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# #HotTakes | Week of 07.13.26
- URL: https://www.musicsavage.com/hottakes-week-of-07-13-26/
- Published: 2026-07-17T16:40:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-18T03:18:44.000Z
- Description: Featuring: Riley Downing, Palmyra, Willi Carlisle, The Suitcase Junket, Tyler Ballgame, Jake Xerxes Fussell, The Bird Calls, Labrinth, Fantastic Negrito, The Linda Lindas & Hayley Williams, STRANGE LOT
- Author: Steve Benoit
- Tags: hot takes, Riley Downing, #hottakes, Palmyra, Willi Carlisle, The Suitcase Junket, Tyler Ballgame, Jake Xerxes Fussell, The Bird Calls, Labrinth, Fantastic Negrito, The Linda Lindas, Hayley Williams, STRANGE LOT

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

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[**Riley Downing**](https://www.instagram.com/rileydown?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Hurt to Fall** 

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[**Palmyra**](https://www.instagram.com/palmyratheband?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Cheap Beer**

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[**Willi Carlisle**](https://www.instagram.com/willicarlisle/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// The Mason Jar at the Center of the World**

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[**The Suitcase Junket**](https://www.instagram.com/suitcasejunket?ref=musicsavage.com) **// One More Mile**

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[**Tyler Ballgame**](https://www.tiktok.com/@tyler.ballgame?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Live It Down**

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[**Jake Xerxes Fussell**](https://www.instagram.com/jxfussell/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Rock Island Line**

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[**The Bird Calls**](https://www.instagram.com/samsodomsky/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Clockwork**

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[**Labrinth**](https://www.instagram.com/labrinth/?ref=musicsavage.com) **// The Living**

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[**Fantastic Negrito**](https://www.instagram.com/fantasticnegrito?ref=musicsavage.com) **// An Honest Man**

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[**The Linda Lindas**](https://www.instagram.com/thelindalindas?ref=musicsavage.com) **&** [**Hayley Williams**](https://www.instagram.com/yelyahwilliams/?hl=en&ref=musicsavage.com) **// Closer**

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[**STRANGE LOT**](https://www.instagram.com/strangelot?ref=musicsavage.com) **// Go Have A Dream**