MC Days (formerly 12:51, RacecaR) and DJ Jostereo together make up Parisian hip-hop outfit LRS (aka Living Room Soundsystem). On this edition, Days and Jo dish out some highs, some lows, and some uptempo cuts from the early 10's that will leave the listener "stirringly & hopefully, shakingly awakening." Check out @thisisdoombap on Soundcloud and check out the full LRS discography at lrs1.bandcamp.com, which includes the new EP, "Thoughts." (editor's note - i woke up very early in the morning to conduct this interview.)

(RIP Double K)

New Jersey-based songwriter Orry Benavides has a lot of thoughts. Some of these thoughts ended up as a series of fiction novels Orry penned for a couple of years. But most of these thoughts would end up being transposed into songs under the name Placeholder Confidential. Equipped with songs old and new, Orry takes the crew of Will, Rachel, and Elann on a voyage into many a topic, including pastiche shoegaze, nautical themes, and a possum sighting.

Hailing from Tucson, AZ, Tommy Cormier, lead singer of Golden Alphabet, is now celebrating his golden anniversary (10 years in NYC!). More gold can be found on this go-around as Tommy shares old and previously unheard sounds of the musical variety. Before you go camping (be it in cold or hot weather), make sure to check out Golden Alphabet's new EP available on Bandcamp! - goldenalphabet.bandcamp.com.

Rachel and Elann are joined by the majestically long haired singer-songwriter Eddy Marshall to chat about creating music during the pandemic, his proficiency in multiple instruments, and his love of hockey. Along with the playing of his newest single "Gabby," Eddy also treats us to a few early efforts that showcase a lower vocal register, a lyrical cross stitch, and some previously unreleased electronic pop. For all things Eddy, check out eddymarshall.com.

Friend and frequent past guest Matt Finch has been busy lately. When he isn't making music utilizing AI, he's developing something called "Cancelbot" with fellow collaborator Jared Wright. For this first episode of 2021, Jared joins Elann and Rachel to listen to Matt's AI audio, as well as a few choice compositions from Matt's archives, which can be heard at moth.bandcamp.com or slashsound.bandcamp.com.

The final episode for the year serves up a couple of different directions in retrospective! First up is Will, who highlights some of his favorite moments and stories from the first three months of the year, including right about when New York's lockdown had begun! Elann takes over the second half with another quintessential clip collage soundtracked with an "In Memoriam" megamix, featuring favorite show submissions and plenty of flaming banter, terrible dad jokes, and very animated laughter.

Songs played:

Wizard Brain - Seasonal Changes

Miss Carousel - I Miss My City

Marguerite Stern - Light on the Leaves (Live @ Pete's Candy Store, 2019)

Meghan Pulles - Ghost of Sound

Grex - Martha

Sam Rosen - Codependence

Bad Mime - Fireflies

Letters to Her - Better

Tom Ashton - New York City

Amity - Holidays

Big Beat Big Band - Thankful This Christmas

Corrections:

- "Martha" by Grex's subtitle is "Last of the Passenger Pigeons" not "Messenger Pigeons"

- Bad Mime's bandcamp domain is badmimemusic.

RIP Catie Lazarus.

Songs played:

Quail - Distance

ESS SEE - A Better Home

Sanderling - Marigolds

Jon Reid - Batten Down the Hatches

The Water Dogs - This Christmas

Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble - With a Hint of Blue

Wit & Daniel - Permafrost

Mel Kay - Ghosts (Demo)

Scott Making Cents - A Peloton for Xmas (A Christmas Song for Totally Happy People)

Est X - I Am a Rock

Marcus Jade - The Message

Improv teacher, comedian, and video maker Josh Telson returns to the show to bring us up to speed about pandemic life out in Berlin. Plus! Will and Rachel are treated to a healthy smattering of reminiscing, as Josh and Elann go back over three decades. And then! A couple more sounds from Elann's 8th birthday party are played, for good measure and curiosity - what was that board game called? Check Josh's work out at joshtelson.com.

Now based in Pueblo, CO, Rachel's older brother Jeff Teichman even manages to socially distance from the computer screen as he gives us the inside scoop on his love of video games, the playful contention he keeps with his sister, and how dropping out of college ultimately worked out really well for him. Later, Jeff gets to relive his Jersey roots as he is presented home movie footage for the first time in well over a decade. Also, Rachel gets some bad news about a pet hamster. Happy Thanksgiving!