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Let"s Play Ten

Let"s Play Ten: The indie and DIY music we love and why we love it. Hosts MP and Ben each pick 5 new songs from 5 different DIY/Small Label artists, and then one deeper track from an older release. We’ll discuss a little bit about each artist and try our best to be as entertaining as all heck for our listeners (we have stories). We DO NOT & WILL NOT monetize this podcast or it’s content, and we WILL NOT be adding sponsors of any sort at any time for our financial gain. We both just want to support

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01:50:55

Deciphering the Death Metal Font

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/11/25

Ben and MP race through a topic-free episode as MP quickly loses his voice. As always, the boys present a playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will flower your meat and leave you stranded at a gas station. EPISODE PLAYLIST:MX LONELY, “Big Hips"Big Other, “See No Evil"Bus Crush, “Break a Friend"gladie, “Car Alarm"Sisters, “Creatures"Man/Woman/Chainsaw, “Only Girl"Remember Sports, “Bug"Broken Record, “50% Sea"Living Hour, “Waiter"Sorry, “Today Might Be The Hit"Francis of Delirium, “Little

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02:04:07

Efficient Doofuses

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/11/13

Ben and MP re-visit the merch table and come up with some terribly disappointing new marketing concepts. Note to bands: do NOT take our advice! Also, the boys talk about their obsessive collecting habits. This episode’s playlist includes an exclusive world premiere and will con your sammy and kander your ebb.EPISODE PLAYLIST:SUDS, “Hook Me Out"goo, “Payday"Flowerbomb, “Forget My Name"The High Lines, “County Lines"Keep For Cheap, “Pennywise"Sloe Noon, “Youthless, Useless"Etta Marcus, “Girls Are God’s

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02:04:22

Whores to the Zeitgeist

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2025/10/30

MP and Ben consider the inevitability that they won’t be able to restrict themselves to a mere five albums for this year’s Brammy awards (dropping late December). Ben shares the story of an artist that couldn’t get out of a deal with an online distributor, and MP contemplates the biblical origin of bass players. This episode’s playlist of brand new indie rock tracks will park your yacht and six your seven. Antlers on!EPISODE PLAYLIST:Porch Light, “Upside"Talon, “Time Stops"Weakened Friends,

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01:59:45

The Bastard Stepchildren of the Alphabet

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/10/10

Get your kicks….on episode 66! Record stores are back…again. Ben and MP are noticing some changes in the way your local vinyl retailers are attracting, and keeping customers - from bigger spaces to more swag to less intrusive background music. We’ve got another great playlist of brand new indie rock that will tattoo your back and re-attach your foot. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Bleech 9:3, “Ceiling"Candar., “Girl You See"plonki, “Lost To You"Tough Cookie, “Paycheck"REVERSE YR CURSE, “Depiction"Former Champ,

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02:06:58

GET IN!!! NO TIME TO EXPLAIN!!!

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/09/25

MP and Ben saw a couple of good shows recently and regale one another with tales of concert hijinks. The windows are open and the bugs are singing. We’ve got a playlist of excellent new indie rock that will dylan your nelson and crimp your empanada. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Durry, “Dead Media"The Belair Lip Bombs, “Don’t Let Them Tell You (It’s Fair)"Phantastic Ferniture, “Change My Mind"Hot Glue, “Bad Dog"Arkayla, “Waste of Time"The Orchestra (For Now), “Hattrick"The Retrograde, “If You Love Them (Let Them

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02:04:08

Islands In The Stream

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/09/11

We’re seeing a trend where artists are removing their music from a certain streaming service, and Ben and MP are here for it, for a myriad of reasons. Your favorite indie rock podcast begins its fourth year with a monster playlist of new music that will clear your throat and electrify your tongue. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Summer Bedhead, “Deep Breathe"Left At The Avenue, “New York"Jobber, “Million Dollar Man"Fistfight With Traffic, “Brand New"Queentide, “burn"Agatha Is Dead!, “no love to prove"Over Under,

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02:00:15

Pumpkin Swift Latte

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2025/08/28

TFW when you don’t love something at first, and then you do. MP and Ben break down the new album by one of their favorite bands, and present a playlist of brand new indie rock to help you find yours. These songs will spread your stereo field and hyperlink your sputnik. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Wilt, “Bad Seed"Pool Kids, “Last Word"Colatura, “Survive"Jinzo, “Great Zest"Rocket, “Act Like Your Title"Prewn, “System"Coast Arcade, “Cycles"Superstar Crush, “Fire Escape” IVY, “Loon"Hannah Kate, “End of the

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02:15:02

The Bullwinkle-to-Poobah Exchange Rate

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/08/14

More like Lollapa-SNOOZE-a! “Wednesday MP” is not a fan of one of the splashiest, splooshiest, longest running music festivals in the country. That’s why he stayed home and watched it on television for four days. And just what IS his real name??? Ben and MP talk about FOUS’s (Festivals of Unusual Size), introduce a new music-rating system, and present a playlist of fresh indie rock that will steam your fez and water your buffalo. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Golomb, “Staring"WAAX, “Ur A Rat"Velvet Meadow, “The

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01:57:08

Memo From Nancy

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/07/24

MP and Ben were just settling in to record this episode when news broke of Ozzy Osbourne’s passing. This got the boys thinking about the deaths of famous musicians that impacted them the most, in their youth and as adults. Yeah, it’s not the most light-hearted of discussions but we didn’t go TOO dark. Luckily, we had a great playlist of brand new and not so new indie rock tracks to lift our spirits. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Chloe Slater, “We’re Not The Same"Stagger, “Head Rip"Bad Bloom, “Onion"Chartreuse,

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02:13:02

Richard Propeller

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/07/10

Our vacations are over, and we have so much to tell you. MP shares tales of a nearly flooded igloo, Ben avoids a nautical mishap, and we have a serious heart-to-heart about the precarious “state of things”. Of course, we’d be nothing without new indie rock, and we have a mid-summer playlist that will rattle your pipes and soak your floor. EPISODE PLAYLIST:Yumi Zouma, “Blister"Annabel Lee, “THE SON!"Q.E., “If I Had Stayed Married To Andy"Future Teens, “Harm Production"Odelia, “Monkey With A

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02:23:42

Adapt or Die

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/05/29

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

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02:03:23

Music From Other Planets

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/05/15

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,

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02:02:41

How To Resurrect Your Career Without Even Trying

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/05/01

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,

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02:08:58

Our Ever Changing Moods

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/04/17

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:

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02:07:21

If You Like Pizza You’ll Love This Thing That Isn’t...

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/03/30

“Hey, you like music, have you ever checked out this band?” meets “How can 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

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02:04:58

Slave to the Algorithm

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/03/13

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,

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02:01:38

Read Any Good Albums Lately?

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2025/02/27

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

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02:01:50

Salami!!! and Gloves!!!

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/02/08

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,

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02:05:15

Soundtrack to the Future Dystopian Hellscape

Let"s Play Ten ·

2025/01/23

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,

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02:18:39

The Brammies

Let"s Play Ten ·

2024/12/19

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,

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