. . . goes to Magical Dirt by Radio Moscow. Surprisingly, the band is from central Iowa (the lead vocalist from the #2 band, The Hold Steady, is from Minneapolis. Hmmmm . . . ) and produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. It sounds like 1971 and that's just fine with me. If we can get 2015 to sound like 1972, that'll be fine too . . .
Side 1, Track 1
To recap the Top Ten . . .
2. Teeth Dreams - The Hold Steady
3. Transgender Dysphoria Blues - Against Me!
4. Wig Out at Jagbags - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
5. Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath - Brownout
6. Acoustic Classics - Richard Thompson
7. The Best Day - Thurston Moore
8. Cool Planet - Guided By Voices
9. Supernova - Ray LaMontagne
10. Lateness of Dancers - Hiss Golden Messenger
And the Best of the Rest . . .
(including two famous sons, an Indigo Girl, a former Cindy-Lou Who from good 'ole St. Lou, a Swedish country duo and at least two dead guys)
36 Cents - The Lowest Pair
Angus & Julia Stone - Angus & Julia Stone
Atlas - Real Estate
Bluesamericana - Keb' Mo'
Casualties of Cool - Casualties of Cool
Caustic Love - Paolo Nutini
The Endless River - Pink Floyd
English Oceans - Drive-by Truckers
Follow the Music - Alice Gerrard
Fuego - Phish
Give the People What They Want - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Going to Hell - The Pretty Reckless
Goodnight Tender - Amy Ray
Milking the Stars - Monster Magnet
Out Among the Stars - Johnny Cash
Puppet Strings - Fuel
Simplicity - Tesla
Stay Gold - First Aid Kit
Sun Structures - Temples
Tarpaper Sky - Rodney Crowell
Tell 'Em I'm Gone - Yusef (Cat Stevens)
The Turn - Live
Twelve Tales - A.J. Croce
Tyranny - Julian Casablancas & The Voidz
Ultraviolence - Lana Del Ray
Undefeated - Bobby Bare, Jr.
Warpaint - Warpaint
You can find most of them here on my Spotify playlist:
This is not a top sales list. This is not a critic's list. This is a fan's list. Some of you share some of my tastes. Go explore. If an album's not to your liking, just click over to the next one.
Leave me a comment and let me know what your #1 was.
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