"Thankful" is a strong word. I'm having some happy surprises and trying "new" bands along this year but I can say I'm particularly happy about discovering The Afghan Whigs. I admit I didn't really know about them until recently.
I even resisted them for a while because I've been a die-hard fan of Greg Dulli and The Twilight Singers for a couple of years and this AW reunion came right after my favorite TS album, which tour I will never see...
I know everything is backwards here (isn't it always?) but c'est la vie
So I tried it, I liked it and these are the AW's songs I'm happy to have discovered this year:
1.
(can someone explain why they're not playing this fantastic song on this tour?)
(oh, and by far, the best video of them)
(oh, and by far, the best video of them)
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5.