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Put A Record On: I Guess This is Growing Up

Natalie Weiner, Marissa Moss

24 Oct 2025 — 3 min read

Credit: Zayne Isom

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The Good

"Field Song," Mon Rovîa: I know we are all looking for a protest song leader these days, and I think some people feel like they found him in a TikTok fella (I'm not naming names). In my book, it's the Liberian-born Mon Rovîa, who wrote this song inspired by his days working in the field as a landscaper. - MM

"Roofer's Blues," Luke Bell: Singles from the massive posthumous Luke Bell album have started trickling out, and they're as compelling and consistent as you would expect from the late singer-songwriter's vault. — NW

Put a Record On: For the Mothers

I've been thinking about motherhood lately. Just kidding - I think about it and write about it all the time, because it's obviously very much a part of who I am, as a mom to two young kids who refuses to hide this part of myself

On 'Soul-Folk', with author Ashawnta Jackson

These days, the too-often ignored history of Black artists making country music looks like positively well-trodden territory compared to the story of Black artists and folk. Enter Ashawnta Jackson's Soul-Folk, a quick guide released last year to a whole subgenre that stretches far beyond even the brilliant artists

About that blonde woman’s album that came out October 3rd…

Forgive me for the subject line of this newsletter, a tacky bait-and-switch. But in a world of fifteen-second TikTok clips, sometimes you must resort to the low road. Because no, I’m not talking about Taylor Swift here - though I am happy to talk about Taylor! I am talking

Put A Record On: A Fall Playlist

A fall playlist, for your #aesthetic and cozy autumn days.