From the spunk of hopeful up and comers like Josiah And The Bonnevilles and Dan Mills to the purity of veterans like Steve Earle and the legendary Willie Nelson to the genre's sweet bastardization by mind-blowing acts like Mount Eerie and Sun Kil Moon, this roundup brings together some of the finest we've heard in a broader sense of the terms "country" and "americana" the past few weeks and months.
Not recommended for every cheerful summer activity, still, applicable for road trips and overall making the season's dryness and high temperatures a bit more tolerable.
Listen below...
Tracklist
01. Josiah and the Bonnevilles - Please
02. Erin Rae - Like the First Time
03. Big Thief - Shark Smile
04. The Secret Sisters - Mississippi
05. Nikki Lane - Highway Queen
06. Jaime Wyatt - Misery and Gin
07. Son Volt - Sinking Down
08. Jeff Tweedy - Laminated Cat
09. Old 97's - Good With God
10. Dan Mills - Buy a Boat
11. Justin Townes Earle - If I Was the Devil
12. Steve Earle - Fixin' to Die
13. Willie Nelson - God's Problem Child
14. Chuck Prophet - Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins
15. Chris Shiflett - West Coast Town
16. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - If We Were Vampires
17. Mount Eerie - Real Death
18. Sun Kil Moon - God Bless Ohio
19. Molly Burch - Try
20. Karen Elson - Distant Shore
21. This Is The Kit - Moonshine Freeze
22. The Mountain Goats - Rain in Soho
23. Aimee Mann - Patient Zero
24. Aldous Harding - Blend
ZR