SNoAP nos. 16–18
It’s been a while since I’ve listened to an album, but I made up for it with three in one day!
- The Harrow and the Harvest – Gillian Welch (Singer/Songwriter * 2011)
April 5, 2026, an Easter Sunday morning listen with Ian | I didn’t think I knew any of Gillian Welch’s music, though I knew her name. As it turns out, though, I realized am familiar with several of her songs from mixes/playlists made by friends. I loved everything about this album, including the title. I was hooked from the blue-grassy first song, “Scarlet Town,” and right on through. I am currently looking into tickets for when she comes to Lincoln later this summer.
[Recommended by my friend Bethany]
- The Joshua Tree – U2 (Rock * 1987)
April 5, 2026 | If I had to choose, this would be my favorite album of all time. We listened in the van on the way to visit my family. I had fun and learned so much asking Jason a ton of questions, mostly some variation of “What makes that sound?” or “What is this song about?” Lucky for me, he went through a huge U2 phase and had looked it all up years ago and knew the answers I was seeking. Now I really want to see Rattle and Hum again. [ETA: This is another Album of the Year winner.]
- Motorcycle – Daniel Amos (Alternative * 1993)
April 5, 2026 | This was Jason’s pick for the return trip from my parents’ yesterday. I knew that Daniel Amos was a band and not a dude, but I didn’t think I knew anything beyond that. As we started listening, though, I thought it sounded a lot like some other Christian bands I had listened to in high school and college. Sure enough, Daniel Amos had an alter ego: The Swirling Eddies, and that’s the band I was familiar with. I also thought this album sounded a bit like The Choir and maybe a bit of Steve Taylor—and unmistakably more than a little like The Beatles (in their later years). I liked this one a lot. (For a proper review, Jason wrote a great one back in 2022.)