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- 🇦🇺AU · Music Commentary#32100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Music Commentary#36100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Music Commentary#6930K to 100K
- 🇬🇧GB · Music Commentary#8930K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · Music Commentary#1975K to 30K
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160K to 510K🎙 Daily cadence·275 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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535K to 1.7M🇦🇺18%🇺🇸18%🇫🇷18%+28 more - Active Followers
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214K to 680K
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Our Favorite Albums of 2016
Jun 19, 2026
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Our Favorite Albums Of 2026 So Far
Jun 12, 2026
1h 03m 43s
Has 2026 Been A Good Year For Music? Plus: New Albums by Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, and Deer Tick
Jun 5, 2026
58m 01s
New Albums By Kurt Vile and Guided By Voices, the Return of Wild Pink, and "Indie Rock" Electronic Albums
May 29, 2026
56m 53s
Car Seat Headrest Re-Records "Teens Of Denial," Ed O'Brien Goes Solo (Again), and We Assess a "Greatest Punk Albums" List
May 22, 2026
57m 05s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/19/26 | ![]() Our Favorite Albums of 2016 | After a brief tangent on Steve's experience this week recording an audiobook and a review of the week's scant slate of new releases, the guys get into a deep conversation about the music of 2016, a fascinating year of transition in a tumultuous time. Steven and Ian talk about the year, what it meant for the future, and share their top five albums lists. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() Our Favorite Albums Of 2026 So Far✨ | NBA FinalsPhoebe Bridgers tour+3 | Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For CutieAmazon Music | — | Phoebe BridgersBen Gibbard+5 | — | 1h 03m 43s | |
| 6/5/26 | ![]() Has 2026 Been A Good Year For Music? Plus: New Albums by Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, and Deer Tick✨ | music industryalbum releases+3 | — | Death Cab For CutieModest Mouse+3 | — | 2026 musicalbum releases+5 | — | 58m 01s | |
| 5/29/26 | ![]() New Albums By Kurt Vile and Guided By Voices, the Return of Wild Pink, and "Indie Rock" Electronic Albums✨ | NBA playoffsnew album announcements+3 | — | New York KnicksWild Pink+7 | — | NBA playoffsWild Pink+5 | — | 56m 53s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Car Seat Headrest Re-Records "Teens Of Denial," Ed O'Brien Goes Solo (Again), and We Assess a "Greatest Punk Albums" List✨ | Car Seat HeadrestEd O'Brien+4 | — | Car Seat HeadrestBleachers+6 | — | Car Seat HeadrestTeens Of Denial+4 | — | 57m 05s | |
| 5/15/26 | ![]() Phoebe Bridgers Returns! Tame Impala Has A Real Pop Hit! This Is Lorelei Signs Big!✨ | rock music discoursenew music releases+4 | — | New York TimesMatador+6 | — | Phoebe BridgersTame Impala+7 | — | 54m 58s | |
| 5/8/26 | ![]() Broken Social Scene Returns, Greta Van Fleet Breaks Up (Almost), Ween vs. Tenacious D, and The Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time✨ | music newsalbum reviews+4 | — | Greta Van FleetAldous Harding+10 | — | Greta Van FleetBroken Social Scene+3 | — | 1h 02m 11s | |
| 5/1/26 | ![]() The Thrill Of American Football and The Agony Of "Michael"✨ | Michael Jackson biopicconcert tourism+4 | — | Hiss Golden MessengerLip Critic+7 | — | Michael Jacksonconcert tourism+4 | — | 1h 00m 50s | |
| 4/24/26 | ![]() A Rom-Com About An Indie Music Critic? Plus: New Albums By Nine Inch Noize and Friko✨ | indie musicnew album releases+4 | — | Amazon MusicNew Pornographers+8 | — | indie musicnew releases+4 | — | 1h 00m 40s | |
| 4/17/26 | ![]() A Geese Scandal? Plus: Live Nation Monopoly, Coachella, Angine De Poitrine, and My New Band Believe✨ | Live Nation court rulingdigital marketing in music+4 | — | Live NationGeese+4 | — | Live NationGeese+5 | — | 1h 02m 00s | |
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| 4/10/26 | ![]() New Music From The Strokes and WU LYF, plus: The 2026 Q2 Fantasy Albums Draft✨ | new musicalbum reviews+3 | — | The StrokesWU LYF+3 | — | The StrokesWU LYF+5 | — | 1h 13m 22s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() Indiecast Is Back! Starting Friday April 10!✨ | podcast returnmusic commentary+3 | — | WU LYF | — | IndiecastAmazon Music+3 | — | 2m 25s | |
| 12/19/25 | ![]() The 2025 Indiecasties + A Note About The Show's Future✨ | sports commentarymusic awards+3 | — | Green Bay PackersIndiecast+1 | — | IndiecastIndiecasties+3 | — | 1h 05m 39s | |
| 12/12/25 | ![]() Indiecast's Favorite Albums Of 2025✨ | Charli XCX mockumentarymillennial cultural dominance+4 | — | This Is LoreleiIndiecast+1 | — | IndiecastCharli XCX+6 | — | 1h 02m 58s | |
| 12/5/25 | ![]() What Do Year-End Lists Say About The Music Trends Of 2025?✨ | year-end albums listsmusic trends+3 | — | Philadelphia EaglesChicago Bears+3 | — | year-end listsmusic trends 2025+4 | — | 58m 32s | |
| 11/28/25 | ![]() We (Finally) Answer Some Listener Emails✨ | concert etiquettelistener emails+4 | — | The LemonheadsAll You Need Is Love: The Story Of Popular Music | — | concertslistener emails+5 | — | 59m 52s | |
| 11/21/25 | ![]() Which Albums Are Critics Going To Put On Their Year-End Lists? | Steven and Ian begin with a quick rundown of Thanksgiving fixins, and ultimately disagree on the utility of turkey (0:55). After that, they briefly assess the fantasy albums draft, which already seems like a wrap (10:51). Then they talk about gearing up to make their year-end albums lists (13:14), after which they make some educated guesses about what they think critics are going to rate highly this year (28:44). In the "yay or nay" segment, they discuss the new comeback album by Tobias Jesso Jr. (49:52).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the emo band Ben Quad and Steven discusses the late singer-songwriter Todd Snider, who died last week (54:01).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 265 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 11/14/25 | ![]() What Does Radiohead Mean In 2025? | Steven and Ian kick off with an announcement about an old favorite/punchline. They also discuss the recent Indiecast Bowl between the Packers and Eagles, the least watchable football game ever (3:41). From there, they have an extended conversation about Radiohead's current European tour, and what the band's standing currently is in the culture (9:59). Then they check in on the recent Grammy nominations, and critique the always unusual nominations in the rock categories (32:33). Then they do a "yay or nay" on The Neighbourhood (46:46).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the Australian dream pop singer Hatchie and Steven weighs in on emo/folk/heartland rock artist Petey USA (51:41).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 265 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 11/7/25 | ![]() A New Waxahatchee/MJ Lenderman Supergroup + The Return Of The 1975 Discourse | Steven and Ian open with a review of Ian's recent run of concerts, including Geese's Halloween show in San Diego (0:45). They also do a Sportscast on the upcoming Packers vs. Eagles game, aka The Indeicast Bowl (6:56), and a Newscast on the recent Zohran Mamdani victory in New York City and the surprising reaction from (of all people) Ryan Adams (11:57). Then they check in on the Fantasy Album Draft, which is stacked this week with albums from Rosalía, Armand Hammer, Brandi Carlile, Florence + The Machine, and Mavis Staples (21:23).From there, they discuss the new supergroup Snocaps composed of Katie and Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman, and Brad Cook (25:29), as well as The 1975 removing a song from one of their albums (34:17) and a new music project from punk icons Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins (44:56). In the weekly "yay or nay" segment, they discuss The Mountain Goats (50:48).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about scrappy rock band Tape Trash and Steven talks about British soft-rock singer-songwriter Westerman (54:37).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 264 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 10/31/25 | ![]() Lily Allen's Gossipy New Album + The Best Halloween Songs | Steven and Ian open with a conversation about a memorable Halloween from 10 years ago (0:56). Then they do a Sportscast on the World Series (5:59), and Steven's belief that he's spiritually Canadian. From there, they pivot to the gossipy reception to Lily Allen's new album, and her legacy as a blog-friendly indie-pop phenom from the 2000s (12:25).They also talk about a list of notable Halloween songs that aren't actually about Halloween (19:41) and the prospect for musician biopics after the relative box-office failure of the Bruce Springsteen movie.(29:01). After a quick check-in on the Fantasy Album Draft (42:53), they do a "yay or nay" on whether Feels is Animal Collective's best album (46:36).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about Berlin ambient artist Ben Bondy and Steven goes with Chicago indie legend Sam Prekop (50:44).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 263 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 | ![]() Geese's Amazing Live Show + Tame Impala's Weak New Album | Steven and Ian open with a quick conversation about online comment sections and how websites are trying to monetize the opinions of online lunatics (1:00). Then they pivot to a Cinema-cast about the new Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere (6:30), and the recent documentary Mr. Scorsese (14:11). They also check in on the Fantasy Albums Draft, where Steven finally does a re-draft (19:16).From there, they discuss Steven's recent experience seeing Geese on tour, and why they are the most exciting young indie band going (24:55). They also review the new Tame Impala record Deadbeat, which is getting killed by critics (32:44). Finally, they do a "yay or nay" segment on the British buzz band Bar Italia (46:35).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the post-punk band Just Mustard and talks about the Indianapolis jangle-pop group Good Flying Birds (51:06).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 262 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 10/17/25 | ![]() RIP D'Angelo, Plus: A Tame Impala LP Preview + Sky-High Ticket Prices For Geese | Steven and Ian open with a conversation about Ian's weekend at the Best Friends Forever festival in Las Vegas (1:10) and the return of the '90s band Sugar (7:09). They also talk about Geese's current tour, which is causing prices on the secondary market to skyrocket (11:40).Then they talk about the life and legacy of the great singer, songwriter, and musician D'Angelo, who passed away this week at age 51 (15:53). After that, they preview the new Tame Impala LP, Deadbeat (33:36), and do a "yay or nay" on No Doubt (47:14).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the new album from The Besnard Lakes and Steven talks up emerging Chicago band Glass-Beagle (52:45).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 261 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 10/10/25 | ![]() A Taylor Swift Backlash! Plus: New Albums By Antlers and Jay Som | Steven and Ian begin by discussing Ian's weekend plans to attend an emo festival in Las Vegas, and the awkwardness of talking about music with friends and family in real life (1:35). Then they discuss the reaction to the new Taylor Swift album, The Life Of A Showgirl, which has sparked a critical backlash and millions more record sales (6:05).After that, they touch base on the Fantasy Albums Draft, including Steven's most questionable pick, and then do a "yay or nay" on country bad boy Zach Bryan (34:47). In the mailbag, they discuss the state of live music on college campuses (37:25), and delve into the sexual appeal of former Fuel singer Brett Scallions.In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the new album by blog-rock legends Antlers and Steven heralds the comeback of multi-hyphenate indie-pop star Jay Som (48:45).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 260 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 10/3/25 | ![]() A Big Change To The Fantasy Albums Draft, Plus: An Extended Cinema-cast On "One Battle After Another" and "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" | Steven and Ian begin with an extended Cinema-cast about one of the biggest movies of the year, One Battle After Another (1:23), as well as an anticipated release coming later this month, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (10:56). Then they do their fantasy draft for the year's Q4, and propose a rule change to the draft (29:07). Also, did Steven make a huge mistake? We'll see!After that, they use a new Richard Ashcroft album as an excuse to talk about a band they both love, The Verve, and where they land in the hierarchy of '90s Britpop (45:41). Finally, they do a "yay or nay" on My Morning Jacket's classic album Z, upon its 20th anniversary (56:42).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the Philly band Nyxy Nyx and Steven talks about Minneapolis rocker Will Olsen (59:54).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 259 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
| 9/26/25 | ![]() New Albums by Geese and Cate Le Bon, Plus: Will Frank Ocean Ever Put Out A New Record? | Steven and Ian begin with a quick Cinema-cast about the new Paul Thomas Anderson film, One Battle After Another, and how PTA is more like a great band than a great director (1:05). From there, they talk about the new Cate Le Bon record, Michaelangelo Dying, which is doing big numbers for Ian's fantasy team (12:08). Then they pay tribute to Foxing, the great indie-emo band who announced their hiatus this week (20:32).After that, they discuss Getting Killed, the brilliant new LP from Geese (30:49). Then they do a "yay or nay" segment on whether Frank Ocean will ever put out another album (45:14). In the mailbag, they discuss the protest singer Jesse Welles (49:08).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the shoegaze band Total Wine and Steven talks about the British singer-songwriter Joanne Robertson (57:20).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 258 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | — | ||||||
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37 placements across 31 markets.
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37 placements across 31 markets.
