THURSDAY MORNING MIX
February 18, 2010
Scott Foley

Is alt.country experiencing a revival? Well, this Episode of TMM certianly went heavy. Between Have Gun Will Travel, Slimfit and the stellar new Kasey Anderson, I'm certain several folks in No.Colorado got an extra shot with their morning coffee. Not to mention the Deadstring Brothers' strongest effort to date, and the return of Chip Robinson, former singer for the seminal alt.country trailblazers Backsliders.

Excellence was also demonstrated by Tim Barry, whose "Bozeman" might be Barry's first really good tune sans expletives, and Amy Cook, whose Let the Light In album keeps landing in my Box of Awesome.

* Adam Carroll, "Home Again" Live at Flipnotics (Self, 09)
* Star Anna, "Hawks" The Only Thing That Matters (Self, 09)
* Robbie Fulks, "I'd Be Lonesome" Country Love Songs (Bloodshot, 98)
* Preservation Hall Jazz Band w/Jason Isbell, "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" Preservation (Self, 10)
* Watson Twins, "Savin' You" Talking To You Talking To Me (Vanguard, 10)
* Have Gun Will Travel, "Wolf In Shepherd's Clothes" Postcards From the Friendly City (Self, 10)
* Ryan Adams, "Goodnight Rose" Easy Tiger (Lost Hwy, 07)
* Great American Taxi, "Reckless Habits" Reckless Habits (Self, 09)
* Amy Cook, "Let's Go Down To the River" Let the Light In (Self, 10)
* Band of Heathens, "Shine a Light" One Foot In the Ether (Self, 09)
* Texas Tornados, "Girl Going Nowhere" Esta Bueno (Bismeaux, 10)
* Deep Dark Woods, "Bakersfield" Deep Dark Woods (Self, 06)
* Reckless Kelly, "Pure Quill" Somewhere In Time (Yep Roc, 10)
* Elliot Randall, "Red Velvet Curtains" Caffeine & Gasoline (Self, 09)
* Sera Cahoone, "Couch Song" Sera Cahoone (Self, 06)
* Deadstring Brothers, "Adalee" Sao Paulo (Bloodshot, 10)
* Tim Barry, "Bozeman" 28th & Stonewall (Suburban Home, 10)
* Rosanne Cash w/Neko Case, "Satisfied Mind" The List (Manhattan, 09)
* Chip Robinson, "Mylow" Mylow (Red River, 10)
* Kasey Anderson, "Sooner / Later" Nowhere Nights (Red River, 09)
* South Austin Jug Band, "Jack Ass" Strange Imitation (Self, 08)
* Slimfit, "Whisperin' Wind" The Path (Self, 10)
* David Hidalgo & Louie Perez, "When Love Fails" The Long Goodbye (Gonzolandia, 10)
* Kara Suzanne, "Eyes Wide" Parlor Walls (Sublimity, 09)
* Ray Wylie Hubbard, "Down Home Country Blues" A Enlightenment ... (Bordello, 09)