Spring shows up and suddenly the release calendar explodes, so Matt and Sam do what we always do on Super Awesome Mix: sift through the chaos and hand you a March new music playlist that’s actually worth your time.

We start with U2’s “Yours Eternally,” a collaboration that pulls in Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian artist Taras Topolia and frames a protest minded moment with an unexpectedly hopeful finish. From there we jump into Death Cab for Cutie’s “Riptides,” a track that captures modern burnout in one chorus, then test the line between country and pop with Megan Moroney and Sheeran. The mix keeps pivoting: Charlotte Sands brings a hard rock jolt, King Tuff turns time into a hook you’ll quote all week, and Blackpink proves again how effortlessly K-pop can play as mainstream pop and hip hop.

On the rap and rock side, we dig into Killer Mike’s soundtrack cut and the idea that honesty beats a friendly facade, then crank up The Pretty Reckless, Freddie Gibbs with DJ Paul (adult ears only), and Sevendust’s “Unbreakable” for anyone who needs a little volume to get through the day. We close with Bleachers pushing back against outside noise and a Mumford and Sons collaboration with Chris Stapleton that somehow feels both simple and huge.

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1. Yours Eternally - U2 featuring Ed Sheeran & Taras Topolia

2. Riptides - Death Cab for Cutie

3. I Only Miss You - Megan Moroney & Ed Sheeran

4. One Eye Open - Charlotte Sands

5. Invisible Ink - King Tuff

6. Me and my - Blackpink

7. Spying Eyes (Smiling Faces) - Killer Mike featuring Lena Byrd Miles

8. When I Wake Up - The Pretty Reckless

9. Find Out - Freddie Gibbs & DJ Paul

10. Unbreakable - Sevendust

11. dirty wedding dress - Bleachers

12. Here - Mumford & Sons & Chris Stapleton

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This week's Mixtape Rewind take us back to the end of 2022 as we countdown our final 12 songs of the year. We argue, laugh and occasionally get a little existential about the songs that earned repeat plays, the lyrics that won’t let go, and the artists who made the whole internet stop and listen.

We start in motion with a driving track that brings back the pre-smartphone road trip era and the simple thrill of turning everything off and just going. Then we jump straight into pop gravity: Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” why one perfectly timed line can become an earworm, and how that hook can even mess with your morning self-talk. From there, we bring the party back with a feel-good Calvin Harris collaboration that somehow feels underrated, plus Wet Leg’s sharp, funny lyrical detours that reject the constant stream of judgment and noise.

The second half widens the sound on purpose: Zach Bryan surprises us with real emotion and a reminder that memory isn’t linear, Rosalia delivers genre-bending Latin music that hits even harder when you translate the words, and Run The Jewels combine protest bars with a remix approach that shouldn’t work but absolutely does. We also hit Regina Spektor’s “sugar vs love” warning, The Mountain Goats as the perfect workout song, Phoenix with Ezra Koenig for pure nostalgia, and Kendrick Lamar closing the door with grief, trauma, and the strange way we can be united even when everyone mourns differently.

1. Empty Stomachs and Bloodshot Eyes by Jake Swamp and the Pine
2. Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift
3. Stay With Me by Calvin Harris, Justin Timberlake, Halsey, Pharrel Williams
4. Angelica by Wet Leg
5. The Greatest Day Of My Life by Zach Bryan
6. BULERIAS by ROSALIA
7. JU$T [Toy Selectah Version] by Run the Jewels, EL-P, Killer Mike
8. SugarMan by Regina Spektor
9. Training Montage by The Mountain Goats
10. Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig) by Phoenix
11. The Last Dance by St. Paul & The Broken Bones
12. United In Grief by Kendrick Lamar

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A steel town becomes a stage, a chorus becomes a dare, and a new record asks what we’ll do when the comfort runs out. We sit down with XBYRDX (aka Bird), a southern Indiana singer‑songwriter, to trace six formative tracks—Springsteen’s Youngstown, The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Just Like Honey, The Clash’s White Riot, The Replacements’ Unsatisfied, The Cure’s Plainsong, and Hüsker Dü’s Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely—and hear how noise, melody, and place turned him toward cinematic songwriting.

Then we dive into Anthems for the End Times, where XBYRDX threads big themes through tight hooks. “Ayn Rand’s On Welfare” challenges a polished indifference that calls itself self‑reliance and reminds us that posting isn’t voting. “MAGA Girl” wears a pop sheen while charting a romance split by worldview. “Shrine” confronts flags and monuments, arguing for context over erasure and the courage to tell full history. “Prize Fighter” is the bell‑ring: get off the ropes, organize, and claim agency. The title track sounds apocalyptic but hides a stubborn optimism—no savior is coming, so we move now, together. “White Noise” closes on our algorithmic silos, urging listeners to step past the echo and find signal.

Across the conversation, XBYRDX talks craft—layered synths, texture over solos, melodies that carry weight—and the artists who taught him to let songs feel like weather. If you’re drawn to protest music with heart, indie rock with teeth, and storytelling that sees people before positions, this one’s for you.

Stream 'Anthems for the End Times' on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you get your invisible music, and let us know which track hit you first.

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