New Quicksand & Failure, Old Weezer & Neutral Milk Hotel

About this episode

The episode discusses new music releases, notable album anniversaries, and features guest commentary on various artists and events in the music scene.

Congrats Waxahatchee, Kevin Morby & Lala Lala, more 1996 albums turning 30, new albums from Failure, Friko, Miss Grit, Portrayal of Guilt. The Saddest Landscape (with Julien Baker and Jeremy Bolm). Terror, At the Gates & more. Quicksand and Public Opinion album announcements, more Coachella streaming, DJs are gods, Hayley Williams is everywhere, news from Geese, David Byrne, Bob Dylan, Horsegiirl, Tricky, Boards of Canada, Modest Mouse, Grouper, Beck, Jeff Rosenstock, Bon Iver, and more, plus RADIUS CLAUSES AND, Andrew, Dave & Bill deep dive into two more classic 1996 albums turning 30 this year. Weezer - Pinkerton, and Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island. BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher. This week BV editor and photographer Amanda Hatfield is again filling in for Andrew who is out on parental leave (except for the continuing 1996 album part) -- Email bvweekly@gmail.com with any feedback or questions! Visit BrooklynVegan: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ This Week's Notable Releases (goes live Friday morning): https://www.brooklynvegan.com/category/music/new-releases/…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Levine, Andrew Sacher

Guest: Amanda Hatfield

Topics covered

• new music releases
• album anniversaries
• music commentary
• indie music
• festival news
• guest interviews

Keywords

• Quicksand
• Failure
• Weezer
• Neutral Milk Hotel
• 1996 albums
• music news
• BrooklynVegan

Sponsors

BrooklynVegan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Failure, Friko, Miss Grit, Portrayal of Guilt, Terror, At the Gates, Geese, Horsegiirl, Boards of Canada, Modest Mouse

Books & works: Pinkerton, On Avery Island

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