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**Best Song Ever**

Each week dear friends and music-heads Luke LaBenne and Kevin Connor present their favorite new music and have some laughs along the way.

Latest Episodes:

BSE Minisode 8 Jun 11, 2021

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"Skacquiesce."

In this episode, we compare our Spotify “Only You” results and discuss big tech predicting our behavior. We talk Bo Burnham, Phoebe on Ziwe, Luke gives a wasp update and talks about how he’s psychic. Then we discuss the music we’ve been listening to and all the releases we’re excited for this week.

TOUTS Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee We Are The Union - Ordinary Life Rostam - Changephobia Los Esplifs - Estraik Back Olivia Rodrigo - Sour Wallice - Off the Rails Greentea Peng - Man Made Mndsgn - Rare Pleasures

Retro Youth Lagoon - Savage Hill Ballroom

Songs The Mountain Goats - Dark In Here

SHOUTS Skyzoo - All The Brilliant Things Azure Ray - Remedy K. Flay - Inside Voices Migos - Culture 3 KGATLW - Butterfly 3000 Sleater-Kinney - Path of Wellness Garbage - No Gods No Masters

BSE 132: Overcoats, Manchester Orchestra, Max Pope, McKinley Dixon, Field Music and Saint Sister May 28, 2021

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“I Don’t Like The Venom Coursing Through Me.”

It’s Luke’s Beeday Waspectacular as the guys celebrate Luke’s birthday in his wasp-infested house. We talk about fears and thrashing in church and Ebeneezer Scrooge’s bedhead. We talk about brotherhood and collaboration and the battle of instinct vs. thought. We try not to get stung while playing some delightful diddies from amazing artists.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Overcoats feat. Tennis - The Hardest Part from Used To Be Scared of the Dark out June 4th on Loma Vista Recordings

Manchester Orchestra - Bed Head from The Million Masks of God out now on Loma Vista Recordings

Max Pope - Automatic out now on Virgin Music

McKinley Dixon - Swangin’ from For My Mama And Anyone Who Look Like Her out now on Spacebomb

Field Music - Orion From The Street from Flat White Moon out now on Memphis Industries

Saint Sister - Oh My God Oh Canada from Where I Should End out June 25th

BSE Minisode 7 (w/ Joe Lopez and Jared Szymanski) May 21, 2021

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“All Daddies Welcome.”

What is this a crossover episode? Yes it is! Luke and Kevin are joined by Joe and Jared from the Big Dad Energy podcast, now on the Planet Ant Podcast Network! We tell dad jokes, discuss the future of dad rock and try to pick the ultimate song to flip a burger to. Other topics include: ska, musicals, jam bands, Disney, Dear Evan Hansen, D&D and movie soundtracks. Then we review the music we’ve been listening to and the music we’re excited about coming out this week.

TOUTS McKinley Dixon - For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her Paris Texas - BOY ANONYMOUS Dodie - Build A Problem Remi Wolf - We Love Dogs! CZARFACE & MF DOOM - Super What? Beaches - Future Lovers Greta Van Fleet - The Battle at Garden’s Gate Quinn XCII
Phish Hamilton

Vintage Various Artists - Dark Was The Night

SHOUTS CHAI - WINK Mannequin Pussy - Perfect Lord Huron - Long Lost Georgia Anne Muldrow - VWETO III Lydia Ainsworth - Sparkles & Debris Erika De Casier - Sensational Counting Crows - Butter Miracle, Suite One Dayglow - Harmony House Billie Marten - Flora Fauna Biig Piig - The Sky Is Falling

BSE 131: Rostam, Mykki Blanco, Polo & Pan, Mr. Twin Sister, Yellow Ostrich and KALI May 14, 2021

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“Stay the F*ck Away From My Fries.”

In this episode we vent about voice activated AI technology, slander Snow Patrol and play Animation or Rap Sensation. We talk about love, Luke gets stingy with his fries and Kevin take on the mantle of sample sleuth. We talk about the simplistic determination of animals in nature and discuss overthinking our choices. Then, we put on our dancing pants and rave while listening to a lineup of amazing songs.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Rostam - From The Back of a Cab from Changephobia out June 4th on Matsoor Projects

Mykki Blanco - Love Me feat. Jamila Woods & Jay Cue from Broken Heart and Beauty Sleep out June 18th on Transgressive Records

Polo & Pan - Ani Kuni from Cyclorama out June 25th on Hamburger Records / EOS Records / Virgin Records France

Mr. Twin Sister - Expressions out now

Yellow Ostrich - Birds from Soft out now on Barsuk Records

KALI - Lucy from CIRCLES out now

BSE Minisode 6 May 07, 2021

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“Nothing Says Punk like Ray Romano.”

In this episode, Luke tries to guess which titles are real Fall Out Boy songs and which ones Kevin made up in Fall Out Boy or Fake Out, Boiii. We talk about the music we’ve been listening to lately and the releases we’re excited about coming out today and even throw in a terrible Ray Romano impression for good measure.

TOUTS

Albums Cordae - Just Until… Girl In Red - if i could make it go quiet Topaz Jones - Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Mama Gilligan Moss - Gilligan Moss Juan Wauters - Real Life Situations Shelley FKA DRAM - Shelley FKA DRAM Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God Crumb - Ice Melt Dawn Richard - Second Line Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade

Vintage Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute Haroumi Hosono - Philharmony Arcade Fire - Everything Now Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die Todd Terje - It’s Album Time

SHOUTS Nasimiyu - POTIONS Sophia Kennedy - Monsters Iceage - Seek Shelter Squid - Bright Green Field YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Sincerely Weezer - Van Weezer Angel Olsen - Song of the Lark and Other Far Memories New Order - Education, Entertainment, Recreation CZARFACE and MF DOOM - Super What? The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - When God War Great

Best Song Ever Official Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4s205ZGkUSTWfLSCabrTjQ?si=d49d60ddae0745bc

Kevin’s Fall Out Boy Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XWAZI2th4YoSFqebLuTwu?si=g6QhLU0PRhqplbhQAC47_A&dl_branch=1

BSE 130: Islands, Holiday Ghosts, Wallice, John Moods, The Lazy Eyes and Nasimiyu Apr 30, 2021

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“Brunch Is a Vibe.”

In this episode, Luke tries to recover from 4/20 and we talk about the Oscars ceremony being weird. The boys attend a party in their minds and talk about hold music, company meeting soundtracks and which kind of mask you should wear to an orgy. The guys attend a party in their minds, Luke dances with his cat and we debate the meaning of brunch and the sound of the summer. Luke plays a clip from his interview with Nasimiyu and we playing an amazing lineup of strong songs from bold artists.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Islands - (We Like To) Do It With The Lights On from Islomania out June 11th on Royal Mountain Records

Holiday Ghosts - Off Grid from North Street Air out May 21 on FatCat Records

Wallice - Hey Michael feat. Marinelli from Off The Rails out this summer

John Moods - Without You from So Sweet out now on Arbutus Records

The Lazy Eyes - Where's My Brain??? from their forthcoming second EP

Nasimiyu - Secretsecret from POTIONS out May 7th on Figureight Records

Nasimiyu discusses the creation of her song "Secretsecret"

BSE Minisode 5 Apr 23, 2021

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"Fart Car."

In this Minisode we talk purple lights and fart powered cars before playing Oscar Mash-Up. Luke talks about the serendipitous discovery of Sophia Kennedy’s feature on DJ Koze’s album. Kevin schools Luke on video game what a Kill/Death ratio is and we argue about the Mars Volta vs. Fall Out. All this while talking about all our favorite new music.

TOUTS Sharon Van Etten - Epic Ten Jeff Rosenstock - SKA DREAM Fred Again.. - Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020) Amigo the Devil - Born Against Los Esplifs - Estraik Back Cory Hanson - Pale Horse Rider The Hold Steady - Open Door Policy Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation II The Armed - Ultrapop BROCKHAMPTON - Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine NewDad - Waves Arlo Parks - Collapsed Into Sunbeams Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Lucy Dacus - Historian

SHOUTS Ade - Midnight Pizza Yellow Ostrich - Soft Porter Robinson - Nurture Sufjan Stevens - Revelations The Mars Volta - Landscape Tantrums (Unfinished Original Recordings of De-Loused In The Comatorium) Field Music - Flat White Moon Cordae - JUST UNTIL… Dinosaur Jr. - Sweep It Into Space Lil Yachty - Michigan Boy Boat Tom Jones - Surrounded By Time

BSE 129: Mannequin Pussy, Claud, Sophia Kennedy, Sedona, Folamour and Shungudzo Apr 16, 2021

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“Godzilla Can’t Fit In a Car.”

In this episode, we talk about the passing of DMX and Kevin tries to parse cartoon character names from outlandish band names in Animation or Rock Sensation. Kevin talks about his dad’s group of friends with weird nicknames and we talk about anxiety and recognizing out lack of control. We talk about Daniel Johnston, perfect summer days and combining the Godzilla and the Fast and the Furious franchises. We say no to the bullshit while playing a bombastic lineup of bouncy and badass tunes.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Mannequin Pussy - Control from Perfect out May 21st on Epitaph

Claud - Gold from Super Monster out now on Saddest Factory Records / Dead Oceans

Sophia Kennedy - I Can See You from Monsters out May 7th on City Slang

Sedona - Drifting Days out now on Terrible Records

Folamour feat. Zeke Manyika - The Journey from The Journey out in June on FHUO / Sony Music Entertainment France

Shungudzo - There’s Only So Much A Soul Can Take from I’m Not A Mother But I Have Children out June 18th on Svikiro Records / Young Forever

BSE 128: Middle Kids, Japanese Breakfast, Kiwi Jr., Sorry, New Dad, and For Those I Love Apr 09, 2021

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“Undercover Youth.”

In this episode, we talk Tik Tok, Radiohead, and being old. We talk in-depth about the Space Jam: A New Legacy trailer, Lebron James Jr’s number selections, and the ingredients for a great X-Files episode. We talk about Kevin being attracted to countdowns, Kevin tries to add another dad to our 3 daddy roster and Luke introduces a new segment called Sample Sleuth. All this while playing a phenomenal lineup of amazing new tunes.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Middle Kids - Stacking Chairs from Today We’re The Greatest out now on Domino Recording Co.

Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet from Jubilee out June 4th on Dead Oceans

Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns from Cooler Returns out now on Sub Pop Records

Sorry - Cigarette Packet from Twixtustwain EP out now on Domino Recording Co.

NewDad - Slowly from Waves out now on Fair Youth Records

For Those I Love - The Shape of You from For Those I Love out now on September Recordings Limited

BSE 127: Chaos Chaos, Aesop Rock, Kishi Bashi, Pearl Charles, Safe Money and Ana Frango Elétrico Apr 02, 2021

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“Firmly On The Other Side of Your Anti-Frog Friend.”

In this episode, we talk about being Half-Vaxxers and Lil Nas X’s new video and sneaker lawsuit. We talk about ethical fruit and Luke solves the Trolley Problem. We advocate for more songs being about frogs and cats and discuss the prevalence of song covers. Luke talks about the night that he was the dancing queen and we prove our nerd credentials. All this while playing a fantastic lineup of sunny and funky jams.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Chaos Chaos - ETERNAL from Ethical Plum out this fall

Aesop Rock - Long Legged Larry out now on Rhymesayers Entertainment

Kishi Bashi - Waiting for Springtime from Emigrant out today on Joyful Noise Recordings

Pearl Charles - Only For Tonight from Magic Mirror out now on Kanine Records

Safe Money (TINO & K. Carter) - Safe Money from Safe Money out today

Ana Frango Elétrico - Mulher Homem Bicho out now on RISCO / Tratore