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I don’t consider myself much of a writer and if it’s not a three chord song, you can count on the fact that I can’t play it on the guitar. I blog because I love music and while I may never be a musician, I’ll keep strumming until someone besides myself thinks it is good (a long time).

Twangville was born out of the desire to share playlists with friends. We truly love music and the artists and bands we cover. Hopefully, you are here because you have similar interests or taste. If not, thanks for visiting and we encourage you to leave a comment or at minimum buy some music from some of our favorites.

In the meantime, here’s a little more about the genesis of Twangville.

Best of 2010 (so far)

1. MATTHEW RYAN, Dear Lover (The Acoustic Version) [★★★★★/4.917]
2. HOLD STEADY, Heaven is Forever [★★★★★/4.750]
3. JESSE MALIN & THE ST. MARKS SOCIAL, Love It To Life [★★★★★/4.700]
4. JOE PUG, Messenger [★★★★★/4.600]
5. GLOSSARY, Feral Fire [★★★★/4.455]
6. FRONTIER RUCKUS, Deadmalls and Nightfalls [★★★★/4.250]
7. CROOKED STILL, Some Strange Country [★★★★/4.250]
8. GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals [★★★★/4.231]
9. KINGSLEY FLOOD, Dust Windows [★★★★/3.909]
10. PERNICE BROTHERS, Goodbye, Killer [★★★★/3.900]
11. AMERICAN GRAVEYARD, Hallelujahland [★★★★/3.857]
12. ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, Street Songs of Love [★★★★/3.846]
13. DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, The Big To-Do [★★★★/3.846]
14. RECKLESS KELLY, Somewhere In Time [★★★★/3.833]
15. THE SADIES, Darker Circles [★★★★/3.818]
16. THE BLACK KEYS, Brothers [★★★★/3.813]
17. THE FAREWELL DRIFTERS, Yellow Tag Mondays [★★★★/3.786]
18. RAUL MALO, Sinners and Saints [★★★★/3.778]
19. MARTIN SEXTON, Sugarcoating [★★★★/3.769]
20. KASEY ANDERSON, Nowhere Nights [★★★★/3.636]
21. BACKYARD TIRE FIRE, Good to Be [★★★★/3.545]
22. CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Love and Circumstance [★★★★/3.500]
23. THE BEAUTIES, The Beauties [★★★/3.4]
24. CLAY MCCLINTON, Livin’ Out Loud [★★★/3.364]
25. JASON & THE SCORCHERS, Halcyon Times [★★★/3.357]
26. TRUTH & SALVAGE CO., Truth & Salvage Co. [★★★/3.333]
27. SIDEWALK DAVE, Gold Liquid Mischief [★★★/3.300]
28. WILL KIMBROUGH, WINGS [★★★/3.300]
29. THE BACK ROW BAPTISTS, Broken Hearts & Bad Decisions [★★★/3.267]
30. THE GENTLE GUEST, Cast Off Your Human Form [★★★/3.250]
31. JOSH RITTER, So Runs the World Away [★★★/3.231]
32. JOHN BRANNEN, Bravado [★★★/3.182]
33. CHIP ROBINSON, Mylow [★★★/3.167]
34. ALLISON MOORER, Crows [★★★/3.154]
35. MARK OLSON, Many Colored Kite [★★★/3.091]
36. THE TOUGHCATS, Run to the Mill [★★★/3.000]
37. JEFF TURMES, Five Horses, Four Riders [★★★/3.000]
38. FREEDY JOHNSTON, Rain On The City [★★★/3.000]
39. JEREMY PORTER, Party of One [★★★/3.000]
40. AUSTINS BRIDGE, Times Like These [★★★/3.000]
41. MARTY STUART, Ghost Train, The Studio B Sessions [★★★/2.923]
42. DEVON SPROULE, ¡Don’t Hurry for Heaven! [★★★/2.900]
43. OPIE HENDRIX, Camino Alto [★★★/2.833]
44. OLD MAN LUEDECKE, My Hands Are On Fire And Other Love Songs [★★★/2.818]
45. GRANT DERMODY, Lay Down My Burden [★★★/2.813]
46. JENNY WHITELY, Forgive or Forget [★★★/2.600]
47. RUBY JAMES, Happy Now [★★/2.364]
48. KRISTEN MILLER, Walk [★★/2.300]
49. JIMMY BALDWIN, Vivador [★★/2.273]
50. CRAIG BANCOFF, Eden [★★/2.230]
51. BRIAN DUNN, Examining The Fallout [★★/2.182]
52. JENNIE ARNAU, Chasing Giants [★★/2.100]

Best EPs of 2010

1. ERIC BRACE & LAST TRAIN HOME, Six Songs [★★★★/4.333]
2. JUSTIN TRAWICK, After All Is Said & Done [★★★★/3.857]
3. CITIZEN COPE, The Rainwater [★★★★/3.800]
4. HAYSHAKER, Tin Roof Snare [★★★★/3.625]
5. MOONCUSSERS, Demos [★★★★/3.333]
6. OUR ORTHODOX, Our Orthodox [★★★/2.857]
7. ROADSIDE GRAVES, You Won’t Be Happy with Me [★★★/2.667]
8. THE LONGWALLS, Dark Academy [★★★★/3.5]

Best Compilations of 2010

1. VARIOUS ARTISTS, Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine [★★★★/3.583
2. HERBIE HANCOCK & VARIOUS ARTISTS, The Imagine Project [★★★/3.400]
3. VARIOUS ARTISTS, East Nashville Volume 3: More Music From The Other Side [★★★/3.000]
4. VARIOUS ARTISTS, Freight Train Boogie 2 : A Collection of Americana Music [★★★/2.737]

Best Live Albums of 2010

1. JOHN PRINE, In Person & On Stage [★★★★/3.857]

Best Reissues of 2010

1. JOHN FOGERTY, Centerfield [★★★★/4.091]
2. K.D. LANG & THE RECLINES, A Truly Western Experience – 25th Anniversary Edition [★★★/3.133]

Best Greatest Hits

1. MATT BUNSEN AND THE BURNERS, Greatest Hits [★★★/2.900]

Best Guilty Pleasures of 2010

Not the usual Twangville fare.

1. ELI “PAPERBOY” REED, Come And Get It [★★★★★/4.667]
2. CONSTELLATIONS, Southern Gothic [★★★★/4.273]
3. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, Together [★★★★/3.917]
4. THE ROOTS, How I Got Over [★★★★/3.857]
5. JOSH ROUSE, El Turista [★★★★/3.700]
6. DAVID MYLES, Turn Time Off [★★★★/3.636]
7. FRANK VIELE & THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, Neon Lights [★★★★/3.556]
8. SPOON, Transference [★★★/3.455]
9. AMY MILES, King of Girls [★★★/3.083]
10. MARCO MAHLER, Laptop Campfire Speed [★★★/2.636]

Archives

• Best Albums of 2009, Tom’s Picks
• Best Albums of 2008, Tom’s Picks

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