The Bottom Forty

Portland's Buddy Wynkoop return (from two doors down...literally) with a track from their new EP, a mesmerizing new one from Jose Gonzalez plus an early '90s American "shoegaze" band that was actually accepted in the U.K. and more!

Our namesake issue! More great music and memories to come! 

Cheekface continue to dazzle us with yet another (dare we say) cheeky and clever track! Plus, discover a "lost" private press electronic classic from a Portland artist that dates back to 1981. This and more for your aural pleasure in this issue. Enjoy.

Discover Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Arne Kjelsrud-Mathisen who records as Rural Tapes. His debut was described by The Independent as "an odyssey in eight songs" and features contributions from both Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey. Plus, hear new music from Kate Vargas, Gold & Youth and a track from a 1976 release originally confined to only 300 copies.

Dean Wareham sings about "not selling out but cashing in" plus the first new LP in 26 years from one of my old school faves! Also, hear Electric Six do The Jam from their excellent new covers album. 

Hear an eerie cover of the Anne Peebles 1973 Memphis soul classic "I Can't Stand The Rain" plus new music from Sports, Parcels and more.

New music from Autogramm, Sea Power, They Might Be Giants and a "lost" track from a Welsh wrestler who has been said to have been an influence on Bowie and glam rock. 

New music from the Brewis brothers (aka Field Music), The Connells and more. Plus, a band that sounds like what would happen if Johnny Thunders and T. Rex's Marc Bolan jammed with Mott The Hoople. 

Discover hotly tipped Brooklyn band Geese, the first new music in three years from Saint Etienne and a new band featuring members of: Helmet, The Life and Times, Errortype: 11, Saetia and others.

Hello! This week some great new tunes from Wavves, The Lounge Society and more. Also, a track from one of my fave debut LPs of all-time that was part of a fertile CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) scene in Sacramento, CA back in the early '80s. Enjoy.

Hear new music from Amyl & The Sniffers who say their forthcoming sophomore LP is inspired by AC/DC, Wendy O. Williams and Motorhead! Also, new music from Chubby and the Gang, Quicksand and a surprise cover of Don Henley's "The Boys Of Summer" to wrap up this issue.

Hear music from a Belgian band that now ranks in my top 15 live shows of all-time! I caught them in 2019 at Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavik. Also, new music from Pond and yet another new track from the unstoppable Guided By Voices and more. Thanks for turning on, tuning in and dropping by The Bottom Forty podcast.

Hear my old "meezer" cat Little Lyla make an appearance (listen close at the beginning), new music from Linda Lindas, King Gizzard plus a track from the first album Dave Fridmann produced after finishing The Flaming Lips epic release 'The Soft Bulletin' and more. Thanks. Be good to one another. 

New issue out now on virtual stands worldwide! New music from Ora The Molecule, The Parrots, an artist whose 1979 release was called “the greatest album ever recorded” by Stereo Review plus an unsigned band I first discovered in Iceland that sounds like what would happen if members of: Cocteau Twins, DJ Shadow, Enya and Portishead got together for a weekend in isolation.

Some great power pop from a stalwart of the Baltimore/DC music scene, Efterklang, some vintage stuff from a band with wit underneath white wigs and more!

Hear a new solo project from a member of Broken Social Scene, pre-The Hold Steady band Lifter Puller, The Murlocs and more!

Discover new music from Yorkshire, England teens The Lounge Society (RIYL Echo & The Bunnymen and other early '80s post punk alt), Upper Wilds, a catchy-as-heck new track from Yves Tumor and more. 

I'm publishing early this week due to the excessive temps here in Portland! I wanted to try and provide at least a half hour of "relief" to attempt and take some minds off the excessive heat. I "sweated" this one out so to speak. You'll hear the first new music from NYC's The Forms in a decade as well as Dutch band Pip Blom, an often overlooked UK band from the &...

New music from Pond, Wet Leg, a fantastic cover version of The Cure's "Fire In Cairo" and more!

This time we'll reveal the identity of Cub Scout Bowling Pins, hear an underground legend plus a track from a Portland musician that will give you hope to keep carrying on! Thanks for listening.

Pilot To Gunner were once referred to as Foo-gazi in Details magazine! We've got a new and unreleased track from their forthcoming LP to premiere for you plus new music from Public Service Broadcasting and a band who're celebrating SIX DECADES of making music. Hope you enjoy.

We're Aussie heavy as we celebrate our 20th issue! New music from Acid Tongue, Liars and we pay tribute to a recently departed friend. Thanks for turning on, tuning in and dropping by The Bottom Forty podcast!

New music from The Go! Team, Sleater-Kinney, CLAMM and a Portland band that came and went in just about two years!

The "Energizer Bunny™ of indie rock", instrumental Neil Young-ish vibes and more!

New issue! New tunes! Discover new music from Canadian power pop supergroup TUNS, the Tulsa twosome Sports, a lovely Smiths cover benefitting a good cause, vintage sound collages from the 1950s-1970s plus a gorgeous track from a Portland band you need to get to know ASAP. Hope you’ll join me for Issue #17 of The Bottom Forty podcast. Out now!