Here are some records I’ve enjoyed and can recommend from the first half of 2009.
Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
Son Volt – American Dust Central
Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
Booker T – Potato Hole
Tim Easton – Porcupine
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses – Roadhouse Sun
Mark Olson and Gary Louris – Ready For The Flood
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and The GrooGrux King
Steve Earle – Townes
Todd Snider – The Excitement Plan
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I have a great new find to report, the band Minky Starshine and their debut album “Unidentified Hit Record.” As the blog Captains Dead extols:
just about every track on here is hook-laden power pop goodness that, in a perfect world, would and could dominate the airwaves of your local top 40.
Agreed.
Give it a listen. There is a 89.4% chance it will make your day. You can thank me later.
Yesterday’s New York Times profiled a band from Ohio called the Heartless Bastards. Sounded interesting. So I opened lala.com and clicked on their 2006 album All This Time
Wow. I may have found a new obsession. Erika Wennerstrom leads this trio with a deep, powerful voice built for belting rock songs. The NYT profile described a shy, non-assuming type. She’s not that on record.
Here they are live with a great set and lame interview on MPR’s fantastic station The Current.
The Heartless Bastards release a new album The Mountain
Another year, another music list.
My favorite new music service: Lala.com