Vampire Weekend
Death Cab For Cutie
Arctic Monkeys
Son Volt (how great was Uncle Tupelo?!)
Silversun Pickups
The Roots
Weezer
Phoenix
“Coach said no 3s.” - Zion on The Block
Bridging threads -- Jason Isbell and wife Amanda Shires covering Warren Zevon:
Or if you want Isbell more rock-n-roll and original:
Son Volt’s members now live in different cities, and a couple of years ago they met at my brother’s recording studio to rehearse before going on tour. My brother didn’t charge them, and at the end of the day Jay Farrar, who was generally a quiet guy, went to his van and came back with a circa 1950 lap steel guitar that he presented to my brother as a gift! Not only a good band, but good guys.
Brandi Carlile is my favorite thing going in current music...great voice, excellent songwriting, fantastic live performances. My wife and I have her at the top of our "do not miss" list when she comes through, and we've traveled on quite a few occasions to see her...hope to do so again ASAP.
Wilco is my other fave. Their albums are deep, recurrent listens, and their live performances are amazing to me.
I'm another voice in the Jason Isbell chorus...great shows and a lot of good tunes in the Americana vein that characterizes most of my favorite music.
Lastly, I really love the Old 97s...they're also Americana-ish, but with a crunchier punk edge. They are very active tourers and have been making music for like 25 years now. Lead Singer Rhett Miller has a lot of good solo material and performances as well.
"The King is Dea" by Decemberists is one of my favorite releases from the past 10 years.
The Dead South's Gunslinger's Glory came on my pandora today for the first time while I was doing some housework. Started damn toe tapping. Been going into other songs and really enjoying their stuff today. Gunslinger's would be a solid running song, too, for those inclined to such shenanigans. They're a Canadian folk-bluegrass ensemble but they have some gentle southern rock to them, too IMO...
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"That young man has an extra step on his ladder the rest of us just don't have."
As for me, the playlist starts with Shostakovich and Stravinsky.