Ryan Thomas Becker must possess some magical power to have the endurance and creativity needed to be in so many bands: RTB2, Last Joke, The Treelines, Satans of Soft Rock and Hares on the Mountain (not to mention his solo stuff).

We recently caught up with this hard-working Dentonite to find out what music he’s listening to right now! Here are the 7 songs that make up the soundtrack to his busy life, including his favorite air cooking song. You’ll dig it.

PLAYLIST:

Gentleman by Fela Kuti
Anything Fela is good. He is compared to James Brown but brings a sound that’s all his own. I air cook to this particular track. I pretend to chop up imaginary veggies and throw them into an imaginary sizzlin’ skillet.

Key to the Highway by Freddie King
The first few seconds of this track are BLISS. From what I can hear, most of Eric Clapton’s chops come from Freddie King (which makes me like E.C. even less for some reason).

I Wanna Destroy You by The Soft Boys
From Robyn Hitchcock’s early outfit. Tis a battle cry if I ever heard one.

White Winos by Loudon Wainwright III
The sense of tension in this song between Loudon, his mother, and his father is perversely intoxicating.

Look Out Cleveland by The Band
I recently played a few shows with a “The Band” cover band, so these songs are having some difficulty escaping my mind (and my dancing shoes). Fun times / great songs.

I’m Still Here by Tom Waits
Tom Waits at his most efficient?

I Will Wait For You by Paul Burch
Paul seems like another scholar of music. Americana-ian, so to speak.

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When he’s not melting girl’s hearts, here’s the music The Roomsound’s front man Ryan Michael is listening to — from classic music like The Rolling Stones (duh!) to newer tunes by US Royalty. And he “loves a good pop song ” We love it when macho band guys show their softer side. Don’t you?

PLAYLIST:

The Desert Won’t Save You by US Royalty
I love the whole US Royalty album Mirrors but this track is a stand out. It’s a psychedelic slow burn that climaxes into fuzzed out Zeppelin-esque riffs. Enough said.

Junkie Bones by Ryan Traster
This track has a haunting tension that I really like.  Close your eyes and drift away, you’ll see what I mean.

Borstal Boys by Faces
I can’t get enough of the Faces lately. Featuring Rod Stewart on vocals (before he turned into a lame adult contemporary artist), Ronnie Wood on guitar, who joined The Stones later, not to mention Kenny Jones  on drums who joined The Who after Keith Moon’s death. These guys played blues at punk rock speeds and are seriously underrated.

Find the Light by David Ramirez
My friend Ashley turned me on to this song. I love the sparse production and arrangement.

Happy by Rolling Stones
This song appears on my favorite Stones record “Exile on Main Street” and features Keith Richards on lead vocals. I listen to it almost daily simply because it makes me happy.

It’s Alright by The Redwalls
Just a fun uptempo rock n’ roll song that’s reminiscent of early Beatles. Have a few drinks and turn it up, you won’t be able to stop dancing.

Flat Tire by The Rosewood Thieves
Timeless and incredibly hypnotic. Sounds like if John Lennon sang something Jeff Tweedy wrote.

Shanghai Cigarettes” by Caitlin Rose
I love a good pop song. Has a nice sunshiny Americana feel that I can’t get enough of.

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