Hot Song for 3.23.15 – The Wait / Hazel
Dan and Chris argue about media hype for unremarkable music and if humility and smallness is still a virtue in the indie circuit, featuring two currently beloved tracks by...
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Hot Song for 3.20.15 – Promises / I’m Sorry Love, It’s You Not Me
Dan and Chris argue about what is the true definition of “indie” on this week’s special feature, focusing on two currently beloved songs that may or may not actually...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 3.18.15 – Entropy / Depreston
Dan and Chris argue about what kind of experimental counterculture artists should become pop stars and how to perfectly balance wit and emotional heft in singer-songwriter music, featuring two...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 3.16.15 – 2Shy / Slammer
Dan and Chris argue about how loud you have to sing to get noticed by American Top 40 and how old you have to be to be nostalgic for...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 3.13.15 – What Kind Of Man / I Really Like You
Dan and Chris argue about Dante's Inferno, Albert Camus' The Stranger, and the living hell/existential crisis that is really bad pop music. This week's special feature is a Player...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 3.11.15 – Slipping Away / Icelene’s Loss
Dan and Chris argue about exercising restraint in dance pop and why some artists are forbidden to leave the San Francisco bay area, featuring two currently beloved songs from...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 3.9.15 – Again / Sunset Lover
Dan and Chris argue about retro guitar pop sheen and the slow death of chillwave, featuring two currently beloved songs from emerging artists on their new music playlists. Songs...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 3.6.15 – In The Blood / Stutter
Dan and Chris argue about the finer points of Southern alt-rock and the severe dearth of mainstream female-centric rock bands, featuring two songs (both of which turn 20 years...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 3.4.15 – No Way Out / Triumph
Dan and Chris argue about groove-based all-female ensembles and what makes a guitar tone sufficiently punk rock, featuring two currently beloved songs from established artists on their new music...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 3.2.15 – Nominal / No Fate
Dan and Chris argue about the aesthetic value of bedroom pop and the recent surge in female-fronted American shoegaze music, featuring two currently beloved songs from emerging artists on...
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