Staff Picks with The Holy Barbarians, The Roots, The Eagles, SNL, and NYXY NYX

Associate Editor Ruby Risch

The Roots, Big K.R.I.T., Dice Raw

"Make My"

A heavy masterpiece from the undun album. You should sit down for this one.

Senior Editor Brett Callwood

The Holy Barbarians

"Blind"

During a gap in The Cult's career, frontman Ian Astbury formed The Holy Barbarians, a mildly psychedelic outfit with one excellent 1996 album, Cream. "Blind" is the best track, but the whole thing is worth a listen.

Operations Manager Robin Rose

SNL

"Christmastime for the Jews"

First night of Chanukah and although horrific and devastating, we are commanded to go on and celebrate life. This one (and Sandler next time) is a must!

Editorial Intern Anna Jordan

The Eagles

"Try and Love Again"

This song makes me feel like I'm a great uncle in my 50s who found new love late in life.

Editorial Intern Shalen Farahi

NYXY NYX

"Self-Titled Side B"

Heavy, fuzzy, dreamy sounds from legends of the Philadelphia underground.

The Roots photo byMichael Seeley, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.