“Jared Leto-ing All Over The Podcast.”

Luke is damaged as he talks about seeing Joker, complains about his Roomba and tells the story of Joker parade that he encountered. Luke tells a strange tale from his childhood and Brian talks about how he’s missing his childhood memories. They talk about making something beautiful out of your past hardships and play a beautiful playlist of songs to end your week on.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Spearmint - 24 Hours In A&E from Are You From The Future out November 1st on hitBACK label

Dry Cleaning – Sit Down Meal from Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks out October 25th on It’s OK

Little Scream - Disco Ball from Speed Queen out October 25th on Merge Records

Great Grandpa – Bloom from Four of Arrows out October 25th on Double Double Whammy

Kiwi Jr. - Salary Man from Football Money out January 17th on Persona Non Grata Records

Wilco – Hold Me Anyway from Ode to Joy out now on dBpm Records

“Propensity for Flailure.”

The guys celebrate the arrival of October by playing Hymn or Horror, talking about catholic weddings, Jesus impersonators and Luke does a dramatic reading of one particularly intense hymn. They discuss albums from previous eras that still have pertinent themes today. They talk about what to do when the world is crashing down around you and having a heart that’s too full of love. Also, hear a clip from Luke’s interview with L’Orange and Jeremiah Jae, full feature on Offshelf.net on Tuesday, October 8th. All while playing a fantastic lineup of songs.

Songs Played In This Episode:

A Giant Dog - Keep The Car Running from Neon Bible out now on Merge Records

Georgia – Never Let You Go from Seeking Thrills out in January 2020 on Domino

L’Orange & Jeremiah Jae - Dead Battery from Complicate Your Life With Violence out now on Mello Music Group

Teebs feat. Panda Bear – Studie from Anicca out October 25th on Brainfeeder

Stevan - LNT out now on Honeymoon

Bonnie Prince Billy – At the Back of the Pit from I Made a Place out November 15th on Drag City

Luke is angry that the government is going to take his guns and Brian may be possessed by Pennywise the Clown. They talk about the stigma around mensuration, male birth control and gene editing with CRISPR. They talk about their hopes for the year 2020, Tom Delong exposing aliens and Luke beats the clown out of Brian. All while playing an amazing playlist of funky and positive tunes.

Songs Played In This Episode:

DIIV – Blankenship from Deceiver out October 4th on Captured Tracks

Sis - Night From Scratch from Gas Station Roses out now on Native Cat Recordings

Field Music – Only in a Man’s World from Making a New World out January 10, 2020 On Memphis Industries

KAZU - Meo from Adult Baby out now on Adult Baby Records

Corridor – Domino from Junior out October 18th on Sub Pop

Brittany Howard - Stay High from Jamie out TODAY September 20th on ATO Records

"Sex Jokes and Sail Ships."

The boys are back in town as Luke returns from his honeymoon and fills Brian in on his time in France and Spain. Luke tells Brian about the best meal of his life and an incriminating video of him. The boys talk relationships, friendships, sail ships and bands that use VV’s instead of W’s. They talk about movies about dogs movies, Disney movies that scarred them as children. They get real and talk about gun violence and mental health. All this while playing the best lineup of songs this side of the Atlantic.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Whitney - Giving Up from Forever Turned Around out now on Secretly Canadian

Hovvdy - Ruin (my ride) from Heavy Lifter out October 18th on Double Double Whammy

Jamie Drake - Redwood Tree from Everything’s Fine out September 20th on AntiFragile Music

clipping. - Nothing is Safe from There Existed an Addiction to Blood our October 18th on Sub Pop

Ezra Furman - Transition From Nowhere to Nowhere from Twelve Nudes out now on Bella Union

Danny Brown - Dirty Laundry from uknowhatimsayin¿ out October 4th on Warp Records

“I DRIVE TRUCK!!!”

Brian calls in from his vacation and drifts through Lake Michigan as the guys talk about summer days, Tim Allen and Papa Roach. They talk about making your own family and being proud of where you come from. All while playing an incredible playlist of summer tunes from promising new artists.

Songs Played On This Episode:

Curtis Roach - You Got It from Lellow out now

Sampa The Great - OMG from The Return out September 13th on Ninja Tune

Angelica Garcia - It Don’t Hinder Me out now on Spacebomb

Natural Monuments - Alone Etc. from Own A Sword out now

Lower Dens - I Drive from The Competition out September 6th on Ribbon Music

Jenny Hval - Ashes to Ashes from The Practice of Love out September 13th on Sacred Bones

"There Will Be Bibbons."

IT’S OUR 100TH EPISODE!!!!!!! We celebrate this momentous occasion by looking back at our time doing the podcast. Luke plays a song he wrote to mark the occasion and we do a year in review (so far), we play some of our favorite music of 2019 and have many laughs along the way.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Denzel Curry - CAROLMART from ZUU out now on Loma Vista Recordings

Little Simz feat. Michael Kiwanuka - Flowers form GREY Area out now on AGE101 Music

Bibio - Curls from Ribbons out now on Warp Records

Kevin Morby - No Halo from Oh My God out now on Dead Oceans

Tyler The Creator - GONE, GONE/THANK U from IGOR out now on Columbia Records

Weyes Blood - Something To Believe from Titanic Rising out now on Sub Pop

“Stretch Me Bigger.”

In this patriotic episode the LaBenne cousins talk 4th of July traditions, Dem Debates, and Luke makes a shocking confession. The guys talk about Contemporary Christian Music, play a new game called God or Erotica and Luke does some DC Talk themed comedy. All this while playing a patriotic playlist of phenomenal songs.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Shura - religion (u can lay your hands on me) from forevher out 8/16 on Secretly Canadian

Heart Bones - Disappearer out now

Sui Zhen – “Perfect Place” Losing, Linda out sept 22nd on Cascine

Hot Chip - Bath Full of Ecstasy from Bath Full of Ecstasy out now on Domino Recording Co.

Moon Duo – “Stars Are The Light from Stars are the Light out September 27 on Sacred Bones

COMA - Snurebassen out now on City Slang

“Guttenberg’s Revenge.”

It’s the Best Song Ever Bachelor Party Spectacular! The boys celebrate Luke’s impending nuptials with keg stands, party drugs, dance parties with Steve Gutenberg and berating their fictional engineer Nerbert. Luke invents the concept of Road Rolling where you trick someone into listening to Old Town Road. Brian tries to get rich and avoid paying taxes and the guys advocate for redhead stepchildren. Plus they play and incredible lineup of songs to keep the party raging.

Bon Iver - U (Man Like) out now on Jagjaguwar

House of Feelings feat. Kip Berman - 401k out now

B Boys - I Want from Dudu out July 26th on Captured Tracks

SAULT - Why Why Why Why Why from 5 out now on Forever Living Originals

Divino Nino - Melty Caramelo from Foam out now on Winspear

Frankie Cosmos - Windows from Close it Quietly out September 6th on Sub Pop

“Luke LaBenne: Perfect Virgin”

The guys talk about the E3 conference and Luke tries to figure out how video games are made. Also, it’s Father’s Day so the guys discuss Luke’s secret family. They brainstorm the theme song for a Golden Girls reboot and Luke tries to impersonate Jeff Goldblum. All this while playing an amazing lineup of songs that would make daddy proud.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Cosmo Gold - Drown The Fly from Waiting On The City out now

KAINA – Green from Next to the Sun out July 12th on Sooper Records

Joanna Sternberg - This Is Not from Then I Try Some More out July 12th on Team Love Records

Girl Friday – Decoration/Currency from Fashion Conman out June 28th on Hardly Art

Graveyard Club - William from Goodnight Paradise out June 28th

G&D – Where I’m From from Black Love and War out August 9th on SomeOthaShip Connect

“Goat Parade.”

The LaBenne boys talk about their birthdays, getting older, and what really goes on at bachelor parties. Luke recaps the Local Natives and Wu-Tang Clan shows he just went to. They talk about Bugs Bunny and Hansel and Gretel. Luke does a song parody, finds out Brian’s fetish and they talk about how to 96. Then they discuss the old clashing with the youth, empathy, and how everyone is dealing with something below the surface. Not to mention they play an all-star lineup of songs from artists who are GOATs! (greatest of all time)

Songs Played In This Episode:

Purple Mountains - All My Happiness is Gone from Purple Mountains out July 12th on Drag City

Chaos Chaos - Armed and Dangerous out now

Jay Som - Superbike from Anak Ko out August 23rd on Polyvinyl

Silverbacks - Pink Tide out now

(Sandy) Alex G - Gretel from House of Sugar out September 13th on Domino Recording Co.

Jesca Hoop feat. Lucius - Shoulder Charge from STONECHILD out July 5th on Memphis Industries