New tracks from The Soft Moon and St. Vincent debuted on the show this week, while the retro alternative set featured some of the best music of 1996.

I premiered new tracks from Sharon Van Etten and Waxahatchee on this week’s show, while the retro alternative set focused on the UK’s turn-of-the-’90s Madchester scene.

The BBC’s Sound of 2015 longlist inspired me to play a host of new artists on the show this week, including outstanding tracks from Years & Years, Låpsley, Rae Morris and Shura, while the retro alternative section looked back 20 years to some of the many stellar albums of 1995.

The first show of 2015 includes new tracks from The Decemberists and Springtime Carnivore, while the retro alternative section honored the 10-year anniversary of 2005 with a long set of modern rock classics from that year.

For the final show of 2014, I debuted new tracks from Little Boots and Ariel Pink, while the retro alternative set featured a collection of goth, darkwave and psychedelic rock from the early ’80s.

I premiered new tracks from The Decemberists and Springtime Carnivore on this week’s show, while the retro alternative set took one final loving look back at 1994 as we wrap up the 20th anniversary year of the peak of the Alternative Nation era. Here’s the tracklist for the full show: West Of The Fields December […]

Take a look back at another stellar year in alternative, indie rock and electronic music with my countdown of the top 50 tracks of 2014!

I premiered new tracks from Panda Bear and The Soft Moon on the show this week, while the retro alternative section gathers a number of classic college rock and new wave classics from the year 1985.

New tracks from Bastille and Haim and Will Butler debuted on the show this week, while the retro set featured a selection of classic Neil Young tracks in honor of the Black Friday release of his “Official Release Series Vol. 2,” a remastered vinyl box set which includes the first-ever reissue of his “Time Fades Away” album.

I debuted new tracks from Mourn and A Place To Bury Strangers on the show this week, while the retro alternative set featured classic shoegaze tracks from the early ’90s in honor of the Ride reunion news.