The Brazen Youth are growing up, but ‘The Ever Dying Bristlecone Man’ will live forever

Ten years ago, three Connecticut teenagers recorded a cult classic on their family farm. Now, the album is finally on vinyl.

Sep 18 • Gannon Hanevold

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August 2026

Summer album superlatives: Giving awards for AOTY, best guitar tones, sonic pivots

Phoebe Bridgers, Brandon Flowers, Charli xcx, Wild Pink and Westside Cowboy are artists graduating at the top of this summer’s class.

Aug 31 • Gannon Hanevold

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July 2026

The new phoneswithchords album has been a lifetime in the making

Tennessee songwriter Arthur Alligood on fishing, America and the journey to releasing his gorgeous new folk album "High Up On The Wheel Well."

Jul 10 • Gannon Hanevold

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The best albums of 2026 so far, described in one sentence

Bringing back this popular format, but with a World Cup twist!

Jul 7 • Gannon Hanevold

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January 2026

I am doing dishes in an invasion

On Minneapolis, a place I call home

Jan 16 • Gannon Hanevold

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December 2025

Sounds Great's Top 20 albums of 2025

It's been a while. Much like Cameron Winter, I've been in my New Radicals era.

Dec 29, 2025 • Gannon Hanevold

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May 2025

Here are 28 albums from 2025 you need to hear, described in one sentence

The stack of records never gets smaller. Our attention span never gets bigger.

May 29, 2025 • Gannon Hanevold

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In April: A concert recap, an essay, a poem and a Record Store Day story

A four-part blog on Kendrick, SZA, Fust, Charli, turning 24 and meeting the vinyl shoppers who camped 16 hours in Davenport for the 'Wicked' soundtrack

May 11, 2025 • Gannon Hanevold

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April 2025

The music nerd's NFL Mock Draft

A draft board and an Album of The Year ranking are basically the same thing, if you really think about it

Apr 23, 2025 • Gannon Hanevold

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March 2025

Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt

Meandering thoughts on 'Slaughterhouse-Five,' 'Flow,' the new Pynch single 'The Supermarket' and finding connection

Mar 4, 2025 • Gannon Hanevold

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February 2025

How are you doing? Have you listened to these 10 great albums from 2025?

1) My best 2) Yes. And you should, too

Feb 23, 2025 • Gannon Hanevold

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The new Winona Fighter album doesn't have any love songs

Pop-punk songwriter Coco Kinnon talked with Sounds Great about the Nashville punk scene, "I Think You Should Leave" and never writing love songs.

Feb 14, 2025 • Gannon Hanevold