On this episode, a chat and deep sonic dive with guest artist Ryan Christoper Parks, frontman for the Oakland rock trio B. Hamilton. The band just released a new, self-titled LP of truly wonderful Northern California rock -- influenced by the greats but entirely unique in its execution. Plus, tons and tons of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.
Playlist
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Never Felt Better by Everything is Recorded, Sampha & Florence & the Machine on Richard Russell Is Temporary (XL Recordings) New -
Present Time by Sol Aguirre (Telge Records) New -
Gumshoe (Dracula From Arkansas) by Youth Lagoon on Rarely Do I Dream (Fat Possim) New -
Somethin' Ain't Right by Sharon Van Etten on Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory (Jagjaguwar) New -
What Do I Know by Deep Sea Diver on Billboard Heart (℗ 2025 Sub Pop Records) New -
Choose Myself by Jessica Lea Mayfield (Jessica Lea Mayfield) New -
Draggin' by Hannah Cohen on Earthstar Mountain (Congrats Records) New -
Gold Rush by Lucious on Lucious (Wildewoman Music LLC/Fantasy Records/Concord) New -
Fist by Miya Folick on Erotica Veronica (Stop Talking LLC/Nettwerk Music Group) -
17 by Bartees Strange on Horror (Bartees Strange/4AD Music) New -
Tooth (feat Jia*) by Hayden Everett & Jia* (Hayden Everett & Many Hats Distribution) New -
Evenfall by Sam Akpro on Evenfall (@2025 Anti) New -
ARI by Jhon Allen (Genesis Records) New -
Basic Being Basic by Djo on The Crux (Djo/AWAL Recordings America) New -
The Light Won't Shine Forever by Floodlights on Underneath (@2024 PIAS Australia) New -
Back in the Line by B. Hamilton on B. Hamilton (self released) New Local - Break
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Release the Hounds by B. Hamilton on B. Hamilton (self released) New Local -
Downey by B. Hamilton on B. Hamilton (self released) New Local -
On a Different Day by B. Hamilton on B. Hamilton (self released) New Local -
Douglas by B. Hamilton on B. Hamilton (self released) New Local -
Byzantine and Hemlock by B. Hamilton on B. Hamilton (self released) New Local -
Wherever I Go by B. Hamilton on B. Hamilton (self released) New Local -
Secret by Tom Relling on single (Mover Records) New Local -
Lurker by The 5 Highs on single (4661913 Records DK) New Local -
Believe (Cut All Strings) by Nyles Lannon on single (Nyles Lannon) New Local -
Destiny Arrives by SPELLLING on Portrait of My Heart (℗ 2025 Spellling under exclusive license to Sacred Bones Records) New Local -
Backfire by Bad Tiger on Backfire (self released) New Local -
Desert Man by More Fatter (More Fatter) New Local -
Too Far From Tulsa by Tom Conneely & Birds of Paradise on New Kind Palace (Kestrel Records) New Local -
Asleep in the Air by Aux Meadows on Draw Near (Eiderdown Records) New Local