I continued digging into new releases from Beach House, Chvrches and Courtney Barnett on the show this week, while the retro alternative set took us back to 2006 to explore some of the best music of that year.

I delved deeper into recent releases from Beach House, Chvrches and Courtney Barnett on the show this week, while the retro alternative set journeyed back to 1986 to explore some of the standout albums of that year.

I explored more from recent releases by Courtney Barnett, Parquet Courts and Arctic Monkeys on the show this week, while the retro alternative set ventured back to the Y2K era for some standout tracks from albums released in the year 2000.

I delved deeper into new releases from Beach House, Middle Kids and Father John Misty on the show this week, while the retro alternative set celebrated the 25th anniversary re-release of Liz Phair’s “Exile In Guyville” album with a set of 1993 indie-rock tracks from Liz and other female artists.

I explored more from recent releases by Middle Kids, Soccer Mommy and Iceage, while the retro alternative set looked back to the standout albums of 1991, inspired by U2’s surprising first-ever live airing of fan-favorite “Achtung Baby” deep cut “Acrobat” on the first night of their current tour.

I delved deeper into new releases from Amen Dunes and Soccer Mommy on the show this week, while the retro alternative set looked back to the remarkably fruitful year of 2005 with modern classics from M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Goldfrapp and more.

I further explored recent releases from Frankie Cosmos and Preoccupations on this week’s show, while the retro alternative set looked back to some of the standout rock albums of the year 1995.

I further explored recent releases from The Decemberists and Alice Merton on the show this week, while the retro alternative section took Pitchfork’s new 30 Best Dream Pop Albums list as inspiration for an epic hour-plus set.

I delved deeper into new releases from Amen Dunes, Frankie Cosmos and The Aces on the show this week, while the retro alternative set headed to the Far East for a block of great Japanese punk, indie-rock and pop music from the ’80s up to now.

I dug deeper into new releases from Jack White, Iceage and Sunflower Bean on this week’s show, while the retro alternative set explored some of the quirkier corners of New Wave and post-punk from the year 1980.