If you haven’t been to Daytrotter in a while, now would be a good time to do so. Over the past month there have been some exceptional sessions recorded and available as free downloads. Some of my favorites include:
Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band [Listen]
Illinois [Listen]
The Hold Steady [Listen]
Glasvegas [Listen]
Raphael Saadiq [Listen]
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Well ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of the year again; time to unveil my top albums!. This was a fantastic year for music, hence my expanding this list from 20 to 25. Even with that expansion, there were still some very fine albums that did not make the cut. Such honorable mentions as Headlights [...]
The Hold Steady’s Boys and Girls in America has been available since October ‘06, but I’ve just recently gotten into this record and am abosolutely loving it.
Those not familiar with NYC’s The Hold Steady may (or many not) recognize frontman Craig Finn from his earlier band Lifter Puller. The Hold Steady’s debut release, Almost Killed [...]