17/02/02 'New Favorite' - Alison Krauss + Union Station 

One of my most played albums of recent months has been this gem, a superb marriage of bluegrass/country and mainstream song writing.

I have often seen this album marketed on the back of the 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' soundtrack album but really this is unnecessary.  Krauss' latest album with Union Station shines with fantastic ensemble playing and once again showcases the superb voices of Krauss and Dan Tyminski.  The band's command of their craft is deftly shown on tracks like 'The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn' and 'Choctaw Hayride' while 'The Lucky One' and 'I'm Gone' are wistful, more subtle efforts.  Throughout you never fail to be delighted by the quality of song writing and musicianship.  This is definitely one of the best releases of 2001 and highly recommended as an introduction to modern bluegrass music.


Listen to a clip of ''The Lucky One" by Alison Krauss + Union Station
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Buy "New Favorite" US, UK

Somewhat amazingly you can also download the closing track called New Favorite, arguably the best song from this album in mp3 format, for free from Amazon.com.

New Favorite - if you left-click this link opens a new window.



Other recommended music;

03/12/02 "Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen
30/08/02 "Second Toughest In The Infants" - Underworld
20/08/02 "Stuck On Love" - The Arlenes
22/07/02 "The Gasoline Age" - East River Pipe
05/06/02 'Viva! La Woman' - Cibo Matto
16/03/02 'Lanked Haired Girl to Bearded Boy' - It's Jo and Danny
26/11/01 'Cold Water Music' - Aim
12/10/01 'Fear Of Fours' - Lamb
13/08/01  'De Stijl' - The White Stripes
20/05/01  'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' - Various Artists

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