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“I, for one, need hope — and this is why I am dedicated to telling stories that liberate.”—Spencer T. Folmar
INTRODUCING
ROLE MODELS
PODCAST NETWORK
THREE GREAT THINGS
HEAR FIRST

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Hear First: Ian O’Neil’s Ten Years of It

Music
By Ian O’Neil | October 24, 2019
By Ian O’Neil | October 24, 2019

Hear First: Ian O’Neil’s Ten Years of It

The premiere of a new album, plus a dissection of the history of the "Other Guy" from Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus.

Hear First: Nice Guys’ Nice Guys

Music
By Nice Guys | October 16, 2019
By Nice Guys | October 16, 2019

Hear First: Nice Guys’ Nice Guys

The premiere of the band's debut album, plus some words on it from Boston hardcore legend Mr. B.

Hear First: Horror Movie Marathon’s Good Scare

Music
By Horror Movie Marathon | October 14, 2019
By Horror Movie Marathon | October 14, 2019

Hear First: Horror Movie Marathon’s Good Scare

The debut album from William Rutledge, plus an essay about it by his friend Sean Henry.

Hear First: GUPPY’s In Heat

Music
By GUPPY | October 4, 2019
By GUPPY | October 4, 2019

Hear First: GUPPY’s In Heat

The premiere of the LA quartet’s debut album, plus an essay about it from Greg Katz of Cheekface.

Hear First: Desert Sharks’ Baby’s Gold Death Stadium

Music
By Desert Sharks | September 25, 2019
By Desert Sharks | September 25, 2019

Hear First: Desert Sharks’ Baby’s Gold Death Stadium

The premiere of the debut LP, plus a special edition of our Three (or, four) Great Things series.

Hear First: Luke Hogan’s Thank You, Stranger

Music
By Luke Hogan | September 23, 2019
By Luke Hogan | September 23, 2019

Hear First: Luke Hogan’s Thank You, Stranger

The premiere of the debut solo album, plus a track-by-track breakdown from the artist himself.

Hear First: Stella Emmett’s Admirer

Music
By Stella Emmett | August 19, 2019
By Stella Emmett | August 19, 2019

Hear First: Stella Emmett’s Admirer

An album premiere, plus some thoughts from Emmett herself on admiring the world from your bedroom window.

Hear First: Mister Lies’s Mister Lies

Music
By Mister Lies | July 29, 2019
By Mister Lies | July 29, 2019

Hear First: Mister Lies’s Mister Lies

The premiere of the first Mister Lies album to be released in five years, plus an essay from Nick Zanca himself.

Hear First: Fallow Land’s Slow Down, Rockstar

Music
By Fallow Land | July 22, 2019
By Fallow Land | July 22, 2019

Hear First: Fallow Land’s Slow Down, Rockstar

Stream the new album and read a foreward by its producer Matt Bayles (Minus the Bear).

Hear First: Shutups’ Every Day I’m Less Zen

Music
By Shutups | July 8, 2019
By Shutups | July 8, 2019

Hear First: Shutups’ Every Day I’m Less Zen

The premiere of the band's debut album, plus an essay by its producer Cody Votolato (The Blood Brothers).

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