CP S20 EP05 2026

AIRDATES JAN 31-FEB 6 2026

Thank you for stopping by. Every week I hope to bring you some of the best of Colorado music from across the decades, and around the state. I also usually share a new landscape photograph by my life-partner, Claire/Clear Vistas Photography.

There is no current website for Claire’s work. If you see a photo you like and would like to have printed, let me know. Email chriskmusic@gmail.com

Last week I made a couple of adjustments to the Monday Morning Music Meeting and This Week on YouTube. The MMMM still asks for your input, but it’s now just KEEP IT or CUT IT .. no equivocation.

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE features videos ONLY, of songs in this week’s show.

The Colorado Playlist is the only program showcasing Colorado music statewide, broadcast by 12 stations covering 30 FM/LPFM frequencies.

This show has been my passion for 20 years now. I make this show available at NO COST to community radio stations in our state.

I more or less retired a couple of years ago. There are monthly costs associated with the show that honestly stretch my limited retirement income now.

Your support is essential and sincerely appreciated.

Please make donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 (preferred) or use the form below. Thank you, sincerely – chrisk

To learn about getting your business heard across thirty FM frequencies and on the Colorado Playlist other assets, please email chriskmusic@gmail.com

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MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING

The Monday Morning Music Meeting happens courtesy of Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge, serving the western slope music community since 1998.

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year songs. Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive. This is where you come in.

Should I KEEP IT or CUT IT?

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.
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The SubdudesOne Word (Peace) – Behind The Levee (2006)
The RailbendersI70 Westbound – Showdown (2006)
(D) Slim + Maria de CessnaUncle John’s Boat (2025)
Bevin LunaJust Movin’ (2025)
Robert Shredford Queen Elizabeth Corgis – Robert Shredford (2020)
King Cardinal Waste My Time (2026)
Julian Fulco Perron Not So Fast – In My Garden (2022)
Otis Taylor Working For The Pullman Company (f. Cassie Taylor) – Below The Fold (2005)
Darren GarveyFeel For You – As A Scribble (2025)
(D) Ryan DartIf Love Don’t Break You feat Richard Bowden (2026)
Aubrey Dale ‘Til the Cows Come Home (2025)
Elektric Animals Feel Something (2023)
Paa Kow The Way I Feel – Cookpot (2017)

12 Cents For MarvinLola – Change (2006)
Dressy BessyWho’d Stop The Rain – Electrified (2009)
(D) Kyle Harvey Riverboats (2026)

The LumineersSame Old Song – Automatic (2025)
DeVotchKa100 Other Lovers – 100 Lovers (2011)
The RailbendersWhat You Get (2026)
Big Gigantic Brighter Future – Brighter Future (2016)
The String Cheese IncidentVertigo (2019)
Big Head Todd and the MonstersNew World Arisin’ – 40 LIVE (2026)
(D) The Fray Songs I’d Rather Not Sing (2026)

Alysia Kraft Little River – First Light (2022)
Hunter James and the Titanic Stranger Touch – IV (2025)
Keith Oxman All Dudes – Doing All Right (2009)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

HOT SPINS WK ENDING FEB 01, 2026

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM Community Radio (Grand Junction), KBUT Community Radio (Crested Butte), KDNK Carbondale Community Access Radio (Carbondale), KDUR Community Radio (Durango), KFFR 88.3 FM (Winter Park), KLZR (Westcliff), KOTO Community Radio Telluride (Telluride), KRFC 88.9 FM (Fort Collins), KRZA Community Radio (Alamosa), KSJD Radio (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KVCU (Boulder, KVNF Mountain Grown Public Radio (Paonia), 105.5 The Colorado Sound and Indie1023 (Denver) …

Spins tracked on Spinitron (except 102.3 and 105.5), designed to benefit community and college radio, and offering search functions to track airplay on over 300 stations around the count.

(D) = debut HOT SPINS
(R) = re-enter HOT SPINS

ALL STATIONS STATEWIDE + THE COLORADO PLAYLIST – 83 TITLES TRACKED
(R) 1. LettuceCook LP Jul-25 Spotify, YouTube
(2) 2. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Growing Pains (Deluxe) LP Jan-26 SpotifyYouTube
(4) 3. ANIMAL ELECTRICITY – Ghostwrite Your Alibi LP Sep-25 SpotifyYouTube
(R) 3. Darren GarveyFeel For You SP Sep-25
(4) 4. BITCHFLOWER  Aghast, Aroused, Appalled LP Jul-25 SpotifyYouTube
(R) 4. King Cardinal Reviver LP Sep-25
(1) 4. THE TAMMY SHINE – Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25 SpotifyYouTube

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#COMUSIC TOP 30 JANUARY 2026

The content celebrates breaking a 15-year record for most monthly visits, thanks its audience, showcases Emily Scott Robinson’s album “Appalachia,” explains Global Release Day’s purpose, invites engagement for New Music Fridays, and seeks support for the Colorado Playlist.

YOU BROKE A 15 YEAR OLD RECORD FOR MOST VISITS IN A MONTH! THANK YOU.

We are in the doldrums of winter. The winter blahs. March & April are the HOT months for new releases as artists/bands gear up for the upcoming outdoor festival and concert season. In the meantime, that doesn’t mean there are not some really excellent releases out right now.

EMILY SCOTT ROBINSONAppalachia (Spotify, YouTube) is earning nationwide praise for its authentic, deeply personal songwriting. Whether reflecting on aging in Time Traveler or poking at gazzillionaires building “ten-thousand-square-foot second homes” in Dirtbag Saloon, Robinson delivers stories that feel right at home beside a roaring fire in a mountain cabin somewhere in southwestern Colorado.

Did you know that Friday is designated as Global Release Day?

Global Release Day (alternatively known as New Music Fridays) is the universal day of the week for releasing new music. Global Release Day was established in 2015 to combat the rise in music piracy, as music was previously released on different days internationally: Tuesdays in the United States and Canada, and other days in different markets. Friday was set as Global Release Day as a result of a trend of Friday releases that started with Beyoncé‘s 2013 surprise self-titled album.”

Join me every Friday at the CP FB PG for New Music Friday – when I add (or not) some new songs to Colorado 100 on Spotify and YouTube. Since there’s no time to play every new release that comes out on the show, this is a great way for you to explore some of the best of the new year.

HOW THE CHART IS PUT TOGETHER

Every week I survey fifteen Colorado community/public and college stations, plus Colorado Playlist spins on respective stations. The weekly survey period runs from midnight Sunday through the next Saturday. 

The monthly survey period starts from the first week, ending with a Saturday. It continues through the last week, which also ends on a Saturday.  Titles are linked to its respective YouTube page.

Titles are tracked from the date of release of the first single from an LP/EP, for twelve months. Example: DOR = DEC 2023. I stopped tracking it in NOV 2024 (twelve months).

KAFMKBUTKCSUKDNKKDURKFFRKLZRKOTOKSJDKSUTKRFCKRZA and KVNF are surveyed via Spinitron, offering search functions for artists to track airplay on over three hundred stations and programs around the country.

LP = album (5 or more songs)
EP = extended play (3-5 songs)
SP = single play (1-2 songs)

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#COMUSIC TOP 30 JANUARY 2026

(15) 1. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. Growing Pains (Deluxe) LP Feb-26 (Spotify, YouTube)
(6) 2. THE TAMMY SHINE – Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(D) 3. BITCHFLOWERAghast, Aroused, Appalled LP Jul-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 4. ANIMAL ELECTRICITY Ghostwrite Your Alibi LP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 5. ESPIAILLE BYTES LP Aug-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(21) 6. LEFTOVER SALMON – Let’s Party About It LP Mar-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(1) 6. LETTUCE – Cook LP Jul-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(12) 7. A.J. FULLERTON – Magnetic Light LP Feb-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(5) 8. LIZ BARNEZ – Wholehearted LP Oct-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(D) 9. BIG RICHARDPet LP Nov-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(15) 10. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS – Kill the Architect LP Mar-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(R) 11. HEAVY DIAMOND RING Wildflower Lane LP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(D) 11. LULU BENNING Different Kind of World SP Dec-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(20) 12. KING CARDINAL – Reviver Sep-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(4) 13. CLAY STREET UNIT – Sin and Squalor LP Sep-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(D) 14. LULU BENNING Transparent SP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(19) 15. EMILY SCOTT ROBINSONAppalachia LP Oct-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(18) 16. A.J. FULLERTON & LAUREN FRIHAUF – Slow Killer Bitter Song / Expectations I Don’t Wanna Grow Up SP Sep-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(10) 16. THE DIRTY TURKEYS – Soul Sugar SP Nov-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(R) 16. HUNTER JAMES & THE TITANICIV LP Mar-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(15) 17. SOUR MAGIC – The Hive LP May-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(R) 18. ANALOG SONKeep It Coming LP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 18. DARREN GARVEYFeel For You SP Sep-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(9) 18. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS – XXV LP Jun-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(D) 19. WEST OF FENNARIO Great Evade SP Dec-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(15) 20. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Wake LP Sep-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(D) 20. LVDY Evergreen EP Jun-25 (Spotify, YouTube)
(16) 21. PACKAGING – Packaging LP Jun-25 (SpotifyYouTube)
(D) 22. BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS 40 LIVE LP Jan-26 (Spotify, YouTube)
(R) 22. DAVID STARR Must Be Blue LP Feb-25 (Spotify, YouTube)

88.9 KRFC – 69 TITLES TRACKED
(2) 1. LIZ BARNEZ Wholehearted LP Oct-25
(3) 2. LETTUCE Cook LP Jul-25
(R) 3. SWEET VIRGINIASweet Virginia EP Jun-25
(4) 4. A.J. FULLERTON, LAUREN FRIHAUF – Bitter Song /I Don’t Wanna Grow Up SP Sep-25
(R) 4. GRAVEYARD CHOIR – The Wake LP Sep-25
(5) 4. SUGAR BRITCHES Terrified And Aroused SP Jul-25
(D) 5. BIG RICHARDPet LP Nov-25
(R) 5. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS XXV LP Jun-25
(R) 5. LEFTOVER SALMON Let’s Party About It LP Mar-25

INDIE 102.3 – 17 TITLES TRACKED
(D) 1. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. Growing Pains (Deluxe) LP Jan-26
(D) 2. BITCHFLOWER Aghast, Aroused, Appalled LP Jul-25
(D) 3. ANIMAL ELECTRICITYGhostwrite Your Alibi LP Sep-25
(D) 4. THE TAMMY SHINEOk Shine Ok LP Dec-25
(D) 5. ESPIAILLE BYTES LP Aug-25
(D) 6. LULU BENNINGDifferent Kind of World SP Dec-25
(D) 7. LULU BENNING Transparent SP Sep-25

105.5 THE COLORADO SOUND – 41 TITLES TRACKED
(3) 1. THE DIRTY TURKEYS Soul Sugar SP Nov-25
(D) 1. KING CARDINAL – Reviver LP Sep-25
(R) 2. D.W. DOUCETGas Station Love Letter SP May-25
(R) 2. DARREN GARVEY Feel For You SP Sep-25
(2) 2. THE TAMMY SHINE Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25
(R) 3. ELEKTRIC ANIMALS Lullaby SP Sep-25
(1) 3. GRAVEYARD CHOIR The Wake LP Sep-25
(R) 3. INAIAH LUJAN Long Way Down (4 track version) SP Oct-25
(5) 3. SMEAR Champagne LP Apr-25

KAFM (Grand Junction), KBUT (Crested Butte), KDNK (Carbondale), KDUR (Durango), KFFR (Winter Park), KOTO (Telluride), KLZR (Westcliffe), KRZA (Alamosa), KSJD (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KVCU (Boulder), KVNF (Paonia) – 55 TITLES TRACKED
(1) 1. LETTUCE Cook LP Jul-25
(D) 2. CLAY STREET UNITSin and Squalor LP Sep-25
(5) 3. A.J. FULLERTONMagnetic Light LP Feb-25
(2) 3. LEFTOVER SALMONLet’s Party About It LP Mar-25
(R) 4. DAVID STARRMust Be Blue LP Feb-25
(R) 4. GREENSKY BLUEGRASSXXV LP Jun-25
(D) 5. BIG RICHARD Pet LP Nov-25
(D) 5. EMILY SCOTT ROBINSON Appalachia LP Oct-25

THE COLORADO PLAYLIST NEEDS YOUR HELP PLEASE

The Colorado Playlist is the only show showcasing Colorado music statewide. Your support is essential to keeping it on the air. I offer this show to the stations without charge. As you may know, they are facing their own revenue issues now with the loss of CPB funding. Please make donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 or use the form below. Thank you, sincerely – chrisk

If you represent a business and would like my listeners to know about you, email me at coloradoplaylist@gmail.com for details.

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CP S20 EP04 2026

Airdates: JAN 24-30 2026. NEW = KEEP or CUT + Featured Videos of the Week. + Spotify / YouTube links to HOT SPINS


Thank you for stopping by. Every week I hope to bring you some of the best of Colorado music from across the decades, and around the state. I also usually share a new landscape photograph by my life-partner, Claire/Clear Vistas Photography. There is no current website for Claire’s work. If you see a photo you like and would like to have printed, let me know. Email chriskmusic@gmail.com

NOTE: I made a couple of adjustments to the post this week in the Monday Morning Music Meeting and This Week on YouTube.

The Colorado Playlist is the only program showcasing Colorado music statewide, broadcast by 12 stations covering 30 FM/LPFM frequencies.

TRUTH: I more or less retired a couple of years ago. This show has been my passion for 20 years now. I make this show available at NO COST to community radio stations in our state. There are monthly costs associated with the show that honestly stretch my limited retirement income now.

Your support is essential and sincerely appreciated.

Please make donations via Venmo at chrisk-2 (preferred) or use the form below. Thank you, sincerely – chrisk

To learn about getting your business heard across thirty FM frequencies and on the Colorado Playlist other assets, please email chriskmusic@gmail.com

___________________

The Monday Morning Music Meeting happens courtesy of Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge, serving the western slope music community since 1998.

Every year I debut approximately two hundred new current-year songs. Every week I have to make decisions about what to keep to play again and what to archive. This is where you come in.

Should I KEEP IT or CUT IT?

Results enter into determining which cuts stay in the library and which cuts might eventually make it to the annual Colorado Playlist Fan & Listener Poll and the “some of the best of the year” show.
___________________

Dressy BessyElectrified – Electrified (2009)
The Apples In StereoEnergy – New Magnetic Wonder (2007)
(D) Sun Way Street Who Said I Cared (2026)

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Heartless – South of Here (2024)
Daniel Rodriguez Brother John – Sojurn of a Burning Sun (2020)
The Dirty Turkeys Soul Sugar (2026)
Leftover Salmon Gulf of Mexico – Aquatic Hitchhiker (2012)
Teresa SuydamGood Condition (2024)
piKziLHere’s The News – Songs From My 3rd Life (2016)
LVDYFleeting (2025)
(D) The Dirty Shoes BandBetter Than Being Alone (2026)

MojomamaLazy River – Red White and Blues (2018)
A.J. FullertonWild Peace – Magnectic Light (2025)
BTTRFLY QuintetTijuca – Coast (2023)

Katie Herzig Jack And Jill – Weightless (2006)
Everything Absent Or Distorted (A Love Story)The Exit Parade – The Soft Civil War (2006)
(D) Amber Cole Forbidden – Chronicles (2026)

Andy Eppler Don’t Say My Name – Valley of the Sin Eaters (2025)
Claire Heywood Python – I Won’t Resign My Love For That Old Dream (2020)
Emily Scott RobinsonDirtbag Saloon (2026)
Dan TreanorSouth Bound Train feat. Creighton Holley – American Primitive (2010)
The Crooked RugsEverything You See – That! (2021)
The Tammy Shine Junk Mail – Ok Shine Ok (2026)
(D) West of Fennario Great Evade (2026)

The 89sApple Of My Eye – Wash Away (2020)
Rootbeer Richie & The Reveille Without You – Never Needed Me (2024)
Steve Denny TrioGramophology – Life in New York (2020)

Another change in the weekly post. I am only featuring full videos, including lyric videos, in THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE.

HOT SPINS WEEK ENDING JAN 25, 2026

STATIONS TRACKED: KAFM Community Radio (Grand Junction), KBUT Community Radio (Crested Butte), KDNK Carbondale Community Access Radio (Carbondale), KDUR Community Radio (Durango), KFFR 88.3 FM (Winter Park), KLZR (Westcliff), KOTO Community Radio Telluride (Telluride), KRFC 88.9 FM (Fort Collins), KRZA Community Radio (Alamosa), KSJD Radio (Cortez), KSUT (Ignacio), KVCU (Boulder, KVNF Mountain Grown Public Radio (Paonia), 105.5 The Colorado Sound and Indie1023 (Denver) …

Spins tracked on Spinitron (except 102.3 and 105.5), designed to benefit community and college radio, and offering search functions to track airplay on over 300 stations around the count.

(D) = debut HOT SPINS
(R) = re-enter HOT SPINS

ALL STATIONS STATWIDE + THE COLORADO PLAYLIST – 83 TTITLES TRACKED

(4) 1. THE TAMMY SHINE – Ok Shine Ok LP Dec-25 SpotifyYouTube
(1) 2. ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N. – Growing Pains (Deluxe) LP Jan-26 Spotify, YouTube
(D) 3. WEST OF FENNARIOGreat Evade SP Dec-25 Spotify, YouTube
(R) 4. A.J. FULLERTONMagnetic Light LP Feb-25 Spotify, YouTube
(D) 4. ANIMAL ELECTRICITY Ghostwrite Your Alibi LP Sep-25 Spotify, YouTube
(4) 4. BITCHFLOWER  Aghast, Aroused, Appalled LP Jul-25 SpotifyYouTube
(D) 4. EMILY SCOTT ROBINSONAppalachia LP Oct-25 Spotify, YouTube

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