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Put A Record On: Who Gets to Grow Old?

Natalie Weiner, Marissa Moss

07 Nov 2025 — 3 min read

Courtesy Rissi Palmer

Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox. Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. Sorry if they are a little late in the day today - I got stuck in the airport mess thanks to Trumps Government Shutdown! - MM

The Good

"Old Black Southern Woman," Rissi Palmer: It's always a celebration here when Rissi Palmer releases new music, and I love this meditation on ancestry, aging and the wisdom of old Black women in the context of a world run by a very wisdom-free old ass white man. - MM

Stuff, Joshua Ray Walker: A concept album about estate sales? What more do you need to know...as with most of Walker's projects, there's nothing predictable about this one, and that's what makes it compelling (along with his unforgettable singing). — NW

James Talley On 50 Years of 'Got No Bread, No Milk, No Money, But We Sure Got A Lot Of Love'

The veteran singer-songwriter talks with DRTI about his timeless debut, and the half-century since.

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

Put A Record On: I Guess This is Growing Up

Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox. Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. If you’re interested in paid content but not able to afford it, shoot us an email. The Good "Field Song," Mon Rovîa: I