Discologist

Bob Dylan has won a Nobel Prize for Literature. This naturally has blown Patrick's mind.

Another legendary poet/songwriter, Leonard Cohen is back with, You Want It Darker, his  self-proclaimed final album. We're digging into Cohen's latest tome, exploring the legacy that he's leaving behind, and more.

PLUS! Guitarist Daniel Bachman has a new self-titled album, and we've got your first taste of his latest instrumental goodness.

Show Notes

• Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature [Pitchfork]

• Dylan, Master Poet? Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [New York Times]

• Learn more about Daniel Bachman
  Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp
  Listen On: Spotify | Apple Music

• Check out the track "Brightleaf Blues" from Daniel Bachman's new self-titled LP, below!

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You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen

Kevin: Stream It
Patrick: Buy It
Eduardo: Buy It

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Jenn Wasner has spent the better part of the past decade slaying as one half of indie powerhouse Wye Oak. Earlier this year, she released her long-in-the-works solo project, If You See Me, Say Yes, under the name Flock Of Dimes.

Predictably, it TOO, slayed.

Before a recent tour stop in the nation's capital, Wasner joined us to talk about how Flock Of Dimes came about, creating versus destroying, relocation, and the power of small actions on the world around you. 

Did we mention how much Jenn Wasner slays?

Show Notes

• Check out the track "Ida Glow" from Flock Of Dimes If You See Me, Say Yes, below!

<a href="http://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/album/if-you-see-me-say-yes">If You See Me, Say Yes by Flock of Dimes</a> Tip Jar  

Flock Of Dimes
(Jenn Wasner)

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Singer/songwriter Skylar Gudasz's debut LP, Oleander, is a sublime exploration of modern romance that wears its influences on its sleeve and is bursting at the seams with humor, heart, and class. It's also one of the best albums of 2016.

When she's not busy making great albums, Gudasz can be found palling around on stage with members of Big Star, Wilco, R.E.M., and more.

She's KINDA a big deal.

Lucky for you, Skylar had time to hang out with us in the basement to talk about her unique approach to songwriting, the making of Oleander, performing with music legends and much more.

Guys...we're gonna need you to get hip to this, OK?

Show Notes

• Check out Skylar Gudasz's latest video, "I'll Be Your Man", below!

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Skylar Gudasz

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In 1971, history was made when brothers Bobby, Dannis, and David Hackney got together to jam, and inadvertently "created" punk music in the process. That history wouldn't be discovered until almost 40 years later, and having their story told in the documentary A Band Called Death in 2013, the group is touring again, making new music, and finding new fans everywhere they turn.

More importantly, their story has now been recognized by the recently opened National Museum of African American History in Washington, DC, where a piece of their legend is now a permanent exhibit in the latest addition to the Smithsonian.

We caught up with the band the weekend of the museum's opening to talk about their history, their legacy, and so much more. 

Show Notes

• Learn more about Rough Francis
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DEATH

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Put two musical powerhouses together and blend them up, and what comes out is bound to be (mostly) genius.

We've assembled an all-star panel featuring Marcus J. Moore (Bandcamp,Pitchfork), Briana Younger (Washington Post,Bandcamp), Marcus K. Dowling (Bandcamp,Pitchfork) and Julian Kimble (The Undefeated, Washington Post), to dig deep into NxWorries Yes Lawd!, the new collaboration from Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge!

PLUS! John Davis's Title Tracks has a new album (Long Dream, out 11/18) on the way, and we've got a taste of it's first single, "Low Cool".

Show Notes

• Learn more about Knxwledge
  Bandcamp | Facebook | Twitter
• Learn more about Anderson .Paak
  Official Site | Facebook | Twitter
• Learn more about Stones Throw Records
  Official Site
• Check out Title Tracks latest single, "Low Cool", below!

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Yes Lawd!
NxWorries

Kevin: Stream It
Marcus Dowling: Stream It
Marcus Moore: Buy It
Briana Younger: Buy It
Julian Kimble: Buy It

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Over the course of her career, Sara Watkins (I'm With Her, Nickel Creek) has stretched the boundaries of bluegrass, toured the world, and collaborated with legends of the music industry, all the while continuing to shape her own formidable legacy.

Right now, she's sitting down to chat with us about her new album Young In All The Wrong Ways, how she got hooked on music and more. 

For realz.

Show Notes

• Learn more about The Watkins Family Hour
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• Check out the title track from Sara Watkins latest LP, Young In All The Wrong Ways.

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Young In All The Wrong Ways
Sara Watkins

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Like a sexier version of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, you can now mix your Tinder with your Spotify. Join us as three middle-aged men discuss the implications, you've obviously come to the most qualified source for these sort of things.

Scottish indie-rock legends Teenage Fanclub are back with a new label (Merge!) and a new album (Here!). Kevin's neighbor (and lifelong Teenage Fanclub fan) Michael Zwirn joins us in the basement to get to the bottom of what makes their latest power-pop gem tick.

Stronger Sex is a band from Washington, DC. Stronger Sex is a band you should KNOW from Washington, DC. Good thing we've got their latest track, "Dating", for you to hang all of your hopes and fears on...or just dance to.

Show Notes

• "Spotify and Tinder Team Up, Adding Music to Your Swipes" [Pitchfork]
• "30 Days, 30 Songs: Written & Recorded By Artists For A Trump Free America"
  Official Site | Spotify | Apple Music
• Learn more about Stronger Sex
  Bandcamp | Facebook 
• Check Stronger Sex's latest track "Dating", NOW!

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Here
Teenage Fanclub

Kevin: Stream It
Patrick: Stream It
Michael: Buy It

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A free tier is all fun and games, until you start getting served malware in it's ads. We're getting to the bottom of this so-obvious-we-can't-believe-it-hadn't-happened-yet "crisis" so you don't have to. 

On her latest album Day Breaks, nine time Grammy winner Norah Jones is returning to the jazz sound that made her famous. Join us as we dig into this modern greats' newest chapter.

Moses Sumney is rad AF. But don't believe us. Check out the track "Lonely World" of of his new EP Lamenatations, and join the converted. 

Show Notes

• "Spotify ads briefly served malware to your PC" [Engadget]
• Learn more about Moses Sumney
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• Check out the track "Lonely World" from off of Moses Sumney's, Lamentations.

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Day Breaks
Norah Jones

Kevin: Buy It
Paul: Stream It
Patrick: Stream It

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With A Seat At The Table, Solange Knowles hasn't just made the best album of her career, she's made one of the most compelling, and most important albums of 2016.

We're going deep into this modern masterpiece with the help of music journo heavyweights Marcus K. Dowling and Sarah Godfrey (!!!).

PLUS: Daveed Diggs' band Clipping. latest album Splendor & Misery is out NOW, and we've got a taste for ya.  

Show Notes

• "Solange Scores Her First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'A Seat at the Table'" [Billboard]
• Learn more about Clipping..
  Official Site | Bandcamp | Facebook | Twitter | 
• Check out the track "Air'Em Out" from Clipping.'s, Splendor & Misery.

 

A Seat At The Table
Solange

Kevin: Buy It
Marcus Dowling: Buy It
Sarah Godfrey: Buy It

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In the 21st century one of the greatest scourges on the music industry is piracy. Time was though that Seymour Butts could get twelve albums for one shiny penny. 

M.C. Taylor's Hiss Golden Messenger is back with his follow up to 2014's critically lauded, Lateness Of Dancers. On Heart Like A Levee, the North Carolina singer/songwriters second album for Merge Records, Taylor is going deeper into questions of faith and explorations of country soul, and we're tagging along for the most excellent ride.

Because everything is better when it's country AF, we're taking a look at a new track from Atlanta, GA's Chris Stalcup and The Grange off of their latest album Downhearted Fools. Country. A.F.

Show Notes

• "We were stealing music way before the internet and millennials" [Engadget]
• Learn more about Chris Stalcup and The Grange
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• Check out the track "Get You Off My Mind" from Chris Stalcup and The Grange's, Downhearted Fools.

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Heart Like A Levee
Hiss Golden Messenger

Kevin: Buy It
Paul: Stream It
Patrick: Buy It

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