Burnmix 179 - Hello…from Brooklyn

179 / April 2025 / Joe Choi

We had an great time in Brooklyn this weekend, so it seemed fitting to give it a little more shine.  For those who don't remember every single one of my mixes, my first burnmix, 15 years ago was crafted shortly after I moved out of Brooklyn.  Los Campesinos was on that mix, and they're also on 179.  So much has changed over the last decade and a half, hasn't it?  Brooklyn's has been transformed, and so has my life in so many ways, and I'm grateful to John, Noah and all of you for this time capsule of sorts.  It's been a part of my entire adult journey, so thank you for this gift! Hope you all have an amazing 2025 as the weather warms up and hopefully we can get together soon.

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  1. Wild Pink / The Fences of Stonehenge

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    Wild Pink is an American indie rock band from the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City. Wild Pink began in 2015, releasing an EP titled 2 Songs. In May 2015, Wild Pink joined Texas Is Funny Records and released a new single, as well as announcing a second EP, Good Life, which was released on June 30, 2015. In 2016, the band announced their self-titled debut full-length album, which was released on the Tiny Engines label in February 2017. The band's second album, Yolk in the Fur, was released on July 20, 2018. Read more on Last.fm. more...

  2. Radio Free Alice / Look What You've Done

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    Melbourne based indie rock band. Read more on Last.fm more...

  3. Los Campesinos! / A Psychic Wound

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    Los Campesinos! are an indie rock band which formed in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom in 2006. The band's current lineup consists of Gareth Campesinos! (vocals, glockenspiel, keyboards), Kim Campesinos! (vocals, keyboards), Tom Campesinos! (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Neil Campesinos! (guitar), Rob Campesinos! (vocals, guitar, keyboards, glockenspiel, percussion), Matt Campesinos! (bass) and Jason Campesinos! (drums). The band has released six albums since their formation: "Hold On Now, Youngster. Read more on Last.fm more...

  4. The Belair Lip Bombs / Look The Part

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    The Belair Lip Bombs is an Australian indie-rock band from Frankston, Melbourne, formed in 2017 by Maisie Everett (vocals and guitar), Mike Bradvica (lead guitar), Jimmy Droughton (bass), and Liam De Bruin (drums). The band released their debut album, "Lush Life", in 2023. Read more on Last.fm more...

  5. Blondshell / Salad

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    Blondshell is an indie rock project by American musician Sabrina Teitelbaum, based in Los Angeles, California. Following an early pop-leaning career under the name BAUM, Teitelbaum began writing more rock-centric music during the COVID-19 pandemic and debuted as Blondshell in June 2022 with the single "Olympus". This was followed by the singles "Kiss City" in July and "Sepsis" in August. Teitelbaum signed to Partisan Records in December 2022 and simultaneously released another single, "Veronica Mars" followed by "Joiner" in January 2023. Read more on Last.fm more...

  6. Enola Gay / Cold

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    There are several bands named Enola Gay: 1) Enola Gay is a post-punk, noise-rock four piece. The Belfast based group formed in late 2019. They describe their music as 'socially aware vocals and a bed of reverb-soaked buzz-saw guitar layered on top of a driving rhythm that draws inspiration as much from left-field electronica as it does from post-punk heroes of the late 70s / early 80s'. 2) Enola Gay formed in 1987 although it took 8 years before the band was offered a record deal and released their debut album. Read more on Last.fm more...

  7. Crack Cloud / The Medium

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    Multimedia collective Crack Cloud is made up of like-minded human beings with voices coming from different angles and experiences of different pasts. Crack Cloud hail in from Canada's Alberta with a post-punk wisdom that mirrors perspectives and understandings of society. Choy reveals, 'It creates a messy picture. Read more on Last.fm more...

  8. Benjamin Booker / LWA In the Trailer Park

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    Benjamin Booker is an American musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. His debut album, produced by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray For The Riff Raff), was released via ATO Records/Rough Trade Records. Booker was hand-picked to open for Jack White on a series of US July dates, and following his first UK headline tour in May played a series of US dates with Courtney Barnett. He toured in the US with Hurray For The Riff Raff. Read more on Last.fm more...

  9. Radio Free Alice / On The Ground

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    Melbourne based indie rock band. Read more on Last.fm more...

  10. Memory of Speke / Wife Once

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  11. Palehound / Eye On The Bat

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    Palehound is the latest project from Yonkers, NY based singer/songwriter extraordinaire Ellen Kempner (they/them). Writing and performing their own songs since they were 10 years old, Kempner has played in bands (Cheerleader) and solo (Kempa), developing an amazing knack for songwriting in the process. Kempa’s self-recorded Dog on Crutches was released early 2012, a stunning collection of smart lo-fi indie rock that sticks in your head. Late last year during their freshman year of college Read more on Last.fm more...

  12. Ugly (UK) / Sha

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    Rock sextet formed in Cambridge, UK in 2016. Current members consist of Sam (Vocals, Guitar), Harrison (Guitar), Harry (Bass), Tom (Keyboard), Jasmine (Vocals, Trumpet), Theo (Drums). Read more on Last.fm more...

  13. Cameron Winter / Nausicca (Love Will Be Revealed)

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    Cameron Winter is a New York-based singer/songwriter, and lead vocalist for the band Geese. Read more on Last.fm more...

  14. Hovvdy / Meant

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    Based in Austin, Texas, Hovvdy (pronounced “howdy”) is the writing and recording project of Charlie Martin and Will Taylor. The duo, both primarily drummers, first met in the fall of 2004 and quickly bonded over a love for quiet music. Within a few weeks, they had combined songs and began recording their first EP in bedrooms and family homes across Texas. Read more on Last.fm more...

  15. Ray Bull / Little Acts of Violence

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    Ray Bull is an American indie-pop duo from Brooklyn. Read more on Last.fm more...

  16. Stornoway / Bag in the Wind

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    Stornoway was a British alternative indie folk band who formed in 2006 in the Cowley Road area of Oxford, UK. The band consisted of singer and guitarist Brian Briggs, multi-instrumentalists Jon Ouin and Oli Steadman, and the latter's brother Rob Steadman on drums. The band was often joined by trumpeter Adam Briggs and violinist Rahul Satija. In October 2016 the band announced that they would be splitting up after a farewell tour during spring 2017. They played their final show on 12 March 2017. Read more on Last.fm more...

  17. Rubblebucket / Morning Glory Blanket

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    Rubblebucket was formed after Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth met while attending The University of Vermont. Following graduation, the two were joined by Adam Dotson (trombone, euphonium, vocals), David Cole (drums) and Ian Hersey (electric guitar) and released their self-titled debut in 2009. The group’s second full-length, Omega La La, was produced and mixed by Eric Broucek (Hercules and Love Affair, Classixx, Holy Ghost) and its single “Came Out of A Lady” was chosen as one of the Top 50 Songs of 2011 by Paste. Read more on Last.fm more...

  18. Cat Ryan / Rex Mundi

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  19. Maddie Jay / Every Little Thing

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    Maddie Jay is a bassist, producer, writer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, CA. She grew up in the wilderness of northern Canada and now spends her days making music in her bedroom studio in the San Fernando Valley. Maddie enjoys jangle pop, synthesizers and daily otters. Read more on Last.fm more...

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