2003-12-30
The latest soundtrack assembled by uber-producer T-Bone Burnett features numerous renditions of traditional ballads performed by Americana elite like Alison Krauss, Tim O'Brien and Dirk Powell. The highlight, though, is the recasting of The White Stripe's Jack White as an acoustic country blues musician. Is there an Oscar for "Best Supporting Musician"?
SPARKLEHORSE
Chest Full of Dying Hawks
AMY SPEACE
Songs For Bright Street
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
TRUE NORTH
Elsebound
Todd Snider
Peace, Love and Anarchy (Rarities, B-Sides and Demos, Vol. 1)
Streets of Laredo
Wild
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