In most years, the best part of undertaking the task of creating a best of list, is highlighting the emerging artists that were unearthed. That was not the case in 2010. It was a year of the tried and true. It was like the a pair of worn out jeans you can't replace, because they are perfectly broken in and comfortable.
There were some good finds, like The Constellations and Phosphorescent. While Austin Collins is not a new name, he firmly established himself with the infectious "Wrong Control". However, my list for 2010 is primarily populated with the familiar, like Old 97's, Patty Griffin and Alejandro Escovedo. The album of the year is Robert Plant's "Band of Joy
1 Robert Plant-Band of Joy
2 Old 97's-The Grand Theater Vol. One
3 Patty Griffin-Downtown Church
4 Austin Collins-Wrong Control
5 Paul Thorn-Pimps & Preachers
7 Alejandro Escovedo-Street Songs of Love
8 Drive-By Truckers-The Big To-Do
9 Justin Townes Earle-Harlem River Blues
10 Crooked Still-Some Strange Country
11 Steeldrivers-Reckless Side of Me
12 Two Cow Garage-Sweet Saint Me
13 Phosphorescent-Here’s to Taking it Easy
14 Constellations-Southern Gothic
15 Dierks Bentley-Up On The Ridge
16 Marty Stuart-Studio B Sessions
17 Eleven Hundred Springs-This Crazy Life
18 Reckless Kelly-Somewhere In Time
19 John Hiatt-The Open Road
20 Jason & The Scorchers-Halcyon Times
21 Chattam County Line-Wildwood
22 Grace Potter & the Nocturnals-Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
23 Bobby Bare Jr.-A Storm, A Tree, My Mother's Head
24 Elliot Randall & The Deadmen-Caffeine & Gasoline
25 Infamous Stringdusters-Things That Fly
26 Jesse Malin & the St. Mark's Social-Love It To Life
27 The Gaslight Anthem-American Slang
28 Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs-God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise
29 Pat Anderson -Magnolia Road
30 Railroad Earth-Railroad Earth
31 Ray Wylie Hubbard-A Enlightenment B Endarkenment Hint There Is No C
32 Carrie Rodriguez-Love And Circumstance
33 Dale Watson-Carryin' On
34 Honey Child-Nearer the Earth
35 The Hold Steady-Heaven is Wherever
35 Tim O'Brien-Chicken & Egg
37 Elizabeth Cook-Welder
38 Cherryholmes-IV
39 Willie Nelson-Country Music
40 Los Lobos-Tin Can Trust
41 Steel Wheels-Red Wing
42 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists-The Brutalist Bricks
43 Yarn-Come On In
44 Merle Haggard-I Am What I Am
45 Jim Lauderdale-Patchwork River
46 Tift Merritt-See You On The Moon
47 Great American Taxi -Reckless Habits
48 Jesse Dayton-One for the Dance Halls
49 Pete Yorn-Pete Yorn
50 Kasey Anderson-Nowhere nights
3 comments:
My top 50 includes about a third of these, in (mostly) completely different order. Considering that our tastes are fairly similar, the fact that our "best of 2010" lists look so different is a testament to how much great music came out this year. Nice countdown! No love for Jamey Johnson?
Great list .. just not enough C's w/ D's ...
Fish
Based on that amazing list, I think you'd also like Thrift Store Cowboys and Mumford and Sons.
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