47. TYLER CHILDERS - PURGATORY (2017) Modern hillbilly getting high, drinking moonshine, growing a beard, trying to call his girl, but getting a shot instead. This was a breakthrough album for this artist who represents a modern kind of country; Americana - a very rich, strong flavor in the mouth kind. The new America:
53. HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER - HEART LIKE A LEVEE (2016)
Almost went to see this band at xmas in 2016 but went to Lisbon instead and dreamed of being in Leeds. I went to Hamburg to a christmas market with a disco-ball and snowdrops flying, polished off a few mugs of mulled wine and then flew to Portugal. Felt like true jetsetter, instead of a trendsetter or a bedwetter.
This album is pure Jimmy Fuller in its capacity for a beautiful blonde beard, Worked with that guy in a call-center in 2008 and this goes out as a tribute to you Jimbeam. You shaped my love of folk. That guy and the lean-ins on dates. The lunchtime pints. The gigs. The "yeah boy" - the yak and the sulk. The No 1 ' "Who's a bellend? / You are" - then he drenches me in a pint. "I like it!"
Jimmy's with a kid now and he's beautiful. Hope he grows up supporting West Ham too. Maybe he'll end up loving Leeds - I will buy him a Leeds bib when he's 18 and tell him it's the yak and the sulk and the smile going for a glass of milk or a pint. Heart Like a Levvee is "prismatic" as Uncut magazine said - I'll lean in to that.
45 is one of my favourite numbers. It's a Brimful of Asha. It's a bar in Taipei. Wasn't Winehouse 45? 45 screams out rock & roll to me. 45 is the amount of times I've gone to the bathroom in winter. It's the number of times if I high-fived you nine times. 45 deserves a good standing for this band. They're so good.
Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky. Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky.Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky.Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky.Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky.Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky.Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky.Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky.Hiss Golden Messenger. Pure folk. Nothing complex. Whisky..
This guy has been one of my favorite vocalists for god knows
how long. He’s younger than me; he’s 48 and it sounds like he’s drank a centaloun
of whiskey and coughed up a fromage of cigars. He’s the master of noir-blues
and this one here has got a shade load of soul again. He doesn’t disappoint. I’m
liking it when he just sings and his production is distant in some of these
tracks whereas in others like the disco-oriented “Ode to Dad Disco” it’s turned
right up. I’d hardly call this experimental though, it’s more another
unshakeable effort from a voice that’s both damaged and comforting. It’s perfect for rainy weather. It started my
year off with a dirty warmth and comes back full loop as Taipei pisses it down again
outside near December. Cheers Lanegan to your whiskey tears!
BEST PLAYED: At midnight when it's pissing it down outside.
47. TYLER CHILDERS - PURGATORY (2017) 
