Quarantine the Past

April 2024 New(ish) Music Round-Up: Lots of Heritage Indie-Rock and a Boring Taylor Swift Record

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:23:51 GMT

If April seems like a while ago it’s because it is. It’s nearly July and we’re falling behind. But there was some great music and we’re committing to rounding it up. Dive in to see what we thought about Vampire Weekend, Pearl Jam, the Libertines and very possibly some artists under the age of 40.

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March 2024 New Music Round-Up: Mannequin Pussy Perfects 90s Alt-Rock, Kacey Musgraves Embraces Jangle, and Bleachers Hit Rock Bottom

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:42:11 GMT

In a big month for country-leaning records (Waxahatchee, Adrianne Lenker, Kacey Musgraves), Mannequin Pussy blow away the cobwebs with a genuine AOTY contender. Meanwhile Jack Antonoff stands out for entirely different reasons - his wretched Bleachers album is one of the biggest flops of the year.

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Yes, Another Teen Movie (Soundtrack)!

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:02:28 GMT

Do you remember the '90s, when teen movies featured 30 year old actors pretending to be children, gags about sex crimes, and subplots about romancing your stepbrother? Thankfully one thing has stood the test of time: the killer soundtracks. From Clueless to Cruel Intentions, American Pie to She’s All That, these OSTs were often as good as LPs from the era. On this episode, Gabbie briefly hijacks hosting duties and leads the gang in writing (and starring in?!) a brand new teen movie, inspired by all the old tropes, and complete with a perfect soundtrack of all new '90s-inspired tracks.

Songs featured, in order, below... but you can check out a much longer playlist of our picks right here: https://shorturl.at/crSV7

Liquid Mike - Mouse Trap
Gentlemen Rogues - Involuntary Solitary
Gladie - Born Yesterday
Cuffed Up - Mock Dance
Snarls - Marbles
Francis of Delirium - Give It Back to Me
Oscar the Wild - She'll Be Right

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February 2024 New Music Round-Up: Industry Plants, Pan-African Supergroups and the Best Hip Hop Record You Haven’t Heard (Yet)

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:09:27 GMT

A banner month for new music sees David and Juan in a positive mood. Dive in as they discuss releases from The Last Dinner Party, Friko, Ducks Ltd, MGMT, Brittany Howard, Real Estate, Idles and discover what Juan thinks may turn out to be the best hip hop record of the year.

If you want to be a little more selective, we’ve listed timestamps for the specific discussions:

0:15 - The Last Dinner Party, Prelude to Ecstasy

2:45 - Real Estate, Daniel

6:28 - Ducks Ltd., Harm’s Way Out (featured audio “Cathedral City”)

9:58 - Friko, Where we’ve been, where we go from here (featured audio “Where We’ve Been”)

13:30 - Grandaddy, Blu Wav

16:00 - Helado Negro, Phasor

18:15 - Brittany Howard, What Now

20:40 - Heems and Lapgan, LAFANDAR

25:50 Idles, TANGK

27:55 - MGMT, Loss of Life

32:00 - Liquid Mike, Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot (featured audio “K2”)

34:55 - Les Amazons d’Afrique, Musow Dance

36:40 - Chelsea Wolfe, She Reaches Out to She She Reaches Out to She

37:58 - El Perro del Mar, Big Anonymous

40:01 - Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Past is Still Alive

41:43 - J Mascis, What We Do Now

43:20 - Nadine Shah, Filthy Underneath (featured audio “Topless Mother”)

45:19 - The BV’s, Taking Pictures of Taking Pictures (featured audio “Clipping”)

48:05 - The Chisel, What a Fucking Nightmare

49:34 - The Amazing, Piggies

50:35 - Vera Sola, Peacemaker

51:32 - Pouty, Forgot About Me

53:17 - Itasca, Imitation of War (featured audio “Easy Spirit”)

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What if Your Neighborhood Bar Played Something Newer Than Don McLean?

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:03:40 GMT

On the first all-host Quarantine the Past episode of 2024, we dust off the typical, stale neighborhood bar jukebox with what we think will make great classics in another 20 or 30 years. As always, we feature only new, mostly small indie artists that we hope are new to you (but sound just close enough to your old favorites to feel familiar).

Find the full playlist, including every track we play in the episode and many more, on Spotify: https://t.ly/UiUX5

Songs played, in order (and with permission):

2:38 - "Bad Day to Be a Beer," Private Function
4:50 - "Hot Moms Go to Heaven," Backseat Vinyl
8:14 - "Marriage," The Bug Club
11:37 - "I'm the One You Want," Sob Stories
15:04 - "Favourite Place," The Terrys
19:44 - "Imitation of War," Itasca
23:43 - "The Remortgage Anthem," CVC
27:09 - "Performative," Subsonic Eye
31:51 - "Up and Comer," SPRINTS

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January 2024 New Music Round-Up: Does the World Need Another F%ck!ng Green Day Record?

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:58:48 GMT

Our round-up is the most efficient way to catch up with the best new music. David and Juan offer their verdicts on 25 of January’s biggest albums, including Green Day, The Smile, and Sleater-Kinney. That’s an album every two minutes! Featuring songs from The Umbrellas, SPRINTS, Courting, and Conchúr White.

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Staying Teenage with Billy Tibbals

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:15:22 GMT

By now you've probably heard of The Lemon Twigs, whose 2023 album Everything Harmony brought the young, sunny rock band universal acclaim. But they are just one of many in a new generation of power pop revival acts. Today, David Coleman interviews one of his favorites - Billy Tibbals. Listen to his debut EP, Stay Teenage, here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6BEVaUYBWuVadSPd4iSza8?si=cd5IucuQSi6RFIQfzgn4JQ

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Musical Gaps: D'Angelo

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:04:24 GMT

As all four hosts coordinate their 4 separate time zones to record the first official episode of the new year, Joe and Gabbie tide you over with another edition of Musical Gaps, this time with one of Gabbie's most glaring blind spots: D'Angelo's Voodoo. Listen in as they talk about his influences, his collaborators, and yes... that music video.

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Best Albums of 2023

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:30:00 GMT

After travel and life led to a longer-than-planned hiatus, the gang return to debate the biggest and best records of the last 12 months. This isn't just a list of albums though -- we take a dive into the most noteworthy selections: the surprises, the disappointments, and the ones that provoke the biggest disagreements. Join our hosts for a trip through the year that was 2023.

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Musical Gaps: The Cars

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:36:10 GMT

Join Gabbie and Joe as they seek to address one of the most glaring gaps in Joe’s musical knowledge: The Cars. Listening to their self-titled LP, will Joe be won over by their indelible power-pop melodies or, as Gabbie fears, will the Queen-esque production prove too much for Joe’s delicate sensibilities?

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May 2023 New Music Round-Up

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT

What’s the point of the Smashing Pumpkins in 2023? Is Mandy, Indiana or BC Camplight the true sound of Manchester? David and Juan search for answers to all of May’s big questions in this belated but still (we hope) worthwhile edition of the New Music Round-up.

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'90s Rewind: We Are Urusei Yatsura by Urusei Yatsura

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:58:02 GMT

For our latest dose of 90s nostalgia, we sample the delightful debut album from cult Glaswegian indie-rockers Urusei Yatsura. Recently re-released on vinyl by Rocket Girl, it’s sure to appeal to fans of Pavement, Sonic Youth, and Scottish indie legends like The Pastels. Thanks to the band for allowing us to share clips of a few standout moments.

You can listen to the re-released album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4wl5uBpV7gzC5PVO0gBPlP?si=sJmJ9uf6RVi07a_k_8BtGw

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Musical Gaps: Jeff Buckley

Thu, 25 May 2023 07:46:00 GMT

Buckley-denier Gabbie and teenage Jeff-obsessive Joe meet to discuss maybe the most revered one-album artist ever. How has Grace managed to pass Gabbie by for so long? Does Joe still feel the same about that voice as he did in high school? And, most importantly of all, is this a musical gap worth addressing?

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April 2023 New Music Round-Up

Wed, 10 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Struggling to keep up with the endless torrent of new albums? Let us offer a helping hand. In the latest round-up, Juan and David review all of the noteworthy album releases from April - including The National, Wednesday, Feist, Everything But The Girl, Baba Ali, Tallest Man On Earth, Indigo De Souza, Blondshell, Zoon, Jessie Ware, Smokey Robinson and many more.

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No Guitars Allowed

Wed, 03 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Four new tracks. Just one rule: no guitars allowed.* This month, the gang bring in Italo-disco with Nuovo Testamento, boom bap with J DaVon Harris and Skyzoo, breakbeats with Memphis LK, and indie sleaze-inspired no wave with Baba Ali.

All music included with the permission of the artists and/or labels. The Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/771OF1kGFVfTJAGbSF18Ut?si=a2b15715d41743e7

*Okay, there are some guitars. But the rule was that guitars aren't allowed to be the focal point or main instrument of the track.

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Musical Gaps: Pavement

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:14:34 GMT

Musical gaps. We all have them, especially in the streaming age where there's so much stuff to get through. Music experts will tell you there are certain artists you MUST love, but on QtP, we know that's not realistic and we hate gatekeeping. So, in this episode, we dig into Pavement: a much-lauded group (and the inspiration for the podcast name, no less) that Joe has next to no knowledge of. Listen in as Gabbie guides him through their back catalogue and Joe learns a thing or two.

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March 2023 New Music Round-Up

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:30:36 GMT

In the latest round-up, David and Juan discuss March’s notable album releases - almost thirty records in total! Featuring boygenius, Deerhoof, Sleaford Mods, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Fever Ray, Fernet Underground, ZULU, Navy Blue, Yves Tumor and many more.

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'90s Rewind: Dusk by The The. Plus: Does Any Album Deserve 10/10?

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:00:00 GMT

The hosts take a look back at Dusk, the 1993 album by The The which signaled a change in direction and had an impressive list of collaborators. Plus, in light of a recent 10/10 review on noripcord.com for the latest Andy Shauf album, they ask -- is any record can ever be truly deserving of a perfect score?

Listen to Dusk here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2l787tSnzSfpfvgPNsR5O2?si=aUBY_VTKRhixsAA2j0sfoQ

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February 2023 New Music Round-Up

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:23:13 GMT

David and Juan explore February’s new album releases. February may be the shortest month, but there was an awful lot to get excited about, including Andy Shauf, Maxo, Hamish Hawk, Liv.e, Shame, Paramore, and yes - Caroline Polachek.

The episode playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/36xKCCJRjkBkGqth9A3ZWE?si=bY9RipOsSD-gpbgpIIMOtQ

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Billy Tibbals, Jonah Yano, Death Valley Girls, and Zoon

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:23:01 GMT

In this episode, everything's about North America, as the gang voyages to LA twice (albeit via London in one instance), Ontario and Montreal for our picks.

All music included with the permission of the artists and/or labels. The Spotify playlist for this episode can be found here:

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Sample School is in Session

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:43:23 GMT

In this bonus episode, Gabbie and Joe talk about two of the biggest samples in 2020s pop music, trace the history of viral trends, and discover the hidden stories behind some of today's biggest hits.

For rights reasons, there are no audio clips in this podcast so we've made it into an interactive experience! Using the Spotify playlist below, you can follow the instructions in the podcast and play along at home:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7dJ2VHBXOcwdMPJcqKkE3M?si=f935457080dc420b

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Are 0 out of 10 Music Reviews Ever Justified?

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:40:03 GMT

The usual crew debate the big fat zero in music reviews. What does a zero mean? Can it be justified? Is it used just to drive traffic from aggregators? Plus, as elder millennials, they like to look back at the 1990s, so they talk about an album from the era that's deserving of more love and attention: "Heartworm" by Whipping Boy

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January 2023 New Music Round-Up

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 07:14:45 GMT

When it comes to new releases, 2023 has certainly started with a bang. David and Juan discuss the albums that shaped January, including releases from Meg Baird, Skyzoo, Måneskin, Complete Mountain Almanac, White Reaper, Belle and Sebastian, Italia 90, Lil Yachty, the Murder Capital, Ice Spice and more.

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Pollena, Ricky Gourmet, cool sorcery and Nighttime

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:48:12 GMT

Our intrepid hosts return for their first new music episode of 2023. Take a tour through downtempo R&B, 80s-inspired electro-funk, Brazilian garage rock and mystical psych-folk.

All audio is used with the permission of the artist and/or label.

Check out this episode's playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5yRLNAoNgP3ANvnTPFVvzm?si=e2938d3b2f7f4416

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Best Albums of 2022: Part 4

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 07:34:01 GMT

Today, Juan is joined by special guest Sean Caldwell to discuss some of the noisier delights from 2022, including Chat Pile, black midi, Enumclaw, OFF!, The Soft Moon and Die! Die! Die!

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Best Albums of 2022, Part 3: No Ripcord’s Top 50 of the Year

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 01:09:12 GMT

In this episode, our hosts (and writers!) dissect the noripcord.com list of the Top 50 records of 2022. What was too high? What was too low? And what missed out altogether?

Head on over to noripcord.com to check out the list in full: https://www.noripcord.com/features/50-best-albums-2022

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Best Albums of 2022: Part 2

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:10:34 GMT

The usual quartet of No Ripcord scribes finish up their look at the best records of 2022, including Special Interest, Ezra Collective and Bug Club. And, we explore which Stranger Things cast member made the best record this year.

The Spotify playlist for the EOY episodes can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T1OtDrZEP5Xj1P194Cz4R?si=7a0341d5844343e7

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Best Albums of 2022: Part 1

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 06:27:47 GMT

It's the end of the year, and that means album lists. In the first of two parts, the gang run through some of their favourites, including releases from 2nd Grade, The Beths, Harry Styles, The Mars Volta, Jockstrap, MUNA, Sudan Archives and more.

The Spotify playlist for the EOY episodes can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T1OtDrZEP5Xj1P194Cz4R?si=7a0341d5844343e7

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Alvvays Special

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:00:36 GMT

David and Juan explore what makes Blue Rev, the sensational new album from Canada’s Alvvays, worthy of a rare perfect ten rating.

They discuss the LP's influences, themes, and share their favourite moments from the record.

Huge thanks to Polyvinyl, Transgressive, and of course Alvvays for allowing us to use excerpts from Blue Rev. If you like what you hear, buy it and see them live.

Episode playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/34QbEMrJBJtRr4Yr8yc6Yf?si=w-cf-KAISAKLUP3eXa1c8Q

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Nisa, Mamalarky, Porij and Courting

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 06:40:54 GMT

On today's episode, our hosts have four more of the most exciting emerging acts in music to introduce you to.

All audio is used with the permission of the artist and/or label.

Check out this episode's playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17jeL7PnbLMv7EeujPsRKk?si=1544b4c80a0d4d77

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21st Century Bands That Should Have Made It

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:46:11 GMT

In the first part of a bumper Episode 5, the crew reminisce about their favourite artists from the last couple of decades that, for whatever reason, never got the recognition they deserved. You can listen to all the bands mentioned on this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/22kGCvcvB9EnjsiHi7M1Fi?si=577e18c93df54bc7

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Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers, Yaya Bey, Lawn and Pale Blue Eyes

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:36:50 GMT

The Quarantine the Past gang picks four brand new bands for your listening pleasure, plus reveal the albums they've rediscovered in recent months.

All audio is used with the permission of the artist and/or label.

Check out this episode's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KrYtyCNLRcHQ8KpV7a4u7?si=e82921eaae674bdd

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Horsegirl, 1300, Body Type and Viagra Boys

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:36:49 GMT

On this episode, some exciting new picks, from teenage shoegaze to Korean-Australian hip-hop to scuzzy rock to tongue-in-cheek punk.

All audio is used with the permission of the artist and/or label.

Check out this episode's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3zilFLDTldy38xFgJWlQG9?si=bf7d6f824afd4c9c

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Best Albums of 2022... so far

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 09:46:36 GMT

In the first part of this bumper-length episode, Juan, Gabbie, Joe, and David take a break from their usual recommendations to discuss their picks for the best albums from the first half of 2022.

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Just Like Heaven

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:05:08 GMT

In this special episode of QtP, Juan and Gabbie discuss their visit to the Just Like Heaven festival in LA, featuring performance from Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, and Peaches.

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Oceanator, Walt Disco, Elsy Wameyo and Honeyglaze

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:22:48 GMT

Festival season is well and truly upon us, and our hosts are on hand to point you towards some of the best new acts playing in a muddy field near you.

All audio is used with the permission of the artist and/or label.

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King Hannah, Confidence Man, Cloakroom and Empath

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:56:17 GMT

David Coleman, Juan Rodriguez, Joe Rivers, and Gabbie (from New Bands for Old Heads) recommend some of the best new releases of 2022 Q1. No prior knowledge required.

All audio is used with the permission of the artist and/or label. Thank you to Cloakroom for allowing us to use their track Lambspring as our intro music for this episode.

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