So usually I refrain from such things as year end lists and such on this blog, but I just couldn't help myself this year. So here are my personal favorite albums of 2008, unranked, unorganized, and unsolicited.
Justin Townes Earle - The Good Life
Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
The Steeldrivers - The Steeldrivers
The Wood Brothers - Loaded
Matthew Ryan - Vs. The Silver State
NQ Arbuckle - XOK
Blue Mountain - Midnight in Mississippi
The Black Keys - Attack and Release
James McMurtry - Just Us Kids
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones
JJ Grey and Mofro - Orange Blossoms
Scott Miller - Appalachian Refugee
Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
Hayes Carll - Trouble In Mind
Chris Knight - Heart of Stone
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Okay, since you asked (you did ask didn't you?)here's some of my favorites, in no particular order:
ReplyDeleteOld Crow Medicine Show "Tennessee Pusher"
The Steeldrivers
The Felice Brothers (with "Frankie's Gun" being my absolute favorite song of the year by a country mile)
Drive-By Truckers "Brighter..."
Mudcrutch
Bon Iver
Black Mountain "Into the Future" (I know, not very Country of me but I can be a sucker for them)
The Hold Steady "Stay Positive"
There were a bunch of records that had great songs on them but didn't add -up to great albums, such as recordings by: Ryan Adams, Lucinda, REM, Fleet Foxes, Sun Kil Moon, Gary Louris and personal favorite, Calexico)
Album I didn't "get the buzz from":
Justin Townes Earle's (sorry Tru')
Oh, I forgot a favorite:
ReplyDeleteJamey Johnson "That Lonesome Song"
And another under-achiever for me, Chris Knight's new just didn't do it
Hay,
ReplyDeleteGreat list True.
The Drive By Mother Truckers deserve to be at or near the the top. Damn they are one hard working band.
Love seeing Drag The River on your list. Some of THE sweetest pedal steel happening right now, execpt for Jon Rauhouse.
Old Crow, Yea!
Kink's of Leon, Yea!
The Avett Bros are a great band to keep an ear close to.
And Casey Chambers and Shane Nicholson have a sound to rule.
All in all a MIGHTY FINE LIST.