Charismatic duo Balu Brigada‘s wonderful “So Cold” remains at #1 for a second week, while “You’re My Drug” by one of my favorite indie artists, Northern Virginia-based Talk in Waves, moves up a notch into second place. Two songs enter the top 10 this week – the sensuous, bluesy rocker “Take This Heart” by another favorite indie artist of mine, Texas-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Brian Lambert, at #9, and the exuberant foot-stomper “Rushmere” by English folk rock band Mumford & Sons, at #10.

Debuting this week are the introspective and lovely “Time Waited” by American indie rock band My Morning Jacket, at #29. Formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998, the band currently consists of founding members Jim James (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Tom Blankenship (bass), as well as Patrick Hallahan (drums & percussion), Bo Koster (keyboards, percussion & backing vocals), and Carl Broemel (lead guitar, pedal steel, saxophone & backing vocals). Their gorgeous single “Feel You” went to #1 on my Top 30 and ranks #6 on my list of 100 Best Songs of 2020. Entering at #30 is the hauntingly beautiful “Snakeskin” by English artist NAVE, the music project of the hyper-talented and thoughtful singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Nathan Evans, who I’ve featured several times on this blog, most recently last month when I reviewed his album X. “Snakeskin” is his second song to appear on my Top 30, the first being “Broken Record”, which went to #1 and ranks #14 on my 100 Best Songs of 2022 list.

1. SO COLD – Balu Brigada (1)
2. YOU’RE MY DRUG – Talk in Waves (3)
3. THE LINE – Twenty One Pilots (2)
4. BAD DREAMS – Teddy Swims (5)
5. SAILOR SONG – Gigi Perez (4)
6. SHE WANTS TO GO DANCING – Mt. Joy (8)
7. PEOPLE WATCHING – Sam Fender (9)
8. IMPOSTER SYNDROME – Fake Empire (10)
9. TAKE THIS HEART – Brian Lambert (13)
10. RUSHMERE – Mumford & Sons (14)
11. AUTUMN LEAVES – Secret Postal Society (6)
12. METAVERSE – Cage the Elephant (16)
13. DETROIT – Badflower (7)
14. WHO’S A FRAUD? – Still Traffico (15)
15. SAME OLD SONG – The Lumineers (17)
16. THE FAITHFUL HEART – Wons Phreely + The Horses (11)
17. DAY & NIGHT – Oli Barton (12)
18. WITHOUT A DOUBT – Charm School (21)
19. STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND – Unquiet Nights (22)
20. WALLS – Frank Joshua (23)
21. LUTHER – Kendrick Lamar & SZA (24)
22. THE NIGHT BEFORE – The Black Keys (25)
23. ARROW – The Head and The Heart (18)
24. BAD LARRY – Cloakroom (27)
25. MORTAL WOUND – The Veils (28)
26. AFTER ALL – Darksoft (29)
27. THE TURNAROUND – DelCobras (30)
28. AFTERLIFE – Sharon Van Etten (19)
29. TIME WAITED – My Morning Jacket (N)
30. SNAKESKIN – NAVE (N)