THURSDAY MORNING MIX
October 8, 2009
Scott Foley

With a good five inches of snow blanketing the grounds of the Greater Longmont Metro Area, the musical mind wanders towards the holidays. Specifically, Tuesday the 13th marks the effective beginning of the spate of Christmas albums for 2009. Of course, Bob Dylan's Christmas in the Heart has received a good amount of attention since its arrival was heralded. Tuesday also marks the release of Jerry Christmas (Jerry Douglas) and Comfort and Joy from John Cowan.

My heart is warmed to see the reissue of Bruce Cockburn's terrific Christmas album (it's called Christmas), altho that enthusiasm is tempered somewhat by the news that Tori Amos and REO Speedwagon are also throwing their Santa hats into the ring. More news on holiday releases as soon as we get a few weeks further away from summer. But honest, there's half a foot of snow on my lawn (which I was making plans to mow just yesterday afternoon, alas). For today's Episode, you'll have to settle for debuts from Greg Trooper (an album with its inception way back in 1995), Lyle Lovett, Exene Cervenka (a kindler, gentler Exene) and more. Meaning more from Lee Barber's understated but excellent Thief and Rescue.

Josh Small	Say Hello	Tall	2007		Suburban Home
Shelby Lynne	Don't Think Twice It's Alright	The Village	2009	10/08/2009	429 Records
Amy Farris	Undecided	Anyway	2004		Yep Roc Records
Greg Trooper	Stronger All the Time	Williamsburg Affair	2009	10/08/2009	52 Shakes
Rickie Lee Jones	Remember Me	Balm in Gilead	2009	10/08/2009	Fantasy
Yayhoos	Roam	Put the Hammer Down	2006		Lakeside Lounge
Works Progress Administration	Always Have My Love	WPA	2009	09/03/2009	WPA
Rosanne Cash	Satisfied Mind	The List	2009	08/27/2009	Manhattan
Tom Russell	Mississippi River Runnin' Backwards	Blood and Candle Smoke	2009	08/20/2009	Shout Factory
James McMurtry	Hurrican Party (live)	Live In Europe	2009	10/08/2009	Lightning Rod
100 Damned Guns	Broken Bottle Blues	Musica de Tormento	2009	10/08/2009	TXMF
Felice Brothers	Penn Station	Yonder Is the Clock	2009	04/16/2009	Team Love
Reckless Kelly	Wild Western Windblown Band (live)	Live at Stubb's	2000		Reckless Records
Lyle Lovett	Natural Forces	Natural Forces	2009	10/08/2009	Lost Highway
Gillian Welch	Paper Wings	Revival	1999		Almo
Langhorne Slim	Back to the Wild	Be Set Free	2009	09/17/2009	Kemado
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers	The Bear	The Bear	2009	10/08/2009	Vanguard
Monsters of Folk	Right Place	Monsters of Folk	2009	07/30/2009	Shangri-La
Brandi Carlile	Dying Day	Give Up the Ghost	2009	10/08/2009	Columbia
Rosie Flores	West Texas Plains	After the Farm	1992		Hightone
Chuck Ragan	Rotterdam	Gold Country	2009	09/03/2009	Side One Dummy
Exene Cervenka	Walk Me Across the Night	Somewhere Gone	2009	10/08/2009	Bloodshot
Danny Barnes	Broken Clock	Pizza Box	2009	09/24/2009	ATO
Matt the Electrician	Got Your Back	Animal Boy	2009	09/17/2009	self
Avett Brothers	Laundry Room	I and Love and You	2009	06/25/2009	American
Dayna Kurtz	It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)	For the Love of Hazel	2009	09/03/2009	Kismet
North Mississsippi Allstars	It's Backfirin' Now	Things About Comin' My Way: Tribute to the Mississippi Sheiks	2009	10/08/2009	Black Hen
Lee Barber	Broken Cup	Thief and Rescue	2009	10/01/2009	Lee Barber

~ Scott