Let's Play Ten

With frozen fingers crossed, Ben and MP bid farewell to their arctic studio space as they roll out a playlist from their ever-growing collection of "plus ones". Think of them as the songs they held back like power-ups for battle with the final boss.

Episode Playlist:

• Hot Wax, "Phone Machine"
• Fwango, "Low Light"
• King Isis, "MAKE IT UP"
• Bedroom High Club, "What You Did"
• Tali & The Arms, "Private Riot"
• SPRINTS, "Up and Comer"
• Down With The Stereotype, "Who Am I?"
• Sedona, "Domino"
• We Kill Cowboys, "Pink Codeine"
• Teenage Joans, "Superglue"
• Try The Pie, "Last of You"
• Night Cap, "Glimpse"
• BONUS CONTENT: Down With The Stereotype, "Tin Man"

BIG shout-out to Something Merry. Check out their newest compilation "Side One Track One", all proceeds go to Sandy Hook Promise.

Ever been in a band? Then you probably have a hilarious (in hindsight) horror story about it. Ben and MP share some of their worst band memories. They can laugh about it now, and they do, because pathos. They also share ten brand new indie rock tracks because that's why you listen.

EPISODE PLAYLIST

• Rett Madison, "Flea Market"
• Empris, "Cherry Milk"
• The Buoys, "Settle Petal"
• Teens in Trouble, "Sharon"
• Hoity-Toity, "Bad"
• Desert Mambas, "Weird Mirror"
• Wet Denim, "Remedy"
• Ruby Archer, "New Dream"
• Eaglemont, "Girls Darts Panic Attacks"
• BARDS, "Roast"
• Plume, "Constructs"
• hey, nothing, "Ur Purple Eyes"
• BONUS TRACK: Rett Madison, "Skydiving"

We all have our favorite albums, our albums of the moment, and albums that "spoke to us." But what about those albums that froze you in your tracks for days or weeks on end? The albums that you can't listen to anymore because you have to stop your life so you can listen to them on repeat. MP and Ben talk about the albums they "lived in", and their enduring impact. And of course, they've got ten new indie rock tracks to baste your turkeys and roast your carrots.

Episode playlist:

• Brooke Dougan, "College Kids"
• Rosie Tucker, "Unending Bliss"
• Empty Country, "Erlking"
• mercury, "Trying"
• Push Rope, "fake it (til u make it)"
• West Thebarton, "Desire"
• Yucky Bangs, "The Far Side"
• PROJECTOR, "No Guilt"
• POM, "Bittersweet"
• The Thing, "You're The One"
• Mega Mango, "Space Kids"
• Wild Nothing, "Dial Tone"
• BONUS TRACK: Empty Country, "Dustine"

Ben and MP return from a month off and they've got stories! They also have some terrible ideas about how to make the podcast stand out from the streaming crowd. And of course, they have new indie rock that will move your feet and warm your cockles.

Episode playlist:

• Emily Wolfe, "Silencer"
• Upchuck, "Freaky"
• Dice, "Super-Vision"
• Gut Health, "Uh Oh"
• Ryan M. Brewer, "Pretty Sure I'm"
• Short Fictions, "Self Betterment in a Time of Loneliness"
• Dead Gowns, "Kid 1"
• Dog Door, "Fresh Peach Pie"
• LOLA, "Mr Depressed"
• Mad Honey, "Heavier Still"
• The Rions, "Take What You Want"
• Equal Creatures, "Pills In My Hand"
• BONUS CONTENT: Emily Wolfe, "Dead End Luck"

Get ready for an overstuffed deluxe episode! Not a mere ten, but EIGHTEEN new indie rock tracks. We also doubled up on the "plus ones" AND the bonus material. So, you get 24 killer songs plus all the info you need to find the music and the artists, and we get an extra few weeks off. Ben and MP will be back with a brand new episode at the end of October. In the meantime, open wide....this is a very big sandwich.

Special thanks to Adie Gmutza.

Episode playlist:

• Orson Wilds, "Lucca"
• The Dandys, "Temporary Fix"
• Office Dog, "Big Air"
• Raue, "Lilac"
• Lotte Gallagher, "Adam"
• Liquid Girlfriend, "Spongebob Halftime Show"
• Sydney Sprague, "if im honest"
• Georgia Gets By, "Easier To Run"
• PHONY, "Chinatown"
• Daffo, "Poor Madeline"
• Bluey Thomas & Carlie Hanson, "Colorado"
• bugsy, "soup"
• Platonic Sex, "When I Come Home, I'll Find A Hill To Die On"
• Mali Velasquez, "Medicine"
• twentythreenineteen, "3:33"
• Sweet Pill, "Starchild"
• Dusty, "She Makes Me Skin Crawl"
• Farmer's Wife, "Shoe Goo"
• Middle Kids, "Highlands"
• Imani Graham, "Just Stay For Once"
• Yonaka, "I Want More"
• Marathon, "Tired"

BONUS MATERIAL

• Orson Wilds, "Gin and Tonic"
• bugsy, "recluse"

Ben and MP had a couple of interesting topics to discuss, like the importance of recording in a proper studio and if all music needs to have purpose. But none of that happened and instead they devolved into multiple streams of semi-consciousness. They did manage to present ten brand new indie rock tracks for your evening bath time (or whenever you enjoy music).

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• overpass, "Alright"
• Church Girls, "Nightmare Nights"
• Blondshell, "Street Rat"
• My Sister Maura, "In A Car"
• Worlds Greatest Dad, "KO"
• Hannah Marks, "(I Wanna B Ur) 90's Dreamgirl"
• Love Under The Sun & Hunny, "Fortress"
• Mother Magnetic, "Suckers Disease"
• Parrotfish, "I've Been"
• Scarlet Demore, "Wendy's Pisces"
• Island of Love, "I've Got The Secret"
• Daylongsigh, "IM alright"
• BONUS CONTENT: My Sister Maura, "Mars"

Mid-discussion revelations abound, and the rebellion against industry driven ubiquity has begun! MP and Ben barely discuss the trend that has artists eschewing social media oversharing yet still selling tickets and merch. Also, we're on the internet?? Plus, ten amazing new indie rock tracks to delight your senses.

Episode playlist:

• Plantoid, "Dog's Life"
• Etta Marcus, "Theatre"
• omat, "Pollen"
• moonstone, "Standards"
• Dick Dudley, "Salt"
• Tedious & Brief, "Chicago/Handshake"
• Hana Eid, "Weird"
• English Teacher, "The World's Biggest Paving Slab"
• Broken Record, "Nothing Moves Me"
• ill peach, "Bloom"
• Mega Mango, "You Spent All Your Love"
• Texas King, "Capsize"
• BONUS TRACK: omat, "Daisy"

Ben and MP talk more about festival culture, and how the televised model might be it's saving grace. They also step outside the playlist to shout out some new releases you should check out. As always, they've got ten brand new indie rock tracks to delight your senses.

Episode playlist:

• Tori Nance, "Straight To Your Heart"
• Telescreens, "Games"
• Blanco Tranco, "Lara"
• Family Dinner, "Morning Haze"
• Ra Ra Viper, "Tora"
• The Briefly Gorgeous, "Standby"
• Maddy Davis, "Would U Object?"
• Jobber, "Summerslam"
• Night Talks, "Nights"
• M.A.G.S., "Red Sky"
• Dirty Blonde, "Run (When I Tell You)
• The Sherlocks, "Don't Let It Out"
• BONUS CONTENT: The Sherlocks, "Remember All The Girls"

Summer festivals are in full swing. Ben and MP talk about one of their personal favorite annual gatherings. Plus, MP invents a new word, and the boys roll out ten brand new indie rock tracks that you are guaranteed to love.

Episode playlist:

• Petey, "I'll Wait"
• DAIISTAR, "Star Starter"
• Taking Meds, "Outside"
• Lime Garden, "Nepotism (baby)
• Spanish Love Songs, "Clean Up Crew"
• City Ghost, "Good News"
• The Last Dinner Party, "Sinner"
• Tele Novella, "Hard Hearted Way"
• Ratboys, "The Window"
• Margaret Glaspy, "Act Natural"
• Joiner, "Hot Things"
• The Minks, " Take It Easy"
• BONUS EPISODE, DAIISTAR, "Tracemaker"

MP and Ben endured tornadoes, hail storms, power outages, broken appliances, family emergencies, blue-green algae, and also took a vacation. And that was just the month of June. The boys return with a double-length playlist of new indie rock tracks.

Episode playlist:

• Winona Fighter, "Hamms In A Glass"
• The Mysterines, "Begin Again"
• Sprints, "Adore Adore Adore"
• Shefu, "Chandler Bing"
• The Snuts, "Gloria"
• Shadeland, "Floating in the Dark"
• Jeff Rosenstock, "Doubt"
• Picture Parlor, "Norwegian Wood"
• The Criticals, "Belmont"
• Fraulein, "Pet"
• HUNNY, "Big Star"
• Secondhand Sound, "Rorschach"
• Sunshy, "Dissolve"
• TEKE::TEKE, "Hoppe"
• Durry, "Coming of Age"
• Body Type, "Miss The World"
• Small Words, "Talk"
• Oldsoul, "Lavender Cane"
• buffchick, "Show You Something"
• Pacifica, "Anita"
• BONUS CONTENT: Jeff Rosenstock, "Liked U Better"