One person is reading this blog, and the nice letter told me they appreciated the list from 2013; except that it was "overwhelming". The letter asked if I could post monthly instead of yearly. I thought, why not? I could put links to the CD on amazon & youtube, and make the list more useful. Well, that turns out to be quite a chore - because this month out of the 100+ Cds that crossed my desk, a full 32 had some really great tunes. So, here is the list of 189 tunes that are playing over and over at eartasteville in January 2014. The artist link takes you to a place to purchase the song, and the song link will take you to a video. Obviously I didn't get to link the entire list; but I did get you started. Enjoy!
Rosanne Cash - A Feather’s Not a Bird
Emily Herring - Austin (Ain't Got No) City Limits
Tom Brosseau - Cradle Your Device
Ensemble Belcanto - Felix Anima
Jamestown Revival - Fur Coat Blues
Ray Benson - I Ain't Lookin for No Trouble
Lily & Madeleine - In the Middle
Angélique Kidjo - Kulumbu (ft. Dr. John)
Beck - Morning
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Retreat!
Los Lonely Boys - Rule the World
Bruce Springsteen - Nelson Mandela
The Gaslight Anthem - She Loves You
Treetop Flyers - She's Gotta Run
Elizabeth & the Catapult - Someday Soon
Aram Bajakian - Texas Cannonball
Amy Ray - The Gig That Matters
Reverend Horton Heat - Victory Lap
The Harmed Brothers - When You See Me
Nicole Atkins - Who Killed the Moonlight
The Farewell Drifters - Bring Em Back Around
Kristina Train - Don't Beg For Me
Jason Isbell - Flying Over Water
William Fitzsimmons - From You
Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Hey Delila
Ed Harcourt - In My Time of Dust
Slim Dunlap - Isn't It A Fact
Prince - Rock And Roll Love Affair
David Crosby - The Clearing
Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues - Crazy Mixed Up World
Paul Rodgers - Down Don't Bother Me
JD Wilkes & the Dirt Daubers - Drive
Hospitality - Going Out
Beck - Heart Is a Drum
Robben Ford - Midnight Comes Too Soon
Tinsley Ellis - Mouth Turn Dry
Zara McFarlane - Open Heart
Bad Things - Saturday Night
Ensemble Belcanto & Dietburg Spohr - Scientia Dei Ad Animam Illam
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers - Second Mind
Los Lonely Boys - So Sensual
FM359 - Some Folks
Amanda Pearcy - Bring You Home
Kristina Train - Don't Remember
Young The Giant - Teachers
Snowapple - Better When We're Older
Get the Blessing - Corniche
The New Mendicants - Cruel Annette
Blue Highway - Dogtown
Nina Persson - Dreaming of Houses
Angélique Kidjo - Eva (ft. Asa)
Nicole Atkins - Girl You Look Amazing
Los Lonely Boys - Give a Little More
Ray Benson - Give Me Some Peace
Elizabeth & the Catapult - More Than Enough
Beck - Say Goodbye
José González - Stay Alive
The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
Rosanne Cash - The Sunken Lands
Jamestown Revival - Wandering Man
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - We Get Along
Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Everything About You
Kristina Train - I Can't But Help
The Farewell Drifters - Modern Age
Slim Dunlap - Take It On The Chin
William Fitzsimmons - Well Enough
Paul Rodgers - Any Ole Way
JD Wilkes & the Dirt Daubers - Don't Thrill Me No More
The Grand Opening - Free
Bad Things - Haunting
Ensemble Belcanto & Dietburg Spohr - Humilitas
Aram Bajakian - Orbisonian
Treetop Flyers - Waiting On You
Zara McFarlane - You'll Get Me in Trouble
Amanda Pearcy - Come On Sugar
Kristina Train - Dream Of Me
Forest Sun - Change My Tune
David Crosby - Holding On To Nothing
Robben Ford - Ain't Drinkin' Beer No More
Nina Persson - Animal Heart
Get the Blessing - Antilope
Amy Ray - Anyhow
Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues - Back Alley Cat
Beck - Blue Moon
Angélique Kidjo - Bomba (ft. Rostam Batmaglij)
The Harmed Brothers - Carolina
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers - Center of Attention
Mode Moderne - Come Sunrise
Junip - Don't Let It Pass
Ray Benson - It Aint You (feat. Willie Nelson)
Los Lonely Boys - It's Just My Heart Talkin'
Tom Brosseau - Love High John the Conqueror Root
Rosanne Cash - Modern Blue
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Now I See
Jamestown Revival - Revival
Dum Dum Girls - Trouble Is My Name
The Gaslight Anthem - Tumbling Dice
Nicole Atkins - We Wait Too Long
FM359 - When the People Check Out
Elizabeth & the Catapult - Wish I Didn't
Slim Dunlap - Ballad of the Opening Band
Kristina Train - Dark Black
Jason Isbell - Different Day
Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Seven State Lines
The Farewell Drifters - Tennessee Girl
William Fitzsimmons - Took
Ed Harcourt - Come Into My Dreamland
Bad Things - Fool
The New Mendicants - If Only You Knew Her
Paul Rodgers - It's Growing
JD Wilkes & the Dirt Daubers - No Rest for the Wicked
Zara McFarlane - Plain Gold Ring
Tinsley Ellis - Surrender
Blue Highway - Talk Is Cheap
Barna Howard - Turns Around the Bottle
Ensemble Belcanto & Dietburg Spohr - Victoria
Emily Herring - Your Mistake
Kristina Train - Pins And Needles
Young The Giant - Waves
Angélique Kidjo - Ebile (ft. Kronos Quartet)
Jack Johnson - Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Get the Blessing - Hope (For the Moment)
Ensemble Belcanto & Dietburg Spohr - Humilitas Ad Victoriam
Ray Benson - JJ Cale
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Making Up and Breaking Up
Aram Bajakian - Rent Party
Elizabeth & the Catapult - Sugar Covered Poison
Los Lonely Boys - There's Always Tomorrow
Beck - Unforgiven
Nicole Atkins - What Do You Know
Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Black Beehive
Slim Dunlap - Hate This Town
The Farewell Drifters - Neighborhoods Apart
Kristina Train - No One's Gonna Love You
Jamestown Revival - Headhunters
Tommy Castro & the Painkillers - Medicine Woman
Treetop Flyers - Picture Show
Zara McFarlane - Police & Thieves
JD Wilkes & the Dirt Daubers - River Song
FM359 - Sons of Liberty No.1
Ensemble Belcanto & Dietburg Spohr - Victoria Ad Virtutes
Paul Rodgers - Walk in My Shadow
Kristina Train - Lonely Sinner
David Crosby - What's Broken
Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues - Baby Let Me Butter Your Corn
Los Lonely Boys - Blame It On Love
Nina Persson - Catch Me Cryin'
Beck - Don't Let It Go
Blue Highway - Funny Farm
Nicole Atkins - Gasoline Bride
Ray Benson - Heartache and Pain (feat. Rick & Mark del Castillo)
Robben Ford - Just Another Country Road
Angélique Kidjo - Orisha
Rosanne Cash - Tell Heaven
Rogue Valley - The Wolves & the Ravens
Tom Brosseau - We Were Meant to Be Together
Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Hubert's Dream
Jason Isbell - Live Oak
Kristina Train - Stick Together
Slim Dunlap - Times Like This
The Farewell Drifters - To Feel Alive
Red Horse ft. Eliza Gilkyson.. - Wayfaring Stranger
Snowapple - Again
Lily & Madeleine - Back to the River
Hospitality - Call Me After
Ensemble Belcanto & Dietburg Spohr - Castitas
The Grand Opening - False Light
Amy Ray - Hunter's Prayer
Arcade Fire - Photograph
Kristina Train - Everloving Arms
Ray Benson - A Little Piece
Angélique Kidjo - Bana (ft. Yvonne Kidjo)
Nicole Atkins - Cool People
Los Lonely Boys - Dream Away
Jamestown Revival - Home
Beck - Turn Away
The Farewell Drifters - Brother
Slim Dunlap - Love Lost
David Crosby - Slice of Time
The Grand Opening - Blacker Than Blue
Angélique Kidjo - Cauri
Ensemble Belcanto & Dietburg Spohr - Epilog
Blue Highway - Hicks's Farewell
Ed Harcourt - Love Is a Minor Key
JD Wilkes & the Dirt Daubers - No More My Love
Emily Herring - One Sip of Water
Get the Blessing - Quiet
Plants and Animals - The End of That
William Fitzsimmons - Lions
Jason Isbell - Traveling Alone