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Coming out of a highly notable musical family (including cousin, Sheila E.), he has explored countless genres and styles of rock music, over a career spanning nearly 40 years. His most recent album, Burn Something Beautiful, was written with Scott McCaughey of The Minus 5 and Peter Buck from R.E.M., and they both appear with him onstage in this episode.

Dreamy shoegaze from Curitiba, Brazil by way of Los Angeles, from Samira Winter's band Winter.

Fast, sloppy garage punk from Charlotte, NC

Birmingham's Holy Youth, originally from Montevallo, play propulsive atmospheric punky pop rock songs. Hooks and melodies.

We joined founding member of experimental noise rock gods Sonic Youth and lifelong inventor of sound Lee Ranaldo for an amazing solo acoustic set and expansive interview about exploration and rediscovery. One man and a guitar - but still a few pedals, of course. Check out his excellent new album, Electric Trim, on Mute Records.

Pylon pioneered a post-punk new wave sound in the late 70's and early 80's in Athens, GA, that has filtered through to hundreds of bands over the years. They were The B-52's and R.E.M.'s favorite band, toured with bands like Gang of Four, U2, Mission of Burma, and Talking Heads, and their original practice space was the original 40 Watt.

Nashville's Bully bring their brand of aggressive yet thoughtful grunge-infused punk. Their excellent LP Losing is out now on Sub Pop.

Philadelphia's Sheer Mag have built a massive following with relentless touring and power hooks that don't let go. In love and politics and life, they want you to get with it.

John Darnielle's The Mountain Goats have embraced and explored all kinds of subjects with a genuine warmth tinged with tongue in cheek wit that have endeared them to fans for nearly thirty years. From early days of lo-fi straight to cassette recordings to massive studio swells, the band - and lineup - has constantly reinvented itself.

Cherubs came from the super fertile Austin noise rock scene in the early 90's. Prior to the release of their seminal 1994 album, Heroin Man, the band broke up - for about 20 years. They returned - wiser, louder, and better - with 2015's 2 YNFYNYTY and continue to tour and record.

Birmingham's very own Nowhere Squares have been pounding out super-tight megawatt garage-edged punk for two decades. Always delivering an explosive live show, their sound has slowly grown and changed over time but has always maintained a white hot intensity in a playful silly string package.

Michelle Zauner's solo project came together when she moved back to her hometown to take care of her dying mother. With an expansive sonic pallete, Japanese Breakfast move effortlessly from riff-driven indie atmospherics to ethereal popscapes and everywhere in between.