the playlist: SEP 2021

1. My Morning Jacket - "Regularly Scheduled Programming"

2. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - "Survivor"

3. Durand Jones & The Indications - "Witchoo"

4. Adia Victoria - "Magnolia Blues"

5. The Bones Of J.R. Jones - "Stay Wild"

6. White Denim - "Crystal Bullets"

7. Amos Lee - "Worry No More"

8. The War On Drugs - "Living Proof"

9. Andrew Belle - "ISEFY"

10. RÜFÜS DU SOL - "Alive"

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 2015

1. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
2. Guster - Evermotion
3. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
4. Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands
5. Trey Anastasio - Paper Wheels
6. My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
7. Mumford & Sons - Wilder Mind
8. Leon Bridges - Coming Home
9. Death Cab For Cutie - Kintsugi
10. Chadwick Stokes - The Horse Comanche
11. Matt Nathanson - Show Me Your Fangs
12. Allen Stone - Radius
13. G. Love & Special Sauce - Love Saves The Day
14. The Chemical Brothers - Born In The Echoes
15. Rayland Baxter - Imaginary Man
16. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
17. The Revivalists - Men Amongst Mountains
18. James Bay - Chaos And The Calm
19. JJ Grey & Mofro - Ol' Glory
20. Brandi Carlile - The Firewatcher's Daughter
21. Jarryd James - Thirty One
22. Gary Clark Jr. - The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim
23. Trevor Hall - Kala
24. Disclosure - Caracal
25. Anderson East - Delilah
26. ALO - Tangle Of Time
27. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Loved Wild Lost
28. Tame Impala - Currents
29. Galactic - Into The Deep
30. JD McPherson - Let The Good Times Roll

BURN THIS / December 2015

1. The Cat Empire "Wolves"
2. G. Love & Special Sauce (featuring Ozomatli) "Let's Have A Good Time"
3. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats "Trying So Hard Not To Know"
4. Josh Ritter "Birds Of The Meadow"
5. Alabama Shakes "Shoegaze"
6. Bronze Radio Return "Light Me Up"
7. The Wild Feathers "Overnight"
8. Lissie "Hero"
9. My Morning Jacket "In Its Infancy (The Waterfall)"
10. Moon Taxi "Always"
11. Trey Anastasio "The Song"
12. Koa "What Now"
13. Trevor Hall (featuring Luka Lesson) "Forgive"
14. Newton Faulkner "Get Free"
15. Sawyer Fredricks "Take It All"
16. Andrew Ripp "Animal"
17. Escondido "Heart Is Black"
18. Mike Dunn "Faith Healer"
19. Chris Trapper "Everything Was Possible"
20. Aaron Espe "Beyond The Sun"

BURN THIS / June 2015

1. Bob Schneider "The Stars Over Your House"
2. Ethan Tucker "All I Need"
3. Blues Traveler (featuring The Dirty Heads & Rome) "Castaway"
4. Slightly Stoopid "Life Rolls On"
5. The Movement "Rescue"
6. Passafire "Wheels Of Steel"
7. Current Swell "Desire"
8. Rhett Miller "Most In The Summertime"
9. Alabama Shakes "Dunes"
10. My Morning Jacket "Compound Fracture"
11. Sugar & The Hi Lows "High Roller"
12. The Alternate Routes "Nobody Else"
13. Pat McGee "When Did Everything Go Wrong"
14. Derek James "Take You Out Dancing"
15. Graham Colton "Little One"
16. Taylor Berrett "Hypnotize Me"
17. Ryan Montbleau Band "Never Gonna Be"
18. Matt Costa "Ark Song"
19. The Milk Carton Kids "Monterey"
20. Leon Bridges "Lisa Sawyer"

#reviewoftheweek / My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall

Somehow you never know what to expect from My Morning Jacket, but at the same time you end up getting exactly what is expected. Their latest album is a masterpiece of dreamy, ethereal, and other-worldly indie jam rock. They are walking the tightrope between hippie and hipster so well, that you never know exactly who their target audience is. And that is exactly why MMJ are awesome. The album's centerpiece has to be "Compound Fracture" which is also probably the hardest rocker of the bunch. "Big Decisions" which was the album's first single and "Spring (Among The Living)" are two of the more accessible tracks on the album, which will probably see the most radio play. But the mastery of this album won't truly be understood until these songs are let loose live on stage. You can hear the nuances in each and every track and know just when the band will break out into a jam session or change it up or be sporadic within each song. The best part about it all is that the sound is complete organic, and it doesn't sound overly produced or manipulated. It's going to garner lots of praise and most likely get nominated for a bunch of awards, because it truly is one of the year's best releases.

BURN THIS / May 2015

1. Ryan Montbleau Band "Pacing Like Prince"
2. Bhi Bhiman "Moving To Brussels"
3. Allen Stone "Upside"
4. Leon Bridges "Coming Home"
5. Tom Freund (featuring Ben Harper) "Angel Eyes"
6. Jose Gonzalez "Open Book"
7. The Lone Bellow "Watch Over Us"
8. Good Old War "Tell Me What You Want From Me"
9. Rhett Miller "Kiss Me On The Fire Escape"
10. Bob Schneider "Han Solo"
11. Hollis Brown "3 Shots"
12. Elenowen "Desert Days"
13. JD McPherson "Head Over Heels"
14. Grace Potter "Alive Tonight"
15. Keller Williams "Mantra"
16. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers "Waiting On Love"
17. Dawes "Things Happen"
18. Alabama Shakes "Future People"
19. My Morning Jacket "Spring (Among The Living)"
20. Sam Roberts Band "Counting The Days"

BURN THIS / April 2015

1. Trey Anastasio Band "Never"
2. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers "High Neck Lace"
3. Andrew Combs "Pearl"
4. Brandi Carlile "Murder In The City"
5. Joe Pug "If Still It Can't Be Found"
6. Josh Rouse "New Young"
7. Taylor Berrett "Those Days"
8. Mat Kearney "Billion"
9. SOJA "Shadow"
10. Xavier Rudd & The United Nations "Come People"
11. Trevor Hall "Unpack Your Memories"
12. Chadwick Stokes "I Want You Like A Seatbelt"
13. My Morning Jacket "Big Decisions"
14. Alabama Shakes "Gimme All Your Love"
15. Kopecky "Quarterback"
16. Milo Greene "Lonely Eyes"
17. Death Cab For Cutie "No Room In Frame"
18. Lord Huron "The World Ender"
19. Jose Gonzalez "Leaf Off/The Cave"
20. Jarryd James "Do You Remember"

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.

New Release Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Death Cab For Cutie - Codes And Keys
• Greg Holden - I Don't Believe You
• Dave Matthews Band - Live At Wrigley Field
• My Morning Jacket - Circuital
• Eddie Vedder - Ukulele Songs

BURN THIS / May 2011

1. Dispatch "Melon Bend"
2. Sam Roberts Band "The Last Crusade"
3. Bedouin Soundclash "Elongo"
4. Two Spot Gobi "Guiding Star"
5. Matt Nathanson "Faster"
6. Brett Dennen "Surprise, Surprise"
7. Chris Velan "Any Number Of Ways"
8. Jason Spooner "Wishing Well"
9. Jay Nash "Shake It All Off"
10. William Fitzsimmons "Beautiful Girl"
11. Bahamas "Already Yours"
12. Middle Brother "Wilderness"
13. The Head And The Heart "Down In The Valley"
14. Schuyler Fisk (featuring Harper Blynn) "Blue Ribbon Winner"
15. Trent Dabbs "Leave To See"
16. Matthew Mayfield "Now You're Free"
17. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors "Can't Get Enough Of You"
18. Bob Schneider "Everything Is Cool"
19. Chamberlin "Paper Crown"
20. My Morning Jacket "Circuital"

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

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