Happy Tuesday, everyone! Here’s a new playlist for ya.

1. Ellie van Amerongen, “august”: Doing a duet with yourself is challenging. Doing one with yourself after two or three years on testosterone must be damn-near impossible, yet they pull it off. And it’s a Taylor Swift cover.
2. Khatumu, “exposure therapy”: I remain impressed with every new song I hear by this singer-songwriter. This song does not change that.
3. The Gaslight Anthem, “Biloxi Parish”: I’m not quite sure how or when Handwritten became my favorite Gaslight Anthem album, but it did and it is and this song probably plays at least a small part in that result.
4. Daniel Johnston, “Life In Vain”: Could he sing? Not really. Was he much of an instrumentalist? No more than I am. Could he write a hell of a good song, was he a songwriter’s songwriter? You bet your ass.
5. Wilco, “Theologians”: Theologians are often accused of not knowing anything, and I don’t really feel like that’s their fault. I mean, they chose the profession, sure, but that hardly seems like their fault. That’s just what you do with the third son. It’s not like they’ve got any land or title left to inherit.
6. The Avett Brothers, “Ain’t No Man”: I do on occasion enjoy me some Avett Brothers. And this song in particular is fun and a little bit goofy, but I’m okay with that. If you can’t laugh at yourself, you’re taking things way too seriously.
7. Charlie Sexton and Shannon McNally, “Nothing Mysterious”: Technically sorta a Christmas song? But their duet is fantastic and they really do make it feel quite universal.
8. The Association, “Never My Love”: I do like love songs, though I’m crap at writing them myself. This is one of the best.
9. Uncle Tupelo, “Steal The Crumbs”: I really feel like Uncle Tupelo hit their stride with Anodyne. It really is too bad they broke up afterwards.
10. Moxy Fruvous, “My Poor Generation”: I always enjoy listening to Moxy Fruvous, and every time I hear one of their songs it makes me wonder why I don’t listen to them more often anymore.