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Today's show features music from Peter Matthew Bauer, Grand Archives, and Tweedy, among others.

 

 

 

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:40 - Make You Run - Aderbat

04:30 - Belt of Foam - Death Vessel

08:32 - When We Fall - The Soundtrack of Our Lives

12:42 - Fumes - Lily & Madeleine

16:10 - Amen - Kevin Morby

23:44 - To Be Scared - Rural Alberta Advantage

27:01 - The Folk Wave

28:09 - Pigeons - Tweedy

31:10 - Pour It Tall and Pour It True - Castanets

34:09 - Tallwave - Emby Alexander

36:38 - Philadelphia Raga - Peter Matthew Bauer

41:10 - The Folk Wave

42:24 - Mango Tree - Angus and Julia Stone

46:00 - Julia - Ed Laurie

49:20 - Little Island - Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez

52:01 - Dreamboat - Mirah

53:30 - Year of the Viking - Ah Holly Fam'ly

55:40 - Left For All The Strays - Grand Archives

58:47 - The Folk Wave

59:43 - Finish

The Tablets are the Brooklyn-based duo of Liz Godoy and Brenden Beu.  Their story starts in Mexico, comes together in San Diego, and was fully realized once they got to NYC. Musically, they combine shoegaze guitars, farfisa, electronic beats, trippy visuals, and sweet vocals to create their moody pop music. It had been a while since we checked in with the band, so they dropped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO to share some new tunes in advance of a string of 2017 single releases.

The flexi-single "Not a Sign + Tyranny Glitches" is available now via Mon Amie Records

 

00:00 - The Tablets

00:40 - Not A Sign

04:22 - Interview - The Tablets

07:22 - Tyranny Glitches

10:45 - Interview - The Tablets

14:10 - Fulfilled in The Blanks

18:02 - Interview - The Tablets

20:40 - Swallow The Rival

23:40 - Interview - The Tablets

24:15 - Wind's A Brawl

27:00 - Interview - The Tablets

27:34 - Outro

27:43 - Finish

Imaginary Tricks reflects the mad, musical world of Queens-based Mike Visser (previously of the California band Frank Jordan). With his distinct take on pop and arty indie rock, Visser benefits live from the counter-balance of Harlan Muir on keys and backing vocals along with a full rhythm section, turning the shimmery psych riffs into full-on epic jams. The band dropped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn to show us just how the songs can come alive.

Skommel is available now from Friendship Fever.

00:00 - Imaginary Tricks

00:48 - Night Owl

04:02 - Bird

08:29 - Interview - Imaginary Tricks

14:33 - Lights Out

17:37 - Interview - Imaginary Tricks

20:41 - Snakes

25:16 - Interview - Imaginary Tricks

27:09 - Ease

32:26 - Interview - Imaginary Tricks

33:50 - Outro

34:04 - Finish

Today's show features brand new music from Laure Briard, Those Lavender Whales, Nightlands, and many more!

 

 

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:21 - On dit que je ne suis pas sage - Laure Briard

04:05 - Open Up - Those Lavender Whales

06:47 - Only You Know - Nightlands

12:41 - Four Dreams - Jesca Hoop

17:39 - The Folk Wave

18:55 - All Clear - Aidan Knight

22:23 - Crown the Clown - Eugene McGuinness

25:23 - Your California Sky - Will Stratton

28:01 - Autumn - Joanna Newsom

36:01 - Gather, Form, and Fly - Megafaun

40:24 - The Peaks - Ages And Ages

42:42 - The Folk Wave

44:20 - Beast, Go Along - Tara Jane O'Neill

48:10 - Spoiled - Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band

51:24 - The Trapeze Swinger - Iron & Wine

60:49 - The Folk Wave

61:10 - Finish

A lot has happened since last we caught up with Fred Thomas (in a backyard in Austin, TX). In the two years since then, he quit his day job, got married, moved to Canada, and made a fantastic new album full of his trademark indie folk troubadour-style pop songs, full of hope and brutal honesty. Fred’s musical resumé is impressive, from fronting the lush pop of Saturday Looks Good To Me to playing with and producing bands like Tyvek. He dropped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO to share an intimate solo performance for this session.

Changer, by Fred Thomas, is available now from Polyvinyl Records.

00:00 - Fred Thomas

01:10 - Echolocation

03:48 - Interview - Fred Thomas

07:47 - Voice Over

10:23 - Interview - Fred Thomas

12:10 - Parkways

15:48 - Interview - Fred Thomas

19:02 - Brick Wall

21:37 - Interview - Fred Thomas

25:25 - What The Sermon Said

30:02 - Interview - Fred Thomas

30:49 - Outro

31:02 - Finish

Nana Grizol is an indie folk band based in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Theo Hilton, and featuring a sort of who’s who of various Elephant 6-associated bands (Elf Power, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Music Tapes, etc). Their catchy, earnest songs ride the line between folk-punk and indie rock with often playful synths and horns, all tied together by bouncy rhythms underscoring Hilton’s heart-on-the-sleeve honesty. They joined us at Serious Business Music in DUMBO to share some music from their first full length release in 7 years.

Love It Love It is available now from Orange Twin Record Company.

00:00 - Nana Grizol

00:57 - TV Song

04:00 - Mississippi Swells

08:15 - Interview - Nana Grizol

12:23 - Tambourine and Thyme

14:38 - Interview - Nana Grizol

16:59 - Will We Ever

19:54 - Interview - Nana Grizol

20:46 - Cynicism

23:00 - Interview - Nana Grizol

23:36 - Outro

23:50 - FInish

Today's show includes music from Kevin Morby, Orcas, Maria Due, and many more!

 

0:00 - The Folk Wave

00:19 - Going To The Country - C.W. Stoneking

03:20 - Better Soon - Maria Due

06:00 - All My Days - Alexi Murdoch

10:52 - Winterland - Lucinda Blackbear

15:26 - The Folk Wave

15:56 - Red - Lost in the Trees

20:55 - There's a Key - M.Ward

23:46 - The Flask - Peasant

26:46 - Wake The Moon - Tall Tall Trees

31:40 - Pallor Cedes - Orcas

36:20 - The Folk Wave

37:00 - So Good at Being In Trouble - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

40:28 - Come To Me - Lily & Madeleine

43:23 - Down in the Willow Garden - Jam Jars

46:40 - Home - Field Report

50:12 - Whipped - Bonnie Prince BIlly

53:28 - The Folk Wave

53:56 - Bloodsucker - Kevin Morby

58:02 - Finish

Living Body is the latest project of Jeff T. Smith (previously of Juffage) - a Leeds-based musician originally from Chicago. The experimental pop group began with a “Sonic Cauldron” concert at Left Bank Leeds in 2013, where Smith assembled a group of musicians to collaborate for the event (including Katie Harkin from Sky Larkin and Tom Evans from Vessels), ultimately leading to future collaboration and the evolution of Living Body as a proper band. The live group for their recent US tour took the form of a trio, featuring Alice Rowan handling many of the vocal and electronic drumming duties. The band stopped by Serious Business Music in DUMBO, Brooklyn to give us our first taste of how they make it all happen live.

Body Is Working, the debut LP by Living Body, is available now.

00:00 - Living Body

00:57 - Last Few

07:12 - Interview - Living Body

10:20 - Choose/ I Recollect

18:17 - Interview - Living Body

21:50 - Weakness

25:09 - Interview - Living Body

27:10 - Stop Making Music

33:15 - Interview - Living Body

34:06 - Outro

34:15 - Finish

Closeness is the new duo of Todd Fink (The Faint) and Orenda Fink (Azure Ray), who were married for a decade before starting a project of their own together. With a lush electronic landscape and distinct, effect-heavy vocals, the duo blend rock and pop with an approach that draws on the familiar styles of their previous work in a fresh way.

Personality Therapy by CLOSENESS is available now from Graveface Records.

 

00:00 - CLOSENESS

00:56 - More Romantic

04:45 - Interview - CLOSENESS

07:02 - End of the Maze

11:42 - Interview - CLOSENESS

16:00 - In Murmuration

19:51 - Interview - CLOSENESS

25:46 - Personality Therapy

32:40 - Interview - CLOSENESS

34:45 - Weight

40:13 - Interview - CLOSENESS

44:27 - Outro

44:36 - Finish

Today's program features an exclusive live track from Skout, along with the magical Robert Wyatt, and a favorite Dirty Projectors track.

 

 

00:00 - The Folk Wave

00:26 - Just Words (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Skout

04:48 - Until You Let Me - Oh Honey

08:25 - God Song - Robert Wyatt

11:21 - I'm Not Pulling My Weight - Jam Jars

15:12 - Tropic of Cancer - Panda Bear

21:25 - The Folk Wave

22:16 - I Make The Dough, You Get The Glory - Kathleen Edwards

26:51 - Doctor - The Rosewood Thieves

29:48 - Tomorrow - Tobias Froberg

33:10 - Up On The Hangers - Aderbat

36:05 - Exploded View - Death Vessel

38:48 - The Folk Wave

39:55 - Pill Induced Slumber - Peter Broderick

46:53 - Taking The Sun - Emily Shirley

49:55 - Loon and Lion - Levek

52:25 - No Intention - Dirty Projectors

56:38 - The Folk Wave

58:06 - Finish