The Critic’s Choice heads into its 3rd decade on the air (and The Critic’s 4th decade of Sunday Specialty Programming, which began in 1992 on 96 Wave’s legendary Sunday night show “The Cutting Edge”.) You can expect another year of more styles, more quality, more music than anywhere on the dial with The Critic’s Choice, Sunday morning 9am-Noon.
First Hour (9am)
The Avett Brothers – Long Story Short – Closer Than Together – 2019
Pretenders – Sense of Purpose – Packed – 1990
The Head and the Heart – Glory of Music – Living Mirage – 2019
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – It’ll All Work Out – Let Me Up I’ve Had Enough
Wes Montgomery – I’ve Grown Accustomed to her Face – Full House – 1962
The Rolling Stones – No Use in Crying – Tattoo You – 1981
Jade Jackson – Salt to Sugar – Gilded – 2017
Wilco – Citizens – Ode to Joy – 2019
Vampire Weekend – Spring Snow – Father of the Bride – 2019
The Staple Singers – New Born Soul – Hammer & Nail – 1962
They Might be Giants – Good to be Alive – Glean – 2015
Bruce Springsteen – Tuscan Train – Western Stars – 2019
The Velvet Underground – I Found a Reason – Loaded – 1970
Penny & Sparrow – Eloise – Finch – 2019
Sarah Bethe Nelson – Paralyzed Waltz – Weird Glow – 2019
Second Hour (10am)
Neil Young – Hey Babe – American Stars & Bars – 1977
Grace Potter – Everyday Love – Daylight – 2019
Beck – Dark Places – Hyperspace – 2019
Samantha Sidley – Budy Doing Nothin’ – Interior Person – 2019
The Kinks – I’m on an Island – The Kink Kontroversy – 1965
John Cougar Mellencamp – The Face of the Nation – Scarecrow – 1985
Sacred Paws – How Far – Run Around the Sun – 2019
The Mavericks – Hungry Heart – Play the Hits – 2019
Cold War Kids – Waiting for Your Love – New Age Norms – 2019
Dolly Parton – Detriot City – 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs – 1980
David Ackles – Surf’s Down – Five & Dime – 1973
Jesse Malin – Shining Down – Sunset Kids – 2019
Chicago – Make me Smile – Chicago – 1970
Alex G – Southern Sky – House of Sugar – 2019
The Harmleighs – Mannequin – She Won’t Make Sense – 2019
Turnover – No Reply – Altogether – 2019
Third Hour (11am)
Bob Dylan – Outlaw Blues – Bringing it all Back Home – 1965
Davina & the Vagabonds – Magic Kisses – Sugar Drops – 2019
Devon Gilfillian – Get Out and Get It – Black Hole Rainbow – 2020
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Fat Cat Keeps Getting Fatter – Perennial Favorites – 1998
John Prime – Spanish Pipedream – John Prine – 1971
Soul Asylum – Growing Into You – Grave Dancers Union – 1992
Joseph – Without You – Good Luck Kid – 2019
Pink Floyd – Lucifer Sam – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn – 1967
Charley Crockett – 5 More Miles – The Valley – 2019
Chromatics – Closer to Grey – Closer to Grey – 2019
Chuck Berry – You Can’t Catch Me – 1956
St. Paul and the Broken Bones – Half the City – Half the City – 2014
Frankiie – Alone Again – Forget Your Head – 2019
Ramones – She’s the One – Road to Ruin – 1978