Comments on: Twangville Best So Far ‘09: The Albums

By: Robert Klausner

Robert Klausner — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:41:59 +0000

Mayer – I thought the Bingham CD fell wait short of his first. The first was so different … a lot of tempo changes … really interesting. This one is just a straight ahead rockin country record. I just don’t think the writing is that strong. I’m really digging the Ben Kweller’s record, Roman Candle’s new one and like I said above, Willie’s reocrd. Speak to you soon.

By: Mayer Danzig

Mayer Danzig — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:12:32 +0000

Bobby K, I’d pegged your pick to be Ryan Bingham. What gives?

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:24:30 +0000

My top 10:

Patterson Hood – Murdering Oscar
Ryan Bingham – Roadhouse Sun
Son Volt – American Central Dust
Sons of Bill – One Town Away
Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
Justin Townes Earle – Midnight at the Movies
The Felice Brothers – Yonder is the Clock
Todd Snider – The Excitement Plan
Scott H Biram – Something’s Wrong/Lost Forever
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

By: Robert Klausner

Robert Klausner — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:19:33 +0000

Where is Willie! Willie Nile’s record is by far the most consistent and best record of the year. In all due respect to my friend Mayer, Buddy & Julie Miller’s record has a handful of good songs on it . . that’s it. I believe that in order for a record to be on a “best of list” it most have over 75% very good songs. So far I’ve tried the Damnwells’ record a couple of times and it just hasn’t hit me. I loved their previous stuff, but this seems a little flat. I’ll try it again based on your enthusiastic review. I actually might be seeing them in DC this weekend. If they get me I just might have them at my house in September. Do love the Justin Townes Earle record.

Bobby K

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By: elmus

elmus — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:37:57 +0000

Great Picks!

I have two albums I am stuck on this summer, the first is Grizzly Bears ‘Veckatimest’. Once I listened to the song ‘two weeks’ the piano chord plays in my head non-stop. There is something very soothing about the whole album.

The other album is Elvis Costello’s ‘SECRET, PROFANE and SUGARCANE’. At first listen I thought it was so-so, but I keep coming back to it and it seems to just grow on me. There is something inherently cool about Elvis in country mode. The song ’she handed me a mirror’ is filled with a lonesome kinda sorrow.

Anyhow, I’m off to get your list and give them a listen. Twangville always steers me in the best directions.

-E