No Filler Music Podcast

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. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.

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Shimmering, Radiant, Lush: Cocteau Twins' Heave...
Between Robin Guthrie's reverb-drenched, shimmering guitar melodies to Elizabeth Fraser's lush, angelic vocals, Heaven or Las Vegas is an otherworldly experience that only gets brighter with age.
51 min
77
A Warm Blanket: The Music of The Sundays
The music of dreamy, jangly alt rock group The Sundays is the perfect companion to a breezy fall afternoon.
39 min
78
Grungegaze Dream Fuzz: The Music of Soul Blind ...
If you're as excited about the return of the iconic 90s rock sound as we are, you won't want to miss Soul Blind.
56 min
79
Devil Music: White Zombie's La Sexorcisto (Bonu...
It's Halloween night: time for the annual No Filler spook pod. Join us as we throw up the horns and summon Beelzebub with some proper devil music via White Zombie.
32 min
80
Whatcha Heard? The S Is For Smile Edition
You never know what you'll hear on our monthly mixtape. But when October rolls around, chances are pretty high you'll hear at least one creepy song from a horror soundtrack. Tune in to hear what else we have in store for this month's Whatcha Heard.
75 min
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Rewind: A Hard Day's Nightmare - The Music of U...
29 min
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Rewind: Slashers and Synthwave - The Music of J...
23 min
83
Rewind: Dark and Dazey - The Music of Cock & Swan
24 min
84
Shoegaze Rewired: The Music of Bowery Electric
48 min
85
Whatcha Heard? The Take Another Sip Edition
79 min
86
Rewind: Sidetrack - Slowdive
We're dusting off an episode from August 25th, 2019 for a closer look at the shoegazing dream pop outfit Slowdive. As one of the early pioneers of the genre, Slowdive's melancholy, druggy & spaced-out ​vibes sound just as fresh and modern today as it did in the early 90s. No Filler is part of Pantheon Podcasts
44 min
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Rise of the Shoegazing Phoenix: Slowdive's 2017...
We chat about Slowdive's triumphant return to shoegaze with their 2017 self-titled.
36 min
88
Raw, Visceral, Mysterious: The Breeder's Pod (w...
We chat about the album that came before the single that pu The Breeders on the map (don't worry, we play that one too) and chat about what ultimately led Kim Deal to leave the Pixies.
61 min
89
Whatcha Heard? The Cycle Resumes Edition
We snuck in an extra recording session a few weeks back before Quentin's baby arrived to bring you our regularly scheduled Whatcha Heard for August.
75 min
90
And So On And So Forth: The Many Adjectives of ...
Friend of the pod Nathan Forster joins Travis to chat about HEALTH's unique blend of synth-pop and noise rock.
69 min
91
Rewind - Dreaming In Slow Motion: The Ethereal ...
67 min
92
Massively Loud, Hauntingly Quiet: The Music of ...
We dive into Spotlights, another incredible band under the doomgaze umbrella. And this time, they bring the proper heavy with their massive metal-leaning sound that contrasts perfectly with their dreamy, quiet vocals.
61 min
93
Mysterious, Uncontrolled, Free: The Music of Pe...
We explore the melancholic, darkly luminous beauty of French doomgazers Pencey Sloe.
53 min
94
Whatcha Heard? The Lullaby Commune Edition
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.
84 min
95
Prepare For Blast Off: The Interstellar Thunder...
Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast coined the term "Thunder Pop" to describe their perfectly calibrated infusion of pop music with an explosive character.
56 min
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Punched Up Shoegaze: Narrow Head's Grunge Reviv...
60 min
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Noisy, free-flowing, and truly liberated: The m...
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.
43 min
98
Whatcha Heard? The Yard Work Edition
78 min
99
Sloan: The Fab Four of 90's Alt Rock
No Filler dives into Canadian rock band Sloan's first two records, Smeared and Twice Removed.
57 min
100
Controlled Chaos: The Intoxicating Shoegaze of ...
We listen to Boston-based Swirlies and their perfectly calibrated shoegaze sound that blends noise-pop, lo-fi, electronica and indie rock.
62 min