ACL 2025 ~ The Happiest Music of the Year

Are you in the mood for some happy music?  We’ve got just the list for you!  The artists on this year’s list know that life can be tough, and offer literal notes of encouragement.  One finds beauty in the mundane;

JakoJako ~ Tết 41

Tết 41 is just about as fun as an album can be.  A celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the album is bookended by field recordings, while it has an electronic center: a sonic imitation of a New Year’s