the playlist: SEP 2022

1. The Knocks (featuring Cannons) - "Real Life"

2. Gorillaz (featuring Tame Impala & Bootie Brown) - "New Gold"

3. The Killers - "Boy"

4. Toro y Moi (featuring The Mattson 2) - "Millenium"

5. Winston Surfshirt (featuring Talib Kweli) - "Maybe I'm In Love With You"

6. The Ries Brothers (featuring G. Love & Cas Haley) - "On The Road"

7. Rayland Baxter - "If I Were A Butterfly"

8. Lissie - "Night Moves"

9. The Lone Bellow - "Honey"

10. Noah Kahan - "Stick Season"

the playlist: AUG 2019

1. Haim - "Summer Girl"

2. ALO - "Get To Do It Again"

3. Donavon Frankenreiter - "Them Blues"

4. Ted Lennon - "Ain't This The Life"

5. Stick Figure (featuring Citizen Cope) - "Summertime"

6. The Hip Abduction - "Daydreamer"

7. Boy & Bear - "Hold Your Nerve"

8. Pete Yorn - "Calm Down"

9. Josh Garrels - "Butterfly"

10. Rayland Baxter - "2009"

the playlist: JUN 2018

1. Dave Matthews Band - "Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)"

2. John Mayer - "New Light"

3. Rayland Baxter - "Casanova"

4. Family Of The Year - "Hold Me Down"

5. Duane Betts - "Taking Time"

6. White Denim - "Magazin"

7. Dawes - "Living In The Future"

8. The Hip Abduction - "Come On Get Up"

9. Slightly Stoopid (featuring Alborosie) - "If You Want It"

10. The Milk Carton Kids - "One More For The Road"

BURN THIS / February 2016

1. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals "Pink Balloon"
2. The Record Company "Off The Ground"
3. Ray LaMontagne "Hey, No Pressure"
4. White Denim "Holda You (I'm Psycho)"
5. The Revivalists "King Of What"
6. JD McPherson "Bridgebuilder"
7. Anderson East "Only You"
8. Allen Stone "Love"
9. Chris Velan "Un-American Gothic"
10. Cas Haley (featuring Trevor Hall) "Hold Up My Heart"
11. The Hip Abduction "Come Alive"
12. The Cat Empire "Que Sera Ahora"
13. Jack Garratt "Breathe Life"
14. Gabrielle Aplin "Light Up The Dark"
15. Grace Potter "Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart"
16. Greg Laswell "Dodged A Bullet"
17. Josh Ritter "Where The Night Goes"
18. Rayland Baxter "Rugged Lovers"
19. Bobby Long "Ode To Thinking"
20. Stephen Kellogg "26 Seconds (Of Silence)"

BURN THIS / October 2015

1. The White Buffalo "Modern Times"
2. Bobby Long "I'm Not Going Out Tonight"
3. Rayland Baxter "Oh My Captain"
4. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats "Howling At Nothing"
5. Gary Clark Jr. "Cold Blooded"
6. The Revivalists "Move On"
7. Houndmouth "Say It"
8. Judah & The Lion "Kickin' Da Leaves"
9. Matt Nathanson "Giants"
10. Eric Hutchinson "Good Rhythm"
11. Allen Stone "Symmetrical"
12. Kopecky "Talk To Me"
13. Madi Diaz "Control"
14. Jarryd James (featuring Julia Stone) "Regardless"
15. Vance Joy "Straight Into Your Arms"
16. Trevor Hall "Back To You"
17. Rebelution "Count Me In (Acoustic)"
18. ALO "Not Old Yet"
19. Trey Anastasio "Sometime After Sunset"
20. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers "Mr. Saturday Night"

BURN THIS / September 2015

1. ALO "The Ticket"
2. Moon Taxi "Year Zero"
3. The Revivalists "Wish I Knew You"
4. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats "Look It Here"
5. Anderson East "Devil In Me"
6. JJ Grey & Mofro "Everything Is A Song"
7. Gary Clark Jr. "Grinder"
8. Grace Potter "Empty Heart"
9. Charlie Mars "Things You Don't Wanna Know"
10. Trevor Hall (featuring Xavier Rudd & Tubby Love) "Mother"
11. Donavon Frankenreiter "Big Wave"
12. Jamie Lawson "Wasn't Expecting That"
13. Avalanche City "Inside Out"
14. Jarryd James "Give Me Something"
15. Vance Joy "Fire And The Flood"
16. Josh Ritter "Where The Night Goes"
17. Rayland Baxter "Mr. Rodriguez"
18. Andrew Combs "Part Time Lovers (Full Time Fools)"
19. The Lone Bellow "Fake Roses"
20. Carbon Leaf "Love Loss Hope Repeat"

BURN THIS / July 2015

1. Matt Nathanson "Gold In The Summertime"
2. Family Of The Year "Make You Mine"
3. Moon Taxi "All Day, All Night"
4. The Revivalists "Keep Going"
5. Anderson East "Satisfy Me"
6. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats "I Need Never Get Old"
7. Tim Rogers & The Bamboos "Easy"
8. Allen Stone "Freedom"
9. Leon Bridges "Better Man"
10. Alabama Shakes "Sound & Color"
11. Dawes "Right On Time"
12. Rayland Baxter "Yellow Eyes"
13. Angus & Julia Stone "From The Stalls"
14. The Staves "Make It Holy"
15. William Fitzsimmons "Pittsburgh"
16. Chadwick Stokes (featuring Lucius) "New Haven"
17. Xavier Rudd & The United Nations "Flag"
18. Slightly Stoopid "The Prophet"
19. Blues Traveler (featuring The Dirty Heads & Rome) "Vagabond Blues"
20. JJ Grey & Mofro "Ol' Glory"

BURN THIS / November 2013

1. Gregory Alan Isakov "Living Proof"
2. Amos Lee (featuring Alison Krauss) "Chill In The Air"
3. Brett Dennen "Only Want You"
4. Patrick Dethlefs "While You're Carrying The Weight"
5. Rayland Baxter "Ghost, Again"
6. The Head And The Heart "Josh McBride"
7. Carly Ritter "Princess Of The Prairie"
8. Chase McBride "Whispering Pine"
9. Moonshiner Collective "Big Sur"
10. Jack Johnson (featuring Ben Harper) "Change"
11. Matt Costa "Early November"
12. Kopecky Family Band "My Way"
13. Houndmouth "Come On, Illinois"
14. Johnathan Rice "My Heart Belongs To You"
15. Bob Schneider "Swimming In The Sea"
16. Chris Trapper "All Of This And Everything"
17. Liz Lawrence "Rooftops"
18. Erland "My Love"
19. The Alternate Routes (featuring Lily Costner) "Nothing More"
20. Stephen Kellogg "Thanksgiving"

New Music Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Rayland Baxter - Ashkelon
• Andrew Belle - Black Bear
• Lee DeWyze - Frames
• The Green - Hawai'i '13
• Willy Mason - Carry On
• John Mayer - Paradise Valley
• Travis - Where You Stand

BURN THIS / August 2013

1. Brett Dennen "Wild Child"
2. John Mayer "Wildfire"
3. Charlie Mars "Picture Of An Island"
4. Pete Francis "Make It Right"
5. The White Buffalo "Joey White"
6. Rayland Baxter "Bad Things"
7. Matt Corby "Resolution"
8. Gabrielle Aplin "Please Don't Say You Love Me"
9. Vance Joy "Riptide"
10. Amos Lee "The Man Who Wants You"
11. Jesse Dee "No Matter Where I Am"
12. J.J. Grey & Mofro "Somebody Else"
13. The Cat Empire "Steal The Light"
14. The Dirty Heads "Cabin By The Sea"
15. Pepper "FKARND"
16. Iration "Automatic"
17. The Green "Take Me On"
18. Wild Belle "It's Too Late"
19. Family Of The Year "St. Croix"
20. Matt Pond "Hole In My Heart"

BURN THIS / May 2013

1. G. Love (featuring Jack Johnson) "Early Rising"
2. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite "I'm In I'm Out And I'm Gone"
3. Shovels & Rope "Birmingham"
4. Brandi Carlile "Raise Hell"
5. Escondido "Cold October"
6. Dawes "Someone Will"
7. Griffin House "Guns, Bombs, And Fortunes Of Gold"
8. Patrick Dethlefs "Done & Done"
9. Rayland Baxter "Dreamin'"
10. Allen Stone "Celebrate Tonight"
11. Jim James "Of The Mother Again"
12. Alabama Shakes "I Found You"
13. moe. "The Bones Of Lazarus"
14. Moon Taxi (featuring Matisyahu) "Square Circles"
15. Wild Belle "Keep You"
16. Rogue Wave "College"
17. Walk The Moon "Shiver Shiver"
18. Churchill "The War Within"
19. Milo Greene "Don't You Give Up On Me"
20. Lord Huron "Time To Run"

BURN THIS / April 2013

 

1. Joshua Radin "Beautiful Day"
2. Josh Rouse "Julie (Come Out Of The Rain)"
3. Courtney Jaye "Say Oh Say"
4. Matt Costa "Ophelia"
5. Current Swell "For The Land"
6. Kopecky Family Band "Heartbeat"
7. Caitlin Rose "Menagerie"
8. Bobby Long "Devil Moon"
9. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors "Good Light"
10. J.J. Grey & Mofro "99 Shades Of Crazy"
11. Jesse Dee "On My Mind, In My Heart"
12. Allen Stone "Satisfaction"
13. Andrew Ripp "Cool Ya (Nobody Loves You Like I Do)"
14. Matt Nathanson "Mission Bells"
15. Ben Howard "Keep Your Head Up"
16. The Staves "Tongue Behind My Teeth"
17. Jay Nash "Wander"
18. Wake Owl "Gold"
19. Rayland Baxter "Willy's Song"
20. Carbon Leaf "Bloody Good Bar Fight Song"

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 / November 2012



 

1. Neil Halstead "Digging Shelters"
2. Mountain Breathers "Sweet California"
3. Dan Curcio "Durango Pines"
4. Jon And Roy "Somebody Knows"
5. Kate Earl (featuring Brett Dennen) "Native Son"
6. Tristan Prettyman "I Was Gonna Marry You"
7. Ari Hest "Untitled, Part 2"
8. The Pines "Rise Up And Be Lonely"
9. Dan Craig "Down My Legs"
10. Matthew Mayfield "Take What I Can Get"
11. Joshua Hyslop "Do Not Let Me Go"
12. Joshua Radin "Tomorrow Is Gonna Be Better"
13. John Mayer "Go Easy On Me"
14. Rayland Baxter "The Woman For Me"
15. The Avett Brothers "Down With The Shine"
16. Brandi Carlile "Keep Your Heart Young"
17. Will Hoge "Times Are Not Changing"
18. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite "I Don't Believe A Word You Say"
19. Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown "Last One Leaving"
20. Gary Clark Jr. "When My Train Pulls In"

BURN THIS / September 2012

1. Tristan Prettyman "My Oh My"
2. Citizen Cope "Something To Believe In"
3. Charlie Mars "How I Roll"
4. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals "Runaway"
5. Churchill "Change"
6. Sarah Jaffe "Mannequin Woman"
7. Julia Stone "It's All Okay"
8. Ben Howard "Only Love"
9. Ed Sheeran "Small Bump"
10. Neil Halstead "Full Moon Rising"
11. Joshua Radin "Underwater"
12. Joshua Hyslop "Nowhere Left To Go"
13. John Mayer "Fool To Love You"
14. Dispatch "Josephine"
15. Pete Murray "Let You Go"
16. Angus Stone "Wooden Chair"
17. Rayland Baxter "The Mtn Song"
18. The Lumineers "Stubborn Love"
19. Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons "Laura"
20. Brandi Carlile "That Wasn't Me"

REVIEW: Rayland Baxter - Feathers & Fishhooks

If there was an award for "Rookie Of The Year" in the music industry then Rayland Baxter would win it. Sure, the Grammys give out a Best New Artist award, but this is a different thing. The thing about Baxter's debut album is that it is like an album that a seasoned veteran would have released. It is grown up and catchy at the same time, but doesn't seem gimmicky or like a copycat. There are a bunch of songs on the album with are updated versions of Rayland's originals which he's been showcasing on his website and his own independently released EP, but on this album they get the full treatment they deserve and make their previous incarnations seem just like demos. "The Mtn Song" is by far one of the best of the album and quite possibly within the top ten songs of the year. It's simple and straightforward, but allows the listener to become wrapped up inside the lyrics. Other standouts include the first single "Driveway Melody" and "The Woman For Me." At the core, the entire album is just a man and his guitar, but the layers of instrumentation and melody lift each lyric to a new height. Rayland Baxter is not going to get the praise he deserves because too many music fans are going to overlook this album, and that's a shame. But those who do will find a diamond and will fall in love with his music instantly.

New Release Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Rayland Baxter - Feathers & Fishhooks
• Ingram Hill - Ingram Hill
• Eric McCarley - My Stadium Electric

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"