Buried Treasures & Bat Fangs

Buried Treasures

Looking for new music that's out of the mainstream? Jim and Greg uncover some buried treasures: under the radar tunes that you need to hear! They also interview the '80s  hair metal-inspired band Bat Fangs.

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Buried Treasures

From the southern soul of Swamp Dogg to the experimental  art rock of Ohmme, this week Jim and Greg dip into the wealth of music beyond the FM dial and play you some buried treasures. These artists might not be household names, but they're definitely worth adding to your collection.

Greg

  • Valee, Vlone
  • Poster Children, Big Surprise
  • Tank and the Bangas, Smoke.Netflix.Chill
  • Ohmme, Icon

Jim

  • Falcon Jane, Ginger Ale
  • Viagra Boys, Sports
  • Denise Hradecky, Revolution
  • Swamp Dogg, Answer Me, My Love

Bat Fangs

Bat Fangs

Jim and Greg sit down with Bat Fangs, a new rock duo comprised of guitarist/vocalist Betsy Wright (of Ex Hex) and drummer Laura King (of Flesh Wounds). Bat Fangs released a self-titled album in February and came on our hosts' radar after a stunning showing at SXSW. Wright and King talk to Sound Opinions about how '80s  hair metal inspired them and the ways their music counters the toxic masculinity of that genre. (There's also a digression about how getting matching tattoos played into the band's founding.)

Jim

For his latest Desert Island Jukebox pick, Jim makes a case for punk rockers Voice of Addiction. Formed in Chicago in 2004, Voice of Addiction centers political and social commentary in their high-energy music. The group came back on Jim's radar as the focus of a new feature-length documentary about the band, Punk Band. Jim selects their track Rustbelt off 2017's The Lost Art of Empathy as an essential blue-collar anthem.

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