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The Downer Party

Jun 12, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Music

With Casey

The Downer Party is back to welcome the summer season

10:00 AM		Lee Hazelwood & Suzi Jane Hokom Sand N Heroes & Villains: The Sound of Los Angeles 1965-1968 V/A Cherry Red 2022 1966 single off a new compilation from Cherry Red of psych-pop deep cuts from the LA music scene in the '60s Purchase
10:04 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:07 AM		Angel Olsen Ghost On Big Time Jagjaguwar 2022 Touring this summer with Julien Baker and Sharon Van Etten, including stops at the Mann Center in Philly and 2 shows in New York for Central Park's Summer Stage concert series Bandcamp \| Vinyl \| Tickets
10:11 AM		Big Thief Certainty Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You 4AD 2022 Bandcamp \| Vinyl
10:12 AM		Guided By Voices I Am A Scientist Bee Thousand Scat 1994 On tour this summer, playing the Ardmore Music Hall on Friday and the Anchor Rock Club in Atlantic City on August 20th Tickets
10:16 AM		22˚ Halo 40 Seconds Garden Bed Lost Sound Tapes 2021 Former free cake for every creature drummer Fran Lyons's new project, playing Johnny Brenda's next month Bandcamp \| Vinyl \| Tickets
10:20 AM		Kalia Vandeveer More of the Good Stuff Later Regrowth New Amsterdam 2022 Bandcamp
10:26 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:33 AM		Katie Bejsiuk Feels Right The Woman on the Moon Double Double Whammy 2022 First album for this new project from free cake for every creature singer Katie Bennett is due out June 24. She is playing with Swanning and Brooklyn next month along with former bandmates 22° Halo at Johnny Brenda's the same week (see link elsewhere in playlist) Bandcamp \| Pre-Order \| Tickets
10:33 AM		Barrie Frankie Barbara Winspear 2022 New sophomore LP from New York indie pop singer-songwriter Barrie Lindsay Bandcamp \| Vinyl
10:37 AM		Black Moth Super Rainbow Blurring My Days Cobra Juicy Rad Cult 2012
10:41 AM		King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Ambergris Omnium Gatherum KGLW 2022 Touring through the US in the fall, including stops in New York at Forest Hills Stadium and Philly at Franklin Music Hall (fka the Electric Factory) in October Bandcamp \| Vinyl \| Tickets
10:46 AM		Cate Le Bon Remembering Me Pompeii Mexican Summer 2022 A few upcoming east coast tour dates this month at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City on the 22nd and the Dell Music Center in Philly with Japanese Breakfast and Yo La Tengo on the 23rd Bandcamp \| Vinyl \| Tickets
10:50 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:54 AM		Say Sue Me The Last Thing Left N The Last Thing Left Damnably 2022 Only one east coast date this fall for this Korean band, at the Bowery Ballroom on November 2nd Bandcamp \| Tickets
10:57 AM		Black Tambourine Can't Explain Black Tambourine Slumberland 2010 Cover of a song from Love's proto-punk self-titled album, from the band's second single, released in 1992
11:00 AM		The Jesus & Mary Chain You Trip Me Up Psychocandy Blanco y Negro 1985
11:02 AM		Dehd Baby Water Fire Talk 2019 New album Blue Skies out now, US tour dates cancelled due to COVID have been rescheduled for the fall, including stops in NYC at Brooklyn Steel and Philly at The Fillmore Bandcamp \| Vinyl \| Tickets
11:04 AM		Mura Rest N 2008-2021 An'archives 2022 Bandcamp
11:05 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:09 AM		Droopies Camera Focus N Echoes Lightly 2022 Brand new third LP from this Philly band featuring Matt Arbiz of So Totally Bandcamp
11:12 AM		Ovlov Fast G TRU Exploding In Sound Records 2018 Bandcamp \| Vinyl
11:15 AM		Horsegirl Beautiful Song Versions of Modern Performance Matador 2022 New debut LP from this Chicago trio, featuring appearances from Sonic Youth members Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley, they return to the east coast later this summer with a show at the Bowery Ballroom on August 10 and a spot opening for Pavement on on of their New York dates on October 2nd Bandcamp \| Vinyl \| Tickets
11:18 AM		Le Tigre Deceptacon Le Tigre Mr. Lady Records 1999
11:21 AM		Wire Our Swimmer Document & Eyewitness Rough Trade 1982
11:25 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:28 AM		The Dance In Lust N Do Dada Sundazed 2022 1982 single, re-released on a new compilation of this New York post-punk/no wave/free funk band featured on the New York Noise compilation Bandcamp \| Vinyl
11:34 AM		Hotline TNT Had To Try Nineteen In Love Smoking Room 2021 Fanzine \| Stream
11:37 AM		Thee Oh Sees Enemy Destruct Help In The Red 2009 John Dwyer & Co. headed to the east coast again this fall with 3 dates at Warsaw in Brooklyn and a stop in Philly at the Union Transfer with Bronze Bandcamp \| Vinyl \| Tickets
11:41 AM		Superchunk Skip Steps 1 & 3 No Pocky for Kitty Merge 1991
11:44 AM		The Gun Club Sleeping In Blood City Miami Animal Records 1982 The Gun Club's second LP, produced by Chris Stein of Blondie and featuring Debbie Harry on several tracks. Singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce supposedly got in contact with those two as head of LA's Blondie fan club.
11:47 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
11:50 AM		Urban Renewal Project Computer Girl N Heroes & Villains: The Sound of Los Angeles 1965-1968 V/A Cherry Red Another one from this Cherry Red compilation, this with both Mael brothers who would go on to form Sparks, unreleased until their Past Tense box set from 2020 Purchase
11:53 AM		Plankton Wat Hidden Path N Hidden Path Thrill Jockey Records 2022 New LP from Portland artist Dewey Mahood out now on Thrill Jockey compilation Bandcamp \| Vinyl

Chat is archived.

Alright folks, let's open up this pit

Hey Casey! Excited to be here for my first regular show for Downer Party 😁

Sundays are proving to have an egregiously stacked lineup from open to close

Casey! How long has it been?

only about a month for doing radio but not since last summer that I was a regular

Greetings and Salutations!

Hello, DJ Casey!

Good morning MrM, and Marcus!

Stay regular, as my grandmother always suggested. Louis Armstrong too was big on that sort of thing.

SCIENCE!

1 of the best rock shows ever GBV

this SONG Rn aF‼️

Friday!

@ Casey (host) The Downer Party is definitely starting this morning on an upbeat ... many of them, in fact ... Thanks and welcome back as a regular, Casey.

Thanks Richard it's good to be back

Brian D. Somebody got the Thomas Dolby reference. I saw him at the Tower once.

Welcome back Casey!! So good to have you back.

Commie did a great show last night.

as always

Casey! Great to have you & Downer Party back on the air 📻🎶

Good morning people

@christine grerat to actually get to talk to you in person, thanks for coming out Friday night

total jam. Good morning!

JUICY Vibes

Juicy like Mtume

Morning, all!

Hey @Tom it was good to meet you in person and hear your band!

One of my favorites was Wild Horses.

Christine, the strawberry girl... No offense meant, if you don't like that song.

CATE LE BON❗️ Gotta get this album

It's a goodie for sure

love her

Dang! A favourite! Nice!

[ YO LA TENGO 💟 ]

@Marcus, love Siouxsie 🖤

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN ❤️ I’m dehd

Loudest show I ever saw: J&M Chain, w/ opener NIN. At the Troc.

worth it. Watt you say??

sounds like an incredible show

Been listening to J&MC and Slumberland bands so much since it started getting nice out

Hellz Yeeaahh!

Happy Birthday, DJ Casey!! 🎉 🧁

Can confirm the second Algernon Cadwallader show isnot sold out but it is in Baltimore

Thanks! It was a few weeks ago but I appreciate it

I’m still celebrating! 😵‍💫🍾

It's actually my dad's birthday this week so happy birthday to him too!

Woooo! Happy Birthday, DJCaseyDAD! 🎂🪅

Honestly would have had a great 80s/90s DJ name, DJ Frank D

Happy birthday Casey and CaseyDad! Just had breakfast with mine, gonna try and nap to the music for a moment 😇 loving the selection btw

Oh shoot. Gotta get him to CoHost one day!

No lawnmowers!

OMG 😆

I like MrM's co-host idea.

LE TIGRE❣️

🐅

I bought this on a 45. I love Wire.

I have to head out, but I'm taking WPRB with me in the car. Thanks Casey! Nice to hang out with everyone in the Listener Lounge™.

Cheers, Christine!!

great to have you Christine!

gonna have to play some Siouxsie next week

This cd link was wonky, yet I did locate the CD and that site looks super.

[ SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES 💜 ]

1982 KNEW How To Do It 💃

h,mm try it now, looks like they have it on LP too

🍊 orange vinyl!!

3O©s!! 💙💙💙

SUPERCHUNKy Playlist!! 🔥

this show is too much fun 🤩

Love the sound of the tape heads hitting at the start of a track, you know it's gonna be a banger when that happens

Partay du Downer...howdeeeeeeeee!

Top O the mornin' Casey!

Two hours is not enough. Although I'll rarely miss it at this hour, so that's something.

How's it hanging Jimbeax and Ambrose!

[BLONDIE❤️‍🔥 • DEBBIE HARRY❤️‍🔥]

Thanks for the show!

Great set

Like wet clothes.

Whoa, this TRACK 💗

WestSiiidddeee 😎

Thanks for all the info with these songs Casey!😊

I like Sparks more for their synth pop albums in the 80s but I still gotta watch that documentary on them Netflix did

A bit like Nico

Now that you mention it, yeah! Totally!

Happy that you appreciate them Ambrose! I always wanted to include links and stuff on the old playlist system and people really seem to like the links I include

DJ SonOfFrankD! Great show! Appreciate the info and of course, the links! Big cheers and kind regards to you!

Likewise Mr. M!

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big JUICY Ears!

Great show Casey, thank you!

Thanks for all your kind words everyone! Now get your butts over to DJ McSweden's show!