Here are the Indie Bands scheduled to perform on late night television for the week of July 13, 2015. Check the Indie On TV Alert page to view previous week’s performances.
Tuesday = Best Coast
Wednesday = Father John Misty
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Each week I post the Top 20 College Radio Albums courtesy of CMJ (College Media Journal). Below are also 5 discs that I have in heavy rotation and an album that amazingly turns 10 years old in 2015, I call it my Spicy 6.
College Radio loves Thee Oh Sees! Their latest album is #1 for the third week in the last four. Four new albums make their debut in the Top 20, and Courtney Barnett returns to the countdown at #18. Making their debuts are Santa Monica, California indie popsters Cayucas at #19, and Forth Worth, Texas indie-gospel singer Leon Bridges at #17, who’s listening to indie-gospel? The other two new entries are from Omaha, Nebraska EMO legends Desaparecidos at #14, and Nashville, Tennessee indie buzzband Bully (pictured) at #7.
North London’s Wolf Alice is still my #1 compact disc of the week, but Bully is closing in. The English indie rock band Hard-Fi released their debut full-length Stars Of CCTV on the 4th of July ten years ago. The tune “Cash Machine” is a fun song.
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of July 7, 2015:
1. THEE OH SEES Mutilator Defeated At Last
2. HOT CHIP Why Make Sense?
3. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Multi-Love
4. GIRLPOOL Before The World Was Big
5. JAMIE XX In Colour
6. PINS Wild Nights
7. BULLY Feels Like
8. ALABAMA SHAKES Sound And Color
9. BEST COAST California Nights
10. MY MORNING JACKET The Waterfall
11. SHARON VAN ETTEN I Don’t Want To Let You Down (EP)
12. NO JOY More Faithful
13. TWENTY ONE PILOTS Blurryface
14. DESAPARECIDOS Payola
15. METRIC The Shade (EP)
16. HEARTLESS BASTARDS Restless Ones
17. LEON BRIDGES Coming Home
18. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
19. CAYUCAS Dancing At The Blue Lagoon
20. FFS FFS
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. WOLF ALICE My Love Is Cool
2. BULLY Feels Like
3. MEW + –
4. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
5. LORD HURON Strange Trails
Dust this one off, it turns 10 in 2015!
6. HARD-FI Stars Of CCTV
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Veruca Salt Ghost NotesNineties alt rockers Veruca Salt return with their fifth studio album overall. This is the first album from the Chicago band with all original members since 1997’s sophomore release Eight Arms To Hold You. “Laughing In The Sugar Bowl” is the first single from the new album, watch it below along with their 1994 alt rock classic “Seether.” Add Veruca Salt to my Coachella 2016 Perfect Poster Wish List.
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Have a fun and safe holiday weekend. I hope your picnic playlists are filled with nothing but indie buzzbands.
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Each week I post the Top 20 College Radio Albums courtesy of CMJ (College Media Journal). Below are also 5 discs that I have in heavy rotation and an album that amazingly turns 10 years old in 2015, I call it my Spicy 6.
Thee Oh Sees (pictured) trade spots with Hot Chip, and take over the top honors on the College Radio Album Chart for the second time in three weeks. Three new albums make their debut in the Top 20 including the sophomore release from the British all-girl rock band PINS. The other two new entries are from the supergroup formed by members of Franz Ferdinand and Sparks, who simply call themselves FFS, and experimental veteran Jim O’Rourke.
I’ve been singing the praises of North London’s Wolf Alice for a few years, now you know what all the fuss was about. The band’s full length debut is in the lead position in my CD changer. Speaking of Franz Ferdinand, their sophomore effort You Could Have It So Much Better turns 10 years old this fall. “Do You Want To” was probably the biggest single from their disappointing follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2004 debut.
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of June 30, 2015:
1. THEE OH SEES Mutilator Defeated At Last
2. HOT CHIP Why Make Sense?
3. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Multi-Love
4. GIRLPOOL Before The World Was Big
5. NO JOY More Faithful
6. JAMIE XX In Colour
7. ALABAMA SHAKES Sound And Color
8. MY MORNING JACKET The Waterfall
9. PINS Wild Nights
10. BEST COAST California Nights
11. SHARON VAN ETTEN I Don’t Want To Let You Down (EP)
12. SURFER BLOOD 1000 Palms
13. HEARTLESS BASTARDS Restless Ones
14. FFS FFS
15. TWENTY ONE PILOTS Blurryface
16. BLUR The Magic Whip
17. DJANGO DJANGO Born Under Saturn
18. ICKY BLOSSOMS Mask
19. HOP ALONG Painted Shut
20. JIM O’ROURKE Simple Songs
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. WOLF ALICE My Love Is Cool
2. LORD HURON Strange Trails
3. MEW + –
4. BULLY Feels Like
5. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Dust this one off, it turns 10 in 2015!
6. FRANZ FERDINAND You Could Have It So Much Better
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Oxford, England indie rockers Foals have announced their fourth studio album What Went Down will be released on Friday August 28 worldwide. The new album is the follow-up to the incredible 2013 LP Holy Fire. This week the band shared a stunning video for the lead track from the album, also titled “What Went Down.”
Recently, frontman Yannis Philippakis said the band’s forthcoming album will be “heavier, poppier and weirder” than 2013’s Holy Fire. The singer described pushing the sound “so the extremes were further apart”, adding that Nick Cave has heavily influenced his lyrics. “We felt that the spread on Holy Fire was good but on this we wanted to push it out even further, so the extremes were further apart. The heavier songs are heavier, the poppy songs are poppier and weirder.”
Furthermore, Mr. Philippakis said “this new stuff’s going to decimate venues; we’re itching to play it,” he added,“it’s going to be fun to get back on stage and obliterate places.” Can’t Wait!!!
Folks, if you’re not excited about marking your calendar for August 28th after one listen to the title track below, then shame on you… seriously.
Hold on to your seat, here it is:
What Went Down tracklisting:
What Went Down
Mountain At My Gates
Birch Tree
Give It All
Albatross
Snake Oil
Night Swimmers
London Thunder
Lonely Hunter
A Knife In The Ocean
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Each week I post the Top 20 College Radio Albums courtesy of CMJ (College Media Journal). Below are also 5 discs that I have in heavy rotation and an album that amazingly turns 10 years old in 2015, I call it my Spicy 6.
After only one week in the top spot, Thee Oh Sees fall to #2, as the latest effort from Hot Chip (pictured) takes over at #1. Three new albums make their debut in the Top 20 including the sophomore release from the Omaha, Nebraska electro pop trio Icky Blossoms. The other two new entries are from Montreal shoegazers No Joy and the Columbus, Ohio alt rock duo Twenty One Pilots. Add No Joy to my Coachella 2016 Perfect Poster Wish List
My new #1 compact disc is the debut full length from North London’s Wolf Alice. Listen to them now while it’s still cool, they’re going to take over alt radio soon, you heard it here first. Conor Oberst has his old EMO band Desaparecidos back together, his other band Bright Eyes released I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning ten years ago. It was the first of three albums released by Bright Eyes in 2005. Enjoy the album track “First Day Of My Life.”
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of June 23, 2015:
1. HOT CHIP Why Make Sense?
2. THEE OH SEES Mutilator Defeated At Last
3. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Multi-Love
4. MY MORNING JACKET The Waterfall
5. ALABAMA SHAKES Sound And Color
6. GIRLPOOL Before The World Was Big
7. BEST COAST California Nights
8. SHARON VAN ETTEN I Don’t Want To Let You Down (EP)
9. JAMIE XX In Colour
10. DJANGO DJANGO Born Under Saturn
11. BLUR The Magic Whip
12. SURFER BLOOD 1000 Palms
13. HEARTLESS BASTARDS Restless Ones
14. TWENTY ONE PILOTS Blurryface
15. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
16. HOP ALONG Painted Shut
17. NO JOY More Faithful
18. ICKY BLOSSOMS Mask
19. SHAMIR Ratchet
20. JOANNA GRUESOME Peanut Butter
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. WOLF ALICE My Love Is Cool
2. LORD HURON Strange Trails
3. MEW + –
4. BULLY Feels Like
5. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Dust this one off, it turns 10 in 2015!
6. BRIGHT EYES I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
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Bully Feels LikeNashville, Tennessee indie buzz band Bully are releasing their much-anticipated full-length debut. You may remember, the band surfaced late last year with a self-titled EP, all of those tracks appear to be on this album. The group is currently opening for Best Coast across North America. Enjoy the video for the album track “Trying” below.
Download Feels Like here:
The Santa Monica, California indie pop band Cayucas return with more indie fun! This is their sophomore effort and follow-up to 2013’s Bigfoot. The recently shared video for “Moony Eyed Walrus” can be enjoyed below.
Download Dancing At The Blue Lagoon here:
Connor Oberst has his Omaha friends back together for a little modern day EMO. This is the first new music from the band in 13 years. Get ready for Sirius XMU to force feed this into your ears whether you like it or not. If you’re curious as to what in the hell modern day EMO sounds like, explore the video for “City On The Hill” below.
Download Payola here:
Ryan Lott, aka Son Lux, is back with his fourth studio release. “You Don’t Know Me” is his latest video.
Download Bones here:
This is the much-anticipated debut release from North London’s Wolf Alice. After two well-received EP’s and a few singles, the four-piece is ready to take over the alternative radio airwaves. The album combines five previously released singles with 8 new tracks. The U.S. version of the album includes the breathtaking 2014 single “Moaning Lisa Smile” which you can enjoy below. I’ve also included a live version of “Bros,” which I shot in San Diego two months ago.
Download My Love Is Cool here:
Note: I’m adding Bully, Cayucas, and Wolf Alice to my Coachella 2016 Perfect Poster Wish List
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Here are the Indie Bands scheduled to perform on late night television for the week of June 22, 2015. Check the Indie On TV Alert page to view previous week’s performances.
Monday = Belle and Sebastian
Thursday = Morrissey
Web Exclusive = Courtney Barnett
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Each week I post the Top 20 College Radio Albums courtesy of CMJ (College Media Journal). Below are also 5 discs that I have in heavy rotation and an album that amazingly turns 10 years old in 2015, I call it my Spicy 6.
After only one week in the top spot, My Morning Jacket falls to #3, as the latest effort from Thee Oh Sees takes over at #1. Three new albums make their debut in the Top 20 including the debut LP from disco extraordinaire Shamir Bailey. The other two new entries are from Jamie XX (pictured) and an extended play from Sharon Van Etten.
The sophomore effort from Lord Huron is still my #1 compact disc. Recently, the latest album from Sufjan Stevens fell out of the Top 20. Ten years ago his fifth studio album Illinois was released. Illinois is home to the only Sufjan Stevens song I think I like, let’s enjoy “Chicago.”
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of June 16, 2015:
1. THEE OH SEES Mutilator Defeated At Last
2. HOT CHIP Why Make Sense?
3. MY MORNING JACKET The Waterfall
4. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Multi-Love
5. ALABAMA SHAKES Sound And Color
6. BEST COAST California Nights
7. BLUR The Magic Whip
8. DJANGO DJANGO Born Under Saturn
9. GIRLPOOL Before The World Was Big
10. SHARON VAN ETTEN I Don’t Want To Let You Down (EP)
11. SURFER BLOOD 1000 Palms
12. HOP ALONG Painted Shut
13. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
14. HEARTLESS BASTARDS Restless Ones
15. JAMIE XX In Colour
16. JOANNA GRUESOME Peanut Butter
17. THE HELIO SEQUENCE The Helio Sequence
18. BUILT TO SPILL Untethered Moon
19. SHAMIR Ratchet
20. THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Dark Bird Is Home
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. LORD HURON Strange Trails
2. BEST COAST California Nights
3. MEW + –
4. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
5. PURITY RING Another Eternity
Dust this one off, it turns 10 in 2015!
6. SUFJAN STEVENS Illinois
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Heartless Bastards Restless OnesBig day for my friend Present-Tense, the fifth studio release from Cincinnati Ohio garage rockers Heartless Bastards drops on the same day as the new Third Eye Blind album. It must be fun to be Present-Tense! Listen to the album track “Gates Of Dawn” below.
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Notable EP Releases
The indie pop duo Mates Of State are releasing new music in extended play form. The couple was planning a greatest hits compilation titled Greats, no idea on a release date. The lead track from the EP is “Staring Contest,” watch the video below.
Download You’re Going To Make It here:
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Here are the Indie Bands scheduled to perform on late night television for the week of June 15, 2015. Check the Indie On TV Alert page to view previous week’s performances.
Monday = Jamie xx
Tuesday = Courtney Barnett
Each week I post the Top 20 College Radio Albums courtesy of CMJ (College Media Journal). Below are also 5 discs that I have in heavy rotation and an album that amazingly turns 10 years old in 2015, I call it my Spicy 6.
My Morning Jacket knocks Alabama Shakes from the #1 spot on the College Radio Album Chart after fourth straight weeks at the top. Three new albums make their debut in the Top 20 including the latest effort from Cincinnati Ohio’s Heartless Bastards. The other two new entries are from the Wales five-piece Joanna Gruesome and the Los Angeles punk duo Girlpool (pictured).
The sophomore effort from Lord Huron is still my #1 compact disc. Speaking of My Morning Jacket, the Louisville, Kentucky rock band’s fourth studio album Z turns 10 years old in October. The track “Off The Record” was a popular tune off that album. Personally, I don’t understand what the big deal is with My Morning Jacket, I find their music quite boring.
Radio 200 Top 20 College Radio Album for the week of June 9, 2015:
1. MY MORNING JACKET The Waterfall
2. THEE OH SEES Mutilator Defeated At Last
3. ALABAMA SHAKES Sound And Color
4. HOT CHIP Why Make Sense?
5. BEST COAST California Nights
6. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Multi-Love
7. BLUR The Magic Whip
8. HOP ALONG Painted Shut
9. DJANGO DJANGO Born Under Saturn
10. METZ II
11. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
12. GIRLPOOL Before The World Was Big
13. SPEEDY ORTIZ Foil Deer
14. SURFER BLOOD 1000 Palms
15. THE HELIO SEQUENCE The Helio Sequence
16. BUILT TO SPILL Untethered Moon
17. THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Dark Bird Is Home
18. MIKAL CRONIN MCIII
19. JOANNA GRUESOME Peanut Butter
20. HEARTLESS BASTARDS Restless Ones
The DJ DEEp Spicy Six:
1. LORD HURON Strange Trails
2. BEST COAST California Nights
3. MEW + –
4. COURTNEY BARNETT Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
5. PURITY RING Another Eternity
Dust this one off, it turns 10 in 2015!
6. MY MORNING JACKET Z
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Muse DronesEnglish rockers Muse return with their seventh studio album. This is the trio’s follow-up to 2012’s The 2nd Law. Enjoy the video for the album track “Dead Inside” directly below.
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Canadian shoegazers led by Jasamine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd are back with their first release since 2013’s Wait To Pleasure. It’s the band’s third studio album overall. The first single from the album is “Moon In My Mouth,” enjoy below.
Download More Faithful here:
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Here are the Indie Bands scheduled to perform on late night television for the week of June 8, 2015. Check the Indie On TV Alert page to view previous week’s performances.
Monday = Palma Violets