Left of the Dial

Our on-call host, Andrea, is filling in for Caleb this week, and she's brought along her favorite covers of the last year or so. Featuring a few friends of Left of the Dial and some folks we've never covered, plus, of course, Andrea and Caleb's VERY favorite band makes an appearance on the list.

If you love these covers as much as we do, think about supporting these artists, who all make their own killer original music, too. We've linked to everyone's bandcamp and/pr Patreon below.

Find Andrea on Twitter and Instagram, and representing South Jersey for Chris Gethard's New Jersey Is the World project on Patreon and Instagram and at their monthly live residency at House of Independents in Asbury Park. You can grab tickets for February 2nd and all future shows now.

From the episode

Riverby

Taylor Swift, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" live at PhilaMOCA

Kississippi, "Around Your Room" on Left of the Dial Live

Bruce Springsteen, "Atlantic City" ft. The Lunar Year

Fall Out Boy

Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure" on ABC's Queen Family Singalong

Skatune Network

Wham! "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"

Skatutne Network's Patreon

Alex Melton

"'Teenage Dirtbag' but the Drums Are Real Fast"

Alex Melton's Patreon

Biitchseat

Sixpence None the Richer, "Kiss Me"

Take Today

Jawbreaker, "Do You Still Hate Me"

If you live in or around New Jersey, Take Today is playing the first ever Jawnaroo in Mullica Hill, May 21st 2022!

In preparation for this episode, Kitzy told Caleb "I’m only a minute into the first song but this is extremely your shit." Can confirm. Still Blooms hits from start to finish, and at times leaves us speechless. Kitzy didn't even mind that there were horns. Check out the video for "Separated" and more on their site!

We may have postponed Left of the Dial Live sessions for January, but now's the perfect time to head over to the channel & catch up! And of course, don't forget to subscribe while you're there.

As we close out 2021—and our second full year of making this show—Caleb picked a special theme. But the catch is he didn't tell Kitzy what the theme was, or what songs we'd be discussing, in advance. As the episode progresses, Kitzy attempts to guess the theme, and gets a surprise gift along the way.

Make sure you're subscribed to the Left of the Dial channel on YouTube and keeping an eye out on Leftofthedial.fm, because we're not slowing down in 2022!

As we come to the end of both 2021 and our second full year of this show, Kitzy recaps some of their favorite songs of the year. You may recognize some bangers from past episodes, and they even surprise us with a couple unexpected (but still fantastic) new jams.

We also talk about all the amazing performances available on the Left of the Dial YouTube page. But you already knew about those because you're already subscribed.

And of course, don't forget to check out the newest Night Shift Radio original show Possibly Normal, launching January 1st 2022!

There may still be a couple of weeks left, but Caleb is prepared to call it - Graceful Rage is his record of the year! We've been wanting to talk about this one for a few months now, and are super excited to finally get the chance! RIYL - Elizabeth Elmore, The Gloria Record, the ending track on any Jimmy Eat World record, and layers of seemingly random instruments that just work.

Meanwhile, on the Left of the Dial YouTube page, we're giving you delightful holiday treats in the form of some pretty great live performances. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss out!

And don't forget, Night Shift Radio's newest original series Possibly Normal launches January 1st, 2022. If you like spooky stories, you're going to want to give it a follow now on your podcast player of choice.

It may be December in the real world, but there's always room for more October. First of October, that is. We're back talking about the second annual-ish release from our favorite YouTube duo Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon. Honorable mention to a fire track from Rick Riffson we talked about, but that isn't on the record. And of course there's a discussion on just how much is too much to pay for ravioli.

Speaking of amazing things happening on YouTube, don't forget to subscribe to the Left of the Dial channel, so you never miss any of our incredible in-studio performances, concert livestreams, and more!

And coming January 1st, 2022, keep any eye out for our newest original show from Night Shift Radio, Possibly Normal!

Way back in episode 1, Caleb promised to wait until we were in triple digits to cover another Jimmy Eat World record. Well, as fate would have it, the band decided to release the audio from their incredible Phoenix Sessions online concert events just in time for our 100th episode. We talk about the incredible studio quality of these live performances, and how impactful this record was for teenage Caleb.

Haven't yet subscribed to the Left of the Dial YouTube channel? No time like the present! We're feeling inspired, and the amazing livestream performances are just gonna keep coming!

Feeling inspired, and perhaps a little wired, Kitzy presented a challenge: what are your favorite songs about coffee? Join as we discuss a carefully curated selection of the finest tracks, for a delightful music-tasting experience.

Don't forget to check out all of the happenings on leftofthedial.fm, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to never miss a Left of the Dial Live performance.

If you've listened to us for a while, you'll know we're big fans of Dave Hause. So when Dave dropped his new record, we just had to give it the "first listen" treatment on the show. There's a lot about this record that feels familiar and expected, but we were caught off guard by just how... grown up it is. Give it a listen and see what you think!

Make sure to subscribe to the Left of the Dial YouTube page, because we're going to keep bringing you incredible live performances you won't want to miss.

The week, Caleb stumbled across an article on Beyond the Stage that introduces the reader to the growing subgenre of Emo Rap. As you might guess, that was too good of a lure to pass up. So we listened to these tracks, learned a bit about the artists, and explored the cinematic quality of modern music videos. This was a fun episode for us, and we hope you enjoy it! Special thanks to Kira Mautone for writing the article.

Make sure to subscribe to the Left of the Dial YouTube page, because we're going to keep bringing you incredible live performances you won't want to miss.