The Casual Sound Tyler Jacobson, Jake Ryan, Lenny

Good stories and even better tunes on this one. You want a theme? That theme is just lining up some good ones for you. Have it. (Or don’t – we won’t know unless you tell us.)







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* Secret Machines – The Road Leads Where It’s Led* The Clientele – Rain* Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – My Echo* Gypsy Death and You – Crocus* Unrest – West Coast Love Affair* Idles – I’m Scum* L’Objectif – Same Thing* Dry Cleaning – Scratch Card Lanyard* Skylights – Nothing Left To Say* Tallies – Hearts Underground* The English Beat – Whine & Grine / Stand Down Margaret* Slaves – Cheer Up London* Sulk – Diamonds In Ashes* Slowdive – Star Roving

This out of order episode (thanks bonus episode!) has us wondering, what would viking-indie sound like? Of course, it sounds amazing. Here are some of our favorite bands and tunes from WAY up north.







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* A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV* Westkust – Weekends* The Cardigans – Your New Cuckoo* Cinnamon – Me as Helen of Troy* Easy – Castle Train* The Wannadies – Might Be Stars* The Knife – Heartbeats* The Soundtrack of Our Lives – Sister Surround* Viagra Boys – Ain’t Nice* Division of Laura Lee – Number One* The Blue Van – Word From The Bird* Eggstone – If You Say* Envelopes – Sister In Love* The Concretes – You Can’t Hurry Love* The Caesars – It’s Not The Fall That Hurts

Usually, only paid subscribers get the bonus episodes – but seeing as we don’t have any paid subscribers, we don’t usually produce bonus episodes. This one was done last week while Tyler we in New Orleans – visiting bars and picking up COVID from the local merchants. Jake references spinning records this Friday, which was last Friday which didn’t happen cos… Tyler got the ‘rona. We’ll reschedule I promise.







The whole point of this episode is that Jake Ryan wants to introduce you to your next favorite band. He’s got 14 shots at it…







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* Airiel – In Your Room* Soccer Mommy – Shotgun* Headshrinkers – Monocle* Public Body – Reset My Password* Blondes – Coming of Age* The Institutes – Alleyways* Husbands – Must Be A Cop* Blur – Beetlebum* Spacey Jane – Sawteeth* The Cure – Open* Sahara – Chimes* Bodega – Shiny New Model* Bloc Party – In Situ* Fritz – Arrow

This episode is meta as f**k and it’s about football – and not the American type. Does Lenny support Man United or Man City? Only way to know for sure is to listen to this episode. And mark my words, episode 51 of the casual sound is sure to be…. a home run! (I’m kidding. I’m kidding. Calm down.)







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* Low Life – RBB* Cockney Rejects – I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles* Doves – Pounding* Johnny Marr – The Right Thing Right* Black Grape (feat. Joe Strummer & Keith Allen) – England’s Irie* The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever* James – Sit Down* Oasis – Bring It On Down* Harry J All-Stars – Liquidator* British Sea Power – No Lucifer

Barcelona here we come. Don’t speak Catalon and my Spanish es muy mal. But, Pavement are reuniting and it feels so good. Here are our some of our favorite acts playing Primavera Sound Barcelona 2022.







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* Gorillaz – Momentary Bliss (feat. Slaves & slowthai)* Pavement – Trigger Cut* Tim Burgess – Oh My Corazon * Beach House – Myth* Parquet Courts – Stoned & Starving* Beck – Devil’s Haircut* Fontaines D.C. – Winter In The Sun* The Jesus & Mary Chain – Blues From A Gun* The Strokes – Hard To Explain* Ride – Chelsea Girl* Soccer96 (feat. Alabaster Deplume) – I Was Gonna Fight Facism* Boy Pablo – Everytime* Yo La Tengo – The Summer* Low – Half Light