Shepard Samuels is best known as the host of our long-running and much beloved program "Reggae Roots and Branches", but most DJs have seen his reviews from long ago when he was music director of our station, which stretch far beyond the niche he broadcasts from. Here are his favorite records of 2024.
Hi, I'm Hunter, I DJ Storm Surge of Reverb on Mondays from 4-6pm. That show is all surf music, but this list is explicitly not!
Shepard Samuels is known for his long-running Reggae Roots and Branches show on Mondays. He was also previously a music director for WTUL, leaving a big mark on the station's library with his reviews. His year end lists tend to demonstrate that breadth of taste.
Hi, I'm Hunter and I DJ Storm Surge of Reverb, Mondays 4-6pm. That whole show is surf music, but I listen to other music too. So here are some (non-surf) records that I liked enough to write something about, all of them released in 2022, in a mostly random order. It was important to get this out before I started reading other year end lists and finding all the stuff I completely missed. I hope you find something you like.
For surf stuff, check out stormsurgeofreverb.com in the coming months.
Shepard hosts the Reggae Show Mondays from 8pm-10pm. However, this list demonstrates his tastes far beyond that genre.