Chasing the Essential cover art

Chasing the Essential

Chasing the Essential

Written by: Chasing the Essential
Listen for free

About this listen

Welcome to Chasing the Essential, where we live for finding the greatest music there is, whether that means dusting off an album on your shelf or downloading a hot off the presses song on your phone. Great music is out there and it is our goal to find it and share it with you.

Copyright 2026 Chasing the Essential
Music
Episodes
  • Episode 289: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 527 (Paper)
    Jan 16 2026

    "And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?" - Talking Heads

    Talking Heads Once In A Lifetime

    red skylark Sweat Off Your Soul

    The Honeydogs Irish Goodbye

    Hoodoo Gurus In The Wild

    Counting Crows Daylight Fading

    Seth Timbs You Don't Want To Go To The Dance

    Greg Freeman Gone (Can Mean A Lot of Things)

    The Shirts Boys Will Be Boys [Live]

    Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Be Straight

    The Clarks Better Off Without You

    Geese Cowboy Nudes

    The Jack Rubies Boat Rocker

    Men Without Hats In Glorious Days

    The Glad Machine Gravity Sunshine

    The Format Shot In The Dark

    The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound

    Real Estate Paper Dolls

    Marcy Playground Paper Dolls

    The Rosenbergs Paper And Plastic

    Tommy Keene Paper Words and Lies

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 288: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 526 (Stuff 2025 B)
    Jan 7 2026

    "Can’t you see it’s getting late? My head’s on fire and it’s all ending" - The Tisbury's

    The Vapors Hit The Ground Running
    Splitsville I Hate Going to Hutzler's
    The Planes Tear the World Apart (MFLB Version)
    Chris Church I'm A Machine
    The Beths Straight Line Was A Lie
    DOM MARIANI World On Its Head
    The Jellybricks Dreaming In Stereo
    Push Puppets Shake It Like You Mean It
    Star Collector Everything Must Go!
    The Hives Roll Out The Red Carpet
    Franz Ferdinand Audacious
    Superchunk Stuck in a Dream
    Sloan Dream Destroyer
    The Autumn Hearts Distracted
    The Bablers Here I Come
    The Lemonheads Love Chant
    The Tisburys Water In The Clouds
    Jim Trainor Nothing
    The Peppermint Kicks Number One Record
    Ben Kweller Optimystic
    David Byrne Feat. Ghost Train Orchestra Everybody Laughs

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 287: Chasing the Essential - Episode # 525 (Stuff 2025 A)
    Dec 31 2025

    "This is the part where it all works out, when you got no doubt who's your lucky number" - David Mead

    Caper Clowns Take A Number (Join The Line)

    The Glad Machine Back To You

    Liquid Mike Instantly Wasted

    Dropkick Primary Colours

    Icecream Hands Do Ya Feel It

    The Flashcubes and Mike Gent Reminisce

    Portugal. The Man Tanana

    GREG POPE Fallen Star

    Michigander Emotional

    David Mead Confidence Man

    Crossword Smiles Counting By Fives

    Fine China Television Set

    Bob Mould Here We Go Crazy

    The Backfires Matador

    Tamar Berk indiesleaze 2005

    The Cords Fabulist

    Ryan Allen After I’m Dead

    Armchair Oracles Sudden Rain

    20/20 Lucky Heart

    John Larson And The Silver Fields The Hits Keep Coming

    The Gypsy Moths Tell Me She's Alright

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 9 mins
No reviews yet