Endless Scroll

We've finally reached the last end of year list episode!! Eli, Miranda and Michael give a rundown of some of their favorite non-2023 music they started listening to this year. Enjoy!

It's time. We each run through our 10 favorite albums of 2023.  Vote in our AOTY listener's poll https://bitly.ws/34puV

This week we welcome back to the pod beloved music writer and host of some other indie rock podcast, Ian Cohen, to discuss all the stuff we've been disappointed in this year. It's called being honest and balanced.

That's right. It's here. List Season 2k23. We're starting off our end-of-the-year run with our favorite songs of 2023. And for this one, we're joined by our trusted producer Cayla Enis!  Here's a playlist of all the co-hosts' picks https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7prKqqZH4AjYyjveZNXXaT?si=dfcd9928a3fc4fff   Cayla's SoundCloud playlist of her picks https://soundcloud.com/i_am_entropy/sets/kittens2023?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

You asked us questions. We answered them. What does "normie" mean? Thoughts on Strange Ranger? Pre-2000s bands we discovered this year? What kind of band would Endless Scroll be? And more. #Letitrock 

Another month has come to pass, so we talk about what we've been listening to. Thoughts on Squirell Flower, Truth Club, Troye Sivan, Ken Carson, Sun June and more. Digressions include the state of vinyl and the movie 'It Follows'. 

We did another draft! This time, we drafted albums from 2000-2004, and the categories were much more narrow and challenging than the ones in our 90s album draft. Listen along to hear us create our teams, and then head over to our Discord channel to vote on who you think won.  Subscribe to Endless Scroll on Patreon to access the Discord:  https://www.patreon.com/endlessscrollpod

This week, we welcome Jeremy Bolm (Touche Amore, The First Ever Podcast) onto the pod to discuss Canadian indie rock heroes The Weakerthans. We get into why people love them, what their impact has been on modern punk music, whether they're emo and much more!

Folks, it happened. Michael Brooks took control of the Endless Scroll terminals and conducted a Wilco podcast with the help of esteemed guests, Shawn Cooke and Ethan Beck. These three Tweedy birds reviewed the band's latest album 'Cousin' and then did a full-on Wilco song draft. For the heads, by the heads. No Eli. No Eric. No Miranda. No masters. 

September was a busy month for new music, so we recapped some new shit we listened to. Slow Pulp, Slaughter Beach Dog, Chappell Roan, Yeule and much more. 

We're joined by The Chillwave Enjoyer to talk about the deadbeat summer of 2009, internet genres, the big three (Neon Indian, Toro Y Moi, Washed Out), what killed chillwave, who kept it alive, & more.  The Chillwave playlist mentioned in the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3KwbsvTAZGCS0alFxjS32K?si=36ff2ee1c1144859

We review Olivia Rodrigo's 'Guts' and vent about some of the irksome writing/dialogue around it. We also talk about the new Angel Du$t record! But most importantly, Michael introduces a new sketch, The Michael Minute, where he shares his takes on some records we've recently talked about without him on the pod. Packed ep. Let's go. 

First, we catch up on some recent live music we've seen. Then, we go deep on new albums by Mitski and Vagabon. 

Happy Labor Day! We're talking the new Jeff Rosenstock album! The new Armed album! The new Mannequin Pussy song! And whatever else we've been listening to throughout August. 

We review the new Ratboys album, 'The Window.' Then, we examine a growing anxiety among major label types that new artists are harder to "break" than ever. That leads to a winding discussion about music, the internet and where those two things intersect. Cool? Cool. 

This week we're joined by Matt Scottoline from Hurry to discuss power pop. What it is, what it's not, why all the kids are talking about it and much more!    Check out the new album from Hurry here!  https://hurrymusic.com/album/dont-look-back

Miranda and Eli talk to music journalist Michael Tedder about his new book, 'Top Eight: How MySpace Changed Music.' We discuss the unique charms of Myspace, music culture on the internet then vs. now, third-wave emo (and beyond), and much more.  Buy Michael's book here https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/top-eight-products-9781641606585.php

With Eric and Miranda out for the week, Michael and Eli bring in Chris Keough from Barely March to discuss all things Rivers Cuomo and Weezer. Write in to let us know how YOU feel about Maladroit!

Eric, Michael and Miranda talked about Madonna, among other things. But mostly Madonna. 

Hey everyone! It's been a wild month for us Endless Scroll co-hosts. We've all been traveling a lot. Our producer, Cayla, has especially been traveling a lot. We realize we haven't put out a new main feed episode in a month (the longest gap in Endless Scroll history!) and we apologize for that!  But guess what? We're back. We have bunch of awesome new episodes recorded throughout July that we'll be doling out over the next few weeks, so you'll be getting more new Endless Scroll content than ever in August. Starting with this episode.  In this one, Michael, Miranda and Eli talk about new music from Loma Prieta, The Menzingers, MJ Lenderman, Taking Meds and more. Then, we take a look at Pitchfork's "Songs of the Summer" list, comment on some of their choices, and then share our own songs of Summer 2023.  Thanks for all the support as always. Enjoy!