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: APR 2020

1. Phish - "Sigma Oasis"

2. John Craigie - "Part Wolf"

3. Trevor Hall (featuring Brett Dennen) - "Put Down What You Are Carrying"

4. G. Love (featuring Ron Artis II) - "Diggin' Roots"

5. Moon Taxi - "Hometown Heroes"

6. Ripe - "First Time Feeling"

7. Lime Cordiale - "Addicted To The Sunshine"

8. The Hip Abduction - "All Night Long"

9. Rome & Duddy - "And It Stoned Me"

10. Benjamin Gibbard - "Life In Quarantine"

the playlist: OCT 2019

1. Pete Francis - "Belong To The Band"

2. Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos - "Chaska"

3. Current Swell - "Bring It On Home"

4. The Milk Carton Kids - "The Only Ones"

5. Vetiver - "To Who Knows Where"

6. Bedouin Soundclash - "Salt Water"

7. Allen Stone - "Sunny Days"

8. Andrew Combs - "Stars Of Longing"

9. Sturgill Simpson - "Sing Along"

10. Vida Blue - "Analog Delay"

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 2014

1. Phish - Fuego
2. G. Love & Special Sauce - Sugar
3. John Butler Trio - Flesh & Blood
4. Angus & Julia Stone - Angus & Julia Stone
5. moe. - No Guts, No Glory
6. SOJA - Amid The Noise And Haste
7. Ray LaMontagne - Supernova
8. Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain
9. Broken Bells - After The Disco
10. Beck - Morning Phase
11. Vance Joy - Dream Your Life Away
12. Maroon 5 - V
13. Bahamas - Bahamas Is Afie
14. Ben Howard - I Forgot Where We Were
15. Counting Crows - Somewhere Under Wonderland
16. Coldplay - Ghost Stories
17. The Black Keys - Turn Blue
18. Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker
19. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
20. O.A.R. - The Rockville LP
21. Rebelution - Count Me In
22. Trevor Hall - Chapter Of The Forest
23. St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City
24. Jack White - Lazaretto
25. Hozier - Hozier
26. Tweedy - Sukierae
27. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
28. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
29. The Belle Brigade - Just Because
30. Royal Blood - Royal Blood

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"

#reviewoftheweek / Phish - Fuego

After 5 years, Phish have returned with a new collection of studio tracks that is their best complete set of studio tracks since they released "Farmhouse." They have managed to harness the best of their stage show and improvisation, while adding in some excellent concise songwriting to bring it all together. They have obvious hits on their hands with songs like "The Line" and "Sing Monica" which are surprisingly radio ready. They showcase the long jam well with the title track and their quirkiness on "Wombat." The albums standout tracks are "555" which features a funky horn section and the quiet swirling "Waiting All Night" which is probably the best from their live debut of these songs on Halloween 2013. Phish have proven that they can do it live and in the studio time and time again, and like fine wine, they continue to get better with age. Though the road and the radio dial have proven to be a young man's realm, it seems Phish can't bear sit idly by, and "Fuego" is a reminder why they have been doing their thing for over 30 years.

BURN THIS / June 2014

1. The Dirty Heads "My Sweet Summer"
2. Rebelution "Lost In Dreams"
3. Matisyahu (featuring Collie Buddz) "Confidence"
4. SOJA (featuring Michael Franti & Nahko) "I Believe"
5. Pepper "Come And Get Me"
6. Cris Cab "Liar Liar"
7. Ed Sheeran "Sing"
8. Sam Roberts Band "Shapeshifters"
9. Wild Adriatic "Mess Around"
10. Benjamin Booker "Violent Shiver"
11. Old 97's "Let's Get Drunk & Get It On"
12. The Belle Bridgade "When Everything Was What It Was"
13. Robert Francis & The Night Tide "Love Is A Chemical"
14. Ray LaMontagne "No Other Way"
15. Marc Broussard "Hurricane Heart"
16. O.A.R. "So Good So Far"
17. John Butler Trio "How You Sleep At Night"
18. The Revivalists "Chase's House"
19. moe. "Some Old Story"
20. Phish "Waiting All Night"

NEW TUNES: Best Of Bonnaroo - Free Music For Climate Change

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THE 30 BEST ALBUMS OF 2009

1. Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King
2. Mason Jennings - Blood Of Man
3. Trevor Hall - Trevor Hall
4. Angus & Julia Stone - A Book Like This
5. Ben Harper & Relentless7 - White Lies For Dark Times
6. Matt Hires - Take Us To The Start
7. The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
8. John Mayer - Battle Studies
9. State Radio - Let It Go
10. Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk
11. Phish - Joy
12. Passion Pit - Manners
13. Paper Route - Absence
14. Mat McHugh - Seperatista!
15. Sean Bones - Rings
16. Will Hoge - The Wreckage
17. Mat Kearney - City Of Black & White
18. Pete Yorn - Back & Forth
19. Crosby Loggins - Time To Move
20. Carbon Leaf - Nothing Rhymes With Woman
21. The Fray - The Fray
22. Zee Avi - Zee Avi
23. Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
24. Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
25. Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers - The Bear
26. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
27. Gregory Alan Isakov - This Empty Northern Hemisphere
28. Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band - Outer South
29. Tegan & Sara - Sainthood
30. Norah Jones - The Fall

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New Release Tuesday

New music out today that is worth checking out:

• Howie Day - Sound The Alarm
• Ernie Halter - Ernie Halter: LIVE
• Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers - The Bear
• Sondre Lerche - Heartbeat Radio
• Phish - Joy