Here's what we're all listening to right now: What's on your playlist this week?

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

August 14, 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 The Avett Brothers - "Another Is Waiting" Cat Stevens - "Don't Be Shy" Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks Leonard Cohen - Songs Princess Music - "White Wave"

DAVE HERRERA Big Sean - "Control" feat Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars The Milk Carton Kids - The Ash & Clay Skylar Grey - Don't Look Down Moderat - II The ReMINDers - "You Can Count On Me"

NOAH HUBBELL Nancy Sinatra - How Does That Grab You? Elliot Smith - Either/Or Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway Lana Del Rey - "Carmen" G-Eazy - "My Life is a Party"

BRAD LOPEZ Within The Ruins - "New Holy War" Oceano - "Weaponized" Skeletonwitch - "This Horrifying Force (The Desire to Kill)" The Acacia Strain - "Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow" Bad Religion - "Empty Causes"

TOM MURPHY Love - Forever Changes Grizzly Bear - Shields Bailter Space - Robot World Kitchens of Distinction - Free Strange World TEEN - Electric

PATRICK RODGERS Big Sean ft. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica - "Control" Moodoid - "Je suis la Montagne" Black Milk - "Perfected on Puritan Ave" Freddie McKay - "I'm A Free Man" Bitches is Crazy - "Shinin"

JON SOLOMON Coleman Hawkins - The Genius of Coleman Hawkins Coleman Hawkins - Soul Louis Armstrong - The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings The Aakash Mittal Quartet - Ocean Billy Cobham - Spectrum

AMBER TAUFEN Lil Sum'n Sum'n - Released M.I.A. - Piracy Funds Terrorism Mr. Oizo - Lamb's Anger Tosca - Different Tastes of Honey Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)

ANTONIO VALENZUELA Albeez 4 Sheez - "I Smoke" Foo Man featuring Kemale - "Come Down" Maxo Kream - "Whitney Houston" AP - 19krazy8 Drop City Yacht Club - Ode to Freshman Year

SHAWN WHITE Big Sean - "Control" feat Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica Trinidad James f. Travis Scott - "Shut Up" Just Blaze ft. Baauer & Jay-Z - "Higher" Flux Pavilion ft. Childish Gambino - "Do or Die"

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