Sound Opinions

In this bonus episode, Jim follows up his Chip Taylor tribute by responding to a listener who pointed out one of the country legend's incredible collaborations.
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Every few weeks, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are bursting at the seams with new underground music to recommend—it's time for another round of Buried Treasures. The hosts share a handful of tracks, and the production team chimes in as well.
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Featured Songs:
Normans, "Mexico Unlimited," Faust Demonica, Solid Brass, 2026
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Bob Bert, "Smerf's Blues," Beach Bongo Bloodbath, Bar/None, 2026
Kenny Mason, "BE WHAT I WANT (feat. Paris Texas)," BULLDAWG, P2026, 2026
Elle Barbara's Black Space, "Hitler, Satan & Associates LLP," Word On the Street, House of Barbara / Celluloid Lunch, 2026
Golems of the Red Planet, "Hadrial," Surf Masada, Heyday Again, 2026
A Wilhelm Scream, "Midnight Ghost," Cheap Heat, Creator-Destructor, 2026
Nathan Evans Fox, "Hillbilly Hymn," Heirloom, Free Dirt, 2026
Atmos Bloom, "Everything," Everythingness, Spirit Goth, 2026
Eaves Wilder, "Just Say No!," Little Miss Sunshine, Secretly Canadian, 2026
Westside Cowboy, "Kick Stones (The Boys)," It Goes On, Island, 2026
Paycheque, "Temporary Love," Paycheque, Mansions and Millions, 2026
Kim McClay, "Velveteen Girls," Velveteen Girls, self-released, 2026
Hannah Lew, "Sunday," Hannah Lew, Night School, 2026
Kacey Musgraves, "Uncertain, TX," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026
Kacey Musgraves, "Rhinestoned," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026
Chip Taylor, "I Read it in Rolling Stone," Last Chance, Warner Bros., 1973
Noahfinnce, "HEADCASE," GROWING UP ON THE INTERNET, Hopeless, 2024
The Cure, "Fascination Street," Disintregration, Elektra, 1989
The Cure, "All I Ever Am," Songs of a Lost World, Polydor, 2024
Drive-By Truckers, "Let There Be Rock," Southern Rock Opera, Lost Highway, 2001
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In this bonus DIJ, Greg pays tribute to jazz giant Sonny Rollins. Rollins died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 95.
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2026 is almost halfway over, and there have already been so many incredible new releases. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their personal best albums of 2026 so far. Plus, they'll hear picks from the production staff.
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Featured Songs:
Twisted Teens, "Circus Clown," Blame the Clown, Jazz Life/ Chain Smoking, 2026
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
Courtney Barnett, "Sugar Plum," Creature of Habit, Mom + Pop, 2026
Ora Cogan, "Bury Me," Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones, 2026
Lucinda Williams, "The World's Gone Wrong (feat. Brittney Spencer)," World's Gone Wrong, Highway 20 and Thirty Tigers, 2026
Ye Vagabonds, "Mayfly V3," All Tied Together, River Lea, 2026
Robyn, "Blow My Mind," Sexistential, Konichiwa and Young, 2026
The Twilight Sad, "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL," It's the Long Goodbye, Rock Action, 2026
Kacey Musgraves, "Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy," Middle of Nowhere, Lost Highway, 2026
Ratboys, "The World, So Madly," Singin' to an Empty Chair, New West, 2026
Blood Sucking Maniacs, "Red Leg Boy," Blood Sucking Maniacs, Paradise of Bachelors, 2026
Ora Cogan, "The Smoke," Hard Hearted Woman, Sacred Bones, 2026
Squarepusher, "K7 Museum," Kammerkonzert, Warp, 2026
Dry Cleaning, "Cruise Ship Designer," Secret Love, 4AD, 2026
Genesis Owusu, "STAMPEDE," Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge, Ourness, 2026
Peaches, "Panna Cotta Delight," No Lube So Rude, Kill Rock Stars, 2026
Jill Scott, "Right Here Right Now," To Whom This May Concern, Blues Babe, Human Re Sources, and The Orchard, 2026
Golems of the Red Planet, "Hadrial," Surf Masala, Heyday Again, 2026
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In this bonus episode, Jim spotlights a beloved blues and soul singer whose name has been in the Sound Opinions conversation since the show's earliest days—going all the way back to episode five.
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