Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman

01/05/2025

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 1/5/25, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. thèriot. ft. Francesca Blanchard, “Fade Into You,” 2024
2. Wren Kitz, “Machine Gun Mind the Butterfly,” 2024
3. The Dead Shakers, “Cryptic Figures On the Highway,” 2024
4. The Cure, “Drone:Nodrone,” 2024
5. Brunch, “Ugly / Big Bird,” 2023
6. The Hard Quartet, “Chrome Mess,” 2024
7. Fantastic Negrito, “Runaway from You,” 2024
8. THUS LOVE, “Lost In Translation,” 2024
9. Lutalo, “Ganon,” 2024
10. Robber Robber, “Machine Wall,” 2024

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12/31/2024

25 Albums I Really Enjoyed Which Came Out In 2024, Presented In Alphabetical Order By Artist [With Standout Tracks Listed In Brackets]

Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future [“Sadness as a Gift”]
Cady Ternity - On and On Anon ["Rescue a Dog (Together!)”]
Connor Young - From Me to You [“Walk to Nowhere”]
The Cure - Songs from a Lost World [“A Fragile Thing”]
Daryl Johns - Daryl Johns [“I’m So Serious”]
The Dead Shakers - So I Guess I Keep Making Albums Until I Die? [“Cryptic Figures on the Highway”]
The Decemberists - As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again [“Burial Ground”]
Gruff Rhys - Sadness Sets Me Free [“Sadness Sets Me Free”]
The Hard Quartet - The Hard Quartet [“Our Hometown Boy”]
The Innocence Mission - Midwinter Swimmers [“Orange of the Westering Sun”]
Johnny Blue Skies - Passage du Desir
“Jupiter’s Faerie”
Kendrick Lamar - GNX [“TV Off”]
Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More [“Coast”]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flight b741
[“Mirage City”]
Kitbash - Anything At All [“Vine On the Wall”]
The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know [“A Dream Is All I Know”]
Lily Seabird - Alas, [“Over and Over Again (Searching for You In the Space)”]
Luminous Crush - Bury the Rock [“Riding to the Rescue”]
The Medium - City Life [“City Life”]
NxWorries - Why Lawd? [“Daydreaming”]
Phil Cohen - I Put the Day Away [“Pinchgut Town”]
Robber Robber - Wild Guess [“Dial Tone”]
VIRGINIA (Pharrell Williams) - Black Yacht Rock, Vol. 1: City of Limitless Access [“Dandy Lying”]
Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us [“Hope”]
Vulfmon (Vulfpeck) - Dot [“Little Thunder”]

Thanks to all these wonderful artists for making 2024 a great year for music!

12/29/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman (Highlights of 2024), 12/29/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Kim Deal, “Nobody Loves You More,” 2024
2. Luminous Crush, “Riding to the Rescue,” 2024
3. Vampire Weekend, “Capricorn,” 2024
4. Johnny Blue Skies, “Jupiter’s Faerie,” 2024
5. Adrianne Lenker, “Sadness as a Gift,” 2024
6. Gruff Rhys, “Sadness Sets Me Free,” 2024
7. The Decemberists, “Burial Ground,” 2024
8. The Lemon Twigs, “A Dream Is All I Know,” 2024
9. Vulfmon, Jacob Jeffries and Harrison Whitford (Vulfpeck), “Little Thunder,” 2024
10. The Medium, “Name of the Game,” 2024
11. Daryl Johns, “I’m So Serious,” 2024
12. VIRGINIA ( Pharrell Williams), “Dandy Lying,” 2024
13. Cady Ternity, “Rescue a Dog (Together!),” 2024

Thanks to all these great artists who made 2024 such a great year for music, and thanks to everyone who tuned in. Since this week’s show was pre-recorded, here’s a link that should last a bit longer than the typical one week:

12/22/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 12/22/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Daryl Johns, “Corner Store,” 2024
2. Pollyn (Genevieve Artadi), “The Other Side (live),” recorded c. 2009
3. Jorge Elbrecht, “Tired Land,” 2019
4. The Cure, “A Fragile Thing,” 2024
5. Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls, “Screaming In the Darkness,” 1980
6. Cocteau Twins, “Fotzepolitic,” 1990
7. Christopher Owens, “Two Words,” 2024
8. Mazzy Star, “So Tonight That I Might See,” 1993
9. The Hard Quartet, “Action for Military Boys,” 2024
10. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, “Sad Pilot / Rats In the Sky,” 2024
11. Jack White, “It’s Rough on Rats (If You’re Asking),” 2024

Thanks to all these great artists for making wonderful music, and thanks to everyone who tuned in. Since this week’s show was pre-recorded, here’s a link that should last a bit longer than the typical one week:

12/15/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 12/15/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Tall Travis, “Boston Accent,” 2024
2. The Wormdogs, “Done Workin’,” 2024
3. Johnny Blue Skies, “Swamp of Sadness,” 2024
4. Terry Allen, “The Great Joe Bob,” 1979
5. Connor Young, “Amber Mountains,” 2024
6. The Færie Godbrothers, “3rd Apple of My Eye,” 2024
7. Adrianne Lenker, “Feel Better,” 2024
8. Lutalo, “Summit Hill,” 2024
9. The Decemberists, “Lake Song,” 2015
10. Nick Drake, “Thoughts of Mary Jane,” 1969
11. Belle and Sebastian, “The Fox In the Snow,” 1996
12. The Innocence Mission, “Orange of the Westering Sun,” 2024
13. Angel Olsen, “The Takeover,” 2024

Thanks to all these great artists for making wonderful music, and thanks to everyone who tuned in. The typical WRUV archive stream won't work for annoying and arcane technical reasons, but you can listen to most of the show, minus the first 5 minutes, here.

12/08/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 12/8/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Luminous Crush, “Clock Song,” 2024
2. The Dead Shakers, “Strange Clouds,” 2024
3. Danny And The Parts, “Falling Apart,” 2024
4. Bill Mullins (Barbacoa), “Losers Crown,” 2018
5. Bonnie Raitt, “Under the Falling Sky,” 1972
6. George Harrison, “Absolutely Sweet Marie,” live 1992
7. The Rutles, “Between Us,” 1978
8. Utopia (Todd Rundgren), “Alone,” 1980
9. Greg Freeman ft. Merce Lemon, “Long Distance Driver,” 2024
10. Terry Allen, “The Beautiful Waitress / High Horse Momma,” 1979
11. Connor Young, “No Such Thing as the Blues,” 2024
12. Cam Gilmour, “IV. Clouds Study Coy Hill,” 2024
13. Mulatu Astatke and Hoodna Orchestra, “Tension,” 2024
14. Moondogs, “The Cosmic Serpent,” 2024

Thanks to all these great artists for making wonderful music, and thanks to everyone who tuned in. Since this week’s show was pre-recorded, here’s a link that should last a bit longer than the typical one week:

12/01/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 12/1/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Arthur Russell, “I Never Get Lonesome,” recorded 1974
2. The Medium, “Frown Town,” 2024
3. Luminous Crush, “Joann,” 2024
4. Violent Femmes, “It’s Gonna Rain,” 1984
5. The Coward Brothers (Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett), “Birkenhead Girl,” 2024
6. Spoon, “She’s Fine, She’s Mine,” 2023
7. Wand, “Smile,” 2024
8. Mazzy Star, “She’s My Baby,” 1993
9. Big Star, “Kanga Roo,” 1978
10. RIDE, “Light In a Quiet Room,” 2024
11. Lutalo, “Oh Well,” 2024
12. THUS LOVE, “Birthday Song,” 2024
13. Brunch the Band, “TRIGGERFINGER,” 2024

Thanks to all these great artists for making wonderful music, and thanks to everyone who tuned in. Since this week’s show was pre-recorded, I’ll drop a link here that should last a bit longer than the WRUV website stream.

11/25/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 11/24/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Connor Young, “Walk to Nowhere,” 2024
2. Long Gone John and TallGrass GetDown, “Sweet Potato Pie,” 2024
3. Bonnie Raitt, “Give It Up or Let Me Go,” 1972
4. The Flying Burrito Brothers, “If You Gotta Go,” 1970
5. Art Lown, “Please Don’t Tell Me that You Love Me,” 1976
6. The Rutles, “Living In Hope,” 1978
7. The Medium, “James Harvey,” 2024
8. Kate Bollinger, “Any Day Now,” 2024
9. Arthur Russell, “Hey! How Does Everybody Know,” recorded 1975
10. The Yo-Yoz (misattributed to The Chocolate Watchband), “In the Past,” 1968
11. The Dead Shakers, “Sweet Maple,” 2024
12. Merce Lemon, “Will You Do Me a Kindness,” 2024
13. Moondogs, “Sidewinder,” 2024
14. Guerilla Toss, “What Would the Odd Do?” 2019
15. James Kochalka Superstar and Dan Deacon, “Sweet Sweet,” 2024

Thanks to all these great artists for making wonderful music, and thanks to everyone who tuned in. Since this week’s show was pre-recorded, I’ll drop a link here that should last a bit longer than the WRUV website stream.

11/17/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 11/17/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Cady Ternity, “Theme from On and On Anon / Khaki Car,” 2024
2. Luminous Crush, “Riding to the Rescue,” 2024
3. Lutalo, “3,” 2024
4. THUS LOVE, “House On a Hill,” 2024
5. Arthur Lee, “Every Time I Look Up I’m Down or White Dog (I Don’t Know What That Means!),” 1972
6. Paul McCartney, “Rode All Night,” recorded 1970
7. Shannon and the Clams, “Dalí’s Clock,” 2024
8. Sparks, “Something for the Girl with Everything,” 1974
9. Utopia (Todd Rundgren), “I Just Want to Touch You,” 1980
10. Danny And The Parts, “Wet Balloon,” 2024
11. Doug Sahm, “It’s Gonna Be Easy,” 1973
12. Dean Johnson, “Acting School,” 2023
13. Long Gone John and TallGrass GetDown, “Bound for Glory,” 2024

Thanks to all these great artists for making wonderful music, and thanks to everyone who tuned in. If you missed the live broadcast, you should be able to stream the show for the next week at

11/10/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 11/10/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Fimnur, “Snows of Frostreach,” 2024
2. Paul McCartney, “Summer’s Day Song,” 1980
3. Sparks, “Ugly Guys with Beautiful Girls,” 2002
4. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, “Phantom Island,” 2024
5. Wand, “Hangman / Curtain Call,” 2024
6. Danny And The Parts, “Sun Is Moon,” 2024
7. Luminous Crush, “Breathing Song,” 2024
8. THUS LOVE, “On the Floor,” 2024
9. ROUGH FRANCIS, “Staring Out the Window,” 2013
10. Arthur Lee, “Love Jumped Through My Window,” 1972
11. Moondogs, “Gemini,” 2024
12. Pink Floyd, “Lucifer Sam,” 1967

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11/03/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 11/3/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Terry Callier, “Trance on Sedgewick Street,” 1972
2. My Morning Jacket, “Wonderful (The Way I Feel),” 2011
3. Judee Sill, “The Phantom Cowboy,” 1971
4. Tall Travis, “Trespasser,” 2024
5. Merce Lemon, “Birdseed,” 2024
6. Charlie Hill, “Called You to Say,” 2024
7. The Hard Quartet, “Rio’s Song,” 2024
8. The Dead Shakers, “Concentric Circles / Oversam Hand,” 2024
9. Danny and the Parts, “Shaking,” 2024
10. The Lemon Twigs, “If You and I Are Not Wise,” 2024
11. The Clean, “Anything Could Happen,” 1981
12. The Medium, “City Life,” 2024
13. Glorious Leader, “Can we don’t though?” 2024
14. James Kochalka Superstar, “Sassy Sassafras,” 2024
15. Cady Ternity, “Rescue a Dog (Together!),” 2024
16. Luminous Crush, “Scream It,” 2022

Thanks to all these wonderful artists for making great music, and thank you to all listeners who tuned in! The WRUV archive is back online, so for the next few days you can stream the show at

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10/27/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 10/27/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Tall Travis, “King of All New England,” 2024
2. The Dead Shakers, “Now Is the Time,” 2024
3. Nell Smith and the Flaming Lips, “Girl In Amber,” 2021
4. MGMT, “People In the Streets,” 2024
5. My Morning Jacket, “Outta My System,” 2011
6. Phish, “Evolve,” 2024
7. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, “Flight b741,” 2024
8. The Medium, “Sellout City,” 2024
9. Jake McKelvie, “Open Mic,” 2024
10. Girls, “Saying I Love You,” 2011
11. Neato, “Ginger Lemon,” 2024
12. The Bubs, “New Shoes,” 2024
13. Robber Robber, “Backup Plan,” 2024

Thanks to all these talented artists for their wonderful music. This week's show was pre-recorded so if you missed the live broadcast, here's a link that will work for a little while longer:

10/21/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 10/20/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Lily Seabird, “F**khead,” 2024
2. Connor Young, “The Other Side,” 2024
3. John Fahey, “Sligo River Blues,” 1967
4. Michael Chorney, “Cora,” 2024
5. Michael Hedges, “Bensusan,” 1984
6. Linda Perhacs, “Parallelograms,” 1970
7. Kate Bollinger, “What’s This About (La La La),” 2024
8. Chris Cohen, “Night or Day,” 2024
9. The Medium, “Name of the Game,” 2024
10. Missy Bly, “River Phoenix,” 2002
11. Neato, “Quiet Thing,” 2024
12. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, “Antarctica,” 2024
13. Moondogs, “Colorado,” 2024
14. Can, “Father Cannot Yell,” 1969

Thanks to all the great artists for making wonderful music, and to all the listeners who tuned in! Since this was a pre-recorded show, here's a link to stream which will be up for more than the usual week:

10/13/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 10/13/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Sheepskin, “River Song,” 2024
2. The Dead Shakers, “My Garlic and Me,” 2024
3. The Burning Sun Music, “Mystery at Sound Lake,” 2024
4. Merce Lemon, “Blueberry Heaven,” 2024
5. The Hard Quartet, “Our Hometown Boy,” 2024
6. Alvvays, “Easy On Your Own?” 2022
7. Hinds, “The Bed, the Room, the Rain and You,” 2024
8. Leddy Moss, “Wednesday,” 2024
9. Neato, “Union Bust,” 2024
10. Dead Moon, “Dead Moon Night,” 1989
11. Missy Bly, “Dracula,” 2002
12. The Medium, “Golden Angels,” 2024
13. GUM and Ambrose Kenny-Smith, “Ill Times,” 2024
14. Lutalo, “Broken Twin,” 2024
15. Jack White, “Weep Themselves to Sleep,” 2012

Thanks to all these great artists for their music, and to anyone who tuned in! If you missed the live broadcast, you can stream it for the next week at

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10/06/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 10/6/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. La Luz, “Blue Jay,” 2024
2. Charlie Uffelman, “Give,” 2024
3. liana flores ft. Tim Bernardes, “Butterflies,” 2024
4. Madison Cunningham and Andrew Bird, “Without a Leg to Stand On,” 2024
5. Sheepskin, “Black Sheep,” 2024
6. Lutalo, “The Bed,” 2024
7. Low Echo, “White Horizon,” 2024
8. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, “Mirage City,” 2024
9. The Linda Lindas ft. "Weird Al" Yankovic, “Yo Me Estreso,” 2024
10. Rubblebucket, “The Sorrow that Comes with Loving You,” 2024
11. My Morning Jacket, “First Light,” 2011
12. Jack White, “Corporation,” 2018
13. Cady Ternity, “Very Powerful Dream Engine,” 2024
14. Sparks, “With All My Might,” 1984

Thanks to all these talented artists for making great music, and thanks to everyone who tuned in! If you missed the live broadcast, you can stream the show for the next week at

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09/29/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 9/29/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Sparks, “The Willys,” 1981
2. Daryl Johns, “I’m So Serious,” 2024
3. Lutalo, “Ocean Swallows Him Whole,” 2024
4. Lake Waves, “Duckweed,” 2024
5. Galaxie 500, “I Wanna Live,” recorded 1989
6. Neato, “Ginger Lemon,” 2024
7. The Shins, “Know Your Onion!” 2001
8. Wilco, “Hot Sun,” 2024
9. Kurt Vile, “Like a Wounded Bird Trying to Fly,” 2023
10. POND, “O, UV Ray,” 2024
11. MGMT, “Nothing to Declare,” 2024
12. Sheepskin, “Devil Owns My Eyes,” 2024
13. Dean Johnson, “Shouldn’t Say Mine,” 2023
14. Long Gone John and TallGrass GetDown, “Ain't Gotta Think About You,” 2024

Thanks to all these artists for making these great tunes, and to everyone who tuned in! If you missed the live show, you can stream it for the next week at

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09/22/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 9/22/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Pons, “Nelson Hold (BUG),” 2024
2. The Bubs, “Make a Mess,” 2024
3. Ex Pilots, “Silver Sword,” 2024
4. Wilco, “Annihilation,” 2024
5. Neato, “Hideaway,” 2024
6. The Decemberists, “Tell Me What’s On Your Mind,” 2024
7. Dr. Dog, “White Dove,” 2024
8. Wren Kitz, “The Rise the Fall,” 2024
9. The Burning Sun Music, “Embers,” 2024
10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Frogs,” 2024
11. Corinne Bailey Rae, “Red Horse,” 2023
12. Moira Smiley, “Mourning Dove,” 2024
13. Charlie Uffelman, “Probably Be,” 2024
14. Adrianne Lenker, “No Machine,” 2024

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09/15/2024

Everyday Sunshine with the Purple Shaman, 9/15/24, 5-6 pm on WRUV FM Burlington

1. Bull Frog, “Daffodil,” 2024
2. Swamp Dogg, “Curtains On the Window,” 2024
3. Johnny Blue Skies, “Mint Tea,” 2024
4. Bull’s Head, “By the Sea,” 2024
5. Kitbash, “A Song About Fish,” 2024
6. The Burning Sun Music, “Waiting to Fall,” 2024
7. Good Baby, “2048,” 2024
8. The Shivas, “Through the Day,” 2024
9. Haircut One Hundred, “The Unloving Plum,” 2024
10. Wren Kitz, “Indecision’s Nest,” 2024
11. Guided By Voices, “Serene King,” 2024
12. You’re Laughing, “Bury Me,” 2024
13. Robber Robber, “How We Ball,” 2024
14. The Bubs, “Yes I Do,” 2024
15. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, “Field of Vision,” 2024
16. Jack White, “Tonight (Was a Long Time Ago),” 2024

Thanks to all who tuned in and to all these great artists! If you missed the live broadcast, you can stream it for the next week at wruv.org/schedule/?d=0

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