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The Music Savage Show | 04.17.2020

It’s Quarantine Show # 5 coming at you straight from my dining room with so much great music you’ll forget what day it is! I hope you are all staying safe and sound and listening to all the tunes indoors. On this here show I kick things off with a set inspired by the great movie Adventureland which came out ten years ago this month. You’ll also get my brand new quarantine/social distancing/wtf is happening set, be introduced to the superb new Song of the Week “Who Are You?” from Diet Cig (followed by songs from past SOTW honorees), hear…

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Song of the Week | Diet Cig – Who Are You?

Photo credit: Emily Dubin The latest edition in the WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight comes to you from Virginia-based band Diet Cig. Their superb new single, “Who Are You?,” is from the band’s upcoming new album, Do You Wonder About Me?, out May 1, 2020 on Frenchkiss Records. Diet Cig is Alex Luciano (guitar/vocals) and Noah Bowman (drums). The duo formed in 2014 and released their excellent debut full-length album, Swear I’m Good At This, in 2017 to mountains of critical acclaim and love from the music loving world everywhere, including right here of course!…

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The Music Savage Show | 04.10.2020

Hey everybody! What day is it again?! The only thing keeping me sane is putting this show together for you wonderful folks that is for sure! On this episode I will start things off paying tribute to the legend of legends the one and only John Prine with a set of his music. Follow that up with a celebration of R.E.M.’s 40th anniversary by playing some of my favorite songs, play you my latest in my quarantine/social distancing sets, present your eardrums the great new Song of the Week from favorites The Beths (along with a couple of songs from…

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Song of the Week | The Beths – Dying to Believe

Photo credit: Mason Fairey The latest WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is focused on the power-pop-tastic new single, “Dying to Believe,” from New Zealand quartet The Beths. It’s the debut single from the band’s highly anticipated sophomore album, Jump Rope Gazers, out July 10th via Carpark Records. This is the second time the SOTW has gone to the Auckland band! The Beths are Elizabeth Stokes (vocals/guitar), Jonathan Pearce (vocals/guitar), Benjamin Sinclair (bass/vocals), and newest member of the band Ivan Luketina-Johnston (drums/vocals). In March of 2016 they released their debut EP, Warm Blood, which was well…

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Song of the Week | The Lowest Pair – Wild Animals

Photo Credit: Sarah Kathryn Wainwright This week’s WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is brightly focused on the incredible new single, “Wild Animals,” from Olympia/Minneapolis duo The Lowest Pair. The band officially formed in 2013 and have recorded and released four albums of original songs and one covers album over the years. The Lowest Pair is Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee, both of whom had made names for themselves in the folk music scene for quite a while before their paths crossed while performing at festivals across the midwest. Winter had released three solo albums…

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The Music Savage Show | 03.28.2020

I think it is safe to say that without music we would all be a bit more loopy with everything that is going on. So I’m extremely happy to bring you show #2 from my dining room straight to your ears. As baseball season should have started this week and the hockey season stalled I start the show with a sporting set of great songs to ease the pain a bit (after all there’s no crying in baseball). After which I’ll spin some tunes in relation to being holed-up safely in our homes, honor Phife Dawg and say Happy Birthday…

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Song of the Week | Luka Kuplowsky – Anew Day

Photo credit: Melissa Richards This week’s WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is once again focused on the wonderful city of Toronto and shines down brightly on the fantastic cover of Mary Margaret O’Hara’s, “Anew Day,” from Canadian musician Luka Kuplowsky. The track features Bahamas’ Felicity Williams and is off the upcoming EP, Judee Justin Arthur Mary, out April 24th via Mama Bird Recording Co. Luka speaks to the song saying; “When I sing Mary Margaret O’Hara’s “Anew Day”, I feel directly channeled to the joy and sorrow embedded in the music and lyrics. The first…

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Song of the Week | Fenne Lily – Hypochondriac

Photo Credit: Nicole Loucaides The latest edition in the WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight shines on the beautiful new single, “ Hypochondriac,” from the UK’s Fenne Lily. This is the second time we have focused on the Bristol-based musician. Almost two years ago to the day Lily was featured as a SOTW for the wonderful single “On Hold” “Hypochondriac” is the first new music since her brilliant debut album, On Hold, which was self released on April 6th, 2018. Speaking about the track Lily states “The song’s theme was realized immediately; pressure to feel enough but…

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Song of the Week | Stars and Rabbit – Little Mischievous

Photo credit: Robby Suha The latest edition in the WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight focuses for the first time on the Indonesian island of Java and shines down brightly on the super-cool duo Stars and Rabbit. The single, “Little Mischievous,” is off their latest album, Rainbow Isle, released February 26th via Green Island Music. Stars and Rabbit are Elda Suryani and Didit Saad. The musicians joined forces in 2011 and have been making a name for themselves in the Indonesian music scene by combining their love of indie rock perfectly together with the island’s style…

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