New stuff we spun for you on WFUV in 2002, in alphabetical order.
The Best of 2002 Listener Poll Results | WFUV Staff Picks
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Giant Leap | 1 Giant Leap | Palm |
| Aimee Mann | Lost in Space | SuperEgo |
| Alex Lloyd | Watching Angels Mend | Nettwerk/EMI |
| Alice Peacock | Alice Peacock | Awake/Columbia |
| Alison Krauss & Union Station | Live | Rounder |
| Allison Moorer | Miss Fortune | Universal South |
| Alvin Youngblood Hart | Down in the Alley | Memphis International |
| Anders Osborne w/Monk Boudreaux | Bury the Hatchet | Shanachie |
| Andy Stochansky | Five Star Motel | RCAVictor |
| Angelique Kidjo | Black Ivory Soul | Columbia |
| Ani DiFranco | So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter | Righteous Babe |
| Art Garfunkel w/ Maia Sharp & Buddy Mondlock | Everything Waits to Be Noticed | Manhattan |
| Arto Lindsay | Invoke | Righteous Babe |
| Baba Alade | United and One | Stonemountain Ent./Henhouse |
| Badly Drawn Boy | About a Boy | Artist Direct/Twisted Nerve/XL |
| Badly Drawn Boy | Have You Fed the Fish Today? | Artist Direct/Twisted Nerve/XL |
| Beaver Nelson | Legends of the Super Heroes | Freedom |
| Beck | Sea Change | DGC |
| Bela Fleck & the Flecktones | Live at the Quick | Columbia |
| Ben Folds | Live | Epic |
| Ben Kweller | Sha Sha | ATO |
| Beth Orton | Daybreaker | Astralwerks |
| Beulah | The Coast is Never Clear | Velocette/Red Ink |
| Bill Frisell | The Willies | Nonesuch |
| Bill Perry | Crazy Kind of Life | Blind Pig |
| Billy Bragg and the Blokes | England, Half-English | Elektra |
| Bjork | Bjork's Greatest Hits | Elektra |
| Bobby Bare Jr. | Young Criminals' Starvation League | Bloodshot |
| Bonnie Raitt | Silver Lining | Capitol |
| Brad | Welcome to Discovery Park | Redline |
| Bruce Hornsby | Big Swing Face | RCA |
| Bruce Springsteen | The Rising | Columbia |
| Bryan Ferry | Frantic | Virgin |
| Buddy Miller | Midnight and Lonesome | HighTone |
| Caitlin Cary | While You Weren't Looking | Yep-Roc |
| Cassandra Wilson | Belly of the Sun | Blue Note |
| Charlie Musselwhite | One Night in America | Telarc |
| Chip Taylor/Carrie Rodriguez | Let's Leave This Town | Texas Music Group |
| Chris Hillman/Herb Pederson | Way Out West | Back Porch/Virgin |
| Chris Isaak | Always Got Tonight | Reprise |
| Chuck E. Weiss | Old Souls & Wolf Tickets | Rykodisc/Slow River |
| Chuck Prophet | No Other Love | New West |
| Citizen Cope | Citizen Cope | Dreamworks |
| Clarence Clemons | Live in Asbury Park | Valley |
| Cliff Eberhardt | School For Love | Red House |
| Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Capitol |
| Corey Harris | Downhome Sophisticate | Rounder |
| Cornershop | Handcream For a Generation | Wiija/Beggars/V2 |
| Countdown Quartet | Sadlack's Stomp | Yep Roc |
| Counting Crows | Hard Candy | Geffen |
| Cousteau | Sirena | Palm |
| Cracker | Forever | Back Porch/Virgin |
| Craig Armstrong | As If to Nothing | Astralwerks |
| Curtis Stigers | Secret Heart | Concord |
| Dan Zanes & Friends | Night Time! | Festival Five |
| Darden Smith | Sunflower | Dualtone |
| Darius Rucker | Back to Then | Hidden Beach |
| Dave Matthews Band | Busted Stuff | RCA |
| Dave Matthews Band | Live at Folsom Field/Boulder, Colorado | RCA |
| Dave Pirner | Faces & Names | Ultimatum |
| David Baerwald | Here Comes the New Folk Underground | Lost Highway |
| David Bowie | Heathen | Columbia |
| David Gray | A New Day at Midnight | ATO |
| David Grisman Quintet | Dawgnation | Acoustic Disc |
| David Poe | The Late Album | Epic |
| Dayna Kurtz | Postcards From Downtown | Kismet |
| Delbert McClinton | Room to Breathe | New West |
| Diana Krall | Live in Paris | Verve |
| Dolly Parton | Halos & Horns | Sugar Hill |
| Doves | The Last Broadcast | Capitol |
| Drew Emmitt | Freedom Ride | Compass |
| Duncan Sheik | Daylight | Atlantic |
| Ed Harcourt | Here Be Monsters | Capitol |
| Eels | Souljacker | Dreamworks |
| Eliza Gilkyson | Lost and Found | Red House |
| Ellis Paul | The Speed of Trees | Philo/Rounder |
| Elvis Costello & the Impostors | Cruel Smile | Island |
| Elvis Costello | When I Was Cruel | Island |
| Eric Clapton | One More Car, One More Rider | Reprise |
| Etta James and the Roots Band | Burning' Down the House | RCAVictor/Private |
| Fred Eaglesmith | Falling Stars and Broken Hearts | AML |
| George Harrison | Brainwashed | Capitol |
| Gomez | In Our Gun | Virgin |
| Gordon Gano | Hitting the Ground | Instinct |
| Gov't Mule | The Deep End Volume 2 | ATO |
| Graham Nash | Songs For Survivors | Artemis |
| Greg Brown | Milk of the Moon | Red House |
| Groove Armada | Goodbye Country, Hello Nightclub | Zomba |
| Gurf Morlix | Fishin' in the Muddy | Catamount |
| Guy Clark | The Dark | Sugar Hill |
| Guy Davis | Give in Kind | Red House |
| Hank Williams III | Lovesick, Broke & Driftin' | Curb |
| Indigo Girls | Become You | Epic |
| Ivan Neville | Morning Music | Uptop |
| Ivy | Guestroom | Minty Fresh |
| Jackson Browne | The Naked Ride Home | Elektra |
| Jai Uttal | Mondo Rama | Narada World |
| James Luther Dickinson | Free Beer Tomorrow | Artemis |
| James Taylor | October Road | Columbia |
| Jeb Loy Nichols | Easy Now | Rykodisc |
| Jeff Buckley/Gary Lucas | Songs to No One 1991-1992 | Knitty Factory/Evolver |
| Jerry Douglas | Lookout For Hope | Sugar Hill |
| Jim Lauderdale | The Hummingbirds | Dualtone |
| Jim Lauderdale/Ralph Stanley | Lost in the Lonesome Pines | Dualtone |
| Joan Osborne | How Sweet It Is | Compendia |
| Joe Louis Walker | In the Morning | Telarc |
| Joe Louis Walker | Pasa Tiempo | Evidence |
| Joe Rathbone | Welcome to Your New Life | Joe Rathbone Publishing |
| John Butler Trio | Three | Jarrah |
| John Doe | Dim Stars, Bright Sky | iMusic |
| John Mayall and the Blues Breakers | Stories | Eagle/Red Ink |
| John Train | Looks Like Up | Record Cellar |
| John Wesley Harding | The Man With No Shadow | Mammoth |
| Johnny Cash | American IV: The Man Comes Around | American/Lost Highway |
| Johnny Irion | Unity Lodge | Yep Roc |
| Joni Mitchell | Travelogue | Nonesuch |
| Jorma Kaukonen | Blue Country Heart | Columbia |
| Joseph Arthur | Redemption's Son | Real World/Enjoy/Universal |
| Josh Clayton-Felt | Spirit Touches Ground | Dreamworks |
| Josh Joplin Group | The Future That Was | Artemis |
| Josh Ritter | Golden Age of Radio | Signature Sounds |
| Josh Rouse | Under Cold Blue Stars | Rykodisc |
| Julia Fordham | Concrete Love | Vanguard |
| Karl Denson's Tiny Universe | The Bridge | SCI Fidelity |
| Kasey Chambers | Barricades & Brickwalls | WB |
| Kaydi Johnson | No Gods Allowed | Tell Tale |
| Keller Williams | Laugh | SCI Fidelity |
| Kelly Willis | Easy | Rykodisc |
| Kenny Rankin | A Song For You | Verve |
| Kevin Tihista's Red Terror | Judo | Parasol |
| Kevin Welch | Millionaire | Dead Reckoning |
| Kim Richey | Rise | Lost Highway |
| Kinky | Kinky | Nettwerk |
| Lamya | Learning From Falling | J Records |
| Laura Cantrell | When the Roses Bloom Again | Diesel Only |
| Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon | Clone | Private/RCAVictor |
| Linda Thompson | Fashionably Late | Rounder |
| Little Axe | Hard Grind | Fat Possum |
| Lonesome Bob | Things Change | Leaps |
| Lori McKenna | Pieces of Me | Signature Sounds |
| Los Fakires | Los Fakires | Universal |
| Los Lobos | Good Morning Aztlan | Mammoth |
| Luka Bloom | Between the Mountain and the Moon | Bar/None |
| Luna | Romantica | Jetset |
| Luther Wright & the Wrongs | Rebuild the Wall | Back Porch/Virgin |
| Maia Sharp | Maia Sharp | Concord |
| Marah | Float Away With the Friday Night Gods | E-Squared/Artemis |
| Marc Moulin | Top Secret | EMI/Nettwerk |
| Marianne Faithfull | Kissin Time | Virgin |
| Mark Eitzel | Music For Courage & Confidence | New West |
| Mark Erelli | The Memorial Hall Recordings | Signature Sounds |
| Mark Knopfler | "A Shot at Glory" soundtrack | WB |
| Mark Knopfler | The Ragpicker's Dream | WB |
| Mark Olson and the Creekdippers | December's Child | Dualtone |
| Mary Gauthier | Filth & Fire | Signature Sounds |
| Mary Lee's Corvette | Blood on the Tracks | Bar/None |
| Mary Lorson & Saint Low | Bricks For Dawn | Cooking Vinyl/spinART |
| Mason Jennings | Century Spring | Architect |
| Medeski, Martin and Wood | Uninvisible | Blue Note |
| Mia Doi Todd | The Golden State | Columbia |
| Michelle Shocked | Deep Natural | Mighty Sound |
| Moby | 18 | V2 |
| Morcheeba | Charango | Reprise |
| Nanci Griffith | Winter Marquee | Rounder |
| Natalia M. King | Milagro | Sunnyside |
| Neil Finn & Friends | Live at the St. James | Nettwerk |
| Neil Finn | One All | Nettwerk |
| Neil Halstead | Sleeping on Roads | 4AD |
| Neil Young | Are You Passionate? | Reprise |
| Neko Case | Blacklisted | Bloodshot |
| Nerissa & Katryna Nields | Love and China | Zoe/Rounder |
| Nickelcreek | This Side | Sugar Hill |
| Nicolai Dunger | Soul Rush | Lakeshore |
| Nils Lofgren | Breakaway Angel | Vision |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III | Capitol |
| Norah Jones | Come Away With Me | Blue Note |
| NRBQ | Atsa My Band | Big Notes |
| Oliver Mtukudzi | Vhunze Moto | Putumayo |
| Paris Combo | Attraction | Ark21 |
| Patricia Barber | Verse | Blue Note/Premonition |
| Patti Smith | Land: 1975-2002 | Arista |
| Patty Griffin | 1,000 Kisses | ATO |
| Paul Kelly | ...Nothing But a Dream | Cooking Vinyl/SpinArt |
| Paul Thorn | Mission Temple Fireworks Stand | Back Porch |
| Paul Weller | Days of Speed | Epic/Independiente |
| Paul Westerberg | Stereo | Vagrant |
| Peter Bruntnell | Ends of the Earth | Back Porch |
| Peter Case | Beeline | Vanguard |
| Peter Gabriel | Up | Real World/Geffen |
| Peter Rowan/Don Edwards | High Lonesome Cowboy | Shanachie |
| Peter Stuart | Propeller | Vanguard |
| Peter Wolf | Sleepless | Artemis |
| Phil Lesh & Friends | There and Back Again | Columbia |
| Phil Roy | Issues & Options | Ear Pictures |
| Pina | Quick Look | Real World |
| Pork Tornado | Pork Tornado | Rykodisc |
| Precious Bryant | Fool Me Good | Terminus |
| Pretenders | Loose Screw | Artemis |
| Railroad Earth | Bird in a House | Sugar Hill |
| Ralph Stanley | Ralph Stanley | DMZ/Columbia |
| Ramsay Midwood | Shoot Out at the OK Chinese Restaurant | Farm Wire/Vanguard |
| Rhett Miller | The Instigator | Elektra |
| Richard Julian | Good Life | My Good Man |
| Richard Shindell | Courier | Signature Sounds/RSR |
| Richie Havens | Wishing Well | Stormy Forest |
| Rick Holmstrom | Hydraulic Groove | Tone-Cool |
| Rickie Lee Jones | Live at Red Rocks | Artemis |
| Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise | New Ground | Vanguard |
| Robert Plant | Dreamland | Universal |
| Robert Randolph & the Family Band | Live at the Wetlands | Family Band |
| Robin Holcomb | The Big Time | Nonesuch |
| Rolling Stones | Forty Licks | Virgin |
| Roman Candle | Says Pop | Outlook |
| Rory Block | I'm Every Woman | Rounder |
| Rosie Thomas | When We Were Small | Sub Pop |
| Roy Rogers | Slideways | Evidence |
| Ruben Blades | Mundo | Sony |
| Rusted Root | Welcome to My Party | Island/Def Jam |
| Ryan Adams | Demolition | Lost Highway |
| Shannon McNally | Jukebox Sparrows | Capitol |
| Sinead O'Connor | Sean-Nos Nua | Vanguard |
| Sloan Wainwright | The Song Inside | Farkie |
| Solas | The Edge of Silence | Shanachie |
| Solomon Burke | Don't Give Up on Me | Fat Possum |
| Sondre Lerche | Faces Down | Astralwerks |
| Sonia Dada | Barefootsoul | Calliope |
| Soulive | Next | Blue Note |
| Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes | Going to Jukesville | Leroy |
| Speech | Spiritual People | Vagabond/iMusic/Artist Direct |
| Stephen Bruton | Spirit World | New West |
| Steve Earle | Jerusalem | E Squared/Artemis |
| Steve Forbert | Any Old Time: Songs of Jimmie Rodgers | Koch |
| Steve Forbert | More Young, Guitar Days | Rolling Tide/Valley |
| Susan Tedeschi | Wait For Me | Tone-Cool |
| Susan Werner | New Non-Fiction | Susan Werner |
| Susana Baca | Espiritu Vivo | Luaka Bop |
| Suzzy & Maggie Roche | Zero Church | Red House |
| Swan Dive | June | Compass |
| Tanya Donelly | Beautysleep | 4AD |
| Telepopmusik | Genetic World | Capitol |
| Terri Hendrix | The Ring | Wilory |
| The Blind Boys of Alabama | Higher Ground | Real World |
| The Bottle Rockets | Songs of Sahm | Bloodshot |
| The Brothers Creegan | Sleepyhead | Nettwerk |
| The Chemical Brothers | Come With Us | Virgin |
| The Chieftains | Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions | RCAVictor |
| The Chieftains | The Wide World Over | RCAVictor |
| The Czars | The Ugly People vs. The Beautiful People | Manifesto |
| The Derek Trucks Band | Joyful Noise | Columbia |
| The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Medicated Magic | Rope-a-Dope |
| The Flatlanders | Now Again | New West |
| The Innocence Mission | Small Planes: Lost & Found Songs 96-01 | W.A.R.? |
| The John Scofield Band | Uberjam | Verve |
| The Persuasions | Sing the Beatles | Chesky |
| The Promise Ring | Wood/Water | ANTI/Foreign Leisure |
| The Radiators | The Radiators | Rattlesby |
| The Tragically Hip | In Violet Light | Zoe/Rounder |
| The Waifs | Sink or Swim | Jarrah/ATO |
| The White Stripes | White Blood Cells | V2/Third Man |
| Thea Gilmore | Rules For Jokers | Compass |
| Tift Merritt | Bramble Rose | Lost Highway |
| T-Model Ford | Bad Man | Fat Possum |
| Todd Snider | New Connection | Oh Boy |
| Tom Petty | The Last DJ | WB |
| Tom Waits | Alice | Anti/Epitaph |
| Tom Waits | Blood Money | Anti/Epitaph |
| Tony Bennett and k.d. lang | A Wonderful World | RPM/Columbia |
| Tori Amos | Scarlet's Walk | Epic |
| Toshi Reagon | Toshi | Razor and Tie |
| Tracy Chapman | Let it Rain | Elektra |
| Trey Anastasio | Trey Anastasio | Elektra |
| Tuatara | Cinemathique | Fast Horse |
| Van Morrison | Down the Road | Universal |
| Vance Gilbert | One Thru Fourteen | Louisiana Red Hot |
| Various Artists | "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" soundtrack | Columbia |
| Various Artists | "I Am Sam" soundtrack | V2" |
| Various Artists | "Roswell" soundtrack | Nettwerk |
| Various Artists | "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" soundtrack | Hip-O |
| Various Artists | "The Wild Thornberrys" soundtrack | Jive |
| Various Artists | Dressed in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash | Dualtone |
| Various Artists | Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music | Vanguard |
| Various Artists | Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown | Red House |
| Various Artists | Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash | Columbia |
| Various Artists | Live From Bonnaroo | Sanctuary |
| Various Artists | The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks | Rykodisc |
| Various Artists | Total Lee! The Songs of Lee Hazlewood | Astralwerks |
| Various Artists | Verve Remixed | Verve |
| Victoria Williams | Sings Some Old Songs | Dualtone |
| Vida Blue | Vida Blue | Elektra |
| W.C. Clark | From Austin With Soul | Alligator |
| Waco Brothers | New Deal | Bloodshot |
| Warren Zevon | My Ride's Here | Artemis |
| Wilco | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | Nonesuch |
| Will Kimbrough | Home Away | Waxy Silver |
| Willie King | Living in a New World | Rooster Blues |
| Willie Nelson & Friends | Stars & Guitars | Lost Highway |
| Willie Nelson | The Great Divide | Lost Highway |
| Willy Porter | Willy Porter | Six Degrees |
