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I came across this album in a column from Spin where different artists list their “Top 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without.” This installment featured Dave Rowntree of Blur, who called this his favorite album of all time.

The more I learn about country music, I find more and more artists that I really enjoy. Ramsey has to date released only this one album, with a cult following that has led most of these songs to be covered by a variety of artists. His long-awaited second album has been rumored to be onContinue reading “#978 – self-titled by Willis Alan Ramsey”

Somebody sent me a YouTube video of some School of Rock kids doing a really great cover of Waiting Room, fronted by three female singers. They totally nailed it.

I have friends that I know I can go to for a recommendation from a certain genre or era, and that’s where this one came from. Alton was considered the greatest and most soulful singer to come out of Jamaica. Until Bob Marley came along, of course.

If you can look at the cover of this album and genuinely not be curious about its content, then maybe music exploration is not for you. This artist mashes up a bunch of genres to create a unique experience that includes elements of metal, hyperpop and much more, with an odd and sometimes unsettling aesthetic.Continue reading “#975 – Worldwide Torture by Jazmin Bean”

This is yet another artist that a friend of mine has been telling me about for years and I just never gave them the time of day until now. Honestly, I became intrigued about them when they were featured as the “friends” in a line up of Phil Lesh and Friends last year. There’s nothingContinue reading “#974 – North Hills by Dawes”

I am finding myself listening to more and more music from down under. It seems like there’s a musical renaissance happening in Australia right now. Or maybe it just seems that way to me because I have been listening to a lot of material from there. Confirmation bias, perhaps?

These guys are a pretty cool, folky indie band from Seattle. I came across them on a lineup poster for an upcoming Southern California music festival.

One of my favorite things about diving into genres that I don’t know well is the discovery of artists and sub-genres that I didn’t know existed. The world of hip-hop is one of these, where I am constantly learning about how little I know.

Back to one of my old go-to album selection routes: the Relix Daily 7 email. It always provides a nice mix of news about artists that I care about and some introductions to some that I very often come to care about.