Necktie Optional episode 21 (9/10/2026)
Most of the night sat in upbeat, guitar-forward indie and power-pop territory: mypilotis, Indigo Elephant, Starter Car, The Big Moon, Westside Cowboy, The Vaccines, Carver Commodore, Courtney Barnett, and The Braymores all worked that lane. Slow Coast, Minus the Bear, Twen, Dehd, Pleasure Systems, Frightened Rabbit, and Dismemberment Plan pulled things into moodier, more atmospheric territory, while Zimmer Grandioso, yeemz, swell foop, and Kacie Jewel Hill added stranger, more idiosyncratic textures throughout. Kings of Convenience, Liana Flores, Linus Hablot, and Dana and Alden brought the…
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