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Episode 524: 2018 Favorites – Illuminati Hotties
We extend our listener favorites series to pick up some stragglers. Paul Trap of Omaha NE stops by the basement to talk about Illuminati Hotties’ “Kiss Yr Frenemies” album. And even better than that, he tells his Justin Timberlake story!
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Episode 523: 2018 Favorites – Spiritualized, John Grant, Gregory Alan Isakov
We conclude Week 3 of 2018 listener favorites with three calls. Props to Gregory Alan Isakov (“Evening Machines”), John Grant (“Love Is Magic”) and Spiritualized (“And Nothing Hurt”), among others.
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Episode 522: 2018 Favorites – Frank Turner, Laura Veirs
Today’s listener favorites from 2018: Keith Jacobsen of Grand Rapids MI loves Frank Turner’s “Be More Kind.” And Kevin Goff of Leesburg VA is a big fan of Laura Veirs’ “The Lookout.”
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Episode 521: 2018 Favorites – Restorations, La Luz
Today’s listener favorites from 2018: Craig from Grand Rapids MI picks “LP5000” by Restorations. And Bill Mulligan goes with “Floating Features” by La Luz.
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Episode 520: 2018 Favorites -ZHU, Sam Fender
Today’s listener favorites from 2018: Tom picks “Ringos Desert” by ZHU. And Gerald Chyzenski goes with “Dead Boys” by Sam Fender.
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Episode 519: 2018 Favorites – Courtney Barnett, Anna Burch
Week 3 of listener favorites from 2018. Marios from Pittsburgh’s album of the year was “Tell Me How You Really Feel” by Courtney Barnett. He also talks up “Last Building Burning” by Cloud Nothings. And BJ Bonin loves Anna Burch’s debut “Quit the Curse.”
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Episode 518: 2018 Favorites – Cowboy Junkies, Songs: Ohia
We wrap up Week 2 of 2018 listener favorites with two Scotts. Scott from Marietta GA touts Cowboy Junkies’ latest album “All That Reckoning.” And Scott Parks of Valparaiso IN has a few picks for favorite but finally settles on a Songs: Ohia special reissue (with previously unreleased tracks) called “Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions.”
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Episode 517: 2018 Favorites – Buffalo Tom, Jayhawks
This edition of 2018 album favorites features two rootsy bands with three decades of history still putting out great music. Brian from Rhode Island talks up “Quiet and Peace” by Buffalo Tom. And Steven Routledge of Scotland is a fan of “Back Roads and Abandoned Motels” by the Jayhawks. Plus, a nod to Josh Rouse.
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Episode 516: 2018 Favorites – The Beths, Phantastic Ferniture
Listener Kurt Gallagher of Suffern NY tells us about his favorite album of 2018, “Future Me Hates Me” by the Beths. And Eric Lorenz of Lincoln IL talks up the self-titled debut by Australia’s Phantastic Ferniture.
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Episode 515: 2018 Favorites – Janelle Monáe, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
Craig Rosen of the suburbs of Los Angeles calls in to tell us about his favorite albums of 2018 (he includes a top 10 countdown), with Janelle Monáe’s “Dirty Computer” in the top spot. And Jay Ignacio of the suburbs of Louisville tells us how he connected with the soundtrack to “Crazy Rich Asians.”