This week I’m talking with MATT MCGUYER & ALEX WALLWORK of the Evansville, Indiana bands FAERIE RING & AMBLARE.

On August 21, Faerie Ring will release their self-titled third album on KING VOLUME RECORDS. It was produced, engineered, & mixed by Tyler Watkins, Alex Kercheval, & Morgan Satterfield @ Postal Recording in Indianapolis & mastered @ Sound Artillery in Miami by Jonathan Nuñez of Torche. Two singles are out already, & -- in my opinion -- this record is the band’s best work yet. Pre-order links below.

Across the month of July, they’re passing through Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, & Indiana, with hopefully some more dates in more cities later this year. Not to be missed.

In 2024, Amblare released their self-titled debut on Melodic Virtue, & if you haven’t heard it, pause this & play that. (Link below.) The album features the late Bryan St. Pere’s final recorded drum work, & it’s a beautiful testament to his craft & personality behind the kit. His playing is the first thing you hear on the record, as it should be.

In this episode, we discuss amplifier worship, crawling deeper into love, & vibrational empathy at the micro-scale.

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FAERIE RING

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"NEW GODS" VIDEO

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"FATTEST WITCH" VIDEO

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AMBLARE

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EPISODE 001: AFTERNOON WITH THE AXOLOTLS

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TIMESTAMPS:

02:37 // "New Gods" (Faerie Ring)

03:56 // Faerie Ring News

11:15 // Live Show Ethos

15:50 // New Singles & Videos

24:07 // "Fattest Witch" (F.R.)

25:32 // Amblare to Faerie Ring Chemistry

32:45 // Hearing HUM, Meeting Bryan

36:25 // BSP's Drum Approach

42:38 // "Puppets" Discussion

01:15:49 // What's Next

01:20:27 // "Mine'd" (Amblare)

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Today’s guest is BOB NANNA of the bands BRAID & HEY MERCEDES.

Earlier this year, POLYVINYL RECORDS reissued the entire Hey Mercedes discography on vinyl, & in 2023 they released a 25th anniversary remixed & remastered edition of Braid’s Frame & Canvas. Obviously, those are highly recommended. Links below.

His other projects include Lifted Bells, The City on Film, Friction, & -- as we’ll discuss in a few minutes -- the explosive but under-heard ORWELL, who released a compilation LP called 1995 on EXPERT WORK RECORDS.

He has an extensive archive of both original solo work & cover songs on his Bandcamp, also linked below.

In this episode, we discuss genre-fluid shows, the Champaign-Urbana/Chicago nexus, the joys of alliteration, & the sonics of the psychonautic state.

[Editor's note: the Castor song title we couldn't remember is "Stay Lo"]

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BRAID @ CBGBs '97

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BOB NANNA BANDCAMP

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HEY MERCEDES REISSUES

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BRAID, FRAME & CANVAS 25TH ANNIVERSARY ED.

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ORWELL, 1995 LP

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02:20 // “A-List Actress” (Hey Mercedes)

03:35 // CBGBs Flyer & Fireside Lineups

09:00 // Champaign/Urbana/Chicago Scenes & Venues

15:41 // Touring with (& Covering) Castor

20:53 // “Moving Backgrounds” (Bob Nanna/Castor)

21:49 // Orwell, 1995 LP

23:12 // “Ph9 Green” (Orwell)

25:25 // “4242” (Orwell)

29:06 // “9.30” (Orwell)

30:40 // HUM & Braid Shows

32:27 // “The Pod” Video & DIH Fandom

35:42 // “The Pod” Discussion

01:02:22 // Upcoming Shows

01:04:16 // “A Dozen Roses” (Braid)

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Today’s episode features a couple of LTG alumni, LYLE HODGES & KEITH M., & they’re back to discuss the first 2 Slide Away shows.

We talk about the '90s rock scene’s newest youth infusion, bask in the hypnotic audiovisual spectacle, give thanks to everyone who made it happen, & pick some standout moments from an unforgettable weekend.

Links to these guys’ previous episodes & various musical projects in the notes below.

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LYLE:

ELECTRIC STALLION // CHROME CHRIST

EPISODE 024: CENTAUR'S IN STREAMS

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KEITH:

MEMORY ENTRY // THE NEW SCENE PODCAST

EPISODE 025: THE INUIT PROMISE

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