Top 30 Albums Of 2022

1. Cannons - Fever Dream
2. Kavinsky - Reborn
3. Jack Johnson - Meet The Moonlight
4. Artikal Sound System - Welcome To Florida
5. Dawes - Misadventures Of Doomscroller
6. Mihali - Effection
7. O.A.R. - The Arcade
8. Stick Figure - Wisdom
9. Satin Jackets - Reunion
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love
11. Marcus Mumford - (self-titled)
12. Noah Kahan - Stick Season
13. Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadows
14. Caamp - Lavender Days
15. Phoenix - Alpha Zulu
16. KBong - Smile With The World
17. Matisyahu - Matisyahu
18. Ben Harper - Bloodline Maintenance
19. The Dip - Sticking With It
20. Trey Anastasio - Mercy
21. Mt. Joy - Orange Blood
22. The Lumineers - Brightside
23. Goose - Dripfield
24. Surfer Girl - Sunrise
25. Ocean Alley - Low Altitude Living
26. Dirty Heads - Midnight Control
27. Young The Giant - American Bollywood
28. Mason Jennings - Real Heart
29. The White Buffalo - Year Of The Dark Horse
30. Wilco - Cruel Country

the playlist: MAY 2022

1. G. Love (featuring Schoolly D & Chuck Treece) - "Love From Philly"

2. John Craigie - "Count Me Down"

3. Shwayze (featuring The Hip Abduction) - "Planes"

4. Ripe - "Settling"

5. The Suffers - "Don't Bother Me"

6. The Dip - "Paddle To The Stars"

7. Marcus King - "Hard Working Man"

8. Wilco - "Falling Apart (Right Now)"

9. Dawes - "Someone Else's Cafe / Doomscroller Tries To Relax"

10. Kurt Vile - "Like Exploding Stones"

THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2020

1. Jason Mraz - Look For The Good
2. Nathaniel Rateliff - And It's Still Alright
3. Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
4. Phish - Sigma Oasis
5. Trevor Hall - In And Through The Body
6. Trey Anastasio - Lonely Trip
7. Poolside - Low Season
8. John Craigie - Asterisk The Universe
9. G. Love - The Juice
10. Iration - Coastin'
11. Mihali - Breathe And Let Go
12. Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
13. Haim - Women In Music, Pt. III
14. Dawes - Good Luck With Whatever
15. Fleet Foxes - Shore
16. Khruangbin - Mordechai
17. Mt. Joy - Rearrange Us
18. Matt Costa - Yellow Coat
19. Blanco White - On The Other Side
20. Marcus King - El Dorado
21. My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall II
22. Pacific Range - High Upon The Mountain
23. The Killers - Imploding The Mirage
24. Ray LaMontagne - Monovision
25. Bahamas - Sad Hunk
26. Ben Harper - Winter Is For Lovers
27. Margo Price - That's How Rumors Get Started
28. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Reunions
29. Zach Gill - Cocktail Yoga
30. moe. - This Is Not, We Are

the playlist: AUG 2020

1. Dawes - "Who Do You Think You're Talking To?"

2. Delta Spirit - "How Bout It"

3. The Avett Brothers - "Victory"

4. R.O. Shapiro - "Take Me Down"

5. Thad Cockrell (featuring Brittany Howard - "Higher"

6. Future Islands - "For Sure"

7. George Clanton & Nixk Hexum - "Aurora Summer"

8. Surfaces - "Keep It Gold"

9. The Shadowboxers - "In The Dark (You Know I Want You Bad)"

10. Poolside - "Shakedown Street"

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: 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"

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

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 / November 2015

1. Stephen Kellogg "Last Man Standing"
2. Chadwick Stokes "Indiana Fall"
3. Jon And Roy "Come Again"
4. Trevor Hall "You Can't Rush Your Healing"
5. Koa "So Many Times"
6. Trey Anastasio "Lever Boy"
7. ALO "Strange Days"
8. The Revivalists "Amber"
9. Gary Clark Jr. "Church"
10. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats "Howling At Nothing"
11. Jay Nash "Where To Start"
12. Matt Corby "Monday"
13. Jarryd James "Sure Love"
14. Jose Gonzalez "Let It Carry You"
15. Matt Costa "Seven Sins"
16. Joshua Hyslop "Gone"
17. The Lone Bellow "To The Woods"
18. Dawes "All Your Favorite Bands"
19. Matt Nathanson "Bill Murray"
20. Greg Holden "Boys In The Street"

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"

#reviewoftheweek / Dawes - All Your Favorite Bands

This is a jam band album! Don't let that fool or scare you. It's just that the music on this album is vast and expansive when it needs to be. There are a ton of guitar solos, that despite their seemingly never ending length on the album, are sure to turn into 6+ minute endeavors when the songs are played live on stage. That all being said, it's still a Dawes record, and Taylor Goldsmith's imprint is everywhere on the album, and the music is just as familiar and inviting as all their previous releases. His storytelling lyrics are present in each of the 9 songs, and both subtlety and obviousness are prevalent. The title track is probably the albums quietest and most poignant, with songs like "Things Happen" and "Right On Time" playing the roles of the most radio-friendly. Some of those masterful guitar solos can be found on "Don't Send Me Away" and "I Can't Think About It Now." The closing track clocks in at over 9 minutes long, further showcasing the band's venture into the jam scene. They are still and indie rock band, but have embraced their instruments just as much as they have embraced Goldsmith's songwriting, making for a killer, yet small, collection of awesome new songs. This album has opened a whole new set of doors for Dawes, and up is pretty much the only way from here.

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"

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 / July 2013

1. Pete Francis "Oh Well"
2. Bob Schneider "Unpromised Land"
3. Phillip Phillips "Get Up Get Down"
4. Bronze Radio Return "Further On"
5. Andrew Leahey & The Homestead "Little In Love"
6. The Wild Feathers "The Ceiling"
7. Hollis Brown "Nightfall"
8. Matthew Mayfield "Tonight"
9. The Lone Bellow "Bleeding Out"
10. Kopecky Family Band "Hope"
11. Dawes "Most People"
12. Pickwick "Window Sill"
13. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers "Ravenous"
14. Robert Randolph & The Family Band "Born Again"
15. J.J. Grey & Mofro "Your Lady, She's Shady"
16. Valerie June "You Can't Be Told"
17. Stephen Kellogg "The Brain Is A Beautiful Thing"
18. G. Love "Back To Boston"
19. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite "You Found Another Lover (I Lost Another Friend)"
20. John Mayer "Paper Doll"

BURN THIS / June 2013

1. Taylor Carson (featuring Marc Roberge & Andy Poliakoff) "Chain Reaction"
2. Stephen Kellogg "Crosses"
3. Lee DeWyze "Silver Lining"
4. Paul McDonald & Nikki Reed "Bouquet Of Lies (Ghost In Apt. 8)"
5. Joseph Arthur "Saint Of Impossible Causes"
6. Lissie "Shameless"
7. Kate Earl "California"
8. Joshua Radin "When We're Together"
9. Tom Curren "Summerland Road"
10. Josh Rouse "It's Good To Have You"
11. Matt Wertz "Whenever You Love Somebody"
12. Bracher Brown "Perfect Storm"
13. Keaton Simons "Beautiful Pain"
14. Cary Brothers "Let Me Be"
15. Lord Huron "Lonesome Dreams"
16. Josh Ritter "Hopeful"
17. The Lone Bellow "You Never Need Nobody"
18. Dawes "Something In Common"
19. Shovels & Rope "Keeper"
20. G. Love (featuring Matt Costa) "Promises"

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"

New Music Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Dawes - Stories Don't End

BURN THIS / March 2013

1. Matt Hires "Restless Heart"
2. Sooner The Sunset "All Because Of You"
3. Elenowen "Flying For The First Time"
4. Escondido "Bad Without You"
5. Max Gomez "Run From You"
6. Jessie Payo "Heaven Help Me"
7. Carly Ritter "It Don't Come Easy"
8. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers "Little Too Late"
9. Hollis Brown "Ride On The Train"
10. Alabama Shakes "Always Alright"
11. Dawes "From A Window Seat"
12. Family Of The Year "Hero"
13. Wake Owl "Wild Country"
14. Buffalo "Blood & Bone"
15. The Milk Carton Kids "Snake Eyes"
16. J.P. Cooper "Oh Brother"
17. Jim James "State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.)"
18. Pickwick "Hacienda Motel"
19. The Bamboos (featuring Megan Washington) "The Wilhelm Scream"
20. The Cat Empire "Brighter Than Gold"

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.