One of this week's bonus songs is by an unheralded, and unknown to be before this week, shoegaze band from Providence, Rhode Island, active in the '90s, called Difference Engine. Check them out.

This week: The Just Joans, Shaking Hand, and Piggietails. www.willsband.net

This week, Dry Cleaning, Joe Glass, and Silk Daisys. Inadvertently recorded in mono. Next week back to stereo hifi mode! www.willsband.net

Will’s band, as in Will’s actual band, is Parting Blue. @partingblue.bsky.social We released a holiday single, Winter Wonderland, that we recorded 30 years ago. It’s on all the streaming services. Major update coming in 2026!

@jeanines-band.bsky.social Jeanines at number 4 on my list of favorite albums of 2025! www.willsband.net

@firetalkrecs.bsky.social Wombo at #6 on my list of favorite albums of 2025. www.willsband.net

@prismshores.bsky.social Excellent Montreal band Prism Shores on my top ten list for 2025! www.willsband.net

@thebeths.bsky.social The Beths have done it again. Top of the top ten list for 2025! www.willsband.net

@goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social on my top ten list for 2025. www.willsband.net

Our last regular podcast of 2025 features Sharp Pins, HighSchool, and a variety of other bonus selections. Next up, we start the best of 2025 series. www.willsband.net

Another fun one this week with Big Life. Also TAGABOW and Goodbye Wudaokou. www.willsband.net

I’ve been bad about posting here. We have a new episode almost every week. www.willsband.net

This week - Comet Gain, Frankie Cosmos, and Half Man Half Biscuit. www.willsband.net

This week - Jeanines, Ryli, and Lightheaded. www.willsband.net

Podcast will be later this week. I’ve tried to be consistent with the Sunday evening releases but it’s not always possible. Trying to be a bit more flexible.

This week: Florist The Convenience Jetstream Pony www.willsband.net

This week: Nagasaki Swim, Dumb Things, and Nuevos Mundos. www.willsband.net

This week, Jon joins the podcast to discuss new music by Momma, School Fair, and Horse Vision. www.willsband.net

This week we have The Tubs, Floodlights, and bdrmm. All good, according to us! www.willsband.net

We did a SXSW preview podcast. One more coming next week. www.willsband.net

“Alternative” means you are not metal. That’s all.

This week: @prismshores.bsky.social #kratzen #clarence #smudge www.willsband.net

The last our 2024 listener series is up. www.willsband.net

Nicholas joins this week, and we go through another listener best of 2024 list. www.willsband.net

Our top ten lists thus far are posted at willsband.net

Anurag and Jason's favorite albums of 2024, counted down! willsband.net/12-15-24-anu...

It's here, the first of our 2024 series -- Will and Chris count down our favorite albums of 2024. willsband.net/12-8-24-our-...

Top 15 EP's of 2024 featuring @warmcoat.bsky.social @dramamine2023.bsky.social @hiddenbayrec.bsky.social @dearyband.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social @jasonelambeth.bsky.social @subjangle.bsky.social

This week, up 8:00 p.m. Central, we discuss new releases by The Cure, 2nd Grade, and Humdrum. www.willsband.net

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