David Grossman of New Miserable Experience

Chapter 674 - "We All Want To Write Cool And Beautiful Song" ...as read by Uri Dijk of TexturesToday we welcome Textures keyboardist Uri Dijk to the podcast. Textures will release their new record, Genotype, this Friday with KScope Records. Uri talks about discovering metal and learning to play keys, the feeling of watching the bands you inspire pass you in popularity, the freedom to explore new musical ideas on Genotype, and more. https://texturesband.com/https://texturesband.bandcamp.com/album/genotypeDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 674 Music:Textures - "Nautical Dusk"Textures - "Shaping A Single Grain of Sand"Textures - "Closer To The Unknown"Textures - "At The Edge Of Winter" 

Chapter 673 - "It Happened Organically" ...as read by David Grossman of New Miserable ExperienceToday we welcome Rosetta bassist and New Miserable Experience frontman David Grossman to the podcast. New Miserable Experience will release Gild The Lily next Friday, January 23rd, on Pelagic Records! David talks about the journey of musical discovery and the importance of teachers and record stores, the hubris of youth and Rosetta’s The Galilean Satellites, embracing darkness with Gild The Lily, the possibility of New Miserable Experience being a live band, and more. https://newmiserableexperience.bandcamp.com/https://theanaesthete.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 673 Music:New Miserable Experience - "The Devil We Know"Rosetta - "Capella"New Miserable Experience - "Ordinary People"New Miserable Experience - "Payback From God"

Chapter 672 - "Only What Comes To Light Can Be Seen" ...as read by EdenbridgeToday we welcome Sabine Edelsbacher and Arne "Lanvall" Stockhammer from Symphonic Metal band Edenbridge to the podcast! Edenbridge will release Set The Dark On Fire this Friday with Steamhammer Records. Sabine and Arne talk about how they met and started playing together, keeping a band together for 25 years while members come and go, the themes on Set The Dark On Fire, and more. https://www.edenbridge.org/https://edenbridgesteamhammer.bandcamp.com/musicDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 672 Music:Edenbridge - "The Ghostship Diaries"Edenbridge - "Set The Dark On Fire"Edenbridge - "Where It Ends Is Where It Starts" 

Chapter 671 - "I Don't Really Think About The Challenges" ...as read by Dave Lee of Signal SnowboardsToday we welcome Signal Snowboards founder Dave Lee to the podcast! Dave and Signal have a YouTube show called Cardboard Sessions, where musicians come and play instruments that Dave and his team have designed that are made out of Cardboard! Dave talks about being a part of the Seattle music scene as it was exploding, getting into snowboarding, the inspiration behind creating instruments out of cardboard, his dream guests for the show, and more! https://www.youtube.com/@SignalSnowboard/playlistshttps://www.signalsnowboards.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 671 Music:Dinosaur Jr - "No Bones"Turnstile - "Holiday"

Today I go through my Top 10 favorite EP's & Singles and my Top 20 Favorite Albums of 2025!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected]:Lauren Babic - "Breathe You In"Drought - "An Invitation"Deep Sea Diver - "Emergency"Pyschonaut - "Endless Currents"The Callous Daoboys - "Schizophrenia Legacy"Dawn of Ouroboros - "Nebulae"Novelists - "Adam And Eve"Slow Crush - "Haven"Lorna Shore - "Prison Of Flesh"Deafheaven - "Doberman"Echos - "Bruises"Arch Enemy - "Blood Dynasty"

December RecapToday you'll hear clips from interviews with Hampus Sätterlund and Ludvig Sommar of Thermality, Myke Terry of Volumes, RUNE, Shawna Potter of War On Women, and Xavier and Vincent Morency of Second Harbour!DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected]:Thermality - "Helix"Volumes - "Sidewinder"RUNE - "Hostage"War On Women - "Precious Problem"Second Harbour - "Relative"

Chapter 670 - "The Genre I Listen To The Least" ...as read by Xavier and Vincent Morency of Second Harbour Today we welcome Xavier and Vincent Morency from Second Harbour to the podcast. Second Harbour released their SharpTone Records debut, Coalesce, last week. The guys talk about the music scene in Montreal, being a band where every member plays multiple instruments, what did and did not influence the band’s sound, signing with SharpTone, and a lot more.https://sharptonerecords.co/collections/second-harbourDiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 670 Music:Second Harbour - "Relative"Second Harbour - "Mourning Dove" 

Chapter 669 - "Everything Is Still Relevant" ...as read by Shawna Potter of War On WomenToday we welcome War On Women front woman Shawna Potter to the podcast! War On Women recently released a new single, Precious Problem, and have a new record on the way in 2026, their first with Smart Punk Records. Shawna talks about discovering punk rock and making a space for herself in the scene, her journey to political activism, the social and political climate surrounding the release of Wonderful Hell, how she was able to write the upcoming album, and a lot more. https://waronwomen.bandcamp.com/https://waronwomen.bigcartel.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 669 Music:War On Women - "Precious Problem"War On Women - "Wonderful Hell"War On Women - "Her"

Chapter 668 - "I Do See A Future In This Genre For Myself" ...as read by RUNE Today we welcome RUNE to the podcast! RUNE’s UNFD debut ep, Depth Perception, is out now! RUNE talks about using VST’s vs actual synthesizers, the transition from WHOISRUNE to RUNE, transitioning from electronic pop music to metal, the hopes for playing live, and more. Depth Perception is phenomenal ep and I loved getting to chat with RUNE and I’m excited to help share her music with all of you!  https://www.whoisrune.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 668 Music:RUNE - "Hostage"RUNE - "Erode"RUNE - "Depth Perception"

Chapter 667 - "The Honor Of My Life" ...as read by Myke Terry of VolumesToday we welcome Volumes vocalist Myke Terry to the podcast. The new Volumes record, Mirror Touch, is out this Friday on Fearless Records. Myke talks about his journey across the United States in pursuit of music, the ups and downs of shifting vocalists in Volumes, the nature of how Volumes writes and records music, being proud of what Volumes have created on Mirror Touch, and more! https://volumesofficial.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: [email protected] 667 Music:Volumes - "Sidewinder"Volumes - "S.O.A.P."Volumes - "Bad Habit"