Category Archives: Best of 2009

Hard to believe this count down is over. Shouldn’t’ be too surprising The Avetts made the list. “Emotionalism” might be one of my favorite albums this decade. “I and Love and You” caught some flack among the hipsters because it … Continue reading →

Oops. I screwed up. This record should have come last week. I remembered my Z, Y, X’s wrong. Not only does A.A. craft some incredible songs, but he gets The Felice Brothers to help out on a few tracks, including … Continue reading →

If you have been reading Late Greats (The Blog) since its inception, you know that The Duke is a HUGE Andrew Bird fan. You also know that Bird’s bass player/sideman Jeremy Ylvisaker recorded the debut album from my college band … Continue reading →

I am surprised that I liked The Duke & The King’s album better than the Felice Brothers. If you don’t know, The Duke & The King are Simone Felice and Robert “Chicken” Burke. Simone used to play in The Felice … Continue reading →

In many was I am embarrassed to have this on my year end list. Greg’s music doesn’t push any boundaries. Lyrically, he is no Bob Dylan. Sonically, there is harder any diversity on the album. It is kind of like … Continue reading →

I know some purist will make a stink and say this album came out last year. But it was remastered and the songs were reordered, so in some ways the 2009 version is a different album. If I had to … Continue reading →

Plain and simple, one of my top three bands. Love everything they do. If you don’t know them , you should give them a try. Listen:Pink Martini ∞ Splendor In The Grass Week One: The Two Man Gentlemen BandWeek Two: … Continue reading →