ACL 2013: Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

The last of our genre lists is filled with WOW moments: big crescendos, bold moves, instinctive collaborations, explosions of brass.  This is music for car stereos and open windows, music to lift the sullen heart and to make it race.

52 Commercial Road ~ Communion

London’s 52 Commercial Road have now released three excellent albums in a row.  Communion, which is comprised of songs from and inspired by the film of the same name, is their best to date.  We suspect that this intricate, moody and ultimately