Flatbasset Radio: Episode #138 (Best Of 2019 - Live On Radio K)

 

The new world is order is like the old world order...

 

Well hello again, everybody. Time to settle all of the 2019's business here on Episode #138.

Much like Episode #137, Flatbasset Radio: Episode #138 is more about continuing a tradition than actually garnering any new listeners. This isn't to say I didn't put the effort in to making this a quality episode. It definitely is. I just know that New Year's Day 2021 is not the ideal time to be posting a best of 2019 show considering all that's gone on in 2020.

Regardless, I do take pride in the annual countdowns and this is no exception. With that in mind, please take note of the other Flatbasset Radio episodes devoted to counting down the best of Radio K

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #53 (Best Of 2014)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #71 (Best Of 2015)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #90 (Best Of 2016)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #114 (Best Of 2017)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #134 (Best Of 2018)

Also, much like the countdown of Current songs, I'm hopelessly devoted to the live in-studio sessions that the folks at Radio K post each week. I highly, highly suggest you follow this link and check them out for yourselves. They really cover a lot of ground.

It was a really deep pool of great performances in Studio K in 2019, but I think I've narrowed it down to the 10 most exceptional.

Alright, let's get to the show.

As always, Flatbasset Radio is completely free. I've finally set up a decent downloading site, so if you'd like to download Flatbasset Radio: Episode #138 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.

Count it down, Robot Ralph!

 

10. Harper's Jar - Home Is A Roach Motel

09. Sister Species - Flatline

 

08. Palm Friends - Coming Soon

 

07. Under Violet - Angle

 

06. Iceblink - Dialoghi

 

05. Shredders - Vanilla ISIS

 

04. Laska - Iris

 

03. Shrinking Violets - Falling

 

02. Monica LaPlante - In Your Hands

 

01. Fragile Canyons - Here It Is

 

 

 

There you have it, folks. As a reminder, I paid no money for these songs and I receive no money for this podcast. I'm not affiliated with the U of M or Radio K in any way. I'm just a guy counting down the hits. Please don't sue me. 

Thanks for listening!

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Flatbasset Radio's 50 Most Played Albums: 2018

Well hello, once again, album collage fans!

2018 is officially in the books which means it is time to take a look at Flatbasset Radio's 50 Most Played Albums Of The Year!

Really quickly - I'm sorry the show was shuttered for the last few months. I found myself overwhelmed by life for both the better and the worse (and, frankly, the mundane) and just couldn't find a way to work the show back into my routine. Believe me, on the off chance that even one of you missed the show I can promise you I missed it ten-fold. I'll do better in 2019. Hopefully we'll all do better in 2019.

Back to the thing. Two disclaimers:

First, as always, one "play" equals one song. For example, the new Deleter album has 14 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as fourteen "plays." As usual, all stats come from my Last.FM page. Give it a follow if you really want to stay up on what's getting the most plays.

Second, I limited this most played list to albums that were new to the Flatbasset Radio library over the course of 2018. Over the course of noting anniversaries I listened to albums like Rancid's Life Won't Wait, Doomtree's S/T record, The Beatles "White Album," and Jake One's White Van Music enough times to crash the total play count. However, it didn't seem fair to squeeze some quality albums off the end of the list just to note that I listened to "Rocky Raccoon" a bunch in 2018.

Alright, here's the list:

01. Hüsker Dü - Savage Young Dü (272 plays)

02. The Sevateem - The Caves (128 plays)

03. T. Rex - The Wax Co. Singles: A's And B's 1972-1977 (126 plays)

04. Panther Ray - Twilight Drips (125 plays)

05. Dem Atlas - Bad Actress (120 plays)

06. Chance York & Big Cats - Deep Dark Hope (113 plays)

07. Deleter - Levitate The Pentagon (112 plays)

08. Royal Brat - Eyesore (106 plays)

09. Elle PF - She Wrote It (98 plays)

10. Dere Moans - Future Deli (97 plays)

11. Atmosphere - Mi Vida Local (96 plays)

12. Haley - Pleasureland (96 plays)

13. Ultra Suede - Ultra Suede (96 plays)

14. Extraterrestrials - Try Again (94 plays)

15. Dessa - Chime (93 plays)


16. INTL Falls - INTL Falls (90 plays)

17. Phantom Tails - Compass EP's (90 plays)

18. Low - Double Negative (89 plays)

19. The Drug Budget - Into Entertainment (89 plays)

20. Four Fists - 6666 (88 plays)


21. Astronomique - Sharp Divide (85 plays)

22. Mitchell Adam Johnson - Marigold (84 plays)

23. Niiice. - Try To Stay Positive (84 plays)

24. Dizzy Fae - Free Form (83 plays)

25. The Broken Bicycles - Restlessness Of Youth (83 plays)

26. Catbath - Glitterbox (82 plays)

27. Flip Rushmore - Big, If True (82 plays)

28. Justin Courtney Pierre - In The Drink (82 plays)

29. Cloquet - Cloquet (81 plays)

30. Color TV - Color TV (81 plays)

31. Tights - Heels (81 plays)

32. Martin Devaney - Plaid On Plaid (80 plays)

33. France Has The Bomb - ...But We Must Cultivate Our Garden (78 plays)

34. V/A - Midwest Mixtape Volume I (77 plays)

35. Scrunchies - Stunner (76 plays)

36. Billy Sunday - Wooden Teeth (75 plays)

37. Dismantlists - Here At The End (75 plays)


38. No Kim - Sweet For Promise (75 plays)

39. Dennis - Alien Fantasy (74 plays)


40. Roma di Luna - We Were Made To Forgive. (73 plays)

41. MMYYKK - Trouvaille (72 plays)

42. P • PL - L • P (72 plays)

43. Prathloons - Prathloons (72 plays)

44. Sloan - Navy Blues (69 plays)

45. Ten Grand - What I Should Have Said Vol. 1 (66 plays)

46. Snaer. - Doze (65 plays)

47. Why Not - Spring Cleaning (65 plays)

48. Gramma - Gramma (64 plays)

49. Straya - Sobereyed (64 plays)

50. Suzie - Pressure (64 plays)


There you have it, folks. Stay tuned for more shows soon.

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