With 45% of the votes, Twangville readers chose Wilco‘s Sky Blue Sky as their favorite new album in last week’s poll. Here’s a playlist of Wilco videos both old and new to commemorate the honor.
Loudon Wainwright & More, Album Previews
Loudon Wainwright III, Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the film Knocked Up (Full CD) Don’t let the fact that Loudon Wainwright‘s new album is tied to a movie deter you. Strange Weirdos found its way onto the Knocked Up soundtrack through director and diehard Wainwright fan Judd Apatow. Much of the album’s material […]
Richard Thompson – Sweet Warrior
The cover of Richard Thompson’s latest CD is no accident — each song on Sweet Warrior is a battle of sorts, and the vintage French photo (no, it’s not from RT’s baby book) illustrates its stark subject matter. Sweet Warrior navigates territory as dark and familiar as RT’s trademark beret: Unrequited love (“Needle and Thread,” […]
Twangville Recommends: The Zimmers
Imagine gathering a group of old age pensioners to record a classic rock song in the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Meet the Zimmers. With an average age of 78 (with some centenarians in the mix!), the band formed as part of a BBC documentary profiling the treatment of the elderly. Under the direction of U2 […]
The Return of Justin Currie (Del Amitri)
Anybody remember Del Amitri? They released a number of solid pop albums in the 90’s before disappearing from the scene by the turn of the century. Although I was never a fan of the band’s biggest hit “Roll to Me,†their catalog is rich with intelligent pop songs. Singer-songwriter Justin Currie excelled at capturing a […]
Last Train Home’s “Last Good Kiss”, a Video
Set to appear in CMT‘s Top 20 Countdown this weekend, here’s a new video from Last Train Home off their latest release Last Good Kiss. Last Train Home, “Last Good Kiss” Upcoming Tour Dates Sat 6.2 Nashville, TN Opry Plaza Thu 6.7 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle Fri 6.8 Jonesborough, TN Music On The Square
Adam Hood, a Twangville Favorite
With 60% of the votes, Twangville readers chose Alabama native Adam Hood‘s Different Groove as the favorite new album in last week’s poll. Here’s a playlist of videos both old and new to commemorate the honor.
The Avett Brothers & More, Album Previews
The Avett Brothers, ‘Emotionalism’ Before you get too excited, the truth is that I haven’t been able to locate a full album stream of The Avett Brothers’ new album Emotionalism. However, if it is anything as good as their recent Four Thieves Gone EP, you’ll want to get your hands on it. All is not […]
Mayer’s Playlist for April 2007, A Video Companion
I found some great videos to accompany April’s playlist. There are book-end versions of Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova performing “Falling Slowly,” Todd Snider performing “Looking for a Job” on the Tonight Show and classic performances from Chris Whitley and Warren Zevon.
George… Giving It Up for Neil Young
In words far greater than anything I could come up with, my father-in-law (George) had this to say about Neil Young’s recent retrospective: Please tell Tom that the Starbuck’s edition of Neil Young’s live retrospective in Canada is a spectacular tour de force of a writer and player who’s ear hears melody lines and chord […]