The Midlife Critics' songs of the week for #FreshCuts Vol. 63 are a laidback affair, fraught with weirdness as well as comfort food music. May is almost over, so let's chill together. Steve Strait and Wellington Davis join Burke Wasson to discuss our songs of the week, realizing that we shouldn't expect bands from high school to sound the same now, and modes of transportation songs. This is a fun one, so come on in for a good digital hang.
#FRESHCUTS VOL. 63
- Sonic Youth - Reena (2006) (Grant Wasson) 15 + Jesse, Fodor = 17
- Wilco - Theologians (2004) (Nathan Ferrell) 14 + Fodor = 15
- Samantha Crain - Trap Door (2025) (Burke Wasson) 9 + Wes, Steve, Grant, Claire = 13
- St. Vincent - DOA (From “Death of a Unicorn”) (2025) (Steve Strait) 9 + Burke, Wes, Grant, Zach = 13
- Dutch Interior - Fourth Street (2025) (Garrett Gaskins) 10 + Wes, Grant, Jesse, = 13
- Yebba - Boomerang (2021) (Jesse Morgan) 10 + Wes, Steve, Travis = 13
- The Flaming Lips - Mountain Side (1990) (Grant Wasson) 12 + Zach = 13
- Royel Otis - moody (2025) (Jennifer Bowles Hutchinson) 11 + Jen = 12
- The Replacements - Little Mascara (1985) (Adam Speaks) 10 + Garrett, Fodor = 12
- Slow Season - The Jackal (2016) (Steve Strait) 9 + Burke, Wellington = 11
- Statik Selektah, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon - Unpredictable (feat. Inspectah Deck & Method Man) (2023) (Travis Boots) 8 + Burke, Mosby, Zach = 11
- Modest Mouse & 764-HERO - Whenever You See Fit (1998) (Zach Anthony) 9 + Wellington, Mosby = 11
- The Weirdos - Happy People (1977) (Grant Wasson) 11
- Phantogram - Running From The Cops (2009) (Wes Dorris) 10 + Claire = 11
- Phoenix - Lisztomania (2009) (Claire Estelle Knight) 10 + Jesse = 11
- Hot Hot Heat - Bandages (2002) (Claire Estelle Knight) 10
- Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Penicillin Penny (1973) (Jeremy Cook) 10
- Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke & Sassafrass (1968) (Burke Wasson) 8 + Steve = 9
- Michigander - Giving Up (2024) (Jesse Morgan) 9
- Turnstile - BIRDS (2025) (Bryan Mosby) 7 + Wellington, Travis = 9
STRAY CUTS:
- Green Day - Fuck Off (2025) (Neil Carr)
- Intronaut - The Unlikely Event of a Water Landing (2015) (Joel Graves)
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