We at Twangville have been fortunate to hear some great music in the first half of ’08. I polled the crew on their favorites are here are the results:
- Todd: Hayes Carll, Trouble in Mind (read more)
- Chip: Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (read more on this album and Chip’s full list)
- Tom: Old 97’s, Blame it on Gravity (read more)
- Alex: Neil Diamond, Home Before Dark (read more)
- Kelly: Reckless Kelly, Bulletproof (read more)
- Mayer: Matthew Ryan, Matthew Ryan vs. the Silver State (read more)
So what do you think? Post your favorite album so far this year and you’ll be eligible for a special give-away. The prize pack featuring the latest releases from Matthew Ryan (MRVSS) and Jon Dee Graham (Swept Away: Live in Austin) plus the dvd Jon Dee Graham: Swept Away, A Rock and Roll Documentary. A winner will be selected at random when the contest ends on Tuesday, 7/22/08 at midnight ET.**
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July 14th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Mark McKinney “Get It On”
July 14th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Abbie Gardner- Anthony da Costa- Bad Nights- Better Days
July 14th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Eleven Hundred Springs “Country Jam”
July 14th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Doh, I realized “Get It On” came out in October of ‘07, so I change my vote to Sonny Landreths’ “From The Reach”.
July 14th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Best so far = Alejandro Escovedo’s “Real Animal”
July 14th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Hayes Carll, “Trouble In Mind.” Justin Townes Earle, Drive-By Truckers and Flogging Molly are up there as well.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Gotta go with the Truckers. Brighter Than Creation’s Dark is awesome!!!
July 15th, 2008 at 12:01 am
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet
July 15th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Definitely agree that it’s the Hayes Carll. I can’t get over how good that album is.
July 17th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
The Old 97’s album is a return to their great old stuff like Fight Songs and Too Far to Care. One of their best.
July 21st, 2008 at 12:29 am
I don’t know if we can count reissues…but if we can, I’m gonna have to say the Youngbloods record Elephant Mountain. The Justin Townes Earle album “The Good Life” is pretty top notch as well…
July 25th, 2008 at 4:47 am
She has been around forever, but still amazes me.Emmylou Harris-”All I Intended to Be”; great singer/song writer- Danny Schmidt-”Little Grey Sheep.” Every song is quality!
Danny Schmidt-
July 25th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Gotta go with the DB Truckers at #1as well, with Carll at #2, Kathleen Edwards #3 and The Hold Steady #4. Great year for music!
July 26th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
really tried with the truckers album, but they havent done it for me since isbell left..the new albums’s just too long……really like the new elbow album ” seldom seen kid”, the bon iver is excellent, so’s the fleet foxes, and the band of heathens…like the new hold steady, but was disappointed with them live again the other week, the sound man ruined it for me……