A Beta-Alpha-Cal Glance At My Favorite 10 Albums From 2008

Two Mondays left in 2008. Two more albums to post.


When I saw The Felice Brothers at the Philly Folk Fest, they closed their set with the Townes Van Zandt song “Two Hands”. And it hit me like a derailed train: The Felice Brothers are Townes with an outstanding backup band where everyone sings.

Townes wrote some of the greatest songs of the 20th century. If The Felice Bros hang in there, they will probably write some of the greatest songs of the 21st.

Listen:
The Felice Brothers ∞ Frankie’s Gun

Bonus song:
Townes Van Zandt ∞ Two Hands

Obligatory recap:
Thao: We Brave Bee Stings and All
Ben Sollee: Learning To Bend
Jenny Scheinman: Jenny Scheinman
Old Crow Medicine Show: Tennessee Pusher
Noah And The Whale: Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
K.C. McKanzie: Hammer & Nails
KaiserCartel: March Forth
Melody Gardot: Worrisome Heart

More:
Best of 2008