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2023 Spotlight Music of the Month (Jan. – Dec.)

▪︎ Jan – Strays – Margo Price (released: Jan. 13)
▪︎ Feb – This is Why – Paramore (released: Feb. 10)
︎▪︎ Mar – Songs of Surrender – U2 (released on Mar. 17)
︎▪︎ Apr – Rat Saw God – Wednesday (released: April 7);
▪︎ May – Seven Psalms – Paul Simon (released: May 19)
︎▪︎ June – Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart – Lucinda Williams (released: June 30)
︎▪︎ July – Sticks and Stones – Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (released: July 14)
▪︎ Aug – You’re the One – Rhiannon Giddens (released: Aug. 19)
︎▪︎ Sept – Relentless – The Pretenders (released: Sept. 15)
︎▪︎ Oct – Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones (released on Oct. 20)
▪︎ Nov – Rockstar – Dolly Parton (released: Nov. 17)
︎︎▪︎ Dec – I/O– Peter Gabriel (released: Dec. 1)

2022 Spotlight Music of the Month (Jan. – Dec.)

▪︎ Jan – Strictly A One-Eyed Jack – John Mellencamp (released: Jan. 21)
▪︎ Feb – The Tipping Point – Tears For Fears (released: Feb. 25)
▪︎ Mar – External Combustion – Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs (released on Mar. 4)
▪︎ Apr – Chloë and the Next 20th Century – Father John Misty (released: April 8); Wet Leg – Wet Leg (released: Apr. 8)
▪︎ May – Right On – Banditos (released: May 20); Enough – Eric Erdman (released: May 27)
▪︎ June – Sometimes, Forever – Soccer Mommy (released: June 24)
▪︎ July – Take It Like A Man – Amanda Shires (released: July 29)
▪︎ Aug – Tourist – John Calvin Abney (released: Aug. 5)
▪︎ Sept – Ready Now – Jimmy Hall (released: Sept. 16)
▪︎ Oct – Midnights – Taylor Swift (released on Oct. 21)
▪︎ Nov – Only The Strong Will Survive – Bruce Springsteen (released: Nov. 11)
︎▪︎ Dec – The 7″ Singles Box Set – Paul McCartney (released: Dec. 2)

December 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
“The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts” – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

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November 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
“In These Silent Days” – Brandi Carlile

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October 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
“Star-Crossed” – Kacey Musgraves

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September 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
“Pressure Machine” – The Killers

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August 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eillish

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July 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
“No Gods No Masters” – Garbage

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June 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
“Delta Kream” – The Black Keys

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May 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
“Be Here Instead” – Parker Millsap

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April 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
Carnage – Nick Cave & Warren Elli

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March 2021 Spotlight Music of the Month
Medicine at Midnight – Foo Fighters

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February 2021
“Psychedelics” by Lauren Murphy

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January 2021
“Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1” by Barry Gibb & Friends

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From Earlier in 2020 – Music Spotlight Extra
“My Most Deadly Sin” The new single by Lauren Murphy

Sexy, sultry, passionate and haunting are just a few of the words to describe Lauren Murphy’s latest single, “My Most Deadly Sin” (released in March 2020). Murphy’s song has the ability to brilliantly and stylistically paint a picture in the listener’s mind. At the same time, “My Most Deadly Sin” is one those songs almost begging to be used in some film noir. Murphy’s single was produced and engineered by the talented Molly Thomas (whose 2019 album topped various lists on The Southland Music Line’s year in review) with technical assistance by Rick Hirsch (owner of H20 studios) and mastered by Ken Rose.

The Southland Music Line once said “Lauren Murphy can always be found delighting audiences everywhere with her inimitable style. In a crowded field of sometimes repetitious musical mediocrity, it’s refreshing to experience Murphy’s gift for originality and soul-stirring performances.” Murphy says her latest song comes from a very deep place in her soul – that clearly becomes evident with the very first listen.

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Lauren Murphy’s latest album was featured at her pre-release show in December of 2020 and will be officially released in the coming weeks.

December 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“McCartney III” – Paul McCartney

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November 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Starting Over” by Chris Stapleton

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October 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Letter to You” by Bruce Springsteen

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September 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Fugitive Heart” by Ten Penny Gypsy

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August 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Self Made Man” by Larkin Poe

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July 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Fellow Man” by Sugarcane Jane

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June 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“These Games” by The Krickets (a single)

The Krickets’ latest single is called “These Games” and once again, the talented singing trio, recently featured in The Southland Music Line article “The Lobby Lounge Concert Series – The Krickets Live”, showcases what we love about them. Written by Emily Stuckey, Lauren Spring and Rachel Grubb, the single was produced, mixed and mastered by Lauren and features Emily on lead vocals. During these extraordinary times of quarantining and social distancing, the trio wrote the song via Facebook Messenger and separately recorded their parts at home. Once that was done, everything was sent to Lauren to work her technical magic. The Krickets have an amazing gift for beautiful harmonies and well crafted originals such as “Red Bird” and “Cool Cool Water”. Their latest single, “These Games” continues to prove why they deserve to be recognized by the music industry and more importantly, why their fans can’t get enough of them. It also proves nothing can stop these three talented women from doing what they love. To learn more about the single, visit The Krickets official website by clicking “HERE“.

May 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Led By The Light” by Laurie Anne Armour

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April 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Better Hurry Up” by Caleb Caudle

“A Southern Gothic Masterpiece” – Twangville
“Caleb Caudle takes a gritty road trip in the blistering song ‘Monte Carlo’ – Rolling Stone
“Arguably the singer/songwriter’s finest release – American Songwriter

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March 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Burn the Witch” by Sarah Peacock

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February 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“No Lifeguard by the Gene Pool” by Stephen Lee Veal

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January 2020’s Spotlight Music of the Month
“Triangle” by Lisa Mills

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