Tears for Fears, Deathray, Heather Duby, & Dio
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Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point
The first album by the band since 2004's Everybody Loves A Happy Ending.
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Scorpions - Rock Believer
Their 19th album will be the first to feature former Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee, who joined in 2016 following his own group’s demise.
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Superchunk - Wild Loneliness
Indie rock vets return with a bunch of guests, including Norman Blake & Raymond McGinley of Teenage Fanclub, Mike Mills of R.E.M., Sharon Van Etten, Owen Pallett, and more.
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Johnny Marr - Fever Dreams Pts 1-4
Compiling EPs one and two with eight additional tracks, the former Smiths guitarist releases a sixteen-track double album.
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The Afghan Whigs - I'll Make You See God (Single)
New music from the band in five years, single featured in the upcoming PlayStation game Gran Turismo 7.
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New 90s Podcast
Deathray - Deathray
The self-titled debut by Deathray is a tightly constructed power-pop record full of studio gadgetry and sugary melodies missing some grit
After the platinum, multi-hit single success of Cake's sophomore album Fashion Nugget, members Greg Brown (guitar and keyboard)Â and Victor Damiani (bass) left to form Deathray. It would take three years for their self-titled debut to be released, and while catchy pop-power and new-wave revivalists had brief moments in the spotlight during the 90s (Weezer, Matthew Sweet, The Posies, The Rentals, Imperial Teen), by 2000 their brand of dry, quick, and quirky pop had been kicked off the radio and MTV. As a result, Deathray probably isn't as well known to power-pop and general 90s rock audiences as it should be, with a quick thirty-five minutes and thirteen songs of catchy earworms that deserve a discovery. Special guest: Whitney Beehler - DMO UNION
Heather Duby - Artist Interview
Heather Duby joins us to talk about her brief dalliance with SubPop, being in a band with Reggie Watts, going to law school, and more
After her band Clementine, with Reggie Watts (Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Late Late Show with James Corden) and Ryan Link, broke up, Heather Duby joined forces with noted Seattle producer Steve Fisk (Pigeonhed) to write and record what would become her 1999 Sub Pop debut, Post to Wire. A far cry from the punk and grunge acts the label was known for, Duby was released from her contract when Post to Wirefailed to make waves. While she continued to make albums for Sonic Boom Records (2003’s Come Across the River, 2006’s Heather Duby), Duby was going through some deeply personal things which put her music career in the back seat. She moved to New York in 2007, was involved in a terrible bike accident in 2011, earned a Law degree in 2017 and recorded a new EP in 2018 with John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Son Volt) that hit streaming services until 2020.Â
New 80s Episode
After leaving Black Sabbath with Vinnie Appice, Ronnie James Dio stepped out on his own for the first time with 1983's Holy Diver. The band was quick to follow it up with 1984's The Last In Line, with Rough Cutt keyboardist Claude Schnell joining the band full-time. The sophomore release is no break in the formula, and could almost be a part two to the debut. But while all the trademark Dio'isms are there, the band used Schnell's keyboards, even more, pushing some songs in a pop-metal direction. Is the Dio magic still present, or do enough subtle shifts sink the ship? What to help pick our 80s episodes?
Coming Soon
Powderfinger - Double Allergic
Thanks to a pick by Darren L. soon we'll be checking out the 1996 sophomore album Double Allergic by Powderfinger. Make sure to give the album a listen, vote in the poll, and leave a comment for the show. Poll ends at 5:00 PM EST on Sunday, March 6th.
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