#HotTakes | Week of 09.01.25

Featuring: Eades, Omar Velasco, Liam Kazar, The Belair Lip Bombs, Lord Huron, Joshua Hedley, Daniel Romano's Outfit, Walker Burroughs (ft. Zach Williams), Jonah Tolchin

Steve Benoit

05 Sep 2025

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

Outside Nothing // Eades

MAKE LOVE // Omar Velasco

The Word The War // Liam Kazar

Don't Let Them Tell You (It's Fair) // The Belair Lip Bombs

Watch Me Go // Lord Huron

Boogie Woogie Tennessee // Joshua Hedley

Servo // Daniel Romano's Outfit

Walking Fast // Walker Burroughs (ft. Zach Williams)

Reject // Jonah Tolchin

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