Indiecast Mailbag: Favorite Bassists, The Weakerthans + Beirut (The Band)
For the past several weeks, Steven and Ian have planned to do a mailbag segment on the show. But they always end up yapping for too long, and the segment inevitably ends up getting bumped. This week, ...
13 Okt 20231h 2min
A New Sufjan Stevens Album + U2 At The Sphere
Loyal listeners are aware that Steven is currently wiping the floor with Ian in their Fantasy Fall Albums draft (3:24). But Ian has a shot this week to make up some ground with the release of Javelin,...
6 Okt 20231h
New Albums By Wilco And Animal Collective + The Resurgence of Mid-'80s Alt-Rock
Steven and Ian begin today's episode by reflecting on the news that John Darnielle and Lin-Manuel Miranda are apparently friends and consult each other on songwriting. They also tiptoe around their mi...
29 Sep 202359min
The Fall Of Jann Wenner and A Surprise Album From The National
It's been a week since former Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner gave a disastrous interview to the New York Times to promote his upcoming book of classic rocker interviews, The Masters. Thankfully, ...
22 Sep 202354min
New Albums By Mitski And Olivia Rodrigo
Those following the Fall Albums Fantasy Draft are probably aware that Steven is off to a big lead, as Olivia Rodrigo's Guts (his no. 1 pick) is already one of the year's best reviewed albums. But how ...
15 Sep 202356min
Our First Fall Albums Fantasy Draft
The NFL season is upon us, and Steven and Ian are marking the occasion by launching their first ever Fall Albums Fantasy Draft. Here's how it works — they each pick five albums that are coming out thi...
8 Sep 20231h 10min
New Albums By Zach Bryan + Jeff Rosenstock
This week's Indiecast was recorded a few days earlier than usual, so if there was some major indie news that is not discussed, that is why. Why did the guys record early? Well, Steven shipped off to D...
1 Sep 202354min
New Albums by The Armed + Ratboys, Plus: Our Favorite Soundtrack Albums
This week it was reported that Ed Droste of the fine art-rock band Grizzly Bear is now working as a therapist (:25). That this was news at all speaks to the weird navieté that we as indie-rock fans ha...
25 Aug 20231h 2min
