The Gobblers Knob

   As I hinted at yesterday, I really struggled with my Top 25 for 2009. I initially welcomed the challenge of contributing lists to both Twangville and The Bird List, but I was never comfortable with leaving out as many good discs as I did. Well, guess what? I’m not a proper journalist with strict [...]

Many great artists produce music that is inspiring without being technically gifted vocalists. Kris Kristofferson and Ryan Bingham have produced two of the year’s best albums while displaying vocals that few would term “smooth”. The largely acoustic solo debut from Curtis Harvey (Myspace), Box of Stones (FatCat), successfully showcsaes the same ability to move the listener by creating a compelling [...]