3/8/26 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Fcukers "If You Wanna Party, Come Over to My House" ninja tune
Album of the Week: Flying Lotus "Big Mama" brainfeeder

Sugar Plant "Anything"
Waterbaby "Beck n Call"
SPRINTS "Trickle Down"
Dagmar Zúñiga "Her Master's Voice"
Mitski "Rules"
Basement "WIRED"
Friko "Choo Choo"
Greg Mendez "I Wanna Feel Pretty"
Bat For Lashes "Carried My Girl"
Sook-Yin Lee "Locked Boy"
Joshua Idehen "Brother"
Shabaka "Stand Firm"
Flying Lotus "In the Forest – Day"
Nine Inch Nails "Terminal"
Fcukers "If You Wanna Party, Come Over to My House"
Harry Styles "Dance No More"

Hour 2

TOMORA "Somewhere Else"
ford. "No Holds Barred"
nimino "Orla"
Kungs "Galaxy (Riva Starr Jupiter Remix)"
Sam Akpro (feat. TYSON) "Wayside"
Wesley Joseph "Pluto Baby"
Gia Margaret "Good Friend"
Resistor "Petty Fuck"
Ingested "Merciless Reflection"
Moros "Drowned in Decomposed Remains"
Sepultura "The Place"
Temple of Void "Poison Icon"
Lamb of God "Blunt Force Blues"
Final Gasp "The Apparition"

Yesterday was the last day of 45. I honestly can’t believe I’ve survived 46 years, but here we are.

I’ll keep this write-up short. I did have plans, but surprise life decided to start life-ing. So now I have no plans. I had the whole day mapped out, but I forgot to account for Murphy’s Law mixed with a little bit of Ahmed Luck.

So even though I suddenly have time, a lot of time, I’m choosing violence.

New Noize Song of the Week is Fcukers “If You Wanna Party, Come Over to My House” via Ninja Tune. Their album drops on the 27th… the same day as Dave Silva’s birthday. Coincidence? Definitely.

LP of the Week is actually an EP from Flying Lotus. Did I play the Big Mama EP in its entirety on the last New Noize? Yes. I had the rare opportunity to preview the whole thing early, and it’s been in constant rotation ever since.

Also make sure to check out the new record from Shabaka, Of the Earth. In another universe that easily could’ve been Album of the Week. It’s heavily layered spiritual jazz and the second you press play your inner vision will absolutely light up.

And for anyone concerned about my birthday plans don’t be I'm just being dramatic. As soon as I publish this, I’m stepping out, heading to the duck park, and reading Absolute Batman. I picked up volumes 1 & 2 and I’m ready to see if the hype is real.

What I can say genuinely is that I love doing New Noize, and I’ll keep trying to bring you as much new music goodness as possible.

Oh and like I do every year, I made a birthday playlist if anyone wants to check that out.

Alright.
See you next New Noize.

3/1/26 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: American Football "Bad Moons" Polyvinyl
Album of the Week: Mitski "Nothings About to Happen to Me" Dead Oceans

Gorillaz (feat. Johnny Marr & Anoushka Shankar) "The Plastic Guru"
Apparat "Tilth"
Kerala Dust "White Noise"
HEALTH (TOKYO ROSE & ALEX RMX) "SHRED ENVY"
Flying Lotus "BIG MAMA EP – Continuous Mix"
The Architect "Ascintions"
GENA "readymade"
Maria BC "May This Rain"
Mitski "That White Cat"
Telehealth "Cool Job"
The Claypool Lennon Delirium (feat. Willow) "The Golden Egg of Empathy"
Heavenly "Good Times"
José González "A Perfect Storm"
Motherhood "Kyle Hangs Ten"

-Hour 2-

Fiona Fiasco "Stacy"
cootie catcher "Gingham Dress"
Sex Mask "Girth"
Cheekface "Hostile Street"
NOTHING "A Short History of Decay"
American Football "Bad Moons"
Fleur Electra "Get It Right"
Lala Lala "anywave"
Toadies "The Charmer"
Sub-T "Overcomplicate"
Grace Inspace "Emergency Contact"
Last Dinosaurs "Zxro"
Codefendants "Lonely Life"
Sweat "A New Love Language"
Social Distortion "Born to Kill"

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Not on Spotify:
Flying Lotus "BIG MAMA EP – Continuous Mix"

I played the new Flying Lotus EP BIG MAMA in its entirety a week before its release. Second person behind KCRW. That’s how strong this past New Noize was.

Anyone who follows me knows that if FlyLo breathes near a synthesizer, it’s probably getting played on my show. I’ll go deeper into BIG MAMA next week, but what I can say right now is this: it’s already one of my favorite EPs of 2026. The only complaint? It’s too short.

I WANT A WHOLE ASS RECORD, STEVEN.

To be fair, he gave us one of the best OSTs of last year with ASH, and this EP was created while he was juggling all things ASH. Anyways...

This Sunday’s set was a total vibe. I had to cut some serious metal (headbangers, I got you this week), but the flow was intentional chaos but the good kind.

The Architect diving into Stones Throw territory and essentially crafting a beat record? Chef’s kiss. If you’re a Stones Throw obsessive like me, this album is packed with deep cuts and Easter eggs.

For my neo-soul heads, the new GENA record is absolutely for you. “readymade” blends classic vocal textures over retro jazz tones with crisp modern production. It’s the kind of record that makes you tap your toes even in the most sterile office environment. HR can’t stop that groove.

And I kicked the whole show off with the new Gorillaz track, heavily influenced by India and yes, I’m saying India specifically because that’s the centerpiece here. Anoushka Shankar is all over this record. Political, hilarious, groovy — Gorillaz continue to execute the concept perfectly. Also, Noodle supremacy. I see you, Ladyslice.

New Noize Album of the Week was easy.

Mitski is one of the most prolific writers in contemporary music. Period. On Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, she explores isolation, sadness, and emotional stasis but with this strangely effortless humor and lightness. It feels breezy while tackling the kind of themes that make you silo in the same sweatpants for three weeks. Oh and there are 2 songs about cats.

I did NOT have American Football dropping an 8+ minute banger on my 2026 new music bingo card. But here we are. That’s why “Bad Moons” is your New Noize Song of the Week.

Last Dinosaurs dropped “Zxro” and are playing Ventura Music Hall on the 6th as part of their Wellness 10-Year Anniversary Tour. Go support.

In other news, I finally rewatched Angel’s Egg in 4K after its 40th anniversary theatrical run, now streaming on HBO. I vaguely remember seeing a bootleg VHS of this when I was still under double digits. Watching it now? I still have no idea what it’s about.

I’ve written more in this post than they speak in the entire film.

But what it lacks in dialogue, it makes up for in atmosphere, music, and animation. It’s a dark, confusing, apocalyptic vibe but a vibe nonetheless.

Season 2 of Monarch is full of kaiju goodness. The production value is insane. Episode one alone feels like a full-blown film. For transparency: I love Godzilla and I am extremely biased.

I’ll be back Sunday with a brand new set.

And then Monday I turn 46.

Yay?

2/22/26 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: Lana Del Rey "White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter" Interscope
Album of the Week: Hen Ogledd "DISCOMBOBULATED" Domino

Larry June, Curren$y & The Alchemist "Empty Pages"
Baby Keem "House Money"
J. Cole, Future & Tems "Bunce Road Blues"
Maxo Kream, Denzel Curry & JPEGMAFIA "Fake Jeezy"
Denzel Curry & The Scythe (feat. TiaCorine & A$AP Ferg) "The Scythe"
SZA "Save The Day"
Don Toliver (feat. Travis Scott) "Rosary"
Thundercat (feat. Mac Miller) "She Knows Too Much"
L’Eclair (feat. Erin Kimberly) "Ring My Bell"
Fcukers "Beatback"
Odd Mob (feat. Lizzy Land) "Never Alone"
Boys Noize "SH5B0MBE"
Gumshoe "Born to Feel"
Kim Gordon "Dirty Tech"
Yael Naim "Multicolor"
Hen Ogledd "End of the Rhythm"
Jon Hood "Primrose"

Hour 2

Lana Del Rey "White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter"
Ken Park "Shatter"
The Haunted Youth & Max Fry "Deathwish"
Charm School "Scene Queen"
Clarion "Blue Fairy"
Grace Ives "Stupid Bitches"
La Sécurité "Bingo"
Genesis Owusu "STAMPEDE"
Lucid Express "Setback"
The Bug Club "Watching the Omnibus"
Mirah "To Me"
Tiwayo "Sunshine Lady"
My New Band Believe "Numerology"
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis "Rules of the Game"
Exhumed "Shovelhead"
Flore Laurentienne "Régate"

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So much is happening right now. It’s Ramadan, it’s Lent, Lunar New Year energy is still floating around, Olympic golds popping up on the timeline, Pisces season feelings in full effect, the 30th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion (yes I am absolutely in FOMO overload and yes I am still jobless), and we’ve got a planetary alignment coming at the end of the month.

And somehow… New Noize is still the most chaotic thing in my life.

The onslaught of new music refuses to stop and neither do I. I had to cut a lot from this set (like, a painful amount) so just know there was a whole ghost-version of this show that never made air.

Anyways getting to the thick of things so many amazing record were out this past week. A few standouts include the new Larry June, Curren$y & The Alchemist "Spiral Staircase" Baby Keem "Ca$ino" Yael Naim "Solaire" & Jon Hood "Pieces of Rality". Each can stand up on their own and deserve a listen cover to cover.

The New Noize Album of the Week goes to DISCOMBOBULATED by Hen Ogledd on Domino. I genuinely cannot cleanly categorize this record. It’s not art rock, not alternative, not experimental… but also completely all three. The band pulls from sounds that feel both ancient and futuristic, almost like progressive music that predates recorded history. Crescendos crash into textures that feel regional but placeless, pulling from eras of time, familiar but unreachable.

This is my favorite kind of album: maximum re-listenability. Comfortable extremes. Some songs barely pass the one-minute mark while others stretch toward twenty. DISCOMBOBULATED feels like sitting inside someone else’s mind and watching their memories as home movies. You recognize the feeling even if you’ve never been there.

Song of the Week was brutally hard to choose. Fcukers keep dropping banger after banger with “Beatback.” Thundercat gave us “She Knows Too Much” from his upcoming release featuring his friend Mac Miller (RIP). Genesis Owusu swung punk on “STAMPEDE.”

Then there is Lana Del Rey talking about making her husband dinner on "White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter". She sings over this musical landscape that has this old school Hollywood Arabian Halloween feel, almost like you are navigating in the bayous of Agrabah during the fall full moon harvest.

Looking forward to next week's set & hopefully you come through. Until then....

2/15/26 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

Song of the Week: TOMORA "Come Closer" Capitol Records
Album of the Week: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Culling Game -Part 1- OST Milan Records

Danny L Harle(feat. PinkPantheress) "Starlight"
KAVARI "IRON VEINS"
Steve Aoki x Gammer x Dimatik "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Radio Edit)"
Yoshimasa Terui "Hunter"
Proc Fiskal "Signalmessanger"
Mandy, Indiana(feat. billy woods) "Sicko!"
Fcukers "L.U.C.K.Y"
Tame Impala "Dracula (JENNIE Remix)"
Thundercat(feat. Lil Yachty) "I Did This To Myself"
Leaf(feat. Groovy) "Nobody"
MUNA "Dancing On The Wall"
Joji "Silhouette Man"
Puma Blue "Jaded"
Charli xcx "My Reminder"
TOMORA "Come Closer"
Central Cee & J Hus "Slaughter"

-hour 2-

Baby Rose(feat. Leon Thomas) "Friends Again"
Arlo Parks "Heaven"
Lala Lala "Arrow"
Mitski "I'll Change for You"
Anna Calvi(feat. Iggy Pop) "God's Lonely Man"
Genza "SUJI"
Chat Pile "Masks"
Prostitute "Judge (Fast)"
Truckfighters "GATH"
Converge "Amon Amok"
Angel Du$t "The Knife"
Thrice "Gnash"
Puscifer "Mantastic"
They Might Be Giants "Wu-Tang"
Weird Nightmare "Might See You There"
Edgehill "lol"

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NOT ON SPOTIFY:
Leaf(feat. Groovy) "Nobody"
Truckfighters "GATH"

We back in action hi all.

Because the Super Bowl hijacked the airwaves a couple weeks ago, New Noize went dark for a Sunday, which means this episode basically became the “you ordered a sampler platter and accidentally got the family-size” edition. Two shows’ worth of music crammed into two hours and honestly… it kinda ruled.

Soundtracks quietly took over this week. You heard Charli xcx "Remember" off the Wuthering Heights soundtrack but there is another OST that was in the spotlight, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Culling Game -Part 1-. Besides being a mouthful to say this soundtrack RIPS. The album works even if you’ve never watched a second of the show. It’s structured almost like a narrative album (tension, release, dread, momentum). Tracks like “Hunter,” “The Front of the Back,” “The Eldest Brother of Ten Siblings,” and “Connection” constantly escalate into this controlled chaos. It genuinely feels like a sonic Domain Expansion.

Song of the Week goes to a collaboration I absolutely did not see coming but now completely need in my life: TOMORA “Come Closer.”

Take Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers, combine him with AURORA, and somehow the result is emotionally devastating electronic pop. This is their second single and it’s loaded with atmosphere. We also got a release date (4/17) and I am very ready for whatever this project turns into.

How they met? No idea.
Am I glad it happened? Extremely.

Ill see what's what with y'all next week