c-towns Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Come on out Lurkers, share your musical prowess. I always look forward to seeing and exploring this sites musical suggestions. Here are a few of mine; Fruit Bats - Absolute Loser (Thanks to SolarGarlic for this beauty) Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Anyway you love, We know how you feel Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let me get by Greensky Bluegrass - Shouted, Written down & Quoted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I'll second the newest Fruit Bats effort. It is solid from start to finish. Great to see them (him) back! Drive By Truckers - American Band. I think I love this album mostly because it finally gave the Drive By Truckers the press and respect they've deserved for well over a decade. It's not even in my Top 3 DBT albums but it was solid and brought the band back closer to their political masterpiece 'Southern Rock Opera' than any other record since 2001. Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker / David Bowie - Blackstar. While neither of these efforts will lay claim to the Top 5 or maybe even 10 of each artists deep catalog they sure were fantastic efforts and deserve a listen or four. The Lemon Twigs - Do Hollywood. Perfect pop/ prog/ rock music that harkens back to a lot of my favorite bands from the late 60's and early 70's. Even if you don't like the music you will love the rebirth of Keith Moon on the drumkit. Michael Kiwanuka - Love and Hate. Deeper and grittier than his first release this one keeps getting play in the car even after many listens over many months. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth. This was not as groundbreaking or as engrossing as Metamodern Sounds but assuming that will be Sturgill's high water mark this year's release was a pretty awesome follow up. John K. Samson - Winter Wheat. Another lyrical masterpiece from John K. As though we should expect anything less, ever from one of Canada's finest. I'm sure I've forgotten about or didn't get around to many many more. Looking forward to everyone else's notes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Forgot about these two; White Denim - Stiff Dr.Dog - Psychedelic Swamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 My favourite (and most listened to) albums of 2016 in order: 1) Marlon Williams > Marlon Williams - I met Marlon & The Yarra Benders on a flight from LA to Portland this fall. Great guys that invited me out to their show the next night. Before I went, I checked them out on YouTube and was blown away by his version of "When I Was A Young Girl". The show was amazing and I have become a big fan. 2) Daniel Romano > Mosey - this album is golden. Love his voice & style, and I listen to it really loud when I'm driving with a big smile on my face ?? 3) Woods > City Sun Eater In The River Of Light - the horns are a great addition to this bands sound. Saw them live in LA and they were great! 4) Steve Gunn > Eyes On The Lines - thanks for this recommendation in a thread months ago by c-towns. 5) Anders Osborne > Spacedust & Ocean Views ?????? 6) Felice Brothers > Life In The Dark - Sally & Triumph `73 among others make this one a hit for me. 7) Radiohead > A Moon Shaped Pool - I'm a huge fan of this band, but their latest took me a bit to appreciate. Love it more & more with each listen. 8) White Denim > Stiff - every time I have iTunes on random and one of their songs come on, I think...who is this!? I ❤ it all. 9) The Low Anthem > eyeland - this is one I bought and forgot about. Been digging in lately & it's growing on me. 10) Lucinda Williams > The Ghosts of Highway 20 - Lucinda never disappoints. Enjoyed her show in TO over the Easter weekend too. 11) The Lumineers > Cleopatra - produced by the amazingly talented Simone Felice, this album is a great follow-up to their hugely popular first release. 12) Red Hot Chili Peppers > The Getaway - ???? 4 peppers for this effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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c-towns Posted December 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 On 12/19/2016 at 2:58 PM, Northern Wish said: The Lemon Twigs - Do Hollywood. Perfect pop/ prog/ rock music that harkens back to a lot of my favorite bands from the late 60's and early 70's. Even if you don't like the music you will love the rebirth of Keith Moon on the drumkit. This deserves a second watch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Pay attention, stoners. The man asked for your top albums of 2017, and you've all gone and listed albums from 2016. Whatsamatter? Crystal balls broken? bouche 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 11 hours ago, hamilton said: Pay attention, stoners. The man asked for your top albums of 2017, and you've all gone and listed albums from 2016. Whatsamatter? Crystal balls broken? Wow, that took, like, forever. bouche 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Haha. Well, c-towns usually includes a few albums "I haven't listened to yet" in his year end lists, so maybe Hamilton is onto something here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 My picks, roughly top to bottom: Robert Ellis – Robert Ellis Brent Cobb – Shine On Rainy Day Daniel Romano – Mosey Beyoncé – Lemonade Drive-By Truckers – American Band Andy Shauf – The Party Lydia Loveless – Real Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool William Tyler – Modern Country Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor's Guide To Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I haven't heard the new Daniel Lanois album yet, but I bet when I do it'll become a favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted December 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Hahaahaha, woah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted December 28, 2016 Report Share Posted December 28, 2016 It's pretty freaking obvious what has happened to C-Towns' 2016. The only question that remains is did someone do this to him or did he do it to himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 A few good ones that I forgot to mention. Most were recommendations that I had purchased on iTunes, yet got lost and forgotten about in the library. Listened to a lot of them on my drive out to Nova Scotia & back this Christmas. 13) The Hip Abduction - Gold Under The Glow 14) Day of the Dead - Various 15) Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Pond Scum 16) Charles Bradley - Changes 17) Bob Dylan - Fallen Angels 18) Ray LaMontagne - Ouroboros 19) The Strumbellas - Hope 20) Michael Franti & Spearhead - Soul Rocker 21) Mexrrissey - No Manchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Can't believe I forgot Day of the Dead. Between the car, the shop and Spotify that would likely be the most listened to album of 2017 based on per track plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Day Of The Dead is my favorite 2016 release...............i am gonna spend the first bit of 2017 checking out some new music thanks to this thread. Northern Wish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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