Springsteen's 'The Promise' - out next week.

No contest.

P..
Probably don't listen to as much new music as you..but I do very well.
Look forward to your blog.
I've a lot of favorites this year.

Right now, like Gazza, "The Promise" is seeing the most playing time with me and far surpasses any other of my favorites.

but, many others are right up there- Band of Horses, the National, Ray Lamontagne, Arcade Fire, Jakob Dylan, Josh Ritter, Mumford and Sons, Black Keys, She and Him.......
I am sure there are more but that is just off the top of my old brain

Gazza wrote on Nov 7^th, 2010 at 8:54am:


see i forgot Justin....
getting old is hard....

To quote the title track from Mavis Staples' brilliant new album, "You are not alone", pdog.

Plenty of good music out there by artists new and not-so-new.
Aside from Mavis, some other recent favorites:

Springsteen - 'The Promise' is simply an embarrassment of riches.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Thirty-odd years on, 'Mojo' ranks with their best work, imo.

Peter Wolf - Another lifer still making great music. 'Midnight Souvenirs' is the goods.

Neil Young - 'Le Noise'. Just a man, a guitar and Daniel Lanois' subtle production. Great stuff.  

Freedy Johnston - 'Rain On The City' is the latest bittersweet offering from this sorely overlooked artist.

Jason & The Scorchers - 'Halcyon Times' is the raucous return of these old Nashville punkabillies.  

JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys - Chrissie Hynde's romance with a guy half her age might have fizzled, but the end result, 'Fidelity!', sizzles.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - The eponymous third album from a band that just keeps getting better. A very good live act, too.

Los Lobos - 'Tin Can Trust' is another slice of Rock & Roll, Blues, Tex-Mex and R & B from East LA's finest. Love these guys.

Robert Plant - 'Band Of Joy' furthers his exploration of Americana. Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller and Darrell Scott lend some great support.        

Fistful Of Mercy - A likely one-off from Dhani Harrison, Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur, but a damn good one.

Patty Griffin - Like the Staples album, 'Downtown Church' is a shot of old time religion. In truth, the closest I've gotten to church in years.

Johnny Cash - 'Ain't No Grave' purports to be the last American Recordings release, and is a fitting final sendoff to The Man In Black.  

Willie Nelson - 'Country Music' is the first "traditional" album from the man that calls Methuselah kid. T-Bone Burnett and a bunch of session aces make it sound as timeless as Willie hisself.  

Ronnie Wood - 'I Feel Like Playing'. I feel like listening. Often.

And there were those "new" 'Exile' tracks...

Furthur merits a mention, too. While they didn't release any albums, Phil, Bobby and friends did release soundboards of all their shows.     


Those are some of the things that got eartime this year.

I'm also looking forward to Ryan Adams & The Cardinals' double set 'III/IV'. Hope it'll be out soon.

I'll second Tin Can Trust by Los Lobos. It's superb.

For those who like the classic sounds by new artists, may I recommend.

Black Mountain's latest "Wilderness Heart" is top notch as well. It has a great 70s hard rock/psych sound (think Floyd crossed with Sabbath, a dash of Purple, and a  pinch of Fleetwood Mac and Zeppelin.) without seeming like pastiche. Sample Track "Old Fangs" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmbmOVunEcc

Then there's Endless Boogie's "Full House Head". The band's name is no lie.
Sample track "Mighty Fine Pie"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOqRz8dyrPA

More awesome psych heaviness, courtesy of Dead Meadow on their latest "Three Kings", this band is tight- Sample track "That Old Temple" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqyHd_3-JQE

Croweology by The Black Crowes is also very enjoyable. Sample track, the reworked "Morning Song"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXtYvit715I

I also dig Grinderman "2", as Nick Cave enters his Keith years. Sample track: "Palace Of Montezuma"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30U1-5-k1P4

But my favourite of the year is without a doubt The Jim Jones Revue's "Burning Your House Down".
Unabashed rock'n'roll, indebted to greats like Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and played with passion.
If this doesn't get you up and dancing, you're dead.
Sample Track: "Shoot First" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k_cd44iBuU

these are the albums  I have gotten this year... so far. I missed a few, going though stuff really qick... plus there's a ton of re-issue and remasters, like Exile...

Weezer - Hurley & Death To False Metal ( odd and sods type of release)
Toadies - Feeler  (new, but not new)
Swans - My father will guide me up a rope to the sky
Stone Temple Pilots - self titled
Spoon - Tranference
Slash - self titled
Sherly Crow - 100 miles from memphis
Rooney - Eureka
Robert Plant - Band of joy
Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe 2
Ozzy - Scream
Grinderman - Grinderman 2
New Pornagraphers - Together
Neil Young - Le Noise
Motorpsycho- Heavy Metal fruit
Manic Street preachers - Postcards from a young man
Lost Prophets - Betrayed
Kings Of Leon - Sometime Around Sundown
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Year One
Jesse Malin - St. Marks Social
Interpol - Interpol
Hole - Nobody's Daughter
Hank Willaims III - Rebel Within
Filter - The Trouble With Angels
Clapton - self titled
Elvis Costello - National Ransom
Drive-By Truckers - Big To Do
Devo - something for Everybody
Dead Weather - Sea of cowards
Danzig- Dethred saboth
Buckcherry - All night long
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the devils tattoo
Black Keys - Brothers
Bad Religion - dissent of man

Boomy wrote on Nov 7^th, 2010 at 10:44am:


Boom Boom Boomy!

I have yet to embrace the new KOL, and I have loved KOL!  I even have Jared's guitar pick.  Should I give it another spin?

FG!

KINGS OF LEON CAN GO SHIT IN A HAT. 

I like "Clapton" by Eric Clapton, a great album, all songs

Warpaint was 09.

black mountain wilderness heart is amazing.... grabbed me like someone took my nuts in their hand and squeezed them, without making it hurt, just enough make me stop and pay attention...

!!!!