Officially forming in 1992, the Seattle band Brad has been in and out of the picture for years. With members Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam), Shawn Smith (Pigeonhed and Satchel), Regan Hagar (Satchel and Malfunkshun) and Jeremy Toback working with multiple bands and side projects at once, it's been difficult for Brad to survive the tumult. But no matter how long the hiatuses last, Brad always seems to gravitate back together and work on new material.
The group admits that its newest album Best Friends? is more delicate than past records. Though the original songs on the album were recorded back in 2003, the band spent the past several years discovering its new sound and building on what already existed. (link)
Here is the playlist:
| Matisyahu | King Without a Crown | Live at Stubb's |
| Gregg Allman | Just Another Rider | Low Country Blues |
| Pearl Jam | Better Man | Vitalogy |
| Tuatara | Saturday Night Church | Breaking The Ethers |
| Brad | Low | Recorded Live for the World Cafe |
| Brad | Believe in Yourself | Recorded Live for the World Cafe |
| Brad | Buttercup | Recorded Live for the World Cafe |
| Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3 | Resolution | Northern Aggression |
| Bright Eyes | Shell Games | The People's Key |
| Dawes | When My Time Comes | North Hills |
| Counting Crows | Anna Begins | August and Everything |
| Tom Perry and the Heartbreakers | Free Fallin' | Tom Perry and the Heartbreakers |
| PJ Harvey | Written on the Forehead | Let England Shake |
| Jane Siberry | Sail Across The Water | When I Was a Boy |
| Black Dub | Ring the Alarm | Black Dub |
| She & Him | In the Sun | Volume 2 |
| The Bangles | Hazy Shade of Winter | |
| Summer Fiction | Chandeliers | Summer Fiction |
| Citizen Cope | Healing Hands | The Rainwater LP |
| Aloe Blacc | Femme Fatale | Good Things |
| Hayes Carll | Hard Out Here | Kmag Yoyo |
| The Rolling Stones | It's Not Easy | Afthermath |
| Marah | Firecracker | Let's Cut The Crap & Hook Up Later On Tonight |
| Mavis Staples | You're Not Alone | You're Not Alone |
| Shuggie Otis | Strawberry Letter 23 | Inspiration Information |