What we're all listening to right now

Music is life -- or at least it is for us. When we're not writing about it, we're thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be...

By Westword Staff

December 18, 2013

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Music is life -- or at least it is for us. When we're not writing about it, we're thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be listening to? C'mon, now. Sharing is caring. Don't hold out on us.

A.H. GOLDSTEIN Frank Turner - Tape Deck Heart Ray Price - Golden Hits London Symphony Orchestr - Holst The Planets Planxty - After the Break The Chieftains - "Peggy Gordon"

NOAH HUBBELL Ka - The Night's Gambit Pusha T - My Name Is My Name The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale Eddie B - Horsepower Vince Staples - "Sleep" featuring Dash, Ab-Soul and Mac Miller

ISA JONES Haim - "Forever" Black Lips - "Boys In The Wood" The National - "Don't Swallow The Cap" Coconut Records - "Nighttiming" Kanye West - "Black Skinhead"

TOM MURPHY Glaxo Babies - Nine Months to the Disco The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World Sonic Youth - "Mildred Pierce" Whitehouse - "Rock and Roll" The Residents - "Aircraft Damage"

ASHLEY ROGERS Angelo Badalamenti - "Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)" Julee Cruise - "The World Spins" Julee Cruise - "Rockin' Back Inside My Heart" Angelo Badalamenti - "Just You" Angelo Badalamenti - "I'm Hurt Bad"

ADAM ROY Night Drive - Position I Talkdemonic - "Midcentury Motion" Falcon Punch and Black Amex - "Backstroke" The Album Leaf - In a Safe Place Charles Bradley - "The World is Going Up in Flames"

LESLIE SIMON Courtney Barnett - "Avant Gardener" St. Vincent - "Birth in Reverse" Guerilla Toss - "Pink Elephant" Menace Beach - "Fortune Teller" Cayetana - "Hot Dad Calendar"

JON SOLOMON Jim Hall - Jazz Guitar Cecile McLorin Salvant - Womanchild Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quntet - Tough Tenors The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin Chocolate Genius - Black Music

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