E2TG 12/30/2021 - Goodbye 2021 - Super Inertia Mix (Midnight Promises Remix)

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 6:00am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:02am Daughter of Country by Megan and Shane on Daughter of Country (Megan and Shane)

6:05am 2 U by Full Mood on Redsleep (Cold Lunch Recordings)

6:08am Wildest Dreams by Conrad y Skordalia on The Moment Before Waking (Conrad y Skordalia)

6:12am Two Days from Austin by Kitchn on Two Days from Austin – Single (1168542 Records DK)

6:17am Last Bad Habit by Gina Sicilia on Last Bad Habit – Single (VizzTone)

6:20am Backside (Live) by Walk the West on Live at the Basement East (Walk The West)

6:24am Doesn’t Have to Be a Dream by DeeOhGee on New Way of Life (WDGO Music)

6:26am Bad Dogs and Weed by Dick Aven on Spin So Long (1347936 Records DK)

6:33am I’m a Lunatic Baby by Jon Worthy on I’m a Lunatic Baby – EP (Jon Worthy)

6:38am All Along by Madeleine Besson on All Along – Single (Madeleine Besson)

6:41am Endless Summer by Cameron Carrus on Odd (2079001 Records DK)

6:45am Don’t Say Sorry by Teddy & The Rough Riders on Don’t Say Sorry – Single (Rough Rider Records)

6:49am Setting Sail (Nashville Version) by Swan Dive on Setting Sail EP (Cafe Society)

6:53am Elegy (Redux) by Nashville Ambient Ensemble on Elegy (Redux) [Redux] – Single (Centripetal Force)

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E2TG 12/29/2021 - Penultimate 2021 Post - Strut Mix (Peggy Remix)

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This is the second to the last (or the penultimate) post of 2021.  Today's shuffle is from the playlist I created of some of my favorite music of the year.  Enjoy. 

 

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E2TG 12/28/2021 - Countdown - Hey Edna Mix (Good Day Sunshine Remix)

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Today's Ear to the Ground radio show is up on the archive.  Today's show is part 2 of our look back at some of our favorite music of 2021.  Check out the Archive <<<HERE>>>

6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am Call Me a Cab by Ryan Sobb and the Dead Mall on Carnival Shapes – EP (Self-Released)

6:04am Speed of the Sound of Lonliness by Jeff Mix and the Songhearts on Kiss My Ass Goodbye: A John Prine Tribute (Groove Family Records/Devils Tower Records)

6:07am Bluebird, Hollywood… Domino by The Gorstey Lea Street Choir on … From Prince’s Park to Farsley (Volume 1) (500 Broadcast Recordings)

6:13am Boomtown by The Two Man Travelling Medicine Show on Going Nowhere Fast (Musical Bear Records)

6:16am King of the Rat Race by EG Vines on Through the Mirror (Birdtooth Records)

6:20am This Land Is Your Land by Liz Vice on This Land Is Your Land – Single (Self Released)

6:23am October (feat. Jon Latham) by The Tasty Brothers on October (feat. Jon Latham) – Single (Self-Released)

6:30am Cheap Drunk by The Royal Hounds on A Whole Lot of Nothin’ (The Royal Hounds)

6:33am Together by Mike Younger on Bringing The Big Top Down (Nashanoke Music Publishing)

6:37am New York by Van Plating on The Way Down (Fallin’ Angel Records)

6:40am Purple Rose and the Black Balloon by LadyCouch on The Future Looks Fine (Blackbird Record Label)

6:47am Calumet Queen by Kiely Connell on Calumet Queen (Kiely Connell)

6:50am Thank God They Closed the Honky Tonks (feat. Timbo) by Mick Mullin on Mullin’ It Over (Mick Mullin)

6:53am Angola Prison by Nathan Bell on Red, White and American Blues (it couldn’t happen here) (Singular Recordings/Gokuhi Ent.)

6:57am Mixed Signals by Jack Silverman on Now What – Single (yk Records)

After today's show, I still have a ton of favorite music from 2021 that didn't make it onto either of the two shows - including some of my top favorites.  I may do a third edition of the faves next week before diving into brand new music. 

In the meantime, for the rest of this week, I will shuffling up the big favorites playlist so highlight more faves from the year.  

 

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E2TG 12/27/2021 - Music City Monday - Villains! Mix (New Freedom Remix)

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We enter the last week of the year with our final Music City Monday of 2021.

No post on Friday - New Years Eve or Monday January 3.  As I see it now, next week with be a regrouping and trying to gear up for the start of 2022. I have a lot of submissions to get to. 

As it stands, there is a lot of uncertainty in the world and in the USA. COVID, politics,  We enter 2022 with more trepidation than hope. But, I do know that there are things I can control - and I must focus on those things without ignoring the bigger picture.  

 

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E2TG 12/21/2021 - The Long and the Short of It - God(d) of Thunder Mix (Staring at the Sun Remix)

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Today's Holiday Themed Ear to the Ground radio show is up on the archive at WXNA 

6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am Cocktail for Christmas by India Ramey on Cocktail for Christmas – Single (India Ramey)

6:05am I’ll Be Home for Xmas by Modesty Blaise on I’ll Be Home For Xmas – Single (From Lo-Fi to Disco!)

6:08am Christmas Just Ain’t Christmas Without You by Tom Schreck on Christmas Just Ain’t Christmas Without You – Single (Tom Schreck)

6:14am Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by The Highway Women on Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Single (Heart Songs Corporation)

6:17am Winnebago by Ghost Town Remedy on Winnebago – Single (Never Nude Records)

6:20am A Long December by Mary Bragg on A Long December – Single (Tone Tree Music / Mary Bragg)

6:24am A Memory of Snow by Sofia Talvik on A Memory of Snow – Single (Makaki Music)

6:30am Fairytale of New York (feat. Lillie Mae) by James Ethan Clark & The Renegades on Fairytale of New York (feat. Lillie Mae) – Single (James Ethan Clark & The Renegades)

6:35am Santa Claus Is Leaving by Ro Halfhide on Santa Claus Is Leaving – Single (All Systems Go!)

6:38am Peace & Love, Merry Christmas by David Woodard on Around the Power Pop Tree (David Woodard)

6:41am The Light of Christmas Day by Ranchers for Peace on Joy To the Ranch – Single (O-V Sonic Recordings)

6:46am My Favorite Things by Kim Collins on A Kim Collins Christmas – EP (Devil’s Tower Records/Bandaloop Music)

6:49am Santa’s Bringing Coal by Jeff Tuohy on Santa’s Bringing Coal – Single (Head Bitch Music)

6:52am Feeling More Like Christmas by Glass Cabin on Feeling More Like Christmas – Single (RIG Entertainment)

6:57am The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) by The Fundamental Sound on Lofi Christmas (Sonora Music Co.)

Today's Shuffle is below the jump.  This will be the last post of the week. So have a very Merry Christmas if you celebrate and if not have a happy winter solstice and a great rest of the week. 
 

 

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E2TG 12/20/2021 - Music City Monday - Knew Too Much Mix (Lorelei Remix)

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This may be the last post before Christmas - if not tomorrow certainly will.   So, happy holidays.

Tune in tomorrow morning for a Very Merry Ear to the Ground radio Holiday Spectacular.  All new Christmas, Holiday, Seasonal releases from Nashville and Beyond.   6am only on WXNA-LP Nashville 101.5FM or wxnafm.org. 

 

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E2TG 12/17/2021 - Final Friday Post - Bad Dogs and Weed Mix (Backside Remix)

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 This is the final Friday post of 2021.  Look for the relaunch of the Featured Friday Playlist in early 2022.  

In the meantime, I am going to do something different. I have this private playlist called E2TG On Deck which is kind of staging area for the Featured Friday Playlist. Ever since I took a hiatus from the Featured Friday Playlist I have been still been updating that On Deck playlist and using it to plan the E2TG radio show. I've been deleting songs I played on the radio, but I still have over four hours of songs that would have been on a Featured Friday Playlist.  There is no way to post them all, but I am going to live blog a random shuffle of that playlist over my lunch hour and that will be the post for today.  No video playlist this time so I can get as many tunes as possible in the time I have. 

 

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E2TG 12/16/2021- Counting Down - The Fever Mix (Million Dollars Remix)

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Today's Season's Greetings From Nashville radio show is up on the WXNA archive. 

6:01am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:02am River by Aqua Velvet on Home for the Holidays (Jim Hoke)

6:06am The Scary Caroler by Lambchop on The Decline of Country & Western Civilization Part II: The Woodwind Years (Merge Records)

6:09am Two Winters Long by Josh Rouse on Two Winters Long – Single (Yep Roc Records)

6:11am I Saw Three Ships by Jeff Black on Christmas Sunshine (Lotos Nile Music)

6:15am Kosher for Christmas by Meghan Hayes on Yuletide From the Other Side: More Music from East Nashville (Red Beet)

6:18am A Fool’s Christmas by Glossary on A Very Glossary Christmas EP (Young Buffalo)

6:22am Christmas Card by Jon Latham on CafŽ Rooster Sessions Vol. 2 (CafeŽ Rooster Records)

6:27am More Than Make Believe by Joe Pisapia on Cosmic Christmas (761067 Records DK2)

6:33am When It’s Christmas Time by Rosemary Fossee on When It’s Christmas Time – Single (Self-Released)

6:37am Silent Night by Jon Byrd on Dirty Ol’ River (Longleaf Pine Records)

6:40am Someday At Christmas by Nicki Bluhm on Buon Natale – EP (Compass Records Group)

6:45am Angels We Have Heard On High by Tom Mason on A Slide Guitar Christmas (Gas Station Music)

6:50am Blame It on the Mistletoe by Colleen Orender on Blame It on the Mistletoe – Single (Colleen Orender)

6:53am Wait Till After Christmas by Joseph Bradshaw & Nikki Lane on Wait Till After Christmas – Single (Joseph Bradshaw & Nikki Lane)

6:57am Joy to the World (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel) by Melissa DuPuy & Caleb Yang on Joy to the World (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel) – Single (Self-Released)

 

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E2TG 12/15/2021 - Days Like These - Nine Miles Mix (Slight Beams Remix)

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As I alluded to yesterday, this is a tricky time of year.  Dealing with the anniversary of losses amidst times of celebration and joy and navigating the fine line between staying busy and allowing oneself time to feel the normal feelings of sadness and grief.  Even without trying, it is a busy time of year - at least until it isn't. That, to me, is the trap of the holidays.  The sadness and grief are real and present but sometimes lost amidst the bustle of activity.  And maybe one really wants time alone to recover and rest from the busyness. And then, inevitably, things start to slow down and suddenly those feelings begin to be felt, and one finds themselves along without plans. 

I am grateful for friends - and for not being alone except by choice. 

Tomorrow morning, I will be on the radio for the Seasons Greetings from Nashville Holiday Spectacular. Tune in!  101.5FM in Nashville or wxnafm.org anywhere 

Today's shuffle follows the jump... 

 

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E2TG 12/14/2021 - Life Goes On - Hell Yeah Mix (Roll Train Roll Remix)

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My heart goes out to everyone affected by this weekend's tornados in Tennessee and especially in Kentucky.  Thinking about something like this happening just two week's before Christmas... especially for those who lost loved ones means that the holiday season is changed forever... 

I know first hand how losses around this time of year change things forever. But what I am learning is that the change isn't permanent.  It may sound like I just contradicted myself, but bear with me... last year, I thought I would just want to avoid the holidays all together. I actually felt that way before I lost loved ones in December - just because of changes in life. Where I am at now, which may just be a point on a journey - is that I can chose to redefine what the holiday's mean.  And celebrate or not on my own terms.  

A long way of saying, that I know for some, this year's holiday's will be difficult, and my message for anyone dreading the holiday's is to let go of any expectations (your own or others) and just make this time the best it can be. 

Today's Ear to the Ground is up on the archive at WXNA 

The show is part one of our 2021 recap... 

6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am Feminine Walk by Aaron Lee Tasjan on Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! (New West Records)

6:06am Cast Iron Pansexual by Adeem the Artist on Cast Iron Pansexual (Saint Judas Records)

6:08am First Curse (I Can’t Hide) by Tayls on Have You Ever? I’ve Always (LunaSea Media)

6:15am Going to the Woods by DeeOhGee on New Way of Life (WDGO Music)

6:18am You’re the Summer by Ritual Cloak on You’re the Summer – Single (Bubblewrap Records)

6:22am My Favorite Goodbye by David Olney & Anana Kaye on Whispers and Sighs (Schoolkids Records)

6:30am The Freedom Rides Weren’t Free by Jason Ringenberg on Rhinestoned (Courageous Chicken Entertainment)

6:35am Say Goodbye (feat. Suavee) by Lil Aquatic on Single (Self-Released)

6:38am You Healed Me by Susan Anders on 13 Women (Zanna Discs)

6:41am Lead Balloon by Dude Safari on Lead Balloon – Single (Dude Safari)

6:44am You’re in Love With Junk by The Problem With Kids Today on Junk (Get Right Records)

6:48am Here Come the Blues by Cold Equations on Here Come the Blues – Single (Poor Yorick Records)

6:51am Queen of Nothing by Lindsay Ellyn on Queen of Nothing (Queue Records)

6:55am Xxytopleft by Darrin Bradbury on Artvertisement (Anti/Epitaph)

6:58am Marrakush by Electric Kif on Dreamlike (La Reserve Records)

 

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E2TG 12/13/2021 - Music City Monday - Keeping My Distance Mix (Out of Place Remix)

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The year is winding down.  Coming up tomorrow on Ear to the Ground radio, I will be presenting part 1 of my year-end special featuring some of my favorite music released in 2021. 

Then, Thursday, I will be presenting the 2nd Annual Seasons Greetings from Nashville holiday spectacular. (okay, fine, I didn't call it that last year but whatever). Some great holiday tunes by Nashville artists past and present. 

Next Tuesday, will be the first annual Ear to the Ground holiday special - some of the great new holiday releases which have come my way. 

Now, it's time for today's Music City Monday shuffle 

 

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E2TG 12/10/2021 - Would-be Featured Friday - Stay Strong Mix (My Story Remix)

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Just a reminder, last month, I made the decision to suspend having new Feature Friday Playlist until early next year.  A lot of reasons, but the main one is that I knew I was going to be away a lot of Friday's in November and December.  In fact, this week and next week are the only ones that I will not be out. 

Anyway, I have still been compiling new releases for the radio show and just to keep up, so I have a private playlist of songs added since I stopped posting Featured Friday Playlist.  Today's shuffle comes from that playlist, so I'm calling it a Would-be Featured Friday Shuffle... I hope you enjoy. 

 

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E2TG 12/9/2021 - Remembrances - Dos Romano Mix (Copper Remix)

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Looks like the archive from this morning's Greetings from Nashville is delayed again.  But here is the Playlist 

6:00am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:01am Tennessee Trash Disclosure by Mark Germino on Midnight Carnival (Red Parlor Records)

6:04am Ghost by Rod Picott on Tell the Truth & Shame the Devil (Welding Rod Records)

6:08am Tennessee Girl by Mike Farris on Silver & Stone (Compass Records)

6:14am Hard Hard Labor by Conrad y Skordalia on the moment before waking (Conrad y Skordalia)

6:16am River of Life by Sara Syms on River of Life – Single (Sara Syms)

6:20am Please Don’t Be Perfect by Mary Bragg on Please Don’t Be Perfect – Single (Tone Tree Music)

6:23am Big Freight Train by Stacie Collins on Stacie Collins (Reissue) (Self-Released)

6:29am Candy Lunch by Lilly Hiatt on Walking Proof (New West Records)

6:33am Delicate by Coralee on Delicate – Single (Independent)

6:38am Don’t Let Us Get Sick by Amy Speace & The Orphan Brigade on Don’t Let Us Get Sick (Warren Zevon Anniversary Mix) – Single (Windbone)

6:43am Toy Mind by Palm Ghosts on The Lost Frequency (Ice Queen Records)

6:46am #ikyk by Lone Wild on #ikyk – Single (Lone Wild)

6:50am Bustin Suds by Thee Phantom 5ive on Rock Don’t Run, Vol. 1 (Spinout Records)

6:52am Spinning Outro by Dick Aven on Spin So Long (1347936 Records DK)

6:56am Brother by Bill Frisell on Nashville (Nonesuch)

 

 

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E2TG 12/8/2021 - Time Moves - Mikoto Mix (Fake Core Remix)

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Time is moving on!  I started planning out my radio shows and realized the holidays will be here before we know it.  Nothing like planning ahead to make time seem to go ever faster. 

I have also started reviewing 2021 for a recap show of some kind of the Ear to the Ground radio show.  This has been such a wild year, I was surprised that some of the music from the beginning of this year wasn't from a previous year. 

Tomorrow, I will be back on the air with another Greetings from Nashville show.  6am on WXNA 101.5 FM or wxnafm.org 

Today's shuffle is below....

 

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E2TG 12/7/2021 - Infamy - Sailor Ain't a Sailor Mix (Master of the Sea Remix)

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If you missed my interview yesterday afternoon with Mary Sack, Afton Wolfe, and Tom Mason on WXNA about the 16th Annual Get Behind the Mule Tom Waits Tribute and Benefit for 2nd Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee - you can listen to it HERE.

Today's Ear to the Ground radio show is also up on the archive HERE. And the Playlist for today's show is below:

6:01am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:01am Fever Dream by I Am a Rocketship on Lies and Legends (I Am a Rocketship)

6:07am Sommarnatssregnmoln by The Plastic Pals on Sommarnattsregnmoln – Single (F-Records / Plugged)

6:10am I’d Rather Have A Bottle In Front Of Me, Than A Full Frontal Lobotomy by Hugh Reed on Ni Fa Feng Le Ma? (EmuBands)

6:16am Stay Strong (feat. Hayden THC) by Suavee on Stay Strong (feat. Hayden THC) – Single (Da Factory Ent., LLC)

6:20am The Wright Brothers by The Problem With Kids Today on Junk (Get Right Records)

6:24am Snapping Bones by The Two Man Travelling Medicine Show on Going Nowhere Fast (Musical Bear Records)

6:30am Seclusion Drive by Paul Terry on Hidden Valley Place (Original Soundtrack) (Skybabyrecords)

6:31am Swamp Street Soul by Inca Babies on Swamp Street Soul (Black Lagoon Records)

6:35am In Motion by The Freeway Jubilee on On the Horizon, Vol. 1 (The Freeway Jubilee)

6:40am It’s as Easy as That by Brad Fielder on Welcome to New Hoyle (Self-Released)

6:46am Exotic Quixotic by Lusitanian Ghosts on Exotic Quixotic (European Phonographic)

6:51am A Transient Dot in My Otherwise Perfect Sky by The Happy Pill Academy on Postcards to and from a Doomed Civilisation (Pillbox Records)

6:54am Highway by The Consecutives on The Consecutives, Vol. 2 (The Consecutives)

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E2TG 12/6/2021 - Music City Monday - Winnebago Mix (Reforgotten Remix)

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The archive from last Thursday's Greetings from Nashville is finally up on the archive. Check it out HERE.

This afternoon, tune into WXNA at 5pm, I will be talking to Mary Sack, Afton Wolfe, and Tom Mason about the GET Behind The MULE: The 16th Annual Tom Waits Tribute & Benefit coming up on Saturday at The 5 Spot.  We will be talking Tom Waits, 2nd Harvest, the show, and spinning relevant songs for the occasion. I don't do any interviews so this should be interesting. 

 

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E2TG 12/2/2021 - Acknowledgments - Harder to Justify Mix (Ah-Leu-Cha Remix)

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It looks like as I write this, the archive from today's show is not yet available.  But when it is, it will be HERE.  

Here is the playlist

6:02am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:03am Hollywood Gold by The Prescriptions on Hollywood Gold (Single Lock Records)

6:06am How Long by Nalani Rothrock on The Rock House Sessions – Single (Jolani Music Group)

6:09am Do What You Gotta Do – Radio Edit by Lady Couch on The Future Looks Fine (Blackbird)

6:15am This Should Go On Forever by Kristi Rose on Hard-Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson (Bloodshot Records)

6:18am Wasted by Laura Cantrell on Hard-Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson (Bloodshot Records)

6:21am Story of My Life by Meghan Hayes on Seen Enough Leavers (Cranky Heartburn Music)

6:24am Silent Film by Stephie James on Silent Film – Single (Stephie James)

6:30am Dark Glasses by Bob Lewis on End of an Error – EP (Bob Lewis)

6:34am Harriet Tubman by Stealin Horses on Stealin’ Horses (Rdeg)

6:37am Somehow You Could Always Tell by Josh Rouse & Kurt Wagner on Chester – EP (Ryko/Rhino)

6:40am Swing Your Arms Around by Practical Stylists on Post Script (SPAT! Records)

6:47am Gravy by Gwil Owen on Gravy (Rambler Records)

6:51am Breakin My Heart by Donna Frost on Nashville Nights (Gevania Records)

6:56am Haunted By Water by Marisa Anderson on Lost Futures (Thrill Jockey Records)

Today's shuffle is below the jump!

 

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E2TG 12/1/2021 - Long December - All I Care About Mix (Muddy Remix)

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