7/28/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Karen O & Danger Mouse "Super Breath" Secretly
Album of the Week: Childish Gambino "Brando Stone and the New World" RCA

1. Karen O & Danger Mouse "Super Breath" Secretly Distribution
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "Long Dark Night"
3. Water From Your Eyes "The Good Ship Lifestyle" Matador
4. This House is Creaking "If You Want Me To Be"
5. Childish Gambino "Lithonia" RCA
6. Maita "girl at the bar" Fluff and Gravy
7. Wand "Curtain Call"  Drag City
8. Being Dead "Van Goes" Bayonet
9. Hakushi Hasegawa "The Blossom and the Thunder" Brainfeeder
10. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "Hog Calling Contest"  p(doom)
11. Strawberry Launch "Emily" Trash Casual
12. Cults "Open Water" IMPERIAL
13. Crack Cloud "The Medium" Jagjaguwar
14. Nathan Bowles Trio "Our Air" Drag City
15. Peel Dream Magazine "Lie In The Gutter" Topshelf

-hour 2-

16. Kim Deal "Coast" 4AD
17. The Bug Club "Lonsdale Slipons" Sub Pop
18. Touché Amoré "Nobody's" Rise
19. Sampha (ft. Little Simz) "Satellite Business" Young
20. Angela Muñoz "Stay Up"  Stones Throw
21. Empress Of "Someone I Know" Sub Pop
22. Dua Saleh "want"
23. Overmono (ft. Ruthven) "Gem Lingo (ovr now)" XL
24. Sofi Tukker "Hey Homie"
25. LSDXOXO "Bloodlust" Because
26. Hataałii "Brown Fool Eyes" Dangerbird
27. Pom Pom Squad "Downhill" City Slang
28. Veronica Lewis "Against The World" Moonwink
29. Arrested Youth "Little Cup" Lowly
30. GIFT "Milestones"

Not on Spotify:
This House is Creaking "If You Want Me To Be"
GIFT "Milestones"

Ya boy is back! Did I miss anything? I was off indulging in the legendary EVO, my first one, and it was incredible. Shoutout to all the good folks at EVO. Over the next few weeks, I'll be dropping content all about it. Tried to get a specific new music track from EVO – it’s coming next week.

Since I was at EVO, I had to cram two weeks of new music into Sunday’s set, so a ton of tracks got cut – that’s just how it goes.

The New Noize Song of the Week is LUX PRIMA (Karen O & Danger Mouse) with "Super Breath." Are they still using that moniker? New album? Tour? I hope yes to all. Their self-titled 2019 record was New Noize’s #1 album of the year, so expectations are sky-high.

I love a conceptual record, and Donald Glover is sending Childish Gambino off in style with "Brando Stone and the New World." (New Noize Album of the Week) It's genre-hopping and features classic hip-hop skits from the accompanying short film out later this year. This final project is his most diverse and a bittersweet goodbye for fans, likely to make many best-of-the-year lists.

Deadpool and Wolverine was great! Can’t say more without spoiling it, but it’s filled with heart. Ignore the negativity – it’s wonderful.

And why are people mad about Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom? The real question is, what DOOM song will they open the movie with?

Catch you post-fiesta this Sunday. Confetti will be everywhere... 

7/14/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Cornelius & Haruomi Hosono "Bara To Yaju" Stones Throw
Album of the Week: Brijean "Macro" Ghostly International

1. FOUR YEAR STRONG "uncooked" Pure Noise
2. SPEED "DON'T NEED" Flatspot
3. Wolfbrigade "Disarm or be Destroyed" Metal Blade
4. Cursive "Botch Job"  Run For Cover
5. Mustafa "SNL" Jagjaguwar
6. Clairo "Juna"
7. Kaycie Satterfield "Video Girl"
8. Jerry Paper "Scenic Route" Stones Throw
9. Cornelius & Haruomi Hosono "Bara To Yaju" Stones Throw
10. 潘PAN "Embers" Transgressive
11. toe "CLOSE TO YOU" Topshelf
12. Cigarettes After Sex "Silver Sable"
13. Lifeguard "Telepathic Love (Wipers Cover)" Matador
14. Metronomy (feat. Lynks, SPIDER, Master Peace, & TaliaBle) "Typical" Ninja Tune
15. Orville Peck(feat Beck) "Death Valley High"
16. Pom Poko "My Family" Bella Union

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17. Cassandra Jenkins "Petco" Dead Oceans
18. Common, Pete Rock "Chi-Town Do It" Loma Vista
19. Nonpareils "Opening Chord" Mute
20. Brijean "Bang Bang Boom" Ghostly International
21. Salute(feat. Disclosure) "lift off" Ninja Tune
22. Floating Points "Key103" Ninja Tune
23. Girl Ultra "bruce willisss" Big Dada
24. Porij Stranger(feat. Elkka) "Stranger"  Play It Again Sam
25. Lea Thomas "Cosmos Forever"
26. Wishy "Sick Sweet"
27. Quivers "Pink Smoke" Merge
28. BAD WITH PHONES "Don't Talk To Me" Don't Sleep
29. Chris Cohen "Sunever" Hardly Art
30. Worlds Greatest Dad "Twenty Deer" SideOneDummy
31. Font "Hey Kekule" Acrophase
32. Bartees Strange "Lie 95" 4AD

Not on Spotify:
Lea Thomas "Cosmos Forever"

Hey everyone, what a historical weekend that was. Is it just me, or does it feel like we're living in some hyper surreal alternate reality? Because I sure do. It's getting out of control.

One thing I have complete control over is New Noize, and I dropped another killer set. Dave Hanacek sent me the new Four Year Strong single, "Uncooked," and it ripped so hard that I had to open the show with it. The New Noize Song of the Week, however, couldn’t be more different. Off the Stones Throw label, pay attention to the musical stylings of Cornelius & Haruomi Hosono with their tune "Bara To Yaju." It's a gem.

It's no secret that I love all things Japan, so it's also no surprise that I'm into toe, an instrumental rock band from Tokyo. They decided to put lyrics on their latest record, "Now I See the Light.". This album is great, but I feel it needs some time to grow on me.

潘PAN (formerly known as "Aristophanes") dropped a new release, "Pan the Pansexual," a wild album out of Taiwan. It's a genre-bending journey that's all over the place in the best way possible.

So many other full-length albums dropped this cycle, including releases from Girl Ultra, Common & Pete Rock, Cigarettes After Sex, Salute, Pom Poko, and Cassandra Jenkins. I wish I had the time to dive deep into each one, but alas, I'm pressed for time. The New Noize Album of the Week is "Macro" by Brijean.

I've been hinting at something big for a while, and now it's officially official. I'll be at EVO in Las Vegas this weekend. For those who don't know, EVO is the most prestigious fighting game tournament, with finals always held in the USA. I’ve never attended the official EVO finals before, and I am hyped. I’ve got a press pass and will be interviewing music makers within this industry, along with some legends. There's so much more I want to say, but I'll save that for later. Right now, my main concern is the heat – it's 106 degrees as I write this. Thankfully, I'll be indoors playing video games.

The one thing I want to see at EVO is Arslan Ash winning his fourth consecutive title in Tekken. He’s the three-time champ of Tekken 7, and this will be the first Tekken 8 EVO USA championship. It better be Arslan, my Pakistani brother. I've never seen anyone Pakistani win anything, including myself, so I'm heavily invested. If you stream this, you’ll see me wrapped in the green and white flag, praying to my Khuda that Arslan claims victory once more. The FGC has come a long way.

See you in a few Sundays!

7/7/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: The Bug Club "Lonsdale Slip Ons" Sub Pop
Album of the Week: Eiko Ishibashi "Evil Does Not Exist" Drag City Inc.

1. Liana Flores "Cuckoo"
2. Bibi Club "you can wear a jacket or a shirt" Secret City
3. Los Campesinos! "kms" Heart Swells
4. beccs "Good Comin"
5. The Bug Club "Lonsdale Slipons"  Sub Pop
6. Melt-Banana "Flipside"  A-ZAP
7. GEL "Persona" Blue Grape
8. Chris Corsano "The Full-Measure Wash Down" Drag City Inc.
9. Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance "Stages of Capitulation" Drag City Inc.
10. Lee Underwood "California Sigh" Drag City Inc.
11. Dirty Three "Love changes everything I" Drag City Inc.
12. Eiko Ishibashi "Smoke" Drag City Inc.
13. NxWorries (feat. Thundercat)"KeepHer"  Stones Throw
14. Common & Pete Rock "All Kind Of Ideas' Loma Vista
15. M Slago & Homeboy Sandman "Heard Right" Fly 7

--hour2--

16. Killer Mike "HUMBLE ME" Loma Vista
17. Lupe Fiasco "Samurai" Thirty Tigers
18. Action Bronson "Sega"
19. Megan Thee Stallion "Otaku Hot Girl" Hot Girl
20. GILA "Floormancer" Lex
21. OneDa "Set It Off"
22. KOKOKO! "Nasali Nini" Transgressive
23. SUGIURUMN(feat.Hokuto Asami) "MUSIC FUNCTION" KiliKIliVilla
24. Empire Of The Sun "Cherry Blossom"
25. Deltaphase "Anaesthetic" Vibrant Sky
26. Friedberg "The Greatest" Clouds Hill
27. LUCI "Morning Wine"  Don't Sleep
28. Guided By Voices "Serene King"
29. Nada Surf "New Propeller"  New West
30. Pixies "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"

Hi

I did a label block so that’s something you don't see everyday. Also me keeping this write up short.

See you next week. 

6/30/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: NewJeans "Right Now"
Album of the Week: Lupe Fiasco "Samurai" Thirty Tigers

1. Lupe Fiasco "No. 1 Headband" Thirty Tigers
2. Aaron Frazer "Payback" Dead Oceans
3. NxWorries "WalkOnBy (feat. Earl Sweatshirt & Rae Khalil)" Stones Throw
4. Hiatus Kaiyote "Love Heart Cheat Code" Brainfeeder
5. Loma "Pink Sky" Sub Pop
6. Pearl & The Oysters "Side Quest" Stones Throw
7. Prefuse 73 "Python Print" Lex
8. Megan Thee Stallion "Where Them Girls At"
9. Omar Apollo "Less of You" Warner
10. NewJeans "Right Now"
11. Bicep "CHROMA 004 ROLA"
12. Bill Leeb "Terror Forms"
13. Charli XCX (feat Lorde) "The girl, so confusing" Atlantic
14. Ringdown "Ghost"
15. Melinda Sullivan & Larry Goldings "Big Foot" Colorfield

-hour 2-

16. Wilco "Annihilation" dBpm
17. Kim Gordon "ECRP" Matador
18. Redd Kross "Cancion Enojada" In The Red
19. The Folk Implosion "OK to Disconnect" Joyful Noise
20. Lutalo "Ocean Swallows Him Whole" Winspear
21. MAITA "Break Up Song x3" Fluff and Gravy
22. The WAEVE "You Saw" Transgressive
23. LP Giobbi "Bittersweet (feat. Portugal the Man)" Counter
24. Pom Pom Squad "Downhill" City Slang
25. King Pari "Better The Devil" Stones Throw
26. Washed Out "A Sign" Sub Pop
27. Kenzo Cregan "Sara"
28. Winnetka Bowling League, Medium Build, Dawes "This Is Life"
29. Bluhm "Under The Glow Of Your Moon"
30. Chris Cohen "Night or Day" Hardly Art

Not on Spotify Playlist
Bill Leeb "Terror Forms"

Hey everyone! Sorry about the delay in updating. For those who don’t know, I also have a corporate day job that kept me quite busy yesterday. It’s the end of Q2 on an ultra-short week, and I'm trying to fit everything into three days. But enough about that—I have some amazing news to share at the end of this update. First, let’s dive into New Noize.

We had a monster release day this past Friday with so many albums dropping that I had to push a few to this upcoming Sunday’s New Noize set. Let's recap what happened in the last show.

I kicked off the show with a track called "Headband" by Lupe Fiasco from his album Samurai, which is also our New Noize Album of the Week. Lupe has been living by the ways of bushido, and his lyrical game is sharper than ever because of it.

A few other new album releases to check out are:

Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code
Omar Apollo - God Said No
Loma - How Will I Live Without A Body?
Megan Thee Stallion - Megan

Our New Noize Song of the Week is NewJean’s “Right Now.” Apparently, the entire K-Pop group has transitioned into Powerpuff Girls on this new, possibly conceptual, record. I can’t wait to hear all the other sugar and spice these ladies have in store for us when their new LP drops later this year, accompanied by a massive tour.

I’m hyped for the 4th of July! It's mostly because Cage the Elephant is playing at the SBBowl on the 3rd.

Oh, and some big news—I’M GOING TO EVO 2024 in a few weeks!!! If you don’t know what EVO is, we are built differently. No one except my close friends knows what EVO is, which is disappointing but unsurprising. I cannot stress how much this means to me and how excited I am to attend the biggest fighting game tournament of the year finally. There are other fighting game tourneys in the FGC, but EVO North America (held in Vegas) is the premier Super Bowl of fighting games. The main games featured are STREET FIGHTER 6, Tekken 8, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys, Mortal Kombat 1, King of Fighters XV, SF 3rd Strike, and GUILTY GEAR STRIVE! Which game are you excited to see at EVO? Everything will be streamed, and if you’re attending or in Vegas, hit me up. This also means no New Noize the weekend of the 21st, but we can worry about that later.

Hopefully, I’ll see you this Sunday!