Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – February 2-3, 2012
February 23, 2012
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – February 2-3, 2012
2012 is finally, seemingly, underway with lots of great new releases.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year
Wilco – Born Alone – THE WHOLE LOVE (dBpm) – 2011
The Alabama Shakes – Hold On – BOYS & GIRLS (ATO) – 2012
The Black Keys – Hell of a Season – EL CAMINO (Nonesuch) – 2011
Craig Finn – Balcony – CLEAR HEART FULL EYES (Vagrant) – 2012
Kathleen Edwards – House Full of Empty Records – VOYAGEUR (Zoe) – 2012
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer – Hard to Make It – LITTLE BLUE EGG (Red House) – 2012
Brett Detar – Cocaine, Whiskey & Cocaine – BIRD IN THE TANGLE (Ravensong) – 2010
Dion – I Read It (It the Rolling Stone) – 2011 – TANK FULL OF BLUES (Blue Horizon) – 2012
Big James & The Chicago Playboys – Coldest Man I Ever Knew – THE BIG PAYBACK (Blind Pig) – 2012
Ruthie Foster – This Time – LET IT BURN (Blue Corn) – 2011
Ani DiFranco – Which Side Are You – WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON (Righteous Babe) – 2012
Sam Llanas – 4 A.M. – 4 A.M. (Inner Knot) – 2011
Nick Lowe – Sensitive Man – THE OLD MAGIC (Yep Roc) – 2011
The Jayhawks – Pouring Rain at Dawn – MOCKINGBIRD TIME (Rounder) – 2011
The Dunwells – Elizabeth – BLIND SIGHTED FAITH (Playing in Traffic) – 2012
Great Lake Swimmers – Easy Come Easy Go – NEW WILD EVERYWHERE (Nettwerk) – 2012
The Wiyos – Penny Arcade – TWIST (www.thewiyos.com) – 2011
Ringo Starr – In Liverpool – RINGO 2012 (Hip-O) – 2012
Telekinesis – Sheila Takes a Bow – PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE: A TRIBUTE TO THE SMITHS (American Laundromat) – 2011
Jack White – Love Interruption (Third Man/Columbia) – 2012
Drew Nelson – Danny & Maria – TILT-A-WHIRL (Red House) – 2012
Reluctant Saints – Long Drive – LONG DRIVE (Inio) – 2011
Seth Sherman – Soft and Sweet – WHEN THE MOMENT IS TRUE (NMR) – 2011
The Pines – Chimes – DARK SO GOLD (Red House) – 2012
The Refugees – Chain Stores, Malls & Restaurants – 3 (Wabuho) – 2012
Garrison Starr – Empire State Building – AMATEUR (Radtown) – 2012
Amelia White – Skeleton Key – BEAUTIFUL AND WILD (White Wolf) – 2012
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – January 26-27, 2012
February 21, 2012
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – January 26-27, 2012
Part two of a two part, best of 2011 show. My CD of the year is Gillian Welch – THE HARROW & THE HARVEST. This week I counted down from number 1.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year
Gillian Welch – The Way It Goes – THE HARROW & THE HARVEST (Acony) – 2011 – 2011
Wilco – Born Alone – THE WHOLE LOVE (dBpm) – 2011
Tedeschi-Trucks Band – Simple Things – REVELATOR (Masterworks) – 2011
John Paul Martin – The Man That Time Forgot – THE MAN THAT TIME FORGOT (Big Legal Mess) – 2011
Kasey Chambers – Beautiful Mess – LITTLE BIRD (Sugar Hill) – 2011
Semi-Twang – When the Wind Kicks Up – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
Ron Sexsmith – Late Bloomer – LONG PLAYER LATE BLOOMER (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
The Gourds – Ink & Grief – OLD MAD JOY (Vanguard) – 2011
Drive-By Truckers – Mercy Buckets – GO-GO BOOTS (ATO) – 2011
The Jayhawks – She Walks in So Many Ways – MOCKINGBIRD TIME (Rounder) – 2011
Fountains of Wayne – A Road Song – SKY FULL OF HOLES (Yep Roc) – 2011
Girls – Honey Bunny – FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST (True Panther Sounds) – 2011
Dave Alvin & Chris Gaffney – Two Lucky Bums – ELEVEN ELEVEN (Yep Roc) – 2011
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Alabama Pines – HERE WE REST (Lightning Rod) – 2011
Greg Brown – Where Are You Going When You’re Gone – FREAK FLAG (Yep Roc) – 2011
Kurt Vile – Jesus Fever – SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO (Matador) – 2011
Nick Lowe – House for Sale – THE OLD MAGIC (Yep Roc) – 2011
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis – Don’t Make a Fool of Me – SMOKING IN HEAVEN (Verve Forecast) – 2011
Bob Schneider – Hand Me Back My Life – A PERFECT DAY (Kirtland) – 2011
Lori McKenna – Sweet Disposition – LORRAINE (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Sloan – Green Gardens, Cold Montreal – THE DOUBLE CROSS (Yep Roc) – 2011
Matt the Electrician – Crying – ACCIDENTAL THIEF (self) – 2011
Robert Earl Keen – Paint the Town Beige – READY FOR CONFETTI (Lost Highway) – 2011
Tom Waits – Pay Me – BAD AS ME (Anti) – 2011
Wilco – The Whole Love – THE WHOLE LOVE (dBpm) – 2011
Semi-Twang – Your Name Was In It – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – January 19-20, 2012
February 6, 2012
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – January 19-20, 2012
Part 1 of a two part, best of 2011 show. My CD of the year is Gillian Welch – THE HARROW & THE HARVEST.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year
Gillian Welch – The Way It Goes – THE HARROW & THE HARVEST (Acony) – 2011
Neil Young – Get Back to the Country – A TREASURE (Reprise) – 1984/2011
Slaid Cleaves – Broke Down – SORROW & SMOKE (Music Road) – 2011
Bottle Rockets – Kerosene – NOT SO LOUD (Bloodshot) – 2011
Robert Earl Keen – Texas 1947 – THIS ONE’S FOR HIM: A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK (Icehouse) – 2011
Drive-By Truckers – Uncle Frank (alt version) – 2011 – UGLY BUILDINGS, WHORES & POLITICIANS (New West) – 2009/2011
Foster & Lloyd – That’s What She Said – IT’S ALREADY TOMORROW (Effin El) – 2011
Ryan Adams – Lucky Now – ASHES & FIRE (PaxAm) – 2011
Glen Campbell – Nothing But the Whole Wide World – GHOST ON THE CANVAS (Surfdog) – 2011
Yuck – Shook Down – YUCK (Fat Possum) – 2011
Wanda Jackson – Busted – THE PARTY AIN’T OVER (Nonesuch) – 2011
Mike Doughty – Na Na Nothing – YES AND ALSO YES (Snack Bar) – 2011
Candye Kane – Love Insurance – SISTER VAGABOND (Delta Groove) – 2011
Charlie Wood & His Swamp Gang Revue Band – Country Rebel Outlaws – KEEPIN IT REAL (Groove Gator) – 2011
The Band of Heathens – Gris Gris Satchel – TOP HAT CROWN & THE CLAPMASTER’S SON (BOH) – 2011
Dawes – If I Wanted Someone – NOTHING IS WRONG (ATO) – 2011
Gregg Allman – I Believe I’ll Go Back Home – LOW COUNTRY BLUES (Rounder) – 2011
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings with Lucinda Williams – If I Can’t Have You – KINGS & QUEENS (File Under Music) – 2011
BoDeans – Sad Eyes – INDIGO DREAMS (Oar Fin) – 2011
North Mississippi Allstars – Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – KEYS TO THE KINGDOM (Songs of the South) – 2011
Kenny Vaughan – Stay Outta My Dreams – V (Sugar Hill) – 2011
Old 97’s – Visiting Hours – THE GRAND THEATRE, Volume 2 (New West) – 2011
The Black Keys – Nova Baby – EL CAMINO (Nonesuch) – 2011
Whitehorse – I’m on Fire – WHITEHORSE (Six Shooter) – 2011
Kris Delmhorst – You Might Think – CARS (Signature Sounds) – 2011
The V-Roys – How I Got to Memphis – SOONER OR LATER (F.A.Y.) – 2011
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