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My favorites so far:

Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

Sun Kil Moon - Benji

The War on Drugs - Lost in a Dream

Future Islands - Singles

I need to check out English Oceans.

Not a big show person, so small shows:

Mark Kozelek, 2012 Unitarian Church, Philly

New Multitudes (Jay Farrar, Jim James, etc) 2013 Philly

 

Sun Kil Moon - Benji

Mark has been my favorite contemporary artist ever since I first discovered Ghosts (and April around the same time).  AFP blew me away.  I pretty much enjoy whatever he does, and that mostly applies to this release as well.  Fav tracks are Ben's My Friend, Richard Ramirez, Carissa, and I Watched The Film.  Still, I will always be partial to AFP and songs like Young Love and Black Kite, as well as the live album releases.

Red House Painters -  Down Colorful Hill

Before the days of easy downloads, I started to collect all of Bowie's early studio discs from one of those disc-of-the-month subscriptions. I think I have everything up through Heroes. That's borderline hardcore, right?

I could make a long list for this thread:

 

Green Day

Phil Collins

The Guess Who

Badfinger

April Wine

Wilson Pickett

Emilie Mover

Stevie Wonder

Eurythmics

Feist

Patsy Cline

Hot Tuna

Big Star

Jay Farrar

REM

The Walkmen

They Might Be Giants

Oasis

Television

The Band

 

Seriously, my list of artists who I like a lot of would be much shorter.

 

Surely you like more than 1-2 songs from Jay Farrar...

Suicide Demo for Kara Walker -  Destroyer

Any song off of Admiral Fell Promises - Sun Kil Moon

lol, dad rock forum

As a devoted Koz fan, I have been listening to this a lot as well.

For me, "Tavoris Cloud" and "Katowice or Cologne" are also standout tracks.

Ryan Adams' guitar at one point was the Buck Owens look-a-like model... so I think that fact along with what others said above means that he is probably referring to the new stuff.

Love JTE but he must have not heard Daniel Romano before...He is making country music.

Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle - Perils from the Sea

Mark Kozelek and Desertshore - S/T

Heirlooms of August - Down at the Five-Star

Daniel Romano - Come Cry With Me

Son Volt - Honky Tonk

Pure Bathing Culture -  Moon Tides

One of my favorites. RIP

Mark Kozelek

Jay Farrar

Jeff Tweedy

Sam Beam

Jason Molina

Townes Van Zandt

Daniel Romano

Mike Cooley/Patterson Hood

Mark Kozelek

Ira Kaplan

Alan Sparhawk

Sam Beam

How very sad, condolences to his family.

Wow, that is waaaaaay too country for my taste. Maybe it was a mistake on my part to pause Muddy Waters' One More Mile to give it a listen, but I couldn't make it past the 2-minute mark.

I really think I've gotten to the point where I can only tolerate Jay when he's at least trying to rock out.

Is there even such a thing as "way too country?"

seems like this is a jay solo record.  band really wasn't in the studio.  too bad.  jay needs a band.  i really liked ACD.  Jay has kind of lost the gruff in his voice and tends to sing off key these days.  that being said, he can still write a good song.  definitely want to hear this.  goofy title though.

how is this a jay solo record when mark spencer, gary hunt, and dave bryson were all in the studio?

how is the title goofy? To me, it seems pretty clear what kind of record jay wanted to make.

Ooh! Didn't know that it was out yet.

Terrible album cover (seems intentionally so), but after his last album I am willing to forgive such aesthetic misfires. 

What! As soon as I saw the album cover, I knew the album was going to be great, which it definitely is.

I am loving this album as well. My favorites are "Middle Child," "Two Pillow Sleeper," and "He Let Her Memory Go (Wild)."

Loving this.

Daniel Romano - Come Cry With Me

Son Volt - Honky Tonk

Sun Kil Moon and The Album Leaf - Perils from the Sea