2003-12-30
The latest soundtrack assembled by uber-producer T-Bone Burnett features numerous renditions of traditional ballads performed by Americana elite like Alison Krauss, Tim O'Brien and Dirk Powell. The highlight, though, is the recasting of The White Stripe's Jack White as an acoustic country blues musician. Is there an Oscar for "Best Supporting Musician"?
DAVID MOLINARI
Whispering to a Crowd
Various Artists
My Blueberry Nights Soundtrack
The Brothers Comatose
City Painted Gold
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
TOM WAITS
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
The Good Life
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