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After seven years of radio silence, The Music Obscura returns. What started as a college show on KWDC 93.5 rises again—refocused, reshaped, and still lovingly offbeat.

Agent M kicks off the season with a playlist of static-laced dream pop, global indie, and slow-burn emotion. Expect fuzzed-out melodies, late-night vibes, and a warm welcome back to the weird. Plus: a visit from Ruthie of Feisty Heart, who drops in to talk music, memory, and their new single “Breaking Glass.”

We’ve also got surreal headlines in Obscura News!

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Natalee Gallo – Now It Doesn’t Matter

Cream Flower – Garden

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Original Air Date: June 6, 2020

In the finale of The Music Obscura’s first season, Agent M dives into a genre-hopping set that moves from ska to emo, alt-country to folk-punk—culminating in a heartfelt interview and quarantine concert with Sequoya Waring. In a 25-minute conversation and acoustic set, Sequoya shares insights into his musical journey, the creative impact of lockdown, and the emotional layers behind his songwriting.

This episode is part reflection, part release marking both a pause and a promise for more.

Five Iron Frenzy – Get Your Riot Gear – Ska/Rocksteady – USA – 3:45

Deathstore – It Won’t Work – Emo/Pop-Punk – USA – 3:04

Travis Loves Benson – I Need Help – Anti-Folk – USA – 5:59

The Prostitutes – Shake Rattle and Die – Rockabilly Pop – USA – 1:50

Emily Davis and the Murder Police – Bloodlines – Alt-Rock – USA – 3:19

The Jealous Sound – The Fold Out – Indie Alt – USA – 3:15

Mickey Guyton – Black Like Me – Country – USA – 3:30

🎙️ Quarantine Concert & Interview Spotlight:

💡 A fitting close to the season music as a mirror, music as momentum.

Original Air Date: May 30, 2020

From lo-fi London synth labs to Ghanaian soul hybrids, Episode 16 of The Music Obscura spans sonic micro-worlds that echo isolation, imagination, and reinvention. Agent M curates a late-pandemic playlist featuring quirky electronics, introspective indie, and a rockabilly Tainted Love cover that might just steal the show.

This is for the bedroom tinkerers, the hopeful lyricists, and anyone dreaming sideways.

Look Mum No Computer – DAYDREAMER – Electro Synth – UK – 4:08

Sequoya Waring – Distance + Time – Indie/Alt – USA – 3:14

Retirement Party – Shoulder It – Indie Rock – USA – 2:51

Tatian Hazel – In My Room – Bedroom Pop – USA – 3:44

Great Grandpa – Digger – Emo – USA (Seattle, WA) – 4:54

The Flakes – Lust – Alt Rock – Canada – 2:44

Dayda Banks – I Need a Clone – Rap – Canada – 3:23

Potsu – Sidewalk Safari – Lo-Fi – UK – 2:26

Janos – Sicky/Sticky – Indie/R&B Pop – Norway – 4:10

Donny Benet – Mr. Experience – Indie Electronica – Australia – 3:56

Champagne Lane – Time Flies – Alt/Funk – USA – 4:59

Blink-182 – Aliens Exist – Pop Punk – USA – 3:13

Dave Philips and the Hot Rod Gang – Tainted Love (Cover) – Rockabilly – USA – 2:45

Kay Slice – Slowdown – Hip-Hop/Soul – Ghana – 3:06

Chris Acker – Aloe Vera – Americana – USA – 3:47

💡 Circuit-bent synths, punk nostalgia, and soul reflections—all colliding in this borderless quarantine broadcast.

Original Air Date 5/27/2020

In this Music Obscura Short & Concert Series, Agent M sits down with Fuller, the Los Angeles-based indie pop craftsman whose glossy hooks and garage-born grit shine through the static of quarantine. Recorded remotely, this intimate session blends sharp songwriting with reflections on creativity, connection, and surviving the silence.

🎙️ Includes a stripped-down performance and brief interview on what it means to chase a dream mid-chaos.

💡 Part living room concert. Part sonic postcard from lockdown. All Fuller.

Original Air Date: May 23, 2020

Recorded by Agent M at 4AM, this late-night broadcast captures the haze of insomnia, humor, and heartache that defined quarantine weekends. Just Another Saturday Night is the soundtrack to your after-midnight existential shuffle—equal parts punchline and poetry.

Su Lee – I’ll Just Dance – Comedy Pop – South Korea/USA – 2:42

The Winter Passing – Resist – Indie Pop – Ireland – 3:54

Fuller – Favorite Poison – Indie Pop – USA (Los Angeles, CA) – 3:13

Rivers Ventura – Lollygagging – West Coast Indie – USA (California) – 3:25

Bloodhound Gang – Ralph Wiggum – Punk/Alt – USA – 2:52

J. Graves – Lo the Mourning – Indie Alt Rock – USA (Portland, OR) – 4:02

Lovit – The Thrill – Alt – Canada – 3:19

The Vandals – My Girlfriend’s Dead – Punk – USA (California) – 2:41

Peelander-Z – How to USA – Punk – Japan (Based in NYC)

Wordburglar – Venomous Ideology – Rap – Canada – 3:52

Nightmare of You – I Want to Be Buried in Your Backyard – Indie Rock – New York, USA – 3:16

Matt Skiba – In Your Wake – Horror Punk – USA (Chicago, IL) – 2:36

The Gregory Brothers – Double Rainbow – Internet Satire – USA – 1:57

Pacific – You Never Knew – Indie Pop – USA – 5:17

Kim Petras – Malibu – Bubblegum Pop – Germany/USA – 3:19

💡 A midnight mixtape for the sleep-deprived and sound-obsessed. When the world’s gone quiet, the underground still sings.

Original Air Date: April 9, 2020

With the Quarantine Concerts series in full swing, Agent M welcomes one of the most captivating DIY voices from New Zealand: Departure Party. The episode builds through punk, electro-pop, jazz, and 60s psych before landing in a cozy, honest live set and conversation with the folk-punk standout.

Franz Cady – Heavenly Night – Disco Funk – Mexico – 3:10

Liam Lynch – My United States of Whatever – America Punk – Australia – 2:08

AJJ – No More Tears (Clean) – Folk Punk – Phoenix, Arizona, USA – 1:03

Yin Yin – Pingpxng – 60s Psychedelic – Netherlands / Southeast Asia-influenced

Half Kidding – Bella – Math/Garage/Punk – USA – 2:18

Grizzly Coast – Catch & Release – Indie Pop – Toronto, Canada – 2:54

Ava Nova – Ramen – Electro Pop – Denmark – 3:14

Chromatic Colors – Expectations – Jazz Pop – USA – 5:03

🎙️ Zoom Interview & Quarantine Concert:

💡 A cozy transmission from the bottom of the world to your ears. Homespun, heartfelt, and full of soul.

Original Air Date: April 2, 2020

Every artist. Every name. Starts with “The.” In this tongue-in-cheek themed episode of The Music Obscura, Agent M the Host lines up a wall-to-wall mix of bands that begin with “The”—a nostalgic nod to indie, punk, and experimental sounds from across decades and continents.

The episode closes with a Quarantine Concert and Zoom interview with Will of The Paris Buns, who brings fuzzy charm and DIY reflections from the heart of lockdown.

The Mountain Goats – This Year – Folk – Claremont, California, USA – 3:53

The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatry – Experimental Indie – Melbourne, Australia – 4:48

The Vandals – I’ve Got an Ape Drape – Punk Classic – Huntington Beach, California, USA – 3:30

The Correspondents – Fear and Delight – Avant-Garde Dance – London, UK – 3:15

The Thermals – How We Know – Indie – Portland, Oregon, USA – 3:29

The Wonder Years – Passing Through a Screen Door – Pop Punk – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – 3:40

The Cutthroat Brothers – Shake Move Howl Kill – Garage Punk/Rockabilly – USA – 3:27

The Front Bottoms – Au Revoir – Indie Folk – Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, USA – 1:50

🎙️ Zoom Interview & Quarantine Concert:

💡 A lovingly curated glitch in the system. All “The” bands. No filler.

Original Air Date: April 11, 2020

As the world adjusted to lockdown, The Music Obscura launched its Quarantine Concerts series bringing the stage to the screen. In this episode, we spotlight underground acts from across the globe and feature our very first Zoom quarantine concert with none other than Max of Super Cassette.

From New Zealand anti-folk and Scottish indie oddities to Simpsons EDM and horror punk, Episode 12 captures the sound of DIY perseverance and digital connection.

Departure Party – Summertime – Anti-Folk/Folk Punk – Wellington, New Zealand – 2:09

Hazel English – I’m Fine – Vintage Indie – Oakland, California, USA – 3:18

The Paris Buns – Dreamcatcher – Indie Pop – USA – 3:30

Zoey Van Goey – You Told the Drunks I Knew Karate – Indie Alt Rock – Glasgow, Scotland – 2:48

Dankmus – You Got The Dud – Simpsons EDM – Australia – 2:08

Alkaline Trio – Radio Voices – Horror Punk – McHenry, Illinois, USA – 3:06

🎙️ Zoom Concert Spotlight:

💡 No venue, no problem. This episode proves the underground can thrive, even in lockdown.

Air Date: April 4, 2020

As quarantine set in, The Music Obscura went remote and this broadcast, though cut short, delivers a raw and restless mix. From indie irony to punk protest, these six tracks capture the unease and energy of a world flipped sideways.

Superorganism – Everybody Wants to Be Famous – Indie Pop/Experimental – London, UK / International collective

3LH – Christine – Surf Punk – Santa Ana, California, USA

Nick Shoulders – Rather Low – Country/Rockabilly – Arkansas, USA

TV on the Radio – Wolf Like Me – Indie Rock – Brooklyn, New York, USA

The Angry Samoans – Letter From Uncle Sam – Punk – Los Angeles, California, USA

Mexico City Heartbreak – Bad Dreams – Indie Pop – Los Angeles, California, USA

💡 A fragmented but urgent dispatch from early lockdown. What it lacks in length, it makes up for in feeling.