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In this bonus episode, Greg adds a performance by two musicians he's written books about to the Desert Island Jukebox.

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As summer winds down the volume of new albums coming out is hard to keep up with. This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dig out from music mountain by reviewing new albums from X, Post Malone, Beabadoobee, Sturgill Simpson, JPEGMAFIA and Meshell Ndegeocello.

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Featured Songs:

Post Malone, "Pour Me A Drink (feat. Blake Shelton)," F-1 Trillion, Republic and Mercury, 2024

Post Malone, "Wrong Ones (feat. Tim McGraw)," F-1 Trillion, Republic and Mercury, 2024

Post Malone, "Finer Things (feat. Hank Williams, Jr.)," F-1 Trillion, Republic and Mercury, 2024

JPEGMAFIA, "don't rely on other men," I Lay Down My Life for You, AWAL, 2024

JPEGMAFIA, "it's dark and hell is hot," I Lay Down My Life for You, AWAL, 2024

JPEGMAFIA, "i scream this in the mirror before i interact with anyone," I Lay Down My Life for You, AWAL, 2024

JPEGMAFIA, "Exmilitary," I Lay Down My Life for You, AWAL, 2024

X, "Baby & All," Smoke & Fiction, Fat Possum, 2024

X, "Big Black X," Smoke & Fiction, Fat Possum, 2024

X, "Winding Up the Time," Smoke & Fiction, Fat Possum, 2024

X, "Sweet Til The Bitter End," Smoke & Fiction, Fat Possum, 2024

Sturgill Simpson, "Swamp of Sadness," Passage du Desir, High Top Mountain, 2024

Sturgill Simpson, "Scooter Blues," Passage du Desir, High Top Mountain, 2024

Sturgill Simpson, "Mint Tea," Passage du Desir, High Top Mountain, 2024

Beabadoobee, "Take A Bite," This Is How Tomorrow Moves, Dirty Hit, 2024

Beabadoobee, "Post," This Is How Tomorrow Moves, Dirty Hit, 2024

Beabadoobee, "Beaches," This Is How Tomorrow Moves, Dirty Hit, 2024

Meshell Ndegeocello, "Travel," No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, Blue Note, 2024

Meshell Ndegeocello, "Trouble," No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, Blue Note, 2024

Meshell Ndegeocello, "Raise The Roof," No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, Blue Note, 2024

Joni Mitchell, "All I Want," Blue, Reprise, 1971

Taylor Swift, "Death By A Thousand Cuts," Lover, Republic, 2019

Lou Reed, "There Is No Time," New York, Sire, 1989

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In this bonus episode, Jim adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox from a star of one of the first reality shows, "An American Family," who turned punk rocker and became part of the CBGB's scene. His story is told in Emily Nussbaum's book "Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV."

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In this bonus episode, Greg offers a starting point into Sun Ra's daunting discography. 

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Jim and Greg sit down with electro-pop wizard Dan Deacon for a conversation and live performance. Plus they'll review albums from Wilco and Grizzly Bear.

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Author and critic Nelson George talks with Jim and Greg about his new book City Kid: A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success. Later Jim and Greg review Eminem’s new album “Relapse.”

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After taking the U.S. by storm with their hit song “Take Me Out,” Scottish band Franz Ferdinand is back touring the country. They stopped by our studio for a conversation with Jim and Greg, as well as a live acoustic performance. Later, they'll review new albums from Green Day and St. Vincent.

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Jim and Greg talk to Joe Nick Patoski about Willie Nelson. Then, they review the latest from Bob Dylan and Greg has a Desert Island Jukebox Pick.

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With the summer concert season approaching Jim and Greg name the best live albums of all time. They also take a look at Leonard Cohen's latest concert record, Leonard Cohen: Live in London.

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Longtime singer/songwriter Jill Sobule got fed up with the music business. So, she decided to reinvent it. Tune in to hear Jim and Greg’s conversation with Jill, and hear songs from her innovative fan-funded album.

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