#168 2025 YEAR-END MUSIC WRAP-UP/EXTRAVAGANZA!! W/GUEST DAVID OKAMOTO

LANGHORNE SLIM – “Rock N  Roll” MAKTHVERSKAN – “Pity Party” NOURISHED BY TIME – “Max Potential” LOADED HONEY – “Don’t Speak” REX LAURANT – “Coinstar” NUSANTRA BEAT – “Tamat MICHAH P. HINSON – “Oh, Sleepyhead” THE GNOMES – “I’m Not The One” ORACLE SISTERS – “Marseilles” FLOCK OF DIMES – “Long After Midnight” GOOD FLYING BIRDS – “Down On Me” YVES JARVIS – “All Cylinders” GENESIS OWUSU – “Death Cult Zombies” ANNA VON HOUSWOLFF, IGGY POP – “The Whole Woman DANGER MOUSE, BLACK THOUGHT, RAG N BONE MAN – “UP” ROOTS JULIANA RIOLINO – “Seed” TURNSTILE – “Slowdive” COURTGNEY BARNETT – “Stay In YouLane” MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER, EL MICHELS AFFAIR – “Daisey” MURAT EVGIM – “”Nobody Told Me” THEY ARE GUTTING A BODY OF WATER – “The Chase” THE LEMON TWIGS – “I’ve Got A Broken Heart” ASHER WHITE – “Beers With My Name On Them” SAMPA THE GREAT FEATURING MWANJE – “Can’t Hold Us” NICK CAVE – “Train Dreams”  

JAMIE CULLUM – “It’s Christmas” SARA WATKINS – “The Holidays With You” AGES AND AGES – “We Need A Little Christmas” JOHNNY MERCER, RISE ASHEN – “Winter Wonderland” BROADCAST – “Winter Now” GOOD LOVELIES- “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” DEATHCAB FOR CUTIE – “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” LEON BRIDGES NORA JONES – “This Christmas I’m Coming Home” ROLAND GIFT – “Everybody Knows It’s Christmas” ROTARY CONNECTION – “Christmas Love” KACEY MUSGRAVES, THE QUEBO SISTERS – “Let It Snow” LYNN ANDERSON – “Mr. Mistleto” CHEEPSKATES – “Christmas With You” TRACEY THORN – “Tinsel And Lights” LOU RAWLS – “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” NORAH JONES – “Christmas Is Calling” THE FUNK BROTHERS – “Winter Wonderland” INGRID MICHAELSON – “Song For A Winter’s Night” BING CROSBY, RANDY EDELMAN – “Happy Holidays” ADAM FAITH – “Lonely Pup (In A Window) THE LONE BELLOW – “Marshallow World” BOB MORRISON – “It’s Christmas” SUFJAN STEVENS – “That Was The Worst Christmas Ever” THE BETHS – “Have Yourself Merry Little Christmas” THE SHINS – “Wonderful Christmas Time” RAOL MALO – “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” THE FREE DESIGN – “Close Your Mouth (It’s Christmas)” BOYZ II MEN – “Silent Night” THE SHA LA DAS – “Sha La Da La La (It’s Christmas Time)” THE SILHOUETTES – “Under The Mistletoe” SHARON JONES &  THE DAP KINGS – “Just Another Christmas Song” AIMEE MANN – “Christmas Time” THE VENTURES – “Sleigh Ride”  

THE BETHS – “Straight Line Was A Circle” LITTLE SIMS – “Young” BIG THIEF – “Los Angeles” RAVYN LENAE – “Love Me Not” WET LEG – “Catch These Fists” JESSE WELLES – “Horses” PULP – “Got To Have Love” GEESE – “Cobra” BLOOD ORANGE W/CAROLINE POLACHEK, LORDE, MUSTAFA – “Mind Loaded” MEI SEMONIS – “I Can Do What I Want” HORSEGIRL -”2468” FAKEDAD – “Crybaby” DOECHII – “Anxiety” RYAN DAVIS AND THE ROADHOUSE BAND – “Monte Carlo/No Limits” PYNCH – “Post Punk/New Wave” S.G. GOODMAN – “Fire Sign” WEDNESDAY – “Townies” SHARP PINS – “Popafangout”

DE LA SOUL – “The Package” JUST MUSTARD – “We Were Just Here” PAUL KELLY, REBECCA BARNARD – “Made For Me” GOOD FLYING BIRD – “Fly Away” ENGLISH TEACHER, DANIEL AVERY – “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab” VALERIE JUNE – “Rollin’ and Tumblin” WORLD NEWS – “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” DRY CLEANING – “Cruise Ship Director” THE FORMAT – “Shot In The Dark” ROBIN – “Dopamine” SUCCESSFUL FAILURES-  ”Guts” SPRINTS – “Better” THE DEARS – “Tomorrow And Tomorrow” ANNIE AND THE CALDWELLS – “Wrong”  INSECURE MAN – “Alien” CHINESE AMERICAN BEAR – “Forever Lover” THE SALT COLLECTIVE – “You Swallowed The Sun” MOMMA – “Cross Your Heart” COOKIN’ ON THREE BURNERS – “I”m Coming Home To You” BARRY ADAMSON – “Babs Johnson Is Divine” SUPERCHUNK – “I Don’t Want To Get Over You” SORRY  “Echoes” WHITNEY, MADISON CUNNINGHAM – “Evangeline” CHRISSIE HYNDE, SHIRLEY MANSON – “Love Letters” AIMEE MANN – “Rainy Days And Mondays” SHOVELS AND ROPE, JAMES FELICE – “People Ain’t No Good”      

AUTOMATIC – ”Black Box” MASSAGE – “Daffy Duck” SNOCAP – “Heathcliff” STEPHEN KELLOGG – “The Waitress” DAZY -”Delusions of…” PARTY DOZEN –  “Mad Rooter” SUZY TRUE – “Leeches (Play Dead)” SPIRITUAL CRAMP, SHARON VAN ETTEN – “You’ve Got My Number” THE ALTONS – “Love Like That” RATBOYS – “Anywhere” THE PARLAPHONICS – “Better Day” recent single following two previous albums  AMADOU & MARIAM – “Le Vie Est Belle” DENNY AYALA – “I Don’t Like Her” DUSTY DONUTS – “Freaky Thang” FROM 2019 compilation funk and beats volume 5 GUV – “Let Your Hands Go” DANIEL ROMANO AND THE OUTFIT – “Dumb Love” NOSO – “Don’t Hurt Me, I’m Trying” ANTIBALAS – “Solace” YAZMIN LACEY – “Ain’t I Good For You” SAM BURCHFIELD – “Spirit of the Night” CHARLIE DIAMOND – “That Diamond Dream” TAMI NIELSON, TIM FINN – “Neon Cowboy” E.R. VISIT – “Teawater” I WAS A KING – “November”    

THE LOVELY EGGS – “The Grind” FRANCIS OF DELERIUM – “Little Black Dress” BROGEAL – “Tuesday Paper Club” THIS IS LORELEI – “Name The Band” THE BARR BROTHERS, LA FORCE – “Naturally” LALA LALA – “Does This Go Faster” MARSY – “Chance The Dancer” GOODBYE RADIO – “We Love You, Glasgow” SUGAR – “House Of Dead Memories” SORRY – “This Might Be The Hit” HOLLY COOK – “Shy Girl”DIJON – “Baby” SHARP PINS – “Queen Of Globes And Mirror” SYD TAYLOR – “The Wind” GOOD LUCK – “No T-Shirts” DROPKICK MURPHEYS, MARY WALLOPERS – “Bury The Bones” BAR ITALIA – “Omni Shambles” THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS – “Goodbye Rock ‘N Roll” THE FLASHCUBES, MIKE GENT – “Reminiscence” LADY WRAY – “Be A Witness” WESTSIDE COWBOY – “Don’t Throw Rocks” CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM – “Virgo” SAM FENDER- “People Watching” MARGARET GLASPY – “Have You Ever Seen The Rain’” MADISON CUNNINGHAM – “My Full Name” HAYDEN PEDIGO – “I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away”  

SLOAN – “Dream Destroyer” LAEL NEALE – “Some Bright Morning” SECRET WORLD – “Through The Night” FRIENDS IN REAL LIFE, APES OF THE STATE – “root9_legends_remix” THE CORDS – “Fabulist” ROBBIE FULKS – “Now, Now, Now, Now, Now” IDLEWILD – “Just Like I had Before” REMEMBER SPORTS – “Across The Line” DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS – “Sinkhole” MOZART ESTATE – “Summer Is Here” MASSAGE – “No North Star” JEFF TWEEDY – “Lou Reed Was My Babysitter” THE MOCK-UPS – “I Wanna Know Your Name” SUPER FURRY ANIMALS – “Rock ‘N Roll Flu” EMMA POLLOCK – “Future Tree” WICA FADE SPRINGS ETERNAL, ETHEL CAINE – “Meet Me Anywhere” ROCHELLE JORDAN – “The Boy” PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE – “Venus In Nadir” TURNSOLE – “On Our Way” CHEEKFACE – “Sucked Out” JOY CROOKES – “Somebody Go You” MIKE VIOLA – “The Strawberry Blonde” CATE LEBON – ”Body As River” STEPHEN WILSON, JR. – “Something In The Way”  

RADIATION VIBE LEAVE THE BIKER PLEASE DON’T ROCK ME TONIGHT SINK TO THE BOTTOM JOE REY SURVIVAL CAR UTOPIA PARKWAY DENISE RED DRAGON TATTOO TROUBLED TIMES MEXICAN WINE HACKENSACK VALLEY WINTER SONG HEY JULIE MAUREEN + CITY FOLK MORNING THE GIRL I CAN’T FOEET SOMEONE TO LOVE STRAPPED FOR CASH FIRE IN THE CANYON BETTER THINGS THE SUMMER PLACE RICHIE AND RUBEN TRUCKS    

PILLOW QUEENS – “Be  Big Girl Now” WESTSIDE COWBOY – “Drunk Surfer” TCHOCHKE – “Did You Hear?” SAINT ETIENNE – “Brand New Me” PETEY USA – “Ask Someone Else” THE BELAIR LIP BOMBS – ”Hey You” LAWN – “Davie” GUIDED BY VOICES – (“Don’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda” GORILLAZ, SPARKS – “The Happy Dictator” SUNFLOWER BEAN  -”Crashing Highs” THE BLUETONES – “London Weekend Television” BEACH BUNNY – “The Year Of The Optimist” RACING MOUNT PLEASANT – “Heavy Red” MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER – “Daisy” FOXWARREN – “Yvonne” CARSON McHONE – “Downhill” MILITARIE GUN – “Bad Idea” RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE – “100 Summers” TAV FALCO – “The Battle Of Rue De La Lune” WAVING BLUE – “Jackie” HEMLOCKE SPRINGS – “The Beginning Of The End” GEESE – “Taxes” BRIAN DUNNE “Max’s Kansas City” THE MOUNTAIN GOATS – “Armies Of The Lord” FLO & EDDIE – “Keep It Warm”

SPOON – “Guess I’m Fallin In Love” BAR ITALIA – “Fundraiser”  SPIRITUAL CRAMP – “Young Offenders” CASS MCCOMBS – “Peace” THE CORDS – “I’m Sad” ROYEL OTIS – “I Hate This Tune” WEDNESDAY – “Bitter Everyday” ALABAMA SHAKES – “Another Life” WATER FROM YOUR EYES – “Nights In Armor” YAWN MOWER –  “New Year’s At The Airport” OCTOBERMAN – “We Used To Talk Of Death” FIELD MEDIC – “Melancholy” POOL KIDS – “Leona Street” MIDLAKE – “The Ghouls” THE REPLACEMENTS – “Androgynous” Alternate Version THE BETHS – “Straight Line Was Lie” GREG FREEMAN – “Point And Shoot” SHARP PINS – “(I Wanna) Be Your Girl” BLOOD ORANGE – “Vivid Light” DEAN JOHNSON – “Before You Hit The Ground” CASE OATS – “Seventeen” E.R. VISIT – “Bees In The Couch”HOA – “My Romance Is Not Over” MAVIS STAPLES – “Beautiful Strangers”