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Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes recently released his memoir, Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs, where, as he tells Billboard, “I talk about some of my favorite music and how it helped ease the discomfort of growing up feeling like an oddball.” Despite his own success, in this week’s Takeover Tuesday, the writer and comedian calls out all the underdogs, great musicians and tracks he believes “just never got the attention they deserved.” Why? As Holmes explains, “when I share my enthusiasm about a fresh or little-known artist… it’s a gift I can give someone I care about, and it doesn’t cost me a thing.”
Maybe by listening to this playlist, you’ll find one of those artists worth dancing to, on your own – check it out below.
1. The Greys– “Very Best Years”
2. Jason Falkner– “Holiday”
3. Tommy Keene— “Turning On Blue”
4. Adam Schmitt– “Elizabeth Einstein”
5. Blue Merle– “Burning In The Sun”
5. Creeper Lagoon– “Up All Night”
6. Troubled Hubble– “To Be Alive and Alone”
7. Mary Lou Lord– “Lights Are Changing”
8. The Weakerthans— “One Great City!”
9. Frank Turner— “I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous”
10. Jennifer Trynin— “Getaway–February”
11. Let’s Active— “In Little Ways”
12. The dB’s— “Love is for Lovers”
13. The Three O’Clock– “Her Head’s Revolving”
14. The Plimsouls— “Everywhere At Once”
15. Translator– “Un–Alone”
16. Wire Train— “Last Perfect Thing”
17. Cactus World News— “YEARS LATER”
18. The Wild Swans– “Young Manhood”
19. The Railway Children— “Because”
20. Res— “They–Say Vision”
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