2026

Tell your mother not to worry

2026 Mix 33: Huckster Americana, glampires, the vagaries of post-pop impressionism, and tapping back in to coupé decalé and biama.

Aug 20 • Dave Moore

Get on the angkot!

2026 Mix 32: Global ferment theorized, angkots surfed, cake eaten, and a good time is eventually found in Laos.

Aug 13 • Dave Moore

Hopelessly focused

2026 Mix 31: Best of July, then funk throwbacks, disco throwbacks, fusion throwbacks, postpunk throwbacks, and more (but not that much more)

Aug 6 • Dave Moore

Hi, how are you?

2026 Mix 30: Getting permission from Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan, ferment in multiple regions yoked together, the future in France, and a song about a…

Jul 30 • Dave Moore

Wringing out milestones

2026 Mix 29: Visualizing global pop, giving the US a chance, and World Cup and The State of Youth Media (two separate topics!) briefly considered

Jul 23 • Dave Moore

I'm living my life, I'm full of vitamins

2026 Mix 28: US/UK divergence in 1996, then lots of Golden Beatology & bongos to bring everyone back together again

Jul 16 • Dave Moore

God blessed me with a prison

2026 Mix 27: Shanty house and COVID jams reluctantly revisited, K-pop in Poland, and the challenge of compiling in the age of abundance

Jul 9 • Dave Moore

The Cardigans popping up

2026 Mix 26: Best of June, albums at the midyear point, a hypothetical Debbii Dawson LP, and the Cardigans popping up (twice!)

Jul 2 • Dave Moore

Everybody's missing their medullas

2026 Mix 25: Songs & Words midyear recap, plus Debbii Dawson’s strong melodies, the return of Rye Rye, the real O-Rod(s), and Azerbaijani pop with…

Jun 25 • Dave Moore

Invite me, I won't come

2026 Mix 24: 1988 briefly considered, then the returns of the moth, Nia Archives' day job, and Fyore of "Fyore" from FYORE, plus Egyptian Ken dolls and…

Jun 18 • Dave Moore

What a waste of time

2026 Mix 23: Listening to Six Sex as an antidote to CAPDY overload, and plenty of other music from outside the US and Anglosphere

Jun 11 • Dave Moore

I could do with a little ha ha ha

2026 Mix 22: May round-up featuring Myaap, North West, and the album Detour (no, the other one), then Golden Beats from Portugal, Pakistan, and Syria

Jun 4 • Dave Moore

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