Official Twangville Best New Album of 2016:
LYDIA LOVELESS, Real
It’s official. The Twangville pick for Best New Album of 2016 is Real by Columbus, Ohio’s very own Lydia Loveless. This list combines best of year picks from our Twangville authors plus the Readers’ Tops which you helped us create. Congrats to all the finalists. Let 2017 begin!
Official Twangville Top 25 of 2016:
- 1. LYDIA LOVELESS, Real (84)
- 2. PARKER MILLSAP, The Very Last Day (68)
- 3. THE AVETT BROTHERS, True Sadness (63)
- 3. TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, Let Me Get By (63)
- 5. BUTCH WALKER, Stay Gold (54)
- 6. ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES, Sea of Noise (50)
- 7. MARGO PRICE, Midwest Farmers Daughter (47)
- 8. MICHAEL MCDERMOTT, Willow Springs (46)
- 9. JULIE RHODES, Bound to Meet the Devil (45)
- 10. STURGILL SIMPSON, Sailor’s Guide to Earth (41)
- 11. SARAH BORGES, Good & Dirty (38)
- 11. THE JAYHAWKS, Paging Mr. Proust (38)
- 13. THE ROOMSOUNDS, Elm St. (34)
- 13. THE SILKS, Turn Me On (34)
- 15. SARA WATKINS Young in All the Wrong Ways (31)
- 15. IAN FITZGERALD, You Won’t Even Know I’m Gone (31)
- 17. THE I DON’T CARES, Wild Stab (29)
- 18. DYLAN LEBLANC, Cautionary Tale (25)
- 18. PETE YORN, Arranging Time (25)
- 18. MANDOLIN ORANGE, Blindfaller (25)
- 18. SAM BUSH, Story Man (25)
- 18. WILLIE NILE, World War Willie (25)
- 23. HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER, Heart Like a Levee (24)
- 23. DANIEL LANOIS, Goodbye to Language (24)
- 23. STEVE DAWSON, Solid States & Loose Ends (24)
- 23. CHELLE ROSE, Blue Ridge Blood (24)
Additional Twangville Best of 2016 lists:
- Readers’ Pick: Best Album of 2016: “World War Willie†by Willie Nile
- Todd’s Picks; Best of 2016 The Albums
- Todd’s Picks of 2016; The Songs
- Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2016
- Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2016, Boston Edition
- Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2016
- Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2016
- Photos that ROCK! Best of 2016
- Shawn’s 2016 Favorite Albums
- Bill’s Blues Based Best of 2016
- Tom’s Picks: Best of 2016
Twangville Hall of Fame
Finally to celebrate our 12th year, the Twangville Hall of Fame. Here’s our #1 picks from as many years back as we can recall.
- 2016:Â LYDIA LOVELESS, Real
- 2015:Â JASON ISBELL, Something More Than Free
- 2014: JOE FLETCHER, You’ve Got The Wrong Man
- 2013: JASON ISBELL, Southeastern
- 2012:Â I SEE HAWKS IN L.A., New Kind of Lonely
- 2011:Â JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, Here We Rest
- 2010:Â JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, Harlem River Blues
- 2009: LUCERO, 1372 Overton Park
- 2008: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark & THE HOLD STEADY, Stay Positive (tie)
- 2007:Â JASON ISBELL, Sirens of The Ditch
- 2006: JACKIE GREENE, American Myth
- 2005:Â KATHLEEN EDWARDS, Back to Me
About the author: Washington, D.C. area creative by day. Music is my muse. I host Twangville’s weekly Readers‘ Pick.