Show Me The Place - Songs 2012

Show Me The Place - Songs 2012 is the first in a series of mixes highlighting some of the new albums released so far this year that I've been listening to. Nothing is ranked and these are not necessarily my favorite songs from the album but rather a mostly mellow moody collection that flows nicely together in a mix for some quiet evenings sitting on the porch.

The mix starts our with a haunting song from the great Leonard Cohen. It's hard to believe he is still putting out quality albums and this one ranks up there with his best.

 I was happy to be able to include some songs from a few of my favorite bands The Shins, Nada Surf, Winterpills, Dr. Dog, Shearwater, Islands and Tindersticks. I recently discovered the Swedish duo First Aid Kit and this is a wonderful album of Americana sounding folk. Plants and Animals has an impressive new album and I always get a new Kathleen Edwards, Damien Jurado or Mark Lanegan album. I was probably most excited about the New Multitudes album by four artists I routinely collect. Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker and Yim Yames have created a wonderful collection of Woody Guthrie interpretations of unpublished songs. The photo here is them performing these songs.

All albums were released in 2012.
You can listen to this mix using the Mixcloud link below.
 
1.   Leonard Cohen - Show Me The Place (Old Ideas)
2.   Kathleen Edwards - Pink Champagne (Voyager)
3.   The Shins - It's Only Life (Port Of Morrow)
4.   Nada Surf - When I Was Young (The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy)
5.   Sharon Van Etten - Give Out (Tramp)
6.   Winterpills - Small Bright Doses (All My Lovely Goners)
7.   Laura Gibson - Milk-Heavy, Pollen-Eyed (La Grande)
8.   First Aid Kit - Emmylou (The Lion's Roar)
9.   Carolina Chocolate Drops - Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man? (Leaving Eden)
10. Dr. Dog - Lonesome (Be The Void)
11. Shearwater - Dread Sovereign (Animal Joy)
12. Sleigh Bells - You Lost Me (Reign Of Terror)
13. Plants and Animals - Control Me (The End Of That)
14. Damien Jurado - Nothing In The News (Maraqopa)
15. Islands - This Is Not A Song (A Sleep & A Forgetting)
16. Mark Lanegan Band - St. Louis Elegy (Blues Funeral)
17. Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker & Yim Yames - Talking Empty Bed Blues (New Multitudes)
18. Tindersticks - Show Me Everything (The Something Rain)