The Noise Pop Podcast

This week the NPP team tackles the new trend of popular R&B taking root in indie music. With new artists like The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, and How To Dress Well, it's clear that 90's R&B is making a comeback. This episode explores how it got to this point.The first clue started a few years ago when contemporary bands began covering R&B hits from the 90's - in 2009 The xx covered Aaliyah’s “Hot Like Fire.” Shortly after, the influence of this sound grew apparent in new indie bands like Gayngs and James Blake. Dirty Projector’s smash “Stillness in the Move” was a watershed moment, in which a pure R&B vocal was paired with the bands traditionally challenging sound. Now the stage is set for not just artists dabbling in an R&B sound but actual pure R&B artist to be embraced by the independent community, a fascinating and rewarding new trend in music.    The group also announce the winning name of their recommendation segment, “Ear About Town.” This episode’s segment Jesse, Jaime and Dawson s

The Noise Pop team is back, marveling at the many giant releases this month. TV on the Radio, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fleat Foxes and Panda Bear all have albums coming out and the gang discusses their favorites. They also look at the anticipated sophomore offerings from The Antlers and Tune Yards. The show ends with the debut of a new segment, in which, Jaime, Jesse, and Dawson recommend what they have been listening to recently. The segment is yet to be named, and we are asking the listeners of the podcast to offer suggestions. Please tell us your ideas in the comments of the Noise Pop page on KQED.org   1. “Black Hills” - Gardens and Villas, Single 2. “Shadows on Behalf “ - The Stepkids, Single 3. “Anvil Everything“ - White Denim, D 4. “Bizness” – Tune-Yards, Who Kill 5. “Heart in Your Heartbreak” - Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Belong 6. “Caffeinated Consciousnesss” - TV on The Radio, Nine Types of Light 7. “Parenthesis” – The Antlers, Burst Apart 8. “Eh Congo “ - Janka Nabay, Bubu King 9. “Piledriv

The Noise Pop crew came back from SXSW with a few battle scars and some stories to tell. In this episode we play several new tracks from artists that delivered standout performances in Austin and Dawson and Jaime share some of their experiences. We also discuss the nature of hyped bands at the festival and debate the merits of James Blake. At the end we play an interview from one of our favorite local bands Melted Toys, conducted by our friend Robert Khoury from the music blog See The Leaves.  Tracklist: 1. Evan Voytas - Tomorrow Night We'll Go Anywhere, Tomorrow Night We'll Go Anywhere 2. Trampled By Turtles - Wait So Long, Palomino 3. Cults - Oh My God, Single 4. Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off, Crooks & Lovers 5. James Blake - To Care (Like You), James Blake 6. Tyler the Creator feat. Hodgy Beats - Slow it Down, Odd Future Tape 7. Oregon Bike Trails - High School Lover, Single 8. That Ghost - To Like You, Song Out Here 9. Melted Toys - Come On, Washed & Dried EP 10. The National - Think You Can Wa

The 2011 Noise Pop Music Festival has come and gone. We all had a fantastic time, and we are over-the-top excited about next year's 20th anniversary; but until then, we've got some music to play for you guys.  This episode is dedicated partly to a Noise Pop retrospective (with tracks from our favorite artists), while the rest of the songs are new music that we love. Enjoy, and be sure to subscribe to the podcast through iTunes. Tracklist 1. Lovers Lane -  HUNX and his PUNX, Too Young To Be In Love (Noise Pop retrospective) 2. Gone Without Feeling - The Black Ryder, Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride (Noise Pop retrospective) 3. Hard Smart Beta - Starfucker, Starfucker 4. Under Cover of Darkness - The Strokes, Angles 5. Don't Waste It - MAN/MIRACLE, Don't Waste It (single) 6. Don't Stop - The Dodos, No Color 7. Landscapes - Gregory & The Hawk, Leche (Noise Pop retrospective) 8. Sleep Talk - Shannon and The Clams, Sleep Talk (Noise Pop retrospective) 9. Still The Same Person - Sister Crayon, Bellow (Noise Pop r

This time around we dig deep into the internet bins and come up with only underground artists. No heavy hitters on this episode, leave those for the Grammys (congratulations Arcade Fire!). Enjoy. 1. Purity Ring - Ungirthed, 7"? 2. Cloud Nothings - Understand at All, Cloud Nothings 3. Nodzzz - Time (What's It Going to Do?), Innings 4. Moving Units - Until She Says, Tension War 5. Le Butcherettes - Kiss & Kill, Kiss & Kill 6. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - How Can U Luv Me, Unknown Mortal Orchestra 7. The Seedy Seeds - Verb Noun, Eternity Spin 8. The Forms - Fire To The Ground (Feat. Matt Berninger), Derealization EP   p.s. Dawson mispronounced last months artist Unouomedude. It's proper pronunciation is "you-know-you-owe-me-dude".  

This one is as simple as it get - 11 new amazing tracks from some of the most promising independent artists. This episode is all over the map; we have songs ranging from acoustic balladry to frenetic math rock to subdued lofi bedroom pop. Enjoy the tunes, and be sure to email us at podcast@noisepop.com if you have any questions, comments or music submission. Tracklist 1. J Irving Daly - Teething, Sun Room -Single 2. Deerhoof - The Merry Barracks, Deerhoof vs. Evil 3. Young Mammals - Dragon Wagon, Carrots 4. Panda Bear - You Can Count on Me, Tomboy 5. Mr. Dream - Crime, Crime 6. Maps & Atlases - Living Decorations, Perch Patchwork 7. Range Rover - Soda, Mind - Single 8. Jessica Lee Mayfield - Our Hearts are Wrong, Tell Me 9. Versus - Invincible Hero, On The Ones and Threes 10. Unouomedude - Buildings, Marsh EP 11. Ducktails - Hamilton Road, Ducktails III  

On this episode we return back to the basics and play the best new independent tracks out there right now. Jesse Fox joins Dawson Ludwig to briefly discuss the growth of the Denver indie scene, the use of cheesy 80's sounds in music, and the absurd title of the new song from the excellent Manchester band, Wu Lyf. 1. Gauntlet Hair - Out Don't, Out Don't/Heave... 7" 2. Woodsman - Insects, Rare Forms 3. Cut Copy - Take Me Over, Zonoscope 4. Smith Westerns - Weekend, Dye it Blonde 5. Destroyer - Chinatown, Kaputt 6. Yuck - Rubber, Rubber 7. No Age - Fever Dreaming, Everything in Between 8. Tape Deck Mountain - It Goes Down, Secret Serf EP 9. Wu Lyf - I Got Dem Wu Wu Busted Teef Spitting It Concrete Like The Golden Sun God, On The Ones and Threes 10. Foxes in Fiction - Bathurst, Slow Evolution  

2010 turned out to be a great year for independent music. This came as a surprise considering how fantastic last year was. Between Animal Collective, The xx, Phoenix and Dirty Projectors, 2009 looked like it would be hard year to beat. But, as this episode points out, 2010 gave us plenty of artistis that pushed musical boundaries and delivered new and exciting songs. In this episode Noise Pop invites our friends and colleagues to choose their favorite song of the year and give some context to their decision. Here is the guest list and their corresponding song choices:   Intro - Tanlines, Real Life 2. Stacy Horne of Noise Pop & Treasure Island Music Festival - Die Antwoord, Enter The Ninja 3. Peter Arko of Ears of the Beholder - Wild Nothing, Golden Haze 4. Caleb Morairity of Yourstru.ly - Delorean, Stay Close 5. Will Abrahamson of Yourstru.ly - Big K.R.I.T., Something 6. Ben Van Houten and Nicole Browner of The Bay Bridged - The Fresh and Only's, Waterfall 7. Mona Dehghan of Domino Records - Beach

The first installment of the 2011 Noise Pop Festival has been announced and we very excited about all of the artists. On this podcast episode we listen to 9 bands who will be playing Noise Pop this year. There are indie rock behemoths like Yo La Tengo and up-and-coming bands like Dominant Legs. As usual, Jesse Fox returns, this time to discuss his favorite artist of al time, Ted Leo, who is also playing Noise Pop. Track list is below:1. Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater, I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One 2. Dominant Legs - Clawing Out at the Walls, Young at Life and Love EP 3. How to Dress Well - Ready for the World, Love Remains 4. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Bottled up in Cork, Brutalist Brick 5. Best Coast - Boyfriend, Crazy For You 6. Wavves - King of the Beach, King of the Beach 7. The Stone Foxes - Black Rolling Thunder, The Stone Foxes 8. Telekinesis - Car Crash, 12 Desperate Straight Lines 9. The Concretes - Good Evening, WYWH  

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana} This month the podcast features an all star lineup of new songs. We at Noise Pop are particularly excited about Oberhofer, a 19 year old wonder kid who makes anyone over drinking age feel inadequate at life. We also invite back Jesse Fox to recap Treasure Island and play a song from Emerald's guitarist Marc Mcguire (no, not the baseball player).  Here is the full lineup 1. Gold Panda: Snow & Taxis - Lucky Shiner 2. Pepper Rabbit: Older Brother - Beauregard 3. Avey Tare: Lucky 1- Down There 4. Oberhofer: Away FRM U - o0Oo0Oo 5. Warpaint: Undertow - The Fool 6. Marc Mcguire: Brain Storm (For Erin)- Living With Yourself 7. Wye Oak: I Hope You Die - My Neighbor/My Creator 8. Chasing Kings: Dark Sunglasses - The Current State of our Future 9. Andrew Bird: Hot Math - Useless Creatures

This month we play music ranging from calm acoustic ballads to abrasive garage rock - strap yourself in for a roller coaster episode.Our Word of Mouth guest is Jesse Fox, from Solstice and Fly Bar. He shows us the quiet heartbreaking music of Hurray for the Riff Raff. Track List1. Houses - Soak it Up2. Of Montreal - Coquette Coquette3. No Age - Glitter4. Double Dagger - Luxury Condos For The Poor5. Sufjan Stevens - Heirloom6. Hurray for the Riff Raff - Young Blood Blues7. The Sea and Cake - Car Alarm8. The Walkmen - Angela Surf City9. How To Dress Well - Decisions (featuring Yuksel Arslan)  

The rest of the northern hemisphere only has a few more weeks of summer, but San Francisco is just getting ready to start theirs (September and October). To celebrate SF's strange weather patterns, we've assembled a mix of beach music that is the perfect ode to the heat and sun.  We're also introducing a new segment called Word of Mouth, where we bring in a guest to play a few songs for us. This time Peter Arko, of the blog Ears of the Beholder. brings us 3 awesome new tunes from emerging artists.   Here is the full tracklist Tennis - Marathon The Drums - Let’s Go Surfing Baths - Aminals   Word of Mouth with Ears of the Beholder: We Are Trees - Sunrise Sunset  The Bird Day - Gonna Beg You Com Truise - Sundriped    Menomena - Five Little Rooms Best Coast - Boyfriend Magic Bullets - Lying Around  

Treasure Island is back! The lineup has been announced and we are very excited about the artist on the bill. On this podcast episode we play a selection of artists from this year's festival, including: The National, !!!, Broken Social Scene, Maus Haus, Surfer Blood, Ra Ra Riot, and more... For the full festival lineup and ticketing information go to http://www.treasureislandfestival.com/2010/index.php Next month's podcast will resume with new music podcast, but for now enjoy the little taste of Treasure Island that we've put together for you.

In this episode we look back at the 2010 Noise Pop Music Festival and play some of our favorite artists who performed. This podcast includes songs by Harlem, Free Energy, Best Coast, Butterfly Bones, Memory Tapes and many more.

The May 2009 episode of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast gets back to its original mission of bringing you the latest from independent and underground artists. We hear from buzz worthy bands Animal Collective, Asobi Sesku and Handsome Furs, as well as Bay Area locals Hunx & His Punx and Grand Lake. Playlist: Animal Collective- My Girls- Marriweather Post Pavilion- Domino Records Death- Keep on Knockin' - For the whole world to see- Drag City Records Grand Lake- Why Do You Lie To Me (Lilac)- B Side Single- Self Released BlkJks- Lakeside- Mystery- Secretly Canadian Records Hunx and his Punx- Don't Cha Want Me Back- Single- True Panther Records Handsome Furs-I'm Confused- Face Control- Sub Pop Records Thermals- Now We Can See- Now We Can See- Kill Rock Stars Asobi Sesku- Me And Mary- Hush- Polyvinyl Records Mazes- I Have Laid In The Darkness Of Doubt- Mazes- Parasol Records Neko Case- People Got A Lotta Nerve- Middle Cyclone- Anti Records

This special expanded edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast takes you through each day of music from the 2009 Noise Pop Festival, that happened February 24th through March 1st, all around the city of San Francisco. In this episode we'll hear music from Antony And The Johnsons, The Submarines, Goblin Cock, Themselves, as well as countless others that played the festival. Playlist: Antony and the Johnsons- Epilepsy Is Dancing- The Crying Light-Secretly Canadian Lilofee- Lock And Key- The Only Years French Kicks- Trouble (lyndsay buckingham cover)- Covers EP- iTunes Exclusive El Olio Wolof- The Fire Breathing Dragon Sleepy Sun- New Age-Embrace- Sol Diamond Records Sean Smith- Topinambour- Eternal- Gnome Life Records Goblin Cock- We Got A Bleeder- Come With Me If You Want To Live- Robcore Records Karina Denike- Polkadots- Digital Single The Submarines- You Me and The Bourgeoisie- Honeysuckle Weeks- Nettwerk Records Rafter- Salt- Sweaty Magic- Asthmatic Kitty Records Ra Ra Riot-Dying Is Fine- The Rhumb Line-

The January 2009 Noise Pop New Music Podcast opens up the new year with 10 tracks of independent and underground music. Starting out with Megapuss (featuring Noise Pop alumni Devandra Banhart), we then cross the country to New York with tracks from Gregory & The Hawk and Deer Tick. We also go across the Atlantic to Sweden, where we hear a new tune from Love Is All. Then we come all the way back to the Bay Area with tracks from Oranger and Her Space Holiday, and that's just the beginning! PLAYLIST ARTIST SONG ALBUM Megapuss Adam And Steve Surfing Her Space Holiday Sleepy Tigers XOXO Panda And The New Kid Revival Wishing Well Love Is All A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night Deerhunter Nothing Ever Happened Microcastle Deerhoof Offend Maggie Offend Maggie Deer Tick Art Isnt Real (City Of Sin) War Elephant sBACH Track 5 sBACH Oranger

The November 2008 episode of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features 10 brand new tracks of independent and underground music from Athens, Georgia's Of Montreal, ex-Bis member Manda Rin, a double shot of Brooklyn with Vivian Girls and Crystal Stilts, as well as Bay Area locals Facing New York, Bye Bye Blackbirds, Swann Danger, and more! Playlist: Facing New York- Cops On Bikes- Get Hot Vivian Girls- Tell The World- S/T Bye Bye Blackbirds- The Ghosts Are Alright- Houses & Homes Crystal Stilts-Shattered Shine- Alight of Night Lasertag- If you think you can stop it you should Manda Rin- Typeface- My DNA Cale Parks- Every Week Ends- Sparklace The Marches- Bad Touch- 4am Is The New Midnight Swann Danger- Stripper- New 12" EP Of Montreal- Nonpareil of Favor- Skeletal Lamping

The October 2008 episode of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast features new music from Seattle's These Arms Are Snakes, New York City's Marnie Stern, Anticon Records' resident beat doctor Alias, as well as Bay Area locals Little Teeth, Ole Hole, and ex-Street To Nowhere front man Dave Smallen; all brought to you by new host, Spenser Cooper Russell-Snyder. Playlist: Dave Smallen- America- Digital Single- www.davesmallen.com Alias- Death Watch- Resurgam- Anticon Records All Girl Summer Fun Band- This Will Never End- Looking Into It- AGSFB Records These Arms Are Snakes- Red Line Season- Tail Wallower and Dove-Suicide Squeeze Adventure-Loredo- S/T- Carpark Records Alphastates- Angel Kisses- Digital Single- www.alphastates.com Little Teeth-Japanese Candy- Child Bearing Man- Absolutely Kosher Ole Hole- OSTINATO- Hole Mole- Underground Communique Records Lake- Oh, The Places We'll Go- Oh, The Places We'll Go- K Recs Marnie Stern- Transformer- This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She I

This compact special edition of the Noise Pop New Music Podcast exclusively features tracks from bands playing the Second Annual Treasure Island Music Festival. This month features Saturday headliners Justice as well as Okkervil River, Sao Paulo's CSS, Seattle's Fleet Foxes, San Francisco's Or, The Whale, plus more! Playlist: CSS- Rat Is Dead (Rage)- Donkey- Sub Pop Records Or, The Whale- Call and Response- Seany Records Fleet Foxes- White Winter Hymnal- S/T- Sub Pop Records Foals- Balloons- Antidotes- Sub Pop Records Okkervil River- Lost Coastlines- The Stand Ins- Jagjaguwar Records Justice- Phantom Pt. II- Cross- Vice Records