Flatbasset Radio: Episode #136 (Lost Episode)

I don't ever want to get over it...

Well hello again, everybody! Long time no see!

With everybody under stay-at-home orders I figured now was as good a time as any to dust off last episode I attempted to post. It's been nearly a year since the last episode of the show and if I had anything resembling a long-time fanbase I'm sure they'd be upset.

Anyway, part of the reason this show never got posted was that I got worn out trying to write up each song. It's time consuming and I found that the writing wasn't coming across the way I had hoped. So, long story longer, I'll spare you all the writing and just play the jams. As always we've got the Cover Of The Week, a trip in the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and the Flatbasset Flatclassic.

OK, I lied, one exception:

Since Episode #135 had gone up in April Ric Ocasek, Kim Shattuck, Ed Ackerson passed away. That's why they all make appearances on this episode.

No agenda, no banter, no algorithms, just 12 songs over 46 minutes to help close out your week.

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



 Here's how Episode #136 plays out:

01. The Persian Leaps - Sweet Nothings

02. The Cars - Touch And Go

03. Kevin King - On Your Mind

04. Morrissey - Wedding Bell Blues

05. Tiny Moving Parts - Medicine

06. Vanity 5 - Flight Of The Phoenicians

07. Bon Iver - Naeem

08. Wild Age - Motel Family

09. The Muffs - I Need A Face

10. Sherman Electric - Run Baby Run

11. The Swell Season - Low Rising

12. Polara - The Longest Day









There you have it, everybody.

Beats by Phatnumber
Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

Thanks for listening!

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Flatbasset Radio's 25 Most Played Albums: January '19

Well hello again, album collage fans. Welcome to another edition of Things I Listened To While Trying Not To Freeze To Death!

How was your January? Mine was cold & unproductive. Big thanks to everybody who listened to the one show I did get posted this month. It may not seem like much, but it's 100% more shows than I've posted in the past 5 months, so that's something. Hopefully the first of many this year.

Alright, let's get to the thing.

As always, one "play" equals one song. For example, the new Teenage Moods album has 8 songs on it, so each time I listen to it front to back it counts as eight "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. The Jayhawks - Back Roads And Abandoned Motels (77 plays)

02. V/A - Meat Tape (68 plays)

03. Wastrels - Dangerous Summer (63 plays)

04. V/A - Atomic Theory Records 10th Anniversary Collection (61 plays)

05. Teenage Moods - Turn It Up, Tune 'Em Out (56 plays)

06. Everything And Everyone - Hard To Try (55 plays)

07. Alex Lahey - I Love You Like A Brother (52 plays)

08. V/A - Year 2 Mixtape (51 plays)

09. True Blossom - Heater (50 plays)

10. Wild Age - Sea Of Health (50 plays)

11. Local H - Pack Up The Cats (45 plays)

12. R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction (44 plays)

13. Descendents - Hallraker (42 plays)

14. Lou Reed - New York (42 plays)

15. Oasis - The Masterplan  (42 plays)

16. Thunder In The Valley - Aloha (42 plays)

17. V/A - Unpop 168 (42 plays)

18. Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (39 plays)

19. Sugar Ray - 14:59 (39 plays)

20. Franz Ferdinand -Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (38 plays)

21. Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream (38 plays)

22. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted From Memory (36 plays)

23. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces

24. Little Lizard - Premium Vanilla (36 plays)

25. Luciano Ferrara - The Divide (32 plays)

There you have it, folks. More shows soon.

For more of my rantings you can give me a follow 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.