WTF is Sombr? Plus: Yay or Nay on Freak Folk
Steven and Ian begin with a quick conversation about living in a time of political violence and horrific videos popping up freely on social media feeds (0:00). From there, they do a hard pivot to a co...
12 Sep 202549min
Is The New Big Thief Album A Letdown? Also: Radiohead Returns To The Road For The First Time In Seven Years
Steven and Ian begin with a cute story about Michael Stipe logging into Bluesky and clarifying commonly misstated lyrics for R.E.M.'s "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," the l...
5 Sep 202553min
The Legacy Of Deftones, Plus: Are Music Critics Too Nice Now?
Steven and Ian begin with a quick Swift-cast about the pop singer's recent engagement (1:06), and then segue to a Sportscast segment about the potential dominance of the Philadelphia Eagles and the we...
29 Aug 202557min
Mac DeMarco Returns and The 10 Best (Actually Worst) Rock Songs Of The Last 25 Years
Steven and Ian open with a quick Sportscast about the new Dallas Cowboys documentary on Netflix, which Steven loves (1:05). They also discuss a viral tweet about the supposed best rock songs of the la...
22 Aug 202553min
The Arrival Of Ethel Cain And The Disappearance Of Chance The Rapper, Plus: It's Our 5th Anniversary!
Steven and Ian open with an acknowledgement of the show's fifth anniversary, which actually occurred a few weeks ago (0:30). From there, they note the announcement of yet another new Taylor Swift albu...
15 Aug 202554min
Is 2005 The Best Year For Indie Rock This Century? Plus: A Weird Viral Moment For Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes
We open this week in a very unexpected place: "Home," the 2010 hit by Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, which had a viral moment this week that went on for days. What is it about this song that pe...
8 Aug 202554min
Steven Saw The Oasis Reunion Tour In London, Plus: Is The New Tame Impala Single Bad?
Steven and Ian open this week's episode with Steven reflecting on his experience seeing Oasis in London (5:38). Ian counters with his own big concert experience -- Waka Flocka at San Diego SeaWorld (9...
1 Aug 20251h 7min
Viewer Mail! More AI Music, The Best Musician Biopics, Our Biggest "Jaw Dropper" Musical Moments, and People Using Phones Less At Concerts
Hey, with Steven out of town this week, the guys planned a banked episode featuring emails from you, the Indiecast listener. Topics include the growing instances of AI songs showing up under the names...
25 Jul 202558min
