30.12.20

2020 Top 20


#AmericanaAlbumOfTheYear


Meine Lieblingsalben des Jahres 2020 

My favorite albums of 2020



1.

Christy Lynn Band: Sweetheart of the Radio

(self-released, Asheville, North Carolina)




2. 

Ashley Ray: Pauline

(self-released, Nashville, Tennessee)





3. 

Kassi Valazza: Dear Dead Days

(self-released, Portland, Oregon)





4. 

Emily Duff: Born on the Ground

(self-released, New York City, New York)





5. 

Erin Sliney: Truckee to Kentucky

(self-released, Paris, Kentucky)




6. 

Brennen Leigh: Prairie Love Letter

(self-released, Nashville, Tennessee)




7. 

S. G. Goodman: Old Time Feeling

(Verve Forecast/UMG, New York City, New York) 




8. 

Jaime Wyatt: Neon Cross

(New West Records, Nashville, Tennessee)




9. 

Emma Swift: Blonde on the Tracks

(self-released, Nashville, Tennessee)




10. 

Waxahatchee: Saint Cloud

(Merge Records, Durham, North Carolina)




11. 

Robyn Ludwick: Lake Charles

(self-released, Wimberley, Texas)




12. 

Katie Pruitt: Expectations

(Rounder Records/Concord, Nashville, Tennessee)




13. 

Buffalo Gals Band: Where the Heat Want’s to Go

(self-released, Eureka Springs, Arkansas)




14. 

Courtney Marie Andrews: Old Flowers

(Fat Possum Records, Oxford, Mississippi)




15. 

Malin Pettersen: Wildhorse

(Die With Your Boots On Records, Oslo, Norway)




16. 

Heather Anne Lomax: All This Time

(self-released, Los Angeles, California)




17. 

Juliet McConkey: Disappearing Girl

(self-released, Austin, Texas)




18. 

Tessy Lou Williams

(self-released, Austin, Texas)




19. 

Becky Warren: The Sick Season

(self-released, Nashville, Tennessee)




20. 

Rachel Brooke: The Loneliness in Me

(Mal Records [self], Lovells, Michigan 





Das in vielerlei Hinsicht schwierige Jahr brachte viel tolle Musik. Vor allem von Frauen. Ich berücksichtigte darum für diese Liste für einmal nur Frauen.

The year, difficult in many ways, brought a lot of great music. Especially from female artists. Therefore, for once I considered only women for this list.



Es gab aber auch ein paar Alben von Männern, die ich wärmstens empfehle (alphabetische Reihenfolge):

But there were also a few albums by men that I highly recommend (alphabetical order):


Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways

Chris Stapleton: Starting Over

Dan Penn: Living on Mercy

James Ellis and the Jealous Guys: Country Lion

John Moreland: LP5

Joshua Ray Walker: Glad You Made It

Kenny Roby: The Reservoir

Otis Gibbs: Hoosier National

Terry Allen: Just Like Moby Dick

Western Centuries: Call the Captain

Zephania OHora: Listening to the Music


Und noch mehr starke Frauenstimmen, die in den Top 20 nicht mehr Platz fanden (alphabetische Reihenfolge):

And even more strong female voices that didn't find a place in the top 20 (alphabetical order):


Amber Digby: Heroes, Mentors and Friends – The Legend Project

H.C. McEntire: Eno Axis

Kristen Englenz: Ingénue

Lilly Hiatt: Walking Proof

Miss Tess: The Moon Is An Ashtray

Samantha Crain: A Small Death

Secret Emchy Society: The Casher

Spanking Charlene: Find Me Out

Tami Neilson: Chicka Boom!

The Secret Sisters: Saturn Return

Veranda: Yodel Bleu

Whitney Rose: We Still Do Rodeos




1.1.20

2019 Top 20




#AmericanaAlbumOfTheYear

Meine Lieblingsalben des Jahres 2019 / My favorite albums of 2019


1.

North Mississippi Allstars: Up and Rolling
(New West Records, Nashville, TN)



2.

Matt Patershuk: If Wishes Were Horses
(Black Hen Music, Vancouver, BC, Canada)



3.

Allison Moorer: Blood
(Autotelic Records/Thirty Tigers, Nashville, TN)



4.

Karen & the Sorrows: Guaranteed Broken Heart
(Ocean Born Mary Music, Brooklyn, New York)



5.

Colin Linden & Luther Dickinson with the Tennessee Valentines: Amour
(Stony Plain Records, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)



6.

Eilen Jewell: Gypsy
(Signature Sounds Recordings, Northampton, MA)



7.

Tom Russell: October in the Railroad Earth
(Frontera/Proper Records, Dartford, Kent, UK)



8.

Madeline Leman & The Desert Swells: Nobody’s Fool
(self-released, Melbourne, Australia)



9.

Pinto Bennett: The Last Saturday Night
(Mess Around Records, Garden City, ID)



10.

Amy McCarley: MECO
(Meco/self-released, Huntsville, AL)



11.

Luther Dickinson and Sisters of the Strawberry Moon: Solstice
(New West Records, Nashville, TN)



12.

Heather Valley: Desert Message
(self-released, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)



13.

Amy LaVere: Painting Blue
(Nine Mile Records, Austin, TX)



14.

Dori Freeman: Every Single Star
(Blue Hens Music, Galax VA)



15.

Ward Hayden & The Outliers: Can’t Judge a Book
(self-released, Boston, MA)



16.

Esther Rose: You Made It This Far
(Father/Daughter Records, San Francisco, CA)



17.

Leo Rondeau: Right on Time
(self-released, Nashville, TN)



18.

Kim Lenz: Slowly Speeding
(Blue Star Record Co., Los Angeles, CA)



19.

The Minks: Light & Sweet
(Cafe Rooster Records, Nashville, TN)



20.

Corb Lund: Cover Your Tracks
(New West Records, Nashville, TN)




Ausserdem empfohlen (alphabetisch) / Also recommended (alphabetical):

Alice Wallace: Into the Blue
Angie McMahon: Salt
Caroline Spence: Mint Condition
Chris Knight: Almost Daylight
Dalton Domino: Songs from the Exile
Darrin Bradbury: Talking Dogs & Atom Bombs
Erin Enderlin: Faulkner County
Jake Xerxes Fussell: Out of Sight
Joseph Huber: Moondog
Kelly Hunt: Even the Sparrow
Kelsey Waldon: White Noise/White Lines
Lula Wiles: What Will We Do
Michaela Anne: Desert Dove
Monica Rizzio: Sunshine Is Free
Motel Mirrors: Gotta Lotta Rhythm
Rodney Crowell: Texas
Stephen Fearing: The Unconquerable Past
T’Monde: Lights in the Harbour
Terry Klein: Tex
Warren Storm: Taking the World, by Storm