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  • 71. Elizabeth Moen
    PR & Chase are talkin' "Creature of Habit," last year's mellow, vibey, quarantine banger from Iowa's illustrious singer/songwriter/bluesy-guitarist Elizabeth Moen. What's your favorite chip? Do Pringles count?
    30 min
  • 70. Plainer
    Chase & PR flip through the Bandcamp crate of new releases to find the exciting debut EP "Via" from Iowa City grunge rockers Plainer. Rad!
    25 min
  • 69. The Vahnevants
    It's the one y'all have been waitin' for, ain't it? On this Valentine's Day special episode (jk) of PFW, PR & Chase are talking about Des Moines lofi garage rockers The Vahnevants and their new single, "Stoned Together."
    25 min
  • 68. Purple Frank
    PR & Chase dig through the insta deep cuts and come correct with the new single "In the Q" from Iowa City yeet-haw rocker Purple Frank! Rad!
    26 min
  • 67. Joel Sires
    PR & Chase are talking about the inaugural (pun intended) release from Seeder Records – it's "Dog Years" by Joel Sires! This EP is the first solo release and follow-up to "Dream On" from the Twins frontman, who continues to sharpen his mellow, creaky, country rock skills.

    You can preorder "Dog Years" (digital/vinyl) at https://seederrecords.bandcamp.com. Rad!
    31 min
  • 66. The Paddlers
    This week PR & Chase are slipping back into their pop punk phases to talk "Peterson," the new EP from Iowa rock-n-roll outfit The Paddlers. Rad!
    35 min
  • 65. Anthony Worden
    PR & Chase check out the new Beach Boys cover from Iowa City singer/songwriter Anthony Worden! We also catch up with his latest project "Voila," which dropped last year and, take it from us, this thing S L A P S.
    23 min
  • 64. Best of 2020
    The year is over! By a couple weeks! PR & Chase reflect on their favorite Iowa releases including:
    - Hendy: “Emerald” and “Nothing New”
    - Anthony Worden: “Voila”
    - Jonny Dexter: “Junebug”
    - Wave Cage: “Portrait”
    - Trevor Sensor: “These Dark Days”
    - Redcoat: “Cold Open”
    - Ethridge: Netz “Pyramid Scheme”
    - The Host Country: “Strike Gently”
    - Twins: “Dream On”
    - Lily DeTaeye: “Sensitive”
    - End The WRLD: “Come on By”
    - Elizabeth Moen: “Creature of Habit”
    - Juliano Dock “Birds”

    Rad!
    29 min
  • 63. End the WRLD
    PR stumbles upon one of his favorite tracks of 2020 and Chase is along for the ride, baby. Go support The Supply Hive, a non-profit that focuses on nourishing marginalized groups in the Des Moines area: https://www.patreon.com/thesupplyhive
    34 min
  • 62. Wave Cage
    PR & Chase are talkin' about the debut single, "Portrait," from Iowa electronic/jazz collective Wave Cage. Keep on spinning.
    30 min

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All Iowa Music. Made in Des Moines, baby.

Each week, Chase Schweitzer and Parker Reed (Cityview, Consequence of Sound, iHeartRadio) sit down in the pink room to catch up, pet Juno, and review…