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Readers’ Pick: James McMurtry – The Horses and the Hounds

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James McMurtry – The Horse and the Hounds (cover art)

You picked James McMurtry – The Horse and the Hounds as your favorite new release for the week of August 20, 2020.

What is your favorite new release for week of August 20?

  • James McMurtry – The Horse and the Hounds (93%, 525 Votes)
  • Sturgill Simpson – The Ballad of Dood & Juanita (2%, 12 Votes)
  • Sierra Ferrell – Long Time Coming (2%, 9 Votes)
  • GA-20 – GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It … You Might Like It! (1%, 6 Votes)
  • AJ Lee and Blue Summit – I’ll Come Back (1%, 3 Votes)
  • Darrin Bradbury – Artvertisement (1%, 3 Votes)
  • Malcolm Holcombe – Tricks of the Trade (0%, 2 Votes)
  • Martha Wainwright – Love Will Be Reborn (0%, 1 Votes)
  • Nathan Salsburg – Psalms (0%, 1 Votes)
  • Bryan Rahija – Timber (0%, 1 Votes)
  • Shane Nicholson – Living in Colour (0%, 1 Votes)
  • Wanda Jackson – Encore (0%, 1 Votes)
  • Connie Smith – The Cry of the Heart (0%, 1 Votes)
  • Anderson East – Maybe We Never Die (0%, 1 Votes)
  • Dwayne Dopsie – Set Me Free (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sam Williams – Glasshouse Children (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Joe Troop – Borrowed Time (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Elder Jack Ward – Already Made (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Maggie Rose – Have a Seat (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Lorkin O’Reilly – Marriage Material (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Morly – Til I Start Speaking (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Chris Acker – Odd, Ordinary & Otherwise (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Adrian + Meredith – Bad for Business (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Chris J Norwood – I Am Not Cool (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 567

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Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2021

  1. James McMurtry – The Horse and the Hounds (525 votes)
  2. Shannon Clark & The Sugar – Marks on the Wall (99 votes)
  3. Kevin Daniel – Been Here Before (38)
  4. Them Coulee Boys – Namesake (32)
  5. Rodney Crowell – Triage (20)
  6. The Flatlanders – Treasure of Love (18)
  7. The Wallflowers – Exit Wounds (17)
  8. Son Volt – Electro Melodier (15)
  9. Mike and the Moonpies – One to Grow On (13)
  10. Sturgill Simpson – The Ballad of Dood & Juanita (12)
  11. Willie Nile – The Day the Earth Stood Still (12)
  12. Los Lobos – Native Sons (11)
  13. Ida Mae – Click Click Domino (10)
  14. Sierra Ferrell – Long Time Coming (9)
  15. Vincent Neil Emerson – Vincent Neil Emerson (8)
  16. Yola – Stand for Myself (7)
  17. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – 662 (7)
  18. GA-20 – GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It … You Might Like It! (6)
  19. Elijah Ocean – Born Blue (6)
  20. Paul Thorn – Never Too Late to Call (6)
  21. Watchhouse – Watchhouse (5)
  22. Colin Hay – I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself (5)
  23. John R. Miller – Depreciated (5)
  24. Flatland Cavalry – Welcome to Countryland (5)
  25. Rose City Band – Earth Trip (5)

Keep ’em coming. Your votes in our weekly Readers’ Pick poll help create these rankings. Many thanks! Also, check out our weekly Twangville playlist.

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