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Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2019

Friday, January 10, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2019.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Allison Moorer, Ariana Gillis, Austin Plaine, Coastal Clouds, Dalton Domino, Dan Israel, Eilen Jewell, Eli Paperboy Reed, Fruition, Harrison Whitford, Hayes Carll, Jason James, Jesse Dayton, Jimbo Mathus, John Paul White, Jon Fratelli, Leeroy Stagger, Nate Currin, Steve Poltz, Ted Russell Kamp, Will Kimbrough

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2019, Part 2

Thursday, June 20, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

All Some Kind of Dream, Josh Ritter (from the Pytheas Recordings release Fever Breaks) Josh Ritter is one of the most literate songwriters of these times, waxing poetic as easily as unleashing fiery commentary.  He sets the tone early on the newly released Fever Breaks with “Ground Don’t Want Me”, a somewhat jubilant melody and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Ariana Gillis, Drivin' N' Cryin', Josh Ritter, Matt Andersen, Michael Braunfeld, Radical Face, Shovels and Rope, The Yawpers, Will Kimbrough

Readers’ Pick: Will Kimbrough – I Like It Down Here

Friday, April 26, 2019 By Tom Osborne

Will Kimbrough – I Like It Down Here (cover art)

You picked Will Kimbrough – I Like It Down Here as your favorite new release for the week of April 19, 2019. 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 Winter & Spring 2019 […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Will Kimbrough

Will Kimbrough on the Dangers of Acidic Sweat and Building a Music Career Without Expectations

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Nashville singer-songwriter Will Kimbrough shares the memorable lyric from his first song and time spent cornering the Mobile AL skating rink concert circuit as a teenager.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Will Kimbrough

Mayer’s Picks – The Best of 2017 (So Far), the Songs

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

I thought that I’d do something different this year and, with one exception, focus this list on songs that aren’t from my list of favorite 2017 albums (so far). Each of those releases, of course, could contribute songs to this list but let’s highlight some other faves of the year. Hope the High Road, Jason […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Brent Cowles, Brigitte DeMeyer, Colin Hay, Front Country, Jason Isbell, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Richard Edwards, Rod Melancon, Ron Gallo, The Whiskey Gentry, Will Kimbrough

Back in the Saddle Again – a Special Twangville Playlist

Wednesday, June 07, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

It’s time to get back in the playlist game. After a not-so-brief hiatus during which I opened the Twangville office in Dallas, I’m ready to get back to the playlists. And, given that the last one appeared in August of last year(!), let’s just say that I’ve got some catching up to do. To that […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Brigitte DeMeyer, Corey Henry, Dead Man Winter, Elephant Stone, Eric Ambel, Michael Rank, Mount Moriah, Will Kimbrough

Readers’ Pick: Mockingbird Soul by Brigitte DeMeyer and Will Kimbrough

Friday, February 03, 2017 By Tom Osborne

Brigitte DeMeyer and Will Kimbrough - cover art

You picked “Mockingbird Soul” from new folk duo, BRIGITTE DEMEYER AND WILL KIMBROUGH, as your favorite new release for the week of January 27, 2016. 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 Winter 2017 […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Brigitte DeMeyer, Will Kimbrough

The Twangville 2017 Release Preview

Thursday, January 12, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

If the albums scheduled for release over the next few months are any indication, we’re in for a fine year of music. Here are just a few forthcoming long-players that we’re highly anticipating. MOUNT RENRAW by OTIS GIBBS (13 January on Wanamaker Recording Company) Otis Gibbs is one of the most thoughtful songwriters in Americana, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Bash and Pop, Brigitte DeMeyer, Front Country, Old 97's, Otis Gibbs, Romantica, Ron Gallo, Shinyribs, Tift Merritt, Tommy Stinson, Will Kimbrough

Mayer’s Playlist for April 2014, Part 1

Thursday, April 24, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTHS Till Midnight, by Chuck Ragan There seems to be a symbiotic relationship between punk and Americana. While punk has its raw intensity and Americana its musical sincerity, both styles are rooted in emotion and authenticity. The latest to prove the point is Chuck Ragan who takes the rock intensity that he […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Chuck Ragan, Greyhounds, Lake Street Dive, Peter Mulvey, Rod Melancon, Will Kimbrough

The Twangville 2014 Release Preview

Wednesday, January 08, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

If the releases below are any indication, 2014 is shaping up to be a musical embarrassment of riches. What releases, whether on this list or not, are you most excited to hear? HARD WORKING AMERICANS by HARD WORKING AMERICANS(21 January on Melvin Records/Thirty Tigers Records) What happens when a group of musicians — Todd Snider, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: archie powell, Drive-By-Truckers, Hard Working Americans, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jimbo Mathus, Joe Fletcher, John Fullbright, Johnny Cash, Lydia Loveless, Matthew Ryan, Parker Millsap, St Paul and the Broken Bones, Todd Snider, Will Kimbrough

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