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Chicago rapper Defcee and NJ musicians Parallel Thought's 'Other Blues' is blue-collar hip-hop for people on the business end of a pink slip and an uncaring world. Read Dylan's thoughts on this Must Hear project in this week's Five Albums www.hearingthings.co/experimental...
June 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Chicago rapper Defcee and NJ musicians Parallel Thought's 'Other Blues' is blue-collar hip-hop for people on the business end of a pink slip and an uncaring world. Read Dylan's thoughts on this Must Hear project in this week's Five Albums www.hearingthings.co/experimental...
If you love garage punk, Godzilla-sized guitar riffs, dubby bass passages, diet-hardcore drums, and plenty of noise and static, Lifeguard's latest project Ripped and Torn might be for you. Read Jill's thoughts In this week's Five Albums newsletter
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June 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you love garage punk, Godzilla-sized guitar riffs, dubby bass passages, diet-hardcore drums, and plenty of noise and static, Lifeguard's latest project Ripped and Torn might be for you. Read Jill's thoughts In this week's Five Albums newsletter
www.hearingthings.co/experimental...
www.hearingthings.co/experimental...
Alan Sparhawk's latest album 'With Trampled by Turtles' is a dive into the world of folk and bluegrass about as far removed from the digital soundwave of his earlier work as you can get. Read Andy's thoughts on it in this week's Five Albums newsletter. www.hearingthings.co/experimental...
June 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Alan Sparhawk's latest album 'With Trampled by Turtles' is a dive into the world of folk and bluegrass about as far removed from the digital soundwave of his earlier work as you can get. Read Andy's thoughts on it in this week's Five Albums newsletter. www.hearingthings.co/experimental...
Addison Rae's music is giving paypig 🤑🤑
Hear this and other music takes on Waste or Taste, live from On Air Fest, wherever you get your podcasts
Hear this and other music takes on Waste or Taste, live from On Air Fest, wherever you get your podcasts
March 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Addison Rae's music is giving paypig 🤑🤑
Hear this and other music takes on Waste or Taste, live from On Air Fest, wherever you get your podcasts
Hear this and other music takes on Waste or Taste, live from On Air Fest, wherever you get your podcasts
Jill's pick for this week's Five Albums is DJ Notoya's Tokyo Bliss, a riveting compliation of Japanese funk, boogie, and city pop. Subscribe here to read Jill's thoughts: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
March 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Jill's pick for this week's Five Albums is DJ Notoya's Tokyo Bliss, a riveting compliation of Japanese funk, boogie, and city pop. Subscribe here to read Jill's thoughts: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
Julianne's pick for this week's Five Albums is Nigerian singer Seyi Vibez's latest EP Children of Africa, a 4-song collection that makes the case for him as an Afrobeats innovator. Subscribe here to read Julianne's thoughts: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
February 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Julianne's pick for this week's Five Albums is Nigerian singer Seyi Vibez's latest EP Children of Africa, a 4-song collection that makes the case for him as an Afrobeats innovator. Subscribe here to read Julianne's thoughts: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
Andy's pick for this week's Five Albums is reclusive UK producer Michael J. Blood's chaotic and fun dance record Spaces In Between, which brought him back to the dancefloor in more ways than one. Subscribe here to find out how: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
February 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Andy's pick for this week's Five Albums is reclusive UK producer Michael J. Blood's chaotic and fun dance record Spaces In Between, which brought him back to the dancefloor in more ways than one. Subscribe here to find out how: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
Dylan's pick for this week's Five Albums is New Jersey rapper Papo2oo4 and producer Subjxct 5's Winnertime 2.0, a modern spin on wintry East Coast hip-hop indebted to G-Unit and Kay Slay tapes without feeling overly tethered to them. Subscribe here: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
February 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Dylan's pick for this week's Five Albums is New Jersey rapper Papo2oo4 and producer Subjxct 5's Winnertime 2.0, a modern spin on wintry East Coast hip-hop indebted to G-Unit and Kay Slay tapes without feeling overly tethered to them. Subscribe here: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
Ryan's pick for this week's Five Albums newsletter is Japanese-Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist Saya Grey's latest album Saya, which fits her genre-agnostic style into more traditional song shapes beaming with prismatic heartache. Subscribe here: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
February 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ryan's pick for this week's Five Albums newsletter is Japanese-Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist Saya Grey's latest album Saya, which fits her genre-agnostic style into more traditional song shapes beaming with prismatic heartache. Subscribe here: www.hearingthings.co/reclaimed-ci...
Marshall Allen, leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, began work on his debut solo album New Dawn two days after turning 100. It can feel like a transmission from the future and an echo of the distant past, and it's one of our picks for this week's Five Albums:
February 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Marshall Allen, leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, began work on his debut solo album New Dawn two days after turning 100. It can feel like a transmission from the future and an echo of the distant past, and it's one of our picks for this week's Five Albums:
Chicago-based indie rock trio Horsegirl's sophomore album Phonetics On & On will win you over with their sweet-but-deadpan harmonies and groovy riffs. It's one of our picks for this week's Five Albums. Read more here: www.hearingthings.co/a-100-year-o...
February 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Chicago-based indie rock trio Horsegirl's sophomore album Phonetics On & On will win you over with their sweet-but-deadpan harmonies and groovy riffs. It's one of our picks for this week's Five Albums. Read more here: www.hearingthings.co/a-100-year-o...
Philly producer Q No Rap Name’s Living Room is as raw as beat tapes come. Many of the songs feel like items fallen out of pockets into the darkest corners of the couch, covered in grime but still holding faint memories. Read about it and others in Five Albums: www.hearingthings.co/a-100-year-o...
February 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Philly producer Q No Rap Name’s Living Room is as raw as beat tapes come. Many of the songs feel like items fallen out of pockets into the darkest corners of the couch, covered in grime but still holding faint memories. Read about it and others in Five Albums: www.hearingthings.co/a-100-year-o...
Kelela's 'In The Blue Light' strips the synthetic bells and whistles from her music, reimagining her songs as explosive jazz and soul standards. It's a document meant to echo into the future, and one of our picks for this week's Five Albums: www.hearingthings.co/a-100-year-o...
February 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Kelela's 'In The Blue Light' strips the synthetic bells and whistles from her music, reimagining her songs as explosive jazz and soul standards. It's a document meant to echo into the future, and one of our picks for this week's Five Albums: www.hearingthings.co/a-100-year-o...
On Nino Paid's 'Love Me as I Am', death always seems to be a breath away. But, somehow, some way, he’s still here, presenting his story as one of unlikely perseverance. Read this and other recommendations in our Five Albums newsletter here: www.hearingthings.co/five-albums-...
February 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
On Nino Paid's 'Love Me as I Am', death always seems to be a breath away. But, somehow, some way, he’s still here, presenting his story as one of unlikely perseverance. Read this and other recommendations in our Five Albums newsletter here: www.hearingthings.co/five-albums-...
Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" isn't exactly casting any spells over the Hearing Things staff. Check out this week's episode of Waste or Taste for more context: www.hearingthings.co/waste-or-tas...
February 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" isn't exactly casting any spells over the Hearing Things staff. Check out this week's episode of Waste or Taste for more context: www.hearingthings.co/waste-or-tas...
January is arguably the worst month of the year, but at least there'll be loads of new music. Jill's looking forward to 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘖𝘶𝘵 (yes) by the UK punk duo Lambrini Girls. We wanna know what albums you're most excited for in 2025—hit us up at the link!
January 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
January is arguably the worst month of the year, but at least there'll be loads of new music. Jill's looking forward to 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘖𝘶𝘵 (yes) by the UK punk duo Lambrini Girls. We wanna know what albums you're most excited for in 2025—hit us up at the link!
In the year-end episode of our Waste or Taste podcast, Jill tells us how she really feels about fedora-core ambassador Benson Boone and his inescapable hit, "Beautiful Things." New episodes coming soon! www.hearingthings.co/its-our-year...
January 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the year-end episode of our Waste or Taste podcast, Jill tells us how she really feels about fedora-core ambassador Benson Boone and his inescapable hit, "Beautiful Things." New episodes coming soon! www.hearingthings.co/its-our-year...
In the year-end episode of our Waste or Taste podcast, Jill tells us how she really feels about fedora-core ambassador Benson Boone and his inescapable hit, "Beautiful Things." www.hearingthings.co/its-our-year...
December 23, 2024 at 2:37 PM
In the year-end episode of our Waste or Taste podcast, Jill tells us how she really feels about fedora-core ambassador Benson Boone and his inescapable hit, "Beautiful Things." www.hearingthings.co/its-our-year...
Don't forget! Your Hearing Things founder-editors will be on /r/indieheads hanging out, chopping it up, and taking your questions at 2pm ET tomorrow! Come say hello, this will be fun.
December 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Don't forget! Your Hearing Things founder-editors will be on /r/indieheads hanging out, chopping it up, and taking your questions at 2pm ET tomorrow! Come say hello, this will be fun.
BTS of episode 3 of Waste or Taste. Jill, Dylan, and Ryan had a lot to say about Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, and TikToker Veronika Slowikowska. Keep up and tap in below!
www.hearingthings.co/waste-or-tas...
www.hearingthings.co/waste-or-tas...
December 10, 2024 at 8:15 PM
BTS of episode 3 of Waste or Taste. Jill, Dylan, and Ryan had a lot to say about Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, and TikToker Veronika Slowikowska. Keep up and tap in below!
www.hearingthings.co/waste-or-tas...
www.hearingthings.co/waste-or-tas...
Here is some footage Ryan took of "Wolf Like Me" from Friday's show btw
December 2, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Here is some footage Ryan took of "Wolf Like Me" from Friday's show btw