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A music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. Est. 2005.

Thunder And Rain – Passing In the Night

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I am continually fascinated how some bands hew to the same sound in their music for decades, and yet it somehow still sounds fresh. Other bands wander the musical landscape and manage to make many genres their own. Such is the case with the latest from Colorado’s Thunder And Rain, entitled Passing In the Night. […]

Marcus King – El Dorado

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If you have ever listened to The Marcus King Band, you know that the group’s namesake has some serious Electric Blues chops on the guitar. He also exhibited solid vocal skills and songwriting on the band’s recent release “Carolina Confessions”. However, his power as a vocalist has never been put on display as it is […]

Todd’s Tops of 2019

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I’m a bit late this year with my Best Of submission, but I did get my Twangville vote in and was glad to see Ritter take top honors even though his new album wasn’t really on my radar this year. I always have a hard time ranking albums but give it my best shot by […]

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2019, Part 2

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I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2019 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. Have You Seen My Girl, Todd May (from the self-released Let’s Go Get Lost) […]

Bill’s Belated Blues-Based Best of 2019

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Well, it’s that time of the year again, and after awakening from my yearly food coma, I realized I hadn’t compiled my annual inexpert list of favorite blues-based albums. Well, here we go:  Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Cyprus Grove. A collection of earthy originals and covers from the last of a breed of Mississippi Delta […]

Best of 2019- Chip’s Picks

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This was a tough year to rank best albums. The sheer volume of good releases made it difficult. This is especially true in the Americana genre with it’s ever expanding boundaries. All the same, I gave it my best shot. 1)Yola- “Walk Through Fire” Released early in the year, from my first listen I knew […]

Best Of 2019 – Shawn’s Picks

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As is tradition for those of us writing at Twangville, we start wondering what the other’s favorite 2019 records are not long after the turkey cools at Thanksgiving. Some of us are more organized than others. Here are my favorites among what I heard this year. 1.Hayes Carll – What It Is. I’ve always liked […]

EP Gems: The Family Band & Kailey Nicole

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Before I fall into the end-of-year routine I wanted to highlight a couple of EP’s that struck me particularly well. One’s been out a couple of months and the other releases next month. I’ll start with the one that’s not out just yet, Kailey Nicole’s self-titled release. Raised in southern California, Nicole started her artistic […]

Readers’ Pick: 2019 Nominations

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Our Readers’ Pick poll for Best New Album of 2019 is live. This list consists of your Top 25 picks from Winter & Spring, Summer & Fall, and last call for nominations. As always, thanks for your votes. Top picks in this poll will factor into our Authors’ picks at the end of the year. […]