For this month's Whatcha Heard, we dive into a variety of different folk tunes from pop to freak, naval gazers from shoe to doom, and alt-rock from psychedelic to grunge.

Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast coined the term "Thunder Pop" to describe their perfectly calibrated infusion of pop music with an explosive character.

Emerging from New York's noise rock scene, Band Of Susans broke away from the rock clichés that were all but set in stone by the late eighties, liberating the genre alongside their grungy shoegaze counterparts.

No Filler dives into Canadian rock band Sloan's first two records, Smeared and Twice Removed.

We listen to Boston-based Swirlies and their perfectly calibrated shoegaze sound that blends noise-pop, lo-fi, electronica and indie rock.

For our very first listener-suggested episode, we talk about the amazing Swervedriver and focus on their first 2 records: Raise and Mezcal Head. Similar to bands like Hum and Catherine Wheel, Swervedriver mixes elements of grunge, alt-rock, and shoegaze to create their sound. Tracklist: Son of Mustang Ford Sci-Flyer Sandblasted Never Lose That Feeling MM Abduction A Change Is Gonna Come Deep Wound Part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

We're back from our 2 week hiatus with May's Whatcha Heard, our monthly mixtape featuring 10 tracks that we can't get enough of. This month features everything from psychedelic folk to dystopian synthwave, the genre-defying Bjork to 90s post-hardcore, and plenty more to keep you interested. Tracklist: Toro y Moi - Days In Love Bjork - I Miss You Kikagaku Moyo - Cardboard Pile Yura Yura Teikoku - Otoko Wa Fuantei Quicksand - Supergenius New Order - Chosen Time Umberto - Hamster City Motherfucker Lightning Bug - The Return Sebadoh - Dreams sundiver ca - Live in Las Vegas bdrmm - Gush Candy Afterlife - Beechild This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network.

We're back from vacation with a short and sweet episode on the post-hardcore noise rock stylings of Unwound, a band that created, as Fred Thomas of AllMusic once said, "some of the more influential and lasting work of their era, with their cloudy moods and explosively tense group dynamics culminating in some truly transcendent albums." On this episode, we're diving into our favorite album from the group, 1996's Repetition. Tracklist: Message Received Corpse Pose Unauthorized Autobiography Devoid This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

Another rewind episode? What are you guys on vacation or something? Yes. Yes we are. Now considered a touchstone record of the emo genre, we take a look at Jimmy Eat World's 1999 classic Clarity, and how the sound they were perfecting ushered us into the third wave of emo music. Before that we go all the way back to the spring of 1985 in Washington D.C. to explore the origins of emo, and discuss how difficult the genre is to define. This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

On this rewind episode pulled from the No Filler vaults we bask in the shimmering, deafening, lush haze of our favorite subgenre: shoegaze. We pick a few random branches on the shoegaze tree and admire all that makes grunge's less popular sibling so goddamn amazing. Tracklist: Oeil - Strawberry Cream Letting Up Despite Great Faults - The Colors Aren't You Or Me The December Sound - Never The December Sound - Painkiller Whirr - Blue Nothing - Bent Nail This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Pantheon is a proud partner of AKG by Harman.

We turn up the gain and aggression just a tad as we take one step closer to metal with tracks from Helmet's Meantime and Betty. Helmet carved out their own space in the 90s rock spectrum with a unique blend of metal-leaning riffs, melodic grooves, and alt-rock vocals. Tracklist: Unsung Iron Head You Borrowed Wilma's Rainbow Speechless Beautiful Love This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast.

Tracklist: Jack White - The White Raven Phife Dawg - Residual Curiosities (feat. Lyric Jones) Rain Parade - Kaleidoscope Pinch - Returnity Nothing - Bernie Sanders trauma ray - Nühevan Momma - Medicine Ataraxia - Deja Vu Should - Memdrive Elephant Tree - Wither Iron Curtain - Love Can Never Die Seam - Berlitz

For those just getting into the shoegaze genre, there are a handful of albums that are must-listens. Of course at the top sits My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless", Slowdive's "Souvlaki", and Ride's "Nowhere". But while there are must-listen albums, perhaps more important are the must-listen songs. And for many, Drop Nineteen's Delaware features one of shoegaze's greatest moments: the ethereal, slow-build simmer of "Kick The Tragedy", a near 9 minute drone with an unexpected sucker punch two-thirds of the way through that left a lasting impression on new and old fans of the genre and cemented the band as one of shoegaze's greatest acts. Tracklist: Winona Mayfield Delaware Ease It Halen Kick The Tragedy Angel (Madonna cover) Skull This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Pantheon is a proud partner of AKG by Harman.

Tracklist: Thoughtforms Baby Talk Scarlet Leaves Me Cold Downer Sweetness And Light Breeze

After 90s alt-rockers Hum gained a small amount of fame with their 1995 single "Stars", the band headed back to the studio to make their next record. By the time the Downward Is Heavenward was released in 1998, perhaps rock was ready for something else. The record garnered little attention, and the band dissolved, not putting out another record for another 22 years! But the record lived on, and it's masterful blend of space rock, grunge, post-hardcore, and a touch of emo sensibilities has lead many to consider it one of the best alt rock records of the 90s. Join us as we play a few tracks from this true hidden classic from rock's last great decade. Tracklist Comin' Home If You Are To Bloom Ms. Lazarus The Scientists Space Fuck This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Pantheon is a proud partner of AKG by Harman.

Our monthly mixtape is back and surely you know the drill by now? 10 tracks from 10 different artists, no rules just great tunes. We kick things off with a brand new single from Guerilla Toss from their brand new record Famously Alive. Tracklist: Guerilla Toss - Cannibal Capital Common Saints - Fastlane Vitesse X - Repress Reprise Strongboi -Fool Around Saunimon - JAVELIN Letting Up Despite Great Faults - New Ground Baxter - Going Soon Widowspeak - While You Wait Auragraph - 210907 Honeyglaze - Female Lead George Clanton - Tie Me Down The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network.

As we continue exploring the not-so-grungy, somewhat shoegazey side of 90s alt-rock, we're diving into Pale Saints' second studio album from 1992, "In Ribbons", a record that "bristles with quirk, strangeness and charm". Tracklist: Hunted Ordeal Hair Shoes Babymaker Featherframe Porpoise No Filler is a proud member of The Pantheon Podcast Network.

On this week's episode, we chat about Catherine Wheel, the band that mixed new wave, grunge, and shoegaze to craft a sound truly their own. We're diving into their second studio album from 1993, "Chrome". Tracklist: Crank Flower To Hide Bill And Ben Broken Head Strange Fruit Ursa Major Space Station The Nude Texture This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network.

We chat about R.E.M's debut record, Murmur and try to imagine what it was like to hear this style of rock for the first time in 1983. Hearing it now, R.E.M's mix of jangly 60s pop and folk rock with garage rock attitude sounds so normal and common after the band's influence shaping the sound of countless rockers for nearly four decades. But at the time, critics knew it was special. So much so that Rolling Stone put it at its best album of the year, beating out Michael Jackson's Thriller, Police's Synchronicity, and U2's War, to name a few. The next iteration of rock was here, and R.E.M. was the flagbearer.

On our second Whatcha Heard of 2022, we bring a varied mix of new alternative, doomgaze, pioneering synth pop, and much more! Join us as we jam to our monthly mixtape and conclude that more tambourine is ultimately what we need. Tracklist Khruangbin, Leon Bridges - B Side The Smile - The Smoke Green House - Find Home The 6ths - Falling Out Of Love (With You) Cryogeyser - Nature Spotlights - Xerox Yellow Magic Orchestra - Gradated Grey The Glands - Two Dollar Wine Land of Talk - Moment Feed Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas Smashing Pumpkins - Appels + Oranjes Jupiter & Okwess - Telejayi This podcast is part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Thanks to AKG for sponsoring the show.

With Miracle Legion's future in limbo after legal troubles with their label at the time, Mark Mulcahy came up with a new name for the group (and alter egos for each band member) when they were approached by Will McRobb to write songs and appear in his upcoming Nickelodeon project. The show was of course The Adventures of Pete and Pete. Not only did they appear in the opening credits and write the theme song for the show, Polaris also played a heavy role in an episode all about discovering your favorite song at a young age. We talk about what an amazing television network Nickelodeon was and hour fortunate we feel to grow up in the 90s, and how Polaris and the music of Pete and Pete played a big role in shaping our taste in music.Tracklist:Hey SandySaturnineEverywhere (as featured in S1E1 "King of the Road")Summerbaby (as featured in S1E13 "Hard Day's Pete")RecentlyThis show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network.

If you were in college in the early 80s and tuned in to your campus radio station, you probably heard a fair amount of R.E.M., maybe some Pixies, or The Smiths even. But you may have heard a lesser known group: Miracle Legion. With similar jangle pop melodies and vocal stylings as Peter Buck and Michael Stipe, the band was often compared to their R.E.M. counterparts. But what made Miracle Legion different is perhaps what kept them from reaching superstardom: the lyrical themes of singer Mark Mulcahy were less cryptic and poetic and more nostalgic and direct. They dealt with childhood memories we could all relate to. Which is why it's no surprise that the creator of the Nickelodeon cult classic TV show The Adventures of Pete and Pete approached Mark to write songs for his show about growing up in Suburbia (more on that next week). Join us as we listen to several tracks spanning Miracle Legion's short but impactful career leading up to the early 90s when they transformed into the band we knew and loved as kids: the one and only Polaris.

Travis is out of town this week, so we're dropping a Rewind episode on you from our first year podcasting back in 2018, where we covered REM's 4th studio album "Life's Rich Pageant". If you were to plot R.E.M's path from underground buzz to household name, their fourth studio album Life's Rich Pageant was the turning point. Coming out of a miserable recording experience in London with Fables of the Reconstruction in 1985, the band heads back to the states and are determined to inject some energy and creativity back into their music. The result is the loud, invigorating, and often spontaneous fourth album. Tracklist: What If We Give It Away? Massive Attack - Group Four Al Di Meola - Flight Over Rio Begin The Begin Cuyahoga Just A Touch The Clique - Superman This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Pantheon is a proud partner of AKG by Harman.