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Artist : Jade Jackson Album : Wilderness Quick Description : Great alt-country. Why You Should Listen : Jade Jackson's debut was good, but this is amazing. Overall Thoughts : I was turned onto Jade Jackson from an old friend a few years back, and I hadn’t kept up quite close enough to know that she had a new record out. With that said, what a great album! I felt like her previous record had better parts than a whole (with “Aden” in particular a truly great song), but this album seems to pull it all together in a way I didn’t anticipate. This is the album, for me, that pushes her out of the second tier and into the spots I put women like Kathleen Edwards, Lydia Loveless, and the like. Such a great listen, and I am really hoping this has the staying power I want. Recommendation : One of the best of the week, if not the year. Artist : Thom Yorke Album : ANIMA Quick Description : Dystopian blues from the Radiohead frontman. Why You Should Listen : Do I really need to ex...

Photo by Zach Bauman Berwanger is the latest musical project from Josh Berwanger of The Anniversary and Radar State. His latest single, "Bad Vibrations," is perfect for fans of his other projects while still being completely different. It's a chill dance rock song with a ton of harmonizing and back up vocals. It's fun, but not in that embarrassing ways a lot of dance music is. This is dance music for (somewhat) grown ups. Berwanger says of the song: “On this new record, I often use the word "you”, but I’m actually referring to "me". In other words, I'm talking to myself. This song is about my social anxieties because I usually feel awkward in public. Which makes me think I sometimes give off bad vibrations when most likely I'm just spaced out, off on another planet. Or maybe a better example is how Garth feels when Wayne ditches him on set in Wayne's World.” You can watch the video for "Bad Vibrations" below. Watching a Gar...