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Best Thing I Heard This Week

Best Thing I Heard This WeekOct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023

Middle Kids – “Dramamine”

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekOct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023

Mack Rice, Luther Ingram – “Respect Yourself – Demo”

Around 1970, Mack Rice and Luther Ingram collaborated, and the alchemy produced one of the greatest tracks of the […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023

Lucio Battisti – “29 settembre”

Paul Carrubba is in for Rick this week with fall vibes from legendary Italian singer Lucio Battisti.

Best Thing I Heard This WeekSep 20, 2023Sep 21, 2023

Magic Rockers of Texas – “Slomo Cancer”

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekSep 13, 2023Sep 13, 2023

Sprints – Up And Comer

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 2023

Haiku Hands – “Feels So Good”

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekAug 29, 2023Aug 29, 2023

Jon Batiste ft Lil Wayne – Uneasy

“This hooked me immediately with the unworldly falsetto vocals and Batiste’s jazz chops.

Best Thing I Heard This WeekAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023

Hollie Cook – “Happy Hour in Dub”

This one’s for fans of far-out, bass-heavy sounds.

Best Thing I Heard This WeekAug 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023

Jungle – “Us Against the World”

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this week. “It’s probably […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekAug 10, 2023Aug 10, 2023

Can – “Bel Air”

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this week. In 1969, […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekAug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023

Steely Dan’s Lost Schlitz Beer Jingle

Long ago, Steely Dan was another band trying to make ends meet.

Best Thing I Heard This WeekJul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023

Font – Sentence I

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this week. ATX five-piece […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekJul 19, 2023Jul 19, 2023

Cut Worms – Ballad of the Texas King

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this week. Ryan Wen […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekJul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023

Bonerama – “Heartbreaker (Led Zeppelin Cover)”

For all of Led Zeppelin’s bombast (and I’m quite a fan of bombast), a brass band of three trombones […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekJul 5, 2023Jul 5, 2023

Bonny Doon – On My Mind

Bonny Doon’s reemergence is filled with subtle beauty.

Best Thing I Heard This WeekJun 27, 2023Jun 27, 2023

Anna B Savage – The Ghost

If you’ve ever been haunted by a ghost or a former lover, you’ll find this song seriously unsettling. Strap […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekJun 14, 2023Jun 14, 2023

Emily King – Medal

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this week. Three-time Grammy-nominated […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekJun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023

Prince – “Do Me, Baby – Demo “

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Fearing – “Black Sand”

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 23, 2023May 24, 2023

Blur – The Narcissist

Each week during Left of the Dial, KUTX Music Director, Rick McNulty shares the best song he heard this […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 16, 2023May 16, 2023

Haiku Hands – “Nunchucka”

Imagine if Wet Leg grew up in the land of Oz and were exactly 1.5 times weirder.

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 9, 2023

Bridge Farmers “Street Needles”

Bridge Farmers latest release, Cosmic Trigger arrives May 19th and it will be the heaviest thing you’ve heard all […]

Best Thing I Heard This WeekMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Paul McCartney “Check My Machine”

Paul Carrubba reevaluates “Check My Machine” from one of Paul McCartney’s most loathed records.

Best Thing I Heard This WeekApr 26, 2023Apr 27, 2023

Eagles of Death Metal “God of Thunder”

Eagles of Death Metal with a blistering cover of one the most ridiculous songs in the KISS canon.

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