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Here are some recordings we're listening to or looking forward to in 2010. Entries marked
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Corrections and additions are appreciated.
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See our list of upcoming 2010 releases, and what we consider the best music of previous years.

  Artist(s) Title Label More try this song
> 500 Miles to Memphis We've Built Up to Nothing Deep Elm myspace  
> The 757s Last Laugh Automatic myspace  
> Alan Jackson Freight Train BMG myspace  
> Alejandro Escovedo Street Songs Of Love Fantasy myspace  
> Allison Moorer Crows Rykodisc myspace  
> Amber Digby & Justin Trevino Keeping Up Appearances Heart of Texas mysp AD
mysp JT		  
> Anna Coogan The Nocturnal Among Us self-released myspace  
> Asleep at the Wheel It’s a Good Day Bismeaux Productions myspace  
> Audie Blaylock and Redline Cryin' Heart Blues Rural Rhythm myspace  
> Austin Collins and the Rainbirds Wrong Control self-released myspace  
> Band of Horses Infinite Arms Brown myspace  
> Basia Bulat Heart of My Own Secret City myspace  
> Beach House Teen Dream Sub Pop myspace  
> The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night Jagjaguwar myspace  
> Best Coast Crazy For You Mexican Summer myspace  
> Bettye Lavette Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook Anti myspace  
> Bill Callahan Rough Travel For A Rare Thing (live) Drag City myspace  
> Bill Kirchen Word to the Wise Proper myspace  
> Black Prairie Feast of the Hunters' Moon Sugar Hill myspace  
> The Blacks In Sickness and Health (digital only) Bloodshot myspace  
> Blitzen Trapper Destroyer Of The Void Sub Pop myspace  
> Blue Rodeo The Things We Left Behind Telesoul myspace  
> BoDeans Mr. Sad Clown 429 myspace  
> Carolina Chocolate Drops Genuine Negro Jig Nonesuch myspace  
> Carrie Rodriguez Love and Circumstance Ninth Street Opus myspace  
> Cary Ann Hearst Are You Ready to Die (EP) Filter US myspace  
> Chatham County Line Wildwood Yep Roc myspace  
> Cherryholmes Common Threads Skaggs Family myspace  
> The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder San Patricio Hear Music myspace  
> Cindy Bullens Howling Trains and Barking Dogs M.C. Records myspace  
> Codeine Velvet Club Codeine Velvet Club Dangerbird myspace  
> The Cornell Hurd Band A Bad Year For Love Behemoth myspace  
> Court Yard Hounds (Dixie Chicks Emily Robison & Martie Maguire) The Courtyard Hounds Columbia myspace  
> Damien Jurado Saint Bartlett Secretly Canadian myspace  
> Darrell Scott A Crooked Road Full Light myspace  
> Dave Gleason Turn and Fade 326 myspace  
> David Ball Sparkle City Red Dirt E1 myspace  
> David Barbe and the Quick Hooks Love it, Don't Choke it to Death self-released    
> David Olney Dutchman's Curve Deadbeet myspace  
> Deadstring Brothers Sao Paolo Bloodshot myspace  
> Dierks Bentley Up On the Ridge Capitol myspace  
> Dr. Dog Shame, Shame Anti myspace  
> Drive By Truckers The Big To-Do ATO myspace  
> The Dusty 45s Fortunate Man self released myspace  
> Eddy Current Suppression Ring Rush to Relax Goner myspace  
> Eels End Times Vagrant myspace  
> Eilen Jewell Butcher Holler: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn Signature Sounds myspace  
> Eleven Hundred Springs This Crazy Life Smith Entertainment myspace  
> Elizabeth Cook Welder 31 Tigers myspace  
> Fats Kaplin World of Wonder self-released myspace  
> The Figgs The Man Who Fights Himself Gern Blandsten myspace  
> Fred Eaglesmith Cha Cha Cha Lonesome Day myspace  
> Frightened Rabbit The Winter of Mixed Drinks FatCat myspace  
> Gary Allan Get Off On the Pain MCA myspace  
> The Gaslight Anthem American Slang SideOneDummy myspace  
> Glossary Feral Fire self-released myspace  
> Graham Parker Imaginary Television Bloodshot myspace  
> The Grascals The Famous Lefty Flynn's Rounder myspace  
> Gwil Owen Ahab's Birthday Rambler myspace  
> The Head and the Heart The Head and the Heart self-released myspace  
> Heather Myles In the Wind Tru Country myspace  
> The Henry Clay People Somewhere on the Golden Coast TBD Records myspace  
> The Hold Steady Heaven is Whenever Vagrant myspace  
> The Hoodoo Gurus Purity of Essence self-released myspace  
> The Infamous Stringdusters Things That Fly Sugar Hill myspace  
> Jack Wilson Jack Wilson self-released myspace  
> Jakob Dylan Women + Country Columbia myspace  
> Japandroids No Singles (first 2 EPs collected) Polyvinyl myspace  
> Jason and the Scorchers Halcyon Times self-released myspace  
> The Jayhawks The Bunkhouse Album (1986 debut reissued) American/Lost Highway myspace  
> Jim Lauderdale Patchwork River Skycrunch myspace  
> Jimmie Vaughan Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites Shout! Factory myspace  
> Jody Porter (Fountains of Wayne) Close To The Sun Engine Room myspace  
> Joe Pug Messenger Lightning Rod myspace  
> John Grant Queen of Denmark Bella Union myspace  
> John Hiatt The Open Road New West myspace  
> John Prine In Person and On Stage Oh Boy myspace  
> Johnny Cash American VI: Ain't No Grave American/Lost Highway myspace  
> Josh Ritter So Runs the World Away Pytheas myspace  
> Josh Rouse El Turista Yep Roc myspace  
> Juliana Hatfield Peace and Love Ye Olde Records myspace  
> Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice Heartaches and Dreams Rebel myspace  
> Kasey Anderson Nowhere Nights Red River myspace  
> Kevin Welch Patch of Blue Sky Music Road myspace  
> Kris Kristofferson Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends Light in the Attic myspace  
> Kristen Ward Charles self-released myspace  
> Laura Bell Bundy Achin’ and Shakin’ Mercury myspace  
> Laura Marling I Speak Because I Can Astralwerks myspace  
> Laura Veirs July Flame Raven Marching Band myspace  
> Laurie Lewis Blossoms Spruce and Maple myspace  
> Lindsay Fuller The Last Light I See self-released myspace  
> The Living Sisters (Eleni Mandell, Inara George, Becky Stark) Love to Live Vanguard myspace  
> Los Lobos Tin Can Trust Shout! Factory myspace  
> The Magnetic Fields Realism Nonesuch myspace  
> Magnolia Mountain Redbird Green self-released myspace  
> Mark Chesnutt Outlaw Saguaro Road myspace  
> Mark Erelli Little Vigils Signature Sounds myspace  
> Mark Olson Many Colored Kite Rykodisc myspace  
> Mary Gauthier Foundling Razor and Tie myspace  
> Maura Kennedy Parade of Echoes Planned Effervescence myspace  
> Merle Haggard I Am What I Am Vanguard myspace  
> Midlake The Courage of Others Bella Union myspace  
> Miss Leslie Wrong Is What I Do Best self-released myspace  
> The Moondoggies You’ll Find No Answers Here (EP) Hardly Art myspace  
> Morning Benders Big Echo Rough Trade myspace  
> Mose Allison Way of the World (with Joe Henry) Anti myspace  
> Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Where the Messengers Meet" Lost Oceans myspace  
> Nada Surf if i had a hi-fi (cover songs) Mardev myspace  
> Mumford & Sons Sigh No More Glass Note myspace  
> The National High Violet 4AD myspace  
> Old Crow Medicine Show Greetings from Wawa (1980, reissue) self-released myspace  
> Old Man Luedecke My Hands are on Fire and other Love Songs Black Hen myspace  
> Otis Gibbs Joe Hill's Ashes self released myspace  
> Patty Griffin Downtown Church Credential myspace  
> Peter Case Wig! Yep Roc myspace  
> The Pernice Brothers Goodbye, Killer Ashmont myspace  
> Peter Wolf Midnight Souvenirs Verve myspace  
> Phosphorescent Here’s To Taking It Easy Dead Oceans myspace  
> Pieta Brown One and All Red House myspace  
> Randy Kohrs Quicksand Rural Rhythms myspace  
> Ray Wylie Hubbard A: Enlightenment B: Endarkenment Bordello myspace  
> Red Molly James Signature Sounds myspace  
> Robbie Fulks Happy: Robbie Fulks Plays The Music of Michael Jackson self-released myspace  
> Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 Propellor Time Sartorial myspace  
> Rocky Votolato True Devotion Barsuk myspace  
> Rogue Wave Permalight Brushfire myspace  
> Roky Erickson (with Okkervil River) True Love Cast Out All Evil Anti myspace  
> Rose's Pawn Shop Dancing on the Gallows self-released myspace  
> The Sadies Darker Circles Yep Roc myspace  
> Sam Quinn (Everybodyfields) The Fake That Sunk A Thousand Ships Ramseur myspace  
> Serena Maneesh No 2: Abyss in B Minor 4AD myspace  
> Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings I Learned the Hard Way Daptone myspace  
> She and Him
(M Ward and Zooey Deschanel)		 Volume Two Merge mysp MW
mysp ZD		  
> Shelby Lynne Tears, Lies and Alibis Everso/Fontana myspace  
> Shinyribs Well After Awhile Nine Mile myspace  
> Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Let it Sway Polyvinyl myspace  
> Spoon Transference Merge myspace  
> Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden) I will miss the trumpets and the drums Undertow myspace  
> Summertown Road Summertown Road Rounder myspace  
> Sun Kil Moon Admiral Fell Promises Caldo Verde myspace  
> Susan Cowsill Lighthouse Threadhead myspace  
> Teenage Fanclub Shadows Merge myspace  
> The Texas Sapphires As He Wanders 26F myspace  
> Tift Merritt See You On the Moon Fantasy myspace  
> Tim Barry 28th & Stonewall Suburban Home myspace  
> Tim O’Brien Chicken & Egg Howdy Skies myspace  
> Tom Russell Cowboy'd All to Hell self-released myspace  
> Trampled by Turtles Palomino Banjodad/Thirty Tigers myspace  
> Various Artists Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine Oh Boy myspace  
> Various Artists Crazy Heart (soundtrack) New West facebook  
> Various Artists Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein Sugar Hill myspace  
> Watson Twins Talking To You, Talking To Me Vanguard myspace  
> Will Kimbrough Wings Daphne myspace  
> Willie Nelson Country Music Rounder myspace  
> Yarn Come On In United For Opportunity myspace  
> Yukon Blonde Yukon Blonde Bumstead myspace  
> Zeus Say Us Arts & Crafts myspace  

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Upcoming Releases

Here are some recordings to watch for in 2010 (sorted by anticipated release date).
Corrections and additions are appreciated.

Release Date Artist(s) Title Label More
> 2010-08-24 Dale Watson Carrying On Ei myspace
> 2010-08-24 Joe Diffie Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album Rounder myspace
> 2010-08-24 Jon Langford & Skull Orchard Old Devils The Blacks myspace
> 2010-08-24 Marty Stuart Ghost Train (The Studio B Sessions) Sugar Hill myspace
> 2010-08-31 Bobby Bare Jr. A Storm, A Tree, My Mother’s Head Banjodad/Thirty Tigers myspace
> 2010-08-31 Carl Broemel (of MMJ) All Birds Say Available ATO myspace
> 2010-08-31 The John Henrys White Linen Linus myspace
> 2010-09-07 Ryan Bingham Junky Star American/Lost Highway myspace
> 2010-09-07 Teddy Thompson Bella Verve Forecast myspace
> 2010-09-14 Jamey Johnson The Guitar Song Mercury myspace
> 2010-09-14 Justin Townes Earle Harlem River Blues The Blacks myspace
> 2010-09-14 The Moondoggies Tidelands Hardly Art myspace
> 2010-09-14 Robert Plant Band of Joy Rounder myspace
> 2010-09-14 The SteelDrivers Reckless Rounder myspace
> 2010-09-28 Raul Malo Sinners & Saints Fantasy myspace
> 2010-09-?? Centro-matic Eyas (EP) self-released myspace
> 2010-??-?? Brennen Leigh The Box self-released myspace
> 2010-??-?? D. Trevlon I'll Take My Chances TBA myspace

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