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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 47 Nov 18, 2022

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“TaycketmasterGate.”

In this minisode, the guys discuss the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco. Luke tells the saga of getting his tickets and Kevin gives a brief history of Ticketmaster’s monopoly. Plus, they discuss all the music they’ve been loving and looking forward to.

TOUTS Smidley - Here Comes The Devil Marlowe - Marlowe 3 Drugdealer - Hiding In Plain Sight WILLOW -

BSE Minisode 46 Nov 11, 2022

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“Skyrim sounds like when you eat God’s Butthole”

In this minisode the guys celebrate the arrival of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever by making a playlist of the Best Cat Songs. Plus, they talk about all the new music Friday releases they’re anticipating.

Listen to our Best Cat Songs playlist

BSE 161: BEGINNERS, Dazy, Smut, The Men, Romero and White Reaper Nov 04, 2022

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“Sixpence None The Ripper.”

In this episode, the guys celebrate finally getting that blue check mark (not really) and Kevin breaks some bad news to Luke. They discuss other words for “smut” and list all the groups of 4 men in New York City they can think of. Plus, they play an incredible lineup of RAWKIN’ tunes from awesome bands and artists.

Songs Played In This Episode:

BEGINNERS - Goodbye, Good Luck from If The World is Ending

Dazy - Split from OUTOFBODY out now on Lame-O Records

Smut - After Silver Leaves from How the Light Felt out November 11th on Bayonet Records.

The Men - Hard Livin’ from New York City out February 3rd on Fuzz Club Records

Romero - Honey from Turn It On! out now on Feel It Records

White Reaper - Pages from Asking For A Ride out January 27th on Elektra Records

Photo Credits: BEGINNERS by Callum Hutchinson Dazy courtesy of the artist Smut by Jaycee Rockhold The Men by Ryan Mariano Romero by Izzie Austin White Reaper by Jimmy Fontaine

Hear all the songs we've played on our Best Song Ever Official Playlist.

Getting Creepy with the EP's 2: Getting Creepier Oct 28, 2022

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Getting Creepy with the EP's 2: Getting Creepier

In this spooky Halloween special minisode, Kevin and Luke explore Spiderland, get Bejewled, and get Creepy with the EP’s. Plus they share all the music they’ve been loving and looking forward to.

Listen to our Getting Creepy with the EP’s 2: Getting Creepier playlist

TOUTS Taylor Swift - Midnights Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down Archers of Loaf - Reason In Decline Tegan and Sara - Crybaby Bibio - BIB10 Rubblebucket - Earth Worship Bonny Light Horseman - Rolling Golden Holy Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loneliest Time Pinkshift - Love me Forever Freddie Gibbs - Soul Sold Separately Arctic Monkeys - The Car Broken Bells - Into the Blue

SHOUTS Marlowe - Marlowe 3 Benjamin Clementine - And I Have Been Fred Again… - Actual Life 3 (January Drugdealer - Hiding In Plain Sight The Beatles – Revolver Sessions King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Changes Junior Boys – Waiting Game

BSE Minisode 44 Oct 21, 2022

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Tay & Rae Day

In this minisode the guys get up bright and early to discuss two major new music Friday releases, Taylor Swift’s Midnight and Carly Rae Jepsen’s The Loneliest Time. They dive deep into their thoughts on the albums, discuss Taylor’s “Anti-Hero” music video and discuss their listening experiences. Plus they mention a couple of other albums to check out amidst your Tay + Rae listening.

BSE 160: Sorry, Open Mike Eagle, Divino Niño, Pinkshift, Rubblebucket and Westerman Oct 14, 2022

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“I Got the Noughties.”

In this episode the guys discuss which artist we would like to score our podcast, Kevin talks about his “naughty era” and Luke pitches a music video idea involving a mailbox headed person. Luke tells Kevin about an exciting Doobie Brothers cover and they truly find the best songs ever. Not to mention they play an amazing lineup of songs from incredible artists.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Sorry - Closer from Anywhere But Here out now on Domino Recording Co.

Open Mike Eagle - 79th and Stony Island from Component System with the Auto Reverse out now via Auto Reverse

Divino Niño - XO from Last Spa on Earth out now on Winspear

Pinkshift - I’m not crying you’re crying from Love me Forever out October 21st via Hopeless

Rubblebucket - Cherry Blossom from Earth Worship out October 21st on Grand Jury

Westerman - Idol; RE-run out now via Partisan

Photo Credits: Sorry by Felix Bayley Higgins Open Mike Eagle by R. Gardiner Divino Niño by Matt Allen Pinkshift by Leigh Ann Rodgers Westerman by Pinelopi Gerasimou Rubbelbucket by Shervin Lainez

BSE 159: Jon Brion, Anxious, Baird ft. Kevin Abstract, Samia, Stolen Nova and Alex G Oct 07, 2022

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“You Be Real As I Speak?”

In this episode, the guys discuss Kendrick’s SNL performance, duplicitous butchers and they ask the listeners to hold them accountable. They discuss making “final” versions of projects and Kevin interrupts the podcast to Be Real. Plus they play an amazing lineup of fantastic new music.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Jon Brion - I Believe She’s Lying from Meaningless out October 21st on Jealous Butcher Records

Anxious - Sunsign out now via Run for Cover Records

Baird - Easy v2 feat. Kevin Abstract out now on Orioles Magic / EQT Recordings

Samia - Kill Her Freak Out from Honey out January 27th, 2023 on Grand Jury Music

Stolen Nova - Lauren Bacall out now on Eliminator Records

Alex G - Miracles from God Save The Animals out now on Domino Recording Co.

Photo Credits: Jon Brion from Jon Brion’s personal archives Anxious by Rebecca Lader Baird by Nic Khang Samia by Sophie Matinazad Stolen Nova by Nadia Lee Cohen Alex G by Chris Maggio

BSE Minisode 43 Sep 30, 2022

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“The #1 Podcast Duo.“

In this minisode the guys select their picks for Best Music Duos and build an awesome playlist. Plus, they share all the music they’ve been loving and looking forward to.

Listen to our Best Music Duos playlist.

BSE Minisode 42 Sep 23, 2022

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"Man, I Toba."

In this minisode, the guys try to decipher Taylor Swift's cryptic Tik Toks and make a very special announcement. Plus they share all the music they’ve been loving and looking forward to.

BSE 158: Lice (Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman), The Chats, Disq, GRAZER, Elke and GIFT Sep 16, 2022

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“Dog I’d Sear Quickly.”

In this episode Luke recaps his weekend at Dave Matthew Band concerts, the guys discuss inflation struggles and they pitch alternate acronym album titles for the band Disq. As always they play an incredible lineup of songs from awesome artists.

Songs Played In This Episode:

Lice (Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman) - Catfish out now on Rhymesayers Entertainment

The Chats - The Price of Smokes from Get Fucked out now on Bargain Bin records

Disq - (With Respect To) Loyal Serfs from Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet out October 7th on Saddle Creek

GRAZER - The Lonely Example from Melancholics Anonymous out now on Cascine

Elke - My Sweetheart out now on Congrats Records

GIFT - Gumball Garden from their upcoming debut Momentary Presence out October 14th on Dedstrange

Photo Credits: Lice by Press The Chats by ??? Disq by Jacob Boll GRAZER by Press Elke by Zac Farro GIFT by Jena Cumbo