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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - direwolf74 - 02-21-2017

Another excellent album. Picks up right where his 2014 self-titled record left off, touching on all of his various styles: Americana/country, acoustic singer-songwriter fare, and hooky arena rock with echoey, 80s-style guitars and big catchy choruses. The song "Shiver and Shake" is an obvious nod to Born in the USA-era Springsteen. It's a throwback sound that doesn't fit in at all with today's musical climate, and I love that.

Adams is so prolific that I usually find this stuff to be hit and miss. But he's really knocked it out of the park with his two most recent albums. (I even enjoyed his Taylor Swift covers album). Maybe it's because he's spending more time on them now and not rushing them out like he has in the past. Whatever it is, it's working.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - thebends - 02-21-2017

daylight Wrote:

My favourite of this new year so far. Here are a couple tracks.

Looking forward to new Austra later this month as well.

I hear a lot of Interpol in these tracks. Nurse video kinda creepy and intense. Thanks for the links.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - sean.bonner - 03-04-2017

East Coast Blues

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - direwolf74 - 03-11-2017

The 3rd solo album from Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin just came out today, and it's awesome. Once again it's a full on country-rock/folk album. He's explored these genres before, but after only a few spins I'd say this is his best one yet. I love that he always seems to pick interesting musicians to collaborate with. On his last solo album, the underrated "Cold As the Clay", he used the Weakerthans as his backing band. On this one he enlisted the guys from Social Distortion. Great album!

Cool article on the making of the album here, for anyone who is interested:

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - sean.bonner - 03-12-2017

Been listening to this all weekend:



Definitely more electronic production than prior Shins, but well worth the wait! Sick jams! Been tappin' my toes all weekend.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - direwolf74 - 03-13-2017

New Jason Isbell album "The Nashville Sound" coming out June 16th.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - sherpahigh - 03-16-2017

Pretty great news on that Isbell album. Sounds like it'll be more of a rocker than the last couple solo ones. Looking forward to it for sure.

Northern Passages is killer, as is Bill & Joel Plaskett's new one, Solidarity.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - sean.bonner - 03-20-2017

Has anybody else been having some Hot Thoughts this past weekend?!?!

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - lewismac91 - 03-21-2017

Loving spoon's hot thoughts. Do I have to talk you into it and tear it down are incredible. Great rock record.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - edgoffin - 03-21-2017

Yeah, the new Spoon is amazing -- especially the first four tracks. A band that keeps evolving in a very subtle way.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - thebends - 03-23-2017

sean.bonner Wrote:Been listening to this all weekend:



Definitely more electronic production than prior Shins, but well worth the wait! Sick jams! Been tappin' my toes all weekend.

Picked this up last weekend - splendid offering!

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - Daredevil71 - 04-05-2017

Spoon- HOt Thoughts
Craig Finn-We all want the same things
Notes of Blue- Son Volt

Great stuff.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - sean.bonner - 05-05-2017

My guiltiest pleasure of 2017 so far...



This is not a recommendation.

It's awful.

I love it.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - emperor penguin - 05-09-2017

Wooden Sky - Swimming in Strange Waters

This is my early front runner for album of the year. Deadhorse Creek is an incredible song. Kind of a departure for these guys, as it's a little heavier than their earlier material. Some of it has a real My Morning Jacket feel to it.

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Re: 2017 Ass Kickers! - potsie - 06-16-2017

We are nearing the halfway point of 2017 so I thought I'd do a top 5 of the year so far. However, I had a hard time eliminating one album from my list so these are my top 6 of 2017:

1. Jason Isbell- The Nashville Sound
2. Spoon - Hot Thoughts
3. Dead Man Winter - Furnace
4. Strand of Oaks - Hard Love
5. Ryan Adams - Prisoner B-Sides Album
6. Sadies - Northern Passage

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