The Music Digest

This week, we have new singles from Foxwarren, Mike Krol, Piroshka, and Toro y Moi as well album tracks off of new releases by BOYO and Gestures. Also, wanna hear every track we’ve played on the podcast in 2018 so far? Well, there’s a Spotify playlist for that.

00:00 - Sponsor + intro

01:02 - // UNTAINTED.

09:13 - “Everything Apart” - Foxwarren

13:30 - // Andy Shauf and co. / 2018 playlist...

19:20 - “Little Drama” - Mike Krol

22:08 - // primitive rock riff challenge...

24:45 - “Everlastingly Yours” - Piroshka

29:03 - // double retro...

33:44 - “Freelance” - Toro y Moi

37:30 - // Daft Punky...

41:10 - “Hit or Miss” - BOYO

45:11 - // emerging...

49:38 - “We Must Bleed” - Gestures

52:03 - // heavy…

54:05 - // o o u U TTT R r o o //

54:34 - // eNd TrAnSmIsSiOn . . . //

New singles and album tracks, plus some sage-like advice from an old friend! Come along for the adventure and check out tunes by Jasmi Kaset & Quichenight, Azure Ray, DEHD, Art Feynman, Moving Panoramas, and Deep State, then give us a call at (408) 782-4638. 

00:00 - Sponsor + intro

01:02 - // Any messages via carrier pigeon?

06:38 - “The Things I Wanted” - Jasmin Kaset & Quichenight

09:12 - // The rising star of YK Records

13:46 - // A message from our listener, Michael.

19:31 - “Last Summer in Omaha” - Azure Ray

22:54 - // That was the R.E.M. rant for this episode.

29:17 - “Dying For” - DEHD

31:43 - // I’m sorry, I did curate this show.

36:37 - “Ideal Drama” - Art Feynman

40:59 - // A new wrinkle

47:19 - “Baby Blues” - Moving Panoramas

52:02 - // We’re gonna cram one more song in here

53:41 - “Under The Gun” - Deep State

56:27 - // Athens, just like...

56:53 - // OUTRO!

We lead off with some new music from old friends, Mancino, followed by an album track from Stove’s new one and singles from Westerman, Ten Fé, and Royal Trux.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:02 - // Spotify! End of the year planning! Housekeeping!

07:56 - “At the Vaccine” - Mancino

12:27 - // Miss you, Misters...

19:22 - “Favorite Friend” - Stove

23:19 - // Steve > St_ve > Stove...

27:23 - “Albatross” - Westerman

30:27 - // Blue Flowers, you say?

34:58 - “Won’t Happen” - Ten Fé

38:59 - // Bryan Tells Dad Jokes: Relentless In A Good Way...

47:49 - “Get Used To This” (feat. Kool Keith) - Royal Trux

50:48 - // Not just a clever title, it’s also what we should do...

55:02 - // o o u U TTT R r o o //

55:42 - // eNd TrAnSmIsSiOn . . . //

This week, we cover our YouTube watching habits, the nature of prog rock, biomusicology, and more! We also check out new tunes from Justin Dean Thomas, Surfbort, Doe Paoro, We Are The City, Cloud Nothings, and Palmas!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:02 - // J went to a show!

07:11 - “Circuit Breaker” - Justin Dean Thomas

10:40 - // Side note: A word about our friend, Jesse R. Berlin

17:44 - “High Anxiety” - Surfbort

19:58 - // But I like creepy.

27:05 - “Cruelty of Nature” - Doe Paoro

31:19 - // What do YOU watch?

39:58 - “When I Dream, I Dream Of You” - We Are The City

42:19 - // What is prog rock?

47:43 - “Offer An End” - Cloud Nothings

51:48 - // Music awakens parts of your ears

54:39 - “Where Are You Going” - Palmas

57:31 - // TASTY!

59:10 - // This is where we say the outro things?!

59:43 - // It’s over, get outta here.

This week, we play (and, duh, react to) nothing but singles. We have new ones from Anemone, Girlpool, Soccer Mommy, Speedy Ortiz, and Go Dark. Plus we may be building a time machine?

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:02 - // Spotify / NIN / all singles…

09:52 - “Sunshine (Back To The Start)” - Anemone

14:50 - // debut album out in February from Luminelle Records…

19:10 - “Where You Sink” - Girlpool

22:30 - // I’m working on a time machine… very slowly, but I have time...

29:51 - “Henry” - Soccer Mommy

34:13 - // chill but kinda sad...

39:01 - “DTMFA” - Speedy Ortiz

42:13 - // dump the motherfucker already...

45:21 - “Violetest Red” - Go Dark

49:58 - // didn’t know where we were going...

52:30 - // o o u U TTT R r o o //

56:13 - // eNd TrAnSmIsSiOn . . . //

This week we get turned on to excellent new music from Timmy’s Organism, Les Big Byrd, Miss Information, David August, and Dead Tooth, all while managing to talk about just about anything and everything that has nothing to do with that music! Come along for the ride, why dontchya?

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:03 - // Some off topic Comic Con talk to get us started

12:43 - “Guzzle Gasoline” - Timmy's Organism

16:49 - // I hear goblins

20:12 - “I Tried So Hard” - Les Big Byrd

27:11 - // Been watching a lot of Sesame Street lately

34:38 - “Sand Storm” - Miss Information

40:03 - // BBQ has nothing to do with it

45:20 - “33 Chants” - David August

50:53 - // About that time Bryan lied to Beck

55:18 - “Liars” - Dead Tooth

57:54 - // Still talking about movie stuff

63:18 - // OUTRO

63:44 - // Over?!

We have new singles by Monteagle, Django Django, and PAINT. And we have new album tracks from Kero Kero Bonito, Madeline Kenney, and Adrianne Lenker. Q: What else could you want? A: Nothing.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:02 - // Dogs, Films, and Beer //

10:53 - “EAST L.A.” - Monteagle

14:33 - // album: Midnight Noon / out 11/30 //

19:46 - “Swimming” - Kero Kero Bonito

22:57 - // album: Time ‘n’ Place / out 10/1 from Polyvinyl //

28:56 - “Swimming At Night” - Django Django

31:49 - // album: Winter’s Beach / out 10/12 from Domino //

34:32 - “Bad Idea” - Madeline Kenney

38:34 - // album: Perfect Shapes / Out 10/5 from Carpark //

41:44 - “Daily Gazette” - PAINT

44:19 - // album: PAINT / out 11/2 from Mexican Summer //

50:45 - “abyss kiss” - Adrianne Lenker

53:40 - // album: abysskiss / out 10/5 from Saddle Creek //

56:43 - // o o u U TTT R r o o //

58:01 - // eNd TrAnSmIsSiOn . . . //

In which we don’t really talk about the songs, because J’s off working on some super duper top secret project (watching movies), BTRtoday Music Drector Lottie is back in the hot seat, free associating and bringing the jams. But, really, on this episode we check out some cool new music from the likes of Frontperson, Das Body, Great Lake Swimmers, Hello June, and Hypoluxo!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:55 - // Why’d you walk thru that door?!

11:05 - “Tick - Tock (Frontrunner)” - Frontperson

14:47 - // Cheeryairy whistfulness

28:06 - “Graceland” - Das Body

31:09 - // Mang?

39:07 - “Unmaking The Bed” - Great Lake Swimmers

43:00 - // Trust our ears to… the stuff

46:37 - “War” - Hello June

51:55 - // Vaccuuming aint so bad

54:56 - “Trust Fall” - Hypoluxo

58:01 - // Cool as Hell

59:32 - // OUTRO

60:03 - // END.

It’s nothing but singles in this week’s episode. We’ve got new ones from Cat Power (featuring Lana Del Rey), Morabeza Tobacco, Pom Poko, FADE, Tasha, and Baxter Dury, Etienne de Crécy & Delilah Holiday. And most of them have new albums coming out in the next few months.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:00 - // ALL SINGLES!

05:05 - “Woman” (feat. Lana Del Rey) - Cat Power

09:04 - // Cat Power returns

13:49 - “TTYL” - Morabeza Tobacco

17:36 - // V a P o R w A v E . . .

24:41 - “Follow The Lights” - Pom Poko

28:48 - // Harsh and groovy...

32:25 - “Changing” - FADE

36:25 - // Gorilla vs. Bear...

41:28 - “Kind of Love” - Tasha

46:03 - // Sweet tones…

50:30 - “White Coats” - Baxter Dury, Etienne de Crécy & Delilah Holiday

52:30 - // D a N c E . . .

55:24 - // . . . o U t R o . . .

56:06 - // Beautiful friend, the end.

This is the episode in which we make sense of it all. Every lingering questions. Every tricky riddle. Every hankering hankering. You know what we mean. We also receive a transmission in regards to Michael genres. None of this makes sense? Just listen in, and be enlightened while we spread some sweet, sweet music.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:00 - // This is not a soundboard

03:52 - “Fix It Up” - Beachtape

06:52 - // It’s a cuspy thing

13:11 - “PINK” - Mothers

19:55 - // Crowd rocky

24:31 - “The Stars Are Out” - Jonathan Jeremiah

26:38 - // Music Songs And Ponies

35:10 - “Nothing Personal” - Escape-ism

38:21 - // Ian svenonius invented what?

43:39 - “Johnny” - Basement Revolver

47:04 - // Sit face to face

50:04 - “On The Sunshine” - Spiritualized

54:49 - // Going full Spaceman

58:38 - // GET OUTTA HERE

59:08 - // It’s over.