Top Picks for 2010

Some of these might have actually been officially released before 2010 but these are the ones I listened to the most. All are available at the Silver Moon aStore.

BEN FOLDS & NICK HORNBY - Lonely Avenue

CROWDED HOUSE - Intriguer

HAMMOCK - Chasing After Shadows

THE HOLD STEADY - Heaven Is Whenever

JEN OLIVE - Warm Robot

LAST DAYS - Safety Of The North

LAURA VEIRS - July Flame

LYLE WORKMAN - Harmonic Crusader

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - The Life of the World to Come

PETER MULVEY - Letters From a Flying Machine

SETH SWIRSKY - Watercolor Day

SPOOKEY RUBEN - Mechanical Royalty

TOM PETTY - Mojo

THE WEEPIES - Be My Thrill

WILLIAM BRITTELLE - Television Landscape

Peter Mulvey - Notes From Elsewhere

Hearing a live Pete Mulvey set on XM's The Loft was enough to catch my fancy. The singer-songwriter sounded smart and engaging so I downloaded his new Notes From Elsewhere from Emusic the other day.

Now this is great stuff! Just acoustic guitar and strong voice but soon enough you'll be providing your own percussion with either a rhythmic knee-slap or a tappin' toe. Intelligent, catchy, and the guy plays some wicked guitar. Highly recommended!