This week, Wes got a chance to sit down with Joe, Jake, and Shun (RIP Connor) from the band Goodnight Gorillas ahead of the release of their newest album Splash. The three members discussed the record's themes of living with mental illness, their longwinded origin story, and the ever-changing local music scene.  

Ear Coffee's Wes sat down with Abe Anderson to discuss his debut solo EP Slacker ahead of its August 23 release. 

This week, Wes sat down with Kate Malanaphy to talk about her newest EP "Soak," produced entirely by Caleb Hinz of Normal Parents. As a solo artist, Kate has become a standout in the local scene with her powerful voice and gorgeous minimalistic ballads. Kate discussed her songwriting approach, collaborations both sonic and visual, and more.

We're sorry to interrupt your regular Ear Coffee Podcast content, but Wes did a special interview with Evan Bakker of Silent Agency ahead of Give Sound 2019. This event is a charity festival featuring a ton of great Twin Cities bands, and Silent Agency is coming out of retirement to their first show in six years. 

This week, Wes sat down with Caleb Hinz of The Happy Children to discuss the band's final album Same Dif, his production work, and more.

The Ear Coffee Podcast has a new segment - Ear Coffee This Month. Every month, Joe Keyport runs down a handful of tracks that stood from the rest. 

Here are the artists in order of appearance: 

Goodnight Gorillas - "Three Words" 

AMY HZL - "Dead Bird" 

Healthy Competition - "Department Store" 

Meese - "Number 1 Dad"

Syvers - "Forest Fire"

We Should Be Laughing - "Uncool" 

This week, Joe got to talk with Aaron, Ali, and Cole of the band Another Heaven. The episode feels like you're sitting in the middle of three friends talking about music, and it's great. All three guys are prolific in their musical output, and hearing them speak about it gives a slight peek inside the world of heavy music in Minnesota. 

Check out their newest record For Ever by heading to their Bandcamp page. 

Joe and Wes sit down and slowly lose their minds while discussing their favorite albums of the first half of 2019.

Wes and Joe site down for a rare discussion about their favorite local releases from the month of April. Also, Wes got in a twitter fight with his biggest fan over Vampire Weekend. 

Albums Mentioned: Miyha, The Symptones, In Lieu, and Kate Malanaphy.