The top albums of 2012 for the Wood, Wires & Whiskey section I edit at Exclaim! Magazine have been tabulated. Check out the list here, along with excellent encapsulations of each album: http://exclaim.ca/News/exclaims_best_albums_of_2012-folk_country
Here’s my personal Top 10 (along with some pretty cool videos):
Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls (ATO)
Gary Clark Jr. – Blak And Blu (Warner)
Jack White – Blunderbuss (Third Man/Sony)
Bill Fay – Life Is People (Dead Oceans)
Mark Lanegan – Blues Funeral (4AD)
Tame Impala – Lonerism (Universal)
Lee Fields & The Expressions – Faithful Man (Truth & Soul)
Lambchop – Mr. M (Merge)
Dr. John – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Meat And Bone (Universal)
Reblogged this on Notes From Just Past Normal and commented:
It’s not very often that someone else’s Top 10 list of anything so closely matches my own, but when his top 3 are Alabama Shakes, Gary Clark Jr, and Jack White how could the rest not be amazing. Love every song on this list.
Evidently we still share the same tastes. Drop me a line to discuss the fabled Black Coffee reunion!