Let's Play Ten

Every two weeks, your hosts MP and Ben present ten new songs from indie and unsigned artists. On this episode: MP asks Ben if "radio" still exists, Ben apparently spends more time than MP assessing new music, and there's a whale about.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Dillon Jo, "Vertigo"
• Perennial, "Me and The Magpie"
• James Barrett, "New York State"
• Whalefall, "If We Sink"
• Post Sex Nachos, "Silver Line"
• Appleseed, "Side Effects May Include:"
• Megasound, "Supersize"
• Kouskous Heaven, "If She Was a Spice, She'd Be Flour..."
• The Jump Cuts, "South Beach"
• Just Penelope, "Great Lake"
• veto, "ps2"
• La Sécurité, "Deny"
• BONUS TRACK: Whalefall, "Hit (In the Intersection)"

Stuff we talked about:

Check out Aaron Peakes awesome artwork on their Insta @phantasmall or click here for their store.

Here's an article about private equity and indie music

Main Theme Song: Faux Fiction, "Hello"

Closing Theme Song: manners, please, "Stay Strange"

Every two weeks, your hosts MP and Ben present ten new songs from indie and unsigned artists. On this episode: MP caves, Ben raves, and the boys discuss how some bands are making art a natural extension of their music. Also, MP takes the word "barnyardian" for a test drive.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Neighbour Club, "Gold Leaf Girl"
• Cardinal Bloom, "Melatonin"
• million bijillion, "Michael"
• Paper Lady, "Cellsword"
• Sour Widows, "Lucky Star"
• French Film, "Let Go of Precious Things"
• I See Orange, "Allow Me"
• Jerry Big's World Famous Band, "Berlin"
• The Joy Hotel, "May Queen"
• SKORTS, "Headrush"
• lozenge, "communion wine"
• Bus Crush, "Best Part"
• BONUS TRACK: French Film, "Crude Charm"

Cities added to the map this episode: Swindon

Main Theme Song: Faux Fiction, "Hello"

Closing Theme Song: manners, please, "Stay Strange"

Every two weeks, your hosts MP and Ben present ten new songs from indie and unsigned artists. On this episode: MP survived another Outlaw Music Festival, Ben is excited about some shows coming to Indianapolis, and the boys bid farewell to a legend.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Bugsy, "drip dry"
• Grumpy, "Twenty-Five"
• Practically People, "Get Home Safe"
• OK Cowgirl, "Rock n Roll Ruined My Life"
• talker, "Strangers"
• Grace Cummings, "Bloodhorse!"
• Cherry Vance, "better"
• MyVeronica, "In This Endless Lifetime"
• Really Regular, "Crickets"
• Weather Happy, "It Leaks Out"
• Jupiter Bloom, "Water Lillies"
• stepover, "shell"
• BONUS TRACK: Dolly Parton, "Living On Memories of You"

Stuff we talked about:

Visit Indy's Church of Noise here: https://churchofnoise.org/

Check out Don Was and the Pan Detroit Ensemble here: https://donwas.bandcamp.com/album/groove-in-the-face-of-adversity

Support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library here: https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/

Cities added to the map this episode: Tampa

Theme Song: Faux Fiction, "Hello"

Ben has returned from his annual pilgrimage to the Mile Of Music festival and has good things to report. Meanwhile, MP has some complaints about that "other" music festival. The boys talk about the new releases from Slow Fiction and Cinema Stare, and present a playlist of ten brand new indie rock tracks that won't gut your staff or try to sell you water.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• BODEGA, "Weather Me"
• Porch Light, "Under"
• Swapmeet, "Seeds"
• Tough Cookie, "Mercy!"
• Bloome, "Bows & Daisies"
• Fudge, "What About Me"
• Man/Woman/Chainsaw, "The Thing"
• waltzerr, "Ciggy B"
• Mallory Hawk, "Caretaker"
• Honest Work, "The Final Prose"
• Dopamine, "Crash"
• Women in Peril, "No Fun"
• BONUS TRACK: Mallory Hawk, "Rabbit Hole"

Links to stuff we talked about:

Check out the new Slow Fiction album "dollhouse"

Check out the new Cinema Stare EP "Stink"

Visit Infinite Spin records in St. Louis

Get tickets to the Eric Bachmann house show tour

Cities added to the map this episode:

Prague, Czechia

Wilmington, North Carolina

MP just turned the big 6-0 and he's feeling nostalgic, and a little embarrassed. The boys talk about a few albums that have caught their attention and accidentally stumble across the secret to Instagram traction. As always, they’ve got a monster playlist of brand new indie rock songs that will keep you parasite free and young at heart.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Loose Buttons, “Sure Thing”
• Polly, “Shut Up”
• Emmalea Deal & The Hot Mess, “Unraveling”
• Library Card, “People Pleaser”
• Zac and the New Men, “Let Me Walk Away”
• Computerwife, “Nobody”
• THEATRE, "Black Swan"
• Cusk, "Dooms banjo"
• Carla Wehbe, "Broke Your Heart"
• Dirty Harry, "Love and Piss"
• CQ Wrestling, "HEALTH+"
• Jenna Pascale, "Dissociated in New York"
• BONUS TRACK: THEATRE, "Messiah"

Link: Click here to check out music by Palehound

Link: Click here to check out music by YadaYada

Ben and MP return from their June vacation and have to re-learn how to podcast. The boys talk about a few of their recent album obsessions, and lament yet again about self-important social media posts. More importantly, they've got a playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will ride your unicycle and move your funcos.

EPISODE PLAYLIST

• Council Grounds, "Doubt"
• Fiddlehead, "Baby I'll Change"
• the thing is, "Logic"
• Bottle Rockets, "Home"
• Magnesia, "Ashes/Waves"
• Tooth, "Schoolyard"
• Hew, "Reconciliation"
• Girl Cologne, "Crash"
• Chewing Gum, "Possum"
• Office Party, "Alone"
• Shallowater, "Gods Gonna Give You a Million Dollars"
• Insignificant Other, "In Parking Lots"
• BONUS TRACK: Bottle Rockets, "Won't Speak Again"

Link: Click here for Gretel's cd release show recorded in Oslo

Link: Click here for info about the Oh Yeah Music Centre

Cities added to the map this episode: 1

MP and Ben are packing their bags because it's time for their summer break. The boys deep dive into the new releases from Brodie Milner and Bah-Bah Genesis, and MP strongly recommends Mando and Grogu. As always, we've got a playlist of 10 brand new indie rock tracks that will stick new pins in your map and stay crunchy in milk.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• War on Women, "Balance"
• Loose Content, "Big Bright Burning Sun"
• Philine Sonny, "The Band"
• Cordelia Gartside, "what the heart wants"
• Lazy Haze, "Web"
• Longfield and Super Skeleton, "Human Being"
• Nara's Room, "Cut To Blue"
• negativespace, "a calm collapse"
• Eaves Wilider, "Daisy Chain Reaction"
• Mia June, "Pet"
• no problemo!, "Mr. Pibb Ain't Quite Flyin' Off The Shelves, Todd"
• Wait. Think. Fast., "Soft Song in a Hard Time"
• BONUS TRACKS: Bah-Bah Genesis, "Cherry Jam", Brodie Milner, "A Hateful Song"

Shout-outs to: Smartpunk Records and Father/Daughter Records

Cities added to the map this episode: 3

MP and Ben will return in Avengers: Doomsday (or July 9th, whichever comes first).

MP pulls off a miracle and scores tickets to the second hottest tour of the year, Ben celebrates the tenth anniversary of one of his favorite local releases, and the boys break down the new albums from Future Teens and Goo. All that, and a playlist of brand new indie rock that will cure your red dot fever without those pesky service fees.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Hipsy Gap, "South"
• KALI MASI, "Searching for a Sunbeam"
• Spoils, "Red Roof"
• Two Thumbs Down, "Natural Light"
• MLEKO, "Denouement"
• Meg Elsier, "Meaning of Life"
• Truthpaste, "Never Gonna Give"
• Maddy Davis, "Afraid"
• Modern Woman, "Blessed Day"
• Brockhoff, "Front Row"
• The Overhead Bins, "I'd Spiral Down"
• Katie Greene, "Loose Ends"
• BONUS TRACK: Two Thumbs Down, "BROOOOKLYN"

Ben is particularly excited about two new albums. MP passes down muso-generational wealth. The boys continue to update the map and contemplate whether AI-driven angst will result in great organic art. As always, we've got a playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will cause a tornado in your pants and make your dog drool.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• hallpass, “Habits"
• Lime Garden, “Cross My Heart” / Link to video
• binsad, “pearl”
• Gretel, “Unbloom”
• Dowsing Rod, “windmill”
• Red Output, “Gnawing at the Cage”
• Snorkeler, "Surprise!"
• Makai Colvin, "Prettiest Thing"
• Take Steps, "Everybody That Loves You (Now I Know)"
• Devlin and the Harm, "Kingdom Comes" / Link to video
• Escape Durgin, "Skin"
• Narotic, "Escape"
• BONUS TRACK: Makai Colvin, "Everybody Talks Shit"

Cities added to the map this episode: 3

The boys discuss the anti-trust case against Live Nation, MP obsesses about the LPT map, and Ben brings the love. Front and center is a playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will sync your cycles and beat you at Scrabble.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Cashier, "A Curse I Know So Well"
• Snarls, "No Lock, No Prayer"
• Tanzana, "Pulse Pose Position"
• Palette Knife, "Honors English"
• Lily Seabird, "Demon In Me"
• Ain't, "Grazer"
• Hater, "Mosquito"
• Latchkey Kids, "Orpheus (ft. Tom May)"
• Beck Zegans, "I Want You"
• Chroma, "Coalminer's Granddaughter"
• Heartworms, "Just to ask a Dance"
• cruush, "Great Dane"
• BONUS TRACK: Palette Knife, "Phoenix Down"

Cities added to the map this episode: 3