JD McPherson is a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist who specializes in a retro blend of classic rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and rockabilly. McPherson and his band don't just play in imitation of those genres; they thoroughly inhabit them. Since his debut album received wide release in 2012, McPherson has attracted legions of fans who quickly picked up on his authenticity. His fourth record, Socks, is sure to continue that trend. It's a fun listen from beginning to end, with the Oklahoma-born McPherson writing (sometimes co-writing) an album's worth of original Christmas songs. I found it intersting that JD McPherson used instruments like the celeste and vibraphone to evoke the season. You won't hear any sleigh bells on Socks!
Here are the Top 30 new releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending Dec. 9, 2018:
1 Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis- Wild! Wild! Wild!
2 JD McPherson- Socks
3 Rodney Crowell- Christmas Everywhere
4 Charles Bradley- Black Velvet
5 The Ting Tings- The Black Light
6 Kurt Vile- Bottle It In
7 Fleet Foxes- First Collection 2006-2009
8 Elvis Costello & The Imposters- Look Now
9 Dan Mangan- More Or Less
10 All Them Witches- ATW
11 Phosphorescent- C'est La Vie
12 Foxwarren- Foxwarren
13 Bottle Rockets- Bit Logic
14 St. Lenox- Ten Fables Of Young Ambition And Passionate Love
15 J Mascis- Elastic Days
16 Cat Power- Wanderer
17 Ty Segall- Fudge Sandwich
18 Kero Kero Bonito- Time 'N' Place
19 Jon Spencer- Spencer Sings The Hits
20 Bob Dylan- More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14
21 The Nude Party- The Nude Party
22 Molly Burch- First Flower
23 St. Vincent- MassEducation
24 Interpol- Marauder
25 Laura Gibson- Goners
26 Basement- Beside Myself
27 Low- Double Negative
28 The Smashing Pumpkins- Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.
29 Adrianne Lenker- abysskiss
30 Lindsay Beaver- Tough As Love
