*New Editor Alert* Small Talks Production Coordinator Delaney Staack's staff picks: country rock compilations, Myspace-era Bon Iver, humbling realizations, and music from powerful women to light the way.

"And when I'm back in Chicago, I feel it" - Djo - Joshua Reynes

Small Talks Head Writer Jennifer Bodine's staff picks: independent radio finds, The Lonely Island lore, and a spectral love for Sufjan Stevens' 2017 concert film.

Small Talks Head of Content & Creative Joshua Reynes' staff picks: indie darlings, Gulf Coast hits, and iconic needle drops.

Josh went shopping during December and was forced to reckon with the state of modern Christmas music.