Since you are interested in Blessed, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Ray Davies
See My Friends [ Mercury Records U.S.A. / CD - released 11/Nov/2010 ] Ray collaborates with a formidable selection of artists on tracks from his incredible songwriting career. Featuring Bruce Springsteen, Billy Corgan, Metallica, Mumford & Sons, Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne, Alex Chilton and more. |
June Tabor
Ashore [ Topic / CD - released 21/Feb/2011 ] |
Over the Rhine
The Long Surrender [ Great Speckled Dog / CD - released 18/Feb/2011 ] Country-based, atmospheric treasures full of passion and featuring fine musicianship from Karen Bergquist, Linford Detweiler, their producer Joe Henry, and guest Lucinda Williams. |
Jolie Holland
Pint of Blood [ Epitaph Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Critically acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jolie Holland draws on her wide range of influences to create an inspired, distinctive and beautifully cohesive ten-song collection. |
K.D. Lang and The Siss Boom Bang
Sing it Loud (Deluxe Edition) [ Nonesuch Records / 2 CD - released 4/Apr/2011 ] Includes bonus tracks! Many of the organic, collaborative songs on 'Sing it Loud' were recorded live in a Nashville studio and that energy is palpable. |
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Smoking in Heaven [ Sunday Best Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2011 ] Kentish town siblings Kitty, Daisy & Lewis have rightfully earned themselves a reputation for being a group of highly talented and original masters of transcendent rock n' roll. |
Lauren Thomson
Chanteuses & Shotguns [ Ode Records / CD - released 24/Jan/2011 ] Echoing the noir-country tradition of life's well drawn struggles, Thomson sends her bruised and weathered voice soaring over a jangling flat-top as she poignantly illustrates borrowed tales of heartache and revenge. |
Maria Muldaur
Steady Love [ Stoney Plain / CD - released 3/Oct/2011 ] Maria Muldaur returns to her much beloved New Orleans for a high energy album of Blues and Swamp Funk, full of Soul and grit, bad to the bone, and played with reckless abandon. |