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

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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.