Official Twangville Album of 2013:
No drumroll necessary, it’s Jason Isbell’s Southeastern with the runaway pick for the official Twangville best album of 2013. This list combines best of year picks from our Twangville authors plus the Readers’ Top 20 which you helped us create. Congrats to all the finalists.
Official Twangville Top 20 of 2013:
- 1. Jason Isbell – Southeastern (170)
- 2. Josh Ritter – The Beast in Its Tracks (72)
- 3. Guy Clark – My Favorite Picture of You (63)
- 4. Patty Griffin – American Kid (58)
- 5. Holly Williams – The Highway (48)
- 6. Tedeschi Trucks Band – Made Up Mind (41)
- 7. Donna the Buffalo – Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday (38)
- 8. North Mississippi Allstars – World Boogie is Coming (34)
- 9. Two Cow Garage – The Death of the Self-Preservation Society (30)
- 10. Houndmouth – From the Hills Below the City (29)
- 10. The Wood Brothers – The Muse (29)
- 10. Frank Turner – Tape Deck Heart (29)
- 10. Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer- Different Park (29)
- 10. Son Volt – Honky Tonk (29)
- 15. The Mavericks – In Time (28)
- 16. Neko Case – The Worse Things Get… (27)
- 16. Band of Heathens – Sunday Morning Record (27)
- 18. Aoife O’Donovan – Fossils (26)
- 18. Steve Earle – The Low Highway (26)
- 20. The Shouting Matches – Grownass Man (25)
About the author: Washington, D.C. area creative by day. Music is my muse. I host Twangville’s weekly Readers‘ Pick.