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# #HotTakes | Week of 03.16.26
- URL: https://www.musicsavage.com/hottakes-week-of-03-16-26/
- Published: 2026-03-20T20:00:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-23T15:23:14.000Z
- Description: Featuring: Tove Styrke, KELS, Death Cab for Cutie, Lee Lewis, Fantastic Cat, MT Jones, Charlotte Cornfield, Crow and Gazelle, Blood Sucking Maniacs, Bonnie Montgomery & Melissa Carper, Willie Nelson, Kiki Cavazos, deary, Donovan Woods, Alan Gogoll, Rainbow Kitten Surprise
- Author: Steve Benoit
- Tags: #hottakes, Death Cab for Cutie, Lee Lewis, Fantastic Cat, MT Jones, Charlotte Cornfield, Crow and Gazelle, Blood Sucking Maniacs, Terry Allen, Melissa Carper, Bonnie Montgomery, willie nelson, Kiki Cavazos, deary, donovan woods, Alan Gogoll, Tove Styrke, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, KELS, hot takes

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

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[**Tove Styrke**](https://www.instagram.com/tovestyrke/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Space**

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[**KELS**](https://www.instagram.com/findingkels/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// 6ft Under**

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[**Death Cab for Cutie**](https://www.instagram.com/deathcabforcutie?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Riptides**

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[**Lee Lewis**](https://www.instagram.com/leexlewis?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Your Love (What I'm Dying From)**

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[**Bonnie Montgomery**](https://www.instagram.com/bonniemontgomery?ref=musicsavage.com) **&** [**Melissa Carper**](https://www.instagram.com/melissacarpermusic?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Rather Have Love**

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[**Fantastic Cat** ](https://www.instagram.com/fantasticcatband/?ref=musicsavage.com)**// Elevator**

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[**MT Jones**](https://www.instagram.com/mtjonesmusic?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Her Name Is Joy**

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[**Charlotte Cornfield**](https://www.instagram.com/charcorn?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Hurts Like Hell**

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[**Crow and Gazelle**](https://www.crowandgazelle.com/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Fall How It Will**

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[**Blood Sucking Maniacs (Terry Allen & Family)**](https://terryallen.bandcamp.com/album/blood-sucking-maniacs?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Down to the River**

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[**Willie Nelson**](https://www.instagram.com/willienelsonofficial/?hl=en&ref=musicsavage.com) **// Dream Chaser**

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**Kiki Cavazos // Grey Ghost Train**

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[**deary**](https://www.instagram.com/dearyband?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Alma**

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[**Donovan Woods**](https://www.instagram.com/donovanwoods/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Do It Right**

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[**Alan Gogoll**](https://www.instagram.com/alangogoll/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Coffee Cat**

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[**Rainbow Kitten Surprise**](https://www.instagram.com/rksbandofficial/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Sixteen**