Anbefalt americana:amalgan av klassiske amerikanske populærmusikk-sjangere som folk, country, gospel, rhythm & blues, rockabilly, bluegrass og slow motion rock'n'roll |
"Dette er albumet for gamle Stones-fans som har rustet fast i troen på at det ikke er noen andre som kan behandle rockens røtter med mål og mening...twangy surfgitar, Dan Penns soulfølelse og psykedelisk kjellerrock er andre elementer som gjør No Other Love til Chuck Prophets bredeste og flotteste album." [Mute]
"Lanois proves once again he not only creates great spaces for music, but he populates that space with honest, human substance. These songs work their way into the cracks of your subconscious..." [Paste Magazine]
"The rarest of contemporary soundtracks: good (old) music, coherently programmed, and masterfully performed...an exceptional album." [No Depression] ... Grammy Winner 2001: Album of the Year
"Burr has combined his influences to record eleven songs of shimmering majesty. At times one can hear a Wilco or Bright Eyes influence but Burr's songs are so much more than the sum of their influences...brilliant" 10/10 [Americana UK]
"All I Intended to Be is the work of a consummate artist who is still reaching out to new places even when she points to her creative history." [AMG]
"Welch and Rawlings are at the top of their form and continue to make the best Americana recordings without resorting to drenching their albums in guest stars, but by writing and performing heartfelt songs that speak with a clear and undeniable honesty." [AMG]
"Rabbit Songs, the debut from this New York Americana/lush pop outfit, is stunning...the lush, vibrant sounds of the strings painting a beautiful skyline for the back porch, down-home backdrop, the outcome a rustic, roots-y, and completely mesmerizing sound." [InMusicWeTrust]
Bring the Family was recorded in a legendary four days with some of rock's and blues' finest musicians: Ry Cooder on slide guitar, Nick Lowe on bass, and Jim Keltner on drums.
"Lizzie sin stemme kan være like autoritær som Alanis Morisette sin, den kan være var og jålete som Nanci Griffith sin, eller folky som Joni Mitchell. Med så sterke sanger som her, er hun oppe blant dem allerede." [Fædrelandsvennen]
"If you've yet to explore the brief but mut much-lauded career of Lone Justice, this chronologically arranged compilation is the place to start." [Mojo]
"On The Ride, Los Lobos veer back and forth between their two main modes: the East LA band's catholic mix of rock, soul, country and Latin music, and its more recent dalliances with experimental textures. Along the way they pick up guest spots from Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello, and Tom Waits." [Rolling Stone]
An eclectic collection of traditional American music (country, folk, blues, rock) with a decidedly modern feel. Americana reminiscent of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Tom Petty, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young...a fine collection which oozes lazy artistic brilliance that floors the listener.
The first of Heard's final trilogy of albums. His songwriting became as honest, seeking, truthful, and raw as it ever had been on these three final works. On Dry Bones, he revels in an earthy Americana that borders on twinges of country rock, complimenting the wry honesty of the lyrics. Powerful, emotional, truthful.
"Here, blues, soul, R&B, hard country, and early country-rockabilly - along with gorgeous four-part harmony - wend and wind around one another to create a tapestry so rich, so utterly full of honest emotion and joy, that it transcends the intended genre." [AMG]
"Prairie Wind sees Neil return to some basics and simplicity. He is joined by some old favourites Ben Keith, Spooner Oldham and Pegi Young...it's Neil doing what he does best, writing songs about his life, family, career and world around him." 9/10 [Americana UK]
"Norah Jones' debut is a calming delight, a delicate acoustic dance that pulls country, blues and jazz into a gorgeous, soft-edged rootsy singer-songwriter world...soothing and substantial." [Mojo]
"I sine musikalske saltasker har Bowden tidlig Dylan, countryrockeren Neil Young, gitarkompet til America, det skeive soundet til grupper som Calexico og Lambchop, Wilco, rørt sammen i en fengende, mildt krydret gryte...vakker melankoli fra amerikanske ørkenkilder." 5/6 [Dagbladet]
"Her møtes gode tekster, oppfinnsomme og lekne arrangementer og en strøken produksjon og miks i et levende, countryinfisert kabaret-pop-landskap. Svenskættede Karin Bergquists stemme er stemningsfull, dramatisk og myndig, ikke ulik Ane Bruns." 5/6 [Dagbladet]
"Pettis' latest sounds like the midnight set at Winterhawk, when all the big hats get up on stage and wheel through tunes in an exuberant mess of fantastic sound. A glance at the liner notes bears this out: Pettis' backup band includes Stuart Duncan, Tim O' Brien and Alison Brown." [Acoustic Guitar Magazine]
"Every track reinforces what we already knew, that Shindell is an intelligent, thoughtful and eloquent songwriter who stands head and shoulders above the pack. A significant release by an important artist." [Fish Records]
"What seems to be an unlikely pairing in the duo of former Led Zeppelin vocalist Plant and bluegrass superstar Alison Krauss is actually one of the most effortless-sounding pairings in modern pop music. The bridge seems to be producer T-Bone Burnett and the band assembled for this outing" [AMG]
"Retrospectives are rarely this good, this surprising, or just flat-out fun. It doesn't matter if you know any of the songs: good music is simply good music. Here's to a career that's been full of it." 9/10 [Pop Matters]
Tomorrow regnes av mange som Jayhawks beste album. På dette albumet hentet Jayhawks inn hjelp fra venner som Don Heffington, Benmont Tench og Victoria Williams, og serverer oss americana med 60-talls pop og vakker harmonisang i bunnen...et av de beste americana-album utgitt på 90-tallet.
"Producers Mark Heard and Peter Buck seem to be trying to get the biggest, most aggressive sound they can while using acoustic string instruments almost exclusively. VoL rip through the fast numbers with punk intensity, and perform the slower with an almost cinematic sweep...a folk-rock masterpiece." [AMG]