Welcome, December!
It’s December and the end of the year is upon us. Check out what will be some of the last new music of this year. Also, I share some the tracks I enjoyed from the second half of this year. Lots of great music on today’s ep! Tune in for Eels, Mr. Ben & The Bens, Henriette Sennenvaldt and more.
Plus, I share some thoughts on shopping small and supporting businesses that really benefit from you shopping with them. Here are some links to make supporting minority owned businesses a little easier. These links are just starting points, by no means exhaustive, but I hope they help.
Minority Owned Business Directory | Women Owned Business Directory | Black Owned Businesses | Black Owned Etsy Shops | LGBTQ Businesses |
- Henriette Sennenvaldt - Something Wonderful
- Eels - Earth to Dora
- “Wings of Love” Half Stack
- Dirty Projectors - Ring Road EP
- Yukon Blonde - Vindicator
- Samantha Crain - 'A Small Death'
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