Original Air Date: February 29, 2020

Just before the world locked down, The Music Obscura delivered one of its rawest episodes yet. A genre-spanning sprint through emo-electro, skate punk, political indie, and Simpsons EDM, this leap year edition captures the chaos and energy of a moment on the brink. Also featuring an exclusive interview with Jason Cutthroat of The Cutthroat Brothers, followed by their track "The King Is Dead".

Mai Lan – Vampire – Alt/Indie – France

Merit – Hold Everything – Indie Punk – USA

The Jacks – Olivia – Indie Pop – USA

Searching for Todd Kennedy – Winter Song – Indie Country – USA

Dankmus – Not Lenny – Simpsons EDM – Australia

Survey Says – Ode to My Willpower – Ska – USA

My First Earthquake – Enya Got Nothing – Electro/Indie Pop – USA

Supper Cassette – Bernie Sanders Is My Waifu – Indie Political Punk – USA

Masinko – Zajedno Unatrag – Skate Punk – Slovenia

The Cutthroat Brothers – Kill 4 U – Garage Punk – USA

The Minutemen – Corona – Punk – USA

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💡 The last wild howl before the world hit pause—chaotic, cathartic, and unfiltered.

Original Air Date: February 22, 2020

From Icelandic retro-pop to Swiss dancefloor grooves, Episode 8 spans emotional indie rock, rebellious punk, and glitched-out Simpsons-inspired beats. Agent M strings together a sonic scrapbook of eclectic artists speaking across borders and bending genres.

Lime Cordiale – Robbery – Alt-Indie – Sydney, Australia

Lucas Martin – Hip Heart – Indie/Dance – Lausanne, Switzerland

Daði Freyr – Think About Things – Retropop – Reykjavík, Iceland

Woody & Jeremy – Too Hot in L.A. – Dance Funk – Chicago, Illinois, USA

Abbie Ozard – Crocodile Tears – Indie/Pop – Manchester, UK

The Backseat Lovers – Maple Syrup – Indie Rock – Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Sharp/Shock – I Don’t Want a Nuclear Family – Punk – Southern California, USA

Vermilion Heights – Just For The Thrills – Pop Punk – USA (location not confirmed)

Cruel Bomb – Atomic Demolition Munition – Thrash Metal – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Hour of Pearl – Pushing Boulders – Punk – USA (location not confirmed)

Dayda Banks – We Should Go to Japan – Rap – Canada

Dankmus – Out of Ideas – Simpsons EDM – Australia

John Louis – The South – Americana Folk – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Beans on Toast – The Great American Novel – British Folk – Essex, UK

💡 Expect satire, sincerity, and sonic surprises as the underground scenes of four continents pulse through this episode.

Original Air Date: February 15, 2020

Agent M serves up a wildly off-kilter Valentine’s Day mix—from second-wave emo and punk anti-love anthems to indie daydreams and Tex-Mex oldies. Whether you’re heartbroken, head-over-heels, or hiding under the covers, this episode has a song for every type of February 14th mood.

The Get Up Kids – Valentine – Second-Wave Emo/Hardcore – Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Tsunami Bomb – Mushy Love Song – Punk/Girlpunk/Indie – Petaluma, California, USA

Kane Strang – My Smile is Extinct – Alt/Indie – Dunedin, New Zealand

The Vandals – Marry Me – Punk – Huntington Beach, California, USA

Dankmus – Un-Sexy Thoughts – Simpsons EDM – Australia

Dashboard Confessional ft. Juli – Stolen – Emo – Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Head Automatica – Beating Heart Baby – Electro Punk – Brooklyn, New York, USA

Hobo Johnson – Rome & Julie – Emo Rap – Sacramento, California, USA

Will Joseph Cook – Girls Like Me – Indie – Tunbridge Wells, UK

Donny Benét – Love Online – Indie Electronica – Sydney, Australia

Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties – Just Sign the Papers – Americana/Storytelling – USA (project of Dan Campbell from Philadelphia, PA)

Freddy Fender – Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Tex-Mex Oldies – San Benito, Texas, USA

Clarence Carter – I Can’t See Myself (Live) – R&B/Soul – Montgomery, Alabama, USA

💡 Expect irony, earnestness, and a little heartbreak. This isn’t your average Valentine’s Day playlist it’s The Music Obscura’s version of a mixtape: raw, romantic, and just a little weird.

Original Air Date: 2/8/2020

In this sprawling and genre-fluid episode of The Music Obscura, Agent M the Host curates a mix that zigzags from psychobilly grit to future-retro sheen. Featuring rising underground artists alongside cult icons like LCD Soundsystem, this episode embraces distortion, mood, and movement.

The Cutthroat Brothers – Wrong – Garage Punk/Psychobilly (USA) – 2:30

The Chats – Bus Money – Punk (Australia) – 2:59

True Body – Spirit City – Goth Indie (USA) – 4:03

The Pairs Buns – Zenzizenzenizic – Indie (USA) – 2:50

Dankmus – Dinner Alone – EDM Simpsons (Australia) – 1:18

Hesperian – Ghost – Metal (USA) – 3:31

Dony Bente – Girl Of My Dreams – Erotic Easy Listening (Australia) – 4:49

Goldenface – I Think I Like You – Dance (USA) – 2:46

Windmills and Giants – Assuming the Worst – Americana/Rock (Norway) – 3:58

Stay for the Fireworks – Rule 1 – Alt Rock (USA) – 4:27

The Chats – The Clap – Punk (Australia) – [Time not listed]

Sulu and Excelsior ft. Hiro-Key – Find Another – Alt Rock (USA) – 4:07

LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum – Dance/Punk (USA) – [Time not listed]

Oceanside85 ft. Octal Drive – While City Sleeps – Retro Future (Canada) – 4:31

💡 Expect frenetic fuzz, smooth slow burns, and audio curveballs that land somewhere between a basement gig and a synth-lit skyline.

Original Air Date: 12/14/2019

Agent M returns with an episode that dips into dreamy indie, city pop sheen, emo edge, and late-night dance vibes—all orbiting around a special Skype interview with Scotty Lamb of Sweden’s own Movin in Stereo.

We explore themes of youth, emotional friction, and sonic nostalgia through a handpicked lineup of international artists pushing genre boundaries from Gothenburg to Georgia.

Departure Party – I Hope You’re Dead – Folk Punk – Wellington, New Zealand

Cannibal Kids – I Keep My Eyes Closed – Indie Pop – Miami, Florida, USA

Clouded Filter – Optimist – Emo – Bergen County, New Jersey, USA

Braaten & Chrit Leaf – Burn – EDM/Dance – Norway

Black Kids – I Don’t Want to Teach Your Boyfriend to Dance – Pop Punk – Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Lhasa Petik & Hudson Lee – Vices – R&B/Soul – Winnipeg, Canada / Midwest Canada

Whereisalex – GOLDA – City Girls (Remix) – R&B Remix – [Location not confirmed]

All The Rest – Our Youth – Indie – Senoia, Georgia, USA

Ambar Lucid – Questioning My Mind – Indie/R&B – New Jersey / New York, USA

Tsudio Studio – Kiss in KIX – City Pop – Izumo/Kobe, Japan

Movin in Stereo – Wake Up – Pop Punk – Gothenburg, Sweden

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Original Air Date: 11/30/2019

From the intergalactic charm of Baby Yoda to the deep-fried vibes of KFC, this episode of The Music Obscura dives headfirst into the absurd, the eclectic, and the surprisingly heartfelt.

Agent M serves up another batch of genre-defying sounds—funk-rock fusions, Simpsons-flavored EDM, yacht-funk oddities, and a detour through Tokyo’s punk back alleys. It’s a spicy, spacey, and slightly unhinged ride through the underground.

Francesca Blanchard – Baby (@francescablanchardmusic) – Rock/Pop – French-American, based in Los Angeles

Year of the Ox – Twilight Zone (@officialyox) – Rap – Korean-American duo from New York, NY Apple Music - Web Player+2VICE+2Cory Hotline+2Wikipedia+9thepreheater.wordpress.com+9Instagram+9

Current State – The Only Part – Folk Punk – Location not available

Cory Hotline – Work It Out (@coryhotlinemusic) – Funk Rock – Toronto, Canada Amazon+9Cory Hotline+9SoundCloud+9

Sometimes Chad – Taken Apart – Alt-Rock – Location not available

Dankmus – I Said, French Fries (@dankmus) – Simpsons EDM – Australia

Captain Midnight – Common-Law Hussy (Live) (@midnightcap) – Yacht Boat Funk – Location not available

King Luan – Woolly Mammoth (@kingluanmusic) – Rock – Likely Australia

Petey – California – Electro Pop Punk – Location not available

Sulu and Excelsior – Antimatter (@suluandexcelsior) – Neo-Jazz – Location not available

Scandal – Saishuheiki Kimi (@scandal_band) – Japanese Punk – Japan

Movin in Stereo – Authority Blues (@movininstereo) – Swedish Pop Punk – Sweden

Original Air Date:11/16/2019

Agent M slams open the pit for a full-throttle punk special, featuring raw cuts from emo to ska to circus punk (yes, really) and an exclusive interview with Reel Big Fish, ska icons and eternal crowd-surf starters.

Whether you're into mathy emo riffs, fuzzed-out garage bangers, or politically-fueled folk punk, this episode dives deep into punk’s many chaotic forms. No polish, no pretension just pure underground energy.

Reel Big Fish on touring, ska survival, and why life still sucks—but we’re dancing anyway.

💡 Punk’s not dead—it’s diversified. Come for the chaos, stay for the catharsis.

Original Air Date: 10/19/2019

After a strong debut, The Music Obscura returns with a global sound surge powered by artist submissions! Agent M the Host spotlights fresh, genre-hopping tracks from Sweden to Australia—plus a live in-studio performance that blends dance-punk energy with raw garage grit.

This episode explores everything from shoegaze haze and conversational rap to experimental pop, funk grooves, and a heavy dose of electronica. It’s discovery radio for the sonically adventurous.

Eliana – Free (Acoustic) – Sweden

Robot164 – Sunrise (Melodic EDM) – Canada

Defenestrators – Memory Making (Shoegaze) – Scotland, UK

Xotic YeYo – Slide to the Left (Funk) – USA

Marc Mackenzie – Haunt (Alt‑Pop) – Canada

Ghost, I – Japanese Black Ink (Experimental Pop) – Germany

Dayda Banks – We Should Go to Japan (Conversational/Inspirational Rap) – Canada

GenWye – Endlessly (Alt‑Rock) – USA

Matfroninja – Another Day (Electronica) – Canada

Dankmus – Put in H (SimpsonsEDM) – Australia

🎙️ Live In-Studio Performance by J. Graves – USA

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💡 From heartfelt to head-nodding to high-voltage, this episode is a tribute to independent voices breaking through the static.

Original Airdate: 10/5/2019

Welcome to the very first episode of The Music Obscura! Agent M the Host takes you on a genre-bending journey through underground scenes and hidden sonic gems from across the globe.

From the sun-drenched alt-rock of Australia's Lazy Susans to the glitchy nostalgia of Simpsonwave by Dankmus, this premiere episode unearths sounds you won’t hear on the mainstream radar. Featuring rare grooves and more this is a raw and unfiltered snapshot of music discovery at its most personal.

The Lazy Susans – Mutual Memory (Alt‑Rock) – Melbourne, Australia

King Luan – Woolly Mammoth (New Wave/Post‑Punk) – Sydney, Australia SoundCloud

Dankmus – Blurst of Times (Simpsonwave) – Australia

Siamés – Summertime (Alt/Indie) – Buenos Aires, Argentina nkoty.com+15es.wikipedia.org+15last.fm+15

Audiocydal feat. 7imoncello – Night Dance (Electronica) – USA (Artist based in the U.S.; song released on SoundCloud and Spotify) SoundCloud+9SoundCloud+9open.spotify.com+9

Ginger Root – Weather (Elevator Rock) – Los Angeles, California, USA (L.A.-based project)

💡 Discover your next favorite track—where genre borders are blurred and the mainstream fades to static.