TFW when you don’t love something at first, and then you do. MP and Ben break down the new album by one of their favorite bands, and present a playlist of brand new indie rock to help you find yours. These songs will spread your stereo field and hyperlink your sputnik.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Wilt, “Bad Seed"
• Pool Kids, “Last Word"
• Colatura, “Survive"
• Jinzo, “Great Zest"
• Rocket, “Act Like Your Title"
• Prewn, “System"
• Coast Arcade, “Cycles"
• Superstar Crush, “Fire Escape”
• IVY, “Loon"
• Hannah Kate, “End of the Day"
• Buddie, “Impatient"
• Honey Eyes, “Don’t Come Back"
• BONUS TRACK: Honey Eyes, “Hourglass"

More like Lollapa-SNOOZE-a!

“Wednesday MP” is not a fan of one of the splashiest, splooshiest, longest running music festivals in the country. That’s why he stayed home and watched it on television for four days. And just what IS his real name??? Ben and MP talk about FOUS’s (Festivals of Unusual Size), introduce a new music-rating system, and present a playlist of fresh indie rock that will steam your fez and water your buffalo.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Golomb, “Staring"
• WAAX, “Ur A Rat"
• Velvet Meadow, “The Velvet Sundown"
• Die Spitz, “Pop Punk Anthem (Sorry For The Delay)"
• Soft Bait, “Sooner"
• really big really clever, “the middle"
• SCHMOOZE, “Treason"
• The Royston Club, “30/20"
• The Flamingo Years, “beaver + wallace"
• MyVeronica, “Sleepless"
• Poppy Jean Crawford, “Glamorous"
• Sarah and the Sundays, “Pipe Down"
• BONUS TRACK: Golomb, “Real Power"

MP and Ben were just settling in to record this episode when news broke of Ozzy Osbourne’s passing. This got the boys thinking about the deaths of famous musicians that impacted them the most, in their youth and as adults. Yeah, it’s not the most light-hearted of discussions but we didn’t go TOO dark. Luckily, we had a great playlist of brand new and not so new indie rock tracks to lift our spirits.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Chloe Slater, “We’re Not The Same"
• Stagger, “Head Rip"
• Bad Bloom, “Onion"
• Chartreuse, “Fold"
• Porch Light, “Over Flow"
• After London, “The Get Up"
• Indoor Foxes, “White Rabbit"
• Forth Wanderers, “Honey"
• Pebbledash, “Tell Me"
• The Sophs, “Death in the Family"
• NewDad, “RooBosh"
• Year of October, “Flannel"
• BONUS TRACK, Indoor Foxes, “Maggot Brains (and many other names)"

Our vacations are over, and we have so much to tell you. MP shares tales of a nearly flooded igloo, Ben avoids a nautical mishap, and we have a serious heart-to-heart about the precarious “state of things”. Of course, we’d be nothing without new indie rock, and we have a mid-summer playlist that will rattle your pipes and soak your floor.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Yumi Zouma, “Blister"
• Annabel Lee, “THE SON!"
• Q.E., “If I Had Stayed Married To Andy"
• Future Teens, “Harm Production"
• Odelia, “Monkey With A Hammer"
• Ramonda Hammer, “The Panic"
• Honeycrush, “Soft Spot"
• Rehash, “malaise"
• spiderhoney, “Bare Minimum"
• Edgehill, “I Can Be Your Dog"
• Neptune’s Core, “Inside"
• Soot Sprite, “Days After Days"
• BONUS TRACK: Neptune’s Core, “Tethered"

It’s that time of year, when Ben and MP mark the half-way point of their season by taking a month off. The boys have a lot on their minds, including….their actual minds. Plus, house shows are becoming a “thing” again, but we’re not complaining about it. And yes, we’ve got your first playlist of summer with a batch of brand new indie rock guaranteed to shake the sand right out of those hard to reach places.

Ben and MP will be back in July.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Leeches, “Green"
• The Snookers, “Male Male"
• Theo Moss, “Warning Sign"
• Skiptracer, “Rapid Eye Movement"
• Night Talks, “Gasoline"
• Ducki, “Dog Breath"
• Billy Nomates, “Metalhorse"
• Farmer’s Wife, “Dirty Shirley"
• McKay, “All On My Own"
• Pleasance, “Cool"
• The Ophelias, “Open Sky"
• Postcards, “Dust Bunnies"
• BONUS TRACK: Postcards, “Construction Site"

Is it better to push forward, or fall back? Ben and MP consider the risks and benefits of abandoning over-saturated promotional tools in favor of old school mailing lists and word of mouth. And, while they ponder the musical question “what’s Aunt Doris muttering about?”, they present a playlist of brand new indie rock that will deliver your phone books and improve your French.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Lord Jane, “Kaleidoscopes"
• Coach Party, “Girls!"
• Soundcellar, “I Am"
• Press Club, “Wilt"
• Middle Class Fashion, “Rom Com"
• Really Good Time, “Scott Carson"
• La Flemme, “Oiseau"
• Jayla Kai, “Love Letter To Everyone"
• Slung, “Heavy Duty"
• The Vanns, “Up All Night"
• Ritchot Textiles, “Directing"
• TV Therapy, “Animal Control"
• BONUS TRACK: La Flemme, “Mer Azur"

Honorable Mentions: Blondshell, Man/Woman/Chainsaw

Cooking tips and menu placement are hallmarks of any good music podcast….right? No? What about local scene networking and pop-up shows? It’s all on the table, and MP and Ben attempt to control their own chaos, all the while presenting a playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will julienne your peppers and smother your hash browns. Are you chuffed yet?

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• hazy waters, “attention"
• For Nina, “Hounds"
• Sofia Isella, “Crowd Caffeine"
• The Redroom, “Nowadays"
• Greer, “Mugwump"
• Panchiko, “Chapel of Salt"
• Cosmorat, “Bad Boys Go To Heaven"
• sacréblue, “nelauk ir ateis"
• Hannah Lou Clark, “How to Unlearn Yourself"
• Picture Parlour, “Who’s There To Love Without You"
• The Braymores, “Ghost"
• Deep Sea Diver, “Always Waving Goodbye"
• BONUS TRACK, Panchiko, “Ginkgo"

Honorable Mentions:

• Swim School, “Alone With You"
• Billy Nomates, “Plans"
• Greeting Committee, “Animal at Best"
• Prima Queen, “The Prize"

We are often pre-disposed to discuss “the things we do wrong”, or “that shitty thing that happened”, or “that asshole that ruined the gig”. Maybe it’s in our nature. MP and Ben turn the fables and spin a pair of “it was all worth it” stories from their distant musical pasts, before they completely threw in the towel and became podcasters. If semi-longwinded stories are not your jam, we've got ten brand new indie rock tracks that will master your mix and sell out your house.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• hotgirl, “The Stink"
• Smut, “Syd Sweeney"
• Bug Crush, “Mikey Told Me"
• Les Votives, “I Don’t Care"
• Blush, “crowded spaces"
• Kills Birds, “Trace"
• Maddie Thies, “Owie" (feat. Lucas Rollo)
• The Royal Foundry, “Howlin’ At The Moon"
• Waking Hours, “i-35"
• Coast Arcade, “Acetone"
• Sweetmelk, “Athena"
• Wodan Boys, “Flying Solo"
• BONUS TRACK, Kills Birds, “Pyre"

“Hey, you like music, have you ever checked out this band?” meets “How can you call yourself a music person if you’ve never listened to this band?” as MP and Ben talk about their recent forays into the bands that got away. Don’t let any of the artists on this episode’s playlist pass you by, and please support them with your disposable income.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Alison’s Fall, “What If"
• The Velveteers, “See Your Face"
• Bandit, “Masquerade"
• Strange Neighbors, “Hate Me Less"
• naya mö, “reverb boy"
• Shefu, “Smoke Show"
• Sunsick Daisy, “It’ll Be Alright"
• Q.E., “Hollow Words"
• Florence Road, “Heavy"
• Cliffords, “Bittersweet"
• Star 99, “Kill"
• Slow Fiction, “Brother"
• BONUS TRACK, Strange Neighbors, “Influencer"

Remember your very first concert without an adult chaperone? MP and Ben talk about their first concerts and what they took away from the experience. Also, MP might be getting bored, but maybe not, and the algorithm may need re-training. In the meantime, the boys spin a list of brand new indie rock tracks that will have you falling out of a tree into a creek (with excitement).

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Milledenials, “Self Destruct and Scott Emotion"
• overpass, “Like No Other"
• FACS, “Wish Defense"
• Billy Nomates, “The Test"
• STINT, “Där jag inte ser"
• Queen Cult, “Figure It Out"
• HotWax, “One More Reason"
• Polly, “So What"
• Touchdown Jesus, “Hairdryer"
• mercury, “Faster"
• Emilia Sisco, “In These Binds"
• Isabella Strange, “Karma 5"
• BONUS TRACK, overpass, “Take It Or Leave It"