The Noise Pop Podcast

Blame it on the season! There's been an abonormal amount of new music released in the last few weeks and man, is wonderful. Clearly spring has sprung for the music industry and we're forunate enough to reap the rewards. We had such a hard time narrowing the song selection down to just ten that we decided to expand the tracklist to fifteen. Turn up your headphones/speakers and dig into this bounty of great new music. Tracklist: 1. "Hornet’s Nest" -- Jonti, Twirligig 2. "All of Me" -- Tanlines, Mixed Emotions3. “I Am Not A Game” -- Ty Segal and White Fence, Hair4. "Jasmine" -- Jai Paul, single 5. "Ain’t It So" -- PAPA - A Good Woman Is Hard to Find EP6. "Sinful Nature" -- Bear in Heaven, I Love You, It’s Cool 7. "Ice Sheets on Feet Prints" --  Dustin Wong, Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads 8. "The House That Heaven Built" -- Japandroids, Celebration Rock 9. "Sa Sa Samoa (Elite Gymnastics Remix)" -- Korallreven, single10. "Fronting" -- Saskatchewan, unnamed debut LP11. "Get Alive" -- AU, Both Lights12.

And another one! This week's episode features an ecelctic and powerful mix of popular tracks circulating the web right now. Ranging from the exciting neo-soul duo THEEsatisfaction, to the abbrasive garage rock of FIDLAR, this mix runs the gamet of tone and emotion. Tune in and get up to date on the latest music buzzing around right now. Tracklist: 1. "No Future/No Past" -- Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory2. "Queens" -- THEEsatisfaction, QueenS3. "Oh" -- Fidlar, DIYDUI4. "Normal Song" -- Perfume Genius, Put Your Back N 2 It5. "I'll Never Know" -- Charli XCX, Single6. "Life of Crime" -- Geographer, MYTH 7. "Tuck the Darkness In" -- Bowerbirds, The Clearing8. "The Fox" -- Niki & the Dove, Instinct9. "In The Same Room" -- Julia Holter, Ekstasis10. "Crew Love" -- Drake F/The Weekend (Shlomo Remix), Single

Another episode of the best new music... The Noise Pop Podcast team digs up a batch of the most buzzed about tracks circulating the internet right now. This collection features moving female vocal performances and sublime sample-heavy tracks. Leave a message with your own requests at the Noise Pop Podcast hotline 585-4NOISE5, we just might play your song. You can also subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and the next episode will automatically be delivered to you when it's released.  Tracklist: 1. "Weekend" -- Class Actress, Rapproacher 2.  "Walk With Me" -- Memoryhouse, The Slideshow Effect, 3. "Mighty Love" -- Roman Ruins, Homebuilding 4. "One Second of Love" --Nite Jewel, One Second of Love 5.  "Love Interruption" -- Jack White, Blunderbuss 6. “In the City” -- Chromatics, In The City EP   7. "It’s my part (co la remix)" -- Jonquil  8. "Giants of Canaan" -- Air Drops, EP 9. “Sparkly” -- Young Magic, Melt 

Hard to believe it's almost time for Noise Pop 2012! The Noise Pop Team has been busy gearing up for the festival's 20th anniversary, but not to worry, there's always time for trolling the Internet... for the best new tunes, that is. Enjoy this week's mix which includes new music from Chairlift, Cloud Nothings, and a surprisingly talented celebutant.  Tracklist: 1. "Met Before" -- Chairlift, Something 2. "Brains" -- Lower Dens, Nootropics 3. "And I Say" feat. Scout La Rue and Will Epstein-- Nicolas Jaar, Single 4. "Lost Weekend" -- Tiny Victories, Those of Us Still Alive 5. "Stay Useless" -- Cloud Nothings, Attack On Memory 6. "Lay Your Cards Out" -- Polica, Give You The Ghost 7. "Deep Ocean" -- Some Ember, Dope Mountain Fuck Vol. 2. 8. "Youth" -- Daughter, The Wild Youth 9. "La Grande" -- Laura Gibson, La Grande 10. "Watertight" -- We Have Band, Ternion

in honor of the Bay Area comedy festival, Sketchfest, The Noise Pop Podcast is dedicating this episode to the relationshiop between music and comedy. We've invited guest hosts Shawn Robbins, of Kata Rokkar and Snob Theater, and Ivan Hernandez, of Boars, Gore and Swords, to show Jaime the best musical comedians, the funniest musicians, and everything in between. Because all the songs are clips there is no tracklist for this week's episode.

It's 2012! It's the first episode of the new year, and the Noise Pop Team is starting things off with a bang, some bass and plenty of samples. This week, Dawson, Jaime and Olivia unveil a shiny new segment, discover their Wu names, and play the best new tunes 2012 has to offer so far. And don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and the next episode will automatically download for you.  Tracklist: 1. “Mass Appeal / Transmission” -- BADBADNOTGOOD, BBNG 2. “Canyon” -- We Are Pirates, single 3. “Solid Gold” -- AU, single 4. “Born to Lose” -- Sleigh Bells, Reign of Terror 5. “Put Me to Sleep” -- Porcelain Raft, Strange Weekend 6. “I'm God" -- Clams Casino, instrumental, Single 7. “My Idle Bed” -- Bronson, Paper Tusk 8. “Day Dreams” -- Midi Matilda, Red Light District single 9. “Glowing Mouth” -- Milagres, Glowing Mouth 10. “Tear” -- Blackbird Blackbird, Boracay Planet EP 11. "The Unsinkable Fats Domino" -- Guided By Voices, Let's Go Eat the Factory

From seminal sophomore records to breakthrough hits, 2011 has been a great year for indie music. With the help of friends, music industry insiders and artists, the Noise Pop Podcast Team says goodbye to 2011 with their favorite tracks of the year. Tracklist: 1. "Midnight City" -- M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming     Jaime Nabrysnski 2. "Gangsta" -- tUnE-yArDs, w h o k i l l      Ian Port, Music Editor at SF Weekly 3. "Terra" -- Julian Lynch, Terra     Martin Courtney singer/guitarist of Real Estate 4. "Belispeak" -- Purity Ring, Purity Ring/Braids split 7"     Peter Arko of Ears of the Beholder 5. "Speech" -- Cousins, Secret Weapon/Speech 7"     Megan James of Purity Ring 6. "Putting the Dog to Sleep" -- The Antlers, Burst Apart     Jesse Fox 7. "Jam For Jerry" -- Holy Ghost!, Holy Ghost!     Paul Hanly of Frenchkiss Records 8. "Chinatown" -- Destroyer, Kaputt       Joe Goldberg of Zeitgeist Artist Management 9. "The Whip" -- Locksley, Locksley     Dan Strachota, Talent Buyer for the Noise Pop Music Festival 10

On February 22-26, the Noise Pop Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday. This week the Noise Pop Podcast team previews the indie goodness to come with some of their favorite tracks from the 2012 lineup. Head over to Noisepop.com/2012 for the full lineup.If you'd like to be featured on the podcast next month, leave a voicemail with your favorite track of the year (and why) for our "Best Track of the Year" episode. The number to call is (585) 4NOISE5/(585) 466-4735 Tracklist: 1. "Budos Rising" -- Budos Band, The Budos Band II2. "Oblivion" -- Grimes, Visions3. "Lawn Knives" -- Born Gold, Bodysongs4. "Burn Out Eyes" -- oOoOO, oOoOO EP5. "The Recluse" -- Cursive    , The Ugly Organ6. "Beachy Head" -- Veronica Falls, Veronica Falls7. "Think of You" -- Bleached, Carter single8. "Pink LIght" -- Laura Veirs, Saltbreakers9. "Web in Front" -- Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle10. "Swim" -- Surfer Blood, Astro Coast11. "Enter the Ninja" -- Die Antwoord, $O$    12. "Rented Room" -- Craig Finn, Clear Heart Full Eyes    13. "Y

The Noise Pop Podcast team digs up the 10 best tracks circulating the web right now and serves them on a digital platter for you. If you'd like to be featured on the podcast next month, leave a voicemail with your favorite track of the year (and why) for our Best Track of the Year episode. The number to call is (585) 4NOISE5/(585) 466-4735 Tracklist 1. "Girls Don't Like Me" -- Boy Crush, haunter2. “Fire” -- The Moth and the Mirror,  Honestly This World  3. "Moments" -- Giraffage, Comfort4. "How Do I Know" -- League, How Do I Know EP5. "Three Car Garage" -- You Won't, Skeptic Goodbye6. "I Am the Lion King" -- PAPA,  A Good Woman is Hard to Find7. "Nuclear Seasons" -- Charlie XCX, Stay Away single8. "Your Eyes" -- Magic City, Little Bits EP9. "How To Test the Depth of a Well" -- Benjamin Shaw, There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet10. "Miranda (School of VII Bells Remix)" -- Surfer Blood, Tarot Classics EP

With Thanksgiving coming up The Noise Pop Podcast is offering up a special holiday survival guide. Set to the best new music out there, this episode will help you deal with your beloved but beleaguering friends and family. Below you will find a track-by-track guide to a typical (err... slightly cliched) holiday reunion: what to play while you travel to your friends/families house, what to play before you walk through the door, what to play after the inevitable fight and the inevitable make up, what to play at the end of the night, and what to play on your drive back. Track List:1. "Year Off" -- High Places, Original Colors2. "Rock of Calvary" -- Cataldo, Prison Boxing3. "Autumn Song" -- Sea Pink, Dead Seas4. "All Mine" -- Little Red, Midnight Remember5. "Horses" -- High Highs, Single6. "Wildflower (Exhale Effect)" -- Made in Heights, Aporia: in the Streets7. "Somebody That I Used to Know" -- Gotye, Making Mirrors8. "Noose of Jah City" -- King Krule, King Krule EP9. Higher Ground -- Rimar, Higher Ground EP10.

We survived Treasure Island Music Festival and now we're ready for a new batch of music. On this episode we assemble 10 of our favorite songs going around the internet right now. This batch of songs is especially eclectic; it moves from garage pop, to indie r&b, to hardcore, to electro smooth jazz... See? We told you this was all over the map. Enjoy!Track list: 1. "Afternoon" -- Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation2. "Wood" -- Rostam, Single3. "Keep Time" -- Gauntlet Hair, Gauntlet Hair4. "Tell Her No" --Tennis, Single5. "Playing House" (Ft. How To Dress Well) -- Active Child, You Are All I See6. "Gypsy Town" -- Wet Illustrated, 1+1+1 (one by one by one)7. "Don't Move" -- Phantogram, Nightlife8. "Oblivion" -- Grimes,Visions9. "Awake" --Trash Talk, Awake EP10. "Lazy Noon" -- Keep Shelley in Athens, Our Own Dream

We are kicking off September with a mix of fresh and eclectic indie music. This batch of songs range from fuzzy guitar rock, to light summery dance pop, to spaced-out instrumental music. Tracklist: 1. "The Age of Attraction" -- Tropical Popsicle, Tropical Popsicle EP 2. "Midnight City" -- M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming 3. "Miranda" -- Surfer Blood, Tarot Classics EP 4. "Fast Challenges" -- Chad Valley, Equatorial Ultravox EP 5. "Honey Bunny" -- Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost 6. "Your Sympathy" -- Devon Williams, Euphoria 7. "Gene Ciampi" -- Twin Sister, In Heaven 8. "Get Gone" -- White Arrows, White Arrows EP 9. "Bedroom Eyes" -- Dum Dum Girls, Only In Dreams 10. "Goth Star (Pictureplane Cover)" -- Health, Single Ear About Town Dawson: BBC article Lifelong Musicians 'Have Better Hearing' 10. "Get Lost" -- Marc Mcguire, Get Lost

The Noise Pop Podcast had to put a hold on the Sophomore Slump/Sophomore Success episode; however, rest assured, it will see the light of day soon enough. In the meantime enjoy another episode that features 10 of the best tracks circulating on the internet right now. This track list ranges from the aggressive noise rock of Male Bonding to the decadent R&B pop of the Weeknd. The closing track on this episode is especially remarkable, Youth Lagoon's "July", it's one of those sad yet uplifting songs; so be careful where you listen to it, you might cry. Track list1. "Left Behind" --Yellow Ostrich, The Mistress2. "Life of The Party" -- The Weeknd, Thursday3. "An Argument with Myself" -- Jens Lekman, An Argument with Myself EP4. "Bones" -- Male Bonding, Endless Now5. "Acid" -- Yawn, Open Season6. "K is for Kelson" -- Bibo, Mind Bokeh7. "The Same Thing" -- Cass McCombs, Humor Risk8. "Balance" -- Future Islands, On The Water9. "Some Children" - Holy Ghost! feat. Michael McDonald, Holy Ghost!Ear About TownDawson -

On this episode the Noise Pop Podcast brings you 10 of the best new tracks circulating the web right now. Just sit back and enjoy the music. In preperation for the next podcast episode, Sophomore Slump/Sophomore Success, we are asking our listeners to call into our hotline 585-4NOISE5/585-466-4735 and leave their Ear About Town for their favorite or least favorite sophomore record.We will play your recording on air. Here is this weeks' track list: 1. Dreamer - Cheerleader, Cheerleader  2. 6 More Weeks - Erika Spring, S/T-Single 3. Web In Front - Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle Deluxe Remastered 4. Hoop of Love - Dominant Legs, Invitation 5. Hard to Explain - Owen Pallet, Stereogum Presents... Stroked 6. Just Ride it - Cuckoo Chaos, Woman 7. It's Around You - ANR, Stay Kids  8. The Sea - Exitmusic, Silence Masters  9. Secret Chiefs - Big Spider's Back, Memory Man  Ear About Town  Dawson: Let's Talk About Love by Carl Wilson Jaime: Nardwuar Olivia: Cut My Teeth video by Peggy Sue 10. Tuareg Dancehall - Highlife, B

This is one of our favorite episodes of the year; the one where we get to announce the Treasure Island Music Festival Lineup. Treasure Island is a two-day festival that takes place in the middle of San Francisco Bay on October 15th and 16th. It brings together the best touring indie acts for one of the most unique experiences of the year. It’s also one of the only festivals to divide up the days between dance acts and rock acts. For the full lineup head over to the TIMF website, where you can also buy tickets. Listen as the NP team goes through the 2011 lineup and plays their favorite songs from various artists. Saturday: Walking on a Dream - Empire of the Sun, Walking on a DreamRomantic Rights - Death From Above 1979, You’re a Woman, I’m a MachineNeed you Now - Cut Copy, ZonoscopeFix Up Look Sharp - Dizzee Rascal,  Boy in da CornerComputer Face//Being Pure - Flying Lotus, CosmogrammaSweetie and Shag - Battles, Gloss DropDystopia - YACHT, Shangri-LaAn Echo from the Hosts That Profess Infinitum - Shabazz Palac

What will be this year's indie song of the summer? On this episode of the Noise Pop Podcast Dawson, Jaime and Olivia look at all the possible contenders. Whether they're songs about lost love, carefree days, warm weather or being broke, all of these songs will undoubtedly be the sounds that bring back memories of summer 2011.  "Stiil Sound" - Toro y Moi, Underneath the Pine "Fever Dreams" - Nurses, Dracula "Older" - Warm Weather, Dances "Go Outside" - Cults, Cults "Up, Up, UP" - Givers, In Light "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People, Torches "East Harlem" - Beirut, The Rip Tide "Great Move North" - Faces on Film, Some Weather "True Loves" - Hooray For Earth, True Loves "Money" - The Drums, Portamento "Black Water" - Apparate, The Devil's Walk Ear About Town Dawson - Planet Money's podcast "Manufacturing The Song Of The Summer Jaime - Turntable.fm Olivia - The U.S. launch of Spotify Guest Caller, Jesse Fox: "Tonight You Belong To Me" - Eddie Vedder and Cat Power, Ukulele Songs If you'd like to leave yo

Labels. You’ve heard their names before - Barsuck, Matador, DFA – but do you actually know what they do? This week the Noise Pop Podcast is here to edify on exactly who these labels are and why they exist. They start from the indie beginnings and over the course of the episode walk through what these labels now mean to music. Helping them along the way are Sonya Kolowrat from Beggars, Mona Dehghan from Domino, Tyler Stover from Lefse, Paul Hanly of Frenchkiss and Jamie Farkas of Vice. They all offer insights and anecdotes on how their labels operate. Sticking with the theme the gang each picks their favorite labels for their Ear About Town segment. On a sad note (depending on you feelings towards his smug voice), this is Jesse’s last episode as a weekly guest to the podcast, follow him on twitter @foxconsox. On a happier note, we have a new guest, Olivia LaRoche. You'll like her, she is awesome! Leave your Ear About Town (a musical conversation piece) on our machine 585-4NOISE5 / (585) 466-4735   Labels

Sometimes it’s just about the music. The Noise Pop Podcast team forgoes the blabbering this week and just jockeys discs.   The episode finishes with the return of Ear About Town that really stretches the limits of the EAT segment. Next week's episode will be "Battle of the Indie Labels", if you would like to tell us your favorite indie label call (585) 4NOISE5 and leave your Ear About Town reccomendation. We will include it in next week's podcast.    The Everglade Leafhouse - Cordorui, single   Edita V - The Balkans, self-titled   @f*ckwiseblood - Wise Blood, These Wings EP   Lord Knows Best - Dirty Beaches, Badlands   Calgary - Bon Iver, Bon Iver, Bon Iver   Magic Fingers - Hands, single   Street Clothes - Fool's Gold, Leave No Trace   Blacks - Dawn Gold and Rosy Cross, Blow EP Queen of The Press Club - Soft White Sixties, single Ear About Town  Jesse: Keith Richard's Life (audiobook) Jaime: The Rosebuds, band history. Woods - The Rosebuds, Loud Planes Fly Low Dawson: Darryl McDaniels (DMC of Run-DMC)

This week’s entry was inspired by a covers infused dinner Noise Pop is putting on with local SF supper club graffEats. The chef is going to prepare dishes that are covers of famous chef's dishes, with which Noise Pop will pair cover songs. So every song in this episode is a cover. Taking it a step further Dawson and the team explore the different ways a cover can be done. To gain some insight Jesse and Dawson speak with Josh Modell, A.V. Club’s Editor-in-Chief, about his fantastic Undercover series. With some help from Josh, the gang focuses on the recent past and finds covers of artists all over the spectrum from Joanna Newsom to Kermit the Frog. There is no Ear About Town this episode however it will return next time.   Track list:  Serious   “Such Great Heights” (The Postal Service) – Iron & Wine, Garden State Soundtrack   “Bridges and Balloons” (Joanna Newsom) – The Decemberists, Live   “He Hit Me” (The Crystals) - Grizzly Bear, Friend   Ironic   “We Built This City” (Starship) – Cursive, A.V. Underc

This week’s episode is as varied as it gets - running the gamut from the propulsive Superhumanoid to the understated, solemn David Bazan to the boozy rollick of Man Man and ending with the glitchy freak-out that is Nasty Nasty. As well, Jesse, in conjunction with Jewcy.com, has a conversation with The Antlers’ Peter Silberman about his band’s new album, Burst Apart. The interview begins at 24:18 and you can read the interview here. Lastly, the team picks their Ear About Town recommendations, and we debut our fan chosen recommendation. If you'd like to call in and leave your Ear About Town recommendation, please call 585-4NOISE5. Tracks: 1. “Palm Springs” – Superhumanoids, Parasite Paradise 2. “Life Fantastic” Man Man, Life Fantastic 3. “Dinner” - Blood Orange, Number Six      4. “Wake and be Fine” - Okkervil River, I Am Very Far 5. “Ever Falling in Love” - Times New Viking, Dancer Equired 6. “Babies” - Radiation City, The Hands That Take You  Antlers Interview "Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out" (clip)