The Music Digest

In this episode, Bryan and J play nothing but album closing tracks and discuss the various approaches to picking that special one to end on. Also, want to add your voice to the show? Give us a call and leave a message at (408) SUB-INEV and if we like it, we may play your message on the program, or read a transcript of it (if you give us permission to do so).

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:39 - // Welcome…

01:09 - // Scream at Bryan… screaming always gets passed along.

02:27 - “Dragons” - Sam Rae

06:52 - // Floated right away…

14:26 - “Into The Void” - Eric Slick

19:01 - // I think I heard him leave at the end of that…

25:34 - “Ripple Effect” - Real Life Buildings

29:53 - // Bandcamp genre?

36:15 - “Carry Me To Safety” - Mew

40:34 - // Cat sounds and covers…

45:55 - “Days” - Pinegrove

50:21 - // Tangential…

57:24 - “Finale” - Black Lips

58:12 - // Hey, we’re gonna throw one on here…

61:37 - // Outro…

61:42 - Finish

This week we cover all our favorite subjects: band names, knob twiddling, fashion, and the purpose of art. It gets DEEP.

Want to add your voice to the show? Give us a call and leave a message at (408) SUB-INEV and if we like it, we may play your message on the program, or read a transcript of it (if you give us permission to do so).

Check out the Friendship Fever episode of The Subliminal Inevitable Show here.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:39 - // Welcome…

01:06 - // Contractual obligations

07:32 - “Urn” - Deep State

12:18 - // Um?

20:13 - “World Wings” - Yoke Lore

23:41 - // Folk lore, the millennial whoop, and the bold combination of brown pants with a red sweatshirt.

29:50 - “The Plane” - Los Angeles Police Department

33:34 - // Hey, we need a name.

41:25 - “One Of The Oldest Men Who Ever Lived” - Raj and the 100s

45:04 - // I want it. I want it all.

49:23 - “Holy Grounds” - Gangly

52:19 - // Even though it was fairly knob twiddly...

58:34 - “Love Is Love” - Woods

63:27 - // Bloody scenes?

65:35 - // outro

65:42 - Finish.

In this episode, due to the presence of outstanding artists with odd and interesting names who play wonderful music with and without harmonicas that may or may not be good in a movie whether they do or do not in fact include a Deal sister and despite the fact that they do or in spite of the fact that they don’t have 2 four letter words in their names or if they give you drummer anxiety or drummer bliss or offer a “patina of Reaganism,” Bryan and J win more than they’ve ever won before… or do they? Listen to find out.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:40 - // Welcome…

01:10 - // A contest?

10:07 - “Pretty Please” - The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer

13:03 - // It’s not blues without harmonica?

19:18 - “Depending On You” - Nightlands

23:27 - // It would be perfect in a movie…

32:31 - “Loud Underneath” - R. Ring

34:55 - // That’s definitely a Deal sister…

43:48 - “This Changes Everything” - Warm Soda

46:21 - // Anytime you get a 2 word, 4 letter per word band name…

52:09 - “Calming Ritual #2” - Little Star

54:45 - // This gives you drummer anxiety...

61:50 - “Sincerely, Future Pollution” - Timbre Timbre

65:46 - // “Patina of Reaganism”

70:32 - // Outro

71:05 - // Finish.

This week, Bryan is sugar crashing, J is busy, and we try an experimental new approach to tangents! But more importantly, we just keep on trying to win.

 

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:40 - // Welcome…

01:01 - // I don’t talk out of my nose, believe it or not.

06:16 - “Flowing Over” - Palehound

10:03 - // Hand delivered through a series of tubes.

19:34 - “Goodnight Transmission” - Soulwax

23:32 - // Any time a band has a genre in their name...

33:36 - “No One Told Me” - Henry Jamison

36:58 - // Did J Jinx us?

41:32 - “New Bones” - Hand Habits

45:31 - // Know your neighborhood history!

54:52 - “LOL” - PWR BTTM

57:30 - // It really kicked in there at the end

61:46 - “Life Song” - The Black Angels

68:08 - // More talk about first tracks and stuff.

73:18 - Finish.

Bryan and J welcome Michael Eades, of YK Records, to join them as they listen to their weekly dose of new music. Michael challenges the duo’s record of constantly winning the show… will he realize the joys of winning, himself? Only 84 minutes and 38 seconds of time will tell. Also, there’s a traditional Southern accent-off, as is required by law when two gentlemen of the South are joined in conversation.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:40 - // Welcome…

01:07 - // We have a guest! Michael Eades from YK Records

08:58 - “Paradise” - AHNONI

13:20 - // I like the big beats.

18:54 - “Have You Ever Seen Peaches Growing On A Sweet Potato Vine” - Jake Xerxes Fussell

24:55 - // Pickin’ on your back porch…

35:54 - “Free Skate” - Loose Tooth

37:22 - // That was very short.

42:51 - “Disco Kid” - Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2

47:12 - // Was Bryan air drumming the entire time?

55:41 - “Whiskey” - Blood And Glass

59:50 - // I would drink that cup of tea…

70:48 - “You’re Not Going To Listen And I Can’t Really Blame You” - Spiral Island

74:42 - // Replacement island? Impressive…

81:11 - // YK Records

84:29 - // Outro…

84:38 - Finish.

In this episode of our weekly journey through new music from Lexie Roth, Agent Blå, Coco Hames, and more, Bryan and J take on tough subjects like whistling, punk rock, and knob twiddling. But still we wonder… did we win? Only one way to find out...

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:40 - // Welcome…

00:48 - // BTRtoday.com + apps + sharing

04:05 - “Future Looks Bright (It’s Blinding)” - The Spirit Of The Beehive

07:53 - // The Music Digest Remix!

12:54 - “Downtown” - Lexie Roth

17:44 - // On the subject of whistling in pop music...

27:51 - “(Don’t) Talk To Strangers” - Agent Blå

30:47 - // It’s more me than the song...

36:03 - “Making Time” - Greg Graffin

39:20 - // On the subject of punk and growing up...

46:54 - “I Do Love You” - Coco Hames

50:05 - // Was that serendipity?

54:37 - “Salt Lake Heart” - PVT

58:22 - // On the subject of knob twiddling (for a long time).

69:46 - // Outro.

69:56 - Finish.

In this episode, Bryan and J bliss out to the spatial relation sin sound, realize that drums are the sign of true drama, and assemble a list of the reasons that artists release self-titled albums… Spoiler alert: probably because they’re Weezer or Ty Segall.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:40 - // Welcome…

00:50 - // Btrtoday.com + apps + sharing

03:59 - “Contact” - Froth

08:58 - // Spatial relations in sound / blissin’ out…

15:30 - “White Couches” - Thelma

20:34 - // Drums are the sign of true drama… drum-a

25:05 - “The Salmon” - Sean Rowe

29:23 - // Another dramatic one...

33:24 - “He Is Wise” - The Obsessives

36:31 - // Who is he who is wise?

42:40 - “Dodged A Bullet” - Alice Jemima

45:40 - // And another self-titled album…

51:27 - “Leave It Here” - Sir Was

55:40 - // I think we definitely won this episode!

58:08 - // share, rate, review

59:54 - // Outro…

60:00 - Finish.

Things get a bit more critical, sushi gets eaten, J’s brain doesn’t work, and we talk about almost everything except the songs we’re listening to! Good times! But the question is… do we win? You’ll have to listen to find out!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:38 - // Welcome…

00:49 - // Btrtoday.com + apps + sharing

00:58 - // If you can hear my voice...

03:07 - “Darling” - Real Estate /// off of In Mind, out 3/17/17

07:12 - // Slicker than what they normally do

11:24 - “Witness” (feat. Benoit Pioulard) - Lusine /// off Sensorimotor

15:45 - // Release notes on the BTR Today app, and a little music talk

22:29 - “Death Spiral” - Dirty Projectors /// s/t LP

27:28 - // J is accused of not appreciating real art

32:26 - “Instant” - Emel /// Ensen

36:24 - // It’s a tie so far

39:38 - “An Ever Jarring Moment” - Cameron Avery /// Ripe Dreams, Pipe Dreams

45:09 - // That friendly epic that beats you over the head

48:44 - “Turning The Screw” - Generationals /// single

53:08 - // For some reason we talk about Pogo instead of Generationals.

56:53 - “Carstairs” - Parlor Walls /// Opposites

60:00 - // Outro…

60:49 - Finish.

This week, we welcome a very special guest: BTRtoday’s very own Elena Childers! Elena produces New Vibrations, writes Nightshift Sounds, and writes and produces The Music Meetup (both a podcast and a column). Listen along to see if she lives up to her rep as a “cool girl” and to hear whether we “win the episode” or not. Spoiler alert: she does and we do!

Note: Weird Omen, heard in this episode, will also be featured in the Music Meetup podcast/column, this coming week, so make sure to check back for that!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:40 - // Welcome…

00:50 - // Btrtoday.com + apps + sharing

01:06 - // Welcome / Elena Childers joins us!

07:16 - “Bangers” - Blank Square

10:01 - // Legit sax skronk

14:19 - “Evolution” - Sarah Bethe Nelson

18:47 - // Micronap

23:26 - “drOOl_drink that Prod. By Liz” - Nnamdi Ogbannaya

25:48 - // Very particular…

31:18 - “The Goat” - Weird Omen

34:24 - // France + Pittsburgh = Ultimate explosion

44:04 - “Sunshine Daydream” - Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel

46:26 - // Big UnRuly Gourmandizer Eats Records Records

53:43 - “The Pot Is On Fire” - Ibibio Sound Machine

58:02 - // I was on the list!

66:27 - “1 Billion Dogs” - Jay Som

69:10 - // We won!

71:25 - // Outro…

71:33 - Finish.

Spoiler alert: we win again. The music in this episode is so good, how could we lose? We also tackled tough subjects like badass rock n’ roll, the real purpose of Texas, terrifying animals, band name pronunciation, and of course, poking.

 

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

00:39 - // Welcome…

01:03 - // Btrtoday.com + apps + sharing

01:17 - // If you feel threatened, then we’re back to normal!

04:49 - "Judy French" - White Reaper

08:13 - // Hometown, USA

14:20 - "I'm Gonna Get My Heart Cut Out" - All Our Exes Live In Texas

17:39 - // Texas = Australia’s penal colony

22:19 - "Strange (I'm Not)" - The OHMY Days

25:01 - // They’re into electrical resistance and autonomous knees

31:24 - "Jimmy Mack" - Animal Collective

35:28 - // You’re way too into poking

40:21 - "Laura Lee" - The Besnard Lakes

44:05 - // We’re having a sugar crash.

55:28 - "My Grandfather Knew Stoney Cooper" - William Matheny

60:00 - // That’s a friggin’ possum right there

65:12 - "Juice" - JEFF The Brotherhood

67:03 - // Outro…

67:08 - Finish.