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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About
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Pop Songs... is a Seattle, WA radio show hosted by Liz & Sean
❤️ We love obscure pop!
🎵 Fridays 9p-10p on SPACE 101.1 FM
⭐ All shows are on mixcloud:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixtape
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🎉 This Sun (Oct 5) 9–10AM PT, we will hit the SPACE 101.1 FM airwaves for a special 'Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend’s Too Stupid To Know About'!

It’s the station’s 8th Birthday Blast Off 🎂🚀 — tune in + donate to support community radio: space101fm.org/donate

❤️🎶❤️ @space101fm.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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This Friday we’re going full cassette mode 🎶 Obscurities, live gems (thx club sound engineers!), and a few surprises — all with that sweet tape hiss.

📻 SPACE 101.1 FM · Friday, 9pm PT
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Miss it live? We’ll share the show on Mixcloud after: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...
September 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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🎶 The Difficult Third Album 🎶

This Friday, Sean & Liz dig into the world of indie-pop third albums - a time when things can get tricky for a band.... it can spark chaos or brilliance.

Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social this Friday at 9pm PT - online at space101fm.org / via radio waves on 101.1 FM.
August 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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We’ve got a new show this Friday night, June 20!

Join us for an hour of indie-pop, featuring a visit from our special guest—Rob Derrick of #BugsEatBooks, who will share one of his favorite obscure pop songs with us. YAY!

Bugs Eat Books are a fearsome foursome who play jangly, chaotic indie pop.
June 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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The episode {ep 146} also features a visit with special guest Pete Adams And What Will Be Left Of Them?. About halfway through the show, Pete shared one of his favorite obscure-ish songs and told us why he loves it so.
www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

We ❤ you: #indierock #indiemusic #lofi #music
June 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The tape is more than just a compilation—it’s a masterpiece. The booklet that comes with it is stunning. It’s full of photos and writings and pure wonderfulness.

You can hear “Alone at the Pier” by Gigi (feat: Rose Melberg) on our recent show {episode 146}.
www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixtape
June 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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We played the song from the ‘RoseMelberg - Things We Tried to Hide’ cassette released by #AntiquatedFuture in 2024. This tape features selected songs from many of #RoseMelberg musical projects including: #TigerTrap, #TheSofties, #GoSailor, #BraveIrene, Imaginary Pants, PUPS, Knife Pleats, and Gigi.
June 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The song "Our Love Survives" was originally written + recorded by the Thermals.

The Kepi Ghoulie cover of the song was released on Valentine's Day (which makes the hubba hubba red translucent vinyl even more perfect). Only 400 were pressed.

We ❤: @hutchharris.bsky.social @kepighoulie.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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We’ve got a new show this Friday night, May 30!

Join us for an hour of indie-poptastic music, featuring a visit from our guest—Pete of the band And What Will Be Left Of Them?—who’ll share one of his favorite obscure pop songs about halfway through the show.

📻 SPACE 101.1 FM this Friday, 9p PT.
May 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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NEW SHOW this FRIDAY!

We are going to dig into the world of One Album Wonders — indie-pop bands that only released ONE album... and wow, what an album it was. 💥 Sometimes, one record is all it takes to make music history.

📻 Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social this Friday at 9pm PT!
May 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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🎶 All byyy myyself!🎶 Well, not totally. Sean and Liz will both be on the show this Friday—but the entire episode is dedicated to those who went SOLO!

We’re celebrating indie-pop artists who struck out on their own to give us music that’s all them.

📻 @space101fm.bsky.social this Friday at 9 PM!
🎶 Alllll byyy myyyyyself!🎶 Well... not totally. Sean and Liz will both be on the show this Friday—but the entire episode is dedicated to those who went SOLO! We’re celebrating indie-pop artists who struck out on their own (sometimes only temporarily taking a break from their bands) to give us music that’s all them. No decisions by committee—just pure solo magic. ✨
April 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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The Yummy Fur formed in 1992 in Glasgow. The band was championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, recording two Peel Sessions in 1995 and 1998.

After the Yummy Fur disbanded in 1999, John went on to form the band 1990s and Paul Thomson & Alex Kapranos went on to form the band Franz Ferdinand.
April 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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This week’s episode (#143) features a visit with special guest John McKeown from the Scottish indie-rock band, the Yummy Fur. You can go hear it now on mixcloud!

We’re thrilled to have him as a special guest to share one of his favorite obscure song picks and tell us why he loves it so.
April 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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We’ve got a new show this Friday night {April 4}!

Our special guest is John McKeown of #TheYummyFur -a Scottish band whose raw lofi angular songs have influenced many of your favorite indie and underground bands.

Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social on Friday night!
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April 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The Besties were an indie pop trio (Marisa, Kelly and Rikky) from Brooklyn, New York, but they originally formed in Tallahassee, FL.

The band split-up in 2009. They played their final show in Asbury Park, New Jersey in December of that year.

❤️: #indierock #indiepop #janglepop #tweepop #indie
March 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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In our most recent episode {ep 142}, we played the song, "I Made a Work of Art" by #SwanseaSound. This song appeared on the album, 'Twentieth Century' released by Skep Wax Records in 2023.

We ❤️: @skepwax.bsky.social @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social @swanseasound.bsky.social #UKvinyl #12inchvinyl
March 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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This week's show unravels the intricate web of indie-pop connections—one degree at a time. Enjoy the ride as we share some of the hidden threads that tie some indie-pop bands together.

We ❤️: @shelfliferecords.bandcamp.com @wiaiwya.bsky.social @swanseasound.bsky.social @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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It’s going to be a fun indie-popastic ride on this Friday’s show as we dig into the “six degrees of indie-pop.”

Who and how will it all be connected?!?!

Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social on Friday night at 9p PM to join the fun.

We ❤️: #indiepop #indiemusic #sixdegrees #music #indierock
March 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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“Summer Still Reigns Supreme” appeared on the ‘The Bright Idea Called Soul’ album, which was originally self-released by the band (#Aerospace) on CDR in 2001. Later that year, the album was officially released on CD and LP by Summersound Recordings.

We have the original self-released CDR version ❤️
March 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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In our most recent episode we played the song, “Summer Still Reigns Supreme” by the Swedish band, Aerospace.

Our latest show also features Bart Cummings of #theCatsMiaow {ep 141}. He shared one of his favorite obscure-ish songs and told us why he loves it so: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...
March 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Liz swears “Shapeshiftin Demon” (by @minorcanmusic.bsky.social) - which we played on our recent show - channels a seedier #Superchunk vibe. Sean disagrees. 🤣 Either way, we heartily agree that the part of the song where it goes from quiet to loud is incredible.

🎶 www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...
March 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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In our most recent episode, we played the song, “Shapeshiftin Demon” by minorcan. The song appeared on Ryan’s 4th album, ‘Rock Alone’ - which was written, recorded, and produced in a basement in Asheville, NC in 2024.

Listen: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

❤️: @minorcanmusic.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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On our recent show {episode 141}, Bart of the Cat’s Miaow shared one of his favorite obscure-ish songs and told us why he loves it so:
www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

We ❤ you: #slumberlandrecords #thecatsmiaow #indierock #indiepop #janglepop #tweepop #indiemusic #7inchvinyl #seattleradio #diy
March 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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In our most recent episode we played, “Windy” by #GoSailor. It was on the ‘Long Distance’ 4-song 7” released by #SlumberlandRecords in 1995.

The recent show also features special guest Bart Cummings of #TheCatsMiaow {ep 141}:
www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

We ❤: @slumberlandrecords.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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The Cat's Miaow 'Stuff And Nonsense' cassette was self-released by the band in 1995. It was a collection of odds and ends, most of which would later be released on singles and compilations.

You can hear "Portland, Oregon" from this tape on our recent show:
www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...
March 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM