Five Essential Songs
Halo Maud: Five Essential Phoenix Songs
In May, Halo Maud's Maud Nadal opened for Phoenix during their five-show residency at Paris's La Gaîté Lyrique. She says that the French band is the most generous she's ever met — and she returned that generosity by choosing her "Five Essential Phoenix Songs" for FUV Essentials.

Halo Maud's Maud Nadal (photo by Lola Pertsowsky, PR)
Margo Price: Five Essential Lucinda Williams Songs
Jim James: Five Essential Neil Young Songs
Jeremiah Fraites of the Lumineers: Five Essential U2 Songs
The "U2 Experience + Innocence Tour" is bound for the New York area for four shows, playing Madison Square Garden on June 25, June 26 and July 1 and Newark's Prudential Center on June 29, as the Irish rockers support their latest album, Songs of Experience.

The Lumineers (photo by Scarlet Page, PR)
Martha Plimpton: Five Essential Aimee Mann Songs
Ahead of performing two concerts at Bard College's Fisher Center of nothing but Aimee Mann covers, called "All the Presidents Mann," on June 29, actress, activist, and singer Martha Plimpton chooses her "Five Essential Aimee Mann Songs" for FUV Essentials.

Martha Plimpton (photo courtesy of the artist)
Ted Leo: Five Essential Aimee Mann Songs
Brian Fallon: Five Essential Bruce Springsteen Songs
In early 2018, Brian Fallon and bandmates of The Gaslight Anthem reunited temporarily to mark the 10th anniversary of their second album, The '59 Sound, with a worldwide tour, playing the record in its entirety. As any fan of the band knows, there's a lyrical nod or two to Bruce Springsteen on that album — and Brian Fallon considers "The Boss" to be a major inspiration.

The Gaslight Anthem, Brian Fallon in the foreground (photo by Danny Clinch, PR)
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Phoebe Bridgers: Five Essential Morrissey Songs
Phoebe Bridgers grew up far away from the overcast skies of Ma

Phoebe Bridgers (photo by Frank Ockenfels, PR)