Music is life — or at least it is for us. When we’re not writing about it, we’re thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be listening to? C’mon, now. Sharing is caring. Don’t hold out on us.
See also: Heavy Rotation archive of what we’ve been listening to
A.H. GOLDSTEIN
Andy Irvine and Paul Brady – “Arthur McBride”
Mighty Sparrow – “Teresa”
Cat Stevens – “The Hurt”
Buddy Holly – “Well… All Right”
Andy McGann and Paul Brady – It’s a Hard Road to Travel
DAVE HERRERA
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
Pelican – Forever Becoming
Jonwayne – Rap Album One
Skeletonwitch – Serpents Unleashed
Black Milk – No Poison No Paradise
NOAH HUBBELL
Vince Staples – “Guns n’ Roses”
Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire – “Maltese Falcon”
Z-RO – “From the South”
T.I. – “King of the South”
Yelawolf – “I Wish”
TOM MURPHY
Led Zeppelin – “Achilles’ Last Stand”
Led Zeppelin – “In the Light”
Led Zeppelin – “In the Evening”
Led Zeppelin – “Stairway to Heaven”
Negative Approach – “Nothing”
ADAM ROY
Working for a Nuclear Free City – “Asleep at the Wheel”
Queens of the Stone Age – “Regular John”
Josh Rouse – The Happiness Waltz
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
King Krule – Six Feet Beneath the Moon
JON SOLOMON
Lou Reed – Transformer
Butch Walker – Peachtree Battle
Concrete Blonde – Still in Hollywood
The Velvet Underground – Loaded
Miles Davis – Porgy & Bess
ANTONIO VALENZUELA
Par Da’God – “Don’t Fuck Wit Us You Know We Bout It”
Hopsin – “Hop is Back”
Bun B – “Eagles”
Papoose – “Rap God”
DJ Paul & Drumma Boy – “Jump on Niggaz” feat Trae the Truth
AMBER TAUFEN
Beck – Midnite Vultures
Aphrodite – Urban Junglist
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
Lyrics Born – As U Were
The Roots – Things Fall Apart