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Episode 31: Q4 2024 Q&A Sep 24, 2024

Uploaded without post-production, Pauly and Storf took to the Discord to answer any and every question you have about everything from VMP titles showing up on European distros (it's a good thing, guys!), their favorite donut types, and whether or not Storf is as bad as the VMP Subreddit thinks he is (the answer might surprise you).

Episode 30: A Town Hall About Intl Shipping and Price Increase Sep 06, 2024

Uploaded without Post-Production, here's the recording of a recent town hall VMP did to address recent changes in international shipping and subscriptions and a price increase. We also get into production scheduling, curation, messaging, and Stephen impresses with his radio voice.

Episode 29: Fake Fruit Aug 16, 2024

On this episode, Cyd chats with Hannah D’Amato from Oakland, California post-punk group Fake Fruit. Their explosive sophomore album, Mucho Mistrust, comes out on August 23rd via Carpark Records. Hannah spills about how that record came together, as well as her love for Cindy Lee, tour life, and a few other things. You’ll never guess what her favorite fruit is….

Executive produced, hosted, and edited by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 28: A Discord Q&A About ROTM Condensing Jul 23, 2024

We have a special episode for you today: Last week, VMP announced that the VMP Rock and the VMP Country subscriptions will be discontinued in October, and rightly, you had many, many questions about that change. CEO Matt Fiedler joins Pauly and Storf to talk about the change, and all the decisionmaking that went into it. If you still have questions, don't be shy.

Executive produced and edited by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced and hosted by Andrew Winistorfer.

Co-hosted by Paul Bass.

Featuring Matt Fiedler.

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 27: Los Campesinos! Jun 28, 2024

We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, the sophomore album from UK tweexcore band Los Campesinos!, is the Rock Record of the Month at VMP for July. On this episode of the pod, Cyd chats with Gareth Paisey from the band about reflections on WAB, WAD, as well as the process of putting together their forthcoming seventh LP, All Hell, which comes out July 19, 2024, and he also shares some stories from the road for good measure.

Executive produced, hosted, and edited by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 26: A Discord Q&A With More Hints Than You Can Possibly Imagine Jun 25, 2024

On this monstrous episode, Paul and Storf take all your burning questions. Do you want hints about what's coming soon to VMP? Listen now.

Executive produced and edited by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced and hosted by Andrew Winistorfer

Hosted by Paul Bass

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 25: The Best Albums of 2024 So Far Jun 14, 2024

2024 is already half over, so Storf joined the pod to talk with Cyd about their favorite albums of the year so far. They discuss 10 albums--plus some things that came out too late to discuss--and talk about spiritual jazz, indie rock hype, guitar music, Guitar music, and reincarnated versions of Pimp C.

Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced and hosted by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 24: A Country Western Jun 07, 2024

On this episode, Cyd talks with Philadelphia’s A Country Western about their latest album, Life On The Lawn, that came out on March 29th of this year via Crafted Sounds. They also spill about their favorite sandwich spots in the city, the shoegaze bubble and some light bird talk.

VMP has A Country Western's latest album on exclusive color vinyl in our store right now. Buy it here.

Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 23: Alan Braufman's Most Influential Jazz Albums May 17, 2024

On this episode, Cyd chats with optimistic free jazz legend Alan Braufman. His new album, Infinite Love Infinite Tears is out today (5/17/24) via Valley of Search. After nearly 50 years in the game, Braufman breaks down his top 3 most influential jazz records. Tune in to find out which record made him give up his dreams of being a baseball star…

VMP has braufman's latest album on exclusive color vinyl in our store right now. Buy it here.

Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 22: Are You There God? It's Me @ May 03, 2024

On this episode, we chat with Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak, the duo behind the band @. Earlier this year, @ released a new EP, Are You There God? It’s Me, @, their electronic explorative follow up to 2023’s debut, Mind Palace Music.

We chat about their recent European tour, making music remotely, ginger shots, and some light RHCP talk.

VMP has their newest EP, Are You There God? It’s Me @ in our store on exclusive Lavender Recycled Vinyl, handnumbered out of 200 copies.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 21: 10 Years Of Tin Wooki With Chester Watson Mar 11, 2024

Chester Watson’s 2014 record Tin Wooki turns 10 this year, and VMP just dropped a special 10th anniversary edition in the store to celebrate. Watson joins us on this episode to reflect on the album, chat about where he’s at now and what he has planned for 2024. He also tells us about his favorite record stores in Atlanta, favorite city in Europe and some of his recent vinyl pick ups.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 20: VMP Office Hours To Talk About Sonidos Encontrados and A Love Supreme Feb 14, 2024

VMP recently released the first release in a new series called Sonidos Encontrados, and a mega deluxe version of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Because our Discord community had so many questions about the releases--and the prints and posters being released alongside these albums--we opened up "Office Hours" and took their questions. This is everything you need to know about the new series, and the extraordinary lengths VMP went to on their edition of A Love Supreme.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Hosted by Paul Bass

Executive produced and edited by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 19: A Love Supreme Feb 14, 2024

This week, Vinyl Me, Please announced an exclusive super deluxe version of John Coltrane's masterpiece, A Love Supreme. Featuring 8 discs of alternate and live takes, housed in a custom box with a lot of extra ephemera and photos, our version is the ultimate item for Coltrane heads and a must have for jazz fiends.

To explain everything that's in the reissue, and how it came to be, our host goes through the project from head to toe.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and edited by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced and hosted by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 18: Teethe! Feb 09, 2024

On this episode, we chat with Grahm and Boone of the Texas slowcore band, Teethe. Their debut eponymous album came out in 2020, prior to the band ever playing an IRL show, and they’ve since blown up thanks to avid fans like Kylie Jenner, Ethel Cain, and Reggie Watts (to name a few). We chat about their 2024 plans, a certain 8 letter word (sh*egaze…) and Tech Decks. They also share a chilling paranormal story from the road you won’t wanna miss….

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 17: Entering Enormous Rooms With Torres Jan 19, 2024

In our first episode of 2024, Mackenzie Scott aka TORRES joins us on Lost Sounds Radio to chat about her new album ‘What an enormous room’ that comes out January 26th via MERGE Records. We also chat about her running habits, Dolly Parton, healing tones and much much more.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced, edited and hosted by Cydney Berlinger

Executive produced by Andrew Winistorfer

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 16: End Of Year Q&A Eleganza Extravaganza Event Dec 22, 2023

We're back with our final episode of 2023: A marathon Q&A from our Discord community. A gaggle of VMP staffers--Stephen in production, Clay in design, Jill in marketing, Storf in music and Pauly in CS--took 3 hours worth of questions. Hear our answers live. Also, listen closely for a countdown of the ROTM of the year, and basically everything else our Discord community wanted to know.

NOTE: There are some audio drop outs here we can't fix, but figured something is better than nothing!

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Hosted by Paul Bass

Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 15: The Best Albums of 2023 Dec 08, 2023

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, our last of the year, Cyd and Storf talk about their favorite albums of 2023, and our staff shares some of their favorite musical moments of the year as well. Our list isn't going to be like the ones you see elsewhere: We make space for spiritual jazz, genre-bending hardcore, electronica, regional Mexican music, and Arthur Russell.

Listeners of this podcast get a 40% discount to shop our best of 2023 collection in the store by using discount code BestOf2023 for the next 2 weeks.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and hosted by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 14: Tunnel Vision with Daneshevskaya Nov 17, 2023

Daneshevskaya, the creative alias of Brooklyn musician Anna Beckerman, joins us on this episode of Lost Sounds Radio. She chats with Cyd about her latest tour in support of Black Country, New Road, horses, Marble Run and the making of her newest EP, Long Is The Tunnel.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Hosted and Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 13: Hidden Pop With Ian Sweet Oct 27, 2023

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, Storf & Cyd chat about what’s coming up at VMP in November and Cyd chats with Jilian Medford, aka IAN SWEET, about making hidden pop music, county fairs, and her upcoming album, SUCKER. You’ll never guess how many records she has in her collection….

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Hosted and Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 12: Sonic Painting with Lutalo Oct 06, 2023

Minnesota-raised, Vermont-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Lutalo joins us on this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, they chat with Cyd about their newest EP Again as well navigating social media as an artist, bad venue green rooms and their love of ambient music.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Hosted and Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 11: The Major Arcana Of Rabbit Rabbit With Speedy Ortiz Sep 29, 2023

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, Cyd chats with Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz about their latest album Rabbit Rabbit and reflections on the 10th anniversary of their debut album, Major Arcana – plus some light Doug Martsch talk, tips from a Road Dog™ and we might even get a little woo woo with it…

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Hosted and Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 10: Crying, Laughing, Waving and Smiling with Slaughter Beach, Dog Sep 22, 2023

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, Storf & Cyd chat about what’s coming up at VMP in October, and Cyd talks with Jake Ewald from Slaughter Beach, Dog about beaches, record shopping, Randy Newman and their new album Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling – which is out now! You’ll never guess what his Starbucks order is…

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Hosted and Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 9: A Q&A Where We Answer Every Burning Question You Have About....Well, Everything Sep 22, 2023

We're back with another Q&A episode, as Paul is joined by Storf--dialing in from a Holiday Inn in the Los Angeles metroplex--to answer questions from our Discord community. They also talk about what's coming in Q4 of 2023--Herbie! Ray Charles! Hector Lavoe! Lupe Fiasco! Willie Nelson!--and whatever else our Discord wanted to know.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Hosted by Paul Bass

Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 8: Will Fat Tony Make A Baby In This Economy? Sep 08, 2023

On this episode of Lost Sounds Radio, Cyd chats with Houston-born, LA-based rapper Fat Tony about his new album with producer Taydex, I Will Make A Baby In This Damn Economy, as well as his DIY roots, highlights from his CD collection and much much more. Will he make a baby in this damn economy? Tune in and find out.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Hosted and Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 7: Be Your Own Pet's Raucous Punk Album For 30-Somethings Aug 25, 2023

This episode is devoted to Nashville punk band Be Your Own Pet, whose comeback album--their first in 15 years!--is our album of the episode. Here, Storf talks to the band--who have been a favorite of his for almost 20 years--about the decision to revisit their teenage selves, what its like to be 30 and still be angry, and how a random request from Jack White set everything up for them to not only play reunion shows, but make a new album.

Elsewhere in the episode, we talk about what we're most looking forward to in September, and our CEO, Cameron Schaefer, shares the story of his favorite Essentials release ever.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and hosted by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 6: Madeline Kenney On Haunted Gas Station Bathrooms, Making Time For Yourself, And Her New Album Jul 28, 2023

We're back with another episode of what's poppin' at VMP. This episode features our first ever artist guest: Madeline Kenney, whose new album, A New Reality Mind, is out today, and featured in the VMP Store. Cyd talked with Madeline about her new album, and about the wildest gas station bathroom we've ever heard of. We also get into what we're excited about at VMP this month, and one of our staffers shares his favorite ROTM ever.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and hosted by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 5: Meet VMP's New Creative And Soundtrack Team Jul 20, 2023

VMP recently announced two new additions to our team: Rob Jones and Alan Hynes, who are the new creative directors of VMP, and who will be launching VMP Soundtracks very soon. We recently had them as guests on our Discord, where they took questions from our Discord members about everything they have planned for VMP Soundtracks, their work at Mondo, and whether peanut butter and butter sandwiches are better with cold butter.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and hosted by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 4: The Best Albums of 2023 So Far Jun 23, 2023

Can you believe the year is already half over? We can't either! On this episode, our hosts run through our favorite albums (and song!) of the year so far. Also, you'll hear about what's coming to VMP in June and July (cough Impulse cough), what a VMP staffer picks as the album of the episode and their favorite Record of the Month ever, and hear about VMP Rock. We also answer our first VMP Hotline question.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and hosted by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 3: Answering Literally Every Question About Everything Jun 15, 2023

Every quarter, our Head of Customer Care, Paul Bass, and our co-host Andrew Winistorfer take questions from our Discord community about our Records of the Month, and whatever else is on their mind. In this episode, we answer something like 100 questions, and go for 2 hours. Buckle up, it's the law. It's Lost Sounds Radio.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and hosted by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 2: Everything You Wanted to Know About VMP Rock But Were Afraid To Ask Jun 02, 2023

Today, VMP rolled out our 6th subscription, VMP Rock. Focused on all the branches of the immense tree we call rock music, it launches with titles from the Strokes, Sublime, the Stooges, System of a Down, ZZ Top and Stone Temple Pilots.

The moment VMP Rock launched, Andrew and Head of Customer Care, Paul Bass, hopped on our Discord for a Live Q&A where we answered any and every question our Discord members had about VMP Rock. Join our Discord here.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and hosted by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

Episode 1: Welcome to Vinyl Me, Please May 16, 2023

Welcome to the first episode of the brand new community radio podcast from Vinyl Me, Please, Lost Sounds Radio. We're celebrating our 10th Anniversary this year, and whether you're a brand new member or a seasoned member of #TeamNoSwap, we realize that we have a lot going on, and maybe we're not the easiest company to understand all the ins and outs of. We hope that this podcast allows you to hear what's happening at VMP from our staff's mouths to your ears, and make sure you don't miss anything that we're up to.

This first episode is devoted to telling you how VMP works, how we pick the records we feature each month, why we pick what we pick, and how we make sure to pair you with a record you love each and every month. Hear directly from VMP's staff about all the cool things we do to make listening to music together possible, from our Store and Anthologies, to our Rising program and our OnRotation playlist. Also, hear about our album of the episode, and get a special deal for listening to this podcast.

Have a question you'd like us to answer? Call the Lost Sounds Radio hotline at 424-3ASKVMP (‪(424) 327-5867‬).

Executive produced and hosted by Cydney Berlinger and Andrew Winistorfer

Edited by Cydney Berlinger

Our theme song is "Lo and Beholden" by Jade Vases from the album The Very Best of Jade Vases.

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