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Here are some recordings we're listening to or looking forward to in 2008. Entries marked
  >   were recently added or updated.

Information was gathered from Postcard 2 list discussion (and other lists, too), email notifications, and other sources.

Corrections and additions are appreciated.
If you are an artist, or represent a label or agency, please let us know about your 2008 releases.

Also see our list of upcoming 2008 releases, and what we consider the best music of 2007.

  Artist(s) Title Label More try this song
> 13ghosts The Strangest Colored Lights Skybucket myspace “Bury Me”
> Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet Nettwerk myspace  
> Adam Green (Moldy Peaches) Sixes & Sevens Rough Trade myspace  
> Adam Marsland (Ghostboy) Daylight Kissing Night - Adam Marsland's Greatest Hits Karma Frog myspace  
> Aimee Mann @#%&*! Smilers Superego myspace  
> Alan Jackson Good Time Arista myspace  
> Alejandro Escovedo Real Animal Back Porch myspace  
> Allison Moorer Mockingbird New Line myspace  
> Andy Hall Sounds of the Slide Guitar Sugar Hill myspace  
> Angel Band With Roots & Wings Appleseed myspace  
> Anna Ternheim Halfway to Fivepoints Decca myspace  
> Baby Dee Safe Inside the Day Drag City myspace “I'm a Big Titty Bee Girl From Dino Town”
> The Band of Heathens The Band of Heathens BOH myspace  
> Basia Bulat Oh, My Darling Rough Trade myspace  
> Bearsuit Oh: Io Plastic Fantastic myspace  
> The Belleville Outfit Wanderin' self-released myspace  
> Billy Bragg Mr Love & Justice Anti myspace  
> Black Crowes Warpaint Megaforce lastFM  
> The Black Keys Attack & Release (produced by Danger Mouse) Nonesuch myspace  
> Black Mountain In the Future Jagjaguwar myspace  
> The Blind Boys of Alabama Down in New Orleans Time Life myspace  
> Blue Highway Through the Window of a Train Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> Bo Ramsey Fragile self-released myspace  
> Bob Mould District Line Anti myspace  
> Bodeans Still (produced by T Bone Burnett) Resolution myspace  
> Boiled in Lead Silver Omnium myspace  
> Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago Jagjaguwar myspace  
> Bonnie Prince Billy Lie Down in the Light Drag City myspace  
> British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music? Rough Trade myspace “Lights Out for Darker Skies”, “Waving Flags”
> The Byrds Live at Lord Albert Hall 1971 (CD & LP) Sundazed myspace  
> Cage the Elephant Cage the Elephant DSP myspace “Free Love”
> Carlene Carter Stronger Yep Roc myspace  
> Caroline Herring Lantana Signature Sounds myspace  
> Cartridge Family Shine Like a Bottle Doublenaught myspace  
> Cat Power Jukebox Matador myspace  
> The Chapin Sisters Lake Bottom LP Plain myspace  
> Chatham County Line IV Yep Roc myspace  
> Chris Mills Living in the Aftermath Ernest Jenning myspace  
> Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie) Field Manual Barsuk myspace  
> The Constantines Kensington Heights Arts & Crafts myspace “Time Can Be Overcome”, “Brother Run Them Down”, “I Will Not Sing a Hateful Song”
> The Cool Kids Bake Sale Chocolate
Industries		 myspace  
> Counting Crows Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings Geffen myspace  
> Dailey and Vincent (Jaimie Dailey and Darrin Vincent Daily and Vincent Lost Highway myspace  
> Dan Tyminski Wheels Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> Daniel Lanois Here Is What Is Red Floor myspace  
> Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass The Room Over Mine Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> Dave Edmunds Subtle as a Flying Mallet (1975 reissue) American Beat myspace  
> David Karsten Daniels Fear of Flying Fat Cat myspace  
> Death Cab for Cutie Narrow Stairs Atlantic myspace  
> Dengue Fever Venus on Earth M80 myspace “Monsoon Of Perfume”
> Destroyer (Dan Bejar) Trouble In Dreams Merge myspace  
> Dexateens Lost and Found Skybucket myspace “Mary”, “Kid”
> The Dirtbombs We Have You Surrounded In the Red myspace  
> The Dixie Bee-Liners Ripe Pinecastle myspace  
> Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Dolly myspace  
> Dr. John City That Care Forgot 429 myspace  
> Drive-By Truckers Brighter Than Creation?s Dark New West myspace “The Righteous Path”
> Dropkick dot the i Taylored myspace  
> Centro-matic
and South San Gabriel		 Dual Hawks Misra my CM
my SG		 “I, the Kite”, “Twenty Foure”, “Emma Jane”
> Duffy Rockferry Mercury myspace  
> The Duke Spirit Neptune Love Token LLP myspace  
> Eliza Gilkyson Beautiful World Red House myspace  
> Elliott Brood Mountain Meadows Six Shooter myspace  
> El Perro del Mar From the Valley to the Stars Control Group myspace  
> Elvis Costello Momofuku Lost Highway myspace “Harry Worth”
> Emmylou Harris All I Intended To Be Nonesuch myspace  
> Eric Matthews The Imagination Stage Empyrean myspace  
> The Evangelicals The Evening Descends Dead Oceans myspace “Skeleton Man”
> Fayssoux McLean Early Red Beet myspace  
> Felice Brothers The Felice Brothers Team Love myspace “Frankie's Gun”
> Firewater The Golden Hour Bloodshot myspace “This is My Life”
> Flat Duo Jets Two Headed Cow Chicken Ranch myspace  
> Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes Sub Pop myspace “Your Protector”
> The Fleshtones Take a Good Look Yep Roc myspace  
> Flogging Molly Float Side One Dummy myspace  
> Fred Eaglesmith Tinderbox A Major Label    
> French Frith Kaiser Thompson
(John French, Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser, Richard Thompson)		 Live, Love, Larf & Loaf
(1987 reissue)		 Fledg'ling myspace “Bird in God's Garden”
> Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight Fat Cat myspace “The Twist”
> Gary Louris Vagabonds Rykodisc myspace  
> George Strait Troubadour MCA Nashville myspace  
> The Gibson Brothers Iron and Diamonds Sugar Hill myspace  
> Grand Archives Grand Archives Sub Pop myspace  
> The Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan) Saturnalia Sub Pop myspace  
> Gwil Owen Gravy Rambler myspace  
> The Hacienda Brothers Arizona Motel Proper UK myspace  
> Have Gun, Will Travel Casting Shadows Tall as Giants self-released myspace “Blessing and a Curse”
> Hayden In Field & Town Hardwood myspace  
> Hayes Carll Trouble in Mind Lost Highway myspace  
> Headlights Some Racing, Some Stopping Polyvinyl myspace  
> The Heavenly States Delayer The Rebel Group myspace “Lost In The Light”
> The Helio Sequence Keep Your Eyes Ahead Sub Pop myspace  
> Hot Chip Made In the Dark Astralwerks myspace  
> I See Hawks in LA Hallowed Ground Big Book myspace  
> The Infamous Stringdusters The Infamous Stringdusters Sugar Hill myspace  
> Isobel Campbell, Mark Lanegan Sunday at Devil Dirt V2 my IC
my ML		 “Back Burner”
> Jackie Greene Giving Up the Ghost 429 Records myspace  
> Jakob Dylan Seeing Things Sony myspace  
> James King Gardens in the Sky: The Bluegrass Gospel of James King Rounder / UMGD    
> James McMurtry Just Us Kids Lightning Rod myspace  
> Jason Collett Here's To Being Here Arts & Crafts myspace  
> Jason Isbell Live at the Twist & Shout New West myspace  
> Jason Ringenberg Best Tracks and Side Tracks 1979-2007 (compilation) Yep Roc myspace  
> The Jealous Girlfriends The Jealous Girlfriends Last Gang myspace  
> Jenny Scheinman Jenny Scheinman Koch myspace  
> Jim Ford Point of No Return (collection) Bear Family lastFM  
> Jim Lauderdale Honey Songs Yep Roc myspace  
> Jim Stringer Triskaidekaphilia Music Room myspace  
> Jim White Transnormal Skiperoo Luaka Bop myspace  
> Jimmy Gaudreau 2:10 Train Rebel    
> Joe Ely Live Cactus Rack 'em myspace  
> John Hiatt Same Old Man New West myspace  
> The John Henrys Sweet as the Grain 9lb Records myspace  
> John Stewart Escape to Arizona (1993 reissue, first CD release) self-released myspace  
> Julie Ocean Long Gone and Nearly There Transit of Venus myspace  
> Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice Blue Side of the Blue Ridge Rebel myspace  
> Justin Rutledge Man Descending Six Shooter myspace  
> Justin Townes Earle The Good Life Bloodshot myspace  
> Karine Polwart This Earthly Spell Proper UK myspace  
> Kate Maki On High (produced by Howe Gelb) OW OM myspace  
> Kathleen Edwards Asking for Flowers Rounder / UMGD myspace “I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory”
> Kathy Mattea Coal Captain Potato myspace  
> Kelley Stoltz Circular Sounds Sub Pop myspace  
> The Kennedys Better Dreams Appleseed myspace  
> King Kahn and the Shrines The Supreme Genius of King Khan and The Shrines Vice myspace  
> Ladyhawk Shots Jagjaguwar myspace  
> Langhorne Slim Langhorne Slim Kemado myspace  
> Laura Cantrell Trains and Boats and Planes (digital release only) Diesel Only myspace  
> The Lemmonheads It's A Shame About Ray (1992 expanded reissue CD/DVD) Rhino myspace  
> Liam Finn I'll Be Lightning Yep Roc myspace  
> Lightspeed Champion Falling off the Lavender Bridge Domino myspace  
> Lizz Wright The Orchard (guests Joey Burns, John Convertino) Verve Forecast myspace  
> Little Annie and Paul When Good Things Happen to Bad Pianos Durtro / Jnana myspace  
> Longview (Don Rigsby et al) Deep in the Mountains Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> Los Campesinos Hold on Now, Youngster... Arts & Crafts myspace  
> The Loved Ones Build & Burn Fat Wreck myspace  
> Magnetic Fields Distortion Nonesuch myspace “California Girls”
> Malcolm Holcombe Gamblin' House Echo Mountain myspace  
> Malcolm Middleton Sleight of Heart Full Time Hobby myspace  
> Mando Saenz Bucket Thirty Tigers myspace  
> Marah Angels of Destruction Yep Roc myspace  
> Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands Cody?s Dream Bloodshot  
> Marcia Ball Peace, Love & BBQ Alligator myspace  
> Martha Wainwright I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too Zoe myspace  
> Marti Jones, Don Dixon Lucky Stars: New Lullabies For Old Souls (digital release only) Dixon Archival
Remnants		 myspace  
> Matt King Rube Montage myspace  
> Matt Koger Coyote's Call self-released myspace  
> Matthew Ryan Matthew Ryan Vs. Silver State Megaforce myspace  
> Michael Dean Damron Bad Days Ahead In Music We Trust myspace  
> The Mother Truckers Let's All Go To Bed Funzalo myspace  
> Mudhoney Superfuzz Bigmuff (reissue, 1988) Sub Pop myspace  
> My Morning Jackett Evil Urges ATO / Red myspace “I'm Amazed”, “Smoking From Shooting”, “Librarian”
> Nada Surf Lucky Barsuk myspace  
> Nat Baldwin Most Valuable Player Broken Sparrow myspace  
> National Grain National Grain Old Wheat myspace  
> The New Odds Cheerleader Pheromone/Fontana North myspace  
> Nick Lowe Jesus of Cool (1978, reissue) Yep Roc myspace  
> North Mississippi Allstars Hernando Songs of the South myspace  
> Old 97s Blame It On Gravity New West myspace  
> Old Haunts Poisonous Times Kill Rock Stars myspace  
> Otis Redding Otis Blue (remastered expanded 1966) Rhino    
> Otis Taylor Recapturing the Banjo Telarc myspace  
> Patty Larkin Watch the Sky Vanguard myspace  
> Paul Weller Wild Wood (1993 reissue deluxe edition) Yep Roc myspace  
> Perhapst (Decemberist John Moen) Perhapst In Music We Trust myspace  
> Peter Bruntnell Ghost in a Spitfire Loud Folk myspace  
> Peter Holsapple and
Chris Stamey		 Mavericks
(1991, reissue)		 Collectors' Choice my PH
my CS		  
> Punch Brothers (Chris Thile) Punch Nonesuch myspace  
> The Raconteurs Consolers of the Lonely Warner Bros / WEA myspace “The Switch and the Spur”
> Rain Perry Cinderblock Bookshelves Precipitous myspace  
> R.E.M. Accelerate Warner Bros / WEA myspace  
> The Replacements Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out the Trash (1981 reissue) Rhino    
> The Replacements Stink EP (1982 reissue) Rhino    
> The Replacements Hootenanny (1983 reissue) Rhino    
> The Replacements Let It Be (1984 reissue) Rhino    
> Rhonda Vincent Good Thing Going Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass Skaggs Family myspace  
> The Road Hammers Blood Sweat & Steel Montage myspace  
> Robert Forster (Go-Betweens) The Evangelist Yep Roc myspace  
> Robert Pollard Superman Was A Rocker Happy Jack Rock myspace  
> Robyn Hitchcock Shadow Cat Sartorial myspace  
> Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers Miles from Home Dionysus myspace  
> Sam Phillips Don't Do Anything Nonesuch myspace  
> Sargasso Trio Burnin' Burnin' Burnin' Boy Scout myspace “Heels On Fire”
> Santogold Santogold Downtown myspace  
> Scott Kempner (Dictators, Del-Lords) Saving Grace 00:02:59 myspace  
> Sera Cahoone Only as the Day is Long Sub Pop myspace  
> She and Him
(M Ward and Zooey Deschanel)		 Volume One Merge my MW
my ZD		  
> Shearwater Rook Matador myspace  
> Shelby Lynne Just a Little Lovin Lost Highway myspace  
> Shelley Short Water for the Day Hush myspace  
> Sierra Hull Secrets Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> Silver Jews Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea Drag City myspace  
> Siobhán O'Brien Songs I Grew Up To Claddagh myspace  
> Slim Cessna's Auto Club Cipher Alternative Tentacles myspace  
> Sneaky Pete Kleinow Anthology (compilation) Sundazed myspace  
> Solomon Burke Like a Fire Shout Factory    
> Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Pershing Polyvinyl myspace  
> Sonny Landreth From the Reach Landfall myspace  
> Spiritual Family Reunion
(Patty Lemay, Paul Niehaus (Calexico), Cassie Berman (Silver Jews))		 Goodbye Ceremony Tract myspace “Borrowed Your Gun”
> Spiritualized Songs in A&E Spaceman myspace  
> Spoon Girls Can Tell (reissue as LP) Merge myspace  
> Spoon A Series of Sneaks (reissue as LP) Merge myspace  
> Star Anna Crooked Path Malamute myspace  
> The Starlings Marveling the While self-released myspace  
> The Steeldrivers The Steeldrivers Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> Steve Earle Copperhead Road (2-disc 1998 reissue) MCA/UMe myspace  
> Steve Young & Stone Country Stone Country RevOla myspace  
> Sun Kil Moon April Caldo Verde myspace  
> The Swimmers Fighting Trees Mad Dragon / Ryko / WEA myspace  
> T Bone Burnett Tooth of Crime Nonesuch myspace  
> Teddy Thompson A Piece of What You Need Verve Forecast myspace  
> Terry Anderson When the Oakteam Comes to Town Doublenaught myspace  
> Thalia Zedek Band Liars and Prayers Thrill Jockey myspace  
> Thao Nguyen We Brave Bee Stings and All Kill Rock Stars myspace “Fear and Convenience”
> Throw Me the Statue Moonbeams Secretly Canadian myspace “About To Walk”
> Tift Merritt Another Country Fantasy myspace  
> Tim Hensley Long Monday Rural Rhythm myspace  
> Tim O'Brien Chameleon Proper myspace  
> Times New Viking Rip It Off Matador myspace  
> Tokyo Police Club Elephant Shell Saddle Creek myspace  
> Tony Trischka Territory Smithsonian Folkways myspace  
> Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend XL Recordings myspace  
> Waco Brothers Waco Express: Live and Kickin' at Schuba's Bloodshot myspace  
> The Waifs Sundirtwater Compass myspace  
> Walter Hyatt Some Unfinished Business Vol. 1 King Tears myspace  
> The Watson Twins Fire Songs Vanguard myspace  
> The Whigs Mission Control ATO / Red myspace “Right Hand On My Heart”
> The Whipsaws 60 Watt Avenue self-released myspace  
> Whiskeytown Stranger's Almanac (1997 reissue expanded) Universal    
> The Wilders Someone's Got to Pay Trade Root myspace  
> Willie Nelson Moment of Forever Lost Highway myspace  
> The Wombats Wombats Proudly Present a Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation 14th Floor Records myspace  
> The Wooden Sky When Lost at Sea Blackbox Recordings myspace  
> The Wrights The Wrights (EP) Mailboat myspace  

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Upcoming Releases

Here are some recordings to watch for in 2008 (sorted by anticipated release date).
Corrections and additions are appreciated.

Release Date Artist(s) Title Label More
> 2008-07-08 Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn The Baseball Project -- Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails Yep Roc myspace
> 2008-07-08 Ron Sexsmith Exit Strategy of the Soul Yep Roc myspace
> 2008-07-08 Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis Two Men with the Blues Blue Note my WN
my WM
> 2008-07-15 The Grascals Keep on Walkin' Rounder / UMGD myspace
> 2008-07-15 The Hold Steady Stay Positive Vagrant myspace
> 2008-07-15 John Mellencamp Life, Death, Love and Freedom Hear Music myspace
> 2008-07-22 The Avett Brothers The Second Gleam Ramseur myspace
> 2008-07-22 Dr. Dog Fate Park the Van myspace
> 2008-07-22 Matthew Sweet Sunshine Lies Shout Factory myspace
> 2008-07-22 Paul Weller 22 Dreams Yep Roc myspace
> 2008-08-?? Shannon McArdle (Mendoza Line) Summer of the Whore Bar/None  
> 2008-08-05 Carrie Rodriguez She Ain't Me Back Porch myspace
> 2008-08-12 Ben Weaver The Axe and the Oak Bloodshot myspace
> 2008-08-18 Blue Mountain Midnight In Mississippi Broadmoor myspace
> 2008-08-19 Chris Knight Heart of Stone Drifter's Church myspace
> 2008-08-19 Glen Campbell Meet Glen Campbell Capitol lastFM
> 2008-08-19 Loudon Wainwright III Recovery (produced by Joe Henry) Yep Roc myspace
> 2008-08-19 The Sacred Shakers (featuring Eilen Jewel) The Sacred Shakers Signature Sounds  
> 2008-08-?? Buddy Miller TBA TBA myspace
> 2008-08-?? Lucinda Williams TBA Lost Highway myspace
> 2008-09-02 Giant Sand (Howie Gelb et al) Provisions (guests Isobell Campbell, Neko Case, M Ward Yep Roc myspace
> 2008-09-02 Mark Erelli Delivered Signature Sounds myspace
> 2008-09-09 Calexico Carried to Dust Quarterstick myspace
> 2008-09-09 Joan Baez Day After Tomorrow Razor & Tie myspace
> 2008-00-00 Lonesome River Band No Turning Back Rural Rhythm myspace
> 2008-09-09 Okkervil River The Stand Ins Jagjaguwar myspace
> 2008-09-16 James Hey Ma Decca myspace
> 2008-09-?? Rodney Crowell TBA (produced by Joe Henry) TBA myspace
> 2008-??-?? Two Cow Garage Speaking In Cursive Suburban Home myspace

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