Happy Monday, folks! Just a week until I head to Virginia Beach. Also, it’s the Wife’s birthday this weekend! Hurray!

1. The Gray Charlies, “Mill Street, 1am”: I’m still super-proud of the lyrics I wrote for this one, and the singer knocked it out of the park. Also, Clyde’s guitar solo fits perfectly. Go listen.
2. Matt Berninger, “Martini Me Fatso”: I love this song and hate its title. The title is awful. The song itself, on the other hand, rocks. It’s nice that he’s putting out so many singles lately. I hope he keeps it up.
3. Soundgarden, “Blow Up The Outside World”: A classic of the genre.
4. Nashville Teens, “Tobacco Road”: Much like the Holy Roman Empire, the name is a complete misnomer. These guys aren’t from Nashville and they definitely aren’t teens. But it’s a pretty solid slice of British Invasion rock.
5. Justin Townes Earle, “Flint City Shake It”: A good ol’ rock’n’roll song about how Flint became a bit of a Rust Belt wreck. And it doesn’t even get into the water crisis there.
6. Golden Smog, “Another Fine Day”: I’m a sucker for good supergroups. And one that includes members of Wilco, the Jayhawks, and Soul Asylum? Too good.
7. fun., “Some Nights”: A night of heavy drinking seems like a bad idea when you’re in your twenties; as you reach my age, it seems like a good way to drink yourself to death.
8. Drive-By Truckers, “Goddamn Lonely Love”: A great early Jason Isbell tune from his time with the Truckers.
9. Coldplay, “The Scientist”: Remember when Coldplay were a band that played instruments? Good times.
10. Andrew Bird, “Pulaski At Night”: This one’s on here entirely because my Wife loves it. And it is a damn good song. I understand why she loves it so much.