Sunday 23 December 2012

The Jacket's Festive Americana Jukebox



  • The Handsome FamilySo Much Wine’ taken from the 2000 Carrot Top album ‘In the Air
  • Sufjan StevensJustice Delivers Its Death’ taken from the 2012 Asthmatic Kitty box-set ‘Silver & Gold
  • LowJust Like Christmas’ taken from the 1999 Kranky album ‘Christmas
  • Geva AlonI See The Love’ 2B Vibes Music single release
  • Robert Earl KeenMerry Christmas From The Family’ taken from the 2004 New West Records album ‘Live from Austin TX
  • Hayes CarllGrateful For Christmas’ taken from the 2011 Lost Highway Records album ‘KMAG YOYO
  • Tom WaitsChristmas Card Form A Hooker In Minneapolis’ taken from the 1978 Asylum album ‘Blue Valentine
  • Buck OwensSanta Looked A Lot Like Daddy’ taken from Aquarium Drunkard’s ‘Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree – A Vintage Holiday Mixtape’
  • Brenda LeeI’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus’ taken from Aquarium Drunkard’s ‘Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree – A Vintage Holiday Mixtape’
  • Hank ThompsonI’d Like To Have an Elephant For Christmas’ taken from Aquarium Drunkard’s ‘Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree – A Vintage Holiday Mixtape’
  • Loretta LynTo Heck With Santa Claus’ taken from Aquarium Drunkard’s ‘Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree – A Vintage Holiday Mixtape’
  • The Handsome FamilyStupid Bells’ taken from the 2002 Handsome Family Music album ‘Smothered and Covered
  • Mary Chapin CarpenterBells are Ringing’ taken from the 2008 Zoe album ‘Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas
  • John PrineSilver Bells’ taken from the 1993 Oh Boy album ‘A John Prine Christmas
  • Emmylou HarrisSilent Night’ taken from the 1979 Warner Brother / Rhino album ‘Songs From The Stable
  • Bruce SpringsteenSanta Claus is Coming to Town’ 1985 Columbia records single release.

Saturday 15 December 2012

The Jacket's Americana Jukebox - Show #28



  • Lindi OrtegaCigarettes and Truckstops’ taken from the 2012 Last Gang Records album ‘Cigarettes and Truckstops

  • Anais MitchellYoung Man In America’ taken from the 2012 Wilderland Records album ‘Young Man In America

  • Gilmore and RobertsThe Innocent Left’ taken from the 2012 Navigator Records album ‘The Innocent Left

  • Phantom LimbHigh and Dry’ taken from the 2012 Naim Edge album ‘The Pines

  • Rob BairdI Can’t Get Over You’ taken from the 2012 Carnival Recording Company album ‘I Swear It’s The Truth

  • Quiet LonerWe Will Not Forget’ taken from the 2012 Little Red Rabbit Records album ‘Greedy Magicians


  • Fred EaglesmithTrucker Speed’ taken from the 2012 Bluewater Music album ‘6 Volts

  • Pete GowChild Bride' taken from the 2012 Clubhouse Records album ‘The Nebraska Sessions – A Tribute

  • Sons of BillTurn It Up’ taken from the 2012 Blue Rose Records album ‘Sirens

This is my 'best of' list for 2012.  It was a real struggle to get down to just ten albums and if I had picked it a week earlier or a week later it would undoubtedly been different.  

The tribute to Guy Clark 'This Ones For Him' lost out to the Nebraska Sessions as I only wanted one various artists album on my list.  John Fullbright got in on one draft in place of Rob Baird but narrowly missed the final cut.  Morgan O'Kane occupies similar territory to Morrison and West but the sheer joy of 'Our Lady of The Tall Trees' meant that my Ol Timey / Bluegrassy slot when to them.

It pained me to leave out 'Hello Cruel World' by Gretchen Peters, 'Waiting For The Operator' by Mad Staring Eyes' and 'Live At Blue Rock' by MAry Gauthier.  If I had started listening to 'Babel' a bit earlier then Mumford and Sons may have made the cut and I completely missed that Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit had a live album out as I have immersed myself in 'Here We Rest' not realising that it was released last year.

But a top ten must, by definition, contain only ten albums and I am happy with my choices.  To see what the other Americana UK writers picked and for the combined top ten click here.

Thursday 13 December 2012

The Jacket's Americana Jukebox - Show #27



  • Alabama ShakesHold Ontaken from the 2012 Rough Trade album ‘Boys and Girls'

  • FelsenTemporary Diamonds on Displaytaken from the 2012 independent album ‘Breaking Up With Loneliness

  • Old Tire SwingersWhat You Givetaken from the 2012 independent album ‘Old Tire Swingers

  • Southbound Attic BandI Crossed A Linetaken from the 2012 independent album ‘Living the Dream

  • The Avett BrothersThe Once and Future Carpenter' taken from the 2012 Universal Republic album ‘Carpenter

  • Bonnie RaittRight Down The Linetaken from the 2012 Redwing Records album ‘Slip Stream

  • Mumford and SonsI Will Waittaken from the 2012 Island album ‘Babel

  • John FullbrightMovingtaken from the 2012 Blue Dirt Records album ‘From The Ground Up

  • The LumineersStubborn Lovetaken from the 2012 Dualtone Records album ‘The Lumineers

  • Vince GillRandall Knifetaken from the 2011 Icehouse Music album ‘This One’s for Him: A Tribute To Guy Clark

  • Levon HelmTennessee Jedtaken from the 2009 Dirt Farmer/Vanguard album ‘Electric Dirt

Levon HelmThe Weighttaken from the 2011 Vanguard Records album ‘Ramble at the Ryman’ 

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Saturday 1 December 2012

The Jacket's Americana Jukebox - Show #26

  • Ryan Bingham "Heart of Rhythm" taken from the 2012 Axster Bingham Records album “Tomorrowland
  • Aidan Knight "Singer-Songwriter" taken from the 2012 Outside album “Small Reveal
  • Lisa Marie Presley "Storm and Grace" taken from the 2012 Universal album “Storm and Grace
  • Lucero "On My Way Down Town" taken from the 2012 Loose Music album “Women and Work
  • Lowlands "Keep on Flowing" taken from the 2012 Gypsy Child album “Beyond
  • Reckless Kelly "Hatax" taken from the 1998 Cold Spring album “Millican
  • Charlie Robison "Down Again" taken from the 2009 Dualtone Records album “Beautiful Day
  • Rob Baird "Dreams and Gasoline" taken from the 2012 Carnival Recording Company album “I Swear It’s The Truth