Buried Treasures & RIP Seymour SteinTreasure

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot highlight new music that listeners may have missed: musical buried treasures. They’re joined by their production staff as well. They also pay tribute to music industry legend Seymour Stein and hear feedback from listeners.

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Buried Treasures

The volume of music released every day means some of it will end up ignored and under-appreciated. That's why every few months Jim and Greg share a new batch of these songs, which they call “buried treasures.” They're also joined by their production staff for their picks.

Greg:

  • Sunny War "No Reason"
  • Miko Marks and The Resurrectors, "Trouble"
  • Kate Fagan "I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool"
  • Gina Birch "I Play My Bass Loud"

Jim:

  • Man’s Body "Dark Horse Matter"
  • Jen Cloher "My Witch"
  • Jenn Howard "Better Than You Think"
  • Mariee Siou "Snake Hoop"

Sol:

  • Flycatcher "Always Selfish"

Andrew:

  • Jim LegxacyOld Place

Alex

  • Kevin Atwater "star tripping"

Lauren

  • Buster Williams "The Wisdom of Silence"

Obituary: Seymour Stein

The co-founder of Sire Records, Seymour Stein died on April 2 at 80 years old. He was the rare record executive who musicians liked for years after their deals. Greg and Jim offer their tributes and recall an interview Greg did with Stein in 2015.

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