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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 165: Neutral Milk Hotel, Django Django ft. Self Esteem, Avey Tare, Bodywash, Softcult and HOOGENBOOM Feb 24, 2023

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“Hot Diggity Dog with a glass of Neutral Milk.”

In this episode Kevin struggles to answer a simple question, Luke presents the Rise & Reign of Neutral Milk Hotel and plays a song from The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel. Plus they play an amazing lineup of new songs from incredible artists.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Neutral Milk Hotel - Gardenhead / Leave Me Alone from On Avery Island taken from the compilation The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel out today on Merge Records

Django Django - Complete Me feat. Self Esteem from Off Planet – Part 1 out now due to be released in full on June 16th via Because Music

Avey Tare - Invisible Darlings from 7s out now on Domino Recording Co.

Bodywash - Massif Central” from I Held the Shape While I Could out April 14th on Light Organ

Softcult - Dress from See You In The Dark EP out March 24th via Easy Life Records

HOOGENBOOM - Shame on Us from Good For Nothing (A Spiraling Blackout Montage) out now via Rose Garden

Listen to our Official Best Song Ever playlist.

Photo Credits: Neutral Milk Hotel by Neutral Milk Hotel Django Django by Sequoia Ziff Avey Tare by Amy Grace Bodywash by Kristina Pedersen Softcult by Pearl Cook HOOGENBOOM by Billy Yarbrough

Presented by Planet Ant Podcasts (planetant.com) & Offshelf (offshelf.net)

BSE Minisode 52 Feb 17, 2023

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“People are saying Best Song Ever is the best podcast of 2023!”

In this minisode Luke & Kevin discuss Rihanna’s halftime show, Luke shows a remnant from his musical past and they discuss all the albums they’ve been loving and the new music they’re looking forward to this week.

TOUTS: Andy Shauf - Norm Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People Paramore - This Is Why

SHOUTS: Avey Tare - 7s Pile - Alll Fiction Nappy Nina - Mourning Due Steady Holiday - Newfound Oxygen Skrillex - Quest for Fire P!nk - TRUSTFALL Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Land of Sleeper Screaming Females - Desire Pathway

Presented by Planet Ant Podcasts (planetant.com) & Offshelf (offshelf.net)

BSE Minisode 51 Feb 10, 2023

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“Dark Side of the Moon is a Great Album.”

In this minisode, the guys have fun with colors and make rainbows with album covers in their Double Rainbow playlist. Plus they share all the music they’ve been loving and look forward to with a bonus book recommendation.

Listen to the Double Rainbow playlist.

TOUTS: Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy Samia - Honey King Tuff - Small-town Stardust The Murder Capital - Gigi’s Recovery The Go! Team - Get Up Sequences Part Two Lil Yachty - Let’s Start Here SG Lewis - Audiolust & Higherlove July Talk – Remember Never Before Kota the Friend - Lyrics to GO, Vol. 4 RUSH! – Maneskin Coast Contra - Apt. 505

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: Questlove - Music Is History

SHOUTS: Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World Tennis - Pollen Andy Shauf - Norm Kalela - Raven Paramore – This is Why Rebecca Black – Let Her Burn Jessie Murph – Drowning Conway the Machine & Jae Skeese – Pain Provided Profit

BSE 164: Oddisee, Fuller, Worriers, TRY ft. Mikky Ekko, Ron Gallo and Braids Feb 03, 2023

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“A Banger of the Heart.”

In this episode, the guys discuss reactions to their Lavender Haze video, HBO’s The Last of Us and Luke presents Rise & Reign: Linda Ronstadt. Plus they play an amazing lineup of new songs from incredible artists.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Oddisee - Already Knew from To What End out now via his own Outer Note Label

Fuller - Trivial from LOWLIFE out now via Yr Favorite Records

Worriers - Pollen In The Air from Warm Blanket out April 7th via Ernest Jenning Record Co.

TRY - Fire Sign feat. Mikky Ekko from Chapter Two out later this year via Spectrophonic Sound Ron Gallo - AT LEAST I’M DANCING from FOREGROUND MUSIC out March 3rd via Kill Rock Stars

Braids - Evolution from Euphoric Recall out April 28th via Secret City Records

Photo Credits: Oddisee by Jasmine Van Buytene Fuller by Aubree Estrella Worriers by A. W. Klass TRY by Lissa Laricchia Ron Gallo by Chiara D’Anzieri Braids by Mélissa Gamache

Presented by Planet Ant Podcasts & Offshelf

BSE Special Presentation | Taylor Swift "Lavender Haze" Music Video Reaction Jan 27, 2023

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BSE Special Presentation | Taylor Swift "Lavender Haze" Music Video Reaction

WAKEY WAKEY VID FROM TAY TAY!!! Kevin & Luke got up early to react to the new Lavender Haze video from Taylor Swift! Plus they share all the #NewMusicFriday releases they’re looking forward to!

SHOUTS: King Tuff - Small-town Stardust Samia - Honey Fucked Up - One Day H.C. McEntire - Every Acre Lil Yahty - Let’s Start Here Sam Smith - Gloria SG Lewis - AudioLust & HigherLove

BSE Minisode 50 Jan 20, 2023

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“Ol’ Gravel Throat Over Here.”

In their first minisode of the new year the guys catch up from their time away and make predictions about the world of music in 2023. Plus they discuss all the music they’ve been loving and looking forward to this year.

TOUTS: Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers Margo Price - Strays James Yortkston, Nina Persson & The Second Hand Orchestra - The Great White Sea Eagle TSHA - Capricorn Sun Kevin Morby - This Is a Photograph Young Guv - GUV III & IV Castlebeat - Half Life Alex G - God Save the Animals Marlowe - Marlowe 3 Lucius - Wildewoman

SHOUTS: Mac Demarco - Five Easy Hot Dogs Guided By Voices - La La Land John Cale - Mercy Lapsley - Cautionary Tales of Youth Trippie Redd - Mansion Musik Maneskin - RUSH! LADYTRON - Time’s Arrow July Talk - Remember Never Before We Are Scientists - Lobes Oddisee - To What End New Found Glory - Make the Most of it

BSE 163: Best of 2022 Part 2 | Yung Bae ft. Cosmo’s Midnight, Drugdealer, Mint Green, Beach House, Pink Shift, Marlowe and Lucius ft. Brandi Carlile & Sheryl Crow Dec 16, 2022

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“We’re In Every Album Is Great Territory.”

In this episode, the guys recap 20-11 on their Best Albums of 2022 list. Then they discuss and play selections from their Top 10 albums of 2022 and look back on an amazing year in music.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Yung Bae - Straight Up Relaxin’ feat. Cosmo’s Midnight from Goove Continental: Side A out now on Arista Records

Drugdealer - Madison from Hiding In Plain Sight out now on Mexican Summer

Mint Green - Make Me Stay from All Girls Go to Heaven out now on Pure Noise Records

Beach House - Only You Know from Once Twice Melody out now on Sub Pop Records

Pinkshift - nothing (in my head) from Love Me Forever out now on Hopeless Records

Marlowe - Royal feat. Blu and Joelle Ortiz from Marlowe 3 out now on Mello Music Group

Lucius - Dance Around It feat. Brandi Carlile and Sheryl Crow from Second Nature out now on Mom + Pop

Photo Credits: Yung Bae by Arista Records Drugdealer by Andrea Adoplh Mint Green by Athel Rogers Beach House by David Belisle Pinkshift by LA Rodgers Marlowe by Mello Music Group Lucius by Max Wagner

Listen to our Official Best Song Ever playlist Listen to our Best of 2022 Part 2 playlist Read Kevin and Luke’s Best Albums of 2022 on Offshelf

Best of 2022 Part 1 Dec 09, 2022

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Best of 2022 Part 1

In this minisode the guys discuss their Spotify Wrapped results and discover how much Dad Rock Summer influenced their results. They reflect on musical memories throughout the year, discuss what excited them about music this year and count down from 20-11 on their Best Albums of 2022 list.

Listen to our Best Albums of 2022 Part 1 playlist.

BSE Minisode 48 Dec 02, 2022

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“Santa Puts Anyone Who Punches a Nazi on the Nice List.”

It’s that time of year again, the guys add some their favorite festive tunes to their Best Christmas Songs playlist. They discuss their Instafest lineups, being depressed on Christmas and share holiday listening memories and traditions. Plus they shout out Christmas movies and TV shows that are mandatory holiday viewing.

Listen to our Best Christmas Songs playlist.

BSE 162: CASTLEBEAT, Cayucas, Erick The Architect ft. AKTHESAVIOR, Billy Nomates, Smidley and mmeadows Nov 25, 2022

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“You Had Me Before I Even Heard The Sax.”

In this episode Kevin gives an important TaycketmasterGate update and the guys discuss songs about fictional locations. They talk about working on their Year-End Lists, revisit Luke’s Best Albums of 2015 list and Luke surprises Kevin with a certain instrument. Plus they play an amazing lineup of new songs from fantastic artists.

Songs Played In This Episode:

CASTLEBEAT - Looking For Something from Half Life out now on spirit goth records

Cayucas - Sayulita out now via The Wild Honey Pie

Erick The Architect - No Ice feat. AKTHESAVIOR out now everywhere (self-released)

Billy Nomates - Spite from Cacti out January 13th, 2023 on Invada Records

Smidley - I’m Breaking My Own Heart from Here Comes The Devil out now on Miscellaneous Records

mmeadows - By Design from Light Moves Around You out February 3rd, 2023 (self-released)

Photo Credits: CASTLEBEAT by spirit goth Cayucas by Cara Robbins Erick The Architect & AKTHESAVIOR by Press Billy Nomates by nwspk Smidley by Tim Gebauer mmeadows by Alex Munro