The countdown to the #1 album of 2005 continues… 7. Mr. Hollywood, Jr., 1947, Michael Penn It’s hard to decide which is more impressive, Michael Penn’s intelligent lyrics or his pop music sensibilities. On his first album in five years, Penn leaves little doubt that both are in peak form and that the combination is […]
Mayer’s 2005 Picks: The Albums (pt. 1)
With another year behind us, we at Twangville poured through our cd players and iPods to pick our favorites of 2005. Over the next week I’ll be highlighting my favorite albums and songs from 2005, culminating with a preview of some highly anticipated 2006 releases. 14. Den of Thieves , The Trews This was a […]
“Fresh” Picks for ’06
“They call me the seeker…” because I search low and high for great music. If your New Year’s resolution is to find that elusive gem — the undiscovered album that you won’t know how you lived without — the Discman’s Top 100 Albums can help. It has plenty of Twang, a little bang, and k.d. […]
A Holiday Gift from the Drive-By Truckers
We’ll have to wait until April for A Blessing and a Curse, the new Drive-By Truckers album, but the band has given us an early treat. Download “Feb 14th“, the powerful new track from one of America’s best rock and roll bands. NOTE: The audio file is no longer available but will be re-posted on […]
Notable Releases: December 20, 2005
Some day (today?) we will call Ryan Adams prolific or perhaps lunatic for the amount of music produced in a single year. How about prolific lunatic? Adams released his third album of this year today going solo this time around. Seems like a strange time of year to release new music but who am I […]
Tom’s Playlist for December 2005
This is perhaps my favorite playlist this year. I added two bonus tracks for the holidays. Songs with thumbnails indicate albums new to my playlists. Enjoy! Playlist also available on iTunes. These Tears, Reckless Kelly (from the album Wicked Twisted Road) Mustang, Mike McClure (from the album Camelot Falling) Former Great Divide front man rockin’ […]
John Mayer Trio… Live Concert (Archived)
Don’t miss this opportunity to see the best of John Mayer’s new band. Listen to archived version of the 11/23/05 Bowery Ballroom performance. — Source: AOL Music Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find a stream of the full concert, but you can listen to it song by song (and of course experience the advertising overkill).
Album Review: Big Sweet Life: The Songs of Jon Dee Graham
“Then Scrappy said, well, we’ll have a benefit. And I said no. I said a bunch of stuff about self-sufficiency and those-more-in-need and so on. Scrappy said, okay, then asked how many benefits did I think I had played in the last 25 years.†If you buy one album this year, consider Big Sweet Life […]
Album Review: Marah, If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry
If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry Marah release date 10/18/2005 Yep Roc Records Twangville Rating: 4.0 stars out of five “Folk-punk”, that’s the way Marah describes their new album. Two seemingly diametrically opposed terms to describe music, though somehow it seems to work. These Philly-based rockers must have had a fun time creating this album […]
Download Paul Weller’s “Come On / Let’s Go”
Download “Come On / Let’s Go” from Paul Weller’s forthcoming album, As Is Now (due: 10/11/2005). “As Is Now” finds Paul Weller plugging in and turning up the volume louder than he has in years. As the voice of punk legends The Jam, Weller influenced virtually every U.K. band that followed. The Jam’s popularity is […]