“Hombre Lobo” is Spanish for wolf-man, and there’s definitely some howling and prowling going on here. The rollicking “Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked” is the best song the White Stripes didn’t release this year.ĮELS: Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire.
I love a good rowdy garage band and these Kentucky boys definitely fit the bill on this fun-filled disc. Recorded in the Rubber City, the record is flat-out terrific, mixing elements of psychedelic fuzz-rock, vintage country, Southern R&B and Delta blues into a timeless brew.ĬAGE THE ELEPHANT: Cage the Elephant. “I just wanted to do the things I loved,” Dan Auerbach, multi-talented guitarist-vocalist-songwriter for the Black Keys, said about his first solo album.
Instead, I have assembled a list of 10 albums released during ’09 that I fully enjoy - and you might also.ĭAN AUERBACH: Keep It Hid. I’ve heard but a fraction of the year’s releases, plus my tastes are as quirky as yours. I’m not about to sit atop Snooty Rock Critic Mountain and declare the 10 absolute best albums of 2009. Instead, I have assembled a list of 10 albums released during ’09 that I fully enjoy - and you might also.
