Every week, people in The Midlife Critics pick 1 or 2 songs that most of us haven't heard. We vote and then award our top half as our Songs Of The Week. It's a great way to turn ourselves onto music new to us, both from this year and decades ago. Nathan Ferrell and Wellington Davis jump in and out of this episode with Burke Wasson to discuss our Songs Of The Week. You'll also hear clips of those songs, some occasionally heady banter, and Nathan's dead-ringer impression of Andy Rooney. If you want in on the voting and picking songs, search on Facebook under Private groups for The Midlife Critics . Chances are you’ll get in.

#FreshCuts Vol. 51 Songs Of The Week:

1. ​ New York Dolls - Temptation To Exist (2009) (Grant Wasson)
2. ​ Nathaniel Rateliff & Gregory Alan Isakov - Flowers (2025) (Wes Dorris)
3. ​ Roberta Flack - Compared To What (1968) (Wellington Davis)
4. ​ Samantha Fish - Sweet Southern Sounds (2025) (Burke Wasson)
5. ​ Greensky Bluegrass - Money For Nothing (2020) (YouTube only) (Jeremy Cook): https://youtu.be/eh8z0ci6C2s?si=RdOrAHYdT_jPPba5
6. ​ Queens Of The Stone Age - I Appear Missing (2013) (Claire Estelle Knight)
7. ​ The Dead Milkmen - Grandpa’s Not A Racist (He Just Voted For One) (2023) (Brandon Simmons)
8. ​ The Roots - Don’t Say Nuthin’ (2004) (Steve Strait)
9. ​ Chalk Dinosaur - Stuck In Between (2023) (Jason Robey)
10. ​ Eddie Vedder - Goodbye (2011) (Neil Carr)

To play these songs and see the rest of our Songs Of The Week for Vol. 51, listen on each of the apps at the links below:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7uExszFZufOoYBinugahJG?si=X4ocJ4RGRZacEbp6aIi9Wg&pi=AN7PPgZnTnqjn

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/freshcuts-vol-51/pl.u-XkD0ABEUWxM9y

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/550b69511f444f798fee0605534080b6sune?ref=dm_sh_agR33liASszxueLLOgYw0hFJV

YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhGwwDGyNc-9Gg6aU-VNZRAxeqpLaYHjK&si=0m5cDUBPChCSV4xC

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