This is the second of three playlists featuring some of my favorite songs of the year. I’m calling this one Shaken. It features songs that have an Alt-Country or Americana orientation or otherwise twanged up. They are ordered to flow (not by rank) and limited to 19 in order to fit on a single CD. For song samples, an iMix is available on iTunes.
- “Never Know” by Patty Hurst Shifter
- “I Can Get Us Out of Here” by Lucero
- “Unhinged” by The Drams
- “Gravity’s Gone” by Drive-By Truckers
- “Medicine” by San Saba County
- “New Years Day” by Allison Moorer
- “So Hard to Find My Way” by Jackie Greene
- “Black & Blue” by Tim O’Reagan
- “Lookin’ for a Job” by Todd Snider
- “Jack Blue” by Chris Knight
- “Wail & Ride” by Grayson Capps
- “Thunder On the Mountain” by Bob Dylan
- “Beautiful Wreck” by Shawn Mullins
- “Out Here” by Darren Smith
- “Ghost Repeater” by Jeffrey Foucault
- “Hurricane Glass” by Catherine Feeny
- “Whole ‘Nutha Thang” by Keb’ Mo’
- “Baptized In Dirty Water” by Chris Thomas King
- “Woman Be Strong” by Will Hoge
What were some of your favorite Alt-Country or Americana songs or albums in 2006 that didn’t make this list?
About the author: Gainesville, FL area creative by day. Music is my muse. I host Twangville’s weekly Readers‘ Pick.