My Taste in Music

Songs of the day, albums of the month, and why I like them

folk music

  • Silver Lining – Mt. Joy Mt. Joy is a five-piece indie band out of Philly who have been making the festival rounds and touring as a supporting act for a while now. I’ll admit, this is one of only two songs that I know by them, but I feel like I see their name everywhere, Read more

  • Hard Sun – Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder has consistently been one of my favorite artists and voices in music since the first time my dad played the incredible Pearl Jam debut 10 for me when I was a youngster. I’m sure there are millions of others who share the same story. That’s pretty cool to Read more

  • Alaska – Maggie Rogers I was first introduced to Maggie Rogers through her feature on Zach Bryan’s song “Dawns“, or so I thought. After a quick Google search, I realized I had seen her before. In 2016, (I think) Maggie was a student at NYU, taking a master class with the legendary producer Pharrell Williams. Read more

  • Evergreen – Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners feat. Caamp I actually knew the original version of this song by Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners before it’s resurgence on TikTok recently, however, I do have to unfortunately give TikTok the credit for reminding me of how great this song is. “Evergreen“, in its original Read more

  • Who Built The Moon – Shinyribs A folk song by another southern folk/soul group, “Who Built The Moon” by Shinyribs, might just be a top-ten song for me. It is another one of those songs that was on constant rotation in college, but I think, rather than just being part of the soundtrack to college, Read more