I present my list of the 7 MOST UNDERRATED musicians of today!

I talk about the worst modern art exhibit ever, binging on horror movies, and how I record takes.

I talk about the decline of guitar music, developing the Niagara Moon sound, how to get into making your own music, and more!

(This podcast was formerly known as Talkin About The Passion. I used to interview other musicians and feature their music. Now I just talk about whatever. There might be guests here and there though...)

Bug Hunter is a Seattle-based project started by Cody Hunter, aka "Bug". The first album, Torn Between a Couple, and the subsequent single, "Dear McCracken", were all recorded in Bug's closet while working full time in Seattle.

After a couple viral videos on reddit and imgur, Bug decided to get a full band together, go on tour, and try to fund a full album on Kickstarter. They succeeded and recorded the new album at 1-Shot Studio in Woodinville, WA.

Rain City Collective said this of the new album, titled "The Rough Draft":

"This album is no rough draft, it's a turning point for Bug Hunter---a band on the rise... [Bug] may be one of the best lyricists in our region or beyond. No other bands out there are doing thoughtful, self-reflective pop this well.”

Songs Featured:

Dear McCracken

Deserve Me

Listen To Your Mom

https://bughunterbug.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3icuKNh1iYRvYPiEkxiAfR

Little Dots is a Belgian indie electronic pop duo, comprised of Sophia Ammann and Pablo Casella. Their brand new album Do You Know How We Got Here showcases a gorgeously written and produced musical style that is both chic and personal.

Songs Featured:

Follow Me

Walk Talk

http://www.littledots.info/

https://www.facebook.com/littledotsmusic/

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Theme song for Talkin About The Passion is "Eating Peaches" by Niagara Moon.

With influences spanning many genres, Kimaya Diggs melds the folky acrobatics of Joni Mitchell, the jazz stylings of Ella Fitzgerald, the catchy soul of Lianne LaHavas, and yet has something you can't quite put your finger on that makes her entirely unique. Her mastery of her voice is the focal point of each performance, and a transfixing experience.

Her debut album, Breastfed, is a chronicle of bittersweet growing pains, expansive and generous. Whether roaring along with reckless urgency or irreverently recounting painful memories, Breastfed wrangles the growing-up narrative in a boldfaced, darkly humorous way.

Songs Featured:

Breastfed

Baby Isn’t Home

http://www.kimayadiggs.com/

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Theme song for Talkin About The Passion is "Eating Peaches" by Niagara Moon.

Sun Parade's personal obsessions and projects range from British folk ballads to Motown; collectively their music is most influenced by the mutineers’ pantheon — The Clash, Beastie Boys, Dr. Dog, Nirvana, The Beatles. Sun Parade has supported Lake Street Dive, Dr. Dog, Born Ruffians, and And The Kids. National Public Radio picked “Heart’s Out” — the title track of the band’s previous EP — for Songs We Love, and wrote that Sun Parade is “crafting the kinds of traditional guitar-pop songs that people might still be singing 50 years down the road.”

Songs Featured:

Cheer Up

Braindrain

http://thesunparade.com/

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Theme song for Talkin About The Passion is "Eating Peaches" by Niagara Moon.

Northampton, MA-based Mammal Dap scores the soundtrack to your life with cinematic, instrumental rock music.  The four-piece, comprised of Killian Karlsson, Zack Cross, Reed Sutherland, and Colin Jalbert, interweave hypnotic beats with pumping bass, lush pads and soaring hooks. They balance a deep love of nostalgic tones with a digital-age sensibility, evoking such artists as Daft Punk, Tycho, & Flying Lotus.

Songs Featured:

Lake of Shining Waters

Starbirth

http://mammaldap.com/

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Theme song for Talkin About The Passion is "Eating Peaches" by Niagara Moon.

History of Time is a genre-bending folk & hip-hop artist. Originally from Wyoming, with close ties to the Seattle music scene, his latest release "The Comfort EP" came out May 15th.

Songs Featured:

Center of The City

Is Now

https://www.facebook.com/sappyHead/

https://soundcloud.com/history-of-time

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Theme song for Talkin About The Passion is "Eating Peaches" by Niagara Moon.

Jenny O. is a musician living and working in Los Angeles, California. Her latest album, 'Peace & Information,' was released August 4, 2017 on Holy Trinity Records.

Songs Featured:

People

Funeral For My Former Self

If Yr Lonely

http://jennyo.com/

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Theme song for Talkin About The Passion is "Eating Peaches" by Niagara Moon.