The Nashville-based brothers, bandmates, producers, and co-songwriters Michael Ford, Jr., and Ben Ford cut their teeth in the music industry with their previous band, The Apache Relay, which focused on going big with both sound and personnel. With Airpark, they’ve shifted their focus to simpler, tighter, but still highly impactful pop music, which they say is “inspired by minimalism, melody and groove-heavy percussion.” See and hear for yourself in this session, recorded live at Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

Airpark’s debut, Early Works, Volume 1, is available now.

00:00 - Airpark

00:40 - All The Time

03:33 - Interview - Airpark

05:12 - Plenty To Pine For

08:49 - Interview - Airpark

10:56 - Even If

13:40 - Black Light Blue

16:25 - Interview - Airpark

20:30 - Dream Beam

23:49 - Outro

23:59 - FInish

From made up psychedelic ouija pop band to totally real - as in loud, fast, and sweaty real - band, this supergroup composed of members of Fat White Family and the Eccentronic Research Council have come together to destroy pop music and rebuild it. Not sure they’re up for the challenge? Take a look and a listen, and we’re sure you’ll be convinced. They brought the chaos to Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn for this eye-opening session.

 

Interplanetary Class Classics is available now from Chimera Music.

00:00 - The Moonlandingz

00:48 - Man In Me Lyfe

04:39 - Sweet Saturn Mine

08:26 - Interview - The Moonlandingz

09:56 - Black Hanz

14:10 - Interview - The Moonlandingz

15:59 - Lufthansa Man

20:13 - Interview - The Moonlandingz

21:55 - Lay Your Head Down

25:22 - Outro

25:32 - Finish

 

 

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:30 - Pretty Things - Big Thief

03:28 - '81 - Joanna Newsom

07:10 - Too Deep - J. Mascis

09:38 - Free Until They Cut Me Down - Iron & Wine

14:08 - Earthly Bodies - J. Tillman

18:08 - The Folk Wave

18:53 - i will be able - Tica Douglas

23:16 - Jitterkadie - Death Vessel

25:52 - Worried Mind - Megafaun

29:08 - En Route - Balmorhea

34:15 - Make Time - Dark Dark Dark

37:54 - The Folk Wave

39:11 - All Delighted Peoples - Sufjan Stevens

50:45 - Daphne - Lia Ices

56:00 - The Folk Wave

56:19 - O My Soul - Daniel Martin Moore

59:26 - FInish

Matisyahu -- first known as a jam-loving, spiritually-influenced, and passionate singer -- has evolved over that past decade from a Grammy-nominated, #1 single performer to a full-on band. Rounded out by notable improviser Aaron Dugan, Dub Trio bassist Stu Brooks, percussionist/drummer Tim Keiper, and Addison Groove Project founder Rob Marscher, Matisyahu has amassed a fully capable band to keep up with his intense grooves and follow into jam territory on a whim. The group joined us at Serious Business Music in DUMBO to share a bit of what their new album has to offer in this very special session.

 

Matisyahu’s new album, Undercurrent, is available now.

00:00 - Matisyahu

00:41 - Step Out Into The Light

09:23 - Interview - Matisyahu

10:46 - Forest of Faith

19:26 - Interview - Matisyahu

22:40 - BSP

32:15 - Interview - Matisyahu

34:29 - Outro

34:37 - Finish

 

Rachel Trachtenburg is back at it with a new band. We know her from the cute and quirky Supercute!, The Prettiots, and The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, but now she’s heading up a dreamy indie rock band - with some post-punk touches - that we’re really digging. At this point, Rachel is a true veteran of the local scene, having been actively recording and performing for over 15 years now, and all that experience certainly comes through. With Wooing, she takes more of a lead than ever before, and is joined by some excellent musicians to help out (here you may recognize drummer Rosie Slater from New Myths). Check them out in this session recorded live at Serious Business Music in DUMBO, and let their new EP be your summer soundtrack!

 

Wooing’s debut EP, Daydream Time Machine, is available now.

 

00:00 - Wooing

00:35 - In Her Head

04:35 - Interview - Wooing

07:13 - Could Have Been

13:15 - Interview - Wooing

14:56 - Rats

18:20 - Interview - Wooing

19:55 - In Colour

23:40 - Interview - Wooing

24:55 - Two Can Keep A Secret

27:26 - Interview - Wooing

29:49 - Outro

29:59 - Finish

Today's show kicks off with music from Luke Temple's newest album, A Hand Through the Cellar Door.

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:50 - Ordinary Feeling - Luke Temple

06:22 - Taken Up Again - Death Vessel

09:10 - Make You Run - Aderbat

13:03 - Shovelling - Alessi's Ark

14:36 - The Folk Wave

15:49 - twice lit, burn the same hand - William Ryan Fritch

19:30 - When I Was Idle - Ages and Ages

22:49 - Back of the Garden - O'Death

25:53 - A Memory's Stain - Cass McCombs

33:10 - On a Sunlit Stage - Villagers

36:50 - The Folk Wave

37:50 - In California - Joanna Newsom

46:28 - The Lotus Eaters - Sarah Kirkland Snider

52:12 - Requiem - Aisha Burns

58:12 - The Folk Wave

58:55 - Finish

Songwriter Walter Martin is known as a lyricist and multi-instrumentalist for the band The Walkmen - and before that, Jonathan Fire*Eater. His solo career began a few years ago with a record of children’s music, and since then, he’s held onto that childlike wonder and quirky melodic sense of storytelling while continuing to craft fun folk songs for grownups. He joined us at Serious Business Music in DUMBO for a listen to some of his freshest tunes in this special session.

 

Walter Martin’s new album, My Kinda Music, is available now.

 

00:00 - Walter Martin

00:52 - In a Gothic Church

03:56 - Sing To Me

06:52 - Interview - Walter Martin

09:49 - The Everglades

12:55 - Interview - Walter Martin

14:55 - My Heart Has Lost It's Mind

17:05 - Interview - Walter Martin

19:54 - It's A Dream

23:31 - Interview - Walter Martin

27:07 - Outro

27:19 - Finish

West Virginia songwriter William Matheny cut his teeth in the excellent band Southeast Engine before setting out on his current solo endeavor. Using Americana, country, and folk as a springboard for his powerful, literate indie rock story songs, Matheny has crafted a body of work to lure even the most devout indie snobs to the twangy side. He dropped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO with his band to show us just how they rock out down south.

Strange Constellations is available now from Misra Records.

00:00 - William Matheny

00:41 - Man of Science

07:21 - Interview - William Matheny

11:29 - Funny Papers

14:38 - Interview - William Matheny

20:44 - Grand Old Feeling

25:23 - Interview - William Matheny

27:35 - Moon Over Canova

31:25 - Interview - William Matheny

33:10 - 29 Candles

36:22 - Outro

36:31 - Finish

Today's show kicks off with music from Will Stratton's brand new album - Rosewood Almanac.

 

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:44 - Light Blue - Will Stratton

04:46 - Dreams From Yesterday - Mac DeMarco

08:08 - Power Lines - Sweet Crude

12:30 - habits and rituals - Tica Douglas

16:24 - The Folk Wave

17:28 - Well Enough - William Fitzsimmons

20:35 - Spring - Bill Callahan

25:38 - Nobody Dies Anymore - Tweedy

30:29 - Love Is Won - Lia Ices

35:49 - Hard Believer - First Aid Kit

39:24 - The Folk Wave

39:48 - She's A Killer - Lucinda Blackbear

44:34 - Where Are You - J Mascis

48:31 - Working Titles - Damien Jurado

52:12 - Wishing Well - Cheyenne Marie Mize

54:18 - Neil Armstrong - Allo Darlin

57:49 - The Folk Wave

58:11 - Finish

Blank Range is a Nashville rock n’ roll band -- which could mean any of a million things, but in this particular case, it means that this garagey rock band incorporates just enough classic rock (and twang) to give them an edge on other newcomers. Blank Range lands closer to Replacements territory than Johnny Cash, but the common thread is a weight to their pop songwriting that makes them stand out. The guys swung by Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn, to show us how it’s done.

 

Vista Bent by Blank Range is available now from Thirty Tigers.

00:00 - Blank Range

00:35 - Last Crash Landing

04:10 - Opening Band

07:34 - Interview - Blank Range

10:20 - 86 My Mind

13:33 - Seemed Like Word Got Around

16:30 - Interview - Blank Range

17:24 - Labor Of Love

21:00 - Interview - Blank Range

27:16 - Outro

27:29 - Finish