My current sonic diet includes:
The White Stripes Get Behind Me
Shelby Lynne Suit Yourself
Robert Cray Twenty
Dwight Yoakam Blame the Vain [video for “Intentional Heartache”]
Tommy Guerrero & Gadget and The Jazz Cannon The “You’ll Never Take Us Alive” Battle (EP)
Frank Black Honeycomb
Thievery Corporation The Cosmic Game
Jim White Presents Music from Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus and Drill A Hole in that Substrate and Tell Me What You See [Check out the video for “If Jesus Drove a Motorhome”]
A3 Last Train to Mashville, Vol. 2 [Check out the video for A3’s single “Hello I’m Johnny Cash”]
Vic Chesnutt Ghetto Bells
M.I.A. Arular
Beck Guero
The Beatles Past Masters, Volumes 1 & 2
Everything by Tommy Guerrero and Guided By Voices
Bad Reilgion, The Empire Strikes First
Coldplay X & Y [Sorry about that, the album is so pleasantly bland I can’t stop listening; no links provided to resist Chris Martin’s efforts to become ruler of the world.]
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All “Christians” should be required to watch Jim White’s video “If Jesus Drove a Motorhome.” White has a handle on Christianity that is sorely lacking among the hordes of American devotees who confuse the basic tenets of their religion for nationalism and hate. The select caring of the religious right that is practice is a hypocrisy that White illustrates in a humourous, but pointed way. Do you think this little tune will ever make it into the hymnals? Or at least, one of those guitar strumming hip-for-the-youth services? Even I would drop a coin in the collection plate of such a church.
I love Jim White, but I’m stuck on M. Ward–so sad and melancholy a story teller.
Here are a few more tempting morsels to add to your “sonic diet”
“Fair and Square” – John Prine. A must for John Prine fans. His first album, in a decade and he is in rare form!
“Everything’s Ok” – Al Green. Reverend Al has done it again with some serious R&B as only he can! This is better than his 2003 “I Can’t Stop.”
“Suite Unseen: Summoner of the Ghost” – Babatunde Lea. Afirican tinged jazz by a very underrated, excellent jazz drummer.
“Devils and Dust” – Bruce Springstein. A raw, powerful collection of songs from the soul. The DVD side of the CD is worth checking out.
“Someting to Be” – Rob Thomas. A great debut solo album. This guy can write some great altrnative pop songs.
“Mighty Rearranger” – Robert Plant. A stunning album that mixes African, Middle Eastern influences with rock.
One of the more creative albums I’ve heard in years. [Best if heard while in an altered state] Saw him do an incredible live concert in Oakland, CA