the playlist: AUG 2023

1. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (featuring Dave Matthews) - "Yosemite"

2. Bahamas - "Working On My Guitar"

3. Cordovas - "High Roller"

4. Briscoe - "The Well"

5. Israel Nash - "Roman Candle"

6. Wilco - "Evicted"

7. SUSTO - "Mermaid Vampire"

8. Old Man Canyon - "Never Apart"

9. The Bright Light Social Hour - "Most High"

10. Orions Belte - "Lucid Dreaming"

the playlist: SEP 2020

1. Bahamas - "Own Alone"

2. Matt Costa - "Jet Black Lake"

3. Zach Gill - "King Dancer's Delight"

4. Trey Anastasio - "I Never Needed You Like This Before"

5. White Denim - "I Don't Understand Rock And Roll"

6. Cordovas - "High Feeling"

7. My Morning Jacket - "Feel You"

8. Phoenix - "Identical"

9. Maroon 5 - "Nobody's Love"

10. Chromeo - "6 Feet Away"

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2018

1. Dave Matthews Band - Come Tomorrow
2. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Tearing At The Seams
3. Moon Taxi - Let The Record Play
4. Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You
5. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
6. Leon Bridges - Good Thing
7. Dispatch - Location 13
8. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy In This Land
9. Dawes - Passwords
10. Anderson East - Encore
11. Bahamas - Earthtones
12. The Revivalists - Take Good Care
13. Mumford & Sons - Delta
14. Ruston Kelly - Dying Star
15. Trevor Hall - The Fruitful Darkness
16. Jason Mraz - Know.
17. Vance Joy - Nation Of Two
18. John Butler Trio - Home
19. Gregory Alan Isakov - Evening Machines
20. Mason Jennings - Songs From When We Met
21. Caitlyn Smith - Starfire
22. Jim James - Uniform Distortion
23. Lord Huron - Vide Noir
24. Death Cab For Cutie - Thank You For Today
25. Cordovas - That Santa Fe Channel
26. Ray LaMontagne - Part Of The Light
27. Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
28. Rayland Baxter - Wide Awake
29. First Aid Kit - Ruins
30. Ryley Walker - The Lillywhite Sessions

the playlist: FEB 2018

1. Brett Dennen - "Already Gone"

2. Chase McBride - "The Color Blue"

3. Bahamas - "Opening Act (The Shooby Dooby Song)"

4. Good Old War - "That Feeling"

5. Glen Hansard - "Roll On Slow"

6. Chris Stapleton - "Midnight Train To Memphis"

7. The Decemberists - "Severed"

8. Chvrches - "Get Out"

9. Mansionair - "Astronaut (Something About Your Love)"

10. Soulive - "Kings March"

the playlist: NOV 2017

1. First Aid Kit - "It's A Shame"

2. Bahamas - "No Wrong"

3. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - "Over Everything"

4. Nahko - "Be Here Now"

5. Alice Merton - "No Roots"

6. Odesza (featuring Leon Bridges) - "Across The Room"

7. Empire Of The Sun - "On Our Way Home"

8. Walk The Moon - "One Foot"

9. Gary Clark Jr. - "Come Together"

10. Lauren Daigle - "Almost Human"

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2014

1. Phish - Fuego
2. G. Love & Special Sauce - Sugar
3. John Butler Trio - Flesh & Blood
4. Angus & Julia Stone - Angus & Julia Stone
5. moe. - No Guts, No Glory
6. SOJA - Amid The Noise And Haste
7. Ray LaMontagne - Supernova
8. Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain
9. Broken Bells - After The Disco
10. Beck - Morning Phase
11. Vance Joy - Dream Your Life Away
12. Maroon 5 - V
13. Bahamas - Bahamas Is Afie
14. Ben Howard - I Forgot Where We Were
15. Counting Crows - Somewhere Under Wonderland
16. Coldplay - Ghost Stories
17. The Black Keys - Turn Blue
18. Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker
19. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
20. O.A.R. - The Rockville LP
21. Rebelution - Count Me In
22. Trevor Hall - Chapter Of The Forest
23. St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City
24. Jack White - Lazaretto
25. Hozier - Hozier
26. Tweedy - Sukierae
27. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
28. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
29. The Belle Brigade - Just Because
30. Royal Blood - Royal Blood

BURN THIS / October 2014

1. The Beautiful Girls "Dancehall Days"
2. Angus & Julia Stone "Grizzly Bear"
3. Bahamas "Waves"
4. Lucius "Don't Just Sit There"
5. Jukebox The Ghost "The Great Unknown"
6. Walk The Moon "Shut Up And Dance"
7. Guster "Simple Machine"
8. Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes "Phantoms"
9. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness "Cecilia And The Satellite"
10. Meiko "Be Mine"
11. Will Dailey "Castle Of Pretending"
12. The Jason Spooner Band "Fireflies"
13. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers "Another Rolling Stone"
14. St. Paul & The Broken Bones "Half The City"
15. Ray LaMontagne "She's The One"
16. Vance Joy "Mess Is Mine"
17. Judah & The Lion "Scared"
18. The Barr Brothers "Half Crazy"
19. Wild Adriatic "Lonely"
20. Benjamin Booker "Have You Seen My Son?"

BURN THIS / September 2014

1. Angus & Julia Stone "A Heartbreak"
2. Mike Doughty "Light Will Keep Your Heart Beating In The Future"
3. The Wind And The Wave "Raising Hands Raising Hell Raise 'Em High"
4. Johnnyswim "Diamonds"
5. Phillip Phillips (featuring Robert Randolph) "Fly"
6. Needtobreathe "Brother"
7. The Wild Feathers "Left My Woman"
8. Marc Broussard "Man Ain't Supposed To Cry"
9. Charlie Mars "The Money"
10. Bahamas "Little Record Girl"
11. Roadkill Ghost Choir "Slow Knife"
12. Kina Grannis "Dear River"
13. Madi Diaz "Stay Together"
14. Sarah Jaffe "Lover Girl"
15. The Dirty Heads "Sound Of Change"
16. SOJA (featuring Anuhea & J Boog) "Easier"
17. Iration "Burn"
18. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad "Steady"
19. Rebelution "More Love"
20. Nahko & Medicine For The People "Dark As Night"

BURN THIS / August 2014

1. Guster "Long Night"
2. The Shins "So Now What"
3. Bahamas "Stronger Than That"
4. Brett Dennen "Out Of My Head"
5. Matt Hires "Heartache Machine"
6. Grant Harrison "Just A Little More Often"
7. Phillip Phillips "Unpack Your Heart"
8. Matt Nathanson (featuring Lolo) "Headphones"
9. Robert Francis & The Night Tide "Pain"
10. Angus & Julia Stone "Heart Beats Slow"
11. The Wind And The Wave "It's A Longer Road To California Than I Thought"
12. Jon And Roy "Where'd My Light Go"
13. Trevor Hall "Wish Man"
14. Rebelution "Count Me In"
15. Nahko & Medicine For The People "Warrior People"
16. SOJA (featuring Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley) "Your Song"
17. The Dirty Heads "Radio"
18. Pepper "Push"
19. Matisyahu "Broken Car"
20. Three Legged Fox "We Are Electric"

BURN THIS / July 2014

1. O.A.R. "The Architect"
2. Phillip Phillips "Alive Again"
3. The Wind And The Wave "With Your Two Hands"
4. Johnnyswim "Home"
5. Jamestown Revival "Golden Age"
6. Ben & Ellen Harper "A House Is A Home"
7. Shovels & Rope "The Devil Is All Around"
8. Nathaniel Rateliff "Nothing To Show For"
9. Ray LaMontagne "Drive-In Movies"
10. St. Paul & The Broken Bones "I'm Torn Up"
11. Paolo Nutini "Iron Sky"
12. Will Dailey "Sunken Ship"
13. William Fitzsimmons "From You"
14. Bahamas "All The Time"
15. Matisyahu "Surrender"
16. Phish "555"
17. moe. "Annihilation Blues"
18. White Denim "Come Back"
19. The Revivalists "When I Die"
20. G. Love & Special Sauce "Weekend Dance #2"

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2012

1. John Mayer - Born And Raised
2. Dave Matthews Band - Away From The World
3. Dispatch - Circles Around The Sun
4. Bahamas - Barchords
5. Angus Stone - Broken Brights
6. Mumford & Sons - Babel
7. The Lumineers - The Lumineers
8. ALO - Sounds Like This
9. Jason Mraz - Love Is A Four Letter Word
10. Rayland Baxter - Feathers & Fishhooks
11. Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
12. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
13. The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter
14. The White Buffalo - Once Upon A Time In The West
15. Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts
16. Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
17. Good Old War - Come Back As Rain
18. Robert Francis - Strangers In The First Place
19. Brandi Carlile - Bear Creek
20. Allen Stone - Allen Stone
21. Trey Anastasio - Traveler
22. State Radio - Rabbit Inn Rebellion
23. Gary Clark Jr. - Blak And Blu
24. The Shins - Port Of Morrow
25. SOJA - Strength To Survive
26. Tristan Prettyman - Cedar + Gold
27. Rebelution - Peace Of Mind
28. Neil Halstead - Palindrome Hunches
29. Walk The Moon - Walk The Moon
30. Phillip Phillips - The World From The Side Of The Moon

BURN THIS / July 2012



1. Dispatch "Not Messin'"
2. Zach Heckendorf "Tye Dye March"
3. Rayland Baxter "Driveway Melody"
4. Beta Radio "Either Way"
5. Ben Kweller "Full Circle"
6. Good Old War "Better Weather"
7. Brandi Carlile "Save Part Of Yourself"
8. The Romany Rye "My True North"
9. Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons "I've Been Accused"
10. Robert Francis "Heroin Lovers"
11. Bahamas "Your Sweet Touch"
12. ALO "Dead Still Dance"
13. Ryan Montbleau "Head Above Water"
14. Rich Price "Words Hang Heavy"
15. Dan Curcio "Out To Sea"
16. Three Legged Fox "Sweet Hurricane"
17. SOJA "Not Done Yet"
18. Rebelution (featuring John Popper) "Closer I Get"
19. Allen Stone "Sleep"
20. Dave Matthews Band "Gaucho"

BURN THIS / June 2012

1. Dirty Heads "Spread Too Thin"
2. The Movement "Something To Say"
3. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad "Love You More"
4. Matisyahu "Sunshine"
5. Cris Cab (featuring Marc Roberge) "Going Home"
6. SOJA "Everything Changes"
7. Rebelution "Route Around"
8. Trevor Hall "All I Ever Know"
9. Citizen Cope "One Lovely Day"
10. Mat McHugh "Love Come Save Me"
11. Donavon Frankenreiter "A.I."
12. Xavier Rudd "Follow The Sun"
13. Ben Howard "Old Pine"
14. Bahamas "I Got You Babe"
15. Jon Solo "In My View"
16. ALO "Storms And Hurricanes"
17. Eric Hutchinson "Talk Is Cheap"
18. Tyrone Wells "Run Away With Me"
19. Jason Reeves (featuring Colbie Caillat) "Wishing Weed"
20. Allen Stone "Unaware"

BURN THIS / May 2012

1. ALO "Speed Of Dreams"
2. Ben Kweller "Free"
3. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals "Never Go Back"
4. Pete Kilpatrick Band (featuring Stefan Lessard) "Burning Star"
5. Dave Barnes "White Flag"
6. Meiko "Leave The Lights On"
7. The Fray "Run For Your Life"
8. Justin Levinson & The Valcours "Love You Goodbye"
9. Eric Hutchinson "Breakdown More"
10. Good Old War "Amazing Eyes"
11. Matt Corby "Souls A'Fire"
12. The Romany Rye "Untitled (Love Song)"
13. Lindsay Fuller "Everything I Ever Had"
14. The Lumineers "Ho Hey"
15. Joe Pug "Hymn #76"
16. Angus Stone "Broken Brights"
17. Robert Francis "Some Things Never Change"
18. Bahamas "OK Alright I'm Alive"
19. Jessie Baylin "Love Is Wasted On Lovers"
20. Michael Kiwanuka "Tell Me A Tale"

BURN THIS / April 2012

1. Pete Kilpatrick Band "Heavy Fire"
2. Yates Dew "Everyone Can Sing"
3. Dave Barnes "Mine To Love"
4. Scott James "Waiting"
5. Bhi Bhiman "Eye On You"
6. Rob Drabkin "For You I Would Die"
7. Angus Stone "Bird On The Buffalo"
8. Matt Corby "Brother"
9. Ben Howard "The Wolves"
10. Julia Stone "Let's Forget All The Things That We Say"
11. Michael Kiwanuka "Home Again"
12. Bahamas "Lost In The Light"
13. Release The Sunbird "I Will Walk"
14. The Shins "It's Only Life"
15. Soft Swells "Overrated"
16. Ben Kweller "Mean To Me"
17. Pete Murray "Free"
18. The Fray "The Fighter"
19. Greg Laswell (featuring Sara Bareilles) "Come Back Down"
20. Paper Route "Better Life"

REVIEW: Bahamas - Barchords

Bahamas sounds like an alt-country version of mellow acoustic rock you might hear on a beach somewhere in the South Pacific or California or even the Caribbean. The cool, calm feel of all the songs on the album feel like a bit of a throwback to simpler, more jangly music that was around in the 50's and 60's. However, the coolest part of Bahamas' new album and his musical performances as a whole, the songs sound so new and fresh and innovative. "Caught Me Thinking" is an instant classic and takes his last album and launches it into a new stratosphere of music. While every song on his first album was artistic, the accessibility of the masses was virtually non-existent. The new album is a fuller, catchier, and brighter version of his debut (of course with all new songs). While critically his debut was raved about, not many people (aside from the Brushfire Records die-hard fans) really embraced it. This album will be one that many fans from all over the world will be able to wrap their arms around and fall in love with. Standout's include the mellow opener "Lost In The Light" along with "OK Alright I'm Alive." Songs such as the vintage sounding "I Got You Babe" and "Your Sweet Touch" will surely become fan favorites, particularly amongst those who understand and appreciate the album as a whole and don't just key in on what they might hear on the radio or see on the web. "Barchords" is awesome, yet simple, artsy music for the listener who wants something that doesn't sound a whole lot like the rest of everything else.

New Music Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune
• Bahamas - Barchords
• The Fray - Scars & Stories
• Ben Kweller - Go Fly A Kite

BURN THIS / February 2012

1. Bahamas "Caught Me Thinking"
2. Soft Swells "Every Little Things"
3. The Shins "Simple Song"
4. Pete Murray "Always A Winner"
5. Augustana "Just Stay Here Tonight"
6. Needtobreathe "White Fences"
7. Green River Ordinance "Heart Of Me"
8. Parachute "Kiss Me Slowly"
9. Justin Levinson & The Valcours (featuring Will Dailey) "Let You Go"
10. Jessie Baylin "Hurry Hurry"
11. Madi Diaz "Gimme A Kiss"
12. Eric Hutchinson "Watching You Watch Him"
13. Andy Grammer "Fine By Me"
14. Damato "Angels"
15. Cris Cab "Good Girls"
16. O.A.R. "Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes"
17. Trevor Hall "The Love Wouldn't Die"
18. Angus & Julia Stone "Love Will Take You"
19. Rachael Yamagata "Dealbreaker"
20. Jason Mraz "I Won't Give Up"

THE 30 BEST ALBUMS OF 2011

1. Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong
2. Brett Dennen - Loverboy
3. The Head And The Heat - The Head And The Heart
4. O.A.R. - King
5. G. Love - Fixin' To Die
6. Dispatch - Dispatch EP
7. Bon Iver - Bon Iver
8. Matt Nathanson - Modern Love
9. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Chasing Someday
10. Death Cab For Cutie - Codes And Keys
11. My Morning Jacket - Circuital
12. Sam Roberts Band - Collider
13. Trevor Hall - Everything Everytime Everywhere
14. Bahamas - Pink Strat
15. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
16. The Black Keys - El Camino
17. Mat Kearney - Young Love
18. Release The Sunbird - Come Back To Us
19. Bob Schneider - A Perfect Day
20. Needtobreathe - The Reckoning
21. William Fitzsimmons - Gold In The Shadow
22. Amos Lee - Mission Bell
23. Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire
24. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
25. Chadwick Stokes - Simmerkane II
26. Barefoot Truth - Carry Us On
27. Mike Doughty - Yes And Also Yes
28. Zee Avi - Ghostbird
29. Jessica Lea Mayfield - Tell Me
30. James Vincent McMorrow - Early In The Morning

If you'd like to view and/or purchase albums on this and previous top 30 lists click here.

BURN THIS / July 2011

1. Chadwick Stokes "Back To The Races"
2. Trevor Hall "Brand New Day"
3. O.A.R. "Heaven"
4. Kate Voegele "Sunshine In My Sky"
5. Hayley Sales "Just Pretend"
6. Current Swell "Young And Able"
7. Mat McHugh "Go Don't Stop"
8. Bahamas "Sunshine Blues"
9. The Head And The Heart "Rivers And Roads"
10. TFDI "When I Stop Runnin'"
11. Dispatch "Valentine"
12. Cody Beebe & The Crooks "Waiting On You"
13. Burlap To Cashmere "Build A Wall"
14. Still Time "Call It What You Want"
15. Eliot Morris "Handmade"
16. Chris Velan "Same Clothes"
17. Jason Spooner "Crashing Down"
18. Brett Dennen "Comeback Kid (That's My Dog)"
19. Dawes "Time Spent In Los Angeles"
20. The Low Anthem "Hey, All You Hippies!"

Listen live to the entire playlist in the music player in the right sidebar all month long during July.