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UMR’s 40 Favorite New Recordings of 2011
Pokey La Farge & The South City Three – Middle of Everywhere
Pharis & Jason Romero – A Passing Glimpse
Chris Thile & Michael Daves – Sleep with One Eye Open
Richard Buckner – Our Blood
The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh
The Black Swans – Don’t Blame The Stars
Frank Fairfield – Out in the Open West
Lucinda Williams – Blessed
Drive-By Truckers – Go-Go Boots
Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band – American Legacies
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Here We Rest
Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harvest
Daniel Martin Moore – In the Cool of the Day
Maggie Björklund – Coming Home
Sarah Jarosz – Follow Me Down
Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get out of This World Alive
William Elliott Whitmore – Field Songs
Sean Rowe – Magic
The Del McCoury Band – Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe
Bill Callahan – Apocalypse
Ralph Stanley – A Mother’s Prayer
Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers – Rare Bird Alert
Dawes – Nothing Is Wrong
Tom Waits – Bad as Me
Middle Brother – Middle Brother
Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
Noam Pikelny – Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail
Levon Helm – Ramble at The Ryman
Bonnie ‚Prince‘ Billy – Wolfroy Goes to Town
Dex RomweberDuo – Is That You in the Blue?
Neil Young – A Treasure
Joe Henry – Reverie
Glenn Jones – The Wanting
Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Wronglers – Heirloom Music
Foghorn Trio – Sud de La Louisiane
Brown Bird – Salt for Salt
Abigail Washburn – City of Refuge
O’Death – Outside
Luke Roberts – Big Bells and Dime Songs
Maiden Radio – Lullabies
UMR’s 10 Favorite Reissues & Archival Releases of 2011
I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces
O Brother Where Art Thou? – 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Louvin Brothers – Satan Is Real / Handpicked Favorites 1955-62
Never a Pal like Mother
John Prine – The Singing Mailman Delivers
John Fahey – Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You Box Set
Robert Johnson – The Centennial Collection
Jayhawks – Tomorrow The Green Grass Legacy Edition
Hank Williams – The Legend Begins: Rare & Unreleased Recordings
Michael Chapman – Trainsong: Guitar Compositions 1967-2010
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