9/14/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Tame Impala "Loser" Columbia
Album of the Week: Big Thief "Double Infinity" 4AD

Gorillaz feat. Sparks "The Happy Dictator"
Tame Impala "Loser"
Nine Inch Nails "As Alive As You Need Me To Be"
KNEECAP & Paul Hartnoll "Sayōnara"
Just Mustard "WE WERE JUST HERE"
HEALTH "ORDINARY LOSS"
Ho99o9 feat Chelsea Wolfe "Immortal"
Die Spitz "RIDING WITH MY GIRLS"
SPEED "PEACE"
Maruja "Bloodsport"
La Dispute "Man with Hands and Ankles Bound"
shame "To and Fro"
Cafuné "justwhenuthought"
Skullcrusher "Dragon"
Big Thief "Words"

-Hour 2-

Nightmares on Wax(feat. Yasiin Bey & Mos Def) "Bang Bien"
Kassa Overall "BIG POPPA"
Benny Sings "Simple Life"
Say She She "Disco Life (drink sum wtr)"
NxWorries ft. Thundercat "KeepHer (Knxwledge Remix)"
Peyton "New Leaves"
HAAi "Stitches"
Manslaughter 777 "Die In The Night"
Rian Treanor & Cara Tolmie "Inuti-I"
Sudan Archives "COME AND FIND YOU"
Yukimi "Get It Over"
Liquid Mike "AT&T"
King Princess "Get Your Heart Broken"
David Byrne(ft. Hayley Williams) "What Is The Reason For It?"
Hatchie "Lose It Again"
The Temper Trap "Lucky Dimes"
AFI "Holy Visions"

Not On Spotify
Manslaughter 777 "Die In The Night"

I took a rare Sunday off last week, but I’m back in fine form and trying to stack two weeks of new music into two hours. And what a stack it is.

Started with new Gorillaz "The Happy Dictator". They’ve gone all in on Indian inspiration for this record and, as a Pakistani-American dude, I’m hyped. Followed that with the Song of the Week, Loser by Tame Impala. For some reason it is really hitting a lot of inner strings, wonder why?

Nine Inch Nails are rolling through Thursday/Friday. As of now I’m not going, but that could flip. What won’t change is how wild it feels to hear Trent and Atticus turning in a Disney TRON: Ares soundtrack. Teenage me would’ve never believed it.

Album of the Week goes to Big Thief’s "Double Infinity". Dropped two Fridays ago while I was off, but worth the rewind. It’s a sharp left turn from their “sound” pace, feel, attitude all stretched thin in the best ways. The record makes you question past and future at the same damn time. Uncomfortable, but good uncomfortable. They’re hitting the Hollywood Bowl in October, fingers crossed I’ll be there.

Other standouts you need in your rotation:

  • Die Spitz "Something to Consume": Been sitting on this record a while. It’s pure fire. I can’t wait until they announce a tour because this band is built for chaos.

  • Maruja "Pain to Power": First full dive after a few singles and… wow. Still processing, but it’s living up to the anticipation.

  • Ho99o9 "Immortal": Easily their most alternative work yet. Aggressive as always, but sonically abstract in a way that feels like a plunge into the aphotic zone.

Outside music: yes, I saw Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle. FUCK YEAH, and the hype is real. If I were a Hashira, my breathing style would be playlist breathing. If you know, you know.

Also, shoutout to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. They’re running an Akira Kurosawa retrospective right now. I’ve already caught three films — full write-up coming next week.

Still looking, always cooking. See you next Sunday.

8/31/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Moon Panda "Superstore"  Virgin
Album of the Week: Ganser "Animal Hospital" Felte

Wednesday "Bitter Everyday"
HighSchool "Dipped"
Platonic Sex "Impress You"
Ganser "Creature Habits"
Westside Gunn "DEMNA LEFT BALENCI"
Sabrina Carpenter "Never Getting Laid"
Tchotchke "Kisses"
The Beths "Take"
Maruja "Trenches"
Die Spitz "Punishers"
White Reaper "Blue 42"
Avery Tucker "Like I'm Young"
Modern Nature "Pharoah"
Hannah Jadagu "Doing Now"
FLEECE "Indecisive"
Purity Ring "imanocean"
Sofie Royer "AUTO"

-Hour 2-

Oliver Sim "Obsession"
Soulwax "New Earth Time"
SHIMA "MAITAKE"
Moon Panda "Superstore"
myah "toxic"
Big Wild (ft. Phantogram) "Too Loud"
Igorrr "Headbutt"
Blitz Vega "Superbrain"
Cafuné "e-Asphyxiation"
Stardust One "All I Know"
Geese "100 Horses"
Nation of Language "I'm Not Ready for the Change"
Bright Eyes(feat. Hurray For The Riff Raff) "Dyslexic Palindrome"
Cut Worms "Evil Twin"
Thrice "Albatross"

Not On Spotify
Tchotchke "Kisses"

Who plays Westside Gunn into Sabrina Carpenter? This guy thats who, welcome to New Noize...

It’s Labor Day weekend, the heat wave’s still holding SB hostage, and honestly, I’ve been a little out of it. The reality of getting laid off from my corporate gig hit full force this weekend and it wasn't my best moment. But you know what was? Knocking out another killer New Noize set

A bunch of new drops should be in your rotation right now: The Beths, SHIMA (technically an EP, but we’ll allow it), Westside Gunn, Sabrina Carpenter, Tchotchke (still MIA on Spotify), myah, and Nation of Language. But the crown for Album of the Week? Animal Hospital by Ganser. WHAT. A. RECORD. Loud, feedback-drenched, and brimming with the kind of chaotic energy that makes you want to lab-tech with your favorite Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike character. Yeah, I know that’s niche as hell, but trust me—this one’s for everybody. It’s fun. And who doesn’t like fun?

Song of the Week goes to Moon Panda’s “Superstore,” a slow-burn groove that should come with a warning label. Their new record isn’t out yet, but it can’t get here fast enough. Three singles deep and every one’s a gem. Just a heads-up if your partner’s ovulating, maybe skip playing this one unless you’re trying to expand the family.

On a bittersweet note someone who’s been part of the New Noize fabric from day one is hanging it up. My guy Scott from Sub Pop, one of the kindest and most genuine humans in the music world, is retiring. When I first started this show, he was one of my very first contacts. I was intimidated I mean Sub Pop is legendary & one of the most respected labels in the game & I was extremely intimidated when we first started to tango but quickly realized he was different from most ppl that I work with. Beneath the cool exterior was a fellow music nerd with a fire that never goes out.

He’s also the only person who’s replied to every single one of these write-ups. That consistency? That’s rare. Being “seen” in this business is even rarer, and I’ll always hold that close. It never felt like work with Scott, you could feel how much he cared about every artist, every record, every song. I’ll miss him more than I can say, and I wish nothing but the best for him and Chip as they step into their next chapter. And Scott, now that you have the time, I expect a Santa Barbara visit.

No New Noize next Sunday. See you after the break.

8/24/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: They Are Gutting a Body of Water "The Chase" ATO
Album of the Week: Water From Your Eyes "Its a Beautiful Place" Matador

Jean Dawson "Rock A Bye Baby"
Doja Cat "Jealous Type"
Automatic "Mercury"
Kelly Moonstone(feat. MARCO PLUS & BADBADNOTGOOD) "Seagulls"
Ami Taf Ra "God"
Dominic Fike "Sandman"
Bardo "Funky People"
Toro y Moi "CD-R"
Earl Sweatshirt "Heavy Metal aka ejecto seato!"
Peyton "Answers"
Los Retros "Doves"
Sam Prekop "A Book"
THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA "Modern Fashion"
Deftones "Ecdysis"

-hour 2-

bar italia "Fundraiser"
Water From Your Eyes "Born 2"
They Are Gutting a Body of Water "The Chase" ATO
Hunx and His Punx "Bad Boys"
Mac DeMarco "PHANTOM"
The Problem With Kids Today "Hillsborough disaster"
Greg Freeman "Gulch"
Royel Otis "torn jeans"
Cut Worms "Evil Twin"
STILL BLANK "Cut Slack"
Lathe of Heaven "Infinitys Kiss"
Torri Weidinger "living to work"
Anna Tivel "Animal Poem"
Avalon Emerson "E After Next"
Joyce Manor "All My Friends Are So Depressed"
Palms Station "Why Don't You Stay"
Saint Small "Fugazi Friday"

Not On Spotify
Lathe of Heaven "Infinitys Kiss"

Santa Barbara just survived its first official heat wave of the season a full-on sweaty reality and while I’m out here job hunting and melting, New Noize is still the cooldown session you came for.

This week’s set was back to a full two-hour Sunday night ride so no reggae soundclash takeover. Hour one leaned heavy into the long players: Los Retros’ "Doves" and Sam Prekop’s "A Book"stretched out that vibe in all the right ways. The open was pure modern-80s energy. Jean Dawson and Doja Cat are both raiding the hairspray-and-cigarettes-indoors era, and I am absolutely here for it. The close of the hour flipped the ear feel at the very tail end of the hour with new music from THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA & Deftones (who are on tour together).

Speaking of Deftones, their new record Private Music scratches that "itch". Start to finish, a killer listen. Beyond that, keep an ear out for Ami Taf Ra, Hunx and His Punx, Mac DeMarco, and The Problem With Kids Today, all of which dropped heat this week in album form. But the New Noize Album of the Week has to go to Water From Your Eyes with It’s a Beautiful Place. This record is the fever dream you actually want to have—tractor-beam effect from the jump, and the closer you get, the more hypnotic it becomes. Wild harmonies, hooks flying in from nowhere, and it all works.

And your Song of the Week? The Chase by They Are Gutting a Body of Water. This one rules. It’s dripping in feedback, unhinged in all the best ways, and hits like a brick through stained glass.

Weekend highlight reel? Ginger Root and Japanese Breakfast at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday night. Both bands brought it, both crowds lost it, and yes, I was posted up in the middle of it all grinning like a kid at their first Tibetan Freedom Concert.

Big up to autocorrect, normally I shit all over this earliest version of AI assistance BUT my 2016 matchbook pro “n” key deciding to work when it feels like it, it’s been the unsung hero of this recap.

Laters.

8/17/25 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Droogie Otis "The Edge (feat. Killer Mike)" Beat Konducta
Album of the Week: Pile "Sunshine and Balance Beams" Sooper

Japanese Breakfast "Honey Water"
Daffo "Dagger Song"
Jeffrey Runnings "Value"
Cookin' On 3 Burners "Cookin' The Books"
Droogie Otis "The Edge (feat. Killer Mike)"
shame "Spartak"
Sorry "Echoes"
Dream Bodies "Don't Look Back"
Radiohead "Go To Sleep (Live)"
Pile "A Loosened Knot"
Deftones "milk of the madonna"
Shrine Maiden "And I Arise (Reprise)"
DRAIN "Who's Having Fun?"
Evidence "Rain Every Season (feat. The Alchemist)"

-hour 2-

Jay Som "Cards On The Table"
Wilder Maker "Turn Signal"
Marissa Nadler "To Be The Moon King"
SPRINTS "Beg"
Heaven For Real "Hold Me Back"
Cloverdale "Hear You Calling"
ROKAR "Run Away"
Cut Copy "Still See Love"
Mindchatter "Don't Trust Thought"
Murs "Chopper (feat. Reverie)"
Maps "Chapter One "
The Hives "The Hives Forever Forever The Hives"
Kid Kapichi "Stainless Steel"
Neko Case "Wreck"
Coach Party "Do It For Love"

-hour 3-

Lupe Fiasco "SOS"
Bret McKenzie "Thats The Way That The World Goes Round"
Mappe Of "Terraforming Moons"
Greg Jamie "I'd Get Away"
Will Paquin "We Really Done It This Time"
Jens Lekman "Candy From A Stranger"
POLIÇA "She Knows Me"
Pool Kids "Easier Said Than Done"
ivri "evil lair"
MOLOTOVS "MORE MORE MORE"
IVY "Heartbreak"
Folk Bitch Trio "Cathode Ray"
Bright Eyes "1st World Blues"
Fruit Bats "Let You People Down"
Marc Delgado "Stuck On The Radio"

Not On Spotify:
Shrine Maiden "And I Arise (Reprise)"
Wilder Maker "Turn Signal"
Greg Jamie "Time Has a Way"

Well, I had a week.

Got laid off on a Tuesday. Won a playoff lawn bowling game on Wednesday. Saw Shin Godzilla in 4K on Friday. Maroon 5 popped up in the Funk Zone for a free show (I lasted less than half a song before bailing). Then capped it all with a 3-hour New Noize special because whenever I cover the reggae soundclash, chaos ensues.

Truthfully? I am pretty bummed about getting laid off, I really liked my job and the people I worked with so lets just say this process was not handled the way I would liked but thats "the breaks".

Pile’s newest record Sunshine and Balance Beams hit me at the perfect time. It’s one of those albums where every track feels like it’s been sitting in your chest, waiting to come out. If your world is collapsing or you just lost your job, roll the windows down, crank this record, and let it carry you. Sunshine and Balance Beams happen to be the New Noize Album of the Week.

For the Song of the Week, it had to be Droogie Otis — the Oxnard/NYC combo of Madlib and Your Old Droog linking up with Killer Mike on “The Edge.” Three masters of their craft, one cut that feels like it was built for the moment. Slick, sharp, unforgettable

I had my guy Logan from the Fields of Fun festival pull into the reggae soudclash and we gave some tickets away.

I opened the show with Japanese Breakfast because they’re playing the Santa Barbara Bowl this Saturday and somehow it’s not sold out yet. If you’re reading this, grab a ticket and go. Michelle Zauner is the truth

And while we’re on shows — I’ll be in Ventura tonight catching Glass Beams. Life might be throwing curveballs, luckily we have psychedelic rock.

All I need now is a new job, anyone got any suggestions???