#1040 Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle

Bill Callahan performs under the nom de plume Smog since 1990 and until 2007. Since 2007 he has recorded under his own name. In 2009 he recorded his second solo album Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle. I am not a fan of country music, which this album is listed as, but I don’t […]

#964 Calexico – Feast of Wire

Calexico‘s Feast of Wire is an album I have not heard much of until now. I know the band from their music with Iron & Wine. I just discovered they released another album together last year titled Years to Burn. I will have to give it a listen later. Anyway, this is Calexico’s fourth album. […]

#936 Gillian Welch – Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch is another artist that I have never heard of until today. I do not like country music. Time (The Revelator) is her third studio album. Overall, this album was atrocious for me. I could not handle her voice on some of the songs. I almost gave her a score of Joan Baez, but Welch […]

#933 Ryan Adams – Gold

Ryan Adams is back with his second album on the list and his second studio album in his career: Gold. As you may know I hate country music, but Adams is not really country. He is rock and alternative country. Some critics have classified him as Americana, which is a blend of different genres. My favourite […]

#905 Ryan Adams – Heartbreaker

“Ryan Adams“. “Oh you mean Bryan Adams.” I hear this every time I say the name Ryan Adams. I say, “Nope. Ryan Adams.” “Never heard of him,” they say. That is your problem. I must admit that Adams does not seem like an artist I would like. His genre is often classified as alternative country. […]

#553 The Mekons – Fear and Whiskey

The Mekons or Mekons, as it is sometimes written on their albums and Spotify, are an English band. Fear and Whiskey is their fourth album. The album is a mixture of country music and punk rock, making it the first alternative country album. This sounds like something I would love to hate. The songs that […]