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Scarlet Estelle is an artist manager and developer. She’s the membership director of REC Philly, and she’s a member of the Philadelphia Recording Academy. She’s also the creator and host of Andrea's favorite new(ish) podcast, Sugar, We’re Going In, which explores Fall Out Boy’s relationship with hip-hop. She’s here today to talk about five of her favorite hip-hop moments in Fall Out Boy’s career. She and Andrea also dive into their shared love for the band, Patrick’s solo career, how Scarlet has continued to find inspiration in the way the members of FOB approach their music, the power of fangirls, how she strives to support and encourage new artists in her own career, and so much more. It’s a fun and special episode. 

Listen to Sugar, We're Going In Podcast at FallOutBoyzIIMen.com

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Lots of bands we love on tour. Lots of those bands are bringing other bands we love with them. We don't want you to miss out on those bands. Here are some shows we really think you should plan to get there for doors.

Gully Boys - “Optimist”

On tour with Motion City Soundtrack until 01.15.

Philly - January 10th at Brooklyn Bowl

Honey Revenge - "Fight or Flight”

On tour with Meet Me At the Altar from 01.19 - 02.21

Phllly - January 23rd at the TLA (Elliot Lee and John Harvie)

Pool Kids - “Swallow”

On tour with Militarie Gun January 31 - March 9

Philly - 02.14 at the church

Pollyanna - "Smile"

On tour with Plain White T’s January 23 - February 18

Philly - 02.06 Union Transfer 

Equipment - "Minnow" 

On tour with Origami Angel March 22-30

On tour with Sweet Pill April 14 - May 10

Philly - 05.10 Union Transfer

To close out 2023, Left of the Dial is here with our contractually-obligated-to-release-as-podcasters End of the Year list. Jenn, Andrea, and Kitzy got together to share 12 albums (and one bonus single) they loved this year. There were, of course, many more, but there are only so many hours in the day, ya know? 

Crossed Keys - Believes in You

Devon Again - Deep (single)

Devon Gilfillian - Love You Anyway

Explosions In The Sky - End

The HIRS Collective - We’re Still Here

kinda alright - The Esoteric Arts

MSPAINT - Post-American

Nourished By Time - Erotic Probiotic 2

Origami Angel - The Brightest Days

Parannoul - After the Magic

Screaming Females - Desire Pathway

John-Allison Weiss - The Long Way

Worriers - Trust Your Gut

A Day Without Love is the solo project of multi-genre musician and artist Brian Walker. He joins us today to talk about his new album, A Stranger That You Met Before, which also happens to have been produced by our own Kitzy, so this episode is full of stories from the studio. Brian also talks to us about community and collaboration, writing multi-faceted music with layers of meaning, paying homage to early influences, and so much more.

You can (and should!) pick up A Stranger That You Met Before now.

Follow A Day Without Love on Instagram (@ADayWithoutLove) and TikTok (@ADayWithoutLoveBand) to keep up with Brian and catch him when he’s in your area.

This week, Andrea and Jenn are joined by a Left of the Dial favorite. If you pay attention to leftofthedial.fm, you’ll be familiar with Soft and Dumb from Jenn’s review of their self-titled album a little over a year ago, as well as their interview for our Home Studio Stories shortly after that. And today, the Illinois-based duo are here to talk about their dreamy new EP Heaven, out November 17th (that’s today). Stream it where you stream, or–even better–pick up your own copy over on Bandcamp.

Keep up with everything Soft and Dumb over on Instagram @softandumb

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Today’s guest is a repeat offender! Our listeners will know Zac Ross from one of the greatest pop-punk bands to come out of South Jersey, Man Overboard. He joined us last July to talk about his project Zachary Ross and the Divine, and he’s joining us today to talk about his brand new hardcore project, Slighted. Their album This Means War came out Friday September 29th. In addition, Zachary Ross and the Divine also released a new EP, King Dopamine, on October 5th via SmartPunk Records. Zac joined Andrea and Jenn to talk about both of those releases, writing music like a horror movie, the difference between making hardcore and pop-punk, being honest with yourself, and why it’s okay for women to lie. Most importantly, Andrea and Jenn would like to formally announce their position as co-managers for Zac’s “Slighted Should Play the Gathering of the Juggalos” campaign. More to follow.

Listen to Slighted’s This Means War

Listen to Zachary Ross and the Divine’s King Dopamine

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- Zac @ _zachararyross_

- Slighted @slighted_

- Zachary Ross and the Divine - @divine_music_club

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Superdestroyer is the solo project of the anonymous Ohio-based musician who is also the co-founder of Lonely Ghost Records. Superdestoryer’s most recent album, SoakedInSynth.Zip was released in June. He joined Andrea and Jenn this week to talk about SoakedInSynth.Zip, making music that sounds like being stuck in your basement, making music that sounds like being outside, writing about your demons, running one of the coolest, most unique labels around, and living on the Island of Misfits Toys. We’re such fans of Superdestroyer and everything happening over at Lonely Ghost Records, and we’re so happy to share this conversation with you all.

Check out SoakedInSynth.Zip

Listen to the rest of the Lonely Ghost Records roster

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This week on Left of the Dial, Andrea is joined by Gabby and Josh, from South Jersey’s own Afloat. Gabby joined us way back in February to talk about booking bands as Head Above Water collective. But if you need another reminder, Afloat is, according to NJ.com’s Bobby Olivier, “The best thing to hit Cherry Hill since Bahama Breeze opened at the mall.” That’s high praise, if you ask us. Today, Afloat stops by to share some songs from their upcoming EP, Where I Stand, including a Left of the Dial exclusive premier of their new single, “Through My Veins.” You can stream it everywhere tomorrow, September 1st, but you’ll get to hear first in this episode! Where I Stand is out September 15th on Sinking Ship Records. You can (and should) pre-order it now. 

• Get tickets to Afloat’s Where I Stand release show at Tunes in Voorhees, NJ 09/29
• Pre-order Where I Stand on vinyl now
• Follow Afloat on Instagram @Afloatband

Also featured in this episode:

• Flowermouth, “l.i.l.t.”
• Oldsoul, “Lavender Cane”

This week's guest is one of our favorites over here at Left of the Dial. M.A.G.S. is the solo project of Buffalo-born, LA-based artist Elliott Douglas, and listeners of our podcast should be plenty familiar with M.A.G.S. We’ve been singing his praises for as long as Andrea has been hosting Left of the Dial, and definitely since 2021’s Say Things That Matter, an album that we absolutely love. M.A.G.S.' third album, Destroyer, is out August 4th on Smartpunk Records, and he’s with us today to talk about a few songs off of that album and a couple other songs he’s brought along to share, too. We talk about finding beauty in total ruin, seeing your music in colors, connecting with others through art, and so much more. You know, we keep it light. This is a great conversation with a really thoughtful, unique artist, and we can't wait for our listeners to hear it.

Pre-order Destroyer now!

Keep up with M.A.G.S. in all the usual places.

M.A.G.S. is going on tour. Philly listeners, you can see M.A.G.S. on August 16th at PhilaMoca. Find the rest of his dates at elliottmags.com/tour.

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This week, Andrea sits down with Chris Payne to talk about his new book Where Are Your Boys Tonight? The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008. He’s got a list of credits a mile long, covering music for publications like Alternative Press, Vulture, and Billboard where he spent seven years as a staff writer and podcast host covering alternative and independent music. Andrea and Chris talk about the various scenes that birthed the bands who ushered in the emo movement of the early 2000s and the songs that best represent that moment in time. Payne has curated such a vast collection of voices from every corner of the scene(s) at the time, from members of bands like Lifetime, Thursday, Fall Out Boy, and Taking Back Sunday, to the people who watched those bands skyrocket to emo royalty (Hanif Abdurraqib, Jamie Coletta, Chris Gethard). Where Are Your Boys Tonight? is full of candid conversations, recollections, and memories that tell a remarkable story of a truly unique moment in music.

Pick up Where Are Your Boys Tonight?

Keep up with Chris Payne on social media

Subscribe to Chris’s Substack

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Seems like the year just started, but suddenly we're halfway through Spring? Instead of talking with a guest this week, Kitzy and Andrea wanted to share some of the music they've been listening to lately. For Andrea, that means a carefully selected handful of songs. For Kitzy, that means playing spin the wheel with their New Music playlist. There's lots of great stuff from the past couple of months that we haven't gotten a chance to share with you. Don't forget, if you like what you hear, you can find links to pick up music from these artists and to follow them, so you can keep up with their various plans for new music, tours, and all that good stuff.

Origami Angel - "Thank You, New Jersey" | pre-order The Brightest Days | Linktree

The Gaslight Anthem - "Positive Charge" | Linktree

Rodeo Boys - "Dog Leg" | pre-order Home Movies | Linktree

M.A.G.S. - "Sins" | Instagram

Nicole Yun - "Desperation I Know" | Linktree

Poesy - "Impersonal Hell' | Instagram

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Kitzy and Andrea are in the studio together without a guest for the first time in a long time, so they're covering a new album that they're both big fans of. Left of the Dial favorite and Philly's own Dave Hause released Drive It Like It's Stolen today, and your hosts are breaking down the gorgeous and introspective album, track by track. You can pick it up now so you'll be ready to sing along when he plays this year's inaugural Sing Us Home Fest next weekend, May 5th and 6th, in Manayunk.

Pick up Drive It Like It's Stolen now.

Grab tickets and check out the incredible line up for Sing Us Home.

Listeners will be familiar with this week's Left of the Dial guests because they’re the team behind Sweet Juice Fest, a queer feminist musical festival that centers local diverse artists and creators from the Philadelphia region. Last year, the sold-out festival was held at Rigby Mansion in Germantown and featured some of our favorites here at Left of the Dial including Sug Daniels, Popcorn Daddy, and The Lunar Year, all of whom make up the Sweet Juice Fest collective and who joined Andrea on the show today to talk about this year’s Sweet Juice Fest which will be held again in July. But even before that, they’ve got a really cool event coming up in just a few days, the Sweet Juice Fundraiser, which will be held on April 26th at Dolphin Tavern. Listen to hear some incredible music from the talented, thoughtful, and joyful folks who make up the Sweet Juice Collective and make sure you stick around because they announce the first act who's going to be playing the festival in July, and it's a really amazing artist Philly folks are gonna be stoked about!

The Sweet Juice Fest fundraiser is this Wednesday, April 26th at Dolphin Tavern. Get your tickets now.

Follow Sweet Juice Fest on Twitter and Instragram.

Featured in this episode:

Sug Daniels – @sugdaniels_

"When I'm Gone"

Popcorn Daddy – Popcorn Daddy is a new band, so we can’t share anything with you. While we wait for music from them, check out "Backyard" from Mel of Popcorn Daddy’s other project Personal Trainer and "Lament" from Shona's band The Buck Stops Here.

The Lunar Year – @thelunaryearofficial

"Don't Kiss Strangers"

justmadnice – @justmadnice

"Shadow"

Christian Lesperance is the mastermind behind Jersey Interchange, a collaboration series that reimagines the songs of the New Jersey punk, hardcore, emo, and ska scenes of the late 90s and early 2000s. Christian joins Andrea on the podcast today because Jersey Interchange is releasing its debut full-length album C1, out May 5th on Sinking Ship Records. C1 features covers of artists who made their name in the Jersey scene (bands like Bigwig, The Ergs! and Shades Apart) covered by artists who also made their name in the Jersey scene (in bands like Bigwig, The Ergs! and Shades Apart). This album is an absolute Jersey love fest, but it's also just a collection of really great covers of really great songs and an example of something really beautiful that celebrates collaboration and expression and community and all that good stuff we could use a little more of these days.

Pre-orders for C1 have already started. They'll be celebrating the album with a release show on May 13th at Twin Elephant Brewing Co. in Chatham NJ. Folks from bands including Shades Apart, Vision, Lanemeyer, NJ Joystick, Avery, One cool Guy, right Turn Eddie and lots more will be taking turns playing acoustic sets, and the whole thing will be headlined by comedian and Jersey punk diehard, Chris Gethard. Tickets on sale now.

Featured in This Episode:

"Flavor Ice" - feat. Heath Saraceno (originally by Bigwig)

"Punk Rock Academy" - feat. Mikey Erg! (Originally by Atom & His Package)

"The Kids Still Have a Lot to Say" - feat. Alf Bartone, Ed Brown, Dan Cav, Kevin Lynch, Mike Wolff (Originally by Vision)

"Just Like Kurt" - feat. Chris Gethard and Joe Pulito (Originally by Weston)

"Pink (New Jersey's Alright)" - Jon Tummillo, Agim Colaku, Joe Pulito, Patrick Tummillo (Originally by Mohawk Barbie)

Pre-order C1 on Sinking Ship Records

Grab tickets for the C1 release show

Follow Jersey Interchange on Instagram

Lauren Denitzio of Worriers is back on Left of the Dial, and we're so excited to talk with them about their incredible new album, Warm Blanket, which is out April 7th–that’s today if you're listening when this episode drops–on Ernest Jenning Record Co. It’s Worriers' fourth full-length album, but it’s their first release as a solo act and really demonstrates the breadth and depth of Lauren's talent as a songwriter, musician, and now, producer. Kitzy and Andrea loved getting to talk with Lauren about writing, playing, and producing just about every element on the album, how their influences do and don't show up in their music, the importance of well-placed reverb, and a whole lot more.

Pick up Warm Blanket today, and if you're in any of the below cities, catch Worriers live this weekend. (They're one of our favorite live bands, so don't miss 'em if you've got the chance.)

APR 7 FRI Providence, RI. Fete Music Hall. 8PM.

APR 8 SAT Malden, MA. Faces Brewing Co. 8PM.

APR 9 SUN Ridgewood, NY. TV Eye. 8PM.

Andrea recently launched a new podcast called The Watchers where she and her cohost Jodie Mim watch Jersey-focused movies and TV. They're kicking off their first season with the Showtime series Yellowjackets.

If you haven’t watched Yellowjackets, it’s about what happened to a (fictional) New Jersey high school girls’ soccer team who spent 19 months in the Canadian wilderness when their plane crashed there in 1996. The show follows the girls in 1996 and 2021. It's a total celebration of 90s nostalgia, in general, and 90s Jersey nostalgia, in particular. You can watch the series premiere for free. But really, all you need to know about that show to enjoy this episode is that it has the most incredible soundtrack full of some of the best music to come out of the 90s.

Aside from talking about a few specific songs the show has used, we keep it spoiler free, so you don't need to be a Yellowjackets fan to enjoy this one.

We also sneak in this incredible cover of "Because the Night" by Screaming Females and Garbage. It's not in the show, but you know. Jersey.

If you're a Yellowjackets fan and decide to give The Watchers a listen, let Jodie and Andrea know what you think. And definitely give them a follow over on Twitter and Instagram. 

New episodes every Tuesday wherever you listen to your podcasts. Like, subscribe, rate, review, etc., etc. linktr.ee/watcherspodnj

We continue our WXPN love fest this week with another one of the best in Philly radio! Kristen Kurtis is one of our favorite people in the Philly music scene. She’s worked in radio in places like Spokane Washington and Austin Texas, but here in Philly, she hosts XPN's Morning Show and serves as the station's Assistant Music Director. She's also just a genuinely fun and cool person to talk to. She joined us back in February to share a few songs by some artists she loves and who represent some key moments in her radio journey that took her across the country and, lucky for us, back home to Philly.

Featured in This Episode:

Via Audio - "Developing Active People"

Jeremy Messersmith - "Tatooine"

Robert Ellis - "Friends Like Those"

Devon Gilfillian - "Me and the Moon"

Caroline Rose - "Miami"

Bartees Strange - "Flagey God"

Follow:

Kristen Kurtis on Twitter and Instagram.

Left of the Dial on Twitter and Instagram.

photo credit: Joe Del Tufo

Today's guest has been a long time coming in Left o' Land, so we've got a super-sized episode for you!

John Vettese is the host of the radio shows What’s the Frequency and WXPN Local, both of which are on the greatest public radio station of all time, WXPN. He’s also behind XPN’s Key Studio Sessions, which has featured many incredible Philly artists, including lots of members of the extended left of the dial family, like The Tisburys and The Lunar Year. John is a true supporter of the Philly music scene, and he has been so kind and generous to Left of the Dial since day one. He joined us back in February to talk about ten Philly-area artists he's looking forward to hearing more from in 2023, and we're so excited to share the episode with you today!

Featured in the episode:

Gladie - "Hit The Ground Running"

Honeythunder - "When It's All Over"

Air Devi - "Ashrita"

Jude Flannery - "Quiet By Your Side"

Moustapha Noumbissi - "Gold"

Those Looks - "Hymnal"

Sug Daniels - "Kintsugi"

Grocer - "Downtown Side"

Ajay - "I Never Slept In The Summer Shade"

Justmadnice - "Shadow"

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photo credit: Joe Del Tufo

Boon's most recent album, Bad Machine, is a wonderfully eclectic piece of art. Their frontperson, Brendan Principato, joined our Editor-in-Chief, Jenn Coulter (who flew this episode solo like an absolute pro) to talk tracking vocals in a cabin, 4am recording sessions, ambient influences, and so much more. Brendan brought some songs from Bad Machine and a few more songs from other folks that you should also definitely check out if you dig Boon. We've been telling you to pick up Bad Machine since the first single was released, but if you still haven't listened to us, we think today's the day.

Pick up Bad Machine now.

Other songs featured in this episode:

Daniel Bachman - 3:24 AM KHB36 (When The World's On Fire)

Julianna Barwick - One Half

Caddywhompus - Company

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: Julia Leiby

We are so excited to share this episode with one of our favorites over here at Left o'. John-Allison Weiss has been sharing their music with the world since 2007, releasing a handful of albums full of pop gems as catchy and radio-ready as they are earnest and introspective–a balance not everyone can get away with. Over the past couple of years, we’ve been lucky enough to work with John-Allison a few times, streaming their headlining Philamoca show in 2021 and hosting them here in the Left of the Dial studio for a really stellar live session late last year. (If you missed it then, stay tuned to leftofthedial.fm for your chance to catch it again.) Today, though, they’re here to talk about their newest album, The Long Way, which was released last Friday, February 17th on Get Better Records. If you haven't yet, you can and absolutely should pick it up now. Like, right now.

Purchase The Long Way out now on Get Better Records.

Watch the video for "Different Now" because it's perfect.

West Coast, catch John-Allison on the road with Future Teens

Follow John-Allison Weiss: Twitter / Instagram / TikTok

Join them over on Patreon, where they're always sharing cool stuff.

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artist photo: Emma Cole

Nic Brown is a graduate of Columbia University and the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop. He’s a professor of creative writing and the author of the novels In Every Way, Doubles, and Floodmarkers. He’s also a former (question mark) drummer whose forthcoming memoir Bang Bang Crash, out February 21st via Counterpoint, details his journey from high school student playing in the most popular band in Greensboro, NC to having a hugely popular song on the radio in the late 90s, when having a hugely popular song on the radio really seemed to mean something. He’s played with artists such as Ben Lee, Longwave, and Skeleton Key and is a founding member of the band Athenaeum. Nic joined Andrea on the podcast to talk about some of the music that forms the soundtrack to Bang Bang Crash, and of course, the book itself. 

You can (and should) pick up Bang Bang Crash now!

Bang Bang Crash Reading events (details for each here)

FEBRUARY 21 - Pendleton, SC

FEBRUARY 23 - Chapel Hill, N

MARCH 1 - Charlotte, NC

MARCH 3 - Spartanburg, SC

MARCH 6 - Iowa City, IA

MARCH 30 - Oxford, MS

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Gabby Relos is the self-described "head honcho" of New Jersey's Head Above Water Collective. She books and hosts some of the coolest DIY shows in South Jersey. Gabby also plays in a bunch of great bands, including Afloat, which Bobby Olivier at NJ.com called, "The best thing to hit Cherry Hill since Bahama Breeze opened at the mall." She joins us this week to talk about some of the bands playing Head Above Water's upcoming DIY Prom, happening March 4th at Old Post in Merchantville, New Jersey.

Get your DIY Prom tickets now!

"Slug Lord" – Ditz

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"Sit Around" – Halogens

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"Car Wreck" – Goalkeeper

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"Fake Nice" – Afloat

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

"Closed Casket Material" – Regrown

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• Kitzy on Twitter and Instagram.

Andorra is a tried and true Philly band who’s been around for a decade. They joined us hot off the release of their newest album, Boogie Night Blues, the debut of which they celebrated right here in Philly with a show at Milkboy earlier this month. While Boogie Night Blues isn't a total departure from Andorra's prior albums, fans of the band will definitely notice a little bit of a shift in sound, and Kevin and Jordan were happy to break down what led them to make this record the way they did in the first place.

Pick up Boogie Night Blues now.

Check out Andorra's documentary.

Follow Andorra on Twitter and Instagram.

This week, we are super excited to have Screaming Females front-person Marissa Paternoster joining us to talk about Screaming Females' forthcoming album Desire Pathway, the artists playing their annual Garden Party this February, dying in New Jersey, Bart Simpson as a feeling in your heart, and so much more.

Screaming Females Garden Party is February 17th and 18th at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, and features all the artists listed below, plus a bunch more. Check out the full lineup and buy your tickets today!

Desire Pathway is due out February 17th on Don Giovanni Records. You can Pre-order and pre-save it now.

CW - Suicide is briefly discussed in this episode. Skip 15:45 - 21:15 if you'd prefer to avoid it.

Featured in this episode:

"You Were So Mad' – Nina Nastasia

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

"Jellyfish"– Laura Stevenson

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

"Vibefucker" – Gel

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

"Truth Cult" - The Bad Man

Bandcamp | Instagram

"Be Cool" - Sug Daniels

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

'Falling Out the Sky" - Armand Hammer (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)

Bandcamp | Backwoodz Studioz Twitter 

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When we started working on our 2022 Year End lists, Andrea quickly realized that she could have done an entire episode based on bands from Jersey who put out music last year. So that's what this is. Here's a non-exhaustive list of some of the great music that came outta the Garden State last year. Jersey seriously showed up in 2022. This episode could have been twice as long.

Slime - Pollyanna

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Soft Animal – Long Neck

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Love at Leeds – Mikey Erg

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Hell Is in Your Head – Senses Fail

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

The Rain Museum – Armor for Sleep

Shop | Twitter | Instagram

Past Lives – L.S. Dunes

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Waiting for God to Turn on the Lights - The Lower Aetna

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Becoming - Hit Like a Girl

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram | No More Dysphoria

Tickets to Franz Nicolay, Timeshares and The Tisburys at Kung Fu Necktie – 02.16

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We're back with part two of our look back at 2022. This time, Kitzy's sharing some of their favorite albums that were released this year.

In Awe of Insignificance – Talker

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Finally, New - They Hate Change

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Running With the Hurricane – Camp Cope

Bandcamp | Instagram

IMPERA – Ghost

Shop | Twitter | Instagram

Death of a Cheerleader – Pom Pom Squad

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

• Devo on SNL

Nothing's Ever Fine – Oceanator

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Learning to be Happy – Kayleigh Goldsworthy

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

• Philly Rising Open Mic presented by REC Philly

Don't Know What You're in Until You're Out – Gladie

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Coming in under the wire, in this two-parter, Andrea and Kitzy are sharing their favorite music of 2022. Andrea's up first, but keep your eye out for Kitzy's episode to hear the rest!

Find links to everyone's everything below. Why not spend some of that holiday cash on some new-to-you music?

See You in Chemistry - Carly Cosgrove

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

The Great American Novel - Proper.

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Absolution - Riverby

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Dent - Signals Midwest

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Farm to Table - Bartees Strange

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

The Long Way The Slow Way - Camp Trash

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Pool KIds - Pool Kids

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

The Tisburys - Exile on Main Street

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes on Forever

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Future Teens - Self Help

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Franz Nicolay - New River

Bandcamp | 

Once again, we find ourselves fully inundated with so much great music, so Andrea and Jenn are sharing some recent favorites with you. There's a little something for everyone in this episode.

The City View – “The Ghost of the Living”

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

Andorra – “Leather Jacket”

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

• Album release show Jan. 6th @ MilkBoy

Autumn Luz – “Heat”

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

hey, ily! – "3,2,1 Starve! (Why Do I Still Look the Same?)”

Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram

babyfang - "Goan Go"

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Today's Left of the Dial guest is Dylan Gallimore, who Philly folks may be familiar with from his fantastic band Honeyjar (we’re big fans), but today he’s on the podcast to talk with us about his equally fantastic new project The Lower Aetna whose debut album Waiting For God to Turn on the Lights was released on November 4th. It's a really smart and thoughtful concept album about a family dealing with the fact that one of their members has become a deep believer in the QAnon conspiracy. Dylan shares his thoughtful perspective, taking us through the album's rotating points of view and what inspired him to begin writing it in the first place. And because–as two people from the best state in the country–they're legally required to, he and Andrea talk a bit about growing up in Jersey–specifically Dylan's idyllic upbringing in the straight-out-of-a-fairytale town of Medford Lakes.

If you're in the Philly area, go see The Lower Aetna at Kung Fu Necktie on Jan. 21.

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This week's guest, Josh Weichmann, is the artist and founder of Jawnaroo, an arts and music festival in South Jersey that debuted earlier this year. He joined Andrea to talk about the process of getting Jawnaroo up and running, making art of his own as RoseBear Arts, and to share a few songs from the bands who played Jawnaroo. There's so much cool stuff in this episode!

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Music Featured in This Episode

"Fake Nice" - Afloat

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"SKADiving" - Take Today

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"Royals" by Lorde - The Scotch Bonnets

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"We're the Enemy" - The Ice Cold Killers

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"Time Traveller" - Angelo Outlaw

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Franz Nicolay has maybe the longest and most varied resume of any Left of the Dial guest. You likely know him best from his work with The Hold Steady and World/Inferno Friendship Society, and of course, his own solo work. He’s also a novelist, travel writer, journalist, professor, and just an all around brilliant and thoughtful person. This week, he joins Andrea and our on-call substitute co-host Doug Keller to talk about so many things, including the long and winding process of making an album, writing fake songs for books, the art of the bridge, the necessity of revision, crying over Randy Newman, and, of course, Stephen Sondheim.

He's also here to talk about his beautiful new album, New River, out today, (Nov 11th) on Don Giovanni Records (digital or vinyl).

Catch Franz live this month:

Nov 18 - Bar Freda, Queens NY

Nov 19 - Quarry House Tavern, Silver Spring MD

Nov 30 - Brooklyn Bowl, NYC

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Mentioned in this episode:

"Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight"

Endless Possibility: A Tribute to Jack Terricloth

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The high holy days are upon us, so you know what the means! We've made our way south to Gainesville for Fest (the 20th one!). Before we left, we put together a little list of bands you should absolutely be checking out if you're also at Fest this weekend. And if you aren't at Fest this weekend, you should still check them out because they're all great.

Whether you're going or not, now is a great time to make sure you're subscribed to our YouTube page because we're coming back with a ton of Fest20 footage for watching and listening pleasure.

Featured in this Festisode:

"Amphetamine Delight" & "Sneaky Feelings" - Catfite (AKA Catbite)

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"Dog Song" - Sweet Pill

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"Old Friend" - Worriers

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"Welcome to (Amish) Paradise" - Jonah Ray

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"Dear You" - Maggie Gently

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"Weird Florida" - Camp Trash

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Once again, we find ourselves positively overwhelmed with a ton of new music, and Jenn and Andrea are here to share some of it with you.

From Today's Episode:

Hit Like a Girl - "Dismay"

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Superdestroyer - "FKA Still Chill"

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The Lower Aetna - "Qanon Mom"

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The Bobby Lees - "Bellevue"

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Spring Silver - "I Saw Violence"

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Do you want to write about music? You should consider writing for us!

We're looking for folks to write album reviews and personal essays about ways you've connected with music. Send our Editor-in-Chief an email with some writing samples and/or pitches at jenn@leftofthedial.fm.

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We were so lucky to get to sit down with No Earbuds founder, Jamie Coletta. If you're unfamiliar with Jamie/No Earbuds, (impossible if you listen to our show), they're a wholly unique marketing/publicity/management/A&R/PR company and probably responsible, in one way or another, for introducing you to half of your favorite bands. They're one of those people who you can tell just absolutely loves music and helping spread the word on the bands and artists they love. Definitely a kindred spirit with the Left of the Dial crew. Jamie talks about John-Allison Weiss getting to make their new album the way they wanted, listening to The Wonder Years new masterpiece The Hum Goes on Forever in the studio with the band, what it means to sound like you're from Wilkes-Barre, and so much more! And hey, it's Bandcamp Friday. Why not pick up the songs you hear in today's episode and show these bands you love them!

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From Today’s Episode:

"Different Now" - John-Allison Weiss

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“Casual Intimacy” – Fantasy Camp

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“Low Tide” – The Wonder Years

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“Live from the UFO” – Origami Angel

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“Talk Too Much” – Pool Kids 

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“One of a Million” – Softcult

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Chico Romano is the new-ish project from Rob Romano, a Jersey-based musician who you might also know as the frontperson for Professor Caveman. You should already be familiar with Chico Romano, whose most recent single, the upbeat and effervescent “UR My Best Friend” we covered earlier this month. His upcoming EP Vol.5 is due out October 7th, and it’s as eclectic and inventive as anything you’ve heard from his previous project. Rob joins Andrea on Left of the Dial this week to share some of his own music as well as a handful of songs from musicians he’s connected with and to in a variety of ways.

If you're listening in the Philly area, make sure you come out to Chio Romano's show on October 6th at the Ukie Club. You can get tickets now!

From Today's Episode:

"UR My Best Friend" / "Who Said" - Chico Romano

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"Woof Woof" - Arthur

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"Tired Hands" - klark sound

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"Lucy" - Goodfight

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"Serpentine Carcass Crux Birth" - Godcaster 

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"The Heat" - Surface to Air Missive

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"Tighten Up" - Archie Bell and the Drells

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"Queen Chimera Pt. 1" - Jon Bap

It's been a minute since Andrea and Kitzy sat down to share some new music, so that's what we're doing this week. Andrea picked eight songs that were released this summer and told Kitzy next to nothing before hitting record, so you're getting Kitzy's first impressions of a bunch of songs. Will they all be hits? You'll have to listen to find out!*

*No you won't. They're all hits. These are all great songs. Go support all these artists by picking up their music, favoriting them on your preferred streaming platform, and following them on Twitter and/or Instagram. Links to all of the above, below.

Franz Nicolay - "New River, Spring for Me"

Pre-order and pre-save New River, out November 11th via Don Giovanni Records

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Boon - "Candle"

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Honey Revenge - "Ride"

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Future Teens - "Team Sports" 

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Razor Braids - "Megachurch"

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Lemondrop - "Saturday Night"

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LOBSTERBOMB - "Starting Over"

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Pollyanna - "Smile"

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Andrea's guest co-host is a dear member of the Left of the Dial cinematic universe: Doug Keller. Doug is the titular Doug Keller of Doug Keller and the Dubbed Subs. You also know Doug from his band Duke Maroon, which we’ve covered here on the podcast and over on the blog. Doug’s band Riverby played our first ever Left of the Dial live session, and his band The Tisburys played one shortly after that. The Tisburys are also responsible for the cover of The Replacements’ “Left of the Dial” that they recorded for us to use as our theme song. Their album Exile on Main Street is out September 16th, the same day they play WXPN's Xponential Fest. Today, we’ve got a real hometown show on our hands because Doug’s brought a ton of killer Philly music to share with us.

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Songs Featured:

"Hurt Starting Over" - The Describers

"Peaches and Cream" - Best Bear

"Annie Always" - Grocer

"Off the Shelf" - Andrew Huston (also referenced: Cart Sessions)

"Off With Yr Head" - Riverby

"Mist of the Teal Mara" - The Lunar Year

"inquisitors" - Comprador

"Movie Night" - Full Bush

"Language of Luxury" - The Tisburys

"Conquer" - Teethcutter

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It's a South Jersey extravaganza over here as Andrea and our Left of the Dial Editor-in-Chief/sometimes co-host Jenn Coulter welcome Jersey Pop-punk royalty Zac Ross to the show. He's here to share some of his favorite songs and talk about his new project Zachary Ross & The Divine. Their debut EP, Rebuilding Heaven, is due out September 9th via Smartpunk Records, but you can check out "Push Start" and "A Light Over Massachusetts" now.

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Kitzy's back from wherever they were, just in time to join us for a really fun episode with the very cool and very talented Boy Jr.

Boy Jr. is the solo songwriting and production project of Erica Allen-Lubman, who folks might already know from their absolutely delightful musical contributions to the Internet in general, but they’re here today in particular to talk about their debut album, Pay Attention to Meee. We’re big fans of the album over here. You should definitely check it out.

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It ain't easy bein' green. Check out the video for "Chartreuse".

Listen to "Restless" by Aiko, ft. Boy Jr.

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Katie Hackett is a ridiculously talented and wholly original artist from right here in Philadelphia. Fans of our live sessions will know Katie from one of our favorites, where she debuted an entire set of new music from her incredible band The Lunar Year. She’s also been working behind the scenes with us on some of our live sessions. AND you can hear her singing with the Tisburys in our theme song! Today though, Katie is here to tell us about Sweet Juice Summer Fest, which is happening this Sunday, July 31st, here in Philly at Rigby Mansion.

Sweet Juice is a queer feminist musical festival full of women and nonbinary musicians. Katie’s come by to tell us all about the festival and share some music from the musicians you'll be lucky enough to see if you make it out to the fest this Sunday. And you absolutely should. It's going to be amazing.

Sweet Juice Summer Fest is THIS SUNDAY. Get your tickets now.

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Music:

Popcorn Daddy - @subtle_troll, @shona_v

Popcorn Daddy is a new band, so we can't share anything with you. While we wait for music from them, check out Melina of Popcorn Daddy's incredible band Rosemeat, starting with "Thought So."

emospacebird - @emospacebird

"i guess that's the joke"

Reese Florence - @howdyimflorence

"Rama"

The Lunar Year - @thelunaryearofficial

"How It Gets In" Frightened Rabbit cover

justmadnice - @justmadnice

"Resolution"

Sug Daniels - @sugdaniels_

Kitzy sits down with Norelle and Matt Green from one of our new favorite bands, Stud Count, to talk about their debut self-titled album, out today on Smart Punk Records. They cover everything from the inspiration for the band's tongue-in-cheek name to dealing with the depressively gray winters of West Philly and, of course, a ton about their absolutely killer new album in between.

Stud Count is out today on Smartpunk Records. You can (and really, really should) pick it up now.

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Back in May, Kitzy and Andrea sat down with Ash and Tyler from GILT, one of our favorite bands over here at Left of the Dial. And then a bunch of stuff happened, and things got shuffled around, and you know how it goes. BUT we are very happy to finally be bringing you this conversation. We talk about vulnerability in songwriting, grief vultures, and the band's really brilliant EP Conceit, which was released earlier this year on SmartPunk records.

Catch GILT playing not one but three sets at Fest this year. Seriously, check them out. They're the best. If you don't believe us, you can check out their set from Fest 19 that we had the pleasure of recording.

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Andrea and her guest host Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show, Half My Life, New Jersey Is the World) talk with the incredibly smart, thoughtful, and funny Caryn Rose about her new book Why Patti Smith Matters (University of Texas Press).

Head over to carynrose.com to join Caryn Rose's mailing list and find a list of upcoming in-person events.

Read Rose's new piece on Smith, Bruce Springsteen, and the history of "Because the Night".

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SO much good music out this month. Kitzy and Andrea are bringing you six new songs they can't get enough of. Check 'em out. Pick up their albums. You know the drill. And as Andrea mentions in this episode, our killer new theme song is a cover of The Replacements' "Left of the Dial" by the incredibly talented and lovely band, The Tisburys. You can hear the whole thing and check out the rest of their music over on Bandcamp.

FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE:

Gully Boys - "See You See"

Bartees Strange - "Wretched" (and on Jimmy Kimmel)

Beach Rats - "Blown to Bits"

Boy Jr - "Meet Me in the Middle"

A Day Without Love - "Caffeine"

Mikey Erg - "Sick as Your Secrets"

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Forever Came Calling is a band from Twentynine Palms, California. Their iconic pop-punk album, Contender, turns 10 this year, and to mark that anniversary, they’re heading out on a headlining tour this summer, hitting just about every region in the US. We were so thrilled to talk with Joe Candelaria, the band's lead vocalist and songwriter, about getting back on the road after a two-year break, revisiting songs he wrote a decade ago, showing love to your influences, being gentle with your past self, and what your favorite Ninja Turtle says about your taste in pizza. This was a really fun episode with a very thoughtful, candid guest, and we're excited for y'all to hear it!

Catch Forever Came Calling when they come through your town this summer with Pollyanna, Nominee, Homesafe, Handguns and Death Lens

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Check out Joe's Cowabunga Pizza if you ever find yourself in Twentynine Palms on a Wednesday night.

This week, The Warhawks–a killer band playing killer music outta Gloucester City, New Jersey–join Andrea and Kitzy on the podcast, which means Kitzy has to hang out while a bunch of Jersey folks talk about Jersey for an hour. They also talk a lot about The Warhawks' most recent release, This Ain't Art, which you can and should pick up now because it rules.

Catch The Warhawks at Anchor Rock Club in Atlantic City on July 2nd.

Tune in to leftofthedial.fm on July 22nd when The Warhawks will be joining us in the studio for a live session!

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New Jersey’s Long Neck has a new album, Soft Animal, due out the 21st of June. They announced the album today along with the release of its first single, the earthy and ethereal (yes, it somehow manages to be both, simultaneously) “Gardener.” The single features lush violins arranged and performed by Marlene Bellissimo with warm vocal harmonies from RN Taylor of Los Campesinos!

Long Neck’s Lily Mastrodimos joined us on the podcast today to talk about the album, its influences, and the tender experience of writing and recording “Gardener” in particular. Soft Animal is out June 21st on Plastic Miracles in the US and Specialist Subject in the UK. You can listen to “Gardender” now, and if you need more Long Neck to hold you over, check out Lily’s solo Left of the Dial studio session from last year.

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Featured in this episode:

Lande Hekt - "Going To Hell"

Frances Quinlan - "Went To LA"

Shannon Lay - "Recording 15"

Ghost Light - "Strangers"

Aimee Mann - "Patient Zero" 

Long Neck - "Gardener"

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It's only taken us two and a half years, but we're finally doing our Replacements episode, and we've brought it one of our favorite people here at Left of the Dial–Tyler Asay of The Tisburys and Riverby–to help us out.

We're especially excited about this episode because a few weeks back, we had Tyler and the rest of the Tisburys in the studio to record a cover of The Replacements' "Left of the Dial," the song from which we, big surprise, take our show's title, and we get to share that with you today! We'll be using it as our theme song from now on, too!

It's a fantastic cover, featuring vocals from The Lunar Year's Katie Hackett. You can buy it today on Bandcamp, and The Tisburys are donating all of the proceeds to abortion funds in Pennsylvania: abortionfundpa.org/donate, so you should definitely pick it up.

If you're listening to this episode the day it airs (Friday the 13th!), and you live in the Philly area, you can catch The Tisburys along with The Lunar Year and Kate Dressed Up at Dawson Street Pub.

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This week marks the official beginning of Andrea's most ambitious undertaking to date: book the little known indie darlings Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem for a Left of the Dial studio session. And she's called in Muppet superfan Patrick Cotnoir (The George Lucas Talk Show, RAAAATSCRAPS, a million other cool things) to help.

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In this episode Andrea read the quote, "For Teeth, it's always what feels right rather than what is correct." It's from the Muppets Crash Course series over at Just for the Halibut.

Songs featured in this episode:

From The Muppet Movie: Can You Picture That?

From The Muppet Show: Money & Rockin' Robin

From The Muppets at Walt Disney World Rockin' All Around the World

From The Muppets Take Manhattan: You Can't Take No For An Answer

From Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival (2016) Home

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It's Bandcamp Friday. Why not pick up one or all of our Left of the Dial studio sessions and put a little extra cash into the pockets of some really talented folks?

Andrea and Kitzy are bringing you a few new songs to usher you into the weekend. Featured in today's episode:

Mikey Erg - "Almost Like Judee Sill" off his upcoming album Love at Leeds, out June 24th on Don Giovanni Records and which you can pre-order now. In the meantime, check out our studio session with Mikey!

Teens in Trouble - "I'm Not Worried" is Teens in Trouble's first single since joining with Asian Man Records.

The Wonder Years - "Oldest Daughter"

Kayleigh Goldsworthy - "You're Good" off Kayleigh's upcoming album Learning to be Happy, May 6th.

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