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Readers’ Pick: The Wood Brothers – Puff of Smoke

Sunday, August 10, 2025 By Tom Osborne

The Wood Brothers – Puff of Smoke (cover art)

You picked The Wood Brothers – Puff of Smoke as your favorite new release for the week of August 1, 2025.

Poll Results

What is your favorite new release for week of August 1?

  • The Wood Brothers – Puff of Smoke (35%, 11 Votes)
  • Sunny Sweeney – Rhinestone Requiem (26%, 8 Votes)
  • Emily Hines – These Days (13%, 4 Votes)
  • Patrick Sweany – Baby It’s Late (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Wild Mountain Mystics – Fire and Honey (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Rachael & Vilray – West of Broadway (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Grain Thief – House of the Dog (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Josh Halper – Schlemiel (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Luke Pelletier – American Cheese (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Travis Roberts – Rebel Rose (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

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New Releases

What is your favorite new release for week of February 27?

  • Rose’s Pawn Shop – American Seams (22%, 8 Votes)
  • Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth (17%, 6 Votes)
  • Bill Frisell – In My Dreams (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Luke Winslow-King – Coast of Light (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Lil Ed & The Blues Imperial – Slideways (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Pert Near Sandstone – Side by Side (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Julianna Riolino – Echo in the Dust (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Buck Meek – The Mirror (6%, 2 Votes)
  • A Thousand Horses – White Flag Down (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Clayton Chaney – Too Far (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Jake Soffer & Brent Carter – Imaginary Rooms (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Catfish John Tisdell – Stayin’ Out All Night (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Adam Weil – A Little Broken (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Lamisi – Let Us Clap (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ben Sollee – Time On Hold (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

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Readers’ Tops Summer 2025

  1. The Honeydogs – Algebra For Broken Hearts (15 votes)
  2. Lord Huron – The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1 (14)
  3. Tami Neilson – Neon Cowgirl (12 votes)
  4. The Wood Brothers – Puff of Smoke (11)
  5. John Jenkins – Restless Hearts (10)
  6. Sunny Sweeney – Rhinestone Requiem (8)
  7. Patty Griffin – Crown of Roses (8)
  8. Ketch Secor – Story the Crow Told Me (8)
  9. Stillhouse Junkies – The Ballad of Charlie Avalon (8)
  10. Jade Bird – Who Wants to Talk About Love (7)
  11. Paul Carrick – The Country Side of Paul Carrack, Vol. 1 (7)
  12. The Wildmans – Longtime Friend (6)
  13. BettySoo – If You Never Go Away (5)
  14. Mose Wilson – That’s Love (5)
  15. Brent Cobb & The Fixin’s – Ain’t Rocked in a While (5)
  16. The Swell Season – Forward (5)
  17. Emily Hines – These Days (4)
  18. Folk Bitch Trio – Now Would Be A Good Time (4)
  19. Ben Nichols – In the Heart of the Mountain (4)
  20. Patrick Sweany – Baby It’s Late (3)
  21. Wild Mountain Mystics – Fire and Honey (3)
  22. Tyler Childers – Sniper Hunter (3)
  23. Cody Jinks – In My Blood (3)
  24. Rachael & Vilray – West of Broadway (1)
  25. Grain Thief – House of the Dog (1)
  26. Minor Gold – Way to the Sun (1)
  27. Cam – All Things Light (1)
  28. Colin Hay – Man @ Work Vol. 2 (1)
  29. The Last Revel – Gone for Good (1)
  30. Cole Quest & The City Pickers – Homegrown (1)
  31. Phil Madeira – Falcon (1)
  32. Leroi Conroy – Tiger’s Tail (1)
  33. Rick Faris – Life’s Parade (1)
  34. Murray Hammond – Trail Songs of the Deep (1)
  35. Jack Shields – Cherry Pick The Past (1)

Keep them coming. Your votes in our weekly Readers’ Pick poll help create these rankings. Many thanks! Also, check out our weekly Twangville 360 playlist.


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 February 27?

  • Rose’s Pawn Shop – American Seams (22%, 8 Votes)
  • Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth (17%, 6 Votes)
  • Bill Frisell – In My Dreams (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Luke Winslow-King – Coast of Light (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Lil Ed & The Blues Imperial – Slideways (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Pert Near Sandstone – Side by Side (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Julianna Riolino – Echo in the Dust (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Buck Meek – The Mirror (6%, 2 Votes)
  • A Thousand Horses – White Flag Down (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Clayton Chaney – Too Far (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Jake Soffer & Brent Carter – Imaginary Rooms (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Catfish John Tisdell – Stayin’ Out All Night (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Adam Weil – A Little Broken (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Lamisi – Let Us Clap (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ben Sollee – Time On Hold (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

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