The 389th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist is heading upstate for the extended Memorial Weekend, and is packing a ton of music to sit outside, light a fie, and just shake away the chills and ills of the modern world. Stuff like the new Dormant Ordeal, fast moving up the ranks of my favorite albums of 2025, the new one from instrumental psych lords Hadal Sherpa, and more of the new Witchcraft – they’re back in a great way, baby…

The 9C crew bring their own tint to the windshields of the week, with the brand new one from Blackbraid, probably their best sounding song to date, some Wayfarer (Colin representing with my favorite album of 2023), and more great music from Matt Jencik teaming up with Midwife, Chevelle, Feversea, Omnivortex, and a bunch more.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris