August Top 5

This was my top 5 for August 2008

1. I'm Wild About You - Al Green
   The latest Al Green album, produced by ?uestlove of the Roots, doesn't stray far from the classic sound Green and producer Willie Mitchell created at Hi Records in the 1970s, but that's a good thing. Lay It Down is a great old-school Al Green album with some impressive guest artists (Corinne Bailey Rae, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend and the Dap-Kings Horns). I'm Wild About You is one of my favorite tracks on the record.



2. I Can't Stop - Luther Ingram
   Luther is my latest favorite old soul singer. I believe this was originally ripped from vinyl so you can hear some of the imperfections which makes it feel that much better.
   "..i would'a never believed, darlin', that you could hurt my soul"



3. Thou Shalt Always Kill - Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
   My friend Gemma turned me onto this track. I have since bought the entire album. Some really good stuff on it. If anyone wants to hear more, let me know.



4. Eugene - Andrew Bird's Bowl Of Fire
   I'm just recently going through several Andrew Bird albums. This is from one of his first records entitled Thrills.



5. Crown - Mason Jennings
   Matt Monaghan covered this tune when he was in town and it served as my introduction to Mason Jennings. I actually think i prefer Matt's version, but I'm very happy to have discovered Mason. I intended to put one of Matt's songs from his studio time in LA in my top 5 this month but since Dom uploaded the entire EP as his top 5 i figured it would be overkill.
   In a small world anecdote - I recently learned that my friend Brad Beale knows Mason from the camp both their kids attend every summer in Minnesota.