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Listening Post: Favorites of 2015

January 13, 2016 by Jesse

Over the course of 2015 the curators of Audio Bonsai listened to 3000+ songs from 3000+ new releases to Spotify. Each week seven (or eight, or nine, depending on ties, etc) made our list of songs of the day. At the end of the year both Moksha and Jesse put together their personal top 30 […]

Filed Under: Listening Post Music Recs Tagged With: A Place To Bury Strangers, Adna, Alamo Race Track, Aloa Input, Aloe Blacc, Amanda Jenssen, Andrew Bird, April Maze, Asaf Avidan, Ásgeir, Astral Swans, Badbadnotgood, Beans On Toast, Big Data, Billy Momo, Black Black Hills, Black Rainbows, Brandi carlile, Cannibal Ox, Catfish and the Bottlemen, CeeLo Green, Chadwick Stokes, Champs, Clarence Clarity, Courtney Barnett, Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Daniel Johns, Dead Sara, Death Grips, Deerpeople, Diamond Rugs, Diet Cig, Doom, Doomtree, Dragonette, Dream Of The Wild, Drenge, Drug Church, Dwight Yoakam, East Cameron Folkcore, ELEL, Elle King, Emmy The Great, Enslaved, Fashawn, Father John Misty, Foreign Fields, Fyfe, Ghost Culture, Ghostface Killah, Ghostpoet, Glen Hansard, Hanni El Khatib, Hotel Books, Houndmouth, J.D. McPherson, Jack Ladder, Jake Klar, Jean Leloup, JEFF The Brotherhood, John Legend, Justin Townes Earle, Kasabian, Kat Dahlia, Kendrick Lamar, Letts, Lightning Bolt, Looper, Ludacris, Marching Church, Marian Hill, Meghan Trainor, MF Doom, Monophonics, Nas, Nathaniel Rateliff, Of Montreal, Open Mike Eagle, Panda Bear, Pokey LaFarge, Pond, Rhiannon Giddens, Royale, Ryan Adams, Ryan Bingham, Sadat X, Scott Matthew, Screaming Females, Seasick Steve, Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield, Sharon Van Etten, Siskiyou, Snow Ghosts, Steve Earle, Sufjan Stevens, The Coal Creek Boys, The Decemberists, The Districts, The Phantom Band, The Suitcase Junket, Tom Rosenthal, toyGuitar, Two Gallants, Ty Segall, Until The Ribbon Breaks, Will Butler, William Ryan Fritch, Young Fathers, Zun Zun Egui

Listening Post: November 13, 2015

November 18, 2015 by Jesse

Every week the curators of AudioBonsai.com create a playlist called the Fresh Cuts with sample tracks from 60+ EPs and LPs released on Spotify and Rdio that week. However, if you don’t feel up to the challenge of such a large amount of new music we compile our individual top ten lists. These are scored […]

Filed Under: Listening Post Music Recs Tagged With: 2 Chainz, 40 Winks, A Great Big World, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Airbird & Napolian, Alessia Cara, Andre Bratten, Anna Ternheim, Anna Von Hausswolff, Berner, Big Lenbo, Bobby Caldwell, BOOTS, Bryan John Appleby, Cam'Ron, Chorusgirl, Chris Isaak, Chris Young, Collie Buddz, Deradoorian, DJ Paypal, Electric Light Orchestra, Eric Church, Frankie Cosmos, Futuristic, Givers, Goldmund, Handguns, Intronaut, Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet, Jack Splash, James Corden, Jay West the MC, Jeezy, JEFF The Brotherhood, Jessie Ware, Joe Moses, Justin Bieber, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Kirk Franklin, Kurt Cobain, Kutless, Kylie Minogue, Lanterns on the Lake, Le1f, Lemolo, Light Years, Logic, mark McGuire, Mutemath, One Direction, Oneohtrix Point Never, Panda Bear, Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz, Redman, Revolver Cannabis, Rocket From The Tombs, Sawyer Fredericks, Stick Figure, Stressmatic, Swallow The Sun, TeeCee4800, The Most Serene Republic, The Wainwright Sisters, Tomas Barfod, TRAAMS, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ty Dolla $ign, Verma, We Are The City, Wiz Khalifa, Wreckless Eric, Wrekmeister Harmonies, YG

The Pruning Session: Episode 24

January 22, 2015 by Moksha Gren

in which Jesse and the Gren discuss and rank the 60+ new tracks from the January 6, 2015 and January 13, 2015 Fresh Cuts playlist. in which : we pack two weeks of goodness into one podcast Catfish and Kats, Panda Bears and yacht rock! Jesse is a back row freak, the Gren is a […]

Filed Under: Pruning Session Tagged With: Amanda Jensen, Black Black Hills, Blacksmith, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Cee Lo Green, Dan Mangan, Dream Of The Wild, Ghost Culture, High/Low, John Legend, Justin Townes Earle, Kat Dahlia, lapsley, Ludacris, Meghan Trainor, Panda Bear, Royale, Shinobu, The Suitcase Junket, Ty Segall

Fresh Cuts: January 13, 2015

January 13, 2015 by Moksha Gren

Listen in on the discussion that trims these (typically) 60+ tracks down to the 7 Songs of the Day on Audio Bonsai’s podcast: The Pruning Session Jesse and the Gren rate and discuss their favorites and invite you to voice your opinion as well. Have a favorite? Did we miss something great? Leave a comment. […]

Filed Under: Listening Post Music Recs Tagged With: Archive, Arthur, Audio Violence, Black Black Hills, Blacksmith, Blue & Gold, Bodhi, Borgore, California X, Dan Mangan, David Bronson, Dr. Dog, Draper, Dream Of The Wild, Dusty, From the Airport, Galia Arad, Guster, HIllson Young & Free, James and the Ultrasounds, Jazmine Sullivan, John Legend, Justin Townes Earle, Kat Dahlia, Liam Hayes, Lights & Motion, Marc Goone, Meghan Trainor, Metamatics, Mojave Green, Mr Oizo, No Turning Back, Om Frequency, Panda Bear, Paul Cook and the Chronicles, Pipe & Tabor, Richie Kotzen, Sarah Close, Sikdope, Sleep for Dreaming, Swamp Dog, Sylosis, The Black Lamps, The Blank Tapes, The Expendables, The Hit Metres, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Ty Segall, Tyler Carter

The Pruning Session: Episode #18

November 3, 2014 by Moksha Gren

in which Jesse and the Gren discuss and rank the 60+ new tracks from the October 28, 2014 Fresh Cuts playlist. in which : We all get infected with Halloween ear worms Jesse is in the mood for pretty things The Gren wants his music jagged and broken Available on iTunes , Stitcher, or the […]

Filed Under: Pruning Session Tagged With: Alyna, Apollo Brown, Cherry Glazerr, Cuz, Francisco The Man, French For Rabbits, Giant Squid, Grouper, Hard Working Americans, Lily & Madeleine, Miley Cyrus, Mykki Blanco, Mysteries, Panda Bear, Ras Kass, Run The Jewels, Super8 & Tab, The Autumn Stones, The Flaming Lips, The Shivas, The Smith Street Band

Fresh Cuts: October 28, 2014

October 28, 2014 by Moksha Gren

Listen in on the discussion that trims these 60+ tracks down to the 7 Songs of the Day on Audio Bonsai’s podcast: The Pruning Session Jesse and the Gren rate and discuss their favorites and invite you to voice your opinion as well. Have a favorite? Did we miss something great? Leave a comment. Tweet […]

Filed Under: Listening Post Music Recs Tagged With: Alyna, Apollo Brown, Arms and Sleepers, At The Gates, Beach Slang, Bell Gardens, bigott, Black Map, Black Milk, Black Veil Brides, Cat Stevens, Cherry Glazerr, Chris Forsyth, Crobot, Cuz, Dan Bodan, Daniel Lanois, Devin Townsend Project, Dillion Francis, DRGN KING, Flight Facilities, Francisco The Man, French For Rabbits, Generations of Vipers, Giant Squid, Gouper, HAERTS, Hard Working Americans, Have Mercy, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Jerry Lee Lewis, Knuckle Puck, Lagwagon, Lanie Lane, Leighton Meester, Lily & Madeleine, Live, Major Lazer, Me'Shell Ndegéocello, Medicine, Mega Bog, Migual Migs, Miley Cyrus, Muir, Mykki Blanco, Mysteries, Mystery Skulls, New Fumes, Nile Rodgers, Noam Pikelny, Objekt, Ought, Panda Bear, Pianos Become The Teeth, Rancid, Ras Kass, Reggie Watts, Restorations, Run The Jewels, Sam Hunt, Sleaford Mods, Slim Twigs, Stalley, Stylo G, Super* & Tab, The Creepers, The Flaming Lips, The Sad Twilight, The Shivas, The Show Ponies, The Smith Street Band, The Solar Motel Band, The Ting Tings, Trip Lee, Tristan Prettyman, Ultimate Painting, Vesania, Yusuf

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