My new-music abilities have fallen WAY off this year. Like, I'm not even sure I bought three albums that came out actually in this year. But I'll try...
1) "Baby" by the Detroit Cobras - nnngh, rawr... Growly-voiced famile lead singer, kick-ass garage-y covers of old R&B songs, and a fantastic live show. They rock.
2) "Awake is the New Sleep" by Ben Lee - I think that came out this year, early on. Anyway, it's an excellent album, all moody and love-y and heartbroken, and he's so wee! and Australian! and be-bedheaded!
3) "Lost in the Lonesome Pines" by Jim Lauderdale and Ralph Stanley - again, this came out rather early in the year, but it is some QUALITY bluegrass. "Zaccheus" brings out all that is good in gospel bluegrass (this is high praise coming from an Agnostic), and the banter between Jim, who is 45, and Ralph, who is 82, on "She's Looking at Me" is hilarious. Plus, they put on a mean show at Ralph's Memorial Day-weekend festival.
Umm, yeah, I've been listening to a lot of old stuff this year. I'm not much help. But those 3? are great.
Re: I R LAMEhumpingbearsDecember 8 2005, 15:06:12 UTC
OK, if, in fact, the new Loretta came out this year, then that totally counts, because that album? IS HOTTTT. Ohmygod, I love that album so, so, so much.
Oh, and I also relaly like th new White Stripes album, Get Behind me Satan. I sort of forgot about that, but it's pretty great. I am especially fond of "The Nurse" (which features a marimba!!!) and "My Doorbell", which just flat-out rocks.
1) "Baby" by the Detroit Cobras - nnngh, rawr... Growly-voiced famile lead singer, kick-ass garage-y covers of old R&B songs, and a fantastic live show. They rock.
2) "Awake is the New Sleep" by Ben Lee - I think that came out this year, early on. Anyway, it's an excellent album, all moody and love-y and heartbroken, and he's so wee! and Australian! and be-bedheaded!
3) "Lost in the Lonesome Pines" by Jim Lauderdale and Ralph Stanley - again, this came out rather early in the year, but it is some QUALITY bluegrass. "Zaccheus" brings out all that is good in gospel bluegrass (this is high praise coming from an Agnostic), and the banter between Jim, who is 45, and Ralph, who is 82, on "She's Looking at Me" is hilarious. Plus, they put on a mean show at Ralph's Memorial Day-weekend festival.
Umm, yeah, I've been listening to a lot of old stuff this year. I'm not much help. But those 3? are great.
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and of course i love the ben lee. for "catch my disease" if nothing else, except that everything else is also excellent.
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Oh, and I also relaly like th new White Stripes album, Get Behind me Satan. I sort of forgot about that, but it's pretty great. I am especially fond of "The Nurse" (which features a marimba!!!) and "My Doorbell", which just flat-out rocks.
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