New Albums By Pearl Jam and Cloud Nothings + Is It Better To Bomb At Coachella Than Succeed?
Steven and Ian begin this week’s episode by talking about shows they plan on seeing this weekend — Ian is going to check out the buzzy retro-pop master Cindy Lee (3:56) while Steven is venturing to La...
19 Apr 202454min
Coachella Downfall + Top Albums of 2024 (So Far)
Steven and Ian open by talking about J. Cole’s botched diss track targeted at Kendrick Lamar (0:26). Is it lame to record a diss track and immediately apologize? Or is this actually a sign of personal...
12 Apr 20241h 1min
A New Vampire Weekend Album + An Old Modest Mouse Album
This week's episode opens with Steven and Ian remembering the old Pitchfork "stunt" review of Jet's 2006 album Shine On (0:27), which was dissected this week in an article by The Ringer. While stunt r...
5 Apr 202458min
A New Bruce Springsteen Biopic, "Honkin' On Bobo"-cast + The Q2 Fantasy Albums Draft
Steven and Ian begin this week's episode in an unlikely place — a discussion of the 2010 comedy Get Him To The Greek, which in light of the recent (horrifying) Sean Combs' news might be the most cance...
29 Mar 202457min
New Albums By Waxahatchee, Adrianne Lenker + Rosali
Steven and Ian begin this week's episode with a very non-indie rock topic — the story about Bruno Mars owing $50 million to a Las Vegas casino (4:29). They shoehorn a brief Sportscast about the emergi...
22 Mar 20241h
SXSW Controversy, The New Pitchfork Festival Lineup, And Our Favorite Albums Since 2014
Steven and Ian open this week's episode by rehashing a surprising trend from last week — Indiecast angered some people online! The (minor) mishap prompts a discussion about previous Indiecast-related ...
15 Mar 20241h 2min
Catching Up With St. Vincent, The National/The War On Drugs Tour, And Other Discourse We Missed Last Week
Indiecast went on as usual last week, but Steven and Ian haven't actually recorded together in about two weeks. (It feels more like six months.) Steven was off recording the audiobook of his forthcomi...
8 Mar 202455min
Mailbag Time! Yay Or Nay Ty Segall, Feist's "Female Seal" Vocal Style + Is 2024's Q1 Historically Great?
Was this a big indie news week? Steven and Ian hope it wasn't. Steven was off recording the audiobook version of his forthcoming book There Was Nothing You Could Do (out May 28, you can pre-order now!...
1 Mar 20241h
