The best music of January with Vanessa Roulston Mooney

The Best of the Month episode is Patreon-only. This is a  preview on the public feed. This month's best of the month guest is music writer Vanessa Roulston Mooney. We pick our favourite music of the first month of the year, from midwest desert post rock of Winged Wheel, new releases from Irish artists Maria Somerville, Madra Salach, Ailbhe Reddy, Ye Vagabonds and Caitlin Orla Eve, the cosmic collab between Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore, the Norwegian artist Sassy 009, the "Britainicana" band Westside Cowboy and Chicago experimental trio Bitch Bajas. We also talk recent gig experiences and the Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year. Follow Vanessa on Substack. The These New Puritans interview Vanessa did for us.