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J and Tim dig into the grunge, alt-rock, and indie albums that changed everything—the forgotten classics, the underappreciated masterpieces, and the legends worth hearing again. One album at a time. Let’s dig it out.
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Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
2006 wasn't just any year in the 00s. It's the year Twitter launched, the year before the release of the iPhone, Nintendo debuted the Wii console, Borat burst into movie theaters, and Justin Timberlake made sure sexy was back. It was also when danceable post-punk, alternative metal, and UK post-Brit pop were making waves bubbling up to the underground, and much more. We've invited a group of our Patrons to revisit the year and discuss albums that stood the test of time (and a few that did not), overlooked and underappreciated albums, albums we were late to discover, and much more.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Supermassive Black Hole by Muse, Young Folks by Peter, Bjorn and John, Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
22:00 - Unleashed by Front Line Assembly
31:53 - Family Band by The Tragically Hip
43:58 - Rockstar by The Fags
56:46 - Master Exploder by Tenacious D
1:00:39 - Tear You Apart by She Wants Revenge
1:17:39 - Star Witness by Neko Case
1:22:34 - Come Clarity by In Flames
1:32:26 - Standing In The Way Of Control - Gossip
Outro - Different World by Iron Maiden
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Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Released during the protracted second Iraq war, Josh Ritter's fourth album The Animal Years layers a singer/songwriter album with somber lyrical depth softened by effective melodies and thoughtful instrumentation.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Wolves
17:04 - Girl In The War
18:58 - Monster Ballads
25:29 - Thin Blue Flame
32:36 - Good Man
Outro - Here at the Right Time
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Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Earnest without sliding into overwrought emo, Silkworm struck a balance between raw and refined on their fourth album, 1996's Firewater. Like most of their releases, the band turned to Steve Albini to engineer, capturing the live sound of the band crisp and clearly across the nearly hour running time. The band rarely overindulge, leaving those spare moments to the guitarist Andy Cohen, who channels the overdriven chaos of J. Mascis and Neil Young on tracks like "Wet Firecracker" and "Drag the River." The rhythm section, though never flashy, are tight and locked-in, with the bass taking melodic turns to support the sing-speak vocals that waver between understated and explosive. Though the band called Seattle home for the early part of the 1990s, the band eschews any grunge influence for post-punk and indie rock influences that helped separate the band from their homebase peers.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Nerves
19:28 - Quicksand
21:28 - Drag the River
29:06 - Cannibal Cannibal
31:07 - The Lure of Beauty
Outro - Don't Make Plans This Friday
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Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Self-produced after parting ways with their major label, 12 Rods released the genre-bending Lost Time in 2002, combining elements of power pop, indie rock, 70s art rock and more. Eclectic songwriting, dynamic shifts, and a mixture of organic and treated sounds balance an album full of catchy hooks with inventive and occasionally straight-up weird choices, like the loungy-groove of "Fake Magic 8-Ball," falling somewhere between Eels and Ben Folds Five, or the relentlessly melodic "Twenty Four Hours Ago." The lack of cohesion is offset by the versatility of the material, never overstaying its welcome, and quality of the songwriting that welcomes repeated listens.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Terrible Hands
17:12 - Fake Magic 8-Ball
21:19 - Summertime Vertigo
26:05 - Boy in the Woods
30:16 - Twenty Four Hours Ago
41:31 - The Time Is Right (To Be Wrong)
Outro - Accidents Waiting to Happen
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Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Is an industrial song ever really done? KMFDM’s 1993 release Naïve/Hell to Go asks that question, revisiting tracks from their 1990 release Naïve and offering new remixes and modified versions. Leaning heavily on sequenced aggression - pounding drum machines, serrated metal guitar loops, and chant-ready slogans that feel engineered as much for the dance floor as the mosh pit. Tracks like “Go to Hell” and “A Drug Against War” distill the band’s confrontational ethos into blunt, almost cartoonishly militant hooks that nonetheless hit with real force.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Welcome/Naïve
19:10 - Got To Hell (Fuck MTV Mix)
24:57 - Godlike (Doglike Mix)
27:47 - Die Now Live Later (Born Again Mix)
Outro - Disgust (Live in Seattle)
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Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
You Forgot It in People captures Broken Social Scene at their most expansive, an indie rock communal experience balancing meticulous arrangements and unhinged joyfulness. Layers of guitars, synths, horns, and rotating vocalists creates a warm chaos that rewards repeated listens, as new details constantly surface. Songs like “Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl” and “Cause = Time” balance intimacy and grandeur, pairing fragile emotion with sweeping crescendos. Two decades on, it still sounds like the 2000s blueprint for how indie rock bands like Arcade Fire, Godspeed, You Black Emperor, and many more could be messy, emotional, and deeply human without losing their ambition.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Stars and Sons
12:15 - KC Accidental
20:29 - Cause = Time
26:03 - Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl
Outro - Pacific Theme
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Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Naomi Carmack of the Dope Nostalgia podcast joins us to revisit the six times platinum debut album Sixteen Stone by Bush. Released in May of 1995, the album spawned five inescapable singles and videos released in 1995 and 1996, propelling the band into the bright media spotlight. While the band had their share of fans, they also had detractors labeling the band as radio made grunge-lite thanks to frontman Gavin Rossdale appealing to more than just a young, male audience. In revisiting the record, we take time to appreciate the guitar work of Nigel Pulsford, who riffs and slides with taste and noise throughout the well crafted record despite some lackluster album tracks.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Machinehead
24:13 - Testosterone
28:37 - Monkey
41:09 - Comedown
Outro - Little Things
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Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Our fifteenth season is in the books. Check out our picks for most surprising discoveries, the top review albums, and more from 2025. Stay tuned as towards the end we cover some changes to the DMO schedule and more choices for album picking patrons starting in 2026.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
Outro - Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney
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Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
In our fourth installment of Surviving the 90s, we’re revisiting Heart - the band that not only churned out hits across multiple decades, but played a key role in the burgeoning Seattle music scene of the 80s and 90s. Known for a string of massive hits like "Barracuda," "Crazy On You," "Magic Man," and more in the 70s, the chart-topping band suffered a downturn in the early 80s only to return with two successful albums, 1985's self-titled record and the 1987 follow-up Bad Animals, both of which achieved multi-Platinum status. But as the musical landscape shifted in the 90s, the band released their 1990 album Brigade to a shifting musical landscape, and doubled-down with the out-of-step Desire Walks In in 1993. Though new hits failed to materialize, they continued to remain relevant thanks to their strong ties to the Seattle scene and the undeniable talent of Ann and Nancy Wilson. We revisit their biggest hits, their activity in the 90s, and try to determine: did Heart thrive, adapt, or fade during the decade?
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Barracuda
21:49 - Heartless
41:31 - Wild Child
51:16 - Will You Be There (In The Morning)
Outro - Magic Man
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Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Fantômas’ self-titled 1999 debut establishes the concept from note one: an exercise in extreme, avant-garde expression, and as a listener it’s easy to understand what the band is attempting. The barrage of short, fragmented pieces and sudden stylistic shifts signal a deliberate rejection of traditional song structure. Mike Patton’s vocalizations function more as sound effects than performances, reinforcing the record’s abstract intent. While the musicianship, particularly Dave Lombardo’s precision drumming and the band’s tight execution, is impossible to deny, the experience can feel more clinical than engaging. The experimental nature creates distance, making it difficult to emotionally connect despite appreciating the idea behind it. In the end, Fantômas succeeds intellectually, but the album’s confrontational approach may leave some listeners admiring the concept more than the music itself.
Songs In This Episode
Intro - Book 1: Page 1
12:12 - Book 1: Page 4
16:42 - Book 1: Page 17
21:12 - Book 1: Page 7
Outro - Book 1: Page 30
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