Similar to my Winter playlist, there were some great releases in Spring of this year. A few of my favorites that made this list were by the Sam Roberts Band, Josh Ritter, Roman Candle, Drive-by Truckers, Allison Moorer, Tim O’Reagan, Keb’ Mo’ and, of course, Bruce Springsteen. That nearly names them all, but more importantly, there were a few that didn’t make the list that deserve mention. It wasn’t easy but after long deliberation I decided to pull both Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam off the list in the spirit of twang. Both of these artists produced their best releases in years and both albums should be included on each of their short lists of best albums of their careers. It wasn’t that I couldn’t just leave them on, after all lists are lists. But I like to make playlists that can fit on a single CD. This is how I listen to music during my daily commute. That being said, here are some of my favorites from Spring. The order is all about flow and has nothing to do with rank. Enjoy!
Playlist also available on iTunes.
- Bridge to Nowhere
by Sam Roberts Band (on Chemical City) - Satellite
by Guster (on Ganging Up on the Sun) - Goodpeople
by Widespread Panic (on Earth to America) - See the World
by Gomez (on How We Operate) - Women Wine and Song
by Umphrey’s McGee (on Safety in Numbers) - Mountain to Climb
by The Bottle Rockets (on Zoysia) - Lillian
by Josh Ritter (on Animal Years) - Gravity’s Gone
by Drive-By Truckers (on A Blessing and A Curse) - From an Airplane Window
by Roman Candle (on The Wee Hours Review) - The Battle
by Caitlin Cary & Ryan Adams (on No Depression: What it Sounds Like, Vol. 2) - New Years Day
by Allison Moorer (on Getting Somewhere) - Postcard from Mexico
by Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin (on Lost John Dean) - Black & Blue
by Tim O’Reagan (on Tim O’Reagan) - More Than I Can Do
by Brigitte Demeyer & Steve Earle (on Something After All) - Ghost Repeater
by Jeffrey Foucault (on Ghost Repeater) - Devil’s Lullaby
by Slaid Cleaves (on Unsung) - Cruel
by Calexico (on Garden Ruin) - Belle Star
by Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris (on All the Roadrunning) - Whole ‘Nutha Thang
by Keb’ Mo’ (on Suitcase) - Pay Me My Money Down
by Bruce Springsteen (on We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions)
If you have any suggestions for songs released in Spring ‘06 that didn’t make this list, leave a comment below. This way you can help us make sure we didn’t miss any gems when we create our end of year lists.
About the author: Tom is a Design Director for Viget Labs currently living in Northern Virginia with his wife and two kids. 
October 31st, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Pay Me My Money Down