As a reminder, or as background if you're new to this podcast, Juliet Fromholt is Music Director at WYSO, and Taylor Ruckle is a freelance music journalist.  Both of them have a deep love for music, are discerning and careful listeners, and like to nerd out about songs and albums.

The three of us had this conversation back on December 26th.  Shame on me for taking so long to post it.  That said, anything here that you haven't heard is new to YOU, so if you are a music lover, this conversation is evergreen…

The first three months of 2023 are gone, and Taylor Ruckle has returned.  We both think that this past quarter was a particularly strong one for new music.  Since we had this conversation, I have listened to the albums of Taylor's top five that I hadn't gotten to yet, and of those, the Screaming Females album was my favorite.  That said, I like them all to some degree, and they're all definitely worth your time.

Taylor's interview with Quasi.

Taylor's albums

Algiers - Shook
Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel
James…