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I’ve been doing a running playlist of new music every year for well over a decade which I have always called “I Hate New Music”, a sort of spin on The Replacements’ song “I Hate Music” and the common boomer claim that there is no good new music since the 70’s. Anyway, this year, I’ve…
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The Rose City Band – Sol Y Sombra 2025, after 24 days in existence has finally gotten off the schneid. There have been quite a few interesting album releases thus far this year but in all honesty, none have moved me. Up until today, I hadn’t heard anything which dropped in the month of January…
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Steve Wynn Live at The 503 Social Club (2025-01-11) Steve Wynn by his own account has led quite the storied rock and roll life. Last August he released his memoir “I Wouldn’t Say it If It Weren’t True: A Memoir Of Life, Music & The Dream Syndicate” Since the release of the book, he has…
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Ben Nichols & Jared Hart at Crossroads (2025-01-04) Ben Nichols has been making the trek up from Memphis to Garwood, NJ on a yearly basis (excepting the one Covid year) each January since 2018 and invariably for those who’ve been attending each year, it proves to be a wild, crazy, entertaining and oft-times alcohol fueled…
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PLAYLIST OF ALL 24 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR:
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01. Hurray For The Riff Raff – The Past Is Still Alive As hard as this top albums of the year was for me in 2024, my choice for number one was neer really in doubt. Hurray For The Riff Raff’s sixth official LP (Alynda Segura has self released several others via bandcamp), The Past…
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02. Ducks LTD – Harm’s Way I’m pretty confident that when all is said and done with 2024, Harm’s Way will be one of my most listened to albums of the year. Some of that had to do with Duck’s LTD. fitting smack dab in the middle of whatever algorithm my listening habits have directed…
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03. MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks What can I possibly say about MJ that hasn’t already waxed poetic about this album since it was released. Back in 2022 when Boat Songs came out, I will be the first to admit, that despite including it in my top 20, that I more or less slept on…
W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 