#HotTakes | Week of 01.20.2025

Songs we think you should hear without all the pomp and circumstance.

Steve Benoit

24 Jan 2025

Featuring: Yves Jarvis, Lonnie Holley, Marlon Williams, The Devil Makes Three, Mobley, Cornelia Murr, Viagra Boys, Tyler Childers

All Cylinders // Yves Jarvis

Protest With Love // Lonnie Holley

Aua Atu Rā // Marlon Williams

Ghosts are Weak // The Devil Makes Three

No Exit // Mobley

Skylight // Cornelia Murr

Man Made of Meat // Viagra Boys

Redneck Romeo // Tyler Childers

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