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2012 | Courtney’s 7 Favorite Albums of 2012

Kathleen Edwards’ Voyageur

Kathleen Edwards’ fourth studio album is quite a

departure from the alternative country sound she’s known for. With Voyageur, Edwards created a shimmering folk album about her divorce that is both beautifully written and expertly produced. But what makes this album so great, is that Edwards – in just ten songs – perfectly captures the relief and subsequent freedom that comes with admitting that something is never going to be the same.

 

Sharon Van Etten’s Tramp

In the past, Sharon Van Etten has always excelled in strong songwriting with an underlying simplicity. But on her third album Tramp, Sharon has paired her raw emotional voice with more drones, more drums, and more anger. It’s both cathartic and unsettling. One song will mend the heartbreak while the next will break you all over again.

 

Damien Jurado’s Maraqopa

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something beautiful and vulnerable in Damien Jurado’s part psychedelic and part old folk album Maraqopa. His wavering voice grounds each song with emotion and truth. Songs meander and flow through choir-like harmonies and Jurado’s stellar songwriting will break your heart over and over again.

 

First Aid Kit’s The Lion’s Roar

It’s 2012 and here’s the truth. The two Swedish sisters of First Aid Kit have beat us at our own game. They are arguably one of the best acts today crafting beautiful and classic american folk music. Everyone pay attention: this is how it’s done.

 

Father John Misty’s Fear Fun

Josh Tillman’s first solo album as Father John Misty is a bit of a grab bag. It’s hilarious and weird. Fun and sad. Insightful and depressing. If the world really is ending in a few days, let’s be thankful that this was the year of Father John Misty.

 

Lord Huron’s Lonesome Dreams

Dream folk certainly isn’t new, but cowboy dream folk? LA’s Lord Huron created a new sub genre of indie folk with their debut, Lonesome Dreams. The album plays like a movie soundtrack but never comes across as cheesy or over the top. If the Wild West is your cathedral, then this is your worship music.

 

Sera Cahoone’s Deer Creek Canyon

Sera Cahoone’s got a voice that could calm a storm. But it’s the added pedal steel and string arrangements that make this album truly soothing. Deer Creek Canyon just sounds like home. But be careful: too many listens and you’ll never

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  1. […] a dreamy debut concept album that chronicles a lonesome cowboy traveling west, I love the way Courtney put it, “cowboy dream folk.” With soaring harmonies, each song glistens and shimmers […]

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