No Singles

You wouldn't know that this weeks albums are less than ten years apart on first listen but they are. This week we tackle Flood by Hippo Campus, the most recent release that we're covering this week. While we both agree it's not the strongest album in their discography there's still plenty of beautiful melodies, searching lyrics, and true friendship that shines through on their first album released with Psychic Hotline. After that we jump into A Drink After Midnight by The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam. With their sweet blend of blues, swing, doowop, and old style country (specifically from 1959-1961) they blend pedal steel, guitars, and longing country vocals to create one of the most vintage country sounds and all the way from Sweden? That's right! To learn more just tune in and kick back with us on another episode of No Singles.Follow us on instagram for podcast news and updates!Want Flood on vinyl? Get all sorts of deluxe editions here!Want A Drink After Midnight on vinyl? Check it out here!

We're back at it again people. In today's episode we're talking two albums that are very distinctly from two cities in the US that have become known for adopting their respective sounds. First up is Chicago Bound by the late, great Jimmy Rogers, the very man behind the world famous sound of Muddy Waters. Late nights at Chess Records making odd recordings here and there in the 50's lead to the creation of this album and we're sure glad to discuss it, harmonica solos and all. Next up after that we have Transistor Radio by M. Ward. An album that is distinctly made up of indie guitar licks, and calm vocals that could only come from Portland, one of the most indie rock towns in the US. A love letter to radio and it's ever shrinking ability to provide somebody a full education in music, this album explores influence after influence on M. Wards sound while never losing sight of it's ultimate goal to encourage all of us to keep a bit of radio in our lives. It's all boozy heartbreak and soft radio melodies this week on No Singles.Follow us on instagram for podcast news and updates!Wanna learn more about the history of Jimmy Rogers and other Mississippi Blues Legends? Check it out here!Wanna add M. Ward to the vinyl collection? Check this out then!

Today we dive into an album from a solo artist that dropped off the map nearly ten years ago. One of the first artists to ride the wave of bedroom pop when it was first blossoming, (much like the album cover) we discuss Idle Labor by Craft Spells. Piecing together what information we could we dive into the sweet indie guitar melodies dispersed all over this debut album. Afterwards we dive into an album that's been covered a million times and has information readily available for us to dive into. It's The Colour and The Shape by Foo Fighters. We discuss the drama, the alt rock drop D guitar licks, and heartbreak that went into the making of their sophomore album. We had a lot of fun digging into these albums on this episode of No Singles.Follow us on instagram for podcast news and updates!Craft Spells actually still has a website up with merch! Check it out here!Want The Colour and The Shape on vinyl? Check it out here!

After having a very pointedly comparative episode last week we're going to take a sharp turn and discuss two albums that take us on a very different ride than most of the albums we've featured so far this year. First we discussed a very sexed up Marvin Gaye, entering the 80's with the fresh sounds that would later have a major impact on hip-hop on his album Midnight Lady. After listening to Gaye's horned up backing sections and horned up lyrics we dive into Actor-Caster by Generationals. This album shows the duo out of New Orleans taking new chances, sometimes going minimalist, sometimes going straight to the synth on their sophomore albums. Get ready for some keys, lots of slap-back vocals, and surprisingly odd structured albums on this episode of No Singles.Follow us on instagram for news and podcast updates!Want Marvin Gaye on vinyl? Check it out on Motwn's website that ironically doesn't have the record we discussed today because it's the only one he didn't release with them. You say that's intriguing? Give us a listen then!Want Actor-Caster on vinyl? Check it out here!

We've been very excited for this episode since we built the bracket last year. Today we're featuring two very opposite artists very deep rooted in both of their genres. The first album we discuss today is "L.A.M.F" by Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers! A fantastic album that encapsulates the sound of the 70's punk scene in New York City, Johnny and the band pull from 1950's rock n' roll and infuse it with their heroin soaked guitar riffs that only a down and dirty venue like CBGB could handle.Once we finish that discussion we move on to "Doc Watson" by Doc Watson. A one of a kind album from a humble man who grew up in the south without sight but surrounded by a nurturing community that instilled a love of music from his early childhood. Doc pulls from a number of old folk standards as well as early country artists like Jimmie Rodgers to create a sound he would later carry in a guitar case an unload on events like The Newport Folk Festival and The Berkely Music Festival. Come hangout with us as we discuss these two incredibly well made albums and hear all the lore behind them on this weeks episode of No Singles.Follow us on instagram for news and podcast updates!Wanna see Johnny Thunders crazy old "cyber lounge" website? Check it out here!Wanna see Doc Watson's really well made and up to date website? Check it out here!

Is the band Hockey Dad from Australia? Sure. Have we ever been there? No because that's like, really far away. We live in New York after all but that didn't stop us from covering them and their sweet sound this week. This Australian surfer duo grew up in the same neighborhood and now makes music together touring around the world. Not many bands you can compare that to, right? Well guess again because we're also covering The National this week, a band consisting of not one, but TWO sets of brothers (one of which is twins) and conveniently enough they recorded their album in a home made studio very close to where we record this podcast. We have upbeat garage rock recorded in a studio and downbeat studio rock recorded in a garage this week on No Singles and it's a helluva episode. Swing by, take a listen to the albums, and join our discussion.Check out our instagram for news and podcast updates.Want Hockey Dad merch? Check it out here!Want High Violet on vinyl? Check it out here!

Our longest episode yet. There's lots to be said about the shrinking of local music scenes all over, including here in New York City and what better person to discuss it with than Trey Durst of the fantastic local Brooklyn band Poor Frisco. Before launching into these albums by Dean Martin and The Strokes, two artists who first sought fame in the nightclubs and bars of New York, we get into the nitty gritty of what it's like to be coming up in a day and age where more and more venues ask for pay to play shows or hire DJ's lest they have to shut down due to the increase in music streaming and more of a need for constant promotion on every website you can think of.Afterwards we dive into "Everybody Loves Somebody" by Dean Martin and "Room On Fire" by The Strokes. Two fantastic albums with such great music we kick back, relax and talk about good music with good friends on this episode of No Singles.Follow us on instagram for podcast news and updates!Want Dean Martin's special popcorn brand? Check it out here!Want The Strokes on CD or vinyl? Check it out here!

RIP Ozzy. We'll try and help keep the tradition alive in your absence.What do the sweet sounds of Tijuana and France have in common with one another? Honestly not too many when it comes to both of the albums we have for you this week. Still, we do have two different groups that essentially stem from their band leaders. This week we're featuring 2019's Children of The Slump by Marble arch. A soft guitar, synth thumping, strong indie vocals album straight from the melancholy of Lannion, France. Soon after we jump all the way back to 1965 to listen to Whipped Cream and Other Delights by Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass. This is an exciting album, featuring many players, songwriters, and all sorts of different instruments, all backed by a sound Alpert himself dreamed up while watching a bullfight in Mexico. Join us this week for another episode of No Singles!Follow us on instagram for news and podcast updates!Want Whipped Cream and Other Delights on vinyl? Check it out here!

Today's episode doesn't have a huge gulf of time between the two albums we're discussing and yet there's still plenty of differences between the albums in discussion. Le Sera's "Sees The Light" and The Tallest Man On Earth's "Shallow Grave" are two indie rock breakup albums that any listener can choose between whether they would like a surface level look at a broken heart (La Sera) or a more complex, introspective look at what made a relationship fall apart forever (The Tallest Man On Earth). We dive into some true indie artists ranging from LA to Sweden and maybe we find a little something in the middle in this episode of No Singles.

We love both of the albums we have for you today. White Reaper and Dire Straits are two bands with a lot more in common than you might think. We kick off today's episode with the blasting melodies of White Reaper that go through extreme adolescent heartbreak, horror, and doubt before settling into the soft melodies Dire Straits that take us through memories of adolescent love, six blade knives, and a gentle walk in the West End of foggy London town. This one is a real hang, so come chill with us in this episode of No Singles.