Let's Play Ten

Ben and MP return from the longest vacation ever, introduce the long awaited white board, and pay tribute to a beloved local artist. It's a super-sized double-wide triple XL episode with 24 new indie/DIY tracks that span the globe. You are sure to find more than a few new favorite bands. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Farmer's Wife, "Boheme" Street Racer, "Hot Glue" Etcetera, "Threat Below" The Mysterines, "Ha...

MP and Ben are taking some vacation time and will return with new episodes starting July 11. Please enjoy this retrospective episode of their favorite songs from the first 20 episodes of Lets Play Ten. No talk, just 20 great indie rock tracks to increase your rock and roll heart rate while you pine for the boys' return. The rule still applies: If you like it, buy it! EPISODE PLAYLIST: Pool Kids, "...

MP and Ben plan a stop gap episode, contemplate a road trip, and have multiple conversations about stuff that you don't care about. You will however, care about this episode's "diabolically good" playlist, carefully curated for your lawn mowing introspection. Episode Playlist: THICK, " Mother " Beautiful Freaks, " Loser Sellouts " Wishy, " Love On The Outside " MAITA, " girl at the bar " Future Te...

Edible Merch? Record Store Day malaise? Borderline obsessions? Disappearing institutions? Sure, we've got all of that. Plus a lively conversation about how little kids process music and why it matters to their future selves. As always, Ben and MP proudly present 10 brand new indie rock tracks that will adorn your psychic bulletin board. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Council Grounds, " Tied Down " Emily Wolfe,...

There's new gear in "the bigloo" and new sump pumps in the furnace room. So Ben and MP not only sound better, but they stayed dry. The guys dissect the album everyone is talking about, and rock a playlist of ten brand new indie/DIY songs that will flood your basement....with rock! EPISODE PLAYLIST: Kate Clover, " The Apocalypse Dream " Bad Bad Hats, " My Heart Your Heart " Chelsea King, " It Makes...

Ben and MP emerge from the crescent-shaped shadows of the eclipse to talk about "the Cowboy Carter effect", and consider the awesome power of the question mark? Plus, ten new indie rock tracks to usher you safely through the rapture. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Slowmove, " Wish You Never " Slow Joy, " Pulling Teeth " Baits, " Up In The Air " Cloudbelly, " Fascinated " Budge, " Hrtstrngs " hey, nothing, " Lo...

What would you listen to if you knew the end was near? Ben and MP contemplate the soundtrack to the apocalypse. On a more serious note, the boys discuss something they call "personal cancel culture", the point at which an individual decides that an artist's ideology makes their art undigestible. Heady stuff, and a playlist of new indie rock that will blow up your sun. EPISODE PLAYLIST: The Cliffor...

Does your general frame of mind dictate how you feel about certain music at a certain time? Ben and MP discuss why we like a record one day and don't like it the next. Are we fickle? We'll never know. Luckily we have a playlist of ten brand new indie rock songs that we will love forever. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Leisure Hour, " Forgiveness " Hana Vu, " Care " Council Grounds, " Bofa " Bendigo Fletcher, "...

Ben and MP have stumbled across the formula to balance your electrolytes and keep you up all night. It's ten brand new indie/DIY tracks, vigorously shaken and violently stirred. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Sick Day, " Overexposure " Sasha Assad, " Bad Nature " Bradford Michela, " 10 am " total tommy, " Microdose " Them Moose Rush, " Cake Crisis Resolved " Blush Always, " Coming of Age " Catcher, " Rubbernec...

It's such a minor milestone that Ben and MP barely mention it. The boys go "topic-free" (or do they?) for their thirtieth, and globe-trottiest, episode. EPISODE PLAYLIST: DARTZ, " Paradise " Effy Marella, " Shoes " Sophisticated Dingo, " I Don't Mind " Equal Creatures, " Check Engine Light " Bah-Bah Genesis, " Confession " Slow Fiction, " Apollo " Linka Moja, " High and Dry " Bluesomn, " Ghost " N...

Ben and MP talk about depressing record stores and take a deep dive into the newly released SPRINTS album. And of course they've got ten new indie rock tracks from artists you probably haven't heard of, and now won't be able get enough of. Let's do this, 2024! EPISODE PLAYLIST: SPRINTS, "Cathedral" ALLERGEN, "No Rest" Francis of Delirium, "Blue Tuesday" Parallel Park, "One Third" Joan & The Gi...

Ben and MP talk about what music and Let's Play Ten meant to them in 2023. They also run down their top ten releases of the year. It's the last episode of 2023, and the first episode in the brand new "Big-Loo" studio space - you can really hear the newness! Sit back and enjoy. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Black Country New Road, " Across the Pond Friend " Annabel Lee, " Alas, I'M a Lady " Wednesday, " Bath C...

With frozen fingers crossed, Ben and MP bid farewell to their arctic studio space as they roll out a playlist from their ever-growing collection of "plus ones". Think of them as the songs they held back like power-ups for battle with the final boss. Episode Playlist: Hot Wax, " Phone Machine " Fwango, " Low Light " King Isis, " MAKE IT UP " Bedroom High Club, " What You Did " Tali & The Arms,...

Ever been in a band? Then you probably have a hilarious (in hindsight) horror story about it. Ben and MP share some of their worst band memories. They can laugh about it now, and they do, because pathos. They also share ten brand new indie rock tracks because that's why you listen. EPISODE PLAYLIST Rett Madison, " Flea Market " Empris, " Cherry Milk " The Buoys, " Settle Petal " Teens in Trouble,...

We all have our favorite albums, our albums of the moment, and albums that "spoke to us." But what about those albums that froze you in your tracks for days or weeks on end? The albums that you can't listen to anymore because you have to stop your life so you can listen to them on repeat. MP and Ben talk about the albums they "lived in", and their enduring impact. And of course, they've got ten ne...

Ben and MP return from a month off and they've got stories! They also have some terrible ideas about how to make the podcast stand out from the streaming crowd. And of course, they have new indie rock that will move your feet and warm your cockles. Episode playlist: Emily Wolfe, "Silencer" Upchuck, " Freaky " Dice, " Super-Vision " Gut Health, " Uh Oh " Ryan M. Brewer, " Pretty Sure I'm " Short Fi...

Get ready for an overstuffed deluxe episode! Not a mere ten, but EIGHTEEN new indie rock tracks. We also doubled up on the "plus ones" AND the bonus material. So, you get 24 killer songs plus all the info you need to find the music and the artists, and we get an extra few weeks off. Ben and MP will be back with a brand new episode at the end of October. In the meantime, open wide....this is a very...

Ben and MP had a couple of interesting topics to discuss, like the importance of recording in a proper studio and if all music needs to have purpose. But none of that happened and instead they devolved into multiple streams of semi-consciousness. They did manage to present ten brand new indie rock tracks for your evening bath time (or whenever you enjoy music). EPISODE PLAYLIST: overpass, "Alright...

Mid-discussion revelations abound, and the rebellion against industry driven ubiquity has begun! MP and Ben barely discuss the trend that has artists eschewing social media oversharing yet still selling tickets and merch. Also, we're on the internet?? Plus, ten amazing new indie rock tracks to delight your senses. Episode playlist: Plantoid, "Dog's Life" Etta Marcus, "Theatre" omat, "Pollen" moons...

Ben and MP talk more about festival culture, and how the televised model might be it's saving grace. They also step outside the playlist to shout out some new releases you should check out. As always, they've got ten brand new indie rock tracks to delight your senses. Episode playlist: Tori Nance, "Straight To Your Heart" Telescreens, "Games" Blanco Tranco, "Lara" Family Dinner, "Morning Haze" Ra...

Summer festivals are in full swing. Ben and MP talk about one of their personal favorite annual gatherings. Plus, MP invents a new word, and the boys roll out ten brand new indie rock tracks that you are guaranteed to love. Episode playlist: Petey, "I'll Wait" DAIISTAR, "Star Starter" Taking Meds, "Outside" Lime Garden, "Nepotism (baby) Spanish Love Songs, "Clean Up Crew" City Ghost, "Good News" T...

MP and Ben endured tornadoes, hail storms, power outages, broken appliances, family emergencies, blue-green algae, and also took a vacation. And that was just the month of June. The boys return with a double-length playlist of new indie rock tracks. Episode playlist: Winona Fighter, "Hamms In A Glass" The Mysterines, "Begin Again" Sprints, "Adore Adore Adore" Shefu, "Chandler Bing" The Snuts, "Glo...

In this super-sized episode, Ben and MP talk about how curated playlists have all but eradicated traditional rock journalism, with all its learned and cranky editorializing, and reduced it into curated listicles. Thankfully, that spontaneous and not-very-well thought out discussion gives way to 10 brand new indie rock tracks from some of our new favorite bands. Episode playlist: The Cordial Sins,...

Put your feet in the sand and your ears in our hands. MP and Ben have 10 new indie rock tracks to kick off your summer. Plus, "what if..." we could go back in time and do this podcast? It could happen! Episode playlist: Moody Beaches, "Where Do We Go?" The Pearl Harts, "Baby Chaos" Coach Party, "All I Wanna Do Is Hate West Thebarton, "George Michael" The Beaches, "Blame Brett" EXES, "To Death" Cus...

Ben and MP clumsily navigate an easy question with a twisting turning answer. Plus, ten new indie tracks to rock your earholes. Episode playlist: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, "Lights Out" Like Roses, "Easy" Mother the Band, "We're All Gonna Die (But It'll Be Alright)" overpass, "Right Time" Hana Eid, "Shrapnel" Carver Commodore, "Drown Me In Emotions" Moreish Idols, "Chum" Superviolet, "Overra...