Selected favorites from some of my favorite albums of the year. Also, some superlatives:
- Best Alternative Album:
THE HOLD STEADY, Stay Positive (Vagrant) - Best Alt-Country Album:
OLD 97S, Blame It On Gravity (New West) - Best Emerging Artist:
GLOSSARY, The Better Angels of Our Nature (Undertow) - Best Country Album:
RECKLESS KELLY, Bulletproof (Yep Roc) - Best R&B/Soul Album:
ELI “PAPERBOY” REED, Roll With You (Q Dvision) - Best Americana Album:
KATHLEEN EDWARDS, Asking for Flowers (Zoe) - Best Pop Album:
DONAVON FRANKENREITER, Pass It Around (Lost Highway) - Best Blues Album:
SEAN COSTELLO, We Can Get Together (Delta Groove) - Best Live Album:
WILLIE NELSON & WYNTON MARSALIS, Two Men With The Blues (Blue Note) - Best EP:
BLACK FRANCIS, Svn Fngrs EP (Cooking Vinyl)
and of course…
My Guilty Pleasure: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” by Beyonce … don’t worry, I’ll catch you singing it too.
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