On the show this time, it’s the danceable darkwave of Danish musician - Trentemøller.

Anders Trentemøller is a Danish musician based in Copenhagen. His debut album, The Last Resort, was released in 2006, and he has continued putting out new music roughly every three years since. His sound is eclectic, spanning genres like trip-hop, goth, shoegaze, indie rock, and pop. He has remixed hundreds of tracks for artists including The Knife, Röyksopp, Robyn, M83, The Raveonettes, Depeche Mode, and Franz Ferdinand. A musician’s musician and a seasoned producer, he remains, at heart, a music-loving kid.

His latest album, Dreamweaver—featuring Icelandic singer Disa—is out now on In My Room Records.

Recorded February 11, 2025

1. I Give My Tears
2. Dreamweavers
3. Nightfall
4. Still On Fire

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On the show this time, it’s the danceable darkwave of Danish musician - Trentemøller.

Anders Trentemøller is a Danish musician based in Copenhagen. His debut album, The Last Resort, was released in 2006, and he has continued putting out new music roughly every three years since. His sound is eclectic, spanning genres like trip-hop, goth, shoegaze, indie rock, and pop. He has remixed hundreds of tracks for artists including The Knife, Röyksopp, Robyn, M83, The Raveonettes, Depeche Mode, and Franz Ferdinand. A musician’s musician and a seasoned producer, he remains, at heart, a music-loving kid.

His latest album, Dreamweaver—featuring Icelandic singer Disa—is out now on In My Room Records.

Recorded February 11, 2025

1. I Give My Tears
2. Dreamweavers
3. Nightfall
4. Still On Fire

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On the show this time, it’s the angular psych-punk of Frankie and the Witch Fingers.

Frankie & The Witch Fingers are a relentlessly touring, high-bar musicianship, DIY punk band. They originally formed in Bloomington, Indiana, but are now fully ensconced in the burgeoning psych-rock scene in Los Angeles. Their latest album, Trash Classic, is available on Greenway Records. Their own description for it is pretty great, saying the record “plunges into a sewer-slick fusion of proto-punk venom, fractured new wave, and industrial grime. Brimming with wiry synths, angular melodies, and grooves that squirm and bite, it’s all delivered with a sly, playful wink.

Recorded July 23, 2024

1. Brain Telephone
2. Futurephobic
3. Syster System
4. Cops & Robbers
5. Sidewalk
6. Weird Dog

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On the show this time, it’s the angular psych-punk of Frankie and the Witch Fingers.

Frankie & The Witch Fingers are a relentlessly touring, high-bar musicianship, DIY punk band. They originally formed in Bloomington, Indiana, but are now fully ensconced in the burgeoning psych-rock scene in Los Angeles. Their latest album, Trash Classic, is available on Greenway Records. Their own description for it is pretty great, saying the record “plunges into a sewer-slick fusion of proto-punk venom, fractured new wave, and industrial grime. Brimming with wiry synths, angular melodies, and grooves that squirm and bite, it’s all delivered with a sly, playful wink.

Recorded July 23, 2024

1. Brain Telephone
2. Futurephobic
3. Syster System
4. Cops & Robbers
5. Sidewalk
6. Weird Dog

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On the show this time, Thailand meets West Africa through the electrifying drumming of Salin.

Salin was born and raised in Thailand. She started out learning music on the piano, but switched to drums partly because the drum teacher was fun, and partly because she was listening to metal. She got good! Good enough to get work as a session drummer for Sony Thailand. She moved to the United States for college. While there she joined a band in Montreal – driving 10 hours along the Great Lakes to go to practice. She learned about new music from her bandmate and fell in love with soul and funk. Her latest album, Rammana, merges those influences with jazz, indigenous Thai, and African sounds for a sound she calls “Afro Thai Funk”. Rammana is available now on Bandcamp.

Recorded February 10, 2025

1. Puaj
2. Current
3. Painted Lady
4. Si Chomphu

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On the show this time, Thailand meets West Africa through the electrifying drumming of Salin.

Salin was born and raised in Thailand. She started out learning music on the piano, but switched to drums partly because the drum teacher was fun, and partly because she was listening to metal. She got good! Good enough to get work as a session drummer for Sony Thailand. She moved to the United States for college. While there she joined a band in Montreal – driving 10 hours along the Great Lakes to go to practice. She learned about new music from her bandmate and fell in love with soul and funk. Her latest album, Rammana, merges those influences with jazz, indigenous Thai, and African sounds for a sound she calls “Afro Thai Funk”. Rammana is available now on Bandcamp.

Recorded February 10, 2025

1. Puaj
2. Current
3. Painted Lady
4. Si Chomphu

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On the show this time, it's the dynamic experimental music of Japanese band MONO.

MONO has been making music together since 1999. Their sound is guitar-driven, and anchored by a propulsive, hypnotic rhythm section. The music has the harmonic richness of film scores, and they have played with orchestras over the years. Other influences include minimalism, Sonic Youth style noise, My Bloody Valentine’s shoegaze, and the true-to-the-sound-in-the-room aesthetic of engineer Steve Albini. They consistently remind us that music can convey meaning, without words, so all these labels and comparisons are reductive. When they play, and you listen, you will understand. Any true MONO fan will tell you - you have to see them live. Their latest is OATH, out now through Temporary Residence Records.

Recorded December 16, 2025 

1. Run On
2. Hear The Wind Sing
3. We All Shine On

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On the show this time, it's the dynamic experimental music of Japanese band MONO.

MONO has been making music together since 1999. Their sound is guitar-driven, and anchored by a propulsive, hypnotic rhythm section. The music has the harmonic richness of film scores, and they have played with orchestras over the years. Other influences include minimalism, Sonic Youth style noise, My Bloody Valentine’s shoegaze, and the true-to-the-sound-in-the-room aesthetic of engineer Steve Albini. They consistently remind us that music can convey meaning, without words, so all these labels and comparisons are reductive. When they play, and you listen, you will understand. Any true MONO fan will tell you - you have to see them live. Their latest is OATH, out now through Temporary Residence Records.

Recorded December 16, 2024

1. Run On
2. Hear The Wind Sing
3. We All Shine On

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On the show this time, it's the Canadian hardcore dance-punk of Death From Above 1979.

Death From Above 1979 make a magnificent amount of noise for two people. They released their first full-length album You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine in 2004. They then broke up in 2006, citing creative differences. It wasn’t until 2011 that the band officially reunited and played shows together again. Since then they’ve put out three albums, and settled into a new era of working together, knowing what they both need to make the band work. Their latest is Is 4 Lovers available through Universal Music Canada.

Recorded January 20, 2025

1. Modern Guy
2. One + One
3. Free Animal
4. Going Steady

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On the show this time, it's the Canadian hardcore dance-punk of Death From Above 1979.

Death From Above 1979 make a magnificent amount of noise for two people. They released their first full-length album You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine in 2004. They then broke up in 2006, citing creative differences. It wasn’t until 2011 that the band officially reunited and played shows together again. Since then they’ve put out three albums, and settled into a new era of working together, knowing what they both need to make the band work. Their latest is Is 4 Lovers available through Universal Music Canada.

Recorded January 20, 2025

1. Modern Guy
2. One + One
3. Free Animal
4. Going Steady

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