The Playlisters

The Playlisters

An album. A song. An artist. Not necessarily in that order. New episode every week on Tuesdays.

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September 2, 2025 49 mins

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February ain't that bad. Let's all be nicer to February. Today Jaden talks about Magic City Hippies, a band that may or may not blow up here soon, Zac talks about a prog rock masterpiece, Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise by The Dear Hunter, and Daniel talks about a groovy song with an elusive music video called Sue by No Suits.

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Bears is fine, everyone needs to calm down about bears. Today, Zac talks about a French and Brazilian rap duo called AllttA, Daniel brings forth the moody, atmospheric, and downright raaaad album Crisis by Alexisonfire, and Jaden talks about how you're not really homeless if you have a jetski with the song No Money (Jetski) by Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers. 

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This is not a therapy podcast. Usually. Today Daniel brings yet another Austrailian band to the table, The Jezabels, Jaden talks about How I Got Over by the behemoth The Roots, and Zac talks about Goodmorning by Bleachers, a headphone song for the non-headphone world.

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Are there sharks in The Mighty Mississip? I frankly do not care to find out. Today Jaden talks about the one-man wrecking crew that is Shakey Graves, Daniel talks about the groundbreaking electronic record Worlds by Porter Robinson, and Zac talks about Paper Bag by the fantastic Fiona Apple.

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Reach out to us to find out how to participate in our GoFundMe to make better chair pants. Today, Daniel talks about up-and-comers in the emo scene, Pool Kids, Zac talks about an album that came out 14 years after its predecessor, Black Messiah by D'Angelo, and Jaden talks about a lovely song that's actually super sad, Jeannine by Pete Yorn.

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Sorry about the fireworks. Its been a long month. Today we talk about one of the raddest bands of all the bands, Mutemath. Also Jaden talks about the classic From Under The Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy, and Daniel talks about the wacky Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches.

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Pray for Daniel's mom, she's currently living with a dang ton of kids. This week, Daniel talks again about some New Zealand band, this time one called Avalanche City. Zac talks about a synthpop classic, Songs from the Big Chair by Tears For Fears, and Jaden talks about Fight Song (no, not that fight song) by MAE.

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What's your favorite dinosaur? Today Zac talks about a Canadian punk band called PUP. Yes, we know its not a great name. Jaden talks about a fairly unknown reggae band Echo Movement, specifically their album In The Ocean, and Daniel talks about a song who's band has all but abandoned, Atom Bomb by The Strike.

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Today we talk about cereal. And music. But mostly cereal. Zac talks about a rad British duo, Royal Blood, Daniel talks about a wacky and whimsical album with a gargantuan name, Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex by A Great Big Pile of Leaves, and Jaden talks about a suprisingly deep song, Yesterday by Atmosphere.

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Jaden is a filthy cheater and decided to triple dip today by talking about Andrew McMahon, who has fronted more bands than can be counted by humans. Zac gets real defensive about The Second Stage Turbine Blade by Coheed and Cambria, and Daniel talks about Love Song by Sara Bareilles.

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Turns out we're all just made of dots man. Today Daniel talks about Gin Wigmore, who doesn't really sound like an human being (in a good way), Jaden talks about one of his favorite albums, the lesser-known Lights and Sounds by Yellowcard, and Zac talks about some random punk song again, Dead and Gone by I Am The Avalanche.

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Hey listener, what video game has the best soundtrack? Let us know on the Instagram. Today Jaden talks about a bunch of wackos called Foxy Shazam, Zac time travels into the future with Deltron 3030, and Daniel gets historical with Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand.

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Should Daniel buy a 1987 Rolls Royce? I think so. He'd be pretty stupid not to, in fact. 

Today Daniel talks about the Indian Nu Metal band Bloodywood, Jaden talks about his favorite album of the year so far, Burnout Days by Flipturn, and Zac surprises everyone with a relatively normal song, 2AM by Bear Hands.

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Daniel has a real crisis today. Listen to find out the juicy deets.

Today we discuss the raddest of all the garden gnome-based stoner rock bands from belgium: Gnome, the violin-heavy record Dear Me by OWEL, and the song The Way Home by Mo Lowda and The Humble. 

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You ever heard of Jellyfish? Didn't think so. Good thing you're here, because were talking about them today. We also discuss Daniel's favorite album of 2024, Keep Me Fed by The Warning, as well as Sleeping on the Blacktop by Colter Wall.

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After Daniel adjusts his mic stand for 20 fiscal minutes, he talks about the inhuman Swedish trio Dirty Loops, Jaden talks about the psychedelic sophmore album by Alabama Shakes, Sound and Color, and Zac talks about the classic track Vapors by the diabolical Biz Markie.

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How many times have you, dear listener, said that you listen to all types of music, just not country? Don't lie. We've all said it. Today we talk about one of the best artists currently making music, Tyler Childers. We also talk about the granddaddy ska-punk album Energy by Operation Ivy, and the German cover of a Goldfinger song, 99 Luftballons.

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Today we discuss the life and career of a young man called Brandon Anderson. Also known as Anderson .Paak. We also take a look at the youthful hubris of Lorde's debut album "Pure Heroine", and a song by The Graduate, "Sit and Sink".

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Today we talk about the anxiety inducing/super rad rap-rock group Beastie Boys (who everyone should already know about, come on now), the moody album Separation by Balance and Composure, and the absolute banger, Run Away With Me by Carly Rae Jepson.

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Today we take a looksie at the killer genre-bending Canadian band, Busty and the Bass, the divisive album Pink Flag by Wire, and the breath of fresh air that is the new song by Sublime, Feel Like That.


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