the playlist: APR 2019

1. Trey Anastasio - "Ghosts Of The Forest"

2. Tame Impala - "Patience"

3. The Black Keys - "Lo/Hi"

4. The Head And The Heart - "Missed Connection"

5. Local Natives - "When Am I Gonna Lose You"

6. Wild Belle - "Mockingbird"

7. Cage The Elephant (featuring Beck) - "Night Running"

8. GRiZ (featuring Matisyahu) - "A New Day"

9. Hollis Brown - "Do Me Right"

10. Tyler Ramsey - "A Dream Of Home"

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2016

1. Phish - Big Boat
2. Bon Iver - 22, A Million
3. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Call It What It Is
4. Matt Corby - Telluric
5. Dawes - We're All Gonna Die
6. Jim James - Eternally Even
7. Brett Dennen - Por Favor
8. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
9. St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Sea Of Noise
10. Classixx - Faraway Reach
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway
12. The Avett Brothers - True Sadness
13. The Head And The Heart - Signs Of Light
14. The Lumineers - Cleopatra
15. Tegan & Sara - Love You To Death
16. STS9 - The Universe Inside
17. Margaret Glaspy - Emotions And Math
18. Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
19. Joseph - I'm Alone, No You're Not
20. Johnnyswim - Georgica Pond
21. Amos Lee - Spirit
22. Band Of Horses - Why Are You OK
23. White Denim - Stiff
24. Pete Yorn - ArrangingTime
25. Mason Jennings - Wild Dark Metal
26. Lissie - My Wild West
27. The Cat Empire - Rising With The Sun
28. Nahko & Medicine For The People - HOKA
29. Greg Laswell - Everyone Thinks I Dodged A Bullet
30. the NEW DEAL - Mercury Switch

BURN THIS / July 2016

1. The Head And The Heart "All We Ever Knew"
2. The Wind And The Wave "Grand Canyon"
3. The Avett Brothers "Satan Pulls The Strings"
4. Margaret Glaspy "You And I"
5. Amos Lee "Vaporize"
6. Michael Kiwanuka "One More Night"
7. Matt Corby "Wrong Man"
8. Mat McHugh "Sideways"
9. Brett Dennen "Bonfire"
10. Jon And Roy "Quatro"
11. Nahko & Medicine For The People "We Are On Time"
12. Elephant Revival "When I Fall"
13. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats "Wasting Time"
14. Gregory Alan Isakov "Liars"
15. The Low Anthem "The Pepsi Moon"
16. Escondido "Footprints"
17. Griffin House "Easy Come Easy Go"
18. Trapper Schoepp "Talking Girlfriend Blues"
19. Hamish Anderson "Trouble"
20. The Wild Feathers "Leave Your Light On"

#reviewoftheweek / "Wish I Was Here" soundtrack

Zach Braff hasn't directed a ton of movies, but the ones that he has directed have contained killer soundtracks. Case in point: "Garden State," which helped to launch the career of Cary Brothers and bring The Shins into the spotlight in a huge way. The same is to be said for Braff's latest "Wish I Was Here," which is both a drastically different movie and it's soundtrack is a different sounding compilation. This movie and music is very different from Braff's first, imparting a very introspective and somber quality. The soundtrack features two great new tunes by Bon Iver and The Shins as well as a terrific collaboration between Coldplay and indie songstress Cat Power. In addition to the new tunes, Braff digs deep into the archives for classics from Paul Simon, Gary Jules, and Badly Drawn Boy, and even includes Bon Iver's hit "Holocene" as well. Newcomers, Hozier and The Head And The Heart also contribute to the album, with The Head And The Heart's song closing out the album and summing up the compilation in the best way. The only (albeit minor) miss of the compliation is the lack of the inclusion of "Tangled Up In Blue" by Bob Dylan, which appears in the film, but not on the album. Zach Braff knows how to curate music and this album is proof that not only is he a great actor, writer, and director, but has a great ear for music and how it contributes to a film, driving it forward and developing emotion and connection to the visuals on screen.

BURN THIS / January 2014

1. Travie McCoy (featuring Jason Mraz) "Rough Water"
2. The Dirty Heads "Sloth's Revenge"
3. Pepper "Hunny Girl"
4. The Green "Power In The Words"
5. Passafire "Right Thing"
6. The Movement "Sweet Life"
7. The Hip Abduction "Live It Right"
8. The Wheeland Brothers "Like You Do"
9. Naia Kete "Crazy Glue"
10. Will Evans "Life Is A Photograph"
11. Chris Trapper "Northwest Sun"
12. Moonshiner Collective "California Dream"
13. Zach Heckendorf "Keep Your Hats On"
14. Rob Drabkin "Down To Fate"
15. Quiet Life "San Luis Obispo"
16. Houndmouth "On The Road"
17. The Head And The Heart "Summertime"
18. Moon Taxi "Young Journey"
19. Boy & Bear "Southern Sun"
20. Jose Gonzalez "Step Out"

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2013

1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
2. Jack Johnson - From Here To Now To You
3. John Mayer - Paradise Valley
4. Capital Cities - In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery
5. Wild Belle - Isles
6. Matt Nathanson - Last Of The Great Pretenders
7. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
8. The Head And The Heart - Let's Be Still
9. Dawes - Stories Don't End
10. Mike Doughty - Circles Super Bon Bon...
11. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
12. Jim James - Regions Of Light And Sound Of God
13. Pickwick - Can't Talk Medicine
14. Haim - Days Are Gone
15. Moon Taxi - Mountains Beaches Cities
16. Josh Rouse - The Happiness Waltz
17. Gregory Alan Isakov - The Weatherman
18. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - Get Up!
19. Stephen Kellogg - The Blunderstone Rookery
20. The Cat Empire - Steal The Light
21. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers - Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
22. Brett Dennen - Smoke & Mirrors
23. OneRepublic - Native
24. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Good Light
25. Matt Costa - Matt Costa
26. Carly Ritter - Carly Ritter
27. The Avett Brothers - Magpie & The Dandelion
28. Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest
29. Classixx - Hanging Gardens
30. Kanye West - Yeezus

BURN THIS / December 2013

1. John Butler Trio "Only One"
2. Mason Jennings "Lonely Street"
3. Mike Doughty "The Idiot Kings"
4. Chris Trapper "West Side"
5. The Fray "Love Don't Die"
6. Graham Colton "Born To Raise Hell"
7. Green River Ordinance "Flying"
8. The Wild Feathers "Got It Wrong"
9. Quiet Life "Devil's Kin"
10. Houndmouth "Penitentiary"
11. The Head And The Heart "Another Story"
12. Swear And Shake "Brother"
13. Vance Joy "Play With Fire"
14. James Bay "When We Were On Fire"
15. Newton Faulkner "Losing Ground"
16. Ruarri Joseph "No More Sins"
17. Moonshiner Collective "Let Go"
18. Lissie "Sleepwalking"
19. Moon Taxi "Running Wild"
20. Sam Roberts Band "We're All In This Together"

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:

• Army Of Me - Searching For You
• The Avett Brothers - Magpie & The Dandelion
• Rosi Golan - Fortuna
• The Head And The Heart - Let's Be Still
• Will Hoge - Never Give In
• Teitur - Story Music
• Toad The Wet Sprocket - New Constellation

BURN THIS / September 2013

1. Jack Johnson "Radiate"
2. Chase McBride "If I Was Alone"
3. Ethan Tucker (featuring Michael Franti) "Crazy Tonight"
4. The Dirty Heads "Disguise"
5. The Cat Empire "Still Young"
6. The Nick Hexum Quintet "Super Natural"
7. Wild Belle "Another Girl"
8. Willy Mason "Talk Me Down"
9. Kopecky Family Band "Are You Listening"
10. The Head And The Heart "Shake"
11. The Lone Bellow "Green Eyes And A Heart Of Gold"
12. The Avett Brothers "Another Is Waiting"
13. The White Buffalo "Don't You Want It"
14. Will Hoge "Strong"
15. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors "The Wine We Drink"
16. Matt Nathanson "Sky High Honey"
17. Stephen Kellogg "Forgive Me, Forgive You"
18. JD Eicher & The Goodnights "I'd Like To Get To Know You"
19. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers "Hey Stranger"
20. Asembly Of Dust "Lost An Amazed"

BURN THIS / August 2012

1. Donavon Frankenreiter "Shine"
2. The Wheeland Brothers "Sand In My Sheets"
3. Mat McHugh "Brand New Broken Heart"
4. Rome "Dedication"
5. Dirty Heads (featuring Matisyahu) "Dance All Night"
6. Slightly Stoopid "Top Of The World"
7. SOJA "Let You Go"
8. Rich Price "Walk With Me"
9. Ryan Montbleau "Yeah Man"
10. Dispatch "Circles Around The Sun"
11. The Wallflowers "Reboot The Mission"
12. Alabama Shakes "I Ain't The Same"
13. Milo Greene "1957"
14. The Head And The Heart "Ghosts"
15. Robert Francis "Eighteen"
16. Charlie Mars "Let The Meter Run"
17. Jordan Hull "In The Summer"
18. The Avett Brothers "Live And Die"
19. Dave Matthews Band "Mercy"
20. Phillip Phillips "Home"

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 / November 2011

1. Grace Woodroofe (featuring Ben Harper) "I've Handled Myself Wrong"
2. Piers Faccini "My Wilderness"
3. Josh Garrels "White Owl"
4. Chadwick Stokes "Rainsong"
5. The White Buffalo "I Wish It Was True"
6. John Craigie "Boston In November"
7. Joshua Hyslop "If I Was A Better Man"
8. Michael Kiwanuka "I'm Getting Ready"
9. Ed Sheeran "The A Team"
10. Ben Howard "Three Tree Town"
11. Greg Holden "Following Footsteps"
12. The Milk Carton Kids "Michigan"
13. Bobby Long "Dead And Done"
14. Lisa Hannigan (featuring Ray LaMontagne) "O Sleep"
15. Mason Jennings "Clutch"
16. The Head And The Heart "Coeur d'Alene"
17. Caitlin Rose "Shanghai Cigarettes"
18. The Belle Brigade "Losers"
19. Motopony "King Of Diamonds"
20. Dawes "A Little Bit Of Everything"

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

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.

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.

New Release Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Gorillaz - The Fall
• The Head And The Heart - The Head And The Heart
• Bob Schneider - A Perfect Day

BURN THIS / April 2011

1. William Fitzsimmons "The Tide Pulls From The Moon"
2. Matt Duke (featuring Cara Salimando) "Love You Anymore"
3. Ari Hest "Sunset Over Hope Street"
4. Brooke Fraser "Coachella"
5. Trey Lockerbie "Moving To Montauk"
6. Matt Wertz "Running Back To You"
7. Cary Brothers "Break Off The Bough"
8. Andrew Belle "The Ladder"
9. Greg Laswell "You, Now"
10. Bleu "How Blue"
11. James Vincent McMorrow "If I Had A Boat"
12. Ben Ottewell "Lightbulbs"
13. Nathaniel Rateliff "A Lamb On The Stone"
14. Middle Brother "Middle Brother"
15. Good Old War "Get Some"
16. The Head And The Heart "Lost In My Mind"
17. Jukebox The Ghost "Schizophrenia"
18. Walk The Moon "Anna Sun"
19. The Lonely Forest "Turn Off This Song And Go Outside"
20. Death Cab For Cutie "You Are A Tourist"

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