Let's Play Ten

It's that time of year, when Ben and MP mark the half-way point of their season by taking a month off. The boys have a lot on their minds, including….their actual minds. Plus, house shows are becoming a “thing” again, but we're not complaining about it. And yes, we've got your first playlist of summer with a batch of brand new indie rock guaranteed to shake the sand right out of those hard to reach places. Ben and MP will be back in July. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Leeches, “Green"The Snookers, “Male Male"Theo Moss, “Warning Sign"Skiptracer, “Rapid Eye Movement"Night Talks, “Gasoline"Ducki, “Dog Breath"Billy Nomates, “Metalhorse"Farmer's Wife, “Dirty Shirley"McKay, “All On My Own"Pleasance, “Cool"The Ophelias, “Open Sky"Postcards, “Dust Bunnies"BONUS TRACK: Postcards, “Construction Site"

Is it better to push forward, or fall back? Ben and MP consider the risks and benefits of abandoning over-saturated promotional tools in favor of old school mailing lists and word of mouth. And, while they ponder the musical question “what's Aunt Doris muttering about?”, they present a playlist of brand new indie rock that will deliver your phone books and improve your French. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Lord Jane, “Kaleidoscopes"Coach Party, “Girls!"Soundcellar, “I Am"Press Club, “Wilt"Middle Class Fashion, “Rom Com"Really Good Time, “Scott Carson"La Flemme, “Oiseau"Jayla Kai, “Love Letter To Everyone"Slung, “Heavy Duty"The Vanns, “Up All Night"Ritchot Textiles, “Directing"TV Therapy, “Animal Control"BONUS TRACK: La Flemme, “Mer Azur"Honorable Mentions: Blondshell, Man/Woman/Chainsaw

Cooking tips and menu placement are hallmarks of any good music podcast….right? No? What about local scene networking and pop-up shows? It's all on the table, and MP and Ben attempt to control their own chaos, all the while presenting a playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will julienne your peppers and smother your hash browns. Are you chuffed yet? EPISODE PLAYLIST:hazy waters, “attention"For Nina, “Hounds"Sofia Isella, “Crowd Caffeine"The Redroom, “Nowadays"Greer, “Mugwump"Panchiko, “Chapel of Salt"Cosmorat, “Bad Boys Go To Heaven"sacréblue, “nelauk ir ateis"Hannah Lou Clark, “How to Unlearn Yourself"Picture Parlour, “Who's There To Love Without You"The Braymores, “Ghost"Deep Sea Diver, “Always Waving Goodbye"BONUS TRACK, Panchiko, “Ginkgo"Honorable Mentions:Swim School, “Alone With You"Billy Nomates, “Plans"Greeting Committee, “Animal at Best"Prima Queen, “The Prize"

We are often pre-disposed to discuss “the things we do wrong”, or “that shitty thing that happened”, or “that asshole that ruined the gig”. Maybe it's in our nature. MP and Ben turn the fables and spin a pair of “it was all worth it” stories from their distant musical pasts, before they completely threw in the towel and became podcasters. If semi-longwinded stories are not your jam, we've got ten brand new indie rock tracks that will master your mix and sell out your house. EPISODE PLAYLIST: hotgirl, “The Stink"Smut, “Syd Sweeney"Bug Crush, “Mikey Told Me"Les Votives, “I Don't Care"Blush, “crowded spaces"Kills Birds, “Trace"Maddie Thies, “Owie" (feat. Lucas Rollo)The Royal Foundry, “Howlin' At The Moon"Waking Hours, “i-35"Coast Arcade, “Acetone"Sweetmelk, “Athena"Wodan Boys, “Flying Solo"BONUS TRACK, Kills Birds, “Pyre"

“Hey, you like music, have you ever checked out this band?” meets “How can you call yourself a music person if you've never listened to this band?” as MP and Ben talk about their recent forays into the bands that got away. Don't let any of the artists on this episode's playlist pass you by, and please support them with your disposable income. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Alison's Fall, “What If"The Velveteers, “See Your Face"Bandit, “Masquerade"Strange Neighbors, “Hate Me Less"naya mö, “reverb boy"Shefu, “Smoke Show"Sunsick Daisy, “It'll Be Alright"Q.E., “Hollow Words"Florence Road, “Heavy"Cliffords, “Bittersweet"Star 99, “Kill"Slow Fiction, “Brother"BONUS TRACK, Strange Neighbors, “Influencer"

Remember your very first concert without an adult chaperone? MP and Ben talk about their first concerts and what they took away from the experience. Also, MP might be getting bored, but maybe not, and the algorithm may need re-training. In the meantime, the boys spin a list of brand new indie rock tracks that will have you falling out of a tree into a creek (with excitement). EPISODE PLAYLIST:Milledenials, “Self Destruct and Scott Emotion"overpass, “Like No Other"FACS, “Wish Defense"Billy Nomates, “The Test"STINT, “Där jag inte ser"Queen Cult, “Figure It Out"HotWax, “One More Reason"Polly, “So What"Touchdown Jesus, “Hairdryer"mercury, “Faster"Emilia Sisco, “In These Binds"Isabella Strange, “Karma 5"BONUS TRACK, overpass, “Take It Or Leave It"

There are discussion groups for books, why not for music? MP and Ben talk about the possibilities of taking the concept of a “book club” into the music sphere. Could a group of people get together regularly to talk about a record the way people talk about books? How would such a discussion be facilitated? How would they pick the albums? Who would bring the beer? While you're contemplating all of that, you can enjoy this episode's playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will turn your pages and flip your disc. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Mannequin Death Squad/Emmy Mack, “Don't Care"ODDLY, “Nautilus"Fright Years, “Do What You Wanna"Paraquay, “Rat"Mineral King, “Epilogue"Crawling Vines, “If I Get High (feat. Tommy Oeffling)"Wes Parker, “Splinter"Kouskous Heaven, “Inanimate Objective"HUNNY BUZZ, “Hush Hush"Basic Partner, “THEM"Social Creatures, “This Is Where The Love Lies"SunDog, “Fading Flower"BONUS TRACK: Kouskous Heaven, “Sunday Witches"Honorable Mentions: Winona FIghter, Sunday 1994, Mood Bored, Better Joy, Daffo

The boys fly by the seat of....someone's pants...and MP finally honors his pledge to perform the bass part to Eleanor Kelly's song "In My Soul". So listen carefully and judge sternly, dear podcastees, and then check out our playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will turn your knobs and dial in your tone. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Press Club, "Champagne & Nikes"Delivery, "Deadlines"Paper Crowns, "Clean"Mood Bored, "Wet Faced & Ugly"fucales, "Golden Star"Dear Seattle, "Promise"Slung, "Laughter"Petey USA, "Model Train Town"Mary Hood, "5"The Wholesome Boys, "Tonight It's Just Us"Black Ends, "My Own Dead"Flycatcher, "Brother"BONUS TRACK, Dear Seattle, "Cut My Hair"Special thanks to Eleanor Kelly.

LPT returns with MP's new year's resolution, Ben's night-driving phobia, a most definitely critically wounded owl, and a few plugs for some of our favorite podcasts. Of course we have a playlist of new indie rock tracks that will embroider your pillows and fix your bumpers. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Fool Nelson, "Don't Feel Right"Scarlet Demore, "Ticket to Heaven"Morgan Nagler, "Cradle The Pain"Pardon, "Empty House"hallpass, "Aurora"modernform "Tunnel Vision"Fiona-Lee, "When I Wake Up I'm Sad"Siam Jem, "Colussus"Always Morning, "Waves"Adore, "Can We Talk"The Bel-Air Lip Bombs, "Look The Part"Adriana McCassim, "Sometimes I Change My Mind"BONUS TRACK: Adriana McCassim, "Love (can overtake us) Slow"Shoutouts to: GenX Women are Sick of This Sh*t, Rebel Rock Radio, Breaker Box, How To Money, Bandsplain, The Brian Turner Show

Ben and MP run down their favorite albums, EPs, and singles of 2024. It's the last episode of the year and the boys make it count with some sparkling conversation and a top tier playlist. Wishing you all the best for the holidays!EPISODE PLAYLISTWorlds Greatest Dad, "Private Hell"English Teacher, "R&B"Mediocre, "Kindling"SPRINTS, "Shaking Their Hands"Onsloow, "Riding on Lies"Sour Widows, "I-90"Molly Payton, "Accelerate"The Joy Hotel, "Old Man's Eyes"Friko, "Where We've Been"Honeyglaze, "Ghost"BONUS TRACK, Veseria, "Maybe I'm Deaf, Maybe I'm Blind"

Every so often, music pulls you out of your perceived comfort zone and makes you love something you never thought to even try. MP and Ben talk about the things that we don't know we like until we like them, and try to understand why. It's the penultimate episode of 2024, and the playlist will jingle your bells and lang syne your aud. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Pageant Mum, "Home Again"wilt, "bite my tongue"Grundeis, "Ignoring People"Satin Cali, "Archie"the thing is..., "Weeping WIllows"hey, nothing, "Sick Dogs"Flip Top Head, "Parish Cafe Meetings"Lazy Haze, "Not The Same"SISTER MADDS, "Purgatory"Beverly Kills, "Marigold"Wiri Donna, "In My Chambers"Ain't, "Oar"BONUS TRACK, Kali Masi, "Thurible"

MP and Ben rocket through the shortest episode ever, mangle people's names, do a lot of s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g, and talk about "private music" - those songs and artists that we're more comfortable with at home than in a public setting. And the music keeps on coming. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Mixed Signals, "Destination Unknown"FEMME FUGAZI, "Look At You"modernlove, "Something To Hold On To"NEPS, "All You Do Is Work"Nemahsis, "dead giveaway"Vitoria Vermelho, "Go On Stop"Lady Revel, "Dance Moves"HUNNY BUZZ, "Chess Game"Kylie Spence, "Care More"Dirty Blonde, "Northern Twang"Bad Moves, "A Drowning Confession"POM, "a craving"BONUS TRACK, Nemahsis, "i wanna be your right hand"

Music lives on through the hearts, minds, and souls of the old and the young. It may be our saving grace. It will be there for you in the darkest of times. Lean into music and it will wrap its arms around you without asking for anything in return. Episode Playlist:Pinkshift, "One Nation"TYA, "the world is ending, have a great day!"The Kairos, "Punchline Fistfight"hallpass, "Record Player"BERRIES, "Control"Bikelane, "It Is What It Is"Koizilla, "Alonely"Peacebone, "Never Run Away"ISTA, "MEGAWATT"Fiona-Lee, "Nothing Compares to Nineteen"WHY NOT, "It's Fun"Onsloow, "Brakes"Lightspeed, "The Guest House"The Brower Sisters Band, "Leader the Follow"Imogen and the Knife, "Mother of God"Emily Darcy, "Remember?"

Things start off weird, but eventually MP and Ben embrace it. Ben tells MP about "seasonal music" and how it reflects on our states of being as we work our way through our Autumn routines. The gents close out the story of the worst local promoter ever, and MP posits the concept of "metaphorical song reviews". Warning: this episode's playlist might make you pee a little. EPISODE PLAYLIST:The Backfires, "Dressed For A Funeral"Big Other, "Explain It Again"Salarymen, "The Price Of Fun"wonderbug, "what a waste of time"Prima Queen, "Fool"Adjustments, "Bendy A"Grace Enger, "It's No Fun"Ruby Archer, "Pretty Thing"Bike Routes, "World Apart"sleepazoid, "rwtd"Sorry Snowman, "Wash Away"Why Bonnie, "All The Money"BONUS TRACK, The Backfires, "Brighter Lights"

Some promoters are shady. Some questions don't have a concrete answer. Some audio plug-ins need a little T-L-C. Ben and MP unravel a tale of a small-time local music swindler and de-construct the question to end all questions: "What's your favorite band?". Speaking of favorite bands, you'll probably find your newest one on this weeks playlist. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Fríða Dís, "The Boathouse Dance"Starikova, "The World Starts With You"Feeling Figures, "Imagine Nations"Lemon's, "Parasite"Street Play, "Alameda"Connor Bracken and the Mother Leeds Band, "Back in Town"Snake Pool, "signs"Deadbeat Girl, "I've Been Dying"Flytrap, "Gutted"Flat Party, "Shotgun"deadfoot, "Self-Unemployed"Ellis King, "Better Luck"BONUS TRACK: Street Play, "Samhain's Delight"

Ben and MP are talking about the continuing and escalating saga of the post-post-Covid live gig economy. Plus, MP's shares his new album-rating system, and the guys share a list of "off-the-menu" records you should drop everything to hear. Yes, yes, yes, we have a playlist of new indie rock tracks that will pack your bar and fill your venue.EPISODE PLAYLIST:Matilda Cole, "Big Mouth"Girl Tones, "Fade Away"World's Greatest Dad, "Method Larping"Jemima Rae, "Again"Sarah and The Sundays, "The Cue"Adore, "Supermum!"goo, "Tiny Dinosaur That Only I Can See"bigfatbig, "Reason/Season/Lifetime"Dalia, "Bellyfish"Gia Ford, "Housewife Dreams of America"Kal Marks, "A Functional Earth"The Bad Shots, "Quarrels"BONUS TRACK: goo, "Miso"

Has it really been two years? It sure feels like it! The guys share their "second album wish lists", Ben recounts his rock and roll week, and apparently, MP is not the biggest Oasis fan. Dad jokes abound, and as always we've got an epic playlist of new indie rock to quick thaw your dreamsicle. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Schmooze, "Mirage"She's In Parties, "The Man"Bee Blackwell, "The Same"Bloomer, "Sober/Inertia"Wax-Tree-Cast, "Straitjacket"Molly Payton, "Benchwarmer"Lazer Team, "Lightswitch"Dear Rouge, "Garbage"Rain Check, "leech."Widows Gold, "Gaslighter"Allora, "Honey"smol fish, "If Only"BONUS TRACK: Molly Payton, "Get Back To You"

Read any good music-based books lately? Ben and MP have, and they discuss two of their favorites. Also, the hunt is on for the most obscure artist we have ever featured on LPT, so put on your sleuthing caps and get to searching. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Alex Vile, "Lucky Number"OK Cowgirl, "Larry David"Mediocre, "Fun Time Fix (We Go Go)"Remain Blank, "Plastic Hooligans"Lunar Vacation, "Tom"Wolfschmidt, "Crisis"Survival Club, "The Beauty in Everything"Honeyglaze, "Pretty Girls"Michigander, "Breaker Box"Lucy Francesca Dron, "Rat In The Wall"Em Jones, "Comeback Kid"Trace Remains, "Sold My Soul"BONUS TRACK: Ok Cowgirl, "Little Splinters"Theme music by Faux Fiction and Manners Please

Ben returns from Appleton with a report on the Mile of Music Festival, and MP reveals his not-so-secret process for beating the dreaded algorithms. No podcasters were harmed in the making of this episode. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Always Morning, "Barb Dwyer"Heart To Gold, "Tnt"Fever Dream, "We All Want More, Don't We?"Hannah Cole, "Massachusetts"Crows, "Bored"Bronte Alva, "Hey..."sunlid, "respirar"Fake Fruit, "Más O Menos"Half Happy, "Well Done Honey"Bugsy, "Cat Versus Rabbit"Outerloop, "Spectacle"Floorbird, "Still Selfish" (feat. Julia Rhodes)BONUS TRACK: Always Morning, "Hurricane Love"Theme music by Faux Fiction and Manners Please

Back to normal. Ben and MP talk about music that takes them back home again, and how the strategies have changed for new bands playing big cities...or not. Also, White Board speaks, and MP introduces a new ratings system that's head and antlers above the rest. As always, we've got 10 new indie rock tracks that will rocket your squirrel and Boris your Natasha. EPSIODE PLAYLIST:Loose Buttons, "My Side of the Bed"Roscoe Tripp, "Low" (feat. Izzy Burke)Better Joy, "Situations"Ocean Floor, "Rot"Man/Woman/Chainsaw, "Ode to Clio"Pointing North, "Say It"Balancing Act, "Laylow"Modest Goddess, "Strange Days"Trophy Wife, "Keep It"Happy Accidents, "Infinite Possibilities"Beach Bunny, "Vertigo"Eleanor Kelly, "Blind"BONUS TRACK: Better Joy, "Dead Plants"White Board is voiced by Scott Tolin (Comedy Genius)

Ben and MP return from the longest vacation ever, introduce the long awaited white board, and pay tribute to a beloved local artist. It's a super-sized double-wide triple XL episode with 24 new indie/DIY tracks that span the globe. You are sure to find more than a few new favorite bands. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Farmer's Wife, "Boheme"Street Racer, "Hot Glue"Etcetera, "Threat Below"The Mysterines, "Hawkmoon"Sour Widows, "Big Dogs"Annabel Lee, "Colorful Kid"Paper Ashtray, "You/Me"Virginity, "Going Out Of Business" Girl Scout, "I Just Needed You To Know"mercury, "Crick"Twin Films, "Consumer Debt"Sean Cunningham, "Habit"Picture Parlour, "Face In The Picture"Talking Points, "June"Eli Superflyy, "No No"Pageant Mum, "Up To My Temples"Queen Cult, "The Hand Lender"Queen of Jeans, "Go Down Easy"Robber Robber, "Dial Tone"World's Greatest Dad, "Twenty Deer"Reality Club, "SSR"SOMOH, "Problem Child"Allergen, "Storm Clouds"Edgehill, "Towel"NEW CLOSING THEME SONG: Manners, Please, "Stay Strange"Dedicated with our love to Katrina Bolyard.

MP and Ben are taking some vacation time and will return with new episodes starting July 11. Please enjoy this retrospective episode of their favorite songs from the first 20 episodes of Lets Play Ten. No talk, just 20 great indie rock tracks to increase your rock and roll heart rate while you pine for the boys' return. The rule still applies: If you like it, buy it!EPISODE PLAYLIST:Pool Kids, "I Hope You're Right"DISQ, "(With Respect To) Loyal Serfs"mercury, "Moment"Calicoco, "Underneath"The Snuts, "Knuckles"oldsoul, "July"Carlie Hanson, "Pretender"Kali Masi, "The Stray"M.A.G.S., "Elephant"Wednesday, "Chosen to Deserve"The Cordial Sins, "Isolation"Fraulein, "Pet"Spanish Love Songs, "Clean-Up Crew"Black Country New Road, "Up Song"Petey, "I'll Wait"Outerloop, "For The People"Glowing, "Pay The Price"SPRINTS, "Adore Adore Adore"swim school, "kill you"Blanco Tranco, "Lara"

MP and Ben plan a stop gap episode, contemplate a road trip, and have multiple conversations about stuff that you don't care about. You will however, care about this episode's "diabolically good" playlist, carefully curated for your lawn mowing introspection. Episode Playlist:THICK, "Mother"Beautiful Freaks, "Loser Sellouts"Wishy, "Love On The Outside"MAITA, "girl at the bar"Future Teens, "Mourning Time"Sunday (1994), "Our Troubles"Jess Day, "Lilith"Losers, "Red Sweater"86TVs, "Tambourine"Slate, "Sun Violence"TAKER, "Youth"Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, "Human Compression"BONUS MATERIAL: Losers, "Fear"

Edible Merch? Record Store Day malaise? Borderline obsessions? Disappearing institutions? Sure, we've got all of that. Plus a lively conversation about how little kids process music and why it matters to their future selves. As always, Ben and MP proudly present 10 brand new indie rock tracks that will adorn your psychic bulletin board. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Council Grounds, "Tied Down"Emily Wolfe, "Kill The Love"Of All Things, "Will You Give It A Taste?"Snarls, "Baby Bangs"The Joy Hotel, "Jeremiah"The Upsides, "Context"Jessica Boudreaux, "Be Somebody Else"McKenna Esteb, "All Time Record"ILA, "Glory"wilt, "More Than This"Gaffa Tape Sandy, "Dead To Me"swim school, "Seeing It Now"BONUS MATERIAL: McKenna Esteb, "Letters"Dedicated to Steve Albini, 1962-2024

There's new gear in "the bigloo" and new sump pumps in the furnace room. So Ben and MP not only sound better, but they stayed dry. The guys dissect the album everyone is talking about, and rock a playlist of ten brand new indie/DIY songs that will flood your basement....with rock!EPISODE PLAYLIST:Kate Clover, "The Apocalypse Dream"Bad Bad Hats, "My Heart Your Heart"Chelsea King, "It Makes Me Think Of You"From Indian Lakes, "The Flow"Jess Locke, "Rocket To Ride"Carb On Carb, "2009"Swapmeet, "Ceiling Fan"Gloom Girl MFG, "Crimes"Moaning Lisa, "fainter"Moonpools, "Never Mind"Perennial, "Art History"nico sorenn, "Lucid"BONUS CONTENT: Moonpools, "Say Anything"

Ben and MP emerge from the crescent-shaped shadows of the eclipse to talk about "the Cowboy Carter effect", and consider the awesome power of the question mark? Plus, ten new indie rock tracks to usher you safely through the rapture. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Slowmove, "Wish You Never"Slow Joy, "Pulling Teeth"Baits, "Up In The Air"Cloudbelly, "Fascinated"Budge, "Hrtstrngs"hey, nothing, "Lost Boys"irossa, "Capillari"LEAP, "One Way Out"Bug Seance, "Aardvark"Stereo League, "Wasted Wonderful"Thank You, I'm Sorry, "When I Come East"Another Sky, "The Pain"BONUS CONTENT: Cloudbelly, "Handfuls"

What would you listen to if you knew the end was near? Ben and MP contemplate the soundtrack to the apocalypse. On a more serious note, the boys discuss something they call "personal cancel culture", the point at which an individual decides that an artist's ideology makes their art undigestible. Heady stuff, and a playlist of new indie rock that will blow up your sun. EPISODE PLAYLIST:The Cliffords, "If The Shoe Fits"Gustaf, "Close"Sachet, "The Lodger"Martial Arts, "Warsaw"Mini Trees, "Burn Out"The Rocky Valentines, "Sing The Song"Poolhouse, "Rose Colored Killer"Pit Pony, "Fuzzy"Pillow Queens, "Like A Lesson"Sweet Pill, "Sympathy"Perve Endings, "You're Not On My Mind"The Bevis Frond, "Empty"BONUS TRACK: Mini Trees, "Shapeshifter"

Does your general frame of mind dictate how you feel about certain music at a certain time? Ben and MP discuss why we like a record one day and don't like it the next. Are we fickle? We'll never know. Luckily we have a playlist of ten brand new indie rock songs that we will love forever. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Leisure Hour, "Forgiveness"Hana Vu, "Care"Council Grounds, "Bofa"Bendigo Fletcher, "Sweet Tooth"Street Racer, "Camp Crush"Been Stellar, "Passing Judgement"porcupine, "Character Flaws"Fan Club, "Westbound"VIAL, "Apathy"Brother Bird, "Quitter"Scarlett Taylor, "Machine"The Hard Aches, "January 5th"BONUS CONTENT: Brother Bird, "State of Mind"

Ben and MP have stumbled across the formula to balance your electrolytes and keep you up all night. It's ten brand new indie/DIY tracks, vigorously shaken and violently stirred.EPISODE PLAYLIST:Sick Day, "Overexposure"Sasha Assad, "Bad Nature"Bradford Michela, "10 am"total tommy, "Microdose"Them Moose Rush, "Cake Crisis Resolved"Blush Always, "Coming of Age"Catcher, "Rubberneck"Wet Denim, "Stuck With You"Cloudy Heads, "Blue"GreenWing, "At The Time"swim school, "Give Me A Reason Why"Danielle Durack, "Shirt Song"BONUS CONTENT: Sasha Assad, "Frankenstein"

It's such a minor milestone that Ben and MP barely mention it. The boys go "topic-free" (or do they?) for their thirtieth, and globe-trottiest, episode. EPISODE PLAYLIST:DARTZ, "Paradise"Effy Marella, "Shoes"Sophisticated Dingo, "I Don't Mind"Equal Creatures, "Check Engine Light"Bah-Bah Genesis, "Confession"Slow Fiction, "Apollo"Linka Moja, "High and Dry"Bluesomn, "Ghost"No Windows, "Song 01"Teenage Riot, "Doomed"There Will Be Fireworks, "Something Borrowed"Raue, "Weak Blood"BONUS CONTENT: Linka Moja, "Unravel Me"

Ben and MP talk about depressing record stores and take a deep dive into the newly released SPRINTS album. And of course they've got ten new indie rock tracks from artists you probably haven't heard of, and now won't be able get enough of. Let's do this, 2024!EPISODE PLAYLIST:SPRINTS, "Cathedral"ALLERGEN, "No Rest"Francis of Delirium, "Blue Tuesday"Parallel Park, "One Third"Joan & The Giants, "Good Time"Fool of Stars, "Motheather"Davis Gestiehr, "CCTV"hotgirl, "Wrong"Cuffed Up, "Finer Things"Hipsy Gap, "Fantasize"Career Woman, "Passing"Bodega, "Tarkovski"BONUS CONTENT: Francis of Delirium, "Quit F*****g Around"

Ben and MP talk about what music and Let's Play Ten meant to them in 2023. They also run down their top ten releases of the year. It's the last episode of 2023, and the first episode in the brand new "Big-Loo" studio space - you can really hear the newness! Sit back and enjoy.EPISODE PLAYLIST:Black Country New Road, "Across the Pond Friend"Annabel Lee, "Alas, I'M a Lady"Wednesday, "Bath County"Goo, "De Novo"oldsoul, "Leave Them Standing"Hannah Jadagu, "Dreaming"Empty Country, "Syd"Ratboys, "Morning Zoo"Ruby Archer, "Purple Fatigue"Joiner, "Lucky You"Man/Woman/Chainsaw, "What Lucy Found There"Sjowgren, "Be"

With frozen fingers crossed, Ben and MP bid farewell to their arctic studio space as they roll out a playlist from their ever-growing collection of "plus ones". Think of them as the songs they held back like power-ups for battle with the final boss. Episode Playlist:Hot Wax, "Phone Machine"Fwango, "Low Light"King Isis, "MAKE IT UP"Bedroom High Club, "What You Did"Tali & The Arms, "Private Riot"SPRINTS, "Up and Comer"Down With The Stereotype, "Who Am I?"Sedona, "Domino"We Kill Cowboys, "Pink Codeine"Teenage Joans, "Superglue"Try The Pie, "Last of You"Night Cap, "Glimpse"BONUS CONTENT: Down With The Stereotype, "Tin Man"BIG shout-out to Something Merry. Check out their newest compilation "Side One Track One", all proceeds go to Sandy Hook Promise.

Ever been in a band? Then you probably have a hilarious (in hindsight) horror story about it. Ben and MP share some of their worst band memories. They can laugh about it now, and they do, because pathos. They also share ten brand new indie rock tracks because that's why you listen. EPISODE PLAYLISTRett Madison, "Flea Market"Empris, "Cherry Milk"The Buoys, "Settle Petal"Teens in Trouble, "Sharon"Hoity-Toity, "Bad"Desert Mambas, "Weird Mirror"Wet Denim, "Remedy"Ruby Archer, "New Dream"Eaglemont, "Girls Darts Panic Attacks"BARDS, "Roast"Plume, "Constructs"hey, nothing, "Ur Purple Eyes"BONUS TRACK: Rett Madison, "Skydiving"

We all have our favorite albums, our albums of the moment, and albums that "spoke to us." But what about those albums that froze you in your tracks for days or weeks on end? The albums that you can't listen to anymore because you have to stop your life so you can listen to them on repeat. MP and Ben talk about the albums they "lived in", and their enduring impact. And of course, they've got ten new indie rock tracks to baste your turkeys and roast your carrots. Episode playlist:Brooke Dougan, "College Kids"Rosie Tucker, "Unending Bliss"Empty Country, "Erlking"mercury, "Trying"Push Rope, "fake it (til u make it)"West Thebarton, "Desire"Yucky Bangs, "The Far Side"PROJECTOR, "No Guilt"POM, "Bittersweet"The Thing, "You're The One"Mega Mango, "Space Kids"Wild Nothing, "Dial Tone"BONUS TRACK: Empty Country, "Dustine"

Ben and MP return from a month off and they've got stories! They also have some terrible ideas about how to make the podcast stand out from the streaming crowd. And of course, they have new indie rock that will move your feet and warm your cockles. Episode playlist: Emily Wolfe, "Silencer"Upchuck, "Freaky"Dice, "Super-Vision"Gut Health, "Uh Oh"Ryan M. Brewer, "Pretty Sure I'm"Short Fictions, "Self Betterment in a Time of Loneliness"Dead Gowns, "Kid 1"Dog Door, "Fresh Peach Pie"LOLA, "Mr Depressed"Mad Honey, "Heavier Still"The Rions, "Take What You Want"Equal Creatures, "Pills In My Hand"BONUS CONTENT: Emily Wolfe, "Dead End Luck"

Get ready for an overstuffed deluxe episode! Not a mere ten, but EIGHTEEN new indie rock tracks. We also doubled up on the "plus ones" AND the bonus material. So, you get 24 killer songs plus all the info you need to find the music and the artists, and we get an extra few weeks off. Ben and MP will be back with a brand new episode at the end of October. In the meantime, open wide....this is a very big sandwich. Special thanks to Adie Gmutza.Episode playlist:Orson Wilds, "Lucca"The Dandys, "Temporary Fix"Office Dog, "Big Air"Raue, "Lilac"Lotte Gallagher, "Adam"Liquid Girlfriend, "Spongebob Halftime Show"Sydney Sprague, "if im honest"Georgia Gets By, "Easier To Run"PHONY, "Chinatown"Daffo, "Poor Madeline"Bluey Thomas & Carlie Hanson, "Colorado"bugsy, "soup"Platonic Sex, "When I Come Home, I'll Find A Hill To Die On"Mali Velasquez, "Medicine"twentythreenineteen, "3:33"Sweet Pill, "Starchild"Dusty, "She Makes Me Skin Crawl"Farmer's Wife, "Shoe Goo"Middle Kids, "Highlands"Imani Graham, "Just Stay For Once"Yonaka, "I Want More"Marathon, "Tired"BONUS MATERIALOrson Wilds, "Gin and Tonic"bugsy, "recluse"

Ben and MP had a couple of interesting topics to discuss, like the importance of recording in a proper studio and if all music needs to have purpose. But none of that happened and instead they devolved into multiple streams of semi-consciousness. They did manage to present ten brand new indie rock tracks for your evening bath time (or whenever you enjoy music). EPISODE PLAYLIST:overpass, "Alright"Church Girls, "Nightmare Nights"Blondshell, "Street Rat"My Sister Maura, "In A Car"Worlds Greatest Dad, "KO"Hannah Marks, "(I Wanna B Ur) 90's Dreamgirl"Love Under The Sun & Hunny, "Fortress"Mother Magnetic, "Suckers Disease"Parrotfish, "I've Been"Scarlet Demore, "Wendy's Pisces"Island of Love, "I've Got The Secret"Daylongsigh, "IM alright"BONUS CONTENT: My Sister Maura, "Mars"

Mid-discussion revelations abound, and the rebellion against industry driven ubiquity has begun! MP and Ben barely discuss the trend that has artists eschewing social media oversharing yet still selling tickets and merch. Also, we're on the internet?? Plus, ten amazing new indie rock tracks to delight your senses. Episode playlist:Plantoid, "Dog's Life"Etta Marcus, "Theatre"omat, "Pollen"moonstone, "Standards"Dick Dudley, "Salt"Tedious & Brief, "Chicago/Handshake"Hana Eid, "Weird"English Teacher, "The World's Biggest Paving Slab"Broken Record, "Nothing Moves Me"ill peach, "Bloom"Mega Mango, "You Spent All Your Love"Texas King, "Capsize"BONUS TRACK: omat, "Daisy"

Ben and MP talk more about festival culture, and how the televised model might be it's saving grace. They also step outside the playlist to shout out some new releases you should check out. As always, they've got ten brand new indie rock tracks to delight your senses. Episode playlist:Tori Nance, "Straight To Your Heart"Telescreens, "Games"Blanco Tranco, "Lara"Family Dinner, "Morning Haze"Ra Ra Viper, "Tora"The Briefly Gorgeous, "Standby"Maddy Davis, "Would U Object?"Jobber, "Summerslam"Night Talks, "Nights"M.A.G.S., "Red Sky"Dirty Blonde, "Run (When I Tell You)The Sherlocks, "Don't Let It Out"BONUS CONTENT: The Sherlocks, "Remember All The Girls"

Summer festivals are in full swing. Ben and MP talk about one of their personal favorite annual gatherings. Plus, MP invents a new word, and the boys roll out ten brand new indie rock tracks that you are guaranteed to love. Episode playlist:Petey, "I'll Wait"DAIISTAR, "Star Starter"Taking Meds, "Outside"Lime Garden, "Nepotism (baby)Spanish Love Songs, "Clean Up Crew"City Ghost, "Good News"The Last Dinner Party, "Sinner"Tele Novella, "Hard Hearted Way"Ratboys, "The Window"Margaret Glaspy, "Act Natural"Joiner, "Hot Things"The Minks, " Take It Easy"BONUS EPISODE, DAIISTAR, "Tracemaker"

MP and Ben endured tornadoes, hail storms, power outages, broken appliances, family emergencies, blue-green algae, and also took a vacation. And that was just the month of June. The boys return with a double-length playlist of new indie rock tracks. Episode playlist:Winona Fighter, "Hamms In A Glass"The Mysterines, "Begin Again"Sprints, "Adore Adore Adore"Shefu, "Chandler Bing"The Snuts, "Gloria"Shadeland, "Floating in the Dark"Jeff Rosenstock, "Doubt"Picture Parlor, "Norwegian Wood"The Criticals, "Belmont"Fraulein, "Pet"HUNNY, "Big Star"Secondhand Sound, "Rorschach"Sunshy, "Dissolve"TEKE::TEKE, "Hoppe"Durry, "Coming of Age"Body Type, "Miss The World"Small Words, "Talk"Oldsoul, "Lavender Cane"buffchick, "Show You Something"Pacifica, "Anita"BONUS CONTENT: Jeff Rosenstock, "Liked U Better"

In this super-sized episode, Ben and MP talk about how curated playlists have all but eradicated traditional rock journalism, with all its learned and cranky editorializing, and reduced it into curated listicles. Thankfully, that spontaneous and not-very-well thought out discussion gives way to 10 brand new indie rock tracks from some of our new favorite bands. Episode playlist:The Cordial Sins, "Isolation"Goo, "Rush"Cut Your Losses, "Something In The Water"Sincere Engineer, "Fireplace"Savings, "American Psycho"Corvair, "Shady Town"Hannah Cole, "Nuisance"Alex Lahey, "You'll Never Get Your Money Back"Molly Payton (feat. Oscar Lang), "Bandits"RVG, "Squid"Bleach Garden, "Manic"Ratboys, "Black Earth, WI"BONUS CONTENT: The Cordial Sins, "Hide"

Put your feet in the sand and your ears in our hands. MP and Ben have 10 new indie rock tracks to kick off your summer. Plus, "what if..." we could go back in time and do this podcast? It could happen! Episode playlist:Moody Beaches, "Where Do We Go?"The Pearl Harts, "Baby Chaos"Coach Party, "All I Wanna Do Is HateWest Thebarton, "George Michael"The Beaches, "Blame Brett"EXES, "To Death"Cusp, "Inside Out"Homes at Night, "Texaco"Magazine Beach, "Summer Hits"Venus GRRRLS, "Sudocream Queen"Outerloop, "For The People"The Thing, "Beige Bouquet"BONUS TRACK: Cusp, "Limited Edition"

Ben and MP clumsily navigate an easy question with a twisting turning answer. Plus, ten new indie tracks to rock your earholes. Episode playlist:Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, "Lights Out"Like Roses, "Easy"Mother the Band, "We're All Gonna Die (But It'll Be Alright)"overpass, "Right Time"Hana Eid, "Shrapnel"Carver Commodore, "Drown Me In Emotions"Moreish Idols, "Chum"Superviolet, "Overrater"Hannah Flora, "Imagine How God Feels"Luke and the Second Coming, "Live Forever"EchoWave, "Sad Dream"Arcy Drive, "Roll My Stone"BONUS CONTENT: Carver Commodore, "Black Plastic"

MP and Ben don't talk about the thing they were going to talk about. Instead, they briefly dissect the contradictions of fame and success, neither of which they are qualified to discuss. But they did come up with ten fantastic new indie tracks.Episode playlist:Hot Wax, "Treasure"Annabel Lee, "Up"Black Country New Road, "Up Song"Friko, "Crimson to Chrome"dust, "Alternator"Stay Outside, "Afterthought"Tape Runs Out, "Souvenir"Crawlers, "That Time Of Year Always"Loose Lips, "Keep Me Sane"Hannah Jadagu, "What You Did"Girl Scout, "Weirdo"Webbed Wing, "Medication"BONUS CONTENT: Tape Runs Out, "Ark"

Are we musical snobs, or just jerks? Ben and MP tell you everything they know, whether you want it or not, about the fine line between encyclopedic knowledge and curmudgeonly elitism. Trust us, you'll like it. Plus, ten new indie songs that are made of fire, lava, and sparks.Episode playlist:Fea, "Isolation"SUDS, "Notice Me"Pynch, "London (edit)"Laveda, "Troy Creeps"The Briefly Gorgeous, "Burnout"The New Death Cult, "Superglue"Bards, "Hot Minute"guessing, "Thoughts"Lemon's, "Wouldn't Change a Thing"Olivia Jean, "Trouble"City Ghost, "Silver To Gold"LEAP, "Sick Sense"BONUS CONTENT: Fea, "Let Me Down"

How does the solitary listening experience impact how we interpret and enjoy music? MP and Ben come out of their shells and talk about music in social and anti-social situations, and answer the musical question: Is "Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2" a party anthem?Episode playlist:Dim Wizard w/Steve Ciolek, "Ride The Vibe"Black Honey, "OK"Slow Pulp, "Cramps"Fox Teeth, "Wednesday, Forever"Annie DiRusso, "Nauseous"Fraulein, "Pet"Raue, "Karma"Momma, "Bang Bang"Orchard Keepers, "Paint Me Pretty"LAPeCHE, "Mermaid Blues"Hurray for the Riff Raff, "Pierced Arrows"Bridey Costello, "Deep End"BONUS CONTENT: Black Honey, "Up Against It"

Ben and MP discuss that ancient and decaying concept, the long playing record, and its continued resonance in the age of singles. Plus, an absolute scorcher of a playlist!Episode playlist:Year of October, "Paid Back In Spades"M.A.G.S, "Elephant"Pearla, "About Hunger, About Love"Ergo, Bria, "Can't Wait (feat. In The Mourning)"Wilt, "Puberty"Glowing, "Pay the Price"Coach Party, "Micro Aggression"Screaming Females, "So Low"Thanks! I Hate It, "Wet Hot American Bummer"The Sherlock's, "Sirens"Sincere Engineer, "Come Out For A Spell"Auntie Leo and the Backstabbers, "Done No Good"BONUS CONTENT: Screaming Females, "Titan"

Is it real or is it artificial intelligence? Only the A&R guys know for sure. Ben and MP discuss the latest technological advance that's killing music, and why real music made by real people is worth your dollars. Oh, and we decided during the recording of this episode that we would add bonus content, so, MORE real music for you. Episode playlist:Wednesday, "Chosen to Deserve"Billy Nomates, "Vertigo"Wilby, "Birthday"Madam Bombs, "Spiral" Sun Room, "Cadillac"About Bunny, "Teeth"Roxx Revolt & The Velvets, "Shotgun"Tulpa, "Ricochet"Maya Lakhani, "Torn in Two"Lifeguard, "Fifty Seven"Surf Curse, "Self Portrait"BONUS TRACK: Wednesday, "Bull Believer"

Happy New Year and all the best for 2023! MP and Ben climb back into the Igloo to "literally" kick off the year with ten blazing new indie tracks to "literally" delight your ears and dazzle your mind. It is "literally" our best episode.Episode playlist:Khaki Cuffs, "Waffle House, 1 AM:the moss, "Insomnia"Lime Garden, "Bitter"James Barrett, "Lovely"Patter, "Tanking"DMA'S, "Olympia"Bleach Lab, "Obviously"Carlie Hanson, "Pretender"Into It Over It, "My Goddamn Subconscious"almost monday, "cough drops"Bugsy, "Slip N' Slide"HUNNY, "JFK"