Flatbasset Radio: Episode #125

Oh so many illustrations...

Well hello again, music fans. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #125!

Thanks for stopping by for a rare Monday night episode of Flatbasset Radio. I'm sorry I'm a day late with this one. I actually sat and recorded Ep. #125 on Sunday but got too bogged down with other things (read: making tater tot hotdish) that I wasn't able to properly assemble this bad boy and get it posted. Sincere apologies to any hypothetical listeners out there who were waiting for the show only to be let down yet again.

All of that, however, is in the past. We're here and it's now, so stretch out and press play. Episode #125 is filled with all kinds of great stuff to get your week going. I've got some great new local punk stuff, some ambient guitar work, our continued exploration of the Disposable America's catalog via Zagreb's finest punk, a touch of beats, a dash of electro-meets-orchestral-rock, and a heartbreaking in memoriam. All that plus the Cover Of The Week, a deep dive into Nate's Archives, a trip in the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and a stellar Flatbasset Flatclassic.

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 #125 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here's how Ep. #125 plays out:

01. Niiice. - RVR WTR

02. Alexei Shishkin - Umm

03. Cripple And Casino - Of Adam

04. Mike Ness - Don't Think Twice

05. Brian Eno - Cindy Tells Me

06. Dismantlists - Resigned

07. Frightened Rabbit - Roadless

08. Malachi Constant - I'm Enjoying Myself Hugely

09. snaer. - three.toed

10. POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e - Speaking Of Ghost

11. Flossy Clouds - Swing

12. Morrissey - Suedehead










Beats by Phatnumber
Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

Thanks for listening!

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Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums: April '18

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome another installment of Album Collage Monthly!

You know what they say about April - in like a frozen tundra of depression, out like a sweaty mess of depression! Nah, I kid. I hope April was good to you. It was pretty good to me. Very big thanks to everybody who stopped by the blog or checked out the show this month. I was able to crank out for new episodes of the podcast and crank out Flatbasset's first ever interview.

(Special Paragraph Break - Exceptionally big thanks to Jeremy Warden of Double Grave for working with me on that interview. Like an idiot I'd been debating reaching out for an interview for a month but my nerves got the best of me. When I finally did reach out we had to work it out on a super tight deadline and Jeremy definitely went above and beyond in finding time to answer my questions. Definitely appreciated. Go get their new EP. It's flame emoji.)

Alright, back to this thing.

As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, the new Niiice. album has 10 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as ten "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.

01. Mitchell Adam Johnson - Marigold (70 plays)

02. Niiice. - Try To Stay Positive (70 plays)

03. No Kim - Sweet For Promise (65 plays)

04. The Suicide Machines - Battle Hymns (60 plays)

05. Talking Heads - More Songs About Food And Buildings (55 plays)

06. V/A - Unpop 159 (49 plays)

07. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (46 plays)

08. The Specials - Guilty 'Til Proved Innocent! (45 plays)

09. Brian Eno - Another Green World (44 plays)

10. Wellness - Mall Goth (44 plays)

11. Propagandhi - Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes (42 plays)

12. Superdrag - Head Trip In Every Key (41 plays)

13. Pulp - This Is Hardcore (41 plays)

14. Elvis Costello - This Year's Model (41 plays)

15. V/A - Mojo Presents... Island Folk (39 plays)

16. Alexei Shishkin - 3 (39 plays)

17. Semisonic - Feeling Strangely Fine (38 plays)

18. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement (38 plays)

19. Tapes 'N Tapes - Walk It Off (38 plays)

20. All - Allroy Sez... (37 plays)

21. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (37 plays)

22. The Fall - I've Never Felt Better In My Life - 1979-1982 (37 plays)

23. The Dynospectrum - The Dynospectrum (36 plays)

24. Dakota Blue - LAVALIKE // Rodeo Knife (36 plays)

25. The Plastic Constellations - We Appreciate You (35 plays)

There you have it, folks. Stay tuned for more shows (and hopefully more interviews) in May.

I can be found on this big terrible internet on Twitter (@TCDroogsma).  Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on my Mixcloud page.  Stop by Flatbasset Radio's Facebook Page & give it a "Like" if you have the time.