The Drones - Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By (2005)

Amazing Australian rock record from a few years back. Sets the scene for the next couple of albums, contains "Shark Fin Blues", which for me at least is their crowning achievement. Acclaimed overseas they still have yet to find the recognition they deserve in their homeland.

RYM - 3.75/5

C.W. Stoneking - Jungle Blues (2008)

As requested by the bigrig...

Completely different to anything else released in 2008, this is an album by a guy who sounds like he is stuck in the deep south in the early 20th century. Quirky and bluesy, this album is based on the (true) story of C.W. becoming ship wrecked and stranded in Gabon, where he drank rum, smoked weed and lived with pygmy's... convinced? give it a try.

P.S. "The Love Me Or Die" was one of the best tracks of 08!

RYM - 3.86/5

CW covering The White Stripes track "7 Nation Army".