the playlist: APR 2022

1. Jack Johnson - "One Step Ahead"

2. Jon Wayne And The Pain (featuring G. Love) - "Highway 2"

3. Twiddle (featuring John Popper) - "The Devil"

4. Honey Hounds - "Next Life"

5. The Black Keys - "Wild Child"

6. Caamp - "Believe"

7. Mt. Joy - "Lemon Tree"

8. flipturn - "Playground"

9. Midlake - "Bethel Woods"

10. Lucius (featuring Brandi Carlile & Sheryl Crow) - "Dance Around It"

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2019

1. Guster - Look Alive
2. The Chemical Brothers - No Geography
3. Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride
4. Bon Iver - i,i
5. Brittany Howard - Jaime
6. Caamp - By & By
7. Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life
8. O.A.R. - The Mighty
9. Beck - Hyperspace
10. Trey Anastasio - Ghosts Of The Forest
11. The Hip Abduction - To The Ends Of The Earth
12. Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
13. The Lumineers - III
14. The Black Keys - Let's Rock
15. Allen Stone - Building Balance
16. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Dragons
17. The Head And The Heart - Living Mirage
18. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
19. Noah Kahan - Busyhead
20. Coldplay - Everyday Life
21. Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos - Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos
22. Dermot Kennedy - Without Fear
23. Hozier - Wasteland, Baby!
24. Joseph - Good Luck, Kid
25. Alice Merton - Mint
26. The Cat Empire - Stolen Diamonds
27. The Avett Brothers - Closer Than Together
28. Citizen Cope - Heroin & Helicopters
29. The Raconteurs - Help Us Strangers
30. Iya Terra - Coming To Light

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"

New Release Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• The Black Keys - El Camino
• Dia Frampton - Red
• Dave Matthews Band - Live In Atlantic City
• The Roots - Undun

2010 THISisMODERN.net Grammy Roundup

Congratulations to THISisMODERN.net supported artists who won Grammy Awards for 2010. And the winners are:

• Album Of The Year: Arcade Fire "The Suburbs"
• Best Pop Performance By A Duo/Group With Vocals: Train "Hey, Soul Sister (Live)"
• Best Rock Performance By A Duo/Group With Vocals: The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
• Best Alternative Music Album: The Black Keys "Brothers"
• Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album: Switchfoot "Hello Hurricane"
• Best Contemporary Folk Album: Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs "God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise"
• Best Recording Package: The Black Keys "Brothers"
• Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: The White Stripes "Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Boxed Set)"
• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: John Mayer "Battle Studies"
• Producer Of The Year: Danger Mouse (The Black Keys "Brothers"; Broken Bells "Broken Bells")

In addition to congratulating the award winners, congrats to some of the greatest performances of the night: Mumford & Sons performed their hit "The Cave," The Avett Brothers performed their hit "Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise," and both bands backed up legend Bob Dylan on an ensemble performance of Dylan's own "Maggie's Farm." Arcade Fire performed their songs "Month Of May" and "Ready To Start" before and after accepting the night's biggest award, Album Of The Year, respectively.

CD REVIEW: The Black Keys "Brothers"

From obscurity to the center of it all, this year the Black Keys have become the "it" guys for blues rock. Taking over the slot once filled by the White Stripes, it seems that dirty bluesy rhythms, crunchy guitars, and straightforward stripped down syncopated drum beats are all any one needs to get by. They will make an appearance on SNL in the new year and they have been prominently featured in Cadillac car ads, so it's a definite thing that they have been or will be part of your life. The first five songs on the album drag you in and rock your world. "Tighten Up" has been all over radio and shows off the rock edge of the band, with emphasis on Dan Auerbach's mad guitar skills. "Howlin' For You" might be the bands best ever, with a killer hook, catchy lyrics, and great beat (not to mention the fact that it's everywhere on TV). "She's Long Gone" and "Next Girl" feature some of the guys' most clever lyrics to date. Who knew that two guys could make so much noise and make it sound so beautiful.

New Release Tuesday

New releases out today worth checking out:

• Band Of Horses - Infinite Arms
• The Black Keys - Brothers
• Pete Francis - The Movie We Are In
• LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening