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

Well hello again, everybody! Welcome to yet another compelling episode of "Things I Listened To While Praising My New God: Air Conditioning!"

That's right, another month is in the books. It was a sweaty one here in Minneapolis, but you know what they say - if you don't like the weather in Minnesota just complain about it forever until you've been ostracized by friends, family, acquaintances, co-workers, potential lovers, pets, retail workers, public transit employees... Well, you get the idea.

Before I get to the list - Huge thanks to everybody who checked out the podcast this month. I know I thank you every month, but I mean it every time. This is a hobby, but it's one I take seriously. I really do put a lot of effort into trying to provide quality shows. Glad people are digging them.

Related note - Big thanks to anybody who shared the show on this big dumb internet. I don't have any sort of advertising (or advertising budget for that matter) and it'll be a cold day in hell before I pay Team Zuckyberg to "Boost" anything, so those shares are pretty much the whole reach of the podcast. They're definitely appreciated.

Alright, let's get to the thing.

As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, the new Astronomique 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. Astronomique - Sharp Divide (72 plays)

02. Flip Rushmore - Big, If True (70 plays)

03. Rancid - Life Won't Wait (67 plays)

04. Scrunchies - Stunner (65 plays)

05. Bruce Springsteen- Human Touch (57 plays)

06. Dennis - Alien Fantasy (54 plays)

07. V/A - Unpop 161 (48 plays)

08. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals (43 plays)

09. V/A - Spring 2018 (Z Tapes Compilation) (42 plays)

10. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death AndAll His Friends (40 plays)

11. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (39 plays)

12. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (36 plays)

13. Haley - Big Star (35 plays)

14. Roma di Luna - Casting The Bones (35 plays)

15. Naked Raygun - All Rise (34 plays)

16. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (33 plays)

17. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (32 plays)

18. Sixo - The Odds Of Free Will (32 plays)

19. The Dickies - Dawn Of The Dickies (30 plays)

20. Superteen - Exponential SUPERTEEN (30 plays)

21. The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale (30 plays)

22. Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Vol. 1 (30 plays)

23. The Evening Rig - Never Been'er (30 plays)

24. PUP - The Dream Is Over (30 plays)

25. The Eternal - Witness To An Execution (30 plays)


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

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #128

I love the romance of crime...

Well hello again, music fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #128!

Folks, it's a stormy Monday night here in Minneapolis, but that doesn't mean we're taking the night off. In fact, if you listen to the show, you'll notice that I recorded it on Saturday night, which means I've already taken several days off - but no more! It's time to get down to business. No agenda, no algorithms, just 12 songs over 57 minutes lovingly assembled by yours truly.

This week's show is 100% jams. I've got a nice slate of new local music, a bit of old local music, some 80's British pop, some 70's LA punk, some 90's alternative, a very meta song about songs, another gem from Community Radio Tapes, our continued exploration of the Disposable America catalog, yet another classic Mozzer B-side, a "high and lonesome" country ballad (waltz time alert!), and, sadly, another in memoriam for an artist lost too soon. All that plus the Cover Of The Week, deep dive into Nate's Archives, a trip in the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and a quintessentially American 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 #128 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here's how Ep. #128 plays out:

01. Scrunchies - Eavesdropping

02. Okkervil River - The Industry

03. Scritti Politti - Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)

04. Remember Me - Do You Still Hate Me?

05. The Dickies - Waterslide

06. Arpeggi - Songs Don't Help

07. Ghost Thrower - Illuminatus!

08. Polara - Source Of Light

09. Morrissey - Sister, I'm A Poet

10. Lucid VanGuard - I Don't Wanna Miss You Tonight

11. Sixo - Clearly Nothing/Eye Of The Needle (w/Grace Park)

12. Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson









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Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

Thanks for listening!

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