Bands You've Never Heard Of

Adam JR Stoffel
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Discover your next favorite indie band right here. We go looking for the best music you never knew about, so all you have to do is let us introduce you to the music and the band,

  1. 2d ago

    Yes Officer: One Guy, One Island, and a Grammy-Winning Producer Who Bought a Church Episode 41

    Stick around to the end. The opening track from Yes Officer's brand new album — Ignore the Town Crier — plays in fullafter the credits. Jeremy Harnum is a one-man band from St. John's, Newfoundland making "loud and abrasive music for those who like loud and abrasive music." He grew up in a town of 450 people. Came out in 2018. Taught himself to record. Made three albums entirely alone. Then a Grammy-winning LA producer — the guy behind Adele, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, The Greatest Showman — bought an old church in Jeremy's tiny hometown and started a record label. Jeremy sent a cold pitch. That became Ignore the Town Cryer, out now. JR found this band while researching Newfoundland for a community theater production of Come From Away. Hefound a podcast called Off Da Rock Radio, went through 25 artists, and landed here. In part one, Gary hears four songs, from 2017 to the brand new single. In part two, Jeremy joins live. Links: https://yesofficer.bandcamp.com/track/salt-in-the-wound https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=911aacf7ff9a46a6 https://www.jeremyharnum.ca 0:00 - Special Note: New Album Is Out + Post-Credits Song 3:42 - Come From Away & Why JR Went to Newfoundland 9:36 - The Bio: "Loud and Abrasive Music" 13:11 - "You've Still Got Time" — 2017 19:19 - Gary Reacts: DC Hardcore, No Click Track 24:54 - Gary Picks "Crisis Actor" — 2019 27:28 - Gary Reacts: He's Growing 29:22 - The Vocals-in-the-Mix Debate 34:54 - "Identity Parade" — 2020 44:47 - "Salt in the Wound" — New Single 51:17 - Gary Reacts: Five Bands in One Song 1:55:38 - PART 2: Jeremy Harnum Joins Live 58:27 - Origin: One-Man Band Since 2017 2:07:43 - How a Song Gets Made: Guitar Riff First 10:32 - The Recording Process 12:33 - The RPM Challenge: Album in 28 Days 16:28 - The Thematic Arc: All Four Albums Explained 22:20 - "Identity Parade": Why Nothing Was Right 24:34 - Gary: "Did You Find Rage Against the Machine?" 27:32 - The Supertramp Compliment 29:08 - Greg Wells: The Cold Pitch That Worked 30:02 - A Grammy Producer Bought a Church in His Hometown 36:10 - "This IS Newfoundland Music" 42:00 - How Greg, Mark & Robert Produced the Album 45:00 - Finally Bringing the Vocals Up 47:48 - Live Shows: Drummer Shortage & What's Next 3:03:44 - Vinyl: 100 Copies Only 05:58 - He Does His Own Album Art (He's Also a Photographer) 3:15:26 - Peace Out 3:16:52 - POST-CREDITS: Full Opening Track from *Ignore the Town Cryer*

    2h 21m

  2. May 27

    Susanna B: New York Soul, LA Grit, and a brand new song! Episode 40

    Stick around to the end of this one. There's a prize. Susanna B is a New York-born, LA-based singer-songwriter with a voice that lands somewhere between Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow — and a story that goes way deeper than that. Daughter of a celebrated Broadway composer. Actress. Foster and adoptive mom. Led a weekly choir for formerly incarcerated men for three years. She's been making music through all of it. Only now does she have a team behind her. In part one, JR plays Gary four songs including her brand new single. In part two, Susanna joins live — and at the very end, she sent us something nobody else has heard yet. Links: Susanna B: https://www.susannahb.com Every band we've featured: https://www.bynhopod.com Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=d054afdef828417f Email: bynhopod@gmail.com Support & merch: https://www.bynhopod.com (click "Support") 0:00 - Special Note: Stick Around1:28 - Management Is Finding Us Now9:09 - Gary Meets Susanna B10:03 - "More Love" — New Single13:00 - Gary Reacts16:29 - Band Bio & the Low Keys19:35 - "Be All Right"27:10 - "Always Wanted To"31:01 - Gary Reacts: The Voice33:32 - Carol Hall's Daughter35:01 - "I Am Here" feat. India Carney44:47 - Gary Reacts: The Gary Bridge1:52:03 - PART 2: Susanna Joins Live56:21 - From Actor to Mom to Songwriter2:06:00 - How She Writes Without an Instrument08:33 - Mike Farrell13:26 - Why "I Am Here" Haunted JR's Car19:00 - "More Love" Was a God Song First27:05 - "Always Wanted To": Written at 6038:53 - "Too Much" and Today's World46:56 - Three Years With Formerly Incarcerated Men52:06 - Rapid Fire2:57:56 - "Hard Times Lovin'" — Unreleased3:04:07 - POST-CREDITS: The Unreleased Song, "Laguna"

    2h 7m

  3. May 20

    The Schwa: Two Guys, a Carport Studio, and a Song Nobody's Heard Yet Episode 39

    JR asked Spotify's AI to find bands perfect for this show. This is one of them. The Schwa is Eric Intile and Cooper Phillips — two college friends from Greenville, South Carolina who met in 8th grade, graduated with music business degrees, built a recording and content studio in a carport, and are now releasing short, sharp power-pop songs that sound like the Black Keys, the Hives, and the Ramones raised them together. Their longest song right now is under two minutes. Their most played song has nearly 7,000 streams. And they showed up to this interview with a list of questions, a live setup, and a song that drops May 27th that nobody else on earth has heard yet. They also played "Stuck in the Middle" as a two-piece for the first time ever. Live. On the show. With no rehearsal. In part one, JR reveals the band to Gary. In part two, Eric and Cooper join live — and play. Links: The Schwa: bynhopod.com (links coming soon) Check out their socials: @theschwaband Every band we've featured: https://www.bynhopod.com Spotify playlist: search "Bands You've Never Heard Of" Email: bynhopod@gmail.com Support & merch: https://bynhopod.com (click "Support") Also check out: subvert.fm 0:00 - Spotify AI Found This Band + subvert.fm News6:43 - Gary, Meet The Schwa11:33 - "Painkiller"13:23 - Gary Reacts15:49 - Discography: From 4-Piece to 2-Piece18:19 - "Stuck in the Middle" (2019)21:44 - Gary Reacts: The Evolution24:14 - Most Prepared Band Ever25:14 - 🔒 WORLD PREMIERE: "Casey Is a Punk"30:06 - Gary Reacts33:25 - "Thin Man" & "Gotta Get Away"38:50 - Gary Reacts: Best Song, Best Hook1:41:32 - PART 2: Eric & Cooper Join Live45:04 - How "The Schwa" Got Its Name47:00 - From 4-Piece to 2-Piece1:53:36 - Music Business School: Did It Help?56:43 - "Stuck in the Middle" Live as a Two-Piece — First Time Ever2:04:01 - "Casey Is a Punk" Live07:55 - "Madison, Cry Baby" — A Song Written by an 80s Hit Songwriter14:19 - The Backstory Behind "Casey Is a Punk"16:11 - Sparks, Franz Ferdinand & Repetition22:36 - Live Shows & the Sturgill Simpson Approach31:25 - Social Media: What's Working41:34 - What Music School Actually Taught Them45:46 - Zero Plays to Explosion: The "Gotta Get Away" Story3:00:28 - Outro, Credits & Links

    2h 6m

  4. May 13

    Hudson Rubin: Two Actors, One Fictional Band, and a Real Song in a Real Movie Ep# 38

    They met on a Disney movie set in 2003. Reconnected 22 years later on the sequel. Started writing songs in between takes. Got one into the film. Now they're a real band.Hudson Rubin is Hayley Hudson and Danny Rubin — actress, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a high school history teacher from San Diego whose brother is the new drummer for the Foo Fighters. Their music has fewer than 10,000 plays on Spotify. It sounds like it should have millions. In part one, JR reveals the band to Gary via a TikTok you have to see to believe. In part two, Hayley and Danny join live to talk about all of it. ► Hudson Rubin: https://bio.site/HudsonRubin ► Every band we've featured: https://bynhopod.com ► Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=9b50abf0c0184cee ► Email: bynhopod@gmail.com ► Support & merch: https://bynhopod.com (click "Support") 0:00 - Intro: The Clues1:56 - The TikTok — Don't Spoil It8:29 - The Reveal: Freaky Friday9:22 - Pink Slip, the Sequel & Hudson Rubin11:27 - The Foo Fighters Connection14:00 - "Mistakes"18:49 - Gary Reacts21:04 - "Grey Love"23:40 - Rooney Mara & Why So Few Plays?30:04 - "Hey Hey What You Say"36:06 - "Taime"40:25 - Gary: Tori Amos Meets Paramore1:47:21 - PART 2: Hayley and Danny Join54:46 - No Live Shows Yet — What's the Plan?2:06:00 - Hayley at 11, On Stage With Diana Krall9:08 - Jazz to Rock: How?11:30 - Danny Is a High School History Teacher16:42 - Gary's Obscure Band Quiz18:50 - Real Influences23:44 - New Songs & a Mystery Collaborator28:30 - Cohesion, Queen & Playing What You Want42:25 - Outro

    1h 48m

  5. May 6

    The Beard and the Bird: Rockabilly, Western Swing, and the World's Most Joyful Duo. Episode 37

    The Beard and the Bird are Jon and Cat, a bi-coastal rockabilly/Western swing duo splitting their time between San Diego and upstate New York. Five songs on Spotify, a YouTube series filming bands in bars across the country, and a brand new single you're going to hear in this episode before anyone else does. We found them the best way possible — Uncle Ben's Remedy shouted them out mid-interview from the floor of a Buffalo record store. In part one, JR plays Gary everything: Ace of Spades, a Star Wars medley, originals, and a song written for a haunted house named Eloise. In part two, Jon and Kat join live to talk about all of it — and debut their new single "Waiting on May" right here, before its release. 🔗 Links ► The Beard and the Bird: www.thebeardandthebird.com ►Their YouTube Channel: @thebeardandthebird ► Every band we've featured: https://www.bynhopod.com ► Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=3db9230a4cf44316 ► Email: bynhopod@gmail.com ► Support & merch: https://www.bynhopod.com (click "Support") 0:00 - How Uncle Ben's Remedy Led Us Here1:56 - The Band: The Beard and the Bird4:55 - "Ace of Spades" — Their Version7:22 - Band Bio9:05 - Star Wars Medley13:09 - "Dust If You Must"18:06 - "Take the 219"25:48 - "Thankful"32:00 - "My Dearest Eloise"38:28 - Break: Just Waters1:41:36 - PART 2: Jon and Cat Join Live47:21 - Are You Really This Happy?51:54 - San Diego to Buffalo: The Haunted House Story55:30 - "Dust If You Must": Who Does the Cleaning?56:34 - Punk to Rockabilly: The Pipeline2:01:52 - Covers vs. Originals5:17 - The Most Surprising Covers8:16 - Virginia Is on the Map10:45 - Cat's Rules for Playing a Gig14:13 - WORLD PREMIERE: "Waiting on May"17:29 - Back From the New Song18:34 - The Asylum Street Spankers21:33 - The Murder Face & the Gum Rule25:31 - "Traveling Through Live": How It Works30:02 - Rising Tide: Why They Do All of This37:12 - New Album & Physical Media Plans41:52 - Outro49:39 - POST-CREDITS: "To Be Determined" by the Riveting Tidbits

    1h 53m

  6. May 3

    Blackbeard's Tea Party Has a New Singer. Three for Silver Has a New Album. You Need to Hear Both.

    No pre-roll. No credits. Just news.Two bands we've featured on this show have major updates — and we couldn't wait for a regularly scheduled episode. Blackbeard's Tea Party just lost their lead singer of 15 years and made a very AC/DC decision about what to do next. Three for Silver just dropped a new album out of nowhere. Both bands came out swinging.Fifteen minutes. Two bands. Zero filler.🔗 Links► Blackbeard's Tea Party: www.blackbeardsteaparty.com► Three for Silver: www.threeforsilver.com► Every band we've featured: www.bynhopod.com► Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=4ace843baa7949d7► Email: bynhopod@gmail.com0:00 - No Pre-Roll, No Credits — Just News1:00 - Blackbeard's Tea Party: End of an Era2:29 - "Stand Up Now" — New Single, New Singer6:36 - Gary Reacts: The Whimsy Is Gone7:26 - Meet Amy Kakoura — Their New Frontwoman8:10 - JR Got a Reply: How They Found Her10:40 - What's Next for Blackbeard's Tea Party13:00 - Three for Silver Has a New Album13:54 - "Long Way Down" — First Single17:00 - Gary Reacts17:27 - The Dream Double Bill17:52 - Outro18:45 - Fade Out: More Three for Silver

    22 min

  7. Apr 29

    MJT: Three Brothers, 20 Years, and the Most Criminally Underplayed Band on Long Island. Episode 37

    Three brothers from Long Island. Started playing jazz together when the youngest was eight. Won Amateur Night at the Apollo — multiple times. Opened for Slash and Living Color. Endorsed by Paul Reed Smith. Most played song on Spotify: 15,000 streams. The band is MJT. They were the Michael Jazz Trio until they decided they'd rather be like the Foo Fighters. The jazz crowd was not thrilled. They did it anyway. In part one, JR takes Gary from a 2009 jazz festival video of three kids to the full-volume modern version of Daydreamer — and it's all uphill from there. In part two, Matt and David join live to talk about the pivot, the grind, the Paul Reed Smith story, and what it took to get from the Apollo to the Summer of 99 cruise with Living Color. Their first three EPs are on Bandcamp. Everything else is on Spotify. April 30th at Ripple Rays in Richmond, VA. Links: MJT: https://www.mjttheband.com MJT on Bandcamp: search "MJT" Every band we've featured: https://www.bynhopod.com Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=385a89e8353445d5 Email: bynhopod@gmail.com Support & merch: https://www.bynhopod.com (click "Support") 0:00 - Intro1:26 - Three Kids at a Jazz Festival, 20093:35 - "Daydreamer" — Full Volume9:50 - Gary Reacts12:54 - Band Bio18:44 - "Someday in the Rain"21:19 - "The Man in the Static"27:03 - "Burn"37:05 - "Revolution"43:24 - "Never Change"47:25 - 15,000 Streams. Criminal.48:32 - The Summer of 99 Cruise56:44 - "Here We Go"2:03:04 - PART 2: Matt and David Join10:49 - The PRS Story13:26 - 10 Years Later20:06 - Jazz to Foo Fighters: How?31:51 - The Bitter End Residency38:11 - Daydreamer: Getting Sick of Your Best Song44:50 - The Monday Night Jam in Queens3:03:29 - Has Anyone Compared You to Corey Glover?7:01 - Outro: April 30th, Ripple Rays, Richmond VA

    2h 20m

  8. Apr 22

    Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice: Music for Oddballs and Outsiders — says "NO" to Spotify. Ep: 36

    JR found this band using AI. He's going to have to tell them that. They're not going to love it.Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice is a five-piece synth-punk art rock band from Melbourne, Narrm, Australia — and they are exactly as described on their website: rock music for oddballs and outsiders. Henry Rollins put their 2024 album Total Reality in his top 10 of the year. Rolling Stone put it in their top 50. They've toured with King Gizzard, Tropical Fuckstorm, and Cosmic Psychos. And about a month ago, they pulled all their music off every streaming platform — Spotify, Apple Music, all of it — because they refuse to contribute to what they called "the war machine." You can find them at their Bandcamp. You can find them on YouTube. And now you can find them right here.In part one, JR plays Gary four songs cold: No Pigs (their newest single, pure Melbourne punk fury), How Can Anybody Be Sober These Days? (Dead Kennedys meets Devo filtered through Oingo Boingo), Infinite Growth (live from the Remember the Future concert film — better sound than most studio albums), and Keeps Ya Head Up (Gary's choice, brand new for both of them). Then JR plays Dougal's own Facebook video explaining exactly why he pulled the music off Spotify, word for word, no filter.In part two, Dougal Shaw joins live from Melbourne on a Monday morning, trying not to check the news. They get into everything: how JR found the band via AI and why Dougal thinks that's a rare W even though he thinks AI is mostly a catastrophe, what it actually felt like the day he saw Spotify cleared out (a wave of relief), the AI-generated album that appeared under their band name and had to be fought down, the full story of shooting the Escalator Man video — one take, the longest escalator in the Southern Hemisphere, a guy in a suit who called the cops, and no permit — why DIY is becoming DIT (Do It Together) for him, what the new album More Is the Law is about, and whether Americans will ever get to see them live (complicated, for reasons involving visa applications and a very active social media presence).Post-credits: Reality Changer, a brand new song from the upcoming album, performed live at PBS Melbourne.Watch on YouTube for the full video experience — this is a band where the visuals are not an afterthought.🔗 Links► Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice: https://www.drsuresunusualpractice.com/► Dr. Shore's Mart House Records on YouTube: search  @MarthouseRecords  ► Every band we've ever featured: https://bynhopod.com► Our complete Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=562b19d1be084be7► Email us: bynhopod@gmail.com► Support the show & grab merch: https://bynhopod.com (click "Support")YouTube Chapters:0:00 - AI Found This Band1:13 - Introducing Dr Sure's Unusual Practice2:27 - They're Off Spotify Now3:46 - Where to Hear Them8:13 - "No Pigs"11:04 - Gary Reacts15:18 - "How Can Anybody Be Sober These Days?"17:45 - Devo / Dead Kennedys / Boingo21:50 - "Escalator Man"24:28 - Gary Reacts Again27:41 - "Infinite Growth" Live33:20 - Why They Left Spotify44:30 - PART 2: Dougal Joins48:43 - How AI Found Them52:30 - AI, Ethics, and War55:58 - Fake AI Album + Spotify Issues1:02:07 - Bandcamp vs Streaming1:12:19 - Will They Tour the US?1:22:15 - From Solo Project to Full Band1:40:34 - New Album Talk1:45:42 - Playing a New Song1:47:49 - "Escalator Man" Video Story2:00:05 - "How Can Anybody Be Sober" Video Story2:08:43 - Gary's Genre Comparison2:59:11 - Outro3:02:28 - Post-Credits: "Reality Changer"Hashtags:#BandsYouveNeverHeardOf #BYNHOPod #DrShoresUnusualPractice #MelbourneMusic #SynthPunk #ArtRock #PunkRock #IndieMusic #HiddenGems #Bandcamp #AntiSpotify #MusicDiscovery #AustralianMusic #Oddballs #VideoPodcast #spotify #spotifyplaylist #freepalestine #nokingsprotest

    2h 5m
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Discover your next favorite indie band right here. We go looking for the best music you never knew about, so all you have to do is let us introduce you to the music and the band,

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  • Creator
    Adam JR Stoffel
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Adam JR Stoffel
  • Show Website
    Bands You've Never Heard Of