Posts tagged "Hayes Carll"
bLISTerd Presents: Tom's Top 11 Albums of 2011

bLISTerd Presents: Tom’s Top 11 Albums of 2011

My favorites jumped around a lot this year but the two at the top– despite one’s “newness”– are easily ahead of the rest.  2011 wasn’t the best year ever for music, but it produced a small number of records that I really like. *1. Foo Fighters, Wasting Light I called this my record of the year halfway through 2011.  “If there is a better second half of the year release I’ll console myself with that hypothetically brain-punchingly excellent album.”  Bands get sharper […]

bLISTerd Extra: The Top 10 (11?) Albums of 2011 (So Far)…Tom’s Turn

1) Foo Fighters –Wasting Light Record of the year.  If there is a better second half of the year release I’ll console myself with that hypothetically brain-punchingly excellent album.  Bands get sharper over time; few have hit the running peak of passion and musicianship the Foos are on right now. 2) Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO  Never heard of him.Saw two Carllsongs on my way out of another show.  Bought the album out of left field.  Alt-country, straight-up country, straight-up […]