This Last Points Artist / Title / Label / * Album of the Month of… Month Month (reporter) 1 1 96 STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES / Guy / New West *PHa, *BH, *RST, *BK

2 -- 48 JOSH RITTER / Fever Breaks / V2 Records *FCe,*PN, *JB, *GF

3 -- 45 JEFFREY HALFORD and the Healers / West Towards South / Floating Records *JJ, *PvG,

4 7 42 MATT ANDERSEN / Halfway Home by Morning / True North *FC, * FB

5 -- 36 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE / The Saint Of Lost causes / New West *LM

6 2 35 LUTHER DICKINSON and SISTERS OF STRAWBERRY MOON / Solstice / New West *TJ

7 -- 34 BRAD ARMSTRONG / I Got No Place Remembers Me / Cornelius Chapel *CvL, *DHo

8 -- 32 ANNA TIVEL / The Question / Fluff & Gravy *GC, *EZ

-- 32 SON VOLT / Union / Transmit Sound *HB

3 32 DANNY SCHMIDT / Standard Deviation / Live Once Records *MP, *FS

11 -- 30 JOHN PAUL WHITE / The Hurting Kind / Single Lock Records *TK

12 4 29 TOM RUSSELL / October In The Railroad Earth / Proper Records

-- 29 DANIEL NORGREN / Wooh Dang / *HBr, *JD

14 9 26 PHIL LEE / The Horse He Rode In On / Palookaville Records

15 -- 25 TERRY KLEIN / Tex / Independent *JH, *PJ

16 6 24 VARIOUS / Songs of Our Native Daughters / Smithsonian Folkways

17 -- 21 BIANCA DELEON / Dangerous Endeavour / Lonesome Highway Records *RE,*ME, *ML

18 -- 20 POINT QUIET / Walking In The Wild / Continental Song City

-- 20 ROSEANNE REID / Trails / Last Man Music *TV

20 -- 19 WILL KIMBROUGH / I Like It Down Here / Daphne Records

-- 19 TODD THIBAUD / Hill West / Blue Rose *HdB,

22 -- 18 J.J. CALE / Stay Around / Because Music *WV

8 18 MERCY JOHN / Let It Go Easy / Butler

24 -- 17 BRENT MOYER / Doing Better Now / Brambus Records *PR

25 -- 15 DANNI NICHOLLS / The Melted Morning / Independent

-- 15 DAMIEN JURADO / In the Shape of the Storm / Loose *MG

5 15 PATTY GRIFFIN / Patty Griffin / Thirty Tigers

ONES TO WATCH!!! (and to listen)

CANVAS BLANCO / Exilio / Roomservicemusic *DH, *KG

DAN NAVARRO / Shed My Skin / Blue Rose *PH

ORVILLE PECK / Pony / Sub Pop *JS,

AMANDA RHEAUME / Skin I'm in / Indie *RW

STACIA THIEL / Straight To The Middle / Independent *AL

WEYES BLOOD / Titanic Rising / Sub Pop *JV

STEEL BLOSSOMS / Steel Blossoms / Billy Jam Records *MB

HAYES CARLL / What It Is / Dualtone *SP

TYLOR & THE TRAIN ROBBERS / Best of the worst kind / Independent *MM

RICHARD LINDGREN / Death And Love / Metronome Records *HO

TOWNES VAN ZANDT / Sky Blue / Fat Possum Records *JJC

GRACE PETTIS / A Little Noise / Independent *BHe

DERVISH / The Great Irish Songbook / Rounder *HD

DON FELDER / American Rock ' n' Roll / BMG *MW

MIRACLE WHIPS / The Art Of Facts / Independent *LK

BEN JARRELL / Troubled Times / Country Roots Records *PHe

SOUTH AUSTIN MOONLIGHTERS / Travel light / Station House Records *AN

SEAN TAYLOR / The Path into Blue / Independent *HH

JOSHUA RAY WALKER / Wish You Were Here / State Fair *MF

ODELION / Odelion / Skimming Tones Records *JF