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1	Emotionalism (2007) more music like this by The Avett Brothers add to wishlist Americana with attitude is the best way to describe the Avett Brothers' music, a sublime blend of folk, country, hillbilly, and blues, swirled through with pop, rock, and a touch of wry punk. In their dreams, it all sounds perfect, but not so much so, they think, when they awake. "Yeah, you deserve the best," they bemoan, not just some "Hand-Me ... see all copies from $10.96! new only from $10.96!
2	Liege & Lief (1969) more music like this by Fairport Convention add to wishlist In the decades since its original release, more than one writer has declared Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief the definitive British folk-rock album, a distinction it holds at least in part because it grants equal importance to all three parts of that formula. While Fairport had begun dipping their toes into British traditional folk with their ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.00!
3	John Prine (1971) more music like this by John Prine add to wishlist A revelation upon its release, this album is now a collection of standards: "Illegal Smile," "Hello in There," "Sam Stone," "Donald and Lydia," and, of course, "Angel from Montgomery." Prine's music, a mixture of folk, rock, and country, is deceptively simple, like his pointed lyrics, and his easy vocal style adds a humorous edge that makes ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $8.23!
4	Standard Songs for Average People (2007) more music like this by John Prine & Mac Wiseman add to wishlist The title tells the story well enough on Standard Songs for Average People, a set of 14 country-leaning classics interpreted by venerable singer/songwriter John Prine and bluegrass balladeer Mac Wiseman. While Prine has never possessed a classically strong voice, he knows how to communicate a lyric well enough (even lyrics he didn't write himself) ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $11.58!
5	Sweet Revenge (1973) more music like this by John Prine add to wishlist Prine's third album is louder and more jaded than his first efforts, a set of rowdy country-rockers that tear along at a reckless speed. Sympathy takes a back seat to cynicism here, and while that strips the record of some depth, Prine's irreverence is consistently thrilling, making this one of his best. It's not as uniformly brilliant as the ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $6.50!
6	Live (1988) more music like this by John Prine add to wishlist With years of experience playing club dates, John Prine has evolved into a very entertaining live performer, and this album, originally a double-LP and now a single CD, presents him at his intimate best, telling funny stories and performing his most impressive material in unadorned arrangements. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide see all copies from $6.58! new only from $9.97!
7	Moonswept (2007) more music like this by The Roches add to wishlist It's all in the chord of voices. Right, "chord." The imprint the Roches brought to popular music when they issued their self-titled debut in 1979 was as three voices forming a chord rather than as a lead vocalist with backing. The emotional quality in the grain of that chord has been a trademark for the group, but more than this is the poetic ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $13.29!
8	Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State (2003) more music like this by Sufjan Stevens add to wishlist Sufjan Stevens's third album is a charming homage to his home state of Michigan. Filled with heartbreak, the album cryptically addresses Stevens' frustration with the notorious job market in the city of Flint in a lovely ballad that opens the record, and documents the depressing struggle the city of Detroit has fought to once again attain the ... see all copies from $9.10! new only from $12.37!
9	Illinoise (2005) more music like this by Sufjan Stevens add to wishlist With two states down and only 48 to go, Sufjan Stevens' ambitious musical map of the Unites States of America should be completed -- if he puts out one a year -- sometime around 2053. It's a daunting task (and not an entirely original one at that), but if each subsequent record is as good as Illinois, fans who live long enough to witness the ... see all copies from $9.70! new only from $10.44!
10	Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions (2006) more music like this by The Avett Brothers add to wishlist The first two cuts on the Avett Brothers' Four Thieves Gone, "Talk of Indolence" and "Pretty Girl from Feltre," reveal that the brothers' style of folk (with lots of other stuff thrown into the mix) is intriguingly left of center. And while some listeners may be somewhat tired of depressed college types who sing, "Be loud, let your colors show.. ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $11.08!
11	Great Days: The John Prine Anthology (1993) more music like this by John Prine add to wishlist Rhino's Great Days: The John Prine Anthology is an excellent summary of John Prine's prime period, from his sublime 1971 eponymous debut to 1991's Missing Years. This (appropriately) draws heavily from his early recordings (including the aforementioned debut), but it also does a terrific job of finding songs on uneven albums, while giving weight ... see all copies from $20.46! new only from $20.46!
12	Songs for Christmas (2006) more music like this by Sufjan Stevens add to wishlist Like Avalanche, Songs for Christmas is nothing if not eclectic. A whole sleigh-load of carols and original tunes collected from 2001 to 2006, these songs were written and recorded off the cuff, and naturally many of them feel a little ragged and underdone. But they're far more mature than any of the songs on A Sun Came, and there are moments of ... see all copies from $18.29! new only from $18.29!
13	Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake (1994) more music like this by Nick Drake add to wishlist Compiled by Nick Drake's producer, Joe Boyd, Way to Blue features a selection of 16 tracks from all three Drake studio albums and the Time of No Reply collection. Of course the music is excellent, but Drake's albums stand so well on their own that this collection of piecemeal offerings doesn't quite work as the best way to experience his ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $19.10!
14	Hello Starling (2003) more music like this by Josh Ritter add to wishlist Idaho songwriter Josh Ritter has received a lot of attention for his fine, spare songwriting and his no-frills approach to performance. As a result of his excellent debut album Golden Age of Radio, he's become a critic's darling all over the U.S. and a full-tilt pop star in Ireland. He's like a lot of young people who are shining stars upon ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $9.99!
15	Until We Felt Red (2006) more music like this by Kaki King add to wishlist Having established herself on her debut as an important new acoustic guitar voice, and having expanded the sonic palette on her second to include other instrumentation, Kaki King once again rethinks her approach from the ground up on number three. While there is still deft fingerstyle guitar to spare, more of King's picking is set inside of a ... see all copies from $8.75! new only from $8.75!
16	The Avalanche: Outtakes & Extras from the Illinois Album (2006) more music like this by Sufjan Stevens add to wishlist Sufjan Stevens' Come on Feel the Illinoise was a long, gorgeous, and occasionally convoluted kaleidoscope of folk, pop, and orchestral rock fused with personal regional history that somehow managed to lure listeners of all ages and genre allegiances into its pompon-wielding arms. Like Illinois, The Avalanche -- leave it to Stevens to release a 21 ... see all copies from $9.79! new only from $9.79!
17	Wonder Wheel (2006) more music like this by The Klezmatics add to wishlist Wonder Wheel isn't the first album created from completed but never recorded lyrics left behind by the late folk icon Woody Guthrie. In 1998 the British folk-punk singer Billy Bragg and American roots rockers Wilco jointly recorded Mermaid Avenue, which drew from the same pool of material. It was successful enough that a second volume was released ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $7.49!
18	Forts (2007) more music like this by The Boggs add to wishlist The third album by semi-experimental New York collective the Boggs is the band's most focused and accessible yet. In other words, Forts sounds like it's meant to be messy, sprawling, and haphazard, rather than being so much of all three that it becomes hard to get a grasp on leader Jason Friedman's aesthetic. The Boggs' trademark quirky touches ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49!
19	Belly of the Sun (2002) more music like this by Cassandra Wilson add to wishlist Cassandra Wilson continues to move down a highly eclectic path on Belly of the Sun, the somewhat belated follow-up to Traveling Miles. While displaying a jazz singer's mastery of melodic nuance and improvisatory phrasing, Wilson draws on a variety of non-jazz idioms -- roots music, rock, Delta blues, country, soul -- to create a kind of earthy, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.05!
20	Life Short Call Now (2006) more music like this by Bruce Cockburn add to wishlist Bruce Cockburn displayed his aesthetic restlessness with his instrumental album Speechless in 2005. Those who have followed his career over the past four decades wondered where he would go next, or indeed if there was anywhere he could go. The question has been answered in spades on Life Short Call Now. Along with his regular band, Cockburn has ... see all copies from $5.58! new only from $14.56!
21	A Treasury (2004) more music like this by Nick Drake add to wishlist Poor Nick Drake. The soft-spoken introvert may have spent his days upon this earth as a struggling singer/songwriter, but since leaving, his atmospheric and distinctly melancholy songs have become a pop culture fixture. Rescued from British folk oblivion by a one-off Volkswagen commercial, his name has since been bandied about by critics looking ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $10.99!
22	Prime Prine (1976) more music like this by John Prine add to wishlist Atlantic Records' compilation of John Prine's first four albums was good for its time (and became his only gold record) but has been superseded by Rhino's Great Days anthology. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide see all copies from $4.99! new only from $7.88!
23	The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas with John Fahey, Vo (1968) more music like this by John Fahey add to wishlist It probably surprised a few people that guitar eccentric John Fahey chose to record Christmas music. This release comprises the majority of not one but two Christmas releases from 1968 and 1975. Most of the instrumentals on both albums will be familiar, such as "White Christmas," "The First Noel," and "What Child Is This?" On The New Possibility: ... see all copies from $9.49! new only from $10.41!
24	My Name Is Buddy (2007) more music like this by Ry Cooder add to wishlist During the present era, as the Iraq war grinds on, Americans are trying belly-button gazing, trying to remember a history where America regarded itself as world citizen, and came to the aid of many nations in trouble and nearing despair. It is true that this is part of our national heritage and America as a whole is, or at least used to be, known ... see all copies from $6.48! new only from $14.54!
25	Breakfast in New Orleans Dinner in Timbuktu (1999) more music like this by Bruce Cockburn add to wishlist Breakfast in New Orleans Dinner in Timbuktu is Bruce Cockburn's 20th studio album. Lyrically, Cockburn doesn't stray from the impressionist poetic lyrics that he's honed over the years, nor does he stray from his favored topics: travelogs, including those drawn from his trips to Third World nations that emphasize his social concerns; reflections ... see all copies from $3.27! new only from $6.95!

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