 08′). DR, RP has a little bit of everything… [keep on readin', baby...]
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...]
i’m feeling a bit lazy today, so i don’t much care for the idea of writing long reviews. buuut i would like to share some of the stuff i’ve been listening to lately with you guys. so here it goes. The Winston Jazz Routine – ‘Sospiri’ the record machine released…sometime last year? i got into [keep on readin', baby...]
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