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Jan 3, 2024

Farce the Music's 30 Favorite Albums of 2023


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1. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Weathervanes

I haven’t “loved” a Jason Isbell album since Southeastern, and didn’t really expect to feel that way about one again. Sure, almost everything he and the group have released has been critically beloved and well executed, it just hasn't affected me the same. That said, I love Weathervanes. Everything feels more natural and unforced than the previous few records; right in the pocket you might say. Every song has its own personality, yet fits right into place in the collection. The highs are stratospheric, and the lows aren’t lows - just letting off the gas a little. For the politically sensitive, any supposed ideologies only color the stories this time. There’s no telling, just showing - and that’s always hit me a lot harder than any expression of opinions could ever do. Weathervanes is damn near perfect, and for me, a welcome “comeback.” Favorite tracks: King of Oklahoma, Cast Iron Skillet, When We Were Close, Miles. 



2. Lucero - Should’ve Learned by Now


3. William Prince - Stand in the Joy


4. Gabe Lee - Drink the River


5. Deer Tick - Emotional Contracts


6. Bully - Lucky for You


7. Ruston Kelly - The Weakness


8. Charles Wesley Godwin - Family Ties


9. Margo Cilker - Valley of Heart’s Delight


10. Pony Bradshaw - North Georgia Rounder


11. Lori McKenna - 1988


12. JD Clayton - Long Way From Home


13. Turnpike Troubadours - A Cat in the Rain


14. Whitney Rose - Rosie


15. Drayton Farley - Twenty on High


16. Amanda Fields - What, When and Without


17. Willie Tea Taylor - The Great Western Hangover


18. The Steel Woods - On Your Time


19. The War & Treaty - Lover’s Game


20. Jason Hawk Harris - Thin Places


21. Brent Cobb - Southern Star


22. Sundy Best - Feel Good Country


23. Brit Taylor - Kentucky Blue


24. Jake Stringer - Just Happy to Be Here


25. Shaker Hymns - The Highway & The Boulevard


26. Brennen Leigh - Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet


27. Jeffrey Martin - Thank God We Left the Garden


28. Colby Acuff - Western White Pines


29. Colter Wall - Little Songs


30. Jaime Wyatt - Feel Good




Tied for #31

 Joe Stamm Band - Wild Man, Muscadine Bloodline - Teenage Dixie, Will Johnson - No Ordinary Crown, Ritch Henderson - Fallacies & Four-Letter Words, Treaty Oak Revival - Have a Nice Day, Joy Oladukun - Proof of Life, The Wilder Blue - Super Natural, Country Westerns - Forgive the City, Vincent Neil Emerson - The Golden Crystal Kingdom, Bella White - Among Other Things, Low Water Bridge Band - Back to the Valley, John R. Miller - Heat Comes Down, Nicholas Jamerson - Peace Mountain, Meg McRee - Is It Just Me?, Jake Worthington - s/t, Jason Eady - Mississippi, Jamie Harris - Boomerang Town, Tyler Childers - Rustin’ in the Rain, The Band of Heathens - Simple Things, Killer Mike - Michael, Metallica - 72 Seasons, Lance Roark - Better Man, Van Plating - Orange Blossom Child, Slaid Cleaves - Together Through the Dark, Brandy Clark - s/t, John Baumann - Border Radio, Ashley McBryde - The Devil I Know, Mason and the Gin Line - Sangre,  The Pandhandlers - Tough Country, Dallas Moore - No God in Juarez, Del Barber - Almanac, Summer Dean - The Biggest Life, Marty Stuart - Altitude, Erin Enderlin - Bar Room Mirrors, Margo Price - Strays, Zach Bryan - s/t, Will Payne Harrison - Tioga Titan, Jessye DeSilva - Renovations, Channing Wilson - Dead Man, White Reaper - Asking for a Ride, and like 20 other albums.





Dec 21, 2023

Farce the Music's 40 Favorite Songs of 2023


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1. Lucero “Macon if We Make It”
I’d never call it a comeback, but Lucero’s last album, When You Found Me, was very disappointing for this hardcore fan. The exploration of classic and somewhat progressive rock left me flat - I don’t blame them or slight them for following their artistic leanings anywhere they want to go - it just wasn’t for me. The new record, Should’ve Learned by Now, is an absolute return to form. My favorite song of the year, “Macon if We Make It” is a rip-roaring, country-tinted heartland rocker of an anthem I can’t wait to sing along with at shows. If this was a best lyrics list, this song would not be here, but sometimes it’s about what you do with them, and Lucero gave us their heart and soul and made it catchy as hell.



2. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit “King of Oklahoma”
What more can be said about this one? Everybody has their own thoughts on Isbell and his music, and to be honest, I was of the thinking that he’d never make another album I thought was a masterpiece. I was wrong. Weathervanes is amazing, and “King of Oklahoma” rides a bullet into the stratosphere of Isbell/Unit classics. Conversational, timely, and dropping in a smidgen of dark humor, “KOH” will be on the setlist for years to come.



3. William Prince “Tanqueray”
The dude with the smoothest vocals in Americana/Canadiacana? music nailed his 2023 album, and this tune fought off “Easier and Harder” and “When You Miss Someone” to be crowned as my favorite.



4. Joe Stamm Band “Dollar General Sign”


5. Bella White “Marilyn”


6. St. Paul & The Broken Bones “Magnolia”
If you don’t like this song, you should try sex.


7. Cory Branan “Gatlinburg” (song starts at 1:20)


8. Gabe Lee “Merigold”


9. Charles Wesley Godwin “Family Ties”


10. Lydia Loveless “Summerlong”




12. Turnpike Troubadours “The Rut”


13. Deer Tick “The Real Thing”




15. Chris Stapleton “The Bottom”


16. Metallica “You Must Burn!”




18. Caitlyn Smith “High”


19. Zach Bryan, Maggie Rogers “Dawns”


20. Lori McKenna “Happy Children”




Next 20 (Unranked)



Jake Worthington “Closing Time”


Ashley McBryde “Learned to Lie”


Esther Rose “Chet Baker”




Miles Miller “I Wish”


Lance Roark “Better Man”


Old Crow Medicine Show “Daughter of the Highlands”


Tyler Childers “In Your Love”


The War and Treaty “Dumb Luck”


Jason Hawk Harris “Roll”




Whitney Rose “Can’t Remember Happiness”


Flatland Cavalry “Only Thing At All”


Jaime Wyatt “Love Is a Place”


Colby Acuff “Western White Pines”


Jeffrey Martin “Sculptor”


Brandy Clark ft. Brandi Carlile “Dear Insecurity”


Lillie Mae “Razor Love”


Brennen Leigh “Mississippi Rendezvous”


Willie Tea Taylor "Bakersfield"




Jul 7, 2023

Favorite Albums of 2023: Mid-Year Report

 With rock and rap included. (country only list below)

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1. Lucero - Should’ve Learned by Now


2. JD Clayton - Long Way From Home


3. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Weathervanes

4. William Prince - Stand in the Joy


5. Bully - Lucky for You


6. Metallica - 72 Seasons


7. Country Westerns - Forgive the City


8. Ruston Kelly - The Weakness


9. Pony Bradshaw - North Georgia Rounder


10. Drayton Farley - Twenty on High


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11. Sundy Best - Feel Good Country

12. The War & Treaty - Lover’s Game

13. Jake Worthington - s/t

14. Brit Taylor - Kentucky Blue

15. The Band of Heathens - Simple Things

16. Joy Oladukun - Proof of Life

17. Ritch Henderson - Fallacies & Four-Letter Words

18. Jess Williamson - Time Ain’t Accidental

19. Lance Roark - Better Man

20. Killer Mike - Michael

21. Meg McRee - Is It Just Me?

22. Colby Acuff - Western White Pines

23. Slaid Cleaves - Together Through the Dark

24. Brandy Clark - s/t

25. Jamie Harris - Boomerang Town


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Americana/Country only


1. Lucero - Should’ve Learned by Now

2. JD Clayton - Long Way From Home

3. William Prince - Stand in the Joy

4. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Weathervanes

5. Country Westerns - Forgive the City

6. Ruston Kelly - The Weakness

7. Pony Bradshaw - North Georgia Rounder

8. Drayton Farley - Twenty on High

9. Sundy Best - Feel Good Country

10. The War & Treaty - Lover’s Game

11. Jake Worthington - s/t

12. Brit Taylor - Kentucky Blue

13. The Band of Heathens - Simple Things

14. Joy Oladukun - Proof of Life

15. Ritch Henderson - Fallacies & Four-Letter Words

16. Jess Williamson - Time Ain’t Accidental

17. Lance Roark - Better Man

18. Meg McRee - Is It Just Me?

19. Colby Acuff - Western White Pines

20. Slaid Cleaves - Together Through the Dark

21. Brandy Clark - s/t

22. Jamie Harris - Boomerang Town

23. Muscadine Bloodline - Teenage Dixie

24. Brennen Leigh - Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet

25. The Panhandlers - Tough Country

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