7/5/26 New Noize on 92.9 KJEE Santa Barbara's Modern Rock

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Song of the Week: Dinosaur Jr. "Several Got Away" label
Album of the Week:  Michi Dirty Talk: Sunshine Hotline Mixes Stones Throw Records

Adrian Younge "Shake Down"
CZARFACE Meets Frankie Pulitzer "Brothers Grimm"
K-Rec & Checkmate (feat. Sadat X) "Good Nutrition"
TABLEEK (feat. Boogie Fields) "Black Jack"
Michi (feat. Gabriel da Rosa) "Memmy (Recuerdo) (Knxwledge RMX)"
Gold Panda "WAKŌ HEIGHTS"
Tokyo Tea Room "All Night"
Poolside (feat. Stevie Appleton) "Bedroom Eyes"
Punctual & Beachcrimes "Angel City"
Ela Minus & Nick León "Espiral"
Galantis "Do You Mind"
Smidley "Capstone"
Tommy Barlow "Won't You Ever Need Me"
Wild Pink "Box Store"
CASTLEBEAT "Garden"
Velocity Girl "My Forgotten Favorite"

-hour 2-

The Durutti Column "Liars"
Bella Poarch "My Boy"
WEEN "Boston Chicken"
Cheekface "No Fly Zone"
Ecce Shnak "Eddie Legalistic Homeslice"
Party Dozen "Mad Rooter"
The Paranoyds "Tracy Don't"
RAT BOY "BASEBALL BAT"
The Dwarves "Bad Drugs"
PUP "If This Is It"
Margo Price "Maggie's Farm"
Jah Wobble and Tian Qiyi "Tomorrow Never Knows"
Dinosaur Jr. "Several Got Away"
Crown The Empire "raw"
NEVER "HXLDING TIME"
The Night Eternal "Where This World Ends"

250 years of AMERICA!!!! Happy birthday to us.

This week I celebrated our nation's birth and was reminded that the great experiment known as the United States of America lives through all Americans, and it's our responsibility to show up as our authentic selves, no matter how ridiculous we are. I could go on and on about Saturday's fireworks, but you're here for Sunday's new music.

This set had some flair to it. I missed a few things simply because the new music cycle has been STACKED. Jazz and hip hop are two of America's greatest gifts, so I kicked the show off with exactly that. I also had to hit Tom Hardy's new role as Frankie Pulitzer alongside CZARFACE, and I am pumped for this record. CZARFACE is highly underrated and deserves all of your attention.

One of my favorite Americans is Margo Price, and she dropped a surprise protest record. Days of Unrest is a collection of songs that reflects where we are right now with zero filters. Some tracks are originals, while the rest of the record is filled out with covers, including the one I featured, Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm." A ton of artists have covered this song, and I absolutely love Miss Price's rendition. Personally, my favorite version is still Rage Against the Machine's. Oh...and a portion of the proceeds from the vinyl release of Days of Unrest will benefit the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project.

Speaking of cover songs, I also played the latest from Jah Wobble and Tian Qiyi, taking on The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows," and it's SOLID.

I don't know much about this Velocity Girl reissue from Slumberland Records, but it looks like some sort of compilation collecting the band's early and previously unreleased material. I don't own much of their catalog, so I always appreciate it when labels dive deep and do the heavy lifting. My wallet can't handle rare 45s anymore, so I am definitely looking forward to this one. Oh...I played "My Forgotten Favorite."

I even managed to squeeze in a whole punk section during Hour 2 before getting to the New Noize Song of the Week, Dinosaur Jr.'s "Several Got Away." Truer statements have never been made. At this point, you should know that if J Mascis is involved, I'm probably playing it.

TON UP motherfuckin' PUMPS!!! I officially have a favorite Gold Panda record, and this is it. Studio Barnhus is a Stockholm based label I had never heard of before, but now I need to dive deep because they just unlocked something special with Gold Panda. TON UP is an absolute onslaught of funkiness. If you're a DJ, this record is your new secret weapon. I was a week late on this one, but in my defense, I had zero relationship with Studio Barnhus. Hopefully that changes, hit me up Studio Barnhus.

I surprised myself this week with my Album of the Week pick. I love a good remix, but to be honest, I rarely keep an entire remix record in constant rotation...until now. Back in May I played "Are You Lonesome," which featured Mndsgn. Apparently, Stones Throw gave the green light to expand 2025's Dirty Talk into Dirty Talk: Sunshine Hotline Mixes.

The album is short but packs a serious punch. Eight tracks total: the first four are remixed by knxwledge, while the final four belong to mndsgn, split between features and remixes. The knxwledge/mndsgn connection is well known among their fans. Both have incredibly distinct styles, yet somehow complement each other perfectly. Watching these two reinterpret Michi's music is something that needs to be experienced, and it'll take you less than 23 minutes.

I wrote this before the USA World Cup match against Belgium a game in which the President of the United States somehow got a red card overturned.

IF THAT DOESN'T SCREAM AMERICA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES!