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Suggested Listening 2025: John Mathews
By: John Mathews
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WOUB Culture’s Suggested Listening series highlights the music that resonated with WOUB Culture contributors and regional artists in 2025. Today we spotlight Radio Free Athens DJ John Mathews. With decades of radio experience, Mathews brings a seasoned ear to his Saturday Radio Free Athens shows on WOUB AM, where he spotlights everything from emerging artists to long-beloved classics.
I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue
Alt-country that is so satisfying. I love them!! Great harmonies and playing.
GIFT – Wish Me Away
NYC band brings shoegaze/grunge back and strong.
Sarah McLachlan – Better Broken
Sarah’s best album in 20 years.
The Circling Sun – Mizu
Great British groove masters.
Samantha Fish – Can Ya Handle The Heat
She continues to cement her place as a Blues great.
Hamish Hawk – Men Like Wire
Great Scottish singer- songwriter. Love his writing, playing and singing.
George Rondina and Imagination Machine – Walking Through Muskoka Trees
A Toronto-based Prog musician I just got turned on to.
Black Star Riders – Better Than Saturday Night
Traveling band for Thin Lizzy doing their own thing and rocking it!