Room Temperature Suite

Featured Story: Mouse on the Keys’ new album: Tres.

This month’s talking points: Chris learns he does not have perfect pitch, privacy policy, Tres review, Kinsella news, non Van Halen news, proper flossing technique, David Gilmour lives on a boat, rich/poor bell curve.

Listener questions: 4/4, Gulf of Mexico islands, What’s Clever Girl up to?, does garage stuff have more charm?

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Intro music: “Floorboards” (7″ Version) by Roz and the Rice Cakes.

Outro music: “Olympic Park” by Couch Tigers

Featured Story: A visual history of Giraffes? Giraffes! told through their album artwork, by the band themselves.

This month’s talking points: Gettin’ our ASMR goofs out of the way, May hype, Swedish Fish theory, hot April albums, the artwork of Giraffes? Giraffes!, a no good very bad day, staff photos in the Feckin’ Bahamas, your burning questions, Inbox Zero, opinions on Arctic Monkeys from normal folk, two non-math albums, a review from Bandcamp.

Listener questions: U Talkin’ U2 2 Me?, SixEight Radio, Alarmist’s new album, cheese –> mood, old memes writhing in the acrid filth on a forgotten patch of dirt in the infertile desert, Jeremy’s requiem.

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Intro music: “Floorboards” (7″ Version) by Roz and the Rice Cakes.

Outro music: “Rocket Light Box” by Fight Cloud

Intro music: “Floorboards” (7″ Version) by Roz and the Rice Cakes.

Outro music: “Olympic Park” by Couch Tigers

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This month’s talking points: Poly-Math, a Giraffes? Giraffes! album, Top March Releases, Honey and Salt, SXSW, Fun Music, The Darkest Timeline, 100 Greatest Math Rock Albums You’ve Never Heard, One Inbox Zero, Two Non-Math Albums

Listener questions: Kinesthetic Performance, ZooBooks, 5/4, Odd Time Signatures in Top 40 Hits, Metallica vs. Guitar Hero, Bad Touring, What’s the Name of Your Podcast?, Who is The Faceless, John Niblock, Cardiacs, Wounded Pride, Self Promotion, Slayer Sucks, A Survey of Most Popular Math Rock Polyrhythms, Here’s a Polyrhythm, Tricot American Tour, Strangeforms, Don Cab Reunion, Little Cavalier Festival, Dan Beat Cancer!

Welcome to the first episode of Room Temperature Suite, in which Chris and Santino explore math rock community and culture, once per month.

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This month’s talking points: podcast manifesto; Jean Jean; real or fake; Loqto; I don’t feel happiness; Daz Cook on Panji, among other things; not as funny as I thought I was; Math Rock Archives: Breadwinner; Inbox Zero; just two ignorant white guys; we just deal with Nirvana; math rock on the road; seven compilations; send us your tunes; Fecking Bahamas in an American accent; contribute; what you should listen to this month; two non-math albums