Headphones Recommended: The Country Mix, y'all

"I hate country music." I've heard that statement many times from many people. Thing is, almost always, their exposure to the country/bluegrass genre has been via top 40 "country" radio stations. I completely agree that the crap they pass as "country" sucks about 49 out every 50 songs. When people assume that what they hear on those radio stations is country, they understandingly make the conclusion they hate country. What is truly sad is they are closing the door to a whole world of some of the best music I've ever heard, alternative country.

Me, I like myself a good twang &/or fiddle on a regular basis. That is pretty much what this compilation consists of, alternative country & bluegrass. Enjoy!



Playlist:
1) The Maldives | Time Is Right Now | Listen To The Thunder
2) Richard Buckner | Jewelbomb | Since
3) Lucinda Williams | Sweet Side | World Without Tears
4) Deer Tick | Easy | Born on Flag Day
5) Golden Delicious | Raven Maggie | Old School
6) Johnny Cash | Personal Jesus | American IV: Man Comes Around
7) Neko Case | Furnace Room Lullaby | Furnace Room Lullaby
8) Hillstomp | Flood Blues | One Word
9) Heavy Trash | Pure Gold | Going Way Out With Heavy Trash
10) Uncle Tupelo | Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? | Anodyne
11) Camper Van Beethoven | When I Win The Lottery | Key Lime Pie
12) Supersuckers | Hangin' Out With Me | Must've Been High
13) The Devil Makes Three | Shades | The Devil Makes Three
14) The Cave Singers | Dancing On Our Graves | Invitation Songs
15) Sarah Jarosz | Come On Up To The House | Song Up In Her Head
16) Punch Brothers | Nothing, Then | Punch
17) Blue Mountain | Ira Magee | Home Grown
18) Drive-By Truckers | Late For Church | Gangstabilly
19) Whiskeytown | 16 Days | Strangers Almanac
20) The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Party On The Mountain | Welcome To Woody Creek
21) Cracker | I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right | Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey
22) The Flying Burrito Brothers | Christine's Tune (A.K.A. Devil In Disguise) | The Gilded Palace Of Sin/Burrito Deluxe

Some songs contain cuss'n. If it offends, don't listen.

Cheers!

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Headphones Recommended: The 12.10.10 Soundtrack

It is no secret that I have many issues with iTunes and their iPod shuffle. A blog post all in itself for sure. However, every once in awhile the tracks that surface from the pool of 650 - 725 (limited to an 8GB phone unfortunately) are in sync w/ what I want/need to hear. This happened to me on 12-10-10. All but 5 tracks are essentially my porch smoking, bus riding, & walking soundtrack from the 10th. ...& of those 5 exceptions, 2 were from the 9th.

What I am truly excited about this particular compilation is all albums included were acquired w/n the last 2 weeks. Thanks to the SPL, I pick up 13-18 new albums a week. Not to mention, Amazon.com's MP3 store has dozens of free samplers from dozens of labels. Between those 2 sources, there has been plenty of new music to explore. Exploring that culminated into an incredible mix of music on the 10th.

It was a good day.


What you're listening too...
1) Dead Weather | Bone House | Horehound
2) Them Crooked Vultures | Interlude With Ludes | Them Crooked Vultures
3) Bright Eyes | Gold Mine Gutted | Digital Ash In A Digital Urn
4) Antlers | Epilogue | Hospice
5) Elbow | Not A Job | Cast Of Thousands
6) Massive Attack | Special Cases | 100th Window
7) Hacienda | She's Got A Hold On Me | Loud is the Night (From the Alive Records 2009 Sampler)
8) Honeychild Coleman | Never Goin' Home | Halo Inside (Come La Luna) (from the Boldaslove.us Presents: Fire In The Dark sampler)
9) Strokes | The Modern Age | Is This It?
10) Xx | Shelter | xx
11) Helio Sequence | Lately | Keep Your Eyes Ahead
12) Robyn Hitchcock | N.Y. Doll | Olé! Tarantula
13) Say Hi | Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh | Oohs & Aahs (from the Barsuk Records: 2009 Amazon Digital Sampler)
14) Dog Faced Hermans | Les femmes et les filles vont danser | Those Deep Buds
15) Twilight Sad | The Neighbours Can't Breathe | Forget the Night Ahead
16) Pinback | 3x0 | Summer In Abaddon
17) Camera Obscura | You Told A Lie | My Maudlin Career
18) Heavy Trash | That Ain't Right | Going Way Out With Heavy Trash
19) Metric | Raw Sugar | Grow Up and Blow Away
20) White Stripes | A Martyr For My Love For You | Icky Thump
21) Nada Surf | Blankest Year | The Weight Is A Gift

Just so you're warned, some songs contain words which people who don't live in the real world might find offensive. So if you don't like cuss'n, then don't listen.

Cheers!

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