Chuck Ragan is one of our favorite musicians on the planet. How could he not? Between Hot Water Music, Rumbleseat, and his solo material, there isn’t a record we don’t all love. So it goes without saying that we have the utmost respect for him and his opinions. So when asked recently his Top albums of the last year, we were obviously honored to have had a few releases on our label mentioned. Here is an excerpt from the interview:
Top 5 (6) albums of the last year? Gaslight Anthem’s ’59 Sound, Bruce Springsteen’s Working on a Dream, Gasoline Alley, Tim Barry’s Manchester, all of Austin Lucas’s stuff, Ben Nichols The Last Pale Light is absolutely absurd, it’s so good.
Besides Tim Barry and Austin Lucas, we too love the Gaslight Anthem and Ben Nichol’s albums; looks like I am gonna have to check out Gasoline Alley. Thanks Punknews for posting the interview and thanks Chuck for the kind words. Excited to see you in town this next week and can’t wait to hear the new album.
Read the interview here. See Chuck on tour soon with Lucero. And know that today, Chuck finishes his upcomging album; we plan to charm the hell out of him with hopes that we might be able to do an exclusive color of the vinyl through Vinyl Collective. And if Chuck’s endorsement inspires you to check out Tim’s and Austin’s albums, here are links to buy:
Tim Barry “Manchester” LP/CD
Austin Lucas “Somebody Loves You” LP/CD, pretty much everything Austin Lucas
