8/11/24 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: The Smile "Don't Get Me Started"
Album of the Week:  beabadoobee "This Is How Tomorrow Moves"

Jack White "Morning At Midnight"
Jonah Yano "Romance ESL" Innovative Leisure
Sophie Thatcher "Black and Blue" Bathsheba
cumgirl8 "Karma Police" 4AD
beabadoobee "Coming Home" Dirty Hit
Sakkaris "cigarette"
Easy Sleeper "Shock Nerve"
Milton Nascimento, Esperanza Spalding "A Day in the Life" Concord
Cults "Onions" IMPERIAL
The Smile "Don't Get Me Started"  XL
Toro y Moi (feat. Benjamin Gibbard)"Hollywood"
Louis Cole (with Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley) Cruisin' for P" Brainfeeder
Jayda G "Feeling Alive" Ninja Tune
Google Earth "GESTURES"  Tiny Telephone
Nicolas Bougaïeff "Spectral Flow" NovaMute

-hour 2-

Fcukers "Homie Don't Shake" Technicolour
Peter Cat Recording Co. "Black and White"
Umberto "Dying Honey & Linden"
King Pari "Bag. Full. Of. Cash." Stones Throw
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "Field of Vision"  p(doom)
Adrianne Lenker "Once A Bunch" 4AD
Rebounder "All Strings Attached" rebounder
The Killers "Bright Lights"
Jon Benjamin: Jazz Daredevil "I Want You" Sub Pop
The Black Dahlia Murder "Mammoth's_Hand" Metal Blade
Bear McCreary "The Last Ballad of Damrod (feat. Jens Kidman)" Roadrunner
Mercury Rev "There's Always Been A Bird In Me"
Pøltergeist "Children of the Dark" Bad Omen
Bear Hands "Floor It" Cantora

-hour 3-

Hembree "Heavier Than Ever"
Thunderpaw "Fly Away" El Rey
Phantogram "Happy Again" Neon Gold
Half Waif "Figurine" Anti
Ze Nigro "Gorjeios"
THUS LOVE "Birthday Song" Captured
Gooseberry "Baby Do You?"
HOL!DAY "Call On My Brothers"
Kill Lincoln "I'm Fine (I Lied)" Bad Time
Jack Kays "DEADBEAT" Columbia
Lunar Vacation "Tom"
BOYS LIKE GIRLS "BLOOD AND SUGAR" Fearless
Queen Cult "Stop Calling" Mother City
Bluhm "Midnight Hill"
Benny Trokan "It's Time" Daptone 

Not on Spotify:
Umberto "Dying Honey & Linden"
Mercury Rev "There's Always Been A Bird In Me"

What’s better than two hours of New Noize? Three. Yep, it’s our mid-summer special, or maybe it’s just because the Reggae Soundclash DJ was nursing an injury and I couldn’t cover his whole show. So, the powers that be tossed an extra hour my way. But that’s the boring truth, and nobody likes that, so you pick the narrative you prefer—it's the American way, after all.

With this bonus hour, I got to dig deeper, which made picking the Song & Album of the Week even tougher. But don’t worry, I pulled it off. Thanks in advance for your support—you know it keeps me going.

New Noize Album of the Week goes to beabadoobee’s latest record, This Is How Tomorrow Moves. It’s got that Americana feel woven through it, making you feel... well, feelings.

New Noize Song of the Week? That honor belongs to The Smile’s "Don’t Get Me Started." It’s got a political edge, which is a bit of a shift for them. Yes, they’re a politically charged band, but usually, it’s more about the feels than the facts. It makes sense to me, but if you’re struggling with that concept, feel free to reach out. And yeah, I know—I’m not great at these write-ups. You’d think after 20 years I’d have improved, but nope. All talent, no skills.

Speaking of talent and skills...

The Olympics wrapped up, and Team USA represented hard. Shoutout to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem—the pride of Pakistan—who launched that javelin farther than any human in Olympic history. Rumor has it he’s being recruited by the Night King to take out dragons in Westeros.

But let’s get real for a second. I’m pissed at Raygun and Australia for turning breakdancing into a mockery. They had so many talented breakers down under, but instead, they went with a spectacle. This Raygun, a college professor teaching about breaking and its culture, should’ve known better. As a kid of color from the 80s tri-state area, this is MY history and MY culture you’re mocking. SHAME. Yeah, I’ve got opinions—tell me I’m wrong, I dare you.

And the biggest takeaway from this year’s Olympics? Anime is mainstream, and you all owe me for the constant ridicule over the past four decades. IT IS MY TIME!!!