Flatbasset Radio: Episode #135

Songs mean a lot...

Well hello again, everybody. Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #135!

It's time to start making up for lost, um, time on this week's show. Since I took pretty much the last 10 months of from the show it means we've got all kinds of ground to cover. Anniversaries, new local music, upcoming shows, the Cover Of The Week, the the Minnesota Way-Back Machine, and, of course, the Flatbasset Flatclassic all return in semi-triumphant form this week.

No agenda, no banter, no algorithms, just 12 songs over 44 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 #135 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here's how Ep. #135 plays out:

01. The Persian Leaps - Time Slips

02. Murs - The Science

03. Zoo Animal - Naive Enough

04. Yoni Wolf - As I Went Out One Morning

05. Joe Bartel - Ziggurat

06. Ancient Pools - Quarry

07. Fragile Canyons - Gilded Mirror

08. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Moods For Moderns

09. Rockthrow - Darlin' Waltz

10. Funeral Advantage - A Large Place

11. Strand Of Oaks - Weird Ways

12. Pavement - Cut Your Hair









There you have it, everybody.

Beats by Phatnumber
Flatbasset Radio Artwork by Ross Auger

Thanks for listening!

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Flatbasset Radio: Episode #134 (Best Of 2018 - Live On Radio K)

You were the only rudder that I had...

Hello again, podcast fans! I've missed you! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #134!

Now, I know you probably have two thoughts:

01. Wow, I figured this guy was done with this stupid podcast nobody listens to.

02. Is this really a best of 2018 podcast in April?

First, yes, I'm still doing the show. I've been meaning to do the show pretty much everyday since the last episode, but I've been very, very busy. Not with anything fun, mind you, just buys working & working & sleeping etc... Between my two jerbs I went from January 5th to April 12th without having one day that I didn't have to be working at least one of them (and frequently both). That's not a brag or an excuse or whatever, that's just what it is.

Second, yes, this really is a countdown show in April. These countdown shows are a couple of my favorite shows each year and I take a lot of pride in them. If I didn't do this show now (and just pushed on to a whole new episode) I'd never be able to do it. This Best Of Radio K countdown was very much the only show I could do.

(Speaking of which, check the archives)

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)

Speaking of which - Welcome to the best of Radio K countdown! Not unlike the countdown of The Current songs from January, this is a countdown of my 10 favorite Live On Radio K songs from the last year.

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.

All that being said, let's get to this countdown. 10 songs, 35 minutes, co-hosted by Robot Ralph. No banter, no agenda, just straight up jams and robot voice.
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 #134 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), just click here.



Here we go!

 10. Panther Ray - Turn Off Today

09. Witch Watch - I Can Count To Infinity

08. Double Grave - Deadend

07. Joe Bartel - Song For A Car Thief

06. The Drug Budget - Add But Don't Keep Track

05. Dosh - Many Ways To Say I Love You

04. No Kim - Run Away

03. Jennie Lawless - Chokecherry

02. Pleasure Horse - Lonely (On The Weekend)

01. Bathtub Cig - Frankie On Lake St.







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.

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.

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.

Flatbasset Radio: Episode #133 (Best Of 2018 - The Current Song Of The Day)

I don't peak too early...

Well hello again, podcast fans! Welcome to Flatbasset Radio: Episode #133!

Folks, how have you been? It's time to put 2018 behind us the only way I know how - with instant nostalgia.

If you've been following the show for a while you know that I like to start every new year by looking back at the old year. Well, 2019 is no different. In this week's show we'll be counting down the 10 best songs given away via The Current's Song Of The Day podcast. As I've said many times, I've been hopelessly devoted to this podcast for years now. As any listener of The Current knows, they really run the gambit from absolute jams to, well, not absolute jams. However, I've no desire to beef with the music lovers over at MPR and I would highly encourage you to subscribe to the podcast yourself. I've been a subscriber since '07 and it's been far more hit than miss. 

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)

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.

The format of the show has changed a bit over the years, but I like the way the last few years have played out, so I dusted off old Robot Ralph to lead the countdown this year. No banter, just jams.

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 #133 (with all the appropriate iTunes tagging), 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. The Growlers - Problems III

09. Porcupine - Lifetime

08. J Mascis - See You At The Movies

07. Hinds - The Club

06. Tracyanne & Danny - It Can't Be Love Unless It Hurts

05. Ought - Disgraced In America

04. Last Import - One A Day

03. Martin Devaney - About My Girl

02. Superchunk - What A Time To Be Alive

01. Graveyard Club - Witchcraft










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 MPR or The Current in any way. I'm just a guy counting down the hits. Please don't sue me.

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.

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.

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.