Audio By Carbonatix
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.
See also: Heavy Rotation archive of what we’ve been listening to
A.H. GOLDSTEIN
Pixies – Surfer Rosa
Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
Janelle Monae – Electric Lady
Jimmy Ruffin – “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted”
Frank Zappa – “Packard Goose”
DAVE HERRERA
Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe
Deafheaven – Sunbather
Shearwater – Fellow Travelers
Childish Gambino – Because the Internet
Volcano Choir – Repave
TOM MURPHY
Yellow Swans – “Limited Space”
The Knife – “Still Light”
Chelsea Wolfe – “Mer”
Wolf Eyes – “Chattering Lead”
Simple Minds – “New Gold Dream ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84” [12-inch version]
ADAM ROY
A Weather – “Spiders, Snakes”
JJ DOOM – “Guv’nor”
Minotaur Shock – Maritime
MF DOOM – Mm…Food
Calexico – “Green Grows the Holly”
LESLIE SIMON
Sides of Chaz – “Sweet Tea”
Naturally Born Strangers – “Tie Breaker”
La Femme – “Nous Etions Deux”
Deafheaven – “Dream House”
Aye Nako – “Molasses”
JON SOLOMON
John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts
Haim- Days Are Gone
Africa Express – Maison Des Jeunes
Bill Callahan – Dream River
Nils Frahm – Spaces
ANTONIO VALENZUELA
Young Jeezy – “RIP (Gmix)” feat Too Short, Snoop & E-40
E-40 – “Ripped” feat Lil Jon
Krizz Kaliko – “Bipolar”
Stevie Stone – “2 Birds 1 Stone”
Juvenile – “In My Life”
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