I Already Told You That

Insert "it's been awhile here"…but there is a reason! We moved and Melissa went to school for a bit so we've been a bit distracted. But we are not distracted with this return episode…which is a little long BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT! Melissa brings Bryan the band Medicine. Hailing from Los Angeles Medicine brings the noise-gaze as Melissa coined it. We go deep into their debut "Shot Forth Self Living" a...

Wow, it has been awhile and wow once again Melissa brings Bryan a 4AD band…what…do…you…know. I tell you what, Bryan does not know this excellent but somewhat obscure band called Swallow. So Melissa brings their album Blow highlighting some of their most solid tracks bringing Bryan into the know and he is happy she did! Swallow mix: Spotify | YouTube Music (includes the Hush EP) Purchase the Swallo...

This week Melissa brings us a real bummer of a band...Idaho, specifically their 1996 classic album "Three Sheets to The Wind". Melissa loves the pure slow and mellow tones of Idaho's songs. There are lots of hearts on this one and Bryan brings back the stone-cold-classic label for the song "Shame"! This is a great album that we love and we think you will too. Listen to the whole album below and ch...

This week Melissa brings the dream pop, slow core, and avant guardness, of Hugo Largo to Bryan who…as the podcast has revealed over the 5 years they've been doing it, has no idea who they are. BUT as usual Bryan is intrigued and so will you be by this dreamy mix of vocals, bass, stings and other instruments that together form the beautiful and unique sound that is Hugo Largo. Please use the link i...

Welcome back and happy 2025! Melissa put in the work this week with the band Wade. She unearthed some old, as she calls them, "comp tapes" and re-rememberd one of her favorite bands. She discovered Wade through a 45 with hand written notes that connected Wade to Red House painters and once she gave it a listen she was hooked! Anyway, Melissa reached out to a member of the band who gave her some in...

We are unearthing this episode on the band Slowdive from way back in the beginning days of, I Already Told You That, not just because they are such a seminal influence but Melissa has now seen them live four times on their current tour! This time around she is back in the good ol US- of-A AND she has friends, that she connected with through this podcast, who are also big fans of Slowdive! Together...

This week Melissa brings a little spooky vibes with the Irish band The Glee Club. Be warned! There is some scary Halloween talk about...candy...and...Charlie Brown specials!...ooohhh...but mostly we are talking about The Glee Club and of course listening to their melodic and groovy vibes. As always please listen to the mix linked below and also check out the article with the interview of Hugh O'Ca...

This week Melissa does some musical archeology to dig up one of her favorite bands, "Area" and "The Moon Seven Times". These bands play into Melissa's desire for enchanting melodies and moody vibes. Bryan meanwhile is brand new to all of this but totally along for the ride. As always please listed to the mix to hear the full length songs and please use the links below to buy their records. Also th...

Here's one that Melissa knew Bryan would know...even if it took him a minute to re-remember. This episode Melissa brings the indie rock with the lovely melodic guitars and vocals of Sebadoh. Melissa is focusing on their 1991 album, "Sebadoh III". Melissa and Bryan came to this band from differnt angles but both truely enjoy what Sebadoh has to offer. Bryan connects to the spine tingling guitar hoo...

This week, we are re-releasing one of our favorite episodes originally put out in April of 2021 on the great This Mortal Coil! We were inspired to put this one out again after watching the documentary, "What You Could Not Visualize" about the band Rema Rema and by extension 4AD. This episode covers the three relases of This Mortal Coil which is a musical collaboration of 4AD founder Ivo Watts Russ...

We know...its been too long but what better way to come back than with a little The Jesus and Mary Chain!! This week Melissa bings us the soft and the hard with The Jesus and Mary Chain's epic, to not be ignored, freaking amazing! debute album "Psychocandy". Drawing on influences like the Shangri-Las, The Velvet Underground, and The Ramones, The Jesus and Mary Chain bring noise and sweet melodies...

Welcome Back! It has been too long so if you missed us we are back and here to bring you the lovely sounds of The Innocence Mission. Now for those of you who skip the episodes that you don't recognize the band....don't skip this one! You will recognize songs from this beautiful band...they were played on the space shuttle for christ sake! Melissa has had The Innocence Mission on the I Already Told...

We are deeply saddened with the passing of Sinead O'Connor. To remember her we are re-releasing the episode we put out in February 2021 when Melissa professed her true love for Sinead and talked about some of the lesser known, but certainly not lesser sounding songs. Melissa focused on her work as a musician and her substantial influence on somebody...who is the main host of this podcast...and don...

You would think we'd come back with a BANG...but this week we are back with a quiet infinity guitar, strings and the synth sounds of "Sleeps With Fishes". The collaborative project of Pieter Nooten from Clan of Xymox and producer, inventor, guitarist Michael Brook. From the 4AD camp this collaboration created the album "Sleeps With Fishes" and in this episode Melissa takes us through some of her f...

This week Melissa digs deep to bring Bryan into the light and The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa. This is a band Melissa has been wanting to talk about for a while but had some trouble locating their somwhat hard to find out of print early releases. But alas she finally got her hands on their music that checks all of her boxes... noise, losing it, weird, unpredictable and most importantly, emotional :(....

This week, Peter gosh darn Gabriel! Maybe not the most obscure artist but definitely had a huge impact on so many with his unique solo beginnings. Melissa brings us his first 4 albums, confusingly all titled "Peter Gabriel" but don't worry Melissa helps Bryan understand the unique differences between each album. Culminating into his sound track work and current albums. This is a biggie! There are...

Long time no listen? Well...we're back and it's number 60!! This week Melissa brings us the band Cranes. The brother sister duo from Portsmouth, England. At times they are dark and at times they are bright but at all times they are brining the noise. This is one of Melissa's favorites from the early 90's and she brings us a nice sampeling of Cranes music that spans their varied sound. As always pl...

The holidays are over, it's a new year, and whattya know here's a new episode! This go around Melissa brings the multi-instrumentalist genius of Lisa Germano. We get into her eclectic catalog from her early 90's albums to her last in 2013. Ms. Germano brings the light and the dark and we are better for it. As always be sure to listen to the mixes and go out and buy a record or two! Lisa Germano Mi...

Back with another episode of influential music! This week the UK band Curve! This early 90's duo gave Melissa what she was looking for in noisey, melodic beat driven songs. She brings Bryan into her world and plays us the best from their early EPs into their first two LPs. Come along for a somewhat silly ride through some rediculously good layered sound cake.   I Already Told You That - Curve mix...

This week we go back one year to re-remember and get a bit spooky all over again with the Halloween episode. Melissa brings Bryan a mega Halloween music mix of dark favorites, goth classics, post punk oddities, and feel good eerie guilty pleasures. Join us if you dare... Spotify Halloween Mix YouTubeMusic Halloween Mix https://propagandamagazine-gothic.tumblr.com Dr. Paul Bearer Creature Feature c...

Now here's an I Already Told You That first bringing an all new feature...a GAME SHOW! Bryan kind of already knows Galaxie 500 but he really doesn't...he sort of knows the other band that the lead singer/guitar person was in, called "Luna"...but even then he is not so sure. So to test his knowledge after listening to a whole shows worth of songs, Melissa will put Bryan's knowledge to the test in t...

If you want to truely understand what this podcast is about, listen to this one! Melissa brings Bryan the band "Young Marble Giants" and...he...has...no...IDEA!! BUT! after Melissa plays him their music he instantly knows why she loves them so and now so does HE! Come along for a great ride through the short but enfatuating musical career of Young Marble Giants. As always to get the FULL expereien...

You say you wanted some easy listening? Well here you go! Sadly we lost one of music's absolute greats and here is our I Already Told You That rememberance of the mesmerizing and super excellent music of Olivia Newton-John. Melissa was a super mega fan as a kid and her love carries through to today. She takes Bryan all the way through her early work up through the super popular early 80's. This is...

I guess we are back on a roll..this week back in the 1991 pocket with the band Chapterhouse and their stone cold classic record "Whirlpool". Melissa decided after the epic Dead Can Dance episode to hone this one in a bit and just focus on one record from this band that she loves. Even if you have never heard of Chapterhouse you have heard their influence on 90's era "alt-rock" and hiphop. Check it...

Hey guys! It's been ahhhh while now. Sorry about that! But this one was worth the wait. If you've learned anything from listening to this podcast its that Melissa LOVES 4AD and this episode brings you a BIG ONE on her list of 4AD loves...Dead Can Dance. This is a timely episode for us because live shows are back and we are going to see the very alive Dead Can Dance band perform live! So we are exc...