THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2021

 

1. The Hip Abduction - A Seafarer And The Infinite Dream
2. Dispatch - Break Our Fall
3. Rebelution - In The Moment
4. John Mayer - Sob Rock
5. Brett Dennen - See The World
6. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - The Future
7. DENM - Slum Beach Denny
8. RUFUS DU SOL - Surrender
9. Moon Taxi - Silver Dream
10. Iya Terra - Ease & Grace
11. Parcels - Day/Night
12. SOJA - Beauty In The Silence
13. Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight
14. The War On Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore
15. The Elovaters - Castles
16. My Morning Jacket - My Morning Jacket
17. Maroon 5 - Jordi
18. Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
19. Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound
20. Durand Jones & The Indications - Private Space
21. Coldplay - Music Of The Spheres
22. Wilderado - Wilderado
23. David Shaw - David Shaw
24. Houndmouth - Good For You
25. Anderson East - Maybe We Never Die
26. Kings Of Convenience - Peace Or Love
27. Jose Gonzalez - Local Valley
28. Lord Huron - Long Lost
29. LEISURE - Sunsetter
30. Big Red Machine - How Long Do You Think It's Going To Last?

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: JAN 2021

1. Kings Of Leon - "The Bandit"

2. The Hold Steady - "Family Farm"

3. Ghost Of Vroom - "Rona Pollona"

4. Dispatch - "May We All"

5. Moon Taxi - "The Beginning"

6. The Heavy Hours - "Don't Walk Away"

7. Nathaniel Rateliff - "Redemption"

8. Hiss Golden Messenger - "Sanctuary"

9. Jon And Roy - "Rising Sun"

10. Tommy Guerrero - "By The Sea At The End Of The World"

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: JAN 2020

1. Nathaniel Rateliff - "And It's Still Alright"

2. Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - "Texas Sun"

3. Michael Kiwanuka - "Hero"

4. Samm Henshaw - "The World Is Mine"

5. Tame Impala - "It Might Be Time"

6. Caroline Rose - "Feel The Way I Want"

7. ALO - "Baby Blind Spot"

8. The Wild Feathers - "Jacksonville To Jackson Hole"

9. Rob Drabkin - "Two Left Feet (The Way You Move)"

10. Dispatch - "Year Of The Woman"

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: JAN 2018

1. Justin Timberlake - "Filthy"

2. Mat Kearney & Afsheen - "Better Than I Used To Be"

3. Lo Moon - "This Is It"

4. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - "You Worry Me"

5. Anderson East - "Girlfriend"

6. Rob Drabkin - "Love Ends, Fear Begins"

7. Josh Rouse - "Love In The Modern Age"

8. Jack White - "Connected By Love"

9. Jacob Banks - "Chainsmoking"

10. Moby - "Like A Motherless Child"

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"

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 / 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 / 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"

#reviewoftheweek / Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Coming from a folk background, you'd never expect a musician to stray too far from his roots. However, Nathaniel Rateliff has always had a layer of grit coating all of his previous releases, making for a much deeper style of folk. That being said, at first listen you can hear the folksiness throughout the entire self titled album by him and his band the Night Sweats. It's a songwriter's album, with emphasis on lyrics. Two tracks on the album surfaced on the Internet in other forms years ago, "Look It Here" and "Trying So Hard Not To Know." That was right around the time Rateliff formed this band and started performing shows. "S.O.B." is the song that has put Nathaniel and his counterparts on the musical map. While he's had success as a folk singer, this song showcased his old school soul and blues rock chops, and has become one of the party anthems of the summer. Other standouts on the album are "Howling At Nothing" and "I Need Never Get Old." It's a different kid of fun, from a different kind of band, that is sure to have him getting awards buzz by year's end. It wouldn't be a surprise if this album is up for "Album Of The Year" awards.

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 / August 2015

1. Dispatch "Bound By Love"
2. Trevor Hall "To Zion"
3. Michael Franti & Spearhead "Once A Day"
4. Slightly Stoopid "Rolling Stone (Alt Version)"
5. G. Love & Special Sauce "I Ain't Finished Yet"
6. The Revivalists "Stand Up"
7. Galactic (featuring Ryan Montbleau) "Domino"
8. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats "S.O.B."
9. JJ Grey & Mofro "Light A Candle"
10. Anderson East "Fine 'Em, Fool 'Em, And Forget 'Em"
11. Leon Bridges "Smooth Sailin'"
12. Gary Clark Jr. "The Healing"
13. Alabama Shakes "Gemini"
14. Rayland Baxter "Young Man"
15. Josh Ritter "Getting Ready To Get Down"
16. Good Old War "Broken Record"
17. Brandi Carlile "The Things I Regret"
18. Will Hoge "Desperate Times"
19. Lowell Thompson "Bradley Street"
20. Pat McGee (featuring Pat Monahan) "Overboard"

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 / December 2014

1. Paolo Nutini "Let Me Down Easy"
2. Madi Diaz "The Other Side"
3. Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness "High Dive"
4. Tristan Prettyman "Who We Are"
5. Allen Stone "Million"
6. The Staves "Blood I Bled"
7. Ben Ottewell "Red Dress"
8. Vance Joy "Georgia"
9. James Bay "Hold Back The River"
10. Monica Heldal "Boy From The North"
11. Joshua Hyslop "Living & Dying"
12. Beta Radio "East Of Tennessee"
13. Lowell Thompson "Rose Petals"
14. The Barr Brothers "Even The Darkness Has Arms"
15. Sarah Jaffe "Leaving The Planet"
16. Guster "Endlessly"
17. Ben Howard "Conrad"
18. Damien Rice "The Greatest Bastard"
19. Rocco DeLuca "Colors Of The Cold"
20. Nathaniel Rateliff "Closer"

BURN THIS / July 2014

1. O.A.R. "The Architect"
2. Phillip Phillips "Alive Again"
3. The Wind And The Wave "With Your Two Hands"
4. Johnnyswim "Home"
5. Jamestown Revival "Golden Age"
6. Ben & Ellen Harper "A House Is A Home"
7. Shovels & Rope "The Devil Is All Around"
8. Nathaniel Rateliff "Nothing To Show For"
9. Ray LaMontagne "Drive-In Movies"
10. St. Paul & The Broken Bones "I'm Torn Up"
11. Paolo Nutini "Iron Sky"
12. Will Dailey "Sunken Ship"
13. William Fitzsimmons "From You"
14. Bahamas "All The Time"
15. Matisyahu "Surrender"
16. Phish "555"
17. moe. "Annihilation Blues"
18. White Denim "Come Back"
19. The Revivalists "When I Die"
20. G. Love & Special Sauce "Weekend Dance #2"

New Music Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Nathaniel Rateliff - Falling Faster Than You Can Run
• Tyrone Wells - The Christmas Album

BURN THIS / March 2011

1. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors "Fire & Dynamite"
2. Augustana "Steal Your Heart"
3. Bob Schneider "Let The Light In"
4. Chamberlin "Dust"
5. James Vincent McMorrow "This Old Dark Machine"
6. Fistful Of Mercy "Fistful Of Mercy"
7. Jones Street Station "The Understanding"
8. Middle Brother "Me, Me, Me"
9. North Mississippi Allstars "This A'Way"
10. Will Conner (featuring J.J. Grey) "That's All Right Mama"
11. John Craigie "Mama Nashville"
12. Bobby Long "Penance Fire Blues"
13. Amos Lee "Out Of The Cold"
14. Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs "God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise"
15. The Low Anthem "Ghost Woman Blues"
16. Nathaniel Rateliff "Early Spring Till"
17. Gregory Alan Isakov "Big Black Car"
18. The Pines "Lonesome Tremolo Blues"
19. Haroula Rose "Duluth"
20. Mason Jennings "So Many Ways To Die"

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