This month we sink our teeth into the latest entry in Fucked Up's Zodiac series, plus new music from The '68, Cult of Luna, Every Time I Die, Mikey Erg, and Cheekface. And of course, our contractually obligated 5 minute AFI discussion.

*Songs in this Episode:*

Cult of Luna - "What I Leave Behind"

Fucked Up - Act One

The '68 - "The Knife, The Knife, The Knife"

Mikey Erg - "Rumblestrip"

Glassjaw - "Tip Your Bartender"

Every Time I Die - "AWOL"

Tørsö - "Home Wrecked"

Cheekface - "Call Your Mom"

Scared of Chaka - "Japan"

New year, new president, new Boxcar! This week we're digging into the third album from Hamilton Ontario's Dirty Nil. We play new tunes from Gatecreeper, AFI, Mogwai, plus tracks from Paint It Black, Cub, and Good Luck. Plus: did we miss out on great alt-rock because we were too cool for school? Only one way to find out!

*Songs in this episode:*

The Dirty Nil - "Ride or Die"

AFI - "Escape from Los Angeles"

The Dirty Nil - "Elvis '77"

The Dirty Nil - "Lowlives"

Hum - "The Pod"

Whipping Boy - "Safari"

Cub - "Everything's Geometry"

Mogwai - "Ritchie Sacramento"

Good Luck - "It Gets Harder"

Gatecreeper - "Superspreader"

Paint It Black - "Headfirst"

Rawside - "Your Life Gets Crushed"

The end of this wretched year is upon us! Time to look back on the only thing that brought us joy - a steady stream of great music from artists we love. This week we dig into our top albums of the year, some new music from Kid You Not, Resistors, and the Queers, and the wonderful, aggressive new wave of hardcore.

*Songs in this episode:*

Masked Intruder - "Silent Night"

Kid You Not - "Thanks, I Hate It"

Resistors - "Bridges"

The Queers - "Bubblegum Girl"

Vein - "Doomtech"

Laura Jane Grace - "The Swimming Pool Song"

HEALTH & Full of Hell - "FULL OF HEALTH"

Pears - "Comfortably Dumb"

The Acacia Strain - "I breathed in the smoke deeply"

Coriky - "Shedileebop"

DRAIN - "Army of One"

Jeff Rosenstock - "***BNB"

Misery Signals - "Old Ghosts"

X - "Goodbye Year, Goodbye"