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December 2025

The New Bands for Old Heads Directory
A directory of every single band and every single playlist I have ever mentioned in this newsletter.
 • Gabbie
A Festivus for the Rest of Us
Happy Festivus! I got you a playlist of my very favorite tracks of the year.
 • Gabbie
But wait, there's more music!
36 more albums to check out while you're relaxing (!) over the holidays.
 • Gabbie
The Best Albums for Old Heads of 2025, Pt. 4 (& Last Post of the Year!)
Eight albums that deserve a #1 slot, plus a quick peek at some of the records that should have made it on to my list(s).
 • Gabbie
The Best Albums for Old Heads of 2025, Pt. 3
Who said there have to be 10 albums in a top 10 list? (Everyone. Literally everyone.) Don't miss the record giveaway in this post!
 • Gabbie
The Best Albums for Old Heads of 2025, Pt. 2
Fifteen fit for a top fifty!
 • Gabbie

November 2025

The Best Albums for Old Heads of 2025, Pt. 1
I want to make the world of new music less overwhelming for you.
 • Gabbie
The Music That Belongs Where You Are
Matthew Joel Vanderkwaak on embracing listening limitations, and focusing on the music of a specific place
 • Matthew Joel Vanderkwaak
New Music DNA - Pt. 6: Chris Dalla Riva
New Music DNA had a good run - get yer last dose right here with the one and only author of the newly released "Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell…
 • Gabbie
Off the Charts With Chris Dalla Riva
Chris mapped every #1 hit since 1958... but that means he missed the counterculture. On the final New Music DNA, I make him a mix that pairs '90s…
 • Gabbie and Chris Dalla Riva
The Best Albums of October 2025
This is the very last monthly roundup of 2025... because the end of your lists are COMING! Inside: the worst excuse for not listening to new music, and…
 • Gabbie
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