The Music Digest

Mythical Michael (or is it Mystical Michael?) joins Bryan and J to listen to new singles by Jay Som, Penelope Isles, Black Grapefruit, KOKOKO! Also, the YK Records and We Own This Town guru brings a couple of hand picked selections from his hometown of Nashville: Z and Bleary! Along the way, there’s discussion of Michael’s push for SNL to recognize and celebrate their episode 20 years ago when Garth Brooks hosted with musical guest Chris Gaines (#GarthGaines20 @GarthGainesSNL), Instagram ad terms, and more… plus a bit of Bill & Ted style time travel!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:06 - // Mythical or Mystical, but always Michael...

06:42 - “Superbike” - Jay Som

10:32 - // album: ‘Anak Ko’ / out August 23 from Polyvinyl Record Co.

17:15 - “Paper Rad” - Z

20:07 - // album: ‘Trauma Center / out July from Cold Lunch Recordings

32:08 - “Leipzig” - Penelope Isles

34:34 - // album: ‘Until The Tide Creeps In’ / out July 12 from Bella Union

39:18 - “Ghost” - Bleary

42:47 - // album: ‘Gates’ / out now from Cold Lunch Recordings

50:20 - “Crypt Keeper” - Black Grapefruit

53:25 - // album: ‘Fade Forget’ / out June 28

59:04 - “Buka Dansa” - KOKOKO!

63:21 - // album: ‘Fongola’ / out July 5 from Transgressive Records

66:18 - // Instagram Ad Terms…

71:25 - // We Own This Town...

73:09 - // o o u U TTT R r o o ...

73:48 - // eNd TrAnSmIsSiOn . . . !

This week, Music Director Ms. Lottie made a last-minute substitution as J was out sick, so we checked out the first track from a bunch of our weekly new releases, including Pip Blom, Apex Manor, French Vanilla, Kishi Bashi, Cate Le Bon, Oginalii, and Haybaby!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:06 - // Eating Big tomato roses

12:48 - “Daddy Issues” - Pip Blom

17:10 - // Maia interviewed you.

23:54 - “Asked & Answered” - Apex Manor

27:55 - // Detective lottie goes deep with pimento cheese

34:32 - “Real or Not” - French Vanilla

36:58 - // Got those post-punk vibes

40:48 - “Penny Rabbit and Summer Bear” - Kishi Bashi

44:18 - // A pretty heavy album

47:22 - “Miami” - Cate Le Bon

52:33 - // Fast salad pound

57:17 - “No Littering” - Oginalii

61:33 - // Some good headbanging music

65:32 - “Total Bore” - Haybaby

69:55 - // Sorry we had to fire J

70:33 - // Outro

71:12 - END

J and Bryan listen to singles from Cat Clyde, Bodywash, and Necking and album tracks from Gemma and Half Stack. And, yes, there are plenty of tangents along the way!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:08 - // Welcome...

05:17 - “So Cold” - Cat Clyde

07:56 - // album: ‘Hunter's Trance’ / out June 14

15:42 - “Eye To Eye” - Bodywash

20:26 - // album: ‘Comforter' / out soon from Luminelle Records

26:44 - “Still Exist” - Necking

28:59 - // album: ‘Cut Your Teeth’ / out July 5 from Mint Records

37:02 - “‘Til We Lose The Feeling” - Gemma

41:50 - // album: ‘Feeling’s Not A Tempo’ / out May 31 from Double Double Whammy

46:52 - “Dually” - Half Stack

49:30 - // album: ‘Quitting Time’ / out now from Processional Cross

55:25 - // o o u U TTT R r o o ...

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

It's another episode of new music, jam-packed with fresh album tracks from The Glow, Outer Spaces, Clinic, Matt Kivel, Ryan Pollie, and The Dream Syndicate, plus a preview of a track from the upcoming The Robe album. Tangents are almost kept minimal in this one, almost.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

12:00 - “Lose” - The Glow

13:30 - // Good indie pop song

16:52 - “Teapot #1” - Outer Spaces

20:18 - // Over and over

25:58 - “Rubber Bullets” - Clinic

28:22 - // Has the chill influence gotten to Clinic

32:06 - “Tyrus” - Matt Kivel

36:30 - // Current history is just disposable content

42:25 - “Face To Face” - The Robe

44:26 - // Bryan forgot how to count

49:42 - “Raincoat” - Ryan Pollie

51:55 - // The band’s just waiting to hit it

55:27 - “Black Light” - The Dream Syndicate // These Times

60:06 - // outro

61:21 - END!

J and Bryan listen to singles by IDLES, Flying Lotus, Ada Lea, and Violent Femmes… and album tracks by NOTS and Hannah Cohen.

00:00 - // Sponsor + intro

01:09 - // Welcome...

06:10 - “Mercedes Marxist” - IDLES

09:13 - // single

13:26 - “More” (feat. Anderson .Paak) - Flying Lotus

17:41 - // album: ‘Flamagra’ / out May 24, 2019 from Warp

24:48 - “The Party” - Ada Lea

27:43 - // album: ‘What We Say In Private’ / out July 19, 2019 from Saddle Creek

32:40 - “Built Environment” - NOTS

36:20 - // album: ‘3’ / out May 10, 2019 from Goner Records

42:59 - “This Is Your Life” - Hannah Cohen

47:09 - // album: ‘Welcome Home’ / out April 26, 2019 from Bella Union

51:15 - “Hotel Last Resort” (feat. Tom Verlaine) - Violent Femmes

56:19 - // album: ‘Hotel Last Resort’ / out July 26, 2019 from PIAS

59:06 - // o o u U TTT R r o o ...

59:57 - // eNd TrAnSmIsSiOn . . . !

J is back, so he and Bryan listen to new songs from The F-16s, Amo Amo, Squiggles, Protovulcan, AA Bondy, and Fury.

00:00 - // Sponsor + intro

01:09 - // Welcome...

05:48 - “Wknd Frnds” - The F-16s

09:13 - // album: ‘WKND FRNDS’ / out May 31, 2019 from House Arrest

13:59 - “Antidote” - Amo Amo

18:47 - // album: ‘Amo Amo’ / out April 26, 2019

24:27 - “Bend Becomes Break” - Squiggles

25:57 - // album: ‘The Recruitment Drive EP’ / out May 17, 2019 from ?

32:46 - “Pine For You” - Protovulcan

35:42 - // album: ‘Life Is Twigs’ / out May 31, 2019 from Midwest Action

40:45 - “Fentanyl Freddy” - AA Bondy

44:54 - // Album: ‘Enderness’ / out May 10, 2019 from Fat Possum Records

49:46 - “Birds Of Paradise” - Fury

53:24 - // album: ‘Failed Entertainment’ / out May 3, 2019 from Run For Cover Records

54:48 - // o o u U TTT R r o o ...

56:10 - // eNd TrAnSmIsSiOn . . . !

Lottie’s here to fill in for J as he’s off watching movies, and we tackle tough subjecdts like studded belts, Jersey Shore, and beef, all soundtracked by sweet jams from Grim Streaker, The Vaughns, Scott Orr, DUMB, Reptaliens, and ØZWALD.

00:00 - // Sponsor + intro

01:09 - // Off to a great start already

12:05 - “Today New York” - Grim Streaker

14:30 - // It’s like skanking with your arms

22:14 - “Shout” - The Vaughns

25:27 - // I think he has a neck tattoo now

30:09 - “Stay Awake on the Phone” - Scott Orr

34:19 - // You wanna buy everything, even if you don’t know how to use it

38:35 - “Beef Hits” - DUMB

40:50 - // You got beef, bro?

46:51 - “Song For Moon” - Reptaliens

48:46 - // Jerry has a dog

53:16 - ”Dream Child” - ØZWALD

57:26 - // top it with the $

61:25 - // Outro

61:57 - END.

We (probably) don’t actually listen to any vaporwave, but we get into some legit analysis of what it may or may not be (and/or hypnagogic pop), as well as a brief tangent into idea of being on a superhero team and discuss the process of hand-making vinyl (listen to the Greenway Records episode of The Subliminal Inevitable show for more). While we’re at it, there’s also some great new music from Fruit Tones, Big Search, Esther Rose, Quaker Parents, and Wyndham to keep your ears around!

As always, we welcome your feedback at (408) 782-4638!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:23 - Tangential situations will happen

05:04 - “I know where love comes from” - Fruit Tones

07:13 - Definitely (not) vaporwave

12:27 - “Here Comes the Night” - Big Search

16:05 - That is a comic book team

24:33 - “Handyman” - Esther Rose

27:15 - Definitely not vaporwave.

45:28 - “One Time Luv” - Quaker Parents

47:50 - Collage Rock

54:40 - “Time To Kill” - Wyndham

58:49 - Whispering at full volume

61:08 - Ouuououuouououtro?!

61:48 - END

Musician and songwriter Yoni Gordon stopped by to chat with J about his great new song, “Song of the Summer.” Then Bryan and J listened to new singles from Pip Blom, Palehound, Kedr Livanskiy, and Jackie Mendoza.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:27 - // Welcome!

03:57 - “Song of the Summer” (album: ‘Fearless Moral Inventory’ out June 14th) - Yoni Gordon

07:00 - // J chats with Yoni Gordon

24:26 - // No doubting...

29:14 - “Ruby” - Pip Blom

32:48 - // album: ‘Boat’ / Release date: May 31, 2019 / Label: Heavenly

39:24 - “Aaron” - Palehound

42:56 - // album: ‘Black Friday’ / Release date: June 7, 2019 / Label: Polyvinyl Record Co.

46:54 - “Sky Kisses” - Kedr Livanskiy

50:03 - // album: ‘Your Need’ / Release date: May 3, 2019 / Label: 2MR

52:40 - “What I Need” - Jackie Mendoza

55:08 - // album: ‘LuvHz’ / Release date: April 26, 2019 / Label: Luminelle Recordings

56:58 - // o o u U TTT R r o o ...

57:34 - // eNd TrAnSmIsSiOn . . . !

We’re checking out track two from several new releases, including Coughy, Patio, Chris Cohen, Daddy Long Legs, The Drums, Partner, and Garcia Peoples!

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:11 - // #dogstuff

07:24 - “G” - Coughy

08:44 - // Max fader

15:20 - “Endgame” - patio

17:52 - // Very much to the point of what we’re talking about

22:08 - “Edit Out” - Chris Cohen

25:31 - // Melancholia

32:41 - “Pink Lemonade” - Daddy Long Legs

35:20 - // Lots of inflection required

38:56 - “Body Chemistry (DIRTY)” - The Drums

43:42 - // One of those inflatable men at the car dealership

47:06 - ‘“Stoned Thought” - Partner

50:22 - // A stoney, stoney jam.

52:03 - “Canvas” - Garcia Peoples

56:12 - // They’ve still got that stoney vibe.

58:27 - // OUTRO

59:11 - // We’re done here.