For many reasons, today felt like a bonus day and the bonus got better with an in-studio chat and performance with Anna Graves. Anna has signed with a major label and is working on her debut album. Her music is thoughtful and born from authentic discovery. She somehow creates a nihilism that is freeing and optimistic – a message that says life goes on and death will come but you are free to choose to enjoy yourself on the ride. Her voice is gorgeous and I can’t wait for the album to come out.
Sadly, I still can’t record the show as it turns out the station shuts down when you try to archive. But you can check out the aspirational playlist on Spotify (big thanks to everyone for recommendations!) and check the list of songs actually played below. (I didn’t get to as many as I had hoped because Anna was an awesome last minute addition.)
| Artist | Song | Release |
| XIII Arrows | The Long Goodbye | The Long Goodbye – Single |
| Dan Wilson | Free Life | Free Life |
| Harp and Finial | Minnesota | Earthquakes Are Easy |
| Sarah Morris | Light | Merry, Little, Light – EP |
| Ted Hajnasiewicz | Cut-Out Bin | To Each In Their Time – EP |
| Coyote Mountain | You Have My Word | Hope In a Hopeless Time |
| Collapsing Stars | Chapter | Chapter |
| High on Stress | Relax | Hold Me In |
| Eddie Cochran | Somethin’ Else | Alle 40 Goed |
| Charlie Parr | Blues for Whitefish Lake 1975 | |
| It Is Rain In My Face. | Magnetic Thinking | Blue/Green – EP |
| The Jayhawks | Blue | Tomorrow the Green Grass |
| The Litter | Mindbreaker | $100 Fine |
| The Calico Wall | I’m a Living Sickness | Pebbles: Lost Gems of the 60s, Vol. 1 (Edited) |
| Mountain Singers | Winter Comes Earlier Every Year | There Is Only Winter |
| Low | Landslide | Ones and Sixes |
| Judy Garland | Over the Rainbow | The Wizard of Oz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Muskellunge | Happy | In a Mess, In a State, And a Second Too Late |
Mostly Minnesota 