Desolation Angel Radio Year-End Wrap-up, December 27th, 2012

The flying circus, rodeo, rolling road show and tent revival known as Desolation Angel Radio hit the airwaves Thursday night with a special year-end wrap-up edition of the show. 2012 has been the best year for music since the mid-70's, and these 36 cuts are the evidence of it. A big thank you to all of you for listening, for supporting the show, for supporting the music. Perfect for these in-between days, working at your desk to clean the year up, working around the house, for your office party, for just about anything. Turn it up and enjoy!

• Willie Nelson (w/Lukas Nelson) - Just Breathe - (Heroes)
• Tift Merritt - In The Way - (Traveling Alone)
• Lucero - Women & Work - (Women & Work)
• Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires - The Red, Red Dirt of Home - (There Is A Bomb In Gilead)
• Chris Knight - Little Victories - (Little Victories)
• Gretchen Peters - Paradise Found - (Hello, Cruel World)
• The Gaslight Anthem - "45" - (Handwritten)
• Joe Pug - Stronger Than The World - (The Great Despiser)
• Cody Canada & The Departed - Worth The Fight - (Adventus)
• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Tour of Duty - (Live in Alabama)
• The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band - Between The Ditches - (Between The Ditches)
• Michael Rank and Stag - Strawman - (KIN)
• Tom Skinner - Gypsy Moth - (Tom Skinner)
• Dwight Yoakam - A Heart Like Mine - (3 Pears)
• Bruce Springsteen - We Take Care of Our Own - (Wrecking Ball)
• John Fullbright - Daydreamer - (From The Ground Up)
• Uncle Lucius - Pocket Full of Misery - (And You Are Me)
• Doc Dailey & Magnolia Devil - Picture Frames - (Catch The Presidents)
• Lincoln Durham - Love Letters - (The Shovel vs. The Howling Bones)
• CW Ayon - Make Me Wanna - (Lohmador)
• Bob Dylan - Soon After Midnight - (Tempest)
• Rachel Brooke - Late Night Lover - (A Killer's Dream)
• Dr. John - Big Shot - (Locked Down)
• Lindi Ortega - Murder of Crows - (Cigarettes and Truckstops)
• Cory Branan - Survivor Blues (the After Hours) - (Mutt)
• The Mastersons - Tell Me It's Alright - (Birds Fly South)
• American Aquarium - Burn.Flicker.Die - (Burn.Flicker.Die)
• Shooter Jennings - The Deed and The Dollar - (Family Man)
• Paul Thorn - Take My Love With You - (What The Hell Is Goin' On?)
• Gary Clark, Jr. - Travis County - (Blak and Blu)
• Van Morrison - End Of The Rainbow - (Born To Sing: No Plan B)
• Turnpike Troubadours - Good Lord Lorrie - (Goodbye Normal Street)
• John Hiatt - It All Comes Back Someday - (Mystic Pinball)
• Justin Townes Earle - Memphis In The Rain - (Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now)
• Ray Wylie Hubbard - Coricidin Bottle - (Grifter's Hymnal)
• Waylon Jennings - Goin' Down Rockin' - (Goin' Down Rockin')

My thanks to all of you, the entire Desolation Angel Radio family of listeners, is boundless. My gratitude for your support can't be expressed and a simple "Thank You" doesn't seem adequate, but I do say that. Please, spread the gospel of rock and roll, of soul, of blues and roots and let's keep this train rolling in 2013. Listen to this one and share it as many ways as possible in this day and age of social media. In the end, you, the listeners, are the most important and the most critical piece of it. Let's make 2013 a badass year. Thank you, sincerely Kip Williams