It's my annual "best of" (actually I prefer "my favorites") compilation and I must confess I always feel a little self-conscious about this one in a way that I rarely do about my other compilations. Not so much about how it will be received, but more along the lines, "so this is the kind of music I listen to....Are my tastes too stereotypically 40something? Am I in a bit of rut in terms of expanding my palette? But I'm over it now. :) I should also mention that there were a few artists I left off because they had appeared on the best of 2010 or best of 2011 comps. Anyway, happy listening and a Happy New Year to all!
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| Hang Loose |
Alabama Shakes |
| 3 Pears |
Dwight Yoakam |
| Please Return To Jesus |
Bap Kennedy |
| Slip and Roll |
Aimee Mann |
| Leonard |
Sharon Van Etten |
| Magic Summertime |
Eleni Mandell |
| Blackwind |
Patrick Watson |
| Tell Me A Tale |
Michael Kiwanuka |
| Who |
David Byrne & St. Vincent |
| Dirty Money |
Antibalas |
| All Your Gold |
Bat For Lashes |
| Sweet Life |
Frank Ocean |
| Montauk |
Rufus Wainwright |
| The Kingdom Has Already Come |
Iris Dement |
| Adam and Eve |
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson |
| Yet Again |
Grizzly Bear |
| Splitter |
Calexico |
| Human Being |
Cat Power |
| I Like To Keep Myself In Pain |
Kelly Hogan |
| Deep River |
Bobby Womack |
4 comments:
Thanks Ish.Excellent choices.I didn't see any "Mitch Miller" or "Lawrence Welk" on the list...so forget the AARP for awhile. Lol
May the New Year bring you
Peace Joy And Serenity
@Lakercrazy,
I guess feeling old is relative, isn't it. :)
Thanks man, there's a lot of stuff here I haven't heard yet. I used to worry about having 40-something tastes until I finally realized that a lot of the 20-something music really sucks! It's a shame a lot of these people don't listen to Dwight, Kelly Hogan, and Bobby Womack.
@Jerry Lee,
I do like some of the 20something stuff, but I also think some of the stuff is overly derivative of earlier genres and subgenres. On the other hand, I must say it's probably difficult to avoid being at least a little derivative these days.
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