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# #HotTakes | Week of 03.02.26
- URL: https://www.musicsavage.com/hottakes-week-of-03-02-26/
- Published: 2026-03-06T21:00:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-06T21:26:05.000Z
- Description: Featuring: Surfbort, Alex Amen, Deloyd Elze, Joey Quiñones, Melanie Baker, Banshee Tree, Gia Margaret, Kiki Cavazos, Dida Pelled, and Metric
- Author: Steve Benoit
- Tags: #hottakes, Surfbort, Deloyd Elze, Joey Quiñones, Melanie Baker, Banshee Tree, Kiki Cavazos, Dida Pelled, Gia Margaret, metric, Alex Amen, hot takes

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

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[**Surfbort**](https://www.instagram.com/therealsurfbort/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Hot Dog**

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[**Alex Amen**](https://www.instagram.com/alex.amen/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Cabin By The Sea**

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[**Deloyd Elze**](https://www.instagram.com/deloyd.elze/?hl=en&ref=musicsavage.com) **// Queen Of Spades**

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**Joey Quiñones // Driftin'**

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[**Melanie Baker**](https://www.instagram.com/melaniebakermusic?ref=musicsavage.com) **// HAHA!**

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[**Banshee Tree**](https://www.instagram.com/bansheetree/?hl=en&ref=musicsavage.com) **// Bright Blue Light**

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[**Kiki Cavazos**](https://www.instagram.com/kikicavazosmusic/?hl=en&ref=musicsavage.com) **// Hawthorne and Heartache | Western AF**

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[**Dida Pelled**](https://www.instagram.com/didapelled/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Hesitation Blues**

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[**Gia Margaret**](https://www.instagram.com/giamargaret/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Good Friend**

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[**Metric**](https://www.instagram.com/metric?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Time Is A Bomb**