Power pop review today! Mike Polizze out of Philadelphia is back with Purling Hiss. REM drummer Billy Berry has a new band out there Bad Ends in Athens, GA. Another veteran name from the south, Superchunk have a new single. Our recent favorites, Whiffs from Kansas City have another album out. Nude Party from New York and Well Wishers from San Francisco are back with new records. King Tuff also has a new album and Librarians With Hickeys have a new single. We introduce Vancouver singer songwriter CC Voltage and California band Decibels.
Mark Crozer – I Feel Heavy
Purling Hiss – Baby
The Decibels – Enough
The Decibels – Wrong Way Right
Popular Creeps – Wait & See
Trotsky Icepick – I Got a Line on You
Bad Ends – All Your Friends Are Dying
King Tuff – Portrait Of God
The Speedways – A Drop In The Ocean
The Rubs – Waste of Time
Superchunk – Making a Break
The Whiffs – Shot Thru
The Whiffs – Forget Your Name
Outtacontroller – Time To Crash
Tony Molina – All I’ve Known
The Well Wishers – Heroes
The Nude Party – Hey Monet
Connections – Steppin’ Out
Beatnik Termites – Strawberry Girl
Librarians With Hickeys – Can’t Wait ‘Till Summer
CC Voltage – Bummer Party
Brad Marino – False Alarm
Today we check out the new music from Don Howland (ex Gibson Bros and Bassholes), and Purling Hiss (out of Philadelphia). Howlin Rain also have a new album and they also visited Cleveland on their latest tour, so we also hear them in our Live in Cleveland segment. We also introduce Tiger Touch from Portland OR, Wild Eyes from San Francisco CA, Nude Party from Boone NC, and Wild Honey from Baltimore. No No Instigator from Croatia make a tribute to a great Yugoslav movie DeÄko koji obećava.
Today we have the new music from Alejandro Escovedo who found his new collaborators in Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey. Will Oldham is back together with Trembling Bells, of course using his moniker Bonnie Prince Billy. His friend from many projects, Angel Olsen is also back with some new tunes. In addition to that we introduce Italian singer-songwriter Giulia Millanta, who nowadays lives and creates in Arizona. We also introduce new music from Purling Hiss and Mannequin Pussy (both bands from Philadelphia) and Bob Reuter’s Alley Ghost from St. Louis. We also pay respect to the country music songwriter Curly Putnam who passed away at the age of 85 last week.
Today we have two big comebacks. Mudhoney are back with the new album Vanishing Point after five years and Godfathers are back after 18 years wutg a new record Jukebox Fury. We also present the Rain, a new name from Norway, a trio obsessed with The Beatles. Another new name today is Purling Hiss from Philadelphia. We also have announcements for new records from Thalia Zedek (ex Come) and Michael Tarbox (ex Tarbox Ramblers). Mark Lanegan joined forces with London based musician Duke Garwood on a new record called Black Pudding.