First, the explaination: I had to apply some rules to keep this list as “fair” as possible.
- No EP’s. As I said before, I am looking for quality AND quantity. And obviously more quantity makes room for more quality. So, I apologize to those who only released EP’s this year.
- Why 23 albums? Susan Bauer Lee (of Tim Lee 3) and I had a small facebook posting “conversation” about the fact that EVERYONE has a TOP 10 or 20 or 30 list. Why not go with an odd number? And I didn’t want to go as high as 30, so 23 seems like a fair number.
- I’m not numbering them. This is a Top 23 LIST. Not a countdown. So, they are listed alphabetically.
The list:
- 30dB –
One Man Show
- 6 Day Bender -
E’ville Fuzz
- Band Of Horses -
Infinite Arms
- Doc Daily & The Magnolia Devil -
Victims, Enemies & Old Friends
- Glossary –
Feral Fire
- Harvest Kings –
Cardboard Crows
- Mat D. –
Plank Road Drag
- Mic Harrison And The High Score –
Great Commotion
- Michael Quinn and the Bourbon Kings –
Whiskey Rebellion
- Motel Drive –
Motel Drive
- Mumford & Sons -
Sigh No More
- Robert Plant –
Band Of Joy
- Sidewalk Dave -
Gold Liquid Mischief
- The Avett Brothers -
I And Love And You
- The Famous –
Come Home To Me
- The Gaslight Anthem –
American Slang
- The Kerosene Kondors –
Sixteen Seasons
- The Worrymen –
The Worrymen
- Tim Barry –
28th & Stonewall
- Tim Lee 3 –
Raucous Americanus
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers –
Damn The Torpedoes (Deluxe Edition)
(Yeah, it’s a re-issue, but it came out in 2010, deal with it.)
- Truckstop Darlin’ –
Truckstop Darlin’
- Two Cow Garage -
Sweet Saint Me
So, there you have it. Like other lists that I have done in the past, I am expecting some of the unprofessional indie bands who didn’t make the list to contact me and complain. My e-mail is Von@AmericanaRoots.com
Take care. I’ll talk to you all on Thursday with a new episode of The Americana Rock Mix. It’s a Christmas edition.
