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Mayer’s Picks, More 2025 Favorites

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2025.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Andy Frasco, Baby Said, Bird Streets, Bones Owens, Butch Parnell, Charles Wesley Godwin, David Ramirez, Galactic, Irma Thomas, Jade Bird, James McMurtry, John Calvin Abney, John Howie Jr., Josh Ritter, Julianna Riolino, KP Hawthorn, Larkin Poe, Michigander, Palmyra, Patrick Sweany, Patterson Hood, Pete Macini, Somebody's Child, Terra Lightfoot, The Swell Season, TopHouse, West Texas Exiles, Will Hoge, William Prince, Willie Nile, Zoe Pete Ford

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2025, Part 1

Thursday, June 12, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

The Van Pelt Parties, Patterson Hood (from the ATO Records release Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams) Patterson Hood has long been a master of Southern storytelling, and on his latest album, he delivers a collection of tales—some real, some imagined—that reflect the complexities of life in the Deep South, particularly his native Alabama. These aren’t […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Andrew Duhon, Baby Said, Charles Wesley Godwin, Galactic, Irma Thomas, John Cowsill, John Howie Jr., Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Patterson Hood, Pete Mancini, TopHouse, Vicki Peterson

Joe Larson of TopHouse on Working as a Landscaper and Covering Rusted Root

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

TopHouse (credit Electric Peak Creative)

Singer, guitarist, and banjo player Joe Larson of TopHouse talks about a song called “Teddy Bear” and being willing to laugh at oneself.

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: TopHouse

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What is your favorite new release for week of February 27?

  • Rose’s Pawn Shop – American Seams (22%, 8 Votes)
  • Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth (17%, 6 Votes)
  • Bill Frisell – In My Dreams (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Luke Winslow-King – Coast of Light (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Lil Ed & The Blues Imperial – Slideways (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Pert Near Sandstone – Side by Side (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Julianna Riolino – Echo in the Dust (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Buck Meek – The Mirror (6%, 2 Votes)
  • A Thousand Horses – White Flag Down (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Clayton Chaney – Too Far (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Jake Soffer & Brent Carter – Imaginary Rooms (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Catfish John Tisdell – Stayin’ Out All Night (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Adam Weil – A Little Broken (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Lamisi – Let Us Clap (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ben Sollee – Time On Hold (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

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