Shepard Samuel is the host of Reggae Roots & Branches, our long-running reggae show, currently alternating Mondays from 8-10pm. He was also a longtime music director for WTUL, and his year-end lists demonstrate his wide tastes.
Sharp Pins - Radio DDR
The Limiñanas - Spirale
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - S/T
Gwenifer Raymond - Last Night I Hear the Dog Star Bark
Begena Songs from Ethiopia - The World is But a Place of Survival
Stereolab - Instant Holograms on Metal Film
La Volume Courbe - Planet Ping Pong
The Beths - Straight Line was a Lie
Lightheaded - Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming!
Juana Molina - Doga
Horsegirl - Phonetics On and On
Deerhoof - Noble and Godlike
Kasambwe Brothers - S/T
Mess Eque - Jay Marie, Comfort Me
Ex-Vöid - In Love Again
Saint Etienne - International
Loose Tooth - New Age
Los Pirañas - Una Oportunidad más de triunfar en la vida
Mei Semones - Animaru
GreenTea Peng - Tell Dem It's Sunny
Autocamper - What Do You Do All Day
Nell Smith - Anxious
Wednesday - Bleeds