Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite new, under-the-radar music you need to hear. Plus a conversation with vocalist and bassist for the band Ganser, Alicia Gaines. They discuss their latest EP, her extensive music knowledge and more.
There's more great music made than can get the attention it deserves from the music press, so periodically Jim and Greg share a big batch of “buried treasures” to shine a light on music you may have missed.
Greg
Susan Voelz, "Oyster"
Stuck and Miranda Winters, "Do Not Reply"
Medicine Singers, Yonatan Gat, Jaimie Branch, "Sanctuary"
Panic Shack, "The Ick"
Jim
Fruit Juice, "I Don’t Know"
Katie Kim, "Eraser"
The Monkey Power Trio, "Turn And See Her"
Talkdemonic, "Barely Dawn"
Producers
Sol: NoSo, "Suburbia"
Andrew: Soul Glo, "Gold Chain Punk"
Alex: COIN, "Chapstick"
Ganser
Ganser is a Chicago-based band who make great music, but have some very bad luck. In 2020 they finished their ambitious full length, Just Look At That Sky, and bought a van two weeks before COVID lockdowns began. Still they're building a national fanbase and have released a new EP, Nothing You Do Matters. Alicia Gaines is one of the group's vocalists and bassist. She joins Jim and Greg for a wide-ranging conversation.
Featured Songs:
Ganser, "People Watching," Nothing You Do Matters, Felte, 2022
Susan Voelz, "Oyster," Trust The Wave Will Hold You, Pravda, 2022
Fruit Juice, "I Don't Know," I Don't Know (Single), Swoon, 2021
Stuck, "Do Not Reply (feat. Miranda Winters)," Do Not Reply (feat. Miranda Winters) (Single), Born Yesterday, 2022
Katie Kim, " Eraser," Hour of the Ox, Katie Kim, 2022
NoSo, "Suburbia," Stay Proud of Me, Partisan, 2022
Soul Glo, "Gold Chain Punk (whogonbeatmyass?)," Diaspora Problems, Epitaph, 2022
Talkdemonic, "Barely Dawn," Various Seasides, Talknumeric Learning Center, 2022
Ganser, "Lucky," Just Look At That Sky, Felte, 2020
Ganser, "Bags For Life," Just Look At That Sky, Felte, 2020
Ganser, "Emergency Equipment and Exits," Just Look At That Sky, Felte, 2020
Ganser, "What Me Worry," Nothing You Do Matters, Felte, 2022
Margo Price, "Change of Heart," Change of Heart (Single), Loma Vista, 2022
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