Top Picks Of The Month
Album Of The Month -Wilco-Cruel Country-Having just watched a stream of Wilco performing this double album live there is no doubt that this is the release of the month. Extended listening and love of these tracks will continue over the weeks to come.
Simply, if you love Wilco and have been along for the ride, you will dig this. Spend some time with Tweedy and his words.
Willie Nelson-A Beautiful Time-Another fabulous record from the iconic Texan troubadour. Included are some of his own songs and covers of Leonard Cohen, Beatles, Chris Stapleton and Rodney Crowell. The remote production and recording are stylish and warm from beginning to end thanks to the excellent production by Buddy Cannon.
The Black Keys Dropout Boogie-Carney and Auerbach continue to rock and roll, a sweet follow-up to their last Mississippi Hill Country effort. Billy Gibbons drops  in to play some septuagenarian guitar.
Sam Shackleton-Causeway Recordings-Woody Guthrie arrives via a recording done in a flat in Scotland. This is Sam’s debut and well worth your time. Trust me.
Delbert McClinton-Outdated Emotion-Album # 27 for Delbert and and we get some Jimmy Reed, Little Richard, Hank Williams and of course some of his own compositions. After 26 albums, you know what you are going to get. Delbert has left the road, but the road has not left him.
Kevin Morby-This Is A Photograph-Yes, this is a photograph of his soul. Heading to Memphis soon myself, so this record will be along for the ride. Wilco just squeaked in at the top of this list. I need to spend a wee bit more time with this release, I hope you do as well.