Creedence Clearwater Revival are one of the early pioneers of the southern rock genre. On this week's sidetrack we touch on John Fogerty's lyrical confrontation with Richard Nixon on their 1969 album Willy And The Poor Boys, and take a quick look at the last track of the record, "Effigy". We close out this episode with an equally gloomy King's of Leon track, "Wicker Chair". For more info, check out the shown notes: https://www.nofillerpodcast.com/episode/ep-3-kings-of-leon-youth-and-young-manhood#sidetrack

In this holy rollin', blues-heavy episode, No Filler takes a nostalgic look at Kings Of Leon's debut album "Youth & Young Manhood". We also touch briefly on the relations between gospel music and the early origins of rock 'n' roll. For more info, check out the shown notes: https://www.nofillerpodcast.com/episode/ep-3-kings-of-leon-youth-and-young-manhood

This week's sidetrack touches on Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada, one of the early pioneers of the IDM genre. We listen to "Bocuma" off the 1998 album Music Has the Right to Children, and discuss the major influence that Boards of Canada had on Tycho's early work. For more information, check out the show notes: https://www.nofillerpodcast.com/episode/tycho-dive#sidetrack

Tycho's second studio album ​"Dive" is reviewed, and we explore how music is so closely tied to memory and nostalgia with a discussion of the term hypnagogic pop and how it applies to the chillwave genre. For more information, check out the show notes: https://www.nofillerpodcast.com/episode/tycho-dive

For our sidetrack episode this week we dig a little deeper into Green River, the so-called original grunge band, with a look at their 1985 EP "Come On Down". For more information, check out the show notes: https://www.nofillerpodcast.com/episode/alice-in-chains-dirt#sidetrack

In the very first episode, the heavier side of grunge is explored with No Filler's review of Alice in Chains second studio album "Dirt". We are also briefly distracted by a photo of Pantera from 1985 (follow the link below). https://www.nofillerpodcast.com/episode/alice-in-chains-dirt

No Filler is a music podcast dedicated to sharing the often overlooked hidden gems that fill the space between the singles on our favorite records. In each episode we’ll dive into a little history of the artist and the album of choice, with snippets from interviews & concerts, as well as music from the album itself.