in honor of the Bay Area comedy festival, Sketchfest, The Noise Pop Podcast is dedicating this episode to the relationshiop between music and comedy. We've invited guest hosts Shawn Robbins, of Kata Rokkar and Snob Theater, and Ivan Hernandez, of Boars, Gore and Swords, to show Jaime the best musical comedians, the funniest musicians, and everything in between. Because all the songs are clips there is no tracklist for this week's episode.

From seminal sophomore records to breakthrough hits, 2011 has been a great year for indie music. With the help of friends, music industry insiders and artists, the Noise Pop Podcast Team says goodbye to 2011 with their favorite tracks of the year.

Tracklist:

1. "Midnight City" -- M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
     Jaime Nabrysnski

2. "Gangsta" -- tUnE-yArDs, w h o k i l l
     Ian Port, Music Editor at SF Weekly

3. "Terra" -- Julian Lynch, Terra
     Martin Courtney singer/guitarist of Real Estate

4. "Belispeak" -- Purity Ring, Purity Ring/Braids split 7"
     Peter Arko of Ears of the Beholder

5. "Speech" -- Cousins, Secret Weapon/Speech 7"
     Megan James of Purity Ring

6. "Putting the Dog to Sleep" -- The Antlers, Burst Apart
     Jesse Fox

7. "Jam For Jerry" -- Holy Ghost!, Holy Ghost!
     Paul Hanly of Frenchkiss Records

8. "Chinatown" -- Destroyer, Kaputt 
     Joe Goldberg of Zeitgeist Artist Management

9. "The Whip" -- Locksley, Locksley
     Dan Strachota, Talent Buyer for the Noise Pop Music Festival

10. "Now That I'm Real (How Does it Feel?) -- Chad Valley, Equatorial Ultravox EP
     Kayvon Siadat, Music Director at KSCU

11. "Civilian" -- Wye Oak, Civilian
     Olivia LaRoche

12. "Cannons" -- Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation
     Dawson Ludwig

13. "Holocene" -- Bon Iver, Bon Iver
     Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon

On February 22-26, the Noise Pop Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday. This week the Noise Pop Podcast team previews the indie goodness to come with some of their favorite tracks from the 2012 lineup. Head over to Noisepop.com/2012 for the full lineup.

If you'd like to be featured on the podcast next month, leave a voicemail with your favorite track of the year (and why) for our "Best Track of the Year" episode. The number to call is (585) 4NOISE5/(585) 466-4735

Tracklist:

1. "Budos Rising" -- Budos Band, The Budos Band II
2. "Oblivion" -- Grimes, Visions
3. "Lawn Knives" -- Born Gold, Bodysongs
4. "Burn Out Eyes" -- oOoOO, oOoOO EP
5. "The Recluse" -- Cursive    , The Ugly Organ
6. "Beachy Head" -- Veronica Falls, Veronica Falls
7. "Think of You" -- Bleached, Carter single
8. "Pink LIght" -- Laura Veirs, Saltbreakers
9. "Web in Front" -- Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle
10. "Swim" -- Surfer Blood, Astro Coast
11. "Enter the Ninja" -- Die Antwoord, $O$   
12. "Rented Room" -- Craig Finn, Clear Heart Full Eyes   
13. "Yoo Hoo" -- Imperial Teen, What is Not to Love

The Noise Pop Podcast team digs up the 10 best tracks circulating the web right now and serves them on a digital platter for you.

If you'd like to be featured on the podcast next month, leave a voicemail with your favorite track of the year (and why) for our Best Track of the Year episode. The number to call is (585) 4NOISE5/(585) 466-4735

Tracklist

1. "Girls Don't Like Me" -- Boy Crush, haunter
2. “Fire” -- The Moth and the Mirror,  Honestly This World 
3. "Moments" -- Giraffage, Comfort
4. "How Do I Know" -- League, How Do I Know EP
5. "Three Car Garage" -- You Won't, Skeptic Goodbye
6. "I Am the Lion King" -- PAPA,  A Good Woman is Hard to Find
7. "Nuclear Seasons" -- Charlie XCX, Stay Away single
8. "Your Eyes" -- Magic City, Little Bits EP
9. "How To Test the Depth of a Well" -- Benjamin Shaw, There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet
10. "Miranda (School of VII Bells Remix)" -- Surfer Blood, Tarot Classics EP

With Thanksgiving coming up The Noise Pop Podcast is offering up a special holiday survival guide. Set to the best new music out there, this episode will help you deal with your beloved but beleaguering friends and family. Below you will find a track-by-track guide to a typical (err... slightly cliched) holiday reunion: what to play while you travel to your friends/families house, what to play before you walk through the door, what to play after the inevitable fight and the inevitable make up, what to play at the end of the night, and what to play on your drive back.

Track List:

1. "Year Off" -- High Places, Original Colors
2. "Rock of Calvary" -- Cataldo, Prison Boxing
3. "Autumn Song" -- Sea Pink, Dead Seas
4. "All Mine" -- Little Red, Midnight Remember
5. "Horses" -- High Highs, Single
6. "Wildflower (Exhale Effect)" -- Made in Heights, Aporia: in the Streets
7. "Somebody That I Used to Know" -- Gotye, Making Mirrors
8. "Noose of Jah City" -- King Krule, King Krule EP
9. Higher Ground -- Rimar, Higher Ground EP
10. "Blue Jeans (Odd Future's The Internet Remix)" -- Lana Del Rey, Single
11. "No Real Reason" -- White Denim, Takes Place in your Work Space EP

We survived Treasure Island Music Festival and now we're ready for a new batch of music. On this episode we assemble 10 of our favorite songs going around the internet right now. This batch of songs is especially eclectic; it moves from garage pop, to indie r&b, to hardcore, to electro smooth jazz... See? We told you this was all over the map. Enjoy!
Track list:

1. "Afternoon" -- Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation
2. "Wood" -- Rostam, Single
3. "Keep Time" -- Gauntlet Hair, Gauntlet Hair
4. "Tell Her No" --Tennis, Single
5. "Playing House" (Ft. How To Dress Well) -- Active Child, You Are All I See
6. "Gypsy Town" -- Wet Illustrated, 1+1+1 (one by one by one)
7. "Don't Move" -- Phantogram, Nightlife
8. "Oblivion" -- Grimes,Visions
9. "Awake" --Trash Talk, Awake EP
10. "Lazy Noon" -- Keep Shelley in Athens, Our Own Dream

The Noise Pop Podcast and Echolocale have teamed up again to bring you another intimate performance from one of the most promising bands in San Francisco, Dominant Legs. 

In this video Dominant Legs perform the unabashedly cheerful 'Hoop of Love' on the roof of keyboardists Hannah Hunt's home. Enjoy the video and for more footage head over to Echolocale.com 

We are kicking off September with a mix of fresh and eclectic indie music. This batch of songs range from fuzzy guitar rock, to light summery dance pop, to spaced-out instrumental music.

Tracklist:

1. "The Age of Attraction" -- Tropical Popsicle, Tropical Popsicle EP

2. "Midnight City" -- M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

3. "Miranda" -- Surfer Blood, Tarot Classics EP

4. "Fast Challenges" -- Chad Valley, Equatorial Ultravox EP

5. "Honey Bunny" -- Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost

6. "Your Sympathy" -- Devon Williams, Euphoria

7. "Gene Ciampi" -- Twin Sister, In Heaven

8. "Get Gone" -- White Arrows, White Arrows EP

9. "Bedroom Eyes" -- Dum Dum Girls, Only In Dreams

10. "Goth Star (Pictureplane Cover)" -- Health, Single

Ear About Town

Dawson: BBC article Lifelong Musicians 'Have Better Hearing'

10. "Get Lost" -- Marc Mcguire, Get Lost

The Noise Pop Podcast had to put a hold on the Sophomore Slump/Sophomore Success episode; however, rest assured, it will see the light of day soon enough. In the meantime enjoy another episode that features 10 of the best tracks circulating on the internet right now. This track list ranges from the aggressive noise rock of Male Bonding to the decadent R&B pop of the Weeknd. The closing track on this episode is especially remarkable, Youth Lagoon's "July", it's one of those sad yet uplifting songs; so be careful where you listen to it, you might cry.

Track list
1. "Left Behind" --Yellow Ostrich, The Mistress
2. "Life of The Party" -- The Weeknd, Thursday
3. "An Argument with Myself" -- Jens Lekman, An Argument with Myself EP
4. "Bones" -- Male Bonding, Endless Now
5. "Acid" -- Yawn, Open Season
6. "K is for Kelson" -- Bibo, Mind Bokeh
7. "The Same Thing" -- Cass McCombs, Humor Risk
8. "Balance" -- Future Islands, On The Water
9. "Some Children" - Holy Ghost! feat. Michael McDonald, Holy Ghost!

Ear About Town
Dawson - Covers: A Culinary Tribute to Serge Gainsbourg
Olivia - Celine Dion is Amazing
Jaime - Lil Wayne vs. J-Lie

10. "July" -- Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation