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Readers’ Pick: Americana by Ray Davies

Friday, April 28, 2017 By Tom Osborne

You picked “Americana” from London-born singer-songwriter, Ray Davies, as your favorite new release for the week of April 21, 2017.

Poll Results

What is your favorite new release for week of April 21?

  • RAY DAVIES, Americana (42%, 14 Votes)
  • RON SEXSMITH, The Last Rider (15%, 5 Votes)
  • MATTHEW LOGAN VASQUEZ, Does What He Wants (12%, 4 Votes)
  • ROBYN HITCHCOCK, Robyn Hitchcock (9%, 3 Votes)
  • SHERYL CROW, Be Myself (9%, 3 Votes)
  • IMELDA MAY, Life Love Flesh Blood (9%, 3 Votes)
  • OVERCOATS, Young (3%, 1 Votes)
  • THE RAVEONETTES, 2016 Atomized (0%, 0 Votes)
  • TARA JANE O’NEIL, Tara Jane O’Neil (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 33

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New Releases








What is your favorite new release for week of May 29?

  • Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet (21%, 9 Votes)
  • Nathan Evans Fox – Heirloom (12%, 5 Votes)
  • Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan – Where the Willow and Dogwood Grow (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Paul McCartney – The Boys of Dungeon Lane (10%, 4 Votes)
  • SUSTO – Susto Stringband (Volume 2) (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Kurt Vile – Philadelphia’s been good to me (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Alexis Harte – Thirsty (7%, 3 Votes)
  • David Serby – Broken Heart In A Honky Tonk (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (2%, 1 Votes)
  • JP Soars – Gypsy Blue Revue (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Joey Quiñones – Inna Soul Steady Situation (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Leeroy Stagger – Pilgrimage (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Jesse and Noah – The Sunshine Shop (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Benson – Double Dose (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amani Burhnam – Roots & Wings (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Robin Ganz – Hypnos (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Guided by Voices – Crawlspace Of The Pantheon (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck – The Fiddle and the Drum (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Gipsy Kings – Historia (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments.


Readers’ Tops Spring 2017

  1. DERRICK ANDERSON, A World of My Own (34 votes)
  2. LILLIE MAE, Forever and Then Some (14)
  3. RAY DAVIES, Americana (14)
  4. ANDREW COMBS, Canyons of My Mind (10)
  5. JOHN MAYER, The Search For Everything (8)
  6. RON SEXSMITH, The Last Rider (5)
  7. FATHER JOHN MISTY, Pure Comedy (4)
  8. JEB LOY NICHOLS, Country Hustle (4)
  9. MATTHEW LOGAN VASQUEZ, Does What He Wants (4)
  10. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, Whiteout Conditions (3)
  11. THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, Believe (3)
  12. ROBYN HITCHCOCK, Robyn Hitchcock (3)
  13. SHERYL CROW, Be Myself (3)
  14. IMELDA MAY, Life Love Flesh Blood (3)
  15. FRONT COUNTRY, Other Love Songs (2)
  16. YORKSTON/THORNE/KHAN, Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars (1)
  17. AUGUST BY CAKE, Guided By Voices (1)
  18. OVERCOATS, Young (1)

Keep ’em coming. Your votes in our weekly Readers’ Pick poll help create these rankings. Many thanks!


About the author:  Gainesville, FL area creative by day. Music is my muse. I host Twangville’s weekly Readers‘ Pick.


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Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 29?

  • Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet (21%, 9 Votes)
  • Nathan Evans Fox – Heirloom (12%, 5 Votes)
  • Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan – Where the Willow and Dogwood Grow (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Paul McCartney – The Boys of Dungeon Lane (10%, 4 Votes)
  • SUSTO – Susto Stringband (Volume 2) (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Kurt Vile – Philadelphia’s been good to me (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Alexis Harte – Thirsty (7%, 3 Votes)
  • David Serby – Broken Heart In A Honky Tonk (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (2%, 1 Votes)
  • JP Soars – Gypsy Blue Revue (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Joey Quiñones – Inna Soul Steady Situation (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Leeroy Stagger – Pilgrimage (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Jesse and Noah – The Sunshine Shop (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Benson – Double Dose (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amani Burhnam – Roots & Wings (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Robin Ganz – Hypnos (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Guided by Voices – Crawlspace Of The Pantheon (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck – The Fiddle and the Drum (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Gipsy Kings – Historia (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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