The episode where we give thanks to the songs that got away. This is a mix dedicated to the best tracks of the year that flew under the radar. Sometimes they were quietly old acts in new clothes, other times they were brand new artists, regardless of the reason these songs are stellar and were sorely underrepresented in the blogosphere and hype machine. This mix also acts as a sort of best track of the year (b-side) mix. So get ready for the season of ‘best of…”

Tracklist:

1. “That Awful Sound” -- Jackson Scott, Melbourne

2. “Get It” -- Run The Jewels, Run The Jewels

3. “Mean Streets” -- Tennis, Small Sound EP

4. “Bathroom Laughter” -- Pissed Jeans, Honeys

5. “Living Lens” -- Mountains, Centralia

6. “On Fraternity” -- Dead Girlfriends, Stop Pretending EP

7. “Ego” -- Mr. Carmack, single

8. “Kerou’s Lament” -- Ellery James Roberts, single

9. “Sin Guia No” -- Juana Molina, Wed 21

10. “Dreamy Summer” - Moonface, Julia With Blue Jeans On

Maybe it's the fact that the holidays are approaching and people start to think about love, but this episode is full of buzzy new songs that seem to be about the varying stages of love or heartbreak. From Sky Ferreira's You're Not the One to an emotional cut from Mutual Benefit's Love's Crushing Diamond, this playlist ushers what can be the most lovely/cruel season of the year.

Track list:

1. "Tropical Oceans" -- DD Dumbo, DD Dumbo 
2. "Feel My Pain" -- Kurt Vile, Wakin on a Pretty Daze: Deluxe Daze (Post Haze) 
3. "Here Comes the Night Time" -- Arcade Fire, Reflektor 
4. "Goodbye Sasha" -- Misun, Single 
5. "Pursuit" -- Gesaffelstein, Single
6. "Realize You " -- Empress Of, Single
7. "Okay" -- Bad Bandit, Conifer  
8. "Don't Tell Me" -- Dale Earndhart Jr. Jr., The Speed of Things 
9. "You're Not the One" -- Sky Ferreira, Night Time, My Time
10. "Golden Wake" -- Mutual Benefit, Love's Crushing Diamond 

The Best Songs in Odd Time II

This week we are revisiting that juicy, albeit nerdy, topic of odd time signatures in popular music. Our first podcast on this topic, back in April, demonstrated that we were only scratching the surface - so we're back now to show off 10 more songs that effectively utilize odd time signatures in rock. Enjoy!

1. "5-4=Unity" - Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (5/4)
2. "15 Step" - Radiohead, In Rainbows (5/4)
3. "Moon" - Bjork, Biophilia (17/8)
4. "Wuthering Heights" - Kate Bush, The Kick Inside (Chorus is 4/4, 2/4,3/4)
5. "Blockhead" - Devo, Duty Now For The Future (11/8)
6. "I Say A Little Prayer" - Aretha Franklin, Aretha Now (10/4 verse, 11/ 4 chorus)
7. "Demons" - The National, Trouble Will Find Me (7/4)
8. "Cygnus, Vismund Cygnus" - The Mars Volta, Frances The Mute (3/4, 4/4, 23/8, 16/8... )
9. "Modern Man" - Arcade Fire, The Suburbs (9/8)
10. "Strange Reuninons" - Yeasayer, Odd Blood (5/4, 6/4, 5/4, 4/4)

After three years, one third of the Noise Pop Team, Jaime Nabrynski, is leaving San Francisco and heading to New York to make all her big city dreams come true. She will join us from time to time from the east coast, but for now we're sending her off the best way we know how... with a mix of the best songs buzzing around Internet.There are some amazing new tracks from Blood Orange, Bill Calahan, Parquet Courts, Clams Casino and many more

Tracklist:

1. “Best Friends” -- Holychild, single

2. “Chamaky” -- Blood Orange, Cupid Deluxe

3. “Tourniquet” -- Jeremy Messersmith, Heart Murmurs

4. “You’ve Got Me Wonderin’ Now” -- Parquet Courts, Tally Up All The Things That You Broke

5. “Edge” -- Haim, Days are Gone (UK Deluxe version)

6. “Small Plane” -- Bill Callahan, Dream River

7. “Still Not Falling” -- Shy Girls, Timeshare

8. “Truly Freaking Out” -- Tim Kasher, Adult Film

9.  “Super Kiwi” -- Yo La Tengo, Fade

10. “Crystals” -- Clams Casino, Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack

This episode, we are celebrating one of San Francisco's biggest events - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. We're playing the festival's legendary acts as well as some artists you may not know so well, but definitely should not miss.

Track list:

1. "Nick of Time" -- Bonnie Raitt, Nick of Time
2. "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" -- Richard Thompson, Rumor and Sigh
3. "The Plank" -- Devil Makes Three, Devil Makes Three
4. "Victory" -- Trampled By Turtles, Palomino
5. "Into the Wild" -- LP, Into the Wild
6. "Wolf " -- First Aid Kit, The Lion's Roar
7. "Let it go" -- Tumbleweed Wanderers, Worn Down Welcome
8. "Beach House" -- Cave Singers, Welcome Joy
9. "Tell Me (What's On Your Mind)" -- Allah-Las, Allah-Las
10. "Cold Beverages" -- G. Love & Special Sauce, G. Love & Special Sauce

Last episode, we played songs catchy and infectious enough to earn a spot on our Indie Song of Summer playlist. This week though, we're playing songs with structures and sounds a little too unique for summer pop, but just challenging enough to enjoy, from the appealing dissonance of Suuns to the curious and intense noises of Oneohtrix Point Never. 

Track list: 

1. "Byegone" -- Volcano Choir, Repave
2. "Birds" -- Death Grips, single
3. "Empty City" -- Dan Casey, Empty City  
4. "A Lizard State" -- King Krule, 6 Feet Beneath The Moon
5.  "Golden Arrow" -- Darkside, Psychic
6.  "2020" -- Suuns, Images Du Futur 
7. "Wayward Son" -- Zachary Cale, Blue Rider 
8. "Problem Areas" -- Oneohtrix Point Never, R Plus Seven
9. "What Death Leaves Behind" -- Los Campesinos, No Blues
10."Anytime Soon" -- Andy Stott, Adult Swim Singles Program 

Song of the summer starts like summer itself, hopeful, exciting, and you can't wait for it to begin. Once it's here you dive in, listening to it obsessively and it gradually becomes your temporary anthem. Undoubtedly Blurred Lines was the pop song of the summer, but we're going to explore the songs that kept the indie blogosphere buzzing from June-August instead. This episode documents what the indie songs of the summer were for 2013. Each of these tracks have been blasting from parks and backyard barbecues all summer long, soundtracking the season. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

1. "Doin' It Right" -- Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
2. "Royals" -- Lorde, The Love Club
3."Shout It Out" -- MIkal Cronin, MCII
4. "Step" -- Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of The City
5. "Collard Greens" -- ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron
6. "The Mother We Share" -- Chvrches, Single
7 "When a Fire Starts to Burn" -- Disclosure, Settle
8 "She Will" -- Savages, Silence Yourself
9. "High School Lover" -- Cayucas, Bigfoot
10. "Bad For My Body" -- Deap Vally, Sitrionix

Outside Lands is over, marking the beginning of the end for summer festival season, and the end of the summer. But don't despair, there is plenty of new music to keep your spirits high. New tracks from Teen Daze, London Grammar, Fuzz and others. Plus, there's always Treasure Island to look forward to. 

Before the Internet changed everything there were two distinct and opposing types of popular music, Indie and mainstream. It was the head versus the heart,  the cool kids versus the pop kids and you had to come down on one side or the other. But the lines have been blurring over the past decade and those sides don't mean much any more. We now live in a world where pop music is so strange and creative that it's found acceptance with rock critics and indie snobs. Listen as we explore the genre-transcending melodies of Justin Timberlake, the indie-friendly quirkiness of Solange, (sister of mega pop star Beyonce) and the possibly ironic but ultimate acceptance of Hall and Oates.

Track List:

1. "#Beautiful" - Miguel and Mariah Carey, The Art of Letting Go
2. "Take Back The Night" -- Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience
3. "Hey Love" --  Quadron, Avalanche
4. "Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines
5. "The Motion" --  Drake & Sampha, Nothing Was The Same
6. "Dance Apocalyptic" -- Janelle Monae, The Electric Lady
7. "Don’t Let Me Down" -- Solange, True
8. "I Love It" -- Icona Pop, Iconic
9. "Adorn" -- Miguel, Kaleidoscope Dream
10. "I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)" -- Hall & Oates

Maybe it's the record high temperatures or the long weekend, but we're feeling a little distracted. Thoughts of being poolside or at the beach are taking up too much space in our heads for us to get any work done. So we've decided to feed these wandering thoughts with some great additions to your summer playlists. From Washed Out to jj, we're playing some new tracks that are sure to convince you that, "it's really hot out" is a totally legitimate excuse for skipping work.
 
Track list:
1. "It All Feels Right" -- Washed Out, Paracosm
2. "Collard Greens" -- Schoolboy Q featuring Kendrick Lamar, Oxymoron
3. "Can’t Understand" -- Metz, single
4. "Come Save Me" -- Jagwar Ma, Howlin
5. "Royals" -- Lorde, The Love Club  
6. "Unsatisfied" (The Replacement cover) -- Calexico, Maybe on Monday EP
7. "fågelsången" -- jj, V
8. "Bring the Noize" -- MIA, Bring the Noize  
9. "No Below" -- Speedy Ortiz, Major Arcana
10. "Beyond" -- Daftside, Random Access Memories Memories

This spring and summer has been teeming with much anticipated new releases, from Disclosure and Boards of Canada, to The National, just to name a few. We're playing tracks from these new releases, along with some music from up-and-coming artists making some noise of their own around the Internet.

Tracklist

1. "I Saw You from the Lifeboat" -- Liars, single
2. "Is This How You Feel" -- The Preatures, Shaking Hands
3. "Doin' It Right" -- Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
4. "Don’t Lie" -- Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
5. "Hell of A Night" -- ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron 
6. "Reach For The Dead" -- Boards of Canada, Tomorrow's Harvest
7. "When a Fire Starts to Burn" -- Disclosure, Settle
8. "U Da Best" -- WET, U Da Best/Bad Idea single
9. "I Need My Girl" -- National, Trouble Will Find Me
10. "JSMN" -- Bad Boxes, JSMN

We've all thought about this - what to play during that certain time with your loved one (or the one you just met) to set the mood? The right music can really make a good intimate moment better; and a bad music can end that moment altogether. So from the soft and sweet to hardcore, we've put together a list of some indie tracks to start your evening, or afternoon, or first thing in the morning off right; no matter what kind of music you're into.

Tracklist:

Jaime's picks:
1. "Headache" -- METZ, METZ
2. "Plaster Casts of Everything" -- Liars, Liars
3. "Come With Me" -- CEO, White Magic
4. "Innh Dahh" -- Matthew Dear, Black City
Olivia's picks:
5. "Tin Man" -- Future Islands, In Evening Air
6. "15 Step" -- Radiohead, In Rainbows
7. "Zebra" -- Beach House, Teen Dream
8. "BTSTU" -- Jai Paul, single
Dawson's picks:
9. "Sweet Talk" -- Jessie Ware, Devotion
10. "The Morning" -- The Weeknd, Trilogy
11. "Gaudy Side of Town" -- Gayngs, Relayted
12. "Heartbeats" -- The Knife, Deep Cuts

Maybe it was the week of freakishly hot (for San Francisco) weather and the start of summer, but this playlist is chock ful of songs intended to help you loosen up or lose your cool. Also our most explitive-laden playlist in a while, this playlist features bangers from Savages and Deafheaven and intense R&B jams from Twigs and Until the Ribbon Breaks

Tracklist:

1. “You and Me” -- Disclosure, Featuring Eliza Doolittle, Settle
2. “Shut Up” -- Savages, Silence Yourself
3. “How’s That” -- Twigs, Twigs EP
4. “Will “The Thrill”” -- Cayucas, Bigfoot
5. “Dream House” -- Deafheaven, Sunbather
6. “Head In The Cloud” -- Cobalt Cranes, Head in the Clouds  
7. “Chain Smoker” -- Chance The Rapper, Acid Rap mixtape
8. “Get Free” -- Major Lazer featuring Amber Coffman from the Dirty Projectors, Free The Universe
9. “She's on Fire” -- King Tuff, Garage Swim
10. “Pressure” -- Until The Ribbon Breaks ft. Mr. MFV eXquire, single

They say music is math, and we couldn't agree more. This episode explores the numbers behind some of the most unique rhythms in pop music. Sometimes we get bored with a typical four-to-the-floor beat, so we discuss and play some of our favorite pop songs of all time that utilize odd time signatures. And, for those of you who have no idea what a time signature is, we do a very quick explanation toward the beginning. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
1. "7/4 (Shoreline)" -- Broken Social Scene, Broken Social Scene (7/4)
2. "Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk, Random Access Memory (4/4)
3."Waltz #2" -- Elliott Smith, XO (3/4)
4. "Come On Feel The Illinoise" -- Sufjan Stevens, Illinois (5/4 then 4/4/)
5. "Money" -- Pink Floyd, Dark Side of The Moon (7/4)
6. "Solsbury Hill" -- Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel (7/4)
7. "Walk on Air" -- Minus The Bear, Injustice (5/4)
8. "Ddiamondd" -- Battles, Mirrored (?)
9. "Pyramid Song" -- Radiohead, Amnesiac (?!?!?)
10. "Everything In It's Right Place" -- Radiohead, Kid A (10/4)

We've dug up another batch of the 10 best songs swirling around the Internet this month. This episode is particularly eclectic, ranging from the pristine pop gems of Chvrches to the hypnotic beats of Bonobo, and then paying homage to the lyrical genius (and crudeness) of Danny Brown. Pop in your earbuds and enjoy this month's mix of new music.

Tracklist: 

1.  "Best of Friends" -- Palma Violets, 180

2. "Now Is Not The Time" -- Chvrches, Recover

3. "Someone Else" -- Pure X, Crawling Up The Stairs

4. "Lady You Shot Me" -- Har Mar Superstar, Bye Bye 17

5. "Cirrus" --  Bonobo, the North Borders

6. "Mirror" -- Weekend, Jinx

7. "God Made The World" -- Cold Cave, God Made The World

8. "Express Yourself" -- Danny Brown, single 

9. "With Her Shadow" -- Born Ruffians, TBD

10. "Childhood’s End" -- Majical Cloudz, Impersonator

It's almost the time of year when what seems like every band in the world descends into one spot in California. And no, we're not talking about that festival in the desert, we're talking about Fauxchella. Fauxchella (a Spinning Platters term) is the name given to almost three weeks in April when all of the bands set to play Coachella make their way up to San Francisco. Almost every venue in the city is full of great bands night after night, and it can be pretty overwhelming deciding which bands to see. So, we at the Noise Pop Team have made a list of must-sees to help you make the most of your Fauxchella.

Tracklist:

10. "Digital Lion" -- James Blake, Overgrown

Spring is around the corner, so we've decided to play music to get you excited for the warmer weather, budding trees and longer days. From the warmth of Rhye to the summer festival staple of Thom Yorke with Atoms for Peace, we're playing tracks to welcome in the long-awaited end to winter. Hope to see you at SXSW

Tracklist:

1. “Open” -- Rhye, Open 
2. “The Possessed” -- Glass Candy, Italians Do It Better second After Dark compilation
3. “Hood Party” -- Fat Tony (feat. Kool A.D.), Smart Ass Black Boy
4. “In a Dream” -- High Highs, Open Season 
5. “Stickin’ to the Sheets” -- Hello Ocho, Hello Ocho
6. “It’s Been So Long” -- Cleaners of Venus, Cleaners from Venus box set
7. “Slyd” -- !!!, THR!!!ER
8. “Shout It Out” -- Milkal Cronin, MCII
9. “Demon Dance” -- Surfer Blood, Pythons 
10. “Ingenue” -- Atoms for Peace, Amok

The end of February is a very exciting time for us at the Noise Pop Podcast. For one, it means the Noise Pop Festival and the beginning of the festival season are here. It also means that by now we have a pretty good idea of what new records will be making their way to our playlists throughout the year. This episode we'll be discussing our most anticipated releases of 2013, from Phoenix to Missy Elliot. What are the records your most looking forward to this year? Let us know in the comments below or call us at (585) 4NOISE5/(585) 466-4735 and leave a message.

Tracklist:
1. "Bones" -- MS MR, Second Hand Rapture
2. "All The Time" -- The Strokes, Comedown Machine
3. "In The City" -- Caveman, Caveman
4. "9th Inning" -- Missy Elliot, Block Party
5. "Started From The Bottom" (D33J Remix) -- Drake, Nothing Was The Same
6. "Where Are We Now" -- David Bowie, The Next Day
7. "Your Drums, Your Love" -- AlunaGeorge, Body Music
8. "Mute" -- Youth Lagoon, Wondrous Bughouse
9. "Entertainment" -- Phoenix, Bankrupt
10. "Full of Fire" -- The Knife, Shaking The Habitual

Tracklist:

1. "I'm a Machine" -- Glass Lux, single

2. "Dropla" -- Youth Lagoon, Wondrous Bughouse

3. "Weird Shapes" -- Surfer Blood, Pythons

4. "I"m All Messed Up" -- Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob

5. "Minotaur" -- Thee Oh Sees, Floating Coffins

6. "Illusions" -- Shout Out Louds, Optica

7. "In The City" -- Caveman, Caveman 

8. "The Hearse" -- Wampire, Curiosity

9. "Retrograde" -- James Blake, Overgrown

10. "Only Tomorrow" -- My Bloody Valentine, mbv

It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Noise Pop's 20th birthday, but somehow another year has flown by and it's time for Noise Pop 2013! To get you excited as we are for this year's incredible line up (Toro Y Moi, YACHT, Amon Tobin to name a few), we're playing tracks from the artists we're most excited to see. This year's festival takes play from February 26-March 3 all around San Francisco. For more info visit http://www.noisepop.com/2013/.

Tracklist

"While I'm Alive" -- Starfucker, Miracle Mile
"Never Listen to Me" -- The Thermals, Personal Life
"Shout it In" -- Dirty Ghosts, Metal Moon.
"Party Kids" -- Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside , Untamed Beast
"Say That" -- Toro y Moi, Anything in Return
"Psychic City" -- Yacht, See Mystery Lights
"Doused" -- DIIV, Oshin
"Lake Michigan" -- Rogue Wave, Asleep at Heaven's Gate
"Museum of Flight" -- Damian Jurado, Maraqopa
"Electric Fever" -- Free Energy, Love Sign
"Hysteria" -- Ceremony, Zoo
"Tied2U" -- XXYYXX, XXYYXX

Well, we're two weeks into the new year, which is pretty much enough time to predict a few things: which resolutions will stick (none), and which ones won't (all), and what the new year may bring for new music. So while we may be slipping into old habits, at least we have some great music to look forward to. Also speaking of looking forward to things, stay tuned for our next episode, where we'll be playing tracks from this year's Noise Pop Festival artists.

Tracklist:

1. “200 Words” – Fol Chen, The False Alarms

2. “Coalition” – IceAge, You’re Nothing

3. “Everything is Embarrassing” – Sky Ferreira, Ghost EP

4. “Anxiety’s Door” – Merchandise, Totale Nite EP

5. “Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out” – Camper Van Beethoven, La Costa Perdida

6. “Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)” – Unknown Mortal Orchestra, II

7. “Honey” – Torres, Torres

8. “Kids Get Away” – Jamaican Queens, Wormfood

9. “2099” – Dent May, single

10. “Pink Matter” feat. Andre 300 & Big Boi – Frank Ocean, single

 

Well, another year has flown by. And while December usually means scrambling for last minute gifts and wondering where the year went, it also means it's time for one of our favorite episodes, Best Songs of the Year! This year we're curating not only our own picks for 2012, but the top choices from our favorite blogs, as well as the songs you wrote and called in as your favorites. And while the choices varied, one thing is clear - 2012 was full great music. So listen, enjoy, reflect, and get ready for 2013

Tracklist
1. "Wildest Moments" -- Jessie Ware, Devotion (Dawson)

2. "Thinkin Bout You"-- Frank Ocean, Channel Orange (Consequence of Sound)


3. "Half Gate"-- Grizzly Bear, Shields (listener - Joshua Griffith)


4. "Climax"-- Usher, Looking 4 Myself (Gorilla VS Bear)


5. "Jasmine"(demo)-- Jai Paul, single (listener - Jamal)


6. "Five Seconds"-- Twin Shadow, Confess (Olivia)


7. "The House That Heaven Built"-- Japandroids, Celebration Rock (PASTE/listener - Josh Hornick)


8. "Oblivion"-- Grimes, Visions (listeners - Lucy/Ardie)


9. "Every Single Night"-- Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (Pretty Much Amazing)


10. "Breathing Under Water"-- Metric, Synthetica (listener - Isabelle)


11. "F.T.F"-- Trust, TRST (Jaime)


12. "I Love It"-- Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX, Iconic EP (The Line of Best Fit)


13. "Elephant"-- Tame Empala, single (listener - Thom Stead)


14. "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"-- Father John Misty, Fear Fun (Spinner)

In this latest episode, the Noise Pop team brings you the last playlist of new songs for 2012. From Nicolas Jaar to School of Seven Bells, these are ten tracks sure to carry you through the holidays and into the new year.

And on the next episode, the Noise Pop team will be playing the best listener-sourced tracks of 2012! Send us an email with your favorite song of 2012 at podcast@noisepop.com or call in and leave a message on our hotline 585-4NOISE5.

Tracklist:

1. "The Ego" -- Nicolas Jaar and Theatre Roosevelt - single
2. "L.U.V." -- Brainstems, Stryofoam
3. “Light Up Gold” -- Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold   
4. "Snudge (Spaceship Aloha Remix)" -- Night Panther, single 
5. "Cherry" -- Chromatics, After Dark II
6. "Trust" -- Gambles, single
7. "Argonauts" -- The Little Ones, The Dawn Sang Along
8. "Bathroom Laughter" -- Pissed Jeans, Honeys
9. "Secret Days" -- School of Seven Bells, Put Your Sad Down
10. "Night Faces" -- Jessica Pratt, Jessica Pratt

The Noise Pop Podcast is grateful to you, our listeners, which is why we're serving ug up a cornucopia of amazing songs that missed their rightful place in the internet spotlight this year. This episodes is dedicated to the unsung songs of 2012, the ones that didn't get the internet hype they deserved. Throughout the year there is so much music that demands our attention that sometimes we collectively miss, what would otherwise be stand out tracks, so this episode is our way to right that wrong and say "Thank you for the music". Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving.

Tracklist:

1. “Andrew in Drag” -- Magnetic Fields, Love at the Bottom of the Sea
2. “Top Floor” -- TNGHT, TNGHT EP
3.  “Radio Song" -- Esperanza Spalding, Radio Music Society
4. “In the Middle (I Met You There)” -- Matthew Dear, Headcage EP
5. “Scarlet Town” -- Bob Dylan, Tempest
6. “White Chalk” -- Halls, Ark
7. “Big Love” -- Matthew E White, Big Inner
8. “Breakup Songs” -- Deerhoof, Breakup Song
9. "INJR" -- Yalls, Yalls II
10. “Kindred” -- Burial, Kindred EP

This election season has certainly been a stressful one. We've been inundated with campaign ads, speeches, debates, and enough political memes for a lifetime. Now that the season is over, the Noise Pop Team brings you a playlist intent on distracting you from the last few months of election madness. From Kendrick Lamar to Butter the Children, this episode is full of tunes that are completely irrelevant to this important period of time in America's history. You're welcome.

Tracklist:

1. "Get Off" -- METZ, METZ
2. "Hold Off the Dawn" -- El Perro Del Mar, Pale Fire
3. "Backseat Freestyle" -- Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city
4. "Breakers" -- Local Natives, Hummingbird
5. "Don't Wanna Go the Other Way" -- Cody Chestnutt, Landing on a Hundred
6. "What the Eyeballs Did" -- Atoms for Peace, single
7. "Here We Go" -- Christopher Owens, Lysandre
8. "Lupus" -- Butter the Children, Butter the Children
9. "Chum" -- Earl Sweatshirt, EarlWolf
10. "Luxury Problems" -- Andy Stott, Luxury Problems

The Noise Pop Podcast is putting your musical knowledge to the test again! We’re serving up another game of Six Degrees of Kevin Barnes, this time with a Halloween theme. In case you missed the last game it goes like this: there are eight tracks in this mix and each one is connected to the previous one, identify the tracks and the seven connections between each song and you could win. Email your answers to podcast@noisepop.com, the first person to identify them all, or the person who gets the most correct, will win tickets to see Salem at Elbo Room Saturday October 27th. The winner will be contacted directly, so check your inboxes. After the contest closes, on October 27th, we will post the answers in the comment section of KQED.org/noisepop. Good luck everyone and have fun!

San Francisco doesn't really have much of an autumn. But what our city lacks in foliage its makes up for in festivals. Both Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and the upcoming Treasure Island Music Festival are opportunities to see old favorites, and discover some new ones. And in honor of those headliners and soon-to-be headliners, this episode features some great new music from some festival pros, and some we think you'll be donning dayglo for soon enough.

Tracklist

1. “Here I Am” -- Adam Green and Binki Shapiro, Adam Green and Binki Shapiro
2. "Losing You" -- Solange, single
3. “Time” -- Merchandise, Children of Desire
4. “The Hill” -- Snowmine, Laminate Pet Animal
5. “Nature Boy” -- Young Buffalo, Young Buffalo
6. “Latch” -- Disclosure, single
7. “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” -- Tame Impala, Lonerism
8. “Teardrop Windows” -- Benjamin Gibbard, Former Lives
9. “Fuck You All the Time” -- Jeremih, Late Nights With Jeremih mixtape
10. “Cry For Judas” -- Mountain Goats, Transcendental Youth
11. “Belispeak II” -- Purity Ring + Danny Brown, single    

Alright fellow music nerds (and expert Googlers), this episode is for you. The Noise Pop Team has decided to test your music knowledge by playing a game based loosely on Six Degrees of Separation, or Kevin Bacon. It goes a little something like this: there are eight tracks in this playlist and each one is connected to the previous one, identify the tracks and the seven connections in between each song and you could win! Put your answers in the comments below this episode on KQED.org/NoisePop, and the first person to identify them all or the person who gets the most correct will win select Noise Pop merchandise. Good luck!

The indie song of the summer may well have passed, but there's still a wealth of new music to feast your ears upon this month. This episode, the Noise Pop Team brings you fresh sounds from some promising new acts like Kisses and Elite Gymnastics, balanced with recent releases from reliable indie greats like David Byrne and AC Newman. This well-rounded list suggests a fall full of potential for indie music.

Tracklist:

1. "I'm Not Talking" -- AC Newman, Shut Down the Streets

2. "Rest Your Mind" -- K Flay (feat. Felix Cartal), single

3. "Andreja 4 Ever" -- Elite Gymnastics, Adult Swim Singles Program

4. "Who" -- David Byrne and St Vincent, Love This Giant

5. "Jonathan's Hope" -- WHY?, Mumps, etc.

6. "Only In My Dreams" -- Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Mature Themes

7. "Cheap Beer" -- Fidlar, untitled LP

8. "French Lessons" -- Levek, Look a Little Closer

9. "False Astronomy" -- Mister Lies, Hidden Neighbors EP

10. "Funny Heartbeat" -- Kisses, single

11 Johnny Greenwood - Application 45 Version 1, The Master Original Soundtrack

It’s been building for 3 months and now it’s finally here, the indie song of the summer! There are several ways to define a song as a great summer song: it can be carefree, sweet, propulsive, lazy, emotional, detached, it can be anything really. The one thing it must have is the collective acknowledgment that “this is the soundtrack to my season; this is what I'm going to remember summer 2012 by" . The following list of songs are what defined summer for many of us and based on the quality of the list it's clearly been a good year for music. So enjoy! 

Tracklist:

1. “Five Seconds” -- Twin Shadows, Confess

2. “All of Me” -- Tanlines, Mixed Emotions

3. “Fineshrine” -- Purity Ring, Shrines

4. “Express Yourself”  --  Diplo featuring Nicky Da B, Mixtape

5. “Super Rich Kids” -- Frank Ocean, Channel Orange

6. “Constant Conversations” -- Passion Pit, Gossamer   

7. “I Love It” -- Icona Pop, Single

8. “Ho Hey” -- The Lumineers, The Lumineers

9. “Let's Go” -- Matt & Kim, Lightning   

10. “Wildest Moments” -- Jessie Ware, Devotion

11. “The House That Heaven Built” - Japandroids, Celebration Rock

In this episode, the Noise Pop Team brings you bits and pieces from all over the web: from punk, to 60s garage rock, to hip hop . With new songs from established acts like Bob Mould to tracks from buzzed about and up-and-coming artists like Riff Raff, there is a little something for everybody in this one. For our next episode, Song of The Summer, we want to hear from you! Go to our KQED page and tell us your favorite song of this season. Just head over to KQED.org/Arts/Programs/Noisepop/ and in the comment section let us know what you want or think it'll be.

1. "Black Mold Grow" --  Levek, Look A Little Closer

2. "Elephant"  --  Tame Impala,  Lonerism

3. "Sunshine"  --  Little Dragon, Single

4. "The Descent" --  Bob Mould, Silver Age

5. "Sweet and Sour"  --  Mvscles,  Single

After a brief foray into pop, the Noise Pop Team is happy to get back to their 'indie' roots. This episode features new music from Divine Fits, the brand new indie rock super group; Cat Power and her highly anticipated new record; Bobby Womack and his fascinating new reinvention; and, as usual, the best that the blogosphere has to offer.

Tracklist

1. "New York" -- Angel Haze, Reservation
2. "Drift Drive" -- Antlers, Undersea
3. "My Love is Real" -- Divine Fits, A Thing Called Divine Fits
4. "Sleep Paralysis" -- Gabriel Bruce, single
5. "Best Friend" -- Dent May, Do Things
6. "Deer and I" -- Skruncha-roo, C'est la vie
7. "Please Forgive My Heart." -- Bobby Womack, The Bravest Man in the Universe
8. "Ruin" -- Cat Power, Sun
9. "Boyfriend" -- Slowdance, Boyfriend/Airports
10. "Sweet Life" -- Frank Ocean, Channel Orange

We know you're out there. In public, you're proudly listening to the latest in indie obscurity. But every now and then, when no one is looking, you're singing along (and maybe dancing a little) to those ubiquitous earworms known as pop songs. Maybe they're your guilty pleasure, or maybe you admire the production and songwriting, or maybe they're just the tune you have stuck in your head even though you've never listened to the song on purpose. Either way, in this week's episode, we're taking a break from the best in indie and indulging in our latent pop tendencies. But don't worry, we haven't completely jumped the indie ship. We've curated a list of indie-approved pop tunes - songs that, in one way or another, have been created, covered, or just embraced by the indie community. Some of these tracks are discussed and analyzed, but others are just pure indulgence, because let's face it -- sometimes, we all just need to hear some Beyonce.

Tracklist:

1. "Dancing On My Own" -- Robyn, Body Talk Pt. 1
2. "Lovestoned" -- Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds
3. "Climax" -- Usher, Looking For Myself
4. "Boyfriend" -- Justin Bieber, Believe
5. "2012 (You Must Be Upgraded)" -- The Flaming Lips feat. Ke$ha & Biz Markie, The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
6. "Toxic" -- Britney Spears, In the Zone
7. "Since U Been Gone" -- Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway
8. "Trapped in the Closet Ch.1" -- R. Kelly, TP.3 Reloaded
9. "Call Me Maybe" -- Carly Rae Jepsen, Curiosity
10. "Countdown" -- Beyoncé, 4

Enjoy the latest batch of new music hand-selected by the Noise Pop team. At the beginning of each month they scour the web for the 10 best tracks and serve it up on a podcast platter for you to enjoy. On this episode they offer new music from indie mainstays such as The Walkmen and Dan Deacon as well tracks from exciting new artists like Ms Mr and Icky Blossoms.

Tracklist:

A few weeks ago, NPR asked us to come up with a list of definitive Noise Pop (the genre) songs for their website, NPR.org. It was a tall order and a fascinating challenge for us, and of course, we eagerly accepted. With tunes from the early '70s to modern songs released just a few months ago on our radar, we studiously dove into the decades to find the top 100. We sorted them chronologically in order to to show the evolution of the sound. The full list will post on NPR later this month, but for now we've assembled a teaser podcast episode that chronicles the genre's migration over the past 4 decades. Enjoy this sampler platter and stay tuned for the announcement of the full list coming soon.

Tracklist:

1. "Rock & Roll” – The Velvet Underground, Loaded (1970)
2. "Radio Free Europe" – R.E.M, Murmur (1981)
3. "Makes No Sense At All" – Husker Du, Flip Your Wig (1985)
4. "Bastards of Young" – The Replacements, Tim (1985)
5. "Freak Scene" – Dinosaur Jr., Bug (1988)
6. "Gigantic" – Pixies, Surfer Rosa (1988)
7. "Barnaby Hardly Working" – Yo La Tengo, Fakebook (1989)
8. "Shine On Sweet Jesus" – The Flaming Lips, In A Priest Driven Ambulance (1990)
9. "Only Shallow" – My Bloody Valentine, Loveless (1991)
10. "Three Years Ago Today" – Built To Spill, Ultimate Alternative Wavers (1992)
11. "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" – Pavement, Slanted & Enchanted (1992)
12. "Web In Front" – Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle (1993)
13. "Natural One" – Folk Implosion, Kids OST (1994)
14. "Seven" – Sunny Day Real Estate, Diary (1994)
15 "Rebound" – Sebadoh, Bakesale (1995)
16. "Heart Cooks Brain" – Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West (1997)
17. "Holland, 1945" – Neutral Milk Hotel, Aeroplane Over The Sea (1998)
18. "You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)" – The White Stripes, De Stijl (2000)
19. "Fever Dreaming" – No Age, Everything In Between (2004)
20. "The Rat" – The Walkmen, Bows + Arrows (2004)
21. "Queen of Hearts" – Fucked Up, David Comes To Life (2011)
22. "Open Your Heart" – The Men, Open Your Heart (2012)

It's May, and while spring isn't technically over for another month or so, it's fair to say the search for the elusive song of the summer can officially begin. It might be a little too early to make the call, but Dawson thinks he's found a contender for that coveted title. Later this summer you can expect an episode that exclusively tackles this topic, but for now you can consider this a teaser. And either way, if these ten songs are any indication of the summer to come, you're going to like the sound of it. Enjoy this mix of 10 new songs you need to hear now...

Tracklist:

1. “Get Got” -- Death Grips, The Money Store
2. “How Do I Know“ -- Here We Go Magic, A Different Ship
3. “Down the Lane” -- Royal Headache, Down the Lane
4.  “Obedear” -- Purity Ring, Shrines
5. “Hook You Up”  -- Sylver Tongue, Creatures 
6. “Pretend You Love” -- Sonny and the Sunsets, Longtime Companion
7. “(Into the) Atmosphere” -- Dusted, Total Dust  
8. “Reverse Inverted” -- Torche, Harmonicraft
9. “Doused” -- DIIV, Oshin
10. “F.T.F.” -- Trust, TRST

There is an unofficial game music nerds play online; it's silly, it's futile and it is incredibly addictive, it's 'guess the festival lineup'. Music fans spend hours researching what bands are likely to play what festival and they share their predictions online where they argue endlessly about it. The best predictions are usually based on record release dates, tour schedules, the last time a band played a certain festival, what kind of sound they a band is, etc...

All festivals get this treatment, but no festival is obsessed over quite as much as Coachella. It's the white whale of lineup predictions and it seems to start earlier each year. So, with this year's festival coming to a close we decided it would be novel to take the first known stab at next year's festival lineup. We brirefly discuss this year's artists and then dive right into our logical choices for 2013. Of course, nothing is confirmed, these are merely guesses, but as you'll hear it's a hell of a lot of fun to play this guessing game.

And another one! This week's episode features an ecelctic and powerful mix of popular tracks circulating the web right now. Ranging from the exciting neo-soul duo THEEsatisfaction, to the abbrasive garage rock of FIDLAR, this mix runs the gamet of tone and emotion. Tune in and get up to date on the latest music buzzing around right now.

Tracklist:

1. "No Future/No Past" -- Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory
2. "Queens" -- THEEsatisfaction, QueenS
3. "Oh" -- Fidlar, DIYDUI
4. "Normal Song" -- Perfume Genius, Put Your Back N 2 It
5. "I'll Never Know" -- Charli XCX, Single
6. "Life of Crime" -- Geographer, MYTH
7. "Tuck the Darkness In" -- Bowerbirds, The Clearing
8. "The Fox" -- Niki & the Dove, Instinct
9. "In The Same Room" -- Julia Holter, Ekstasis
10. "Crew Love" -- Drake F/The Weekend (Shlomo Remix), Single

Another episode of the best new music... The Noise Pop Podcast team digs up a batch of the most buzzed about tracks circulating the internet right now. This collection features moving female vocal performances and sublime sample-heavy tracks. Leave a message with your own requests at the Noise Pop Podcast hotline 585-4NOISE5, we just might play your song. You can also subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and the next episode will automatically be delivered to you when it's released. 

Tracklist:

1. "Weekend" -- Class Actress, Rapproacher

2.  "Walk With Me" -- Memoryhouse, The Slideshow Effect,

3. "Mighty Love" -- Roman Ruins, Homebuilding

4. "One Second of Love" --Nite Jewel, One Second of Love

5.  "Love Interruption" -- Jack White, Blunderbuss

6. “In the City” -- Chromatics, In The City EP  

7. "It’s my part (co la remix)" -- Jonquil 

8. "Giants of Canaan" -- Air Drops, EP

9. “Sparkly” -- Young Magic, Melt 

Hard to believe it's almost time for Noise Pop 2012! The Noise Pop Team has been busy gearing up for the festival's 20th anniversary, but not to worry, there's always time for trolling the Internet... for the best new tunes, that is. Enjoy this week's mix which includes new music from Chairlift, Cloud Nothings, and a surprisingly talented celebutant. 

Tracklist:

1. "Met Before" -- Chairlift, Something

2. "Brains" -- Lower Dens, Nootropics

3. "And I Say" feat. Scout La Rue and Will Epstein-- Nicolas Jaar, Single

4. "Lost Weekend" -- Tiny Victories, Those of Us Still Alive

5. "Stay Useless" -- Cloud Nothings, Attack On Memory

6. "Lay Your Cards Out" -- Polica, Give You The Ghost

7. "Deep Ocean" -- Some Ember, Dope Mountain Fuck Vol. 2.

8. "Youth" -- Daughter, The Wild Youth

9. "La Grande" -- Laura Gibson, La Grande

10. "Watertight" -- We Have Band, Ternion

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

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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

On this episode the Noise Pop Podcast brings you 10 of the best new tracks circulating the web right now. Just sit back and enjoy the music. In preperation for the next podcast episode, Sophomore Slump/Sophomore Success, we are asking our listeners to call into our hotline 585-4NOISE5/585-466-4735 and leave their Ear About Town for their favorite or least favorite sophomore record.We will play your recording on air.

Here is this weeks' track list:

1. Dreamer - Cheerleader, Cheerleader 

2. 6 More Weeks - Erika Spring, S/T-Single

3. Web In Front - Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle Deluxe Remastered

4. Hoop of Love - Dominant Legs, Invitation

5. Hard to Explain - Owen Pallet, Stereogum Presents... Stroked

6. Just Ride it - Cuckoo Chaos, Woman

7. It's Around You - ANR, Stay Kids 

8. The Sea - Exitmusic, Silence Masters 

9. Secret Chiefs - Big Spider's Back, Memory Man 

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Dawson: Let's Talk About Love by Carl Wilson

Jaime: Nardwuar

Olivia: Cut My Teeth video by Peggy Sue

10. Tuareg Dancehall - Highlife, Best Bless (Dawson) 

What will be this year's indie song of the summer? On this episode of the Noise Pop Podcast Dawson, Jaime and Olivia look at all the possible contenders. Whether they're songs about lost love, carefree days, warm weather or being broke, all of these songs will undoubtedly be the sounds that bring back memories of summer 2011. 

"Stiil Sound" - Toro y Moi, Underneath the Pine

"Fever Dreams" - Nurses, Dracula

"Older" - Warm Weather, Dances

"Go Outside" - Cults, Cults

"Up, Up, UP" - Givers, In Light

"Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People, Torches

"East Harlem" - Beirut, The Rip Tide

"Great Move North" - Faces on Film, Some Weather

"True Loves" - Hooray For Earth, True Loves

"Money" - The Drums, Portamento

"Black Water" - Apparate, The Devil's Walk

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Dawson - Planet Money's podcast "Manufacturing The Song Of The Summer

Jaime - Turntable.fm

Olivia - The U.S. launch of Spotify

Guest Caller, Jesse Fox: "Tonight You Belong To Me" - Eddie Vedder and Cat Power, Ukulele Songs

If you'd like to leave your Ear About Town (a musical conversation piece) leave a message on our hotline and we'll play it on air.  (585)4NOISE5 /  (585) 466-473. 

This podcast is brought to you by KQED.org

The Noise Pop Podcast is proud to present a video collaboration with the the music website and video series Echolocale. These fine folks have an uncanny knack for capturing intimate and visually stunning performances from some of today's most groundbreaking artists. In this video Shannon and The Clams perform their song "Done With You" in one of the most surreal settings imaginable, Cakeland, a store front and art installation from Oakland artist Scott Hove. The room's playful yet dark aesthetic works perfectly with the bands paradoxical blend of doo-wop innocence and garage rock darkness. Enjoy the video and be sure to visit www.echolocale.com for more 

Labels. You’ve heard their names before - Barsuck, Matador, DFA – but do you actually know what they do? This week the Noise Pop Podcast is here to edify on exactly who these labels are and why they exist. They start from the indie beginnings and over the course of the episode walk through what these labels now mean to music. Helping them along the way are Sonya Kolowrat from Beggars, Mona Dehghan from Domino, Tyler Stover from Lefse, Paul Hanly of Frenchkiss and Jamie Farkas of Vice. They all offer insights and anecdotes on how their labels operate. Sticking with the theme the gang each picks their favorite labels for their Ear About Town segment. On a sad note (depending on you feelings towards his smug voice), this is Jesse’s last episode as a weekly guest to the podcast, follow him on twitter @foxconsox. On a happier note, we have a new guest, Olivia LaRoche. You'll like her, she is awesome! Leave your Ear About Town (a musical conversation piece) on our machine 585-4NOISE5 / (585) 466-4735

 

Labels - GZA, Liquid Swords

Major Label Debut (fast) - Broken Social Scene, self-titled

Will Do - TV on The Radio, Nine Types of Light

New Direction - Black Lips, Arabia Mountain

Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed, Within and Without

Heyday Past Heyday Due – Nodzzz, Innings

Croquet - Mr. Dream, Trash Hit

You Should Do Better - Cut Off Your Hands, Hollow

Bad Street - Twin Sister, In Heaven

 

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Jaime - Ghostly International Records

Jesse - Fat Possum Records

Olivia - Domino Records

Dawson - The Beggars Group

 

Guest Caller, Jim - Polyvinyl Records

Sometimes it’s just about the music. The Noise Pop Podcast team forgoes the blabbering this week and just jockeys discs.

 

The episode finishes with the return of Ear About Town that really stretches the limits of the EAT segment.

Next week's episode will be "Battle of the Indie Labels", if you would like to tell us your favorite indie label call (585) 4NOISE5 and leave your Ear About Town reccomendation. We will include it in next week's podcast. 

 

The Everglade Leafhouse - Cordorui, single

 

Edita V - The Balkans, self-titled

 

@f*ckwiseblood - Wise Blood, These Wings EP

 

Lord Knows Best - Dirty Beaches, Badlands

 

Calgary - Bon Iver, Bon Iver, Bon Iver

 

Magic Fingers - Hands, single

 

Street Clothes - Fool's Gold, Leave No Trace

 

Blacks - Dawn Gold and Rosy Cross, Blow EP

Queen of The Press Club - Soft White Sixties, single

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Jesse: Keith Richard's Life (audiobook)

Jaime: The Rosebuds, band history. Woods - The Rosebuds, Loud Planes Fly Low

Dawson: Darryl McDaniels (DMC of Run-DMC) story on the Moth Podcast

Guest Caller, Gunther: Just Jamm It - Breakfast Mountain, Hoooded 

This week’s entry was inspired by a covers infused dinner Noise Pop is putting on with local SF supper club graffEats. The chef is going to prepare dishes that are covers of famous chef's dishes, with which Noise Pop will pair cover songs. So every song in this episode is a cover. Taking it a step further Dawson and the team explore the different ways a cover can be done. To gain some insight Jesse and Dawson speak with Josh Modell, A.V. Club’s Editor-in-Chief, about his fantastic Undercover series. With some help from Josh, the gang focuses on the recent past and finds covers of artists all over the spectrum from Joanna Newsom to Kermit the Frog. There is no Ear About Town this episode however it will return next time.

This week’s episode is as varied as it gets - running the gamut from the propulsive Superhumanoid to the understated, solemn David Bazan to the boozy rollick of Man Man and ending with the glitchy freak-out that is Nasty Nasty. As well, Jesse, in conjunction with Jewcy.com, has a conversation with The Antlers’ Peter Silberman about his band’s new album, Burst Apart. The interview begins at 24:18 and you can read the interview here.

Lastly, the team picks their Ear About Town recommendations, and we debut our fan chosen recommendation. If you'd like to call in and leave your Ear About Town recommendation, please call 585-4NOISE5.

Tracks:

1. “Palm Springs” – Superhumanoids, Parasite Paradise

2. “Life Fantastic” Man Man, Life Fantastic

3. “Dinner” - Blood Orange, Number Six     

4. “Wake and be Fine” - Okkervil River, I Am Very Far

5. “Ever Falling in Love” - Times New Viking, Dancer Equired

6. “Babies” - Radiation City, The Hands That Take You

 Antlers Interview

"Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out" (clip) - The Antlers, Burst Apart

"Two" (clip) - The Antlers, Hospice

"Putting The Dog to Sleep" (clip) - The Antlers, Burst Apart

"Parenthesis" (clip) - The Antlers, Burst Apart

 7. "Wolves at The Door" - David Bazan, Strange Negotiations

 Ear About Town

Dawson: “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” (clip) - Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Jesse: “November 30^th, 2006” (clip) – Paleo, Daytrotter Session 2/12/2007

Jaime: “Oh Industry” (clip) – Bette Midler, Beach Original Soundtrack

Guest caller, Damian Lopez: "Bejan" (clip) - Tanlines, Volume On

 8. "No Names" - Nasty Nasty, Single

This week the NPP team tackles the new trend of popular R&B taking root in indie music. With new artists like The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, and How To Dress Well, it's clear that 90's R&B is making a comeback. This episode explores how it got to this point.The first clue started a few years ago when contemporary bands began covering R&B hits from the 90's - in 2009 The xx covered Aaliyah’s “Hot Like Fire.” Shortly after, the influence of this sound grew apparent in new indie bands like Gayngs and James Blake. Dirty Projector’s smash “Stillness in the Move” was a watershed moment, in which a pure R&B vocal was paired with the bands traditionally challenging sound. Now the stage is set for not just artists dabbling in an R&B sound but actual pure R&B artist to be embraced by the independent community, a fascinating and rewarding new trend in music. 

 

The group also announce the winning name of their recommendation segment, “Ear About Town.” This episode’s segment Jesse, Jaime and Dawson stay with the theme and share their respective favorite R&B song from the 1990’s.

 

1. “House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls” – The Weeknd, House of Balloons

2. “Transparency” – d’Eon, Darkbloom

3. “Are You That Somebody?” (clip) – Aaliyah, Dr. Doolittle Soundtrack

4. “Hot Like Fire” Aaliyah Cover (clip) - The xx, B-Side to Crystalized Single

5. “Don’t Take it Personal” Monica Cover - White Hinterland, single

6. “Gaudy Side of Town” – Gayngs, Relayted

7. “Stillness is the Move” (clip) – Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca

8. “Stillness is the Move” (clip) – Solange, single

9. “Songs for Women” - Frank Ocean, Nostalgia/Ultra

10. “Wicked Games” - The Weeknd, House of Balloons

11. “Ready for the World” - How to Dress Well, Love Remains

 

Ear About Town

Jesse: “Cupid” (clip) – 112, 112

Jaime: “All My Life” (clip) – K-Ci and JoJo, Love Always

Dawson – “Pony” (clip) – Ginuwine, Ginuwine the Bachelor

The Noise Pop team is back, marveling at the many giant releases this month. TV on the Radio, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fleat Foxes and Panda Bear all have albums coming out and the gang discusses their favorites. They also look at the anticipated sophomore offerings from The Antlers and Tune Yards. The show ends with the debut of a new segment, in which, Jaime, Jesse, and Dawson recommend what they have been listening to recently. The segment is yet to be named, and we are asking the listeners of the podcast to offer suggestions. Please tell us your ideas in the comments of the Noise Pop page on KQED.org

 

1. “Black Hills” - Gardens and Villas, Single

2. “Shadows on Behalf “ - The Stepkids, Single

3. “Anvil Everything“ - White Denim, D

4. “Bizness” – Tune-Yards, Who Kill

5. “Heart in Your Heartbreak” - Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Belong

6. “Caffeinated Consciousnesss” - TV on The Radio, Nine Types of Light

7. “Parenthesis” – The Antlers, Burst Apart

8. “Eh Congo “ - Janka Nabay, Bubu King

9. “Piledriver Waltz” -Alex Turner, Submarine Soundtrack

 

Jaime Recommends: “Vitamin C” – Can, Monster Movie 

Jesse Recommends: “Freaks & Geeks” - Childish Gambino, EP 

Dawson Recommends:  “The Postman” - The American Analog Set, Know by Heart 

 

10. “Feels Like Heaven”  - Adventure, Lesser Known

 

The Noise Pop crew came back from SXSW with a few battle scars and some stories to tell. In this episode we play several new tracks from artists that delivered standout performances in Austin and Dawson and Jaime share some of their experiences. We also discuss the nature of hyped bands at the festival and debate the merits of James Blake. At the end we play an interview from one of our favorite local bands Melted Toys, conducted by our friend Robert Khoury from the music blog See The Leaves. 

Tracklist:

1. Evan Voytas - Tomorrow Night We'll Go Anywhere, Tomorrow Night We'll Go Anywhere

2. Trampled By Turtles - Wait So Long, Palomino

3. Cults - Oh My God, Single

4. Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off, Crooks & Lovers

5. James Blake - To Care (Like You), James Blake

6. Tyler the Creator feat. Hodgy Beats - Slow it Down, Odd Future Tape

7. Oregon Bike Trails - High School Lover, Single

8. That Ghost - To Like You, Song Out Here

9. Melted Toys - Come On, Washed & Dried EP

10. The National - Think You Can Wait, Win Win Soundtrack 

 

 

 

This time around we dig deep into the internet bins and come up with only underground artists. No heavy hitters on this episode, leave those for the Grammys (congratulations Arcade Fire!). Enjoy.

1. Purity Ring - Ungirthed, 7"?

2. Cloud Nothings - Understand at All, Cloud Nothings

3. Nodzzz - Time (What's It Going to Do?), Innings

4. Moving Units - Until She Says, Tension War

5. Le Butcherettes - Kiss & Kill, Kiss & Kill

6. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can U Luv Me, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

7. The Seedy Seeds - Verb Noun, Eternity Spin

8. The Forms - Fire To The Ground (Feat. Matt Berninger), Derealization EP

 

p.s. Dawson mispronounced last months artist Unouomedude. It's proper pronunciation is "you-know-you-owe-me-dude".

 

This one is as simple as it get - 11 new amazing tracks from some of the most promising independent artists. This episode is all over the map; we have songs ranging from acoustic balladry to frenetic math rock to subdued lofi bedroom pop. Enjoy the tunes, and be sure to email us at podcast@noisepop.com if you have any questions, comments or music submission.

Tracklist

1. J Irving Daly - Teething, Sun Room -Single

2. Deerhoof - The Merry Barracks, Deerhoof vs. Evil

3. Young Mammals - Dragon Wagon, Carrots

4. Panda Bear - You Can Count on Me, Tomboy

5. Mr. Dream - Crime, Crime

6. Maps & Atlases - Living Decorations, Perch Patchwork

7. Range Rover - Soda, Mind - Single

8. Jessica Lee Mayfield - Our Hearts are Wrong, Tell Me

9. Versus - Invincible Hero, On The Ones and Threes

10. Unouomedude - Buildings, Marsh EP

11. Ducktails - Hamilton Road, Ducktails III

 

On this episode we return back to the basics and play the best new independent tracks out there right now. Jesse Fox joins Dawson Ludwig to briefly discuss the growth of the Denver indie scene, the use of cheesy 80's sounds in music, and the absurd title of the new song from the excellent Manchester band, Wu Lyf.

1. Gauntlet Hair - Out Don't, Out Don't/Heave... 7"

2. Woodsman - Insects, Rare Forms

3. Cut Copy - Take Me Over, Zonoscope

4. Smith Westerns - Weekend, Dye it Blonde

5. Destroyer - Chinatown, Kaputt

6. Yuck - Rubber, Rubber

7. No Age - Fever Dreaming, Everything in Between

8. Tape Deck Mountain - It Goes Down, Secret Serf EP

9. Wu Lyf - I Got Dem Wu Wu Busted Teef Spitting It Concrete Like The Golden Sun God, On The Ones and Threes

10. Foxes in Fiction - Bathurst, Slow Evolution

 

2010 turned out to be a great year for independent music. This came as a surprise considering how fantastic last year was. Between Animal Collective, The xx, Phoenix and Dirty Projectors, 2009 looked like it would be hard year to beat. But, as this episode points out, 2010 gave us plenty of artistis that pushed musical boundaries and delivered new and exciting songs. In this episode Noise Pop invites our friends and colleagues to choose their favorite song of the year and give some context to their decision. Here is the guest list and their corresponding song choices:

 

Intro - Tanlines, Real Life

2. Stacy Horne of Noise Pop & Treasure Island Music Festival - Die Antwoord, Enter The Ninja

3. Peter Arko of Ears of the Beholder - Wild Nothing, Golden Haze

4. Caleb Morairity of Yourstru.ly - Delorean, Stay Close

5. Will Abrahamson of Yourstru.ly - Big K.R.I.T., Something

6. Ben Van Houten and Nicole Browner of The Bay Bridged - The Fresh and Only's, Waterfall

7. Mona Dehghan of Domino Records - Beach House, Used to Be

8. Jesse Fox of Foxconsox blog/NP Podcast - Sharon Van Etten, Love More

 

9. Dawson Ludwig of Noise Pop - Tennis, Marathon

 

 

 

The first installment of the 2011 Noise Pop Festival has been announced and we very excited about all of the artists. On this podcast episode we listen to 9 bands who will be playing Noise Pop this year. There are indie rock behemoths like Yo La Tengo and up-and-coming bands like Dominant Legs. As usual, Jesse Fox returns, this time to discuss his favorite artist of al time, Ted Leo, who is also playing Noise Pop.

Track list is below:
1. Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater, I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

2. Dominant Legs - Clawing Out at the Walls, Young at Life and Love EP

3. How to Dress Well - Ready for the World, Love Remains

4. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Bottled up in Cork, Brutalist Brick

5. Best Coast - Boyfriend, Crazy For You

6. Wavves - King of the Beach, King of the Beach

7. The Stone Foxes - Black Rolling Thunder, The Stone Foxes

8. Telekinesis - Car Crash, 12 Desperate Straight Lines

9. The Concretes - Good Evening, WYWH

 

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This month the podcast features an all star lineup of new songs. We at Noise Pop are particularly excited about Oberhofer, a 19 year old wonder kid who makes anyone over drinking age feel inadequate at life. We also invite back Jesse Fox to recap Treasure Island and play a song from Emerald's guitarist Marc Mcguire (no, not the baseball player). 

Here is the full lineup

1. Gold Panda: Snow & Taxis - Lucky Shiner

2. Pepper Rabbit: Older Brother - Beauregard

3. Avey Tare: Lucky 1- Down There

4. Oberhofer: Away FRM U - o0Oo0Oo

5. Warpaint: Undertow - The Fool

6. Marc Mcguire: Brain Storm (For Erin)- Living With Yourself

7. Wye Oak: I Hope You Die - My Neighbor/My Creator

8. Chasing Kings: Dark Sunglasses - The Current State of our Future

9. Andrew Bird: Hot Math - Useless Creatures

 

The rest of the northern hemisphere only has a few more weeks of summer, but San Francisco is just getting ready to start theirs (September and October). To celebrate SF's strange weather patterns, we've assembled a mix of beach music that is the perfect ode to the heat and sun.  We're also introducing a new segment called Word of Mouth, where we bring in a guest to play a few songs for us. This time Peter Arko, of the blog Ears of the Beholder. brings us 3 awesome new tunes from emerging artists.

 

Here is the full tracklist

Tennis - Marathon

The Drums - Let’s Go Surfing

Baths - Aminals

 

Word of Mouth with Ears of the Beholder:

We Are Trees - Sunrise Sunset 

The Bird Day - Gonna Beg You

Com Truise - Sundriped 

 

Menomena - Five Little Rooms

Best Coast - Boyfriend

Magic Bullets - Lying Around

 

In this episode we look back at the 2010 Noise Pop Music Festival and play some of our favorite artists who performed. This podcast includes songs by Harlem, Free Energy, Best Coast, Butterfly Bones, Memory Tapes and many more.

The May 2009 episode of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast gets back to its original mission of bringing you the latest from independent and underground artists. We hear from buzz worthy bands Animal Collective, Asobi Sesku and Handsome Furs, as well as Bay Area locals Hunx & His Punx and Grand Lake.


Playlist:

Animal Collective- My Girls- Marriweather Post Pavilion- Domino Records

Death- Keep on Knockin' - For the whole world to see- Drag City Records

Grand Lake- Why Do You Lie To Me (Lilac)- B Side Single- Self Released

BlkJks- Lakeside- Mystery- Secretly Canadian Records

Hunx and his Punx- Don't Cha Want Me Back- Single- True Panther Records

Handsome Furs-I'm Confused- Face Control- Sub Pop Records

Thermals- Now We Can See- Now We Can See- Kill Rock Stars

Asobi Sesku- Me And Mary- Hush- Polyvinyl Records

Mazes- I Have Laid In The Darkness Of Doubt- Mazes- Parasol Records

Neko Case- People Got A Lotta Nerve- Middle Cyclone- Anti Records

This special expanded edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast takes you through each day of music from the 2009 Noise Pop Festival, that happened February 24th through March 1st, all around the city of San Francisco. In this episode we'll hear music from Antony And The Johnsons, The Submarines, Goblin Cock, Themselves, as well as countless others that played the festival.


Playlist:


Antony and the Johnsons- Epilepsy Is Dancing- The Crying Light-Secretly Canadian

Lilofee- Lock And Key- The Only Years

French Kicks- Trouble (lyndsay buckingham cover)- Covers EP- iTunes Exclusive

El Olio Wolof- The Fire Breathing Dragon

Sleepy Sun- New Age-Embrace- Sol Diamond Records

Sean Smith- Topinambour- Eternal- Gnome Life Records

Goblin Cock- We Got A Bleeder- Come With Me If You Want To Live- Robcore Records

Karina Denike- Polkadots- Digital Single

The Submarines- You Me and The Bourgeoisie- Honeysuckle Weeks- Nettwerk Records

Rafter- Salt- Sweaty Magic- Asthmatic Kitty Records

Ra Ra Riot-Dying Is Fine- The Rhumb Line- Barzuk Records

Odawas - Harmless Lover's Discourse-The Blue Depths- Jagjaguar Records

Themselves- Take To The King- - Anticon Records

The Matches- Yankee In The Chip Shop- A Band In Hope- Epitaph Records

Mark Eitzel- Sleeping Beauty- Candy Ass (2005)-

The Drums- Oh Catamaran- www.myspace.com/thedrumthedrums

The January 2009 Noise Pop New Music Podcast opens up the new year with 10 tracks of independent and underground music. Starting out with Megapuss (featuring Noise Pop alumni Devandra Banhart), we then cross the country to New York with tracks from Gregory & The Hawk and Deer Tick. We also go across the Atlantic to Sweden, where we hear a new tune from Love Is All. Then we come all the way back to the Bay Area with tracks from Oranger and Her Space Holiday, and that's just the beginning!

PLAYLIST

ARTIST	SONG	ALBUM
Megapuss	Adam And Steve	Surfing
Her Space Holiday	Sleepy Tigers	XOXO Panda And The New Kid Revival
Wishing Well	Love Is All	A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night
Deerhunter	Nothing Ever Happened	Microcastle
Deerhoof	Offend Maggie	Offend Maggie
Deer Tick	Art Isnt Real (City Of Sin)	War Elephant
sBACH	Track 5	sBACH
Oranger	Sukiyaki
Gregory And The Hawk	Grey Weather	Moenie And Kitchi
Gang Gang Dance	House Jam (XXXChange Remix)	Saint Dymphna

The November 2008 episode of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 brand new tracks of independent and underground music from Athens, Georgia's Of Montreal, ex-Bis member Manda Rin, a double shot of Brooklyn with Vivian Girls and Crystal Stilts, as well as Bay Area locals Facing New York, Bye Bye Blackbirds, Swann Danger, and more!

Playlist:

Facing New York- Cops On Bikes- Get Hot

Vivian Girls- Tell The World- S/T

Bye Bye Blackbirds- The Ghosts Are Alright- Houses & Homes

Crystal Stilts-Shattered Shine- Alight of Night

Lasertag- If you think you can stop it you should

Manda Rin- Typeface- My DNA

Cale Parks- Every Week Ends- Sparklace

The Marches- Bad Touch- 4am Is The New Midnight

Swann Danger- Stripper- New 12" EP

Of Montreal- Nonpareil of Favor- Skeletal Lamping

The October 2008 episode of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features new music from Seattle's These Arms Are Snakes, New York City's Marnie Stern, Anticon Records' resident beat doctor Alias, as well as Bay Area locals Little Teeth, Ole Hole, and ex-Street To Nowhere front man Dave Smallen; all brought to you by new host, Spenser Cooper Russell-Snyder.


Playlist:

Dave Smallen- America- Digital Single- www.davesmallen.com

Alias- Death Watch- Resurgam- Anticon Records

All Girl Summer Fun Band- This Will Never End- Looking Into It- AGSFB Records

These Arms Are Snakes- Red Line Season- Tail Wallower and Dove-Suicide Squeeze

Adventure-Loredo- S/T- Carpark Records

Alphastates- Angel Kisses- Digital Single- www.alphastates.com

Little Teeth-Japanese Candy- Child Bearing Man- Absolutely Kosher

Ole Hole- OSTINATO- Hole Mole- Underground Communique Records

Lake- Oh, The Places We'll Go- Oh, The Places We'll Go- K Recs

Marnie Stern- Transformer- This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That- Kill Rock Stars

This compact special edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast exclusively features tracks from bands playing the Second Annual Treasure Island Music Festival. This month features Saturday headliners Justice as well as Okkervil River, Sao Paulo's CSS, Seattle's Fleet Foxes, San Francisco's Or, The Whale, plus more!


Playlist:


CSS- Rat Is Dead (Rage)- Donkey- Sub Pop Records

Or, The Whale- Call and Response- Seany Records

Fleet Foxes- White Winter Hymnal- S/T- Sub Pop Records

Foals- Balloons- Antidotes- Sub Pop Records

Okkervil River- Lost Coastlines- The Stand Ins- Jagjaguwar Records

Justice- Phantom Pt. II- Cross- Vice Records

The July 2008 episode features brand new tracks from The Hold Steady, Mates Of State and Architecture In Helsinki, plus a track from Mirah's new B-sides album and a MSTRKRFT remix of a Chromeo Song. Not to mention tracks from up and coming artists Gina Young, Shy Child, Abe Vigoda and more!


Playlist

Architecture in Helsinki- Beef In Box- Like It Or Not EP- Polyvinyl Records

Gina Young- You Didn't See Me Love You- 3AM Voice- Self Released

Thee Oh Sees- Visit Colonel- The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In- Castle Face Records

The Hold Steady- Sequestered In Memphis- Stay Positive- Vagrant Records

Shy Child- Astronaut- Noise Won't Stop- Kill Rock Stars

Mirah- Lone Star- The Old Days Feeling- Modern Radio Record Label

Chromeo- Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix)- Fancier Footwork- Vice Records

Marching Band- For Your Love- Spark Large- U & L Records

Abe Vigoda- Dead City Waste Wilderness- Skeletons- PPM Records

Mates of State- My Only Offer- Rearrange Us- Barzuk Records

The June 2008 edition of the New Music Podcast features 10 brand new tracks from The Night Marchers (featuring members of The Hot Snakes and Rocket From The Crypt), Electro-Rockers Ladytron, Free Kitten (featuring members of Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, and Boredoms), The Foxboro Hot Tubs (Green Day's latest side project), and more!

Playlist:

The Night Marchers- Who's Girl R U- See You In Magic- Vagrant Records

Ladytron- Black Cat- Velocifero- Netwerk Records

The Charlatans- You Crossed My Path- You Crossed My Path- Cooking Vinyl

Vetiver-Blue Driver-Thing of the Past- Gnomonsong Records

Free Kitten- Sea Sick- Inherit- Ecstatic Peace Records

The Notwist- Good Lies- The Devil, You, & Me- Domino Records

The Black Angels- Doves- Directions To See A Ghost- Light In The Attic Records

Natalie Walker- Over & Under- With You- Dorado Records

The Foxboro Hot Tubs- Stop Drop & Roll- Stop Drop & Roll- Jingletown Records

Wolf Parade- Language City- At Mount Zoomer- Sub Pop Records

The May 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. On this month's podcast we feature an extended mix of the new Death Cab For Cutie single, a track from The Decemberists front man Colin Meloy’s new live album, Brooklyn’s Tim Fite, Southern California’s Thee Makeout Party, San Francisco’s Ian Fayes, and more!

Playlist:

"We Both Go Down Together" by Colin Meloy, Sings Live

"Wreckless Epic" by Thee Makeout Party, Play Pretend

"Lemon Tree" by The Ian Fayes, Dylan's Lost Days

"Big Mistake" by Tim Fite, Fair Aint Fair

"Doing Our Part" by The Carrots, Upcoming Elephant Records 7"

"Kensington Heights" by Constantines- Hard Feelings, Arts & Crafts Records

"Gravestones & Christmas Trees" by Maybe It's Reno, S/T

"Les Artistes" by Santogold, S/T

"The Arcs of Eagles End in Skeletons" by Desa, Routes To Rapture

"I Will Possess Your Heart (Extended Version)" by Death Cab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs

The April 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. On this month's podcast we feature Philadelphia's Man Man, Witch (featuring members of Dinosaur Jr. and Feathers), Olympia Washington's The Old Haunts, Toronto's Crystal Castles and more!


Playlist:

Beach Bum From the album Flowers Forever By Flowers Forever

Top Drawer From the album Rabbit Habits By Man Man

Run To Your Grave From the album Hillyh By The Mae Shi

Crosseyed From the album Talking Through Tin Cans By The Morning Benders

Volatile From the album Poisonous Times By The Old Haunts

Cosmic Sing-A-Long From the album Dig That Treasure By Cryptacize-

Eye From the album Paralyzed By Witch

My From the album Huggable Dust By Okay

Courtship Dating From the album Crystal Castles By Crystal Castles

Sympathy for Miss Veronica From the album Red Meadows By Death of A Party

The February 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast exclusively features songs by artists performing at the 2008 Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco from February 26th through March 2nd including The Mountain Goats, Helio Sequence, The Gutter Twins, She & Him, Mika Miko, and more!

The January 2008 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. With The 2008 Noise Pop Festival just around the corner, we continue to feature tracks from artists playing the fest including Blitzen Trapper, Panther, Tilly And The Wall, and Holy F*ck. We also have new tracks from Dengue Fever, Drag The River, Solar Powered People and more!

The December 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. We’ve begun to feature some tracks from artists playing the 2008 Noise Pop Festival including Magnetic Fields and Cursive. We also have new tracks from Oakland’s Why?, San Francisco’s Minipop, Los Angeles’ Great Northern, Olympia’s Tender Forever and more!

The November 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. This episode includes a new track from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Beirut, Jason Schwarzman’s Coconut Records, an alternate version of a Grizzly Bear song, as well as songs from upcoming artists Audrye Sessions, Nicole Atkins & The Sea, The Blakes, and more!

The October 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music. This episode includes new tracks from Brooklyn’s Les Savy Fav, Black Lips, a track off of the new The Fiery Furnaces record “Window City?, The New Amsterdams from Lawrence Kansas, American Steel who have released their first album in six years, as well as many other artists.

The Sepetember 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast is dedicated to Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment's new music event in San Francisco, the two-day long Treasure Island Music Festival, happening this month. This episode bends the formula a little bit as we feature new and recent music from festival performers including Los Angeles' Earlimart, Dengue Fever, Bay Area hip hop from Zion I, Au Revoire Simone, an exclusive Matt & Kim remix by Treasure Island Music Festival performer Flosstradamus and more.

The August 2007 edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 track of new independent and underground music. This episode includes new music by Los Campesinos, a band from Cardiff, Wales plus tracks by Los Angeles bands The Warlocks, Bipolar Bear and No Age from their album "Weirdo Rippers", Stars, Ex-Swans leader Michael Gira's The Angel Of Light, Stereo Total's new album "Paris - Berlin" and more.

Noise Pop's New Music Podcast, hosted by Christopher Appelgren, features 10 tracks of new independent and underground music, meaning a brand new band or a current or upcoming album release. The July 2007 edition includes a number of excellent Summer album releases including Spoon from their album "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga", an exclusive new track by Rogue Wave, the band Hella's Aaron Ross from his first solo album, plus the latest from San Francisco's own Film School and John Vanderslice and much more.

It's the New Music Podcast for June 2007 - 10 tracks of new independent and underground music - meaning a brand new artist or a song from a current or upcoming album release. This month's episode includes new music by Calvin Harris, Dntel, Rocky Votolato, 1990s, Bottom Of The Hudson, Frank Black and more.

The Noise Pop New Music Podcast returns with a special May 2007 episode. We've teamed up with KQED Interactive for this monthly podcast that features 10 track of new independent and underground music - meaning a brand new artist or a song from a current or upcoming album release. The May 2007 Edition includes new music by Rogue Wave from the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack, The Mary Timony Band, Two Gallants from their new EP The Scenery Of Farewell, former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard, Elliott Smith from a new collection of rare and unreleased music, Papercuts and more.

Noise Pop's April 2007 New Music Podcast features new music from Bright Eyes, Dntel, Feist, Ruby Isle, Tall Firs, Palomar, Voxtrot, John Vanderslice, You Say Party! We Say Die! and Greg Ashley

Episode 5 with new music from +/-. The Roomates, The Battle Royale, Pony Come Lately, The Baldwin Brothers, The Octopus Project + Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Mantles, 28 Costumes, Ola Porida, and The Librarian

Episode 4 with new music from The Blank Tapes, Drydin, Tommy Guerrero, The Love X Nowhere, Explorers Club, Delorean, Four Fifty One, Make Believe & Love Is All

Episode 3 with new music from The Gris Gris, Michael Zapruper's Rain of Frogs, Still Flyin', The Monolith, Black Fiction, Honeycut, Finest Dearest, Voo, and Teenage Harlets