A Sonic Youth

Oliver looks at a new EP from alt-country legends Wilco. Also, Dinosaur Jr's 'Farm' turns fifteen, and has a re-issue on the way. Oliver looks at his favourite tracks from 'Farm', and checks out an unearthed track from its recording sessions. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver looks at New York folk-rock group The Felice Brothers. He checks out two of their classics, and two new releases. Also, a new single from New Zealand power-pop group Best Bets. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver looks at a hidden gem, D.C's shoegazey indie rock group Big Hush. Also, new music from surf-rockers Sun Room, Guided By Voices, and a new dub mix of a classic from Allah-Las. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Jason Molina, Uncle Tupelo, Pavement, Drive-By Truckers, those are some of the artists that MJ Lenderman has been compared to. This week we check out Lenderman's solo work, including new single releases, along with the work he's done as guitarist of Wednesday. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with s...

New album from The Sadies and Rick White, also playing favourite tracks from previous releases and a collaboration with Kurt Vile. Also, a look at Hüsker Dü’s ‘Zen Arcade’ on its 40th Birthday. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver looks at another DOPE LEMON (Angus Stone) record, 'Rose Pink Cadillac'. Also, favourites from Australian surfy psych rock band Babe Rainbow. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

You know the Australian brother-sister folk duo Angus & Julia Stone? You know that's the same Angus Stone that releases stoned-out indie psych under DOPE LEMON? Hear all about it in this week's A Sonic Youth which focuses on the early DOPE LEMON albums. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Oliver makes small inroads into lo-fi indie rockers Guided By Voices' 40 album discography, and plays their new single. Also, favourite tracks from Guided By Voices member Tobin Sprout, new music from Nada Surf and a taste of next week's show on DOPE LEMON. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver plays new music from psych rockers Hooveriii, garage rockers Dead Ghosts, and shoegaze rockers The Asteroid No.4. But two of those bands’ new music swaps sounds with the others’. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

The awesome new album 'Funeral for Justice' by Niger's desert rock band Mdou Moctar. It's an album filled with equal doses of bold guitar noise and beautiful folk, with a strong political message. Also, tracks from 'Real Life', the new record from Melbourne's Jess Locke. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on A...

Oliver frequently mentions his struggles with the poppy, lo-fi side of modern indie rock. But, there are exceptions. Crumb is one, their brand of funky, psychedlic low-fi indie is something more special. Oliver checks out their career to date, including a track from their upcoming LP 'AMAMA'. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made w...

This week Oliver catches up on more of the best indie new releases. Fresh music from Jess Locke, Slow Pulp, Mdou Moctar and the legendary The Jesus and Mary Chain. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver catches up on more indie new releases. This episode features The Hold Steady, laid-back funk from Khruangbin and Mexican-American alt-rock legend Alejandro Escovedo reworking songs from his past. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver catches up on indie new releases. Starting with another awesome African desert blues track from Niger's Mdou Moctar. Also, a new single from garage-rockers Dead Ghosts and a new album from Shoegaze pioneers Ride. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver celebrates the tenth birthday of The Hold Steady's sixth album 'Teeth Dreams'. It's an album filled with Craig Finn's storytelling centered songwriting and The Hold Steady's big guitar-foward alternative heartland rock sound. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver celebrates the live magic of his favourite band, Drive-By Truckers, by playing his favourite live tracks. He picks songs from their years as a three guitar band, with a sound which evokes Neil Young and Crazy Horse, but also a masterpiece from their 'murder noir' record. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with s...

This week Oliver looks at Nick Cave & The Bad Seed's 2008 album Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Filled with Cave's typically great lyrical themes, this album is one of the most energetic and upbeat in the discography of the legendary group. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver looks at some indie new releases from Melbourne's Jess Locke, Jade Bird, Blizten Trapper, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver looks at a favourite band of two of his music idols, Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett. It's Washington State's Chazzy Belt! Oliver takes a look at their catchy songwriting and fun lyrical themes. Also, new funky guitar-foward rock & roll from Niger's Mdou Moctar. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of...

Legendary indie noisemakers Dinosaur Jr sound amazing on studio records... But Oliver thinks live Dinosaur Jr is something else. So this week, in celebration of seeing them live the weekend following this show's airing, Oliver plays his favourite Dinosaur Jr live takes. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Ai...

This week Oliver looks at a newly released 1993 Matthew Sweet live album. It features some excellent live takes on tracks from Sweet's iconic 1991 power-pop record 'Girlfriend'. Oliver looks at the some of the Matthew Sweet story, and that of the 'Girlfriend' album. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver looks at the new solo record from Dinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis, and also plays some favourite songs from his previous solo recordings. Then he checks out the new single from poppy Americana musician Jade Bird. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

This week Oliver checks out favourite tracks from alt-rock journeyman and garage revivalist Ty Segall. Oliver plays tracks from Segall's new record 'Three Bells', but also his greatest song, and a song with 'massive energy and unadulterated noise'. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

Music new and old from Indie Rock and Shoegaze legends Ride AND The Jesus and Mary Chain. Both groups have new albums on the horizon, and Oliver checks out early singles from them, plus tracks from a Jesus and Mary Chain live album. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.

New singles from Dinosaur Jr frontman and guitar god J Mascis. Also, new music from Faye Webster and tracks new and old from American Psych Rockers The Asteroid No.4. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air.