ALARM Press Carolina Chocolate Drops

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010 Online Exclusive

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented in ALARM and on AlarmPress.com. Of those, we pared down to 100 outstanding releases, leaving no genre unexplored in our list of this year's overlooked gems.
Carolina Chocolate Drops: Giving New Life to Old-Time Piedmont String Music Alarm Invisible

This trio from North Carolina is one of the few remaining African-American string bands in the world, and its music aims to tell the history that history books left out. In the process, an oft-overlooked tradition is reinterpreted into something completely new.
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This Week's Best Albums: February 16, 2010 Online Exclusive

The Bastard Noise/The Endless Blockade: The Red List
Freeway & Jake One: The Stimulus Package
The Souljazz Orchestra: Rising Sun
Mako Sica: Dual Horizon LP
Carolina Chocolate Drops: Genuine Negro Jig

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