Twangville

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

  • Reviews
  • Why It Matters Interviews
  • 360 Playlist
  • Readers’ Picks
  • Weekly Email Updates
  • Release Calendar
  • About Us
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Powered by Genesis

Twangville’s 2024 Favorites are…

Friday, January 03, 2025 By Tom Osborne

The Twangville pick for Best New Album of 2024 is Tiger’s Blood by Waxahatchee. Congrats to all the finalists, and here’s to another fantastic year of music in 2025!

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Waxahatchee

Chip’s Top Albums of 2024

Thursday, January 02, 2025 By Chip Frazier

2024 was a difficult year to rank albums. There were so many exceptional releases this year that if I tried to re-rank the list it might look a lot different depending on my mood. My top 5 were the albums that really stuck with me, as for the rest it was very difficult to rank […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: 49 Winchester, American Aquarium, Billy Strings, Charley Crockett, Emily Nenni, Fantastic Cat, India Ramey, Jack White, Loose Cattle, MJ Lenderman, the Avett Brothers, The Mavericks, The Red Clay Strays, Waxahatchee, Yarn

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2024, Part 2

Thursday, December 19, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2024 back in June (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of 2024. Rosemary and Thieves, Garrett Owen (from the self-released Memoriam) Owen’s tale of fractured relationships is […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Aerosmith, Aloud, Ashley Monroe, Butch Walker, Denitia, Dustin Lowman, Fancy Gap, Garrett Owen, John Calvin Abney, Kevin Gordon, Leeroy Stagger, Lisa Bastoni, Maggie Antone, Maggie Rose, Malin Pettersen, Melanie MacLaren, Michael McDermott, Paul Kelly, Somebody Someone, Sophie Gault, The Bluest Sky, The Damnwells, Tyler-James Kelly, Waxahatchee

Tom’s Tops: 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 By Tom Osborne

Waxahatchee – Tiger's Blood (cover art)

Waxahatchee’s “Tigers Blood” is my favorite album of the year for its raw emotional depth and strikingly beautiful production.

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Waxahatchee

2024 Americana Music Awards

Wednesday, October 02, 2024 By Shawn Underwood

What originated as a long weekend, AmericanaFest now has official events beginning on Tuesday. However, the apex of the music festival remains the Americana Music Awards on Wednesday evening in the wonderful Ryman Auditorium. After last year’s long event padded with speeches and awards to complementary organizations, this year marked an appreciated return to focus […]

Filed Under: Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: Dave Alvin, Duane Betts, Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Fantastic Negrito, Rodney Crowell, Sierra Ferrell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Waxahatchee

Readers’ Pick: Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood

Friday, March 29, 2024 By Tom Osborne

Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood (cover art)

You picked Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood as your favorite new release for the week of March 22, 2024.

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Waxahatchee

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2022, Part 2

Wednesday, November 02, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Breaking Slow, Anthony D’Amato (from the Blue Rose Music release At First There Was Nothing) Anthony D’Amato is on a creative tear.  Fresh from the this summer’s debut of Fantastic Cat, the songwriter collective of which he is a founding member, D’Amato has released an album that ranks among the finest of his on-going career.   […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Alex McMurray, Anthony D'Amato, Benedicte Braenden, Caitlin Rose, Cory Branan, Jasmine Jang, Jess Williamson, John Fullbright, Larkin Poe, Nicki Bluhm, Plains, Steve Earle, The Heavy Heavy, Truth & Salvage Company, Waxahatchee, Willie Nile

Readers’ Pick: Out in the Storm by Waxahatchee

Friday, July 21, 2017 By Tom Osborne

Waxahatchee - cover art

You picked Out In The Storm by Philly-based indie band, Waxahatchee, as your favorite new release for the week of July 14, 2017. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Summer 2017 RANDALL BRAMBLETT, […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Waxahatchee

Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 16?

  • Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Lookout Highway (19%, 6 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Barenaked Ladies – IN FLIGHT – CARRY ON (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Dan Mangan – Natural Light (6%, 2 Votes)
  • The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Peter Rowan – Tales of The Free Mexican Airforce (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Kat Hasty – The Time of Your Life (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Ben Hackett – Songs for Sleeping Dogs (3%, 1 Votes)
  • The Lowtimers – Cracks (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzie Brown – Songs Worth Saving (3%, 1 Votes)
  • BEATrio – BEATrio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Erin Durant – Firetrail (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sweet Megg – Never Been Home (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Christian Rutledge – An Inch Of This New York Mile (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Travelin’ McCourys – One Chord That Rings True (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

Loading ... Loading ...