14. Anaïs Mitchell - Young Man in America - Wilderland - Folk / Pop - 28-02-12


'Young Man in America is born from sorrow, suffering, shattered dreams and incendiary
youth "waiting on oblivion", yet it's one of the most life-affirming musical journeys you'll
have all year.' (PopMatters)


MuMe: 17 stemmen | gemiddelde 3,82
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

15. Heritage Blues Orchestra - And still I rise - Raisin' - Blues/Roots - 29-02-12


H.B.O. is one of the new and exciting faces of the Blues! Elegant, fabulous and refreshing!
(Maestro Taj Mahal).


MuMe: 5 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,13
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

16. Farrar, Johnson, Parker & Yames - New Multitudes - Rounder - Folk/Roots - 29-02-12


In the end, these four alt-folkies honor their idol's legacy, providing a gateway for a younger
generation of fans to further experience and explore the importance of Woody Guthrie.
(American Songwriter).


MuMe: 10 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,65
Grooveshark | Spotify | You Tube | Review

17. Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables - Aimless - Roots/Rock - 05-03-12


Todd Snider's reputation as America's favorite alt-folk shit disturber remains firmly intact with
the release of his newest album Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables.
(Paste Magazine).


MuMe: 3 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,16
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

18. Nels Andrews - Scrimshaw - Ignatius - Folk/Roots - 15-03-12


The result is a sparsely presented and strikingly intimate album that combines deft storytelling
with a warmth of tone and gentleness of pace. .
(folkradio.co.uk).


MuMe: 4 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,25
No Depression | Spotify | YouTube | Review

19. Matt Harlan & the Sentimentals – Bow and Be Simple - Berkalin - Roots/Rock - 20-03-12


Bow and Be Simple is a soothing, hypnotic, and genuine album. Matt Harlan excels at allowing
both his music and lyrics to bring emotion and tell a story in a true Americana folk fashion.
(Indiemusicreviewer).


MuMe: 3 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,00
Bandcamp | Spotify | YouTube | Review

20. Yarn - Almost Home - Eigen Beheer (Import) - Roots/Rock - 20-03-12


If ... you want to pour yourself a whiskey and settle back and empathize with Blake Christiana’s world-weary lyrics and hear one of the tightest bands playing today then keep it here. Yarn - brings roots to SXSW.
(No Depression).


MuMe: 1 stem | gemiddelde: 4,00
Airplay Direct | Spotify | YouTube

21. Lambchop - Mr. M - Merge - Roots/Rock - 20-02-12


Dedicated to the late Vic Chesnutt, Mr. M will stand as one of Lambchop's finest, most cohesive,
and easiest straight-through listens yet, despite its intermediate tendencies.
(Consequence of Sound).


MuMe: 68 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,74
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

22. Damien Jurado - Maraqopa - Secretly Canadian - Folk/Pop - 21-02-12


While continuing to deliver the intimate songs of hopeless love and regret for his longtime fans,
he stills finds ways to surprise as he works with his magician-like collaborator..
(American Sonwriter).


MuMe: 138 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,98
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

23. Jonah Tolchin – Criminal Man - New Wheel - Folk / Roots - 09-03-12



'It's a bit of an anachronism for a 21 year old to write from a place of hardened wisdom and maturity, but Tolchin does it well - the mark of a great songwriter.' (visiblevoice.net)


MuMe: 1 stemmen | gemiddelde 4,00
Digital Album | Spotify | YouTube | Review

24. Six Mile Grove - Secret Life in a quiet Town - Rena's Kitchen - Roots/Rock - 20-03-12


Ultimately, if you like an album that deep down is thought provoking but on the face of it is
mellow country rock this will certainly be for you."
(americanrootsuk.com).

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MuMe: n/a stemmen | gemiddelde: n/a
Bandcamp | Spotify | YouTube | Review

25. Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Grifter's Hymnal - Bordello - Roots/Blues - 27-03-12


"The songs are solid but the disc is greater than the sum of its parts as it congeals around
Hubbard's confessional, often personal memories."
(American Songwriter).

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MuMe: 6 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,58
Last.fm | Spotify | YouTube | Review

26. Dr. John - Locked Down - Nonsuch - Blues/Rock - 20-03-12


No matter which era or what record you prefer, as an album, Locked Down stands with
Rebennack's best.
(All Music Guide).


MuMe: 104 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,87
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

27. Alabama Shakes - Boys and Girls - ATO - Blues/Rock - 10-04-12


While the result doesn't justify the buildup, there is no doubt that frontwoman Brittany Howard
is a major talent.
(American Songwriter).


MuMe: 218 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,52
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

28. Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change ... - Bloodshot - Country/Roots - 27-03-12


With material like this, he may even find a way to add a chapter to the Great American
Songbook. .
(Austin Chronicle).


MuMe: 16 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,59
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

29. Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream - Redwing - Blues / Rock - 10-04-12



'It's mood music with a razor edge, pain fronting as bliss, delivered by a vet who understands
that the blues are often about just that.' (Rolling Stone)


MuMe: 12 stemmen | gemiddelde 3,87
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

30. Wovenhand - Live at Roepaen - Glitterhouse - Folk / Rock - 13-04-12


'Pure schoonheid en tragiek'
(Kindamuzik.net)


MuMe: 18 stemmen | gemiddelde 4,22
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

31. Loudon Wainwright III - Older Than My Old Man Now - Proper - Folk/Pop - 16-04-12


You'd be mistaken to pass up the greatest album of Loudon Wainwright III's four-decade career,
and an easy frontrunner for this year's best album, period, as 2012 enters its second half.
(American Songwriter).


MuMe: 5 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,40
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review




31.2 Martha Wainwright - Come Home to Mama - V2 - Folk/Pop - 16-10-12


It is a compelling, engaging, and emotionally powerful set of songs from a strikingly talented
singer and songwriter, and this is her most intimate and affecting work to date.
(All Music Guide).


MuMe: 17 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,26
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review




31.3. Rufus Wainwright - Out of the Game - Polydor - Pop/Rock - 23-04-12


Out of the Game is very much a master class in restraint. Rather than straining for the big
choruses, here Wainwright intones over smooth backings, horns and the gospel harmonies of
Brooklyn soul-stirrers The Dap-Kings.
(BBC Music).


MuMe: 73 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,60
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

Cowboy Junkies - The Wilderness (The Nomad Series Volume 4) - Latent - Roots/Rock - 27-03


The series is all that they are-accomplished, graceful, thoughtful and poignant. And The
Wilderness is its fitting conclusion.
(Paste Magazine).


MuMe: 10 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,10
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

32. Anders Osborne - Black Eye Galaxy - Alligator - Blues/Rock - 01-05-12



Black Eye Galaxy gives you the best of both sides of Osborne. If you tire of the mellow side
that makes up most of this stellar release, you can always go bang your head and roar long
with the Zeppelin-esque “Send Me A Friend.”
(No Depression).


MuMe: 4 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,50
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

34. Father John Misty - Fear Fun - SubPop - Pop/Folk - 01-05-12


Some might listen to Fear Fun and hear a man feeling sorry for himself, but with melodies
so sweet and sentiments so comically self-loathing, this album won't suffocate you with
sadness.
(CMJ).


MuMe: 35 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,67
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

35. Grant Peeples - Prior Convictions - Gatorbone - Roots/Rock - 01-05-12


Grant Peeples is a Left Neck. With Grant country music done turned revolutionary! Grant sings,
talks, growls and howls through the twelve tracks of hard times, lost love and a country off course.
(last.fm).


MuMe: 3 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,83
Snacktools | Spotify | YouTube | Review

36. Paul Thorn - What the Hell Is Goin' On? - Blue Rose - Roots/Rock - 08-05-12


The spirits of Southern minstrels from time immemorial are awakened with his voice,
his delivery and his choice of music.
(musicFOG.com).


MuMe: 1 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,50
Deezer | Spotify | YouTube | Review

37. Trampled by Turtles - Stars and Satellites - Banjodad - Roots/Rock - 10-04-12


Stars and Satellites is that unified masterpiece. Like the soft, warm flicker of flames in a fireplace,
this album will take you in.
(PopMatters).


MuMe: n/a stemmen | gemiddelde: n/a
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

RE. Drew Landry - Sharecropper's Whine - Blue Rose - Roots/Rock - 22-05-08/23-04-12


Drew Landry's "BandryLand: Sharecropper's Whine" is a Cajun-influenced Americana masterwork
that vividly illustrates the unadulterated passion of an authentic Southwest Louisiana country
boy and storyteller who won't let rough times or hardships (like Hurricane Katrina) get in the way
of his music. (CountryChart.com).


MuMe: 1 stem | gemiddelde: 4,00
MySpace | Spotify | YouTube | Review

38.John Fullbright - From the Ground up - Blue Dirt - Folk/Rock - 08-05-12


John Fullbright's From The Ground Up is one of the best debut albums you'll ever hear
and I'll stand on Steve Earle's coffee table in Todd Snyder's cowboy boots and say that.
(NoDepression).


MuMe: 8 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,06
Deezer | Spotify | YouTube | Review

39. The Lumineers - The Lumineers - Dualtone - Folk/Pop - 03-04-12


Yet for all its attributes, this fine debut stirs as much for its sense of what The Lumineers may
yet become as for what they currently are.
(Uncut).


MuMe: 36 stemmen | gemiddelde: 3,69
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

40. The Mastersons - Birds fly South - New West - Fok/Rock - 10-04-12


The oft-used phrase, “the whole has greater value than the sum of its parts” aptly applies to
journeyman side players and actual husband and wife duo The Mastersons and their strong
debut album Birds Fly South.
(NoDepression).


MuMe: 4 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,00
Bandcamp | Spotify | YouTube | Review

Woody Guthrie - Woody at 100 (Centennial Collection) - Smithsonian Folkways - Folk - 09-07-12

Woody at 100 may be the most successful attempt to capture Guthrie's sprawling essence, but it's hardly the first - Pitchfork


MuMe: 2 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,25
Smithonian Folkways | Spotify | YouTube | Review



Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue III (The complete Sessions) - Nonesuch - Roots/Folk - 21-04-12


Even for those who already have both of the previous volumes, Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions is a fascinating look at one of America's greatest writers.
(Drowned in Sound).


MuMe: 11 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,50
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review

42. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Big Moon Ritual - Silver Arrow - Rock - 04-06-12



With his new Brotherhood, he's finally found the ideal vehicle to indulge his taste for
"Cosmic California Music".
(The Independent).


MuMe: 12 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,29
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review







42.2. Chris Robinson Brotherhood - The Magic Door - Silver Arrow - Rock - 10-09-12



Wonderful music, and the extraordinary promise of what they must be like live moves
ever more sharply into focus.
(Uncut.co.uk).


MuMe: 9 stemmen | gemiddelde: 4,00
Grooveshark | Spotify | YouTube | Review