Each month we ask a member of the community to tell us what music they’ve been digging.
Since the Mountain Jam festival is right around the corner (June 20-22), I am listening to many of the artists that I booked last year to play the festival, in anticipation of singing along to many of their songs. I am obsessed with Mount Joy’s “Highway Queen,” especially the version with singer Maren Morris. Plus, their new song “Coyote” is great and showcases the diversity of their songwriting. Goose’s new album, Everything Must Go, has been out for a few months and I can’t get enough of it. “Give It Time” starts off as a slow ballad and then kicks into high gear. And Khruangbin has been one of my favorite artists for the past five years; I especially like their collaboration with Leon Bridges from 2020, which features their popular song “Texas Sun.” Khruangbin’s 2024 album A La Sala is truly unique, and the ethereal song “May 9th” really transports me into another dimension.
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And speaking of Leon Bridges, he is my other music obsession at the moment. He is the new Marvin Gaye, and I cannot get enough of his new album Leon. The song “Laredo” is so smooth and beautiful, as is the song “Ain’t Got Nothing on You.” And speaking of soul music, Curtis Harding is a new emerging artist and his recent release There She Goes is also reminiscent of Martin Gaye and ’70s soul. “I Won’t Let You Down” from his 2021 album If Words Were Flowers is often played on Radio Woodstock. And circling back to Mountain Jam, our festival favorites Micheal Franti and Spearhead have a new album, Welcome to the Family, and a really beautiful and meaningful song, “Break Up with Everything.” It chokes me up every time I hear it.
This article appears in June 2025.
