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What is your favorite album this week?

Doesn't have to be a great revelation. Doesn't have to change the year in music. Could be old. Could be new. Just has to do it for this week. So what is doing it for you this week?

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Permalink Reply by Victoria Woodworth on September 23, 2011 at 11:06am

The New Kenny Vaughan "V". "God Shaped Hole" by Chuck Cannon. aaaaaand....blast from the past....have just rediscovered "New York Tendaberry" by Laura Nyro (don't know if it qualifies as Americana, but that record is a gorgeous hot mess...been listening to it since i was a teenager and it still makes me feel like one...)

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Permalink Reply by Jason Blatzheim on September 23, 2011 at 1:39pm

I am also doing Richmond Fontaine's "The High Country". I have to say, I really like the harder songs - "Angus King Tries to Leave the House", "Lost in the Trees", "The Chainsaw Sea". I feel like the band sounds great on these tracks. I hope one of these days RF does an end to end rock album. In the meantime, I am digging this one.

Also listening to Giant Sand's "Provisions". I am new to Giant Sand, and so far, I am liking it a hell of a lot.

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Permalink Reply by L A Johnson on September 23, 2011 at 11:08pm

Chicago Tranist Authority & the first BST record with Al Kooper - both classics

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on September 24, 2011 at 2:53am

This week i,ve been enjoying the new Richmond Fontaine one , they have a remarkable consistency , top quality all the way.

As for The Jayhawks latest, well, there's a shocker ! I was expecting great things from this one , especially after the live show i saw in Glasgow. However, it's just not cutting the mustard at the moment.Getting slightly better with repeat attempts but a big disappointment. maybe my hopes were just too high in which case i'm gonna go through the same thing with the new Ryan Adams ? Hope not. heard a few from that one and it's shaping up to be a cracking album , maybe his best since Gold.

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Permalink Reply by Rusty Chrome on September 24, 2011 at 7:57am

The Gourds - Old Mad Joy

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Permalink Reply by L A Johnson on September 24, 2011 at 8:12am

Tom Russell's 'Mesabi'

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Permalink Reply by Rick Watson on November 8, 2011 at 7:10am

I'm a super Gourds fan but I wish they would leave the religious tunes out

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Permalink Reply by RP N10 on September 25, 2011 at 10:00am

Lot's of inspiration from what people here are listening to. Been loving a couple of debuts:

Morphine and Cupcakes by Emily O'Halloran (posted the title track on my page)

Gracious Tide, Take Me Home by Lanterns On The Lake (which may be a bit too indie for these parts)

A taster for an upcoming record:

Mad Shadows by The Renderers (track also posted on my page)

Tom Russell's Mesabi which, when I've formulated my thoughts properly, I'll comment over on the (rather negative) review on the blog section.

And Sunny Sweeney's second record "Concrete"

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Permalink Reply by declan culliton on September 25, 2011 at 11:10am

Must check out 'Concrete'....liked Sunny Sweeney's first album, great vocals

On a similar theme Zoe Muth's 'Starlight Hotel' is sounding better with each listen, super guitar and steel and great traditional country voice, looking forward to seeing her live

Richmond Fontaine ' The High Country' getting loads of airplay here. Can smell the damp pines listening to it..looking forward to the film!