1/20/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Porridge Radio "Don't Want To Dance"
Album of the Week: Mac Miller "Balloonerism"

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory "Trouble"
Shannon & The Clams "Wax & String"
The Weather Station "Window"
Porridge Radio "Don't Want To Dance"
Fucked Up "Disabuse"
Gabriel da Rosa "Sort Of"
youbet "Deny"
Florist "Have Heaven"
Mac Miller "Friendly Hallucinations"
Rose City Band "La Mesa"
Horsegirl "Switch Over"
Perfume Genius "It's a Mirror"
Maribou State "All I Need"
John Glacier(ft. Sampha) "Ocean Steppin"
Girl Talk, T-Pain, Yaeji "Believe In Ya"
Ora the Molecule "Intergalactic Dance"
HUMAN404 "Frequency"

-hour 2-

clipping "Change The Channel"
Aphex Twin "Nightmail [London 14.09.2019] London 14.09.2019"
GENWUNNER "BLASTOISE!"
Baths "Eden"
Ela Minus "QQQQ"
Babe Rainbow "Like Cleopatra"
jasmine.4.t "Tall Girl"
Miki Berenyi Trio "8th Deadly Sin"
Bria Salmena "Stretch The Struggle"
Jules Reidy "Breaks"
Biig Piig "One Way Ticket"
Bonnie Trash "Hellmouth"
Fusilier "Nightmare Muscle"
Mumford & Sons "Rushmere"
little image "THE PRESSURE"

Not on Spotify:
Rose City Band "La Mesa"

Yesterday, I took a moment to honor one of the greatest Americans to ever America—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The man was assassinated for standing up for what was right, and his contributions allow me to do what I do today. Thank you, Dr. King.

Oh, and we had a regime change. Let’s see how that pans out…

As for Sunday’s New Noize set? Yeah, it turned out a little emo—but sometimes you’ve just got to feel all the feelings. I leaned into it and showcased some fresh, raw jams.

The New Noize song of the week "Don't Want To Dance" by Porridge Radio cause I don't want to dance either.

Mac Miller’s Balloonerism is the New Noize  bittersweet Album of the Week. Its a solid record & it makes me sad he’s not here to keep making all this magic.

Finally got around to playing the new Aphex Twin. The record dropped in late December last year and compiles singles he originally pressed exclusively for shows between 2016–2023. These tracks were never widely available until now, and WHAT. A. RECORD. I love it—but then again, I love Aphex Twin.

Lastly I had to include "BLASTOISE!" by GENWUNNER. It’s gone viral again as well as being on heavy repeat for the past two weeks. It still knocks.

1/12/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Japanese Breakfast "Orlando in Love"
Album of the Week: zzzahara "Spiral Your Way Out"

Jangus Kangus "Janakita Kirakita"
IDLES  (feat. Danny Brown) "POP POP POP"
zzzahara "Head in a Wheel"
SPELLLING "Portrait of My Heart"
Destroyer "Bologna (feat. Fiver)"
Japanese Breakfast "Orlando in Love"
Squid "Building 650"
Lambrini Girls "Love"
PUP "Paranoid"
Ecce Shnak "Prayer on Love"
The Burning Hell "Bottle of Chianti, Cheese and Charcuterie Board"
Blondshell "T&A"
Local the Neighbour "Noose"
Tobacco City "Autumn"
Party Nails "First Responder"
girlpuppy "Windows"
Deep Sea Diver "Shovel"

--hour 2--

DARKSIDE "S.N.C"
Franz Ferdinand "Hooked"
Eddie Chacon "Let The Devil In"
Panda Bear "Ferry Lady"
Polo & Pan(ft. Metronomy) "Disco Nap"
BAYNK "Grin"
Venamoris "Animal Magnetism"
Midori Hirano & Brueder Selke "Scale AA"
Xixa "Xolo de Galaxia"
Great Grandpa "Junior"
Dirty Projectors, David Longstreth, s t a r g a z e "Uninhabitable Earth, Paragraph One"
Qing Madi "Akanchawa"
Bob Mould "Here We Go Crazy"
Σtella "Adagio"

The first New Noize of 2025 is officially in the books, and it feels amazing to be back. There’s something undeniably exciting about January. Sure, it’s freezing out, but it’s also the season of fresh projects, bold announcements, and me getting to shine a light on what deserves to be heard.  I am highly aware how big my spotlight is and hopefully this is the year it widens. Or not all I can do is what I do.

New Noize Song of the Week was a tough call (as always), but I went with a little bias: "Orlando in Love" by Japanese Breakfast. I’m beyond hyped for the new album, and she’s hitting the Santa Barbara Bowl in August. Will she invite me backstage for drinks and high fives before her set? DOMAIN EXPANSION -manifestation-  

New Noize Album of the Week is something I’ve been eagerly waiting for, and it absolutely delivers. zzzahara dropped "Spiral Your Way Out" this past Friday, and it’s been on blast everywhere I can find speakers.  The record has this fun finish to it, it has its melancholy  moments but has the hopeful feeling topped with so much LA style. Highly recommend to that friend that it is too cool to admit you put them onto something.  

Funny enough, both my picks this week are from LA-based artists. Total coincidence, but before I sign off, I need to address what's happening in LA right now.  

SoCal is hurting from the wildfires—devastation that’s spreading in more ways than one. If you want to help, please donate directly to verified GoFundMe campaigns. You can spend your money however you want, but be wary of big nonprofits or organizations.

And if you’re not from here? Don’t say shit. The amount of ignorant nonsense I’ve heard is incredible. My personal favorite gem: “Why aren’t they using the ocean to put out the fires?” First off, they are using seawater in some cases, but here’s the kicker: many fire zones aren’t near places where that’s even possible. Add in wind conditions that make any flight a nightmare, and oh, let’s not forget—you want to dump saltwater on mountains? You ever hear of “salting the earth”?  People are wild.

See you next week.