This week we take a listen to "Pandemic Parade", a compilation from 2021 where folks were prompted to write a song about their pandemic experience.

We features the songs:

• Whitney Roy "On the Town"
• Red Pants "Another Haircut"
• Emily Hope Price "Electric"
• Juniper Ginger "Semaphore"

And we hear from Whitney Roy and Jason Lambeth (Red Pants).

Listen to the entire compilation at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/pandemic-parade

This week on the podcast, we talk with Lincoln Halloran about the debut Hello Shark album, "Break Arms".

We play the songs:

• "Montreal Canyons"
• "I Was Small"
• "Massachusetts"

Hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/break-arms

This week on the podcast, we speak with Gregg Porter and Wenda Kochanowski. In 2016, to celebrate their wedding, Burst & Bloom compiled a 2-CD compilation of their friends playing songs that Gregg and Wenda either wrote, loved, or were the subject of. The collection is called "Gregg and Wenda Get Married", and it's a wild ride.

We play the songs:

• Unbunny "Love Boat"
• Jim Rioux "Blanket"
• Mara Flynn "Fit Perfectly"
• Djim Reynolds & Alexis Eynon "I Got You Babe"
• Tiger Saw & Friendship feat. Emma Vachon & Zach Puls "Swimming"

You can hear the entire compilation at

https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/gregg-and-wenda-get-married

We welcome Mike Effenberger (Soggy Po Boys, Sad Bastards / Loose Standards) back to the podcast to talk about his collaboration with Guy, "Gods", the first in a series of four EP's, all thematically linked and featuring guest singers.

We play the songs:

• "The Code", featuring Emma Booth
• "Isn't Everything", featuring Jim Rioux
• "A Box of Hair", featuring Emily Hope Price
• "Happy for a Crash", featuring Juliet Nelson

Listen to the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/gods

This week on the podcast, we talk with Dan Sullivan (Nad Navillus, The Butchershop Quartet, Arriver). Dan was a member of the band Songs: Ohia, and played guitar on their seminal album "The Magnolia Electric Co."

In 2024, Dan joined Tiger Saw to perform that album in its entirety in Kittery, ME, along with several other guest musicians and singers.

Burst & Bloom released a CD of the show in 2025, so we look back at the show and talk about the albums, the concert, and Dan's new Nad Navillus music.

We listen to the songs:

• "Farewell Transmission" featuring Justin Carloni
• "The Old Black Hen" featuring Chris Côté
• "The Big Game is Every Night" featuring Dan Sullivan
• "Almost is Good Enough"

Liisten to the entire album at:

https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-magnolia-electric-co-live-at-the-dance-hall-kittery-maine-oct-11-2024

This week on the podcast, we dig into "The Longest Coldest Winter" a 30-song compilation made in February 2025 as a part of the RPM Challenge. Guy put out a call, seeking songs inspired by the album's name.

We listen to the songs:

• Justin (R) Carloni with Ryan Dubois "Hold On (Winter Version)
• Sam Carp "Winter Blue" (Summer)
• Emma Booth "SAD Song"
• Jonathan Blakeslee "This Lonesome Road"

And we hear from Justin Carloni, Sam Carp, Emma Booth, and Jonathan Blakeslee about their songs.

You can hear the entire "The Longest Coldest Winter", and download for free at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-longest-coldest-winter

This week we speak with return guest Jim Rioux about his 2013 collaboration with Guy "Pale Wallace", which was a duo formed for the RPM Challenge, and one they continue to this day. This 2013 self-titled recording is their debut album.

We play the songs:

You can hear the entire album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/pale-wallace

This week, we discuss Guy's 2013 RPM album "The Short Shrift", an album where each of the 28 songs is under 90 seconds. The album features a variety of guest vocalists as well.

We play the songs:

You can hear the entire "The Short Shrift" album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/the-short-shrift

This week we welcome Ted Ehlers back to the podcast to talk about his new collaboration with Guy, "Marked Cards", ten songs written and recorded in February 2025 as a part of the RPM Challenge.

We listen to the songs:

• "Panic in My Breath"
• "Fires in the Rain"
• "Time Away"

Also, we sneak in a listen to another one of Ted's RPM projects, "The Combovers".

Listen to the entire Marked Cards album at https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/marked-cards

Listen to the Combovers "The Combovers II: Makin' Waves... LIVE" at https://thecomboversmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-combovers-ii-makin-waves-live

This week, we welcome back Jocelyn Mackenzie, to talk about the Pumpkin Mouth album "Method Actor" from February 2024.

We play the songs:

To here the entire album, go to https://burstandbloom.bandcamp.com/album/method-actor-2