Local music makes a great gift, but staring at all those titles can be a bit overwhelming. Don’t be afraid to ask the record store staff for help. To get us started, Last Stop CD Shop’s John Castle shares his top picks in a variety of genres.

FOR THE ONE

WHO LIVES FOR SUMMER FESTIVALS

The Union Grove Pickers, Great Plains Driftin’

WHO’S READY TO HIT THE CLUB

Philly Fate, #ONELIFE

WHO CAN’T GET ENOUGH INDIE ROCK

Th’ Rattletrap, Two Miles to a Good Life

WHO’S PUNK AF

Damn Your Eyes, Five Years of Silence

WHO KEEPS IT MELLOW

Nick Thomas, Shadowars  

WHO WANTS IT HEAVY

Fantome, Volume I

WHO LOVES TO RAP IN THE CAR

Soulcrate Music, The Kick Rocks Collection

WHO LIKES A BIT OF EVERYTHING

Various Artists, Sounds of the Colony comp

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