Tag: playlists

This month was a bit of a blur. I went to Istanbul for a week. I was sick for a week. Music still kept me company. There were some pleasant musical surprises for me, in particular the three albums mentioned in the title. Flea!? So many great jazz and jazzy dance-adjacent instrumental albums this year,…

This music update is way late. I’ll blame spring break and the nice weather here in North Carolina for keeping me away from my laptop. There has been no break from new music, though, and here is what I loved most in March.

It’s the end of February and I’m so glad that spring is coming as I’m totally sick of this winter weather and ready for some sun! The new album damn definitely felt like it broke towards the end of the month though, so that is going to make this update all the more interesting. Here…

January is a bit of a weird month for new music. It’s great because there are so many albums from last year still to discover (on best-of lists, etc) and there are always some gems dropping that tend to get lost in the mix. I’ve had a solid rotation this month though. Here they are.

If I had to pick ten, these are the ones (plus ten more). Vote for your faves on KEXP. ❤️

Fall is almost over already, and I’ve missed sharing my favorite music for the past two months, so I’m gonna play catch-up on this one and have an extra big list to share.

Ok this one is definitely last-minute, so I’ll keep it brief. September had some great music in it, and I’m getting in my monthly list right before we turn over to a new one. Here is my favorite music from September 2025.

KEXP kept prompting me to submit my favorite albums of all time. It was harder to compile this list than I thought.