It's been a crazy year, but we had to come back and do our year end Top 10s!
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We're Back in the Podcast Groove (tm). Jake and Jared return once more to Jared's tune Daisy, and Jake takes a crack at another Jared tune Francine.
First, we take a look at the Pinegrove shuffle and a music festival tragedy that hit close to home.
Then we discuss some amazing albums that we've been checking out from Youth Lagoon, Feeble Little Horse, Home is Where, Jesus Piece, and Billy Woods and Kenny Segal.
Timestamps:
21:17 What Have We Been Listening To?
40:44 Demo Updates
Look we know we've been gone but we promise it was worth it. Jake and Jared reconnect on life and music, and show some demo updates. Jake redid vocals on several tracks, and remixed another, and discuss what they're working on next.
Time Stamps:
22:52 - What have you been listening to?
39:06 - Demo Updates
Bad Wallpaper has been hard at work at the riff factory, but sometimes life slows us down. Have no fear, we're back with some tunes. We catch up on Oscar movies, new tunes, and our song progress.
Time Stamps
26:36 What Have We Been Listening To
44:00 New Demos
Some more demos coming down the hatch. First Jake and Jared discuss movies (not sorry), weather (a little sorry but it's cold), and what to do with all those dollar bin records when you have to downsize.
We also discuss new tunes by King Tuff, White Reaper, Tanukichan, Fucked Up, and Parannoul
TimeStamps:
28:00 What Have We Been Listening To?
44:27 Demo-lition Derby
After a month of flu, Bad Wallpaper is back in the saddle. We talk about the incredible Japanese film House, look back on the legacy of Jeff Beck and David Crosby, and the onslaught of new singles from great bands such as Boygenius, M83, and Wednesday. Jared revisits a recent riff, and Jake reaches back to week 20.
Timestamps
13:11 What Have You Been Listening To?
33:37 Demo Debuts
Bad Wallpaper debut two new demos, both taken from week 11 of the podcast. But first, the boys discuss going to shows (Isaac Brock for Jake), not going to shows (no Ben Gibbard for Jared), and revisiting hometown bands (Somebody Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin)
Time Stamps
30:14 What Have You Been Listening To?
47:37 Demo Debuts
It's that time of the year again to make lists about albums. Everybody is going to their favorite list sources, like Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Bad Wallpaper.
Jake and Jared have been compiling their 10 favorite albums of the year since college, and are here to dissect them in painstaking detail!
Thanks to all the artists that put out music this year, we have loved listening, discussing, and comparing them head to head with albums that are completely different. We look forward to releasing our own album that you can say wasn't quite good enough to make your top 10.
We say Favorite because they're the albums we listened to over and over, took inspiration from, and will hopefully stick with us through the new year! This is just like our opinion man!
It's been a year already??? Time flies when you're writing riffs. the boys talk about what they've accomplished over the past year and what the plan is going forward with the Podcast and expanding the existing riffs.
In addition, they discuss Grammy noms (and of course Christian Numetal), ticketmaster, new music from Andy Shauf, and the Drive By Truckers.
Time Stamps:
30:26 What Have you been listening to?
42:08 A Year in Review
The boys welcome Graphic Designer Andrew Sexton to discuss the new Bad Wallpaper artwork! Andrew made some great graphics for the podcast and all our social media, and has first dibs on the Bad Wallpaper Album...
He joins us to discuss various topics like going to Portland, the Metal Microsoft Logo, Taco Bell and Turnstile, and the 2022 Midterm elections (sorry we recorded this while that was actively happening)
We also discuss some of our favorite music right now. Andrew has been enjoying new releases by Jean Dawson and Joji. Jared has been checking out the Revolver Remaster, along with some quick hits. Jake has been listening to Jeff and Laura's new EP of Neil Young Covers, Younger Still.
Finally, we pick our favorite riffs of the month, our last riff selections of the year. Stay tuned for more!!
Check out Andrew's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sextondesign.ai/
and his project Collab Tracks on Spotify!
Time Stamps:
42:00 What Have we Been Listening to
56:30 Decision Time
Bad Riffs are back Baby, and they're badder than ever. Jake saw Algernon Cadwallader with Jesse, and Jared wanted to relitigate the Pitchfork 90s list for content.
We also discuss new albums by Plains and Martha, as well as a new favorite find of Jared's, Happy Diving.
Jared's Riffspiration is 1985 by Kvelertak
Jake's Riffspiration is You in Weird Cities by Jeff Rosenstock
Timestamps:
26:37 What have you been listening to?
41:30 Riffspirations
After some time off, Jake and Jared return to riffing.
We discuss hanging out in Boston and of course some movies (go see barbarian)
Tons of music came out since we last recorded, so we discuss new music from Wild Pink, The 1975, and Alvvays
Jake's Riffspiration is a morning song by Oso Oso
Jared's Riffspiration is Anthem for No State, Pt. III by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Time Stamps:
17:50 What Have you Been Listening to?
31:51 Riffspirations
Dynamic Ticket Pricing strikes when Jared least expects it. Jake saw the National (they're top 5). Jared is getting into Jazz Open Mic nights. Seattle Fashion is real.
We also discuss some great new albums, When the Wind Forgets your Name by Built to Spill and God Save the Animals by Alex G
Jared's Riffspiration is The Wagon by Dinosaur Jr (he really likes Dinosaur Jr)
Jake's Riffspiration is Blossom (Wasting All My Time) by Soccer Mommy
Time Stamps
24:21 What Have we Been Listening To
40:15 Riffspirations
wow we've done a lot of these. We pick two more riffs, bringing our short list to 16 tracks. Luckily there were fewer bad things to talk about so we got to talk about pedals a bit.
Time Stamps:
25:00 What have we been listening to?
32:00 Decision Time
Some very different riffspirations this week, but two more tracks in the Bad Wallpaper Pantheon of riffs. Jared is smoking some meats. Jake thinks Footloose is a bad movie. Jake and Jared also discuss some (bad) music news related to Arcade Fire and AI rappers....
Jake's Riffspiration is Million Times by Fiddlehead
Jared's Riffspiration is Smoke Signals by Phoebe Bridgers
Timestamps:
22:00 What have you been listening to
34:45 Riffspirations
It's a very special covers episode from Bad Wallpaper! We discuss our favorite song covers and debut 3 demo covers to rerecord for the album!
We cover:
Reservations by Wilco
We May be the Ones by Paul Westerberg
A Good Flying Bird by Guided by Voices
Check out this playlist to see Bad Wallpaper's favorite Cover Songs
https://spoti.fi/3QY42a0
TimeStamps
22:00 Favorite Covers
44:30 Bad Wallpaper Covers
Oh boy is it twee in here or is that just me? It's an accidental 2000's indie throwback episode. We had to talk about movies, Pitchfork's home page, and imperialism first, important stuff.
Jake has been listening to Chat Pile, and Jared has been listening to Sweet Pill
Jake's Riffspiration is A Movie Script Ending by Death Cab for Cutie
Jared's Riffspiration is With Arms Outstretched by Rilo Kiley
Time Stamps
30:00 What have we been listening to
43:00 Riffspirations
The riffs just do not stop. The riffs will never stop.
Jake returns from Vegas, where he was very bad at blackjack. Jared bought a lap steel and does not know how it works.
Jared has been listening to The Sea and the Cake, while Jake has been hooked on the new album by Pool Kids
Jared is inspired by When you Sleep by My Bloody Valentine
Jake is inspired by the angel of 8th ave. by Gang of Youths
Time Stamps
21:00 What Have you Been Listening to
30:27 Riffspirations
wow another day another riff. you know what they say.
The boys discuss seeing some family and the struggles of satellite radio. They then select their favorite jams.
We also discuss what we've been listening to, The Promise Ring and Sooner
Time Stamps:
23:30 What have you been listening to?
32:20 Decision Time
It's a throwback episode with two classic bands as inspiration. Also Jared got COVID and watched a bunch of twin peaks, so we discuss the ways different TV shows use music.
We discuss new albums by Soccer Mommy and Perspective, A Lovely Hand to Hold, a new track by Alvvays, and exploring the catalog of Archers of Loaf
Jake's Riffspiration is Cool Thing by Sonic Youth
Jared's Riffspiration is Bastard's of Young by The Replacements
Timestamps
25:00 What Have You Been Listening To?
39:00 Riffspirations and Riffs