Flatbasset Radio: Episode #140 (Best Of 2020 - Live On Radio K)

 

Live on Radio K!

 

 

 

 

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to the long-delayed Flatbasset Radio: Episode #140!

 

That's right, we're picking up right where we left off, counting down the 10 best songs from Radio K's 2020 In Studio sessions.

Before we get to this year's episode, here's all our the previous Best Of Radio K shows for anybody who's interested:

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)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #138 (Best Of 2019)

As always, big thanks to the hard-working folks at Radio K for booking, recording, and posting these sets. Get lost in the archives if you have an afternoon to kill. 

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

 

Count it down, Robot Ralph!

 

 10. Green/Blue - Proto Caves 

 

 

09. Prim Woes - Calico

 

08. 4th Curtis - Nonstop

 

07. Internet Dating - Autonomous

 

06. Magnetic Ghost - Reality Distortion Field

 

05. Hard Looks - Pistol Shot

 

04. Animal Actor - Kitchen Floor

 

03. Lydia Liza - More Than This

 

02. Muun Bato - Franz Kline

 

01. Little Fevers - Dreams

 

 

 

 

There you have it, everybody.

Thanks for listening!

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For more Flatbasset Radio you can give me a follow on Twitter (@FlatbassetRadio).  Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on my Mixcloud page and are available to download on my Archive page.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #139 (Best Of 2020 - The Current Song Of The Day)

 

This has been the hardest year...

 

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #139!

That's right, folks, we're starting this year the same we start every year, by counting down the jams from the previous year. First up is The Current Song Of The Day countdown.

As loyal readers/listeners know I'm a huge fan of The Current's Song Of The Day podcast. I've been following it since 2007 and have missed only a handful of jams over the years. I highly suggest you head on over The Current's website and follow along for yourself (of subscribe via Apple Music. I'm not sure how you do that because I'm still using and version of iTunes from the Obama years, but I'm sure it's a thing you can do).

Before we get to this year's countdown, a few links. First, previous Current SOTD countdowns:

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #7 (Best Of 2012)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #28 (Best Of 2013)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #52 (Best Of 2014)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #70 (Best Of 2015)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #89 (Best Of 2016)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #113 (Best Of 2017)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #133 (Best Of 2018)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #137 (Best Of 2020)

Of note: Flatbasset Radio: Episode #7 is posted here as a download from Archive.org because the show was "disabled" on Mixcloud. I'm not sure why Mixcloud took it down, but I can only assume it was because the episode was so popular that it threatened to crash their servers.

With all of that out of the way, let's get to the show. Robot Ralph resumes his annual hosting duties and our deeply unpopular tradition continues.

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 #139, just click here.

If you don't have the time or desire to download the show, just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.

Here we go!

 

 

10. Kiwi Jr. - Undecided Voters

 

 

09. Waxahatchee - Lilacs

 

 

08. Bartees Strange - Boomer

 

 

07. James Vincent McMorrow (w/Kenny Beats) - I Should Go

 

 

06. Of Montreal - Peace To All Freaks

 

 

05. Fragile Canyons - Lavender

 

 

04. Nation Of Language - On Division St.

 

 

03. Mary Bue - The World Is Your Lover

 

 

02. Andy Shauf - Try Again

 

 

01. Amanda Shires (w/Jason Isbell) - The Problem

 

 

 

 

There you have it, everybody.

Thanks for listening!

Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

For more Flatbasset Radio you can give me a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma).  Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on my Mixcloud page and are available to download on my Archive page.

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!

Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

For more Flatbasset Radio you can give me a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma).  Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on my Mixcloud page and are available to download on my Archive page.

 

 

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #137 (Best Of 2019 - The Current Song Of The Day)

 

Magenta, orange, acid green, peacock blue, and burgundy...

 

 

Well hello again, everybody! Long time, no see. Hope everybody is doing alright.

 I realize that it's kind of ridiculous to be finally dropping the Best Of 2019 podcasts during the fourth week of November, 2020. Truth is, like pretty much everybody, I've just been holding on for dear life for most of the year. It's been a tough run for everybody.

However, I miss doing the show and I'm nothing if not a sucker for tradition. So, before I can get to any new episodes, I felt it was important to continue the annual countdowns. I've done these shows every year since 2012 and I take a lot of pride in them.

Before we get to this year's countdown, a few links. First, previous Current SOTD countdowns:

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #7 (Best Of 2012)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #28 (Best Of 2013)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #52 (Best Of 2014)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #70 (Best Of 2015)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #89 (Best Of 2016)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #113 (Best Of 2017)
Flatbasset Radio: Episode #133 (Best Of 2018) 

Of note: Flatbasset Radio: Episode #7 is posted here as a download from Archive.org because the show was "disabled" on Mixcloud. Not sure what that means, but I was so bad at doing the show back then that they probably took it down out of embarrassment.

Second, follow this link to head over to The Current and subscribe to the podcast for yourself. As you're about to hear, they give away some absolute classics.

With all of that out of the way, let's get to the show. Robot Ralph resumes his annual hosting duties and our annual tradition continues.

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 #137, just click here.

If you don't have the time or desire to download the show, just click the Mixcloud player below and you're good to go.

 

Let's go!

 

 

10. oso oso - Dig (II)

 

 

09. The Prizefighters - Just Let The Music Play

 

 

08. Pedro The Lion - Yellow Bike

 

 

07. Lazerbeak - Valley Low

 

 

06. Slaughter Beach, Dog - Heart Attack

 

 

05. Cigarettes After Sex - Heavenly

 

 

04. The Shackletons - Happy Boring Life

 

 

03. Caribou - Home

 

 

02. Purple Mountains - Margaritas At The Mall

 

 

01. Jack Klatt - Ramblin' Kind

  

 

 

 

 

There you have it, everybody.

Thanks for listening!

Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

For more Flatbasset Radio you can give me a follow on Twitter (@TCDroogsma).  Previous episodes of Flatbasset Radio are archived on my Mixcloud page and are available to download on my Archive page.

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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