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No Filler Music Podcast

No Filler is a music podcast dedicated to sharing the often overlooked hidden gems that fill the space between the singles on our favorite records. In each episode we’ll dive into a little history of the artist and the album of choice, with snippets from interviews & concerts, as well as music from the album itself. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.

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74:20

Best of 2021 - Part Two

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/12/13

The countdown continues with our next 10 top tracks from 2021. This batch of tunes ranges from Turkish-folk infused psychedelic rock to an indie video game score composed by one of this decade's greatest indie artists. Tune in each week of December as we countdown our Top 40 Tracks of 2021. Tracklist: Magdalena Bay - Hysterical Us Magdalena Bay - Secrets (Your Fire) Mini Trees - Doomsday Dauwd - La Nota Little Simz - Protect My Energy Little Simz - Miss Understood Ovlov - Cheer up,

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76:08

Best of 2021 - Part One

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/12/06

We kick off our countdown of favorite tracks from the year with 10 tracks ranging from deep jungle techno to psychedelic pop. Tune in each week of December as we countdown our Top 40 Tracks of 2021. Tracklist: Yot Club - Hole Bloodslide - Trap Door GHENGIS TRON - Pyrocene Forrest Drive West - Dualism Peggy Gou - I Go Hush Forte - FRUSTRATION (feat. Saint Lyor) Psymon Spine - Modmed Kings of Convenience - Love Is A Lonely Thing (feat. Feist) Cass McCombs - I Followed The River South To

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46:17

Rewind: Washed Out And The Chillwave Movement

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/11/29

On this week's rewind episode, we take a look at the emergence of chillwave and the role of those dime-a-dozen music blogs of the early 2000s in helping launch this short-lived & blissed-out, shoe-gaze dance genre. Our main dig is on the DIY home recordings of Ernest Greene Hemingway Jr., aka Washed Out, who, along with Toro Y Moi and Neon Indian, were the three main influencers of the chillwave sound. We give a listen to songs from his first three releases spanning from 2009 to 2011. --- Visit

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64:42

Human In The Machine: Animal Collective's...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/11/22

After the success of Person Pitch, Noah Lennox took those lessons learned with him back into the studio with the rest of Animal Collective to create another touchstone record of the 2000s. This time, the melodic electronica that felt more man than machine was refined and amplified to an infectious, hypnotic, and deeply human electronic record. The record improves even more on their trademark harmonies with Noah and Avey Tare sounding better together than ever, and the lyrical themes very much a

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63:36

Panda Bear - Person Pitch (with guest Josh Stewart)

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/11/15

With our buddy Josh joining us once again, we gush over Panda Bear's 2007 touchstone indie record Person Pitch. Trading in the usual guitar for a Roland sampler, Noah Lennox created a record made up almost entirely of samples ranging from Cat Stevens to a hooting owl. His reverb-drenched vocals, often densely layered to create harmonies on par with Beach Boys, paired perfectly with his introspective lyrical themes focused on his marriage, his newfound fatherhood, and even deeply personal stories

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70:37

200th Episode: Chillwave and Dream Pop in the Music...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/11/08

For our 200th episode, we chat with our old pal Josh Stewart about our short-lived indie music blog, Newdust. We reminisce about the glory days of the 2010s blog era, putting on house shows in Denton TX, and the rise of chillwave and modern dream pop. Tracklist: Balkans - Edita V Toro Y Moi - You Hid Small Black - Camouflage Beach Fossils - Youth Tennis - Marathon Long Walks On The Beach - metaPhysical This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Pantheon is a proud partner of AKG by

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80:14

Whatcha Heard? The Could You Repeat That Edition

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/11/01

On this month's Whatcha Heard, Travis breaks our lengthy metal dry spell with some Norwegian thrash metal, Quentin gets reacquainted with one half of Air, and Adriano Celentano leaves us scratching our heads with his classic 70s hit full of English gibberish. We also dive into some dark and moody synth-pop from the 70s and 80s, and a sprinkling of post-punk and emo for good measure. Tracklist: Animal Collective - Prester John Calm - Demons Reloading Such A Beautiful Disease Trigger Pull This

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31:07

A Hard Day's Nightmare: The Music of Uncle Acid & The...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/10/31

We get it: if you have to hear Monster Mash one more time, your boombox will be the only thing getting graveyard smashed. If you're in need for some new tunes for your costume party tonight, we've got you covered. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats takes psychedelic rock and doom metal and mashes it with The Manson Family, Universal Monsters, and all the other horror film essentials on your October watch list. And of course, singer K.R. Starrs is an absolute vocal doppelgänger for John Lennon. What more

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64:31

No Filler Rewind: Spoon - A Series Of Sneaks

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/10/25

In this early No Filler episode, we kicked off our deep dive into indie rock gods Spoon. We started with A Series of Sneaks, where Spoon still had their feet firmly planted in the alt rock post punk that came before them (think Pixies and Sonic Youth). We chat about how the label's lackluster support for the record jaded the band and how it ultimately helped set the tone for the album that followed, and the band we now know and love. Tracklist Car Radio Don't You Eva Don't Buy The Realistic The

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65:42

This Is A Lonesome Crowded Antarctica: Modest Mouse's...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/10/18

We chat about Modest Mouse before Float On put them on the map. From the very first track on their debut album, Isaac Brock and his bandmates blended any and every genre with their alt rock roots to create a sound all their own. And Brock carried on the loud-quiet-loud dynamic that the Pixies created just a few years prior to weave in sporadic outbursts into each track. By the time we get to Float On, Modest Mouse had laid a solid foundation for indie rock that so many bands would build on in the

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52:42

Loud-Quiet-Loud: How Pixies Ushered In A New Dynamic...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/10/11

Piggy-backing off our Talking Heads and Sonic Youth episodes, we explore another trailblazer of the alt-rock post-punk variety. When Pixies released Doolittle in 1989, they carried a confidence into the studio that was missing from their first record. With melodic, simple song structures and Black Francis' sporadic, neurotic outbursts sprinkled throughout the record, they created a new dynamic known as "loud-quiet-loud" that helped paved the way for grunge, and countless other indie alt rock bands

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76:30

Whatcha Heard? The Duos and Dreampop Edition

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/10/04

With every Whatcha Heard episode there's always a few left turns, and at least a 180 that takes us from, for example, vaporwave to doom metal. On this episode however, we managed to bring 10 tracks that work so perfectly together, you'd think we must have planned it. Maybe it's the changing season, or maybe our twin connection was especially deep these past few weeks. Either way, tune in for a collection of 10 dreamy, laid back, lo-key jams that fall mostly under the dreampop umbrella. No left turns

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98:59

How Sonic Youth Made Rock Real Again: A Conversation...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/09/27

Join us as we chat with Rolling Stone Senior Writer David Browne, author of the definitive Sonic Youth biography, Goodbye 20th Century. We talk about how the band's "cool kids" persona carried them from the no-wave movement of the 70s and 80s into the 90s where they finally signed to a major label. We play tracks from Goo, Dirty, and Experimental Jet Set (the Geffen Years), and dissect their evolving sound between the 3 records as the band came as close as they ever would to mainstream success. And

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61:11

The Planet-Powering Energy of Talking Head's Remain...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/09/20

Describing Talking Heads groundbreaking 1980 record Remain In Light after hearing it for the first time can be challenging. Or after hearing it for the 2nd, 5th, or 20th time for that matter. The group almost called it quits after the success of Fear Of Music, but quickly found themselves experimenting with African polyrhythms, funk, and electronics in the idyllic Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. They began utilizing jam sessions as the jumping off point for songs as opposed to David Byrne's

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38:00

No Filler Rewind: Television - Marquee Moon

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/09/13

We're kick-starting our dive into post-punk & new wave with a look back at our episode on Television's debut record Marquee Moon from 1977. Alongside Blondie, The Ramones, and other bands that shared the stage at the birthplace of punk in New York City, CBGB, Television was lumped into the punk rock category, and for good reason. But their jazz-improv guitar stylings and sporadic vocals was a pivotal moment in post-punk that would change the game forever. Tracklist: Marquee Moon See No

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83:21

Properly Chilled: The Downtempo Mixtape

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/09/06

We wrap up our batch of episodes devoted to all things downtempo with 10 more tracks from 10 different artists under the downtempo umbrella and it's many adjacent styles. From the classics like Portishead and Massive Attack to video game scores and underground DJs, this is our final attempt to convince our listeners that downtempo is a genre worth paying attention to. Kick back and chill out with us as in this music-heavy mixtape episode. Tommy Guerrero - Spider And The Monkey Mikael Delta -

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75:30

Whatcha Heard? The Good Vibes Bart Edition

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/08/30

Our monthly mixtape is back with 13 tracks ranging from 70's funk to a couple of brand new shoegaze tunes, new wave to no wave, and even a dreampop track from a Tokyo horror film tossed in for good measure. Tracklist: Courtney Barnett - Before You Gotta Go Stove - Graduate and Congratulate Strawberry Switchblade - Who Knows What Love Is? Strawberry Switchblade - Michael Who Walks By Night Lucid Express - Prime of Pride The Cleaners From Venus - A Girl With Cars In Her Eyes Southern Energy

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71:04

When Techno Meets Downtempo: Underworld's A Hundred...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/08/23

After a decade of success in the vibrant British electronica and techno scene, Underworld reinvented themselves in 2002 when Rick Smith and Karl Hyde released the dark and beautiful A Hundred Days Off. The record remained true to the duo's dance floor roots with a house and techno backbone, but introduced ambient and downtempo elements to the mix. Add Hyde's dreamy and drone-like vocal delivery, the result is a truly exceptional record that's as energetic as it is hypnotic. Tracklist: Two Months

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62:45

Hypnotic, Elegant, Sublime: Thievery Corporation's...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/08/16

If the name Thievery Corporation sounds familiar, you might remember "Lebanese Blonde", the track featured on the 2004 indie film Garden State. On this episode, we dive into the album that came before Zach Braff introduced the D.C. duo to hipsters everywhere: The Mirror Conspiracy. The album effortlessly blends elements of reggae, dub, bossa-nova, middle-eastern psychedelia, and even some Spanish guitar for good measure, with a level of precision and mastery that make for a truly hypnotic and

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68:29

Quantic: The 5th Exotic - Jazzy, Soulful,...

No Filler Music Podcast ·

2021/08/09

On this episode we explore the album that solidified Quentin's love for downtempo music: Quantic's The 5th Exotic. From start to finish, Will Holland (aka Quantic) skillfully fuses elements of jazz, soul, funk, dub, and hip-hop all into one seamless trip-hop journey. And the record came out just as the producer turned 21, signaling the start of a very prolific career for one of the busiest artists in the industry. We also explore two of his side projects, The Quantic Soul Orchestra and Quantic and

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