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The Noise Pop Podcast

The Noise Pop Podcast is a monthly series showcasing new music discoveries and a diverse slate of guest artists from the independent music scene and beyond. Produced by Noise Pop, San Francisco’s go-to indie music, arts and film festival for over 25 years and hosted by music journalist Adrian Spinelli (Paste Magazine, SF Chronicle, etc..), we deliver engaging episodes that are always rooted in the music that we love and that we know you will too. Past guests have included: Khruangbin, Thao Nguyen, Quantic, Wye Oak, Helado Negro, Speedy Ortiz, Rexx Life Raj, Shigeto, Låpsley, Thievery Corporation and more.

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April 2012 - Bursting at the Seams Apr 10, 2012

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Blame it on the season! There's been an abonormal amount of new music released in the last few weeks and man, is wonderful. Clearly spring has sprung for the music industry and we're forunate enough to reap the rewards. We had such a hard time narrowing the song selection down to just ten that we decided to expand the tracklist to fifteen. Turn up your headphones/speakers and dig into this bounty of great new music. Tracklist: 1. "Hornet’s Nest" -- Jonti, Twirligig 2. "All of Me" -- Tanlines, Mixed Emotions3. “I Am Not A Game” -- Ty Segal and White Fence, Hair4. "Jasmine" -- Jai Paul, single 5. "Ain’t It So" -- PAPA - A Good Woman Is Hard to Find EP6. "Sinful Nature" -- Bear in Heaven, I Love You, It’s Cool 7. "Ice Sheets on Feet Prints" -- Dustin Wong, Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads 8. "The House That Heaven Built" -- Japandroids, Celebration Rock 9. "Sa Sa Samoa (Elite Gymnastics Remix)" -- Korallreven, single10. "Fronting" -- Saskatchewan, unnamed debut LP11. "Get Alive" -- AU, Both Lights12. "Afria Talks to You" -- Delicate Steve, Positive Force 13. "Friend Crush" -- FRIENDS, single 14. "Turn on the Sunshine" -- Suckers Candy Sald15. "Headed for the door" -- Moonface, With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery

March 2012 Mar 06, 2012

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And another one! This week's episode features an ecelctic and powerful mix of popular tracks circulating the web right now. Ranging from the exciting neo-soul duo THEEsatisfaction, to the abbrasive garage rock of FIDLAR, this mix runs the gamet of tone and emotion. Tune in and get up to date on the latest music buzzing around right now.

Tracklist:

1. "No Future/No Past" -- Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory2. "Queens" -- THEEsatisfaction, QueenS3. "Oh" -- Fidlar, DIYDUI4. "Normal Song" -- Perfume Genius, Put Your Back N 2 It5. "I'll Never Know" -- Charli XCX, Single6. "Life of Crime" -- Geographer, MYTH 7. "Tuck the Darkness In" -- Bowerbirds, The Clearing8. "The Fox" -- Niki & the Dove, Instinct9. "In The Same Room" -- Julia Holter, Ekstasis10. "Crew Love" -- Drake F/The Weekend (Shlomo Remix), Single

February 2012 #2 Feb 21, 2012

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Another episode of the best new music... The Noise Pop Podcast team digs up a batch of the most buzzed about tracks circulating the internet right now. This collection features moving female vocal performances and sublime sample-heavy tracks. Leave a message with your own requests at the Noise Pop Podcast hotline 585-4NOISE5, we just might play your song. You can also subscribe to the podcast via iTunes and the next episode will automatically be delivered to you when it's released.

Tracklist:

1. "Weekend" -- Class Actress, Rapproacher

2. "Walk With Me" -- Memoryhouse, The Slideshow Effect,

3. "Mighty Love" -- Roman Ruins, Homebuilding

4. "One Second of Love" --Nite Jewel, One Second of Love

5. "Love Interruption" -- Jack White, Blunderbuss

6. “In the City” -- Chromatics, In The City EP

7. "It’s my part (co la remix)" -- Jonquil

8. "Giants of Canaan" -- Air Drops, EP

9. “Sparkly” -- Young Magic, Melt

February 2012 Feb 11, 2012

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Hard to believe it's almost time for Noise Pop 2012! The Noise Pop Team has been busy gearing up for the festival's 20th anniversary, but not to worry, there's always time for trolling the Internet... for the best new tunes, that is. Enjoy this week's mix which includes new music from Chairlift, Cloud Nothings, and a surprisingly talented celebutant.

Tracklist:

1. "Met Before" -- Chairlift, Something

2. "Brains" -- Lower Dens, Nootropics

3. "And I Say" feat. Scout La Rue and Will Epstein-- Nicolas Jaar, Single

4. "Lost Weekend" -- Tiny Victories, Those of Us Still Alive

5. "Stay Useless" -- Cloud Nothings, Attack On Memory

6. "Lay Your Cards Out" -- Polica, Give You The Ghost

7. "Deep Ocean" -- Some Ember, Dope Mountain Fuck Vol. 2.

8. "Youth" -- Daughter, The Wild Youth

9. "La Grande" -- Laura Gibson, La Grande

10. "Watertight" -- We Have Band, Ternion

Comedy and Music Jan 27, 2012

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in honor of the Bay Area comedy festival, Sketchfest, The Noise Pop Podcast is dedicating this episode to the relationshiop between music and comedy. We've invited guest hosts Shawn Robbins, of Kata Rokkar and Snob Theater, and Ivan Hernandez, of Boars, Gore and Swords, to show Jaime the best musical comedians, the funniest musicians, and everything in between. Because all the songs are clips there is no tracklist for this week's episode.

January 2011 Jan 12, 2012

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It's 2012! It's the first episode of the new year, and the Noise Pop Team is starting things off with a bang, some bass and plenty of samples. This week, Dawson, Jaime and Olivia unveil a shiny new segment, discover their Wu names, and play the best new tunes 2012 has to offer so far. And don't forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and the next episode will automatically download for you.

Tracklist:

1. “Mass Appeal / Transmission” -- BADBADNOTGOOD, BBNG

2. “Canyon” -- We Are Pirates, single

3. “Solid Gold” -- AU, single

4. “Born to Lose” -- Sleigh Bells, Reign of Terror

5. “Put Me to Sleep” -- Porcelain Raft, Strange Weekend

6. “I'm God" -- Clams Casino, instrumental, Single

7. “My Idle Bed” -- Bronson, Paper Tusk

8. “Day Dreams” -- Midi Matilda, Red Light District single

9. “Glowing Mouth” -- Milagres, Glowing Mouth

10. “Tear” -- Blackbird Blackbird, Boracay Planet EP

11. "The Unsinkable Fats Domino" -- Guided By Voices, Let's Go Eat the Factory

Best of The Year, 2011 Dec 21, 2011

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From seminal sophomore records to breakthrough hits, 2011 has been a great year for indie music. With the help of friends, music industry insiders and artists, the Noise Pop Podcast Team says goodbye to 2011 with their favorite tracks of the year.

Tracklist:

1. "Midnight City" -- M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming Jaime Nabrysnski

2. "Gangsta" -- tUnE-yArDs, w h o k i l l Ian Port, Music Editor at SF Weekly

3. "Terra" -- Julian Lynch, Terra Martin Courtney singer/guitarist of Real Estate

4. "Belispeak" -- Purity Ring, Purity Ring/Braids split 7" Peter Arko of Ears of the Beholder

5. "Speech" -- Cousins, Secret Weapon/Speech 7" Megan James of Purity Ring

6. "Putting the Dog to Sleep" -- The Antlers, Burst Apart Jesse Fox

7. "Jam For Jerry" -- Holy Ghost!, Holy Ghost! Paul Hanly of Frenchkiss Records

8. "Chinatown" -- Destroyer, Kaputt Joe Goldberg of Zeitgeist Artist Management

9. "The Whip" -- Locksley, Locksley Dan Strachota, Talent Buyer for the Noise Pop Music Festival

10. "Now That I'm Real (How Does it Feel?) -- Chad Valley, Equatorial Ultravox EP Kayvon Siadat, Music Director at KSCU

11. "Civilian" -- Wye Oak, Civilian Olivia LaRoche

12. "Cannons" -- Youth Lagoon, The Year of Hibernation Dawson Ludwig

13. "Holocene" -- Bon Iver, Bon Iver Trevor Powers of Youth Lagoon

Noise Pop 2012 Lineup Announce Dec 12, 2011

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On February 22-26, the Noise Pop Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday. This week the Noise Pop Podcast team previews the indie goodness to come with some of their favorite tracks from the 2012 lineup. Head over to Noisepop.com/2012 for the full lineup.If you'd like to be featured on the podcast next month, leave a voicemail with your favorite track of the year (and why) for our "Best Track of the Year" episode. The number to call is (585) 4NOISE5/(585) 466-4735

Tracklist:

1. "Budos Rising" -- Budos Band, The Budos Band II2. "Oblivion" -- Grimes, Visions3. "Lawn Knives" -- Born Gold, Bodysongs4. "Burn Out Eyes" -- oOoOO, oOoOO EP5. "The Recluse" -- Cursive , The Ugly Organ6. "Beachy Head" -- Veronica Falls, Veronica Falls7. "Think of You" -- Bleached, Carter single8. "Pink LIght" -- Laura Veirs, Saltbreakers9. "Web in Front" -- Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle10. "Swim" -- Surfer Blood, Astro Coast11. "Enter the Ninja" -- Die Antwoord, $O$ 12. "Rented Room" -- Craig Finn, Clear Heart Full Eyes 13. "Yoo Hoo" -- Imperial Teen, What is Not to Love

November 2011 Nov 22, 2011

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The Noise Pop Podcast team digs up the 10 best tracks circulating the web right now and serves them on a digital platter for you.

If you'd like to be featured on the podcast next month, leave a voicemail with your favorite track of the year (and why) for our Best Track of the Year episode. The number to call is (585) 4NOISE5/(585) 466-4735

Tracklist

1. "Girls Don't Like Me" -- Boy Crush, haunter2. “Fire” -- The Moth and the Mirror, Honestly This World 3. "Moments" -- Giraffage, Comfort4. "How Do I Know" -- League, How Do I Know EP5. "Three Car Garage" -- You Won't, Skeptic Goodbye6. "I Am the Lion King" -- PAPA, A Good Woman is Hard to Find7. "Nuclear Seasons" -- Charlie XCX, Stay Away single8. "Your Eyes" -- Magic City, Little Bits EP9. "How To Test the Depth of a Well" -- Benjamin Shaw, There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet10. "Miranda (School of VII Bells Remix)" -- Surfer Blood, Tarot Classics EP

New Music Holiday Survival Guide Nov 09, 2011

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With Thanksgiving coming up The Noise Pop Podcast is offering up a special holiday survival guide. Set to the best new music out there, this episode will help you deal with your beloved but beleaguering friends and family. Below you will find a track-by-track guide to a typical (err... slightly cliched) holiday reunion: what to play while you travel to your friends/families house, what to play before you walk through the door, what to play after the inevitable fight and the inevitable make up, what to play at the end of the night, and what to play on your drive back. Track List:1. "Year Off" -- High Places, Original Colors2. "Rock of Calvary" -- Cataldo, Prison Boxing3. "Autumn Song" -- Sea Pink, Dead Seas4. "All Mine" -- Little Red, Midnight Remember5. "Horses" -- High Highs, Single6. "Wildflower (Exhale Effect)" -- Made in Heights, Aporia: in the Streets7. "Somebody That I Used to Know" -- Gotye, Making Mirrors8. "Noose of Jah City" -- King Krule, King Krule EP9. Higher Ground -- Rimar, Higher Ground EP10. "Blue Jeans (Odd Future's The Internet Remix)" -- Lana Del Rey, Single11. "No Real Reason" -- White Denim, Takes Place in your Work Space EP

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