The usual internal debating and spreadsheeting has been underway here for several weeks as List Season moves forward. Instead of giving you several dozens of albums this year, I give you this mix of the runners-up and soon, a Top Ten.
You can grab the zip file here. I also made a Spotify mix, because I hear the kids are into that streaming shit.
Each of these albums is worth your time. I’ve presented a favorite track off each album. I’ve linked below to earlier posts on artists I’ve covered. Otherwise, as Jeff Tweedy would say, you can use the internet, I hope.
Track List
1) “Lost in the Trees” by Richmond Fontaine from The High Country
2) “Killing Time is Murder” by Whitehorse from Whitehorse
3) “Haunted Heart” by little hurricane from Homewrecker
4) “Road to Ruin Woman” by Brett DeTar from Bird in the Tangle
5) “When We Were Wicked” by Glossary from Long Live All of Us
6) “Hopeless” by Riviera from Watching Western Skies (EP)
7) “Tamer Animals” by Other Lives from Tamer Animals
8) “Resurrection” by Megafaun from Megafaun
9) “Happy Banjo” by Dark Mean from Dark Mean
10) “Steve Earle” by Lydia Loveless from Indestructible Machine
11) “Outside” by Roadside Graves from We Can Take Care of Ourselves
12) “Hiway/Fevers” by A.A. Bondy from Believers
13) “Blood and Guts” by Middle Brother from Middle Brother
14) “Runner Ups” by Kurt Vile from Smoke Ring For My Halo
15) “Alone in this Together” by Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs from Alone in This Together
