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Jul 14, 2008

Twangville Picks the Best So Far in ’08

by in Alt-Country, Best of Year, Country, Rock

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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  • http://www.thedrivewaydrinkers.com Tom C

    Mark McKinney “Get It On”

  • http://www.deaddrunkandnaked.com Elias Petersen

    Abbie Gardner- Anthony da Costa- Bad Nights- Better Days

  • Paul Smith

    Eleven Hundred Springs “Country Jam”

  • http://www.thedrivewaydrinkers.com Tom C

    Doh, I realized “Get It On” came out in October of ’07, so I change my vote to Sonny Landreths’ “From The Reach”.

  • SFoley

    Best so far = Alejandro Escovedo’s “Real Animal”

  • Sam G.

    Hayes Carll, “Trouble In Mind.” Justin Townes Earle, Drive-By Truckers and Flogging Molly are up there as well.

  • Daniel Jordan

    Gotta go with the Truckers. Brighter Than Creation’s Dark is awesome!!!

  • http://myspace.com/wuscaftermathusa Kyle P

    Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet

  • Laura

    Definitely agree that it’s the Hayes Carll. I can’t get over how good that album is.

  • Kevin

    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.

  • Jimi Jette

    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…

  • Art

    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-

  • http://photocrapper.blogspot.com/ Trailer

    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!

  • mick clayton

    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……


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