stellar january albums

january music recommendations. a rather prolific month for labels & promoters to get the new year off to a nice start. some of the best music i heard in january is actually from the tail end of 2012, but hear ya are!

blues/americana

grandma kelsey – something special for you (2012, kelsey swope)

keller williams & the traveling mccourys – pick (2012, sci fidelity recordings)

filthy still – the last six feet (2011, farmageddon records)

strange americans – a royal battle (2012)

danny barnes – rocket (2011, ato records)

ben harper / charlie mussellwhite – get up!   (2013, stax)

wooden wand – blood oaths of the new blues  (2013, fire records)

rock

jerry joseph & the jackmormons – happy book  (2012, response records) ::

dropkick murphys – signed & sealed in blood  (2013, born & bred records) :: top notch!!

judgement day – polar shift (2012, minus head)

act rights – sweat equity (2013, tonequake records)

panda riot – northern automatic music (2013, saint marie)

fidlar – singles (2013, mom & pop)

jazz/world

ballake sissoko – at peace (2012, six degrees records)

terry lyne carrington – money jungle (2013, concord jazz)

alasdair roberts & friends – a wonder working stone (2013, drag city)

ambient

ex cops – true hallucinations (2013, other music recording company) ::

clinic – free reign (2012, domino) :: oh yes!

find the others  (2011, fto) :: plays like a documentary about modern agriculture

stripminers – trail hope ranch (2013, stripminers) :: features brett anderson of the donnas

on and on – give in (2013, roll call records)