Ears are big, ville is Knox

Radio Friend! I’m in Knoxville for Big Ears as you hear today’s show. So excited! More music to whet your appetite or soothe your regrets.

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Playlists!

Track list!

Chord Drift with Paul Jorgensen — March 26, 2026

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1. Gia Margaret – Good Friend

Album: Singing (Pre-release, April 24, 2026) | Jagjaguwar Genre: Indie Pop / Ambient Pop Length: 3:39

• Bandcamp: Singing
• iTunes Store: Good Friend

Singing by Gia Margaret

2. David Byrne – She’s Mad

Album: Uh-Oh (1992) | Sire Records Genre: Rock / Art Rock / World Length: 5:20

• iTunes Store: She’s Mad

3. Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet – Choo Choo Lullaby

Album: Songs & Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog (2023) | Cantaloupe Music Genre: Jazz / Contemporary Classical Length: 3:26

• Ghost Train Orchestra on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Choo Choo Lullaby

4. Eliana Glass – Good Friends Call Me E

Album: E (2025) | Shelter Press Genre: Electronic / Ambient Pop Length: 3:55

• Eliana Glass on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Good Friends Call Me E

5. Tunde Adebimpe – Magnetic

Album: Thee Black Boltz (2024) | Sub Pop Records Genre: Rock / Art Rock / Post-Punk Length: 2:29

• Tunde Adebimpe on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Magnetic

6. Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe & Patrick Shiroishi – FRACTAL HASH

Album: Making Colors (2026) | AKP Recordings Genre: Jazz / Experimental / Free Improvisation Length: 5:36

• AKP Recordings on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: FRACTAL HASH

7. Tomeka Reid – dance! skip! hop! (feat. Jason Roebke, Mary Halvorson & Tomas Fujiwara)

Album: dance! skip! hop! (2026) | Out Of Your Head Records Genre: Jazz / Avant-Garde / Free Jazz Length: 10:13

• Bandcamp: dance! skip! hop!
• iTunes Store: dance! skip! hop!

dance! skip! hop! by Tomeka Reid

8. Either/Orchestra – ENEGENAGNALEN

Album: Ethiopiques 32: Nalbandian L’Ethiopien The Ethiopian (2025) | Buda Musique Genre: World / Ethio-Jazz Length: 2:59

• Either/Orchestra on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: ENEGENAGNALEN

9. Pat Metheny – So Far, So Good

Album: Side-Eye III+ (2026) | Uniquity Music / Green Hill Productions Genre: Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Fusion Length: 5:46

• Pat Metheny Official Site
• iTunes Store: So Far, So Good

10. Adam Tendler & Nico Muhly – Eiris, Sones

Album: Inheritances (2024) | New Amsterdam Records Genre: Classical / New Music / Contemporary Piano Length: 3:30

• Adam Tendler on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Eiris, Sones

11. Shrunken Elvis – That There’s a Strategy (feat. Rich Ruth, Spencer Cullum & Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears)

Album: Shrunken Elvis (2025) | Western Vinyl Genre: Experimental / Ambient Country Length: 2:56

• Western Vinyl on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: That There’s a Strategy

12. Dither – Ones: IV. The Floaty One

Album: Potential Differences (2019) | New Focus Recordings Genre: Classical / New Music / Electric Guitar Quartet Length: 5:16

• Dither on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Ones: IV. The Floaty One

13. Chuck Johnson – After the Call

Album: Shadows on the Green (2023) | All Saints Records Genre: Ambient / Pedal Steel / Drone Length: 2:45

• Chuck Johnson on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: After the Call

Shadows on the Green by Chuck Johnson

14. Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson – Soundcheck

Album: Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings (2026) | Nonesuch Records Genre: Jazz / Experimental / Avant-Garde Length: 3:32

• Nonesuch Records Official Site
• iTunes Store: Soundcheck

15. Ned Rothenberg – Brief Tall Tale

Album: Looms & Legends (2025) | Pyroclastic Records / La Reserve Records Genre: Jazz / Experimental / Solo Improvisation Length: 1:01

• Ned Rothenberg on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Brief Tall Tale

16. Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover – to each their dot

Album: What of Our Nature (2025) | Fat Possum Records Genre: Folk / Indie Folk / Chamber Folk Length: 3:05

• Haley Heynderickx on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: to each their dot

17. Reggie Watts – Look Away Sweet Children

Album: Look Away Sweet Children (Single, 2026) | Rick Watson Genre: Electronic / Experimental Pop / Art Pop Length: 4:18

• Reggie Watts Official Site
• iTunes Store: Look Away Sweet Children

18. Bloodshot Bill – I’m a Vampire

Album: TRICK & TREAT, Vol. 3 (EP, 2025) | 3834496 Records DK Genre: Rockabilly / Garage Rock Length: 2:11

• Bloodshot Bill on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: I’m a Vampire

19. Nate Smith – EARLY AUTUMN

Album: LIVE-ACTION (Deluxe) (2026) | Waterbaby Music Inc. Genre: Jazz / Funk / Neo-Soul Length: 2:21

• Nate Smith on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: EARLY AUTUMN

20. Annie & the Caldwells & Ryan Hope – Wrong (Ryan Hope’s Pinerock Mix)

Album: Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right (Mixes – Part II) (2025) | Luaka Bop Genre: Indie / Alternative / Remix Length: 4:21

• Annie & the Caldwells on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Wrong (Ryan Hope’s Pinerock Mix)

21. Don Was – Midnight Marauders

Album: Groove In The Face Of Adversity (2025) | A 927 Records & Tapes / Mack Avenue Records Genre: Jazz / Funk / Soul Length: 4:03

• Don Was on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Midnight Marauders

22. Gwenifer Raymond – Jack Parsons Blues

Album: Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark (2025) | We Are Busy Bodies Genre: Folk / American Primitive Guitar Length: 3:37

• Gwenifer Raymond on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Jack Parsons Blues

Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark by Gwenifer Raymond

23. Dave McMurray – We Got By (feat. Kem)

Album: I LOVE LIFE even when I’m hurting (2025) | Blue Note Records / UMG Genre: Jazz / Soul / R&B Length: 5:33

• Dave McMurray on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: We Got By (feat. Kem)

24. Cleo Reed – Block Me (Audiotree Live)

Album: Cleo Reed (Audiotree Live) (2023) | Audiotree Music Genre: R&B / Soul / Singer-Songwriter Length: 3:31

• Cleo Reed on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Block Me (Audiotree Live)

25. Jeffrey Lewis – Just Fun

Album: The Even More Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis (2025) | Vintage Voltage Genre: Folk / Anti-Folk / Indie Folk Length: 2:20

• Jeffrey Lewis on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Just Fun

The Even More Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis