It's been a minute since we got together to share some all-new music – not since our , in fact. Hopefully you used the past several weeks to dig into our look back at , our of the artists we lost, , and, of course, our .
But we're back now with a batch of essential songs to start the new year right. This includes a spare and profoundly moving new track from singer called "Hope is a Terrible Thing for a Woman Like Me To Have – But I Have It;" a brutally candid critique of toxic masculinity from ; and the thumping, propulsive sounds of and their new song "The Seduction Of Kansas."
Also on the show: Perfect guitar pop from , and the punk-saxophone of Joy On Fire and the sweet harmonies of , both of whom pay tribute to a lost mother.
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