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2020 | Steve’s Best of the Year

What. Thefuck. Wasthat? Whatever it was, we made it to the end of 2020 and boy it couldn’t come soon enough. I, for one, can’t wait to bathe in the waters of a New Year like it will bring absolute resolution to all the crap that has been going down in our world. Will that happen? Who knows. But, at this point, any glimmer of hope is one that I’ll hang onto. To say 2020 was a strange one is no novel statement. There were times when I turned to music to get me through each passing moment and there…

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#HotTakes | Week of 05.25.2020

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Sundress // Manna Bottle of Wine // Baker Grace It Must Be Someone Else’s Fault // Courtney Marie Andrews Volcanic // Gordi Pocket It for Another Day // The Dead Tongues (ft. Phil Cook) Welcome To Hard Times // Charley Crockett You Can’t Win A War Without Love // Brian Wright and The SneakUps Record Player // Teddy Thompson Bad Dream // Palmas Make It Better // Francesca Blanchard Proxima B – Benjamin Gibbard

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#HotTakes | Week of 02.03.2020

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Beaten Down // Sharon Van Etten Upcoming Boston Area Show: Friday, May 22nd @ Boston Calling Festival End Of My Rope // Pokey LaFarge Upcoming Boston Area Show: Thursday, June 18th @ The Sinclair Don’t Think I’m Leaving Without You // Tommy Down Petty Crime // Vundabar Upcoming Boston Area Show: Friday, April 24th @ Paradise Rock Club Blue Jean Baby // Cayley Thomas Steady // Poliça Upcoming Boston Area Show: Wednesday, March 25th @ Brighton Music Hall Shangri-La // EOB Me, You and a Dog //…

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2019 | Steve’s Best of the Year

Before we dig in, I wanted to express a humble thanks to you, dear reader, for following the adventures of the Music Savage gang on a weekly basis. We wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t for you and your attention and love are truly appreciated. As the title of suggests, I’ve once again compiled a list of the albums that carried me through the year and laid them out—in no particular order—below. In an effort to not bore you, I’ve also used my beloved #50WordReview style to get you to the meat of the post faster while still being…

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#HotTakes | Week of 07.22.2019

Songs that we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance. Baby // Francesca Blanchard Cotton Blue // Zooni Hardly to Blame // Sheer Mag Upcoming Boston Area Show: Friday, October 11th @ The Sinclair Dissolving // Katie Dey Wild Heart // Ada Lea Upcoming Boston Area Show: Sunday, August 4th @ Club Cloud Sick // Vivian Girls Upcoming Boston Area Show: Sunday, October 20th @ Once Ballroom In My Room // EnnieLoud Practice What I Preach // Ron Pope Upcoming Boston Area Show: Friday, January 17th @ The Sinclair Water Under The Bridge // Tow’rs

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