This week, we had Jay Nemeyer—lead singer of D.C. electro-pop band Color Palette—in the studio, who chatted with us about Cream, Led Zeppelin and a little Justice. Catch the show weekly on WERA 96.7 FM Radio Arlington and on Mixcloud, or check out a sample of the show on Apple Podcasts.

Welcome to Formative Tracks, the show where we sit down with D.C.-area musicians to talk about the Top 5 songs that made them who they are—as a musician and otherwise. In this episode, we chat with Herndon, Virginia singer/songwriter Crys Matthews on why Vertical Horizon and Sweet Honey in the Rock made her list. Catch the show weekly on WERA 96.7 FM Radio Arlington or on-demand at Mixcloud.