1.20.16 – No EQ / Yr Horoscope
Chris and Dan argue about whether or not an emo revival threshold has been hit and the pitfalls of both self-seriousness and humor in indie rock, featuring two currently...
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1.18.16 – Long Bridge / Isn’t It Funny?
Chris and Dan argue about the ideal circumstances in which to record a debut album and whether either of them would ever like to redo their twenties as pizza...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 12.18.15 – Best of 2015 – Top 10 (pt. 2)
Hot Song's Best of 2015 coverage concludes with a supersized episode running down numbers 5-1 of our Top 10 Hot Songs of the Year, wherein Chris and Dan highlight...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 12.16.15 – Best of 2015 – Top 10 (pt. 1)
Hot Song's Best of 2015 coverage continues with a supersized episode running down numbers 10-6 of our Top 10 Hot Songs of the Year, wherein Chris and Dan highlight...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 12.14.15 – Best of 2015 – Overlooked Gems
Hot Song's Best of 2015 coverage begins right here with a supersized edition of Overlooked Gems, wherein Chris and Dan highlight some of their fave trax of the year...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 12.11.15 – WTF (Where They From) / The Girl is Mine
This Friday's special feature is a Top 40 Rundown, wherein Dan & Chris parse out the fluff from the fun in the mainstream pop realm. In this episode: a...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 12.9.15 – Beverly / Sometimes
Chris and Dan argue about how Lynchian soundscapes can be deeply rooted in universal human emotion and whether a music listener can possibly have the ability to sniff out...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 12.7.15 – Just Like We Never Said Goodbye / 30m Pool
Chris and Dan argue about absurdity's place in pop music (if it has any place at all) and how bent and warped an art rock track can get before...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 12.4.15 – Dusty Tree / Told Ya So
This Friday's special feature is a Label Spotlight, wherein Dan & Chris heap praise on a couple of small money-losing ventures with rad rosters. In this episode: a discussion...
LISTEN HEREHot Song for 12.2.15 – Park and Ride and Park and Ride / Romeo
Chris and Dan argue about the very human necessity for the occasional screaming song and whether a corporate pop duo can really have a vision other than bells and...
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