In what must certainly be the weirdest episode yet, the gang dives into the hectic modern "jazz" album Naked City by John Zorn.

Casey and Benjamin talk avant garde philosophy, Benjamin won't stop bringing up Fiddler on the Roof, and Max realizes he should have released a study guide for his poor stupid co-hosts.

Check out John Zorn anywhere you can except Spotify. Maybe ask your weird friend that's into Schoenberg if he has a copy of this record (he does).

Otherwise try here:

https://www.amazon.com/Naked-City-John-Zorn/dp/B000005J08

Or here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i56QO9O8qso&list=PLSCSp1orGuYc6e7Blv-kaDt3nDr6ITGwy

In this episode we talk about some albums we liked from the Grammys. We talk about Tyler the Creator, Tank and the Bangas, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, and the Black Pumas. Max delights in nerddom for Tyler the Creator, Casey name drops every band he's going to see live, and Benjamin drops the hottest Billie Eilish take outside of Twitter.

To see our cool Grammys playlist, grab this here link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/291s8vq4DDAkanOFwDZOZg?si=yUi-euO3TSiGjZLmbqbSrA&fbclid=IwAR3772qqgjQRh5bKLA-bft7CRu4D-qmr3ia-7u1iwNTgre2Frp16I7vGi54

In this episode, we invite Dillon Rairdin of Treesreach to listen to us bloviate about his music. We force Dillon to make up a band that doesn't exist, Benjamin volunteers Max to write an entire musical, and Casey abstains from substances in a YPHHT first.

If you want to hear some Treesreach, check 'em out at their fancy website and buy some merch:

https://treesreach.com/

Great news, they're still kickin, giggin, and looking at writing another album so keep an eye on these Iowa wunderkinder!

In episode 6 we celebrate the complex mystery that is Morphine's "Cure For Pain". Benjamin notices we only do sophomore albums, Max digs deep into the Boston scene without bringing up Flogging Molly, and Casey gets through the episode without noticing he needed to go to a hospital the whole damn time!

Check Morphine out here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0FocpOyE7RnaNsiaEhSbp6

Sadly, while Morphine has a lot of cool stuff to listen to, their vocalist Mark Sandman passed away on stage in 1999 in Italy.

In Episode 5 we wax poetic about our bygone youth while rocking out to Astra Heights "Good Problems". Max takes a swing at a giant corporation, Casey makes up episode segments on the fly, and we all do our best Classic Rock Daytime Radio DJ impression.

Check out the album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/77Rv6V41gCaBNi7CgDtSUs

There's also a re-release we discuss that's full of great hooks and new ideas, so give that one a listen too: https://open.spotify.com/album/7nb807Tj9WWnUEqyqXQWk1

Great news! Astra Heights is still alive and kicking and was even kind enough to reach out and thank us for "keeping the flame alive"! So go love them publicly.

We get real deep talking about Atlanta, Georgia Jazz/Hip-hop experience Monkier. Stravinsky gets brought up at least once, Casey almost cries, and all three of us ponder the deep and mysterious origin story of the band's front man, Zac Evans.

Check 'em out: https://open.spotify.com/album/0g73xOafLSlREDX3qagHPj

Great news, while they don't perform live a ton of the time they do have a second album and I have it on good authority that they're working on number three!

Max takes us on a magical journey into the world of second wave Emo through the lens of Rainer Maria's sophomore album "Look Now Look Again". Benjamin gets giddy about words, and Casey laments the lack of synths.

Check 'em out: https://open.spotify.com/album/56YkqH5Vv03PAeMzcuQzoQ

And great news, they've been going strong for many years and have tons of content.

We check out UK electro-acoustic jazz fusion group The Comet is Coming. Casey's sound has a heart attack, we talk about live shows vs albums, and make cheap cracks about festivals.

Check 'em out here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2mvz0NPBCPTbSEgRViuDLK

Great news, by the way, they're still very active and have quite a bit of music to listen to. Enjoy!

In our inaugural episode we talk about the 2008 Dark Cabaret/Baroque Pop album Conical Monocle by Columbus, Ohio's own wunderkinds Pretty Balanced (also known as The Alphabet).

Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1ZCdWxieRwcQd60bSe6E6j

Sadly, the band is broken up but the three albums they have, two as Pretty Balanced and one as The Alphabet, are well worth a listen.

A quick four minute preview before we launch four episodes of You Probably Haven't Heard of Them on January 6th, 2020. Stick around, subscribe, review, and share for the best music you've never heard!