• Helsinki to Brooklyn

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to some soul-reviving and joyous jazz out of Helsinki to a Brazilian version of some classic American soul coming to us with a hint of homesickness out of Brooklyn. This episode we're excited to introduce Antti Lötjönen, Hubby Jenkins, Mamie Minch, Gordon Koang, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Titan to Tachyons, Lauren Bousfield, Andrew Anderson, Ivy Hollivana, and Stephane San Juan & Sambacool. Stay safe. Support the underground music! Black Lives Matter!


    You can help support Fresh Underground at Paypal.mePatreon, or Venmo. Every dollar helps us stay up and running and keeps us at our desks finding more fantastic music.


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    A special thanks to Preach Ankobia and The Lunchtime Takeover at Montreal's CKUT 90.3 FM for their new feature, Fresh Underground Top 5! Fill your lunchbox every week with the best in urban music from home & abroad, get the news you need to know, laugh at a few jokes, meet guests you’ve never met before & have a mini work party that just might get you fired! (don’t say you haven’t been warned!) You can find his show HERE.

    46m | Sep 15, 2020
  • Marrakech to Portland

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to some woman-fronted revolutionary, North African rock and roll from Morocco to a spacey and heartfelt tribute track of swelling emotion and synth vibes. This episode we're excited to introduce Bab L'Bluz, Grin Hound, La Lande, Group RTD, Crowstick, Nasambu & Mbaluka, Cinder Well, Efy Hecks, Elissa Pernu, and Pure Bathing Culture. Stay safe. Support the underground music! Support the protests! Black Lives Matter!


    You can help support Fresh Underground at Paypal.mePatreon, or Venmo. Every dollar helps us stay up and running and keeps us at our desks finding more fantastic music.


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    A special thanks to Preach Ankobia and The Lunchtime Takeover at Montreal's CKUT 90.3 FM for their new feature, Fresh Underground Top 5! Fill your lunchbox every week with the best in urban music from home & abroad, get the news you need to know, laugh at a few jokes, meet guests you’ve never met before & have a mini work party that just might get you fired! (don’t say you haven’t been warned!) You can find his show HERE.

    44m | Sep 1, 2020
  • Lancaster to Neuquén

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to system-shaking, hierarchy-toppling art rock of Lancaster to an experience of complete psychedelic rock and roll submission out of Neuquén. This episode we're excited to introduce TV Face, UNBITE, Thibault, Mert Spalty, Sutari, The Mammals, Miror Gala, Ultrabann, As A Friend, and Nube. Stay safe. Support the underground music! Support the protests! Black Lives Matter!


    You can help support Fresh Underground at Paypal.mePatreon, or Venmo. Every dollar helps us stay up and running and keeps us at our desks finding more fantastic music.


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    A special thanks to Preach Ankobia and The Lunchtime Takeover at Montreal's CKUT 90.3 FM for their new feature, Fresh Underground Top 5! Fill your lunchbox every week with the best in urban music from home & abroad, get the news you need to know, laugh at a few jokes, meet guests you’ve never met before & have a mini work party that just might get you fired! (don’t say you haven’t been warned!) You can find his show HERE.

    43m | Aug 18, 2020
  • Auckland to Rio de Janeiro

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to the poetic musings of some Motswako-influenced hip-hop to the funky and irresistible rhythms of a tear-the-house-down Brazilian party vibes. This episode we're excited to introduce Phodiso, Retiroliniers, Agrupación Chango, Taylor Mallory, Bruce James & Bella Black, Mark Cooper, Fusilier, Ronnie Luxe, Fatou Yaker, Uncanny Imp, Zé Bigode Orquestra. Stay safe. Support the underground music! Support the protests! Black Lives Matter!


    You can help support Fresh Underground at Paypal.mePatreon, or Venmo. Every dollar helps us stay up and running and keeps us at our desks finding more fantastic music.


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    A special thanks to Preach Ankobia and The Lunchtime Takeover at Montreal's CKUT 90.3 FM for their new feature, Fresh Underground Top 5! Fill your lunchbox every week with the best in urban music from home & abroad, get the news you need to know, laugh at a few jokes, meet guests you’ve never met before & have a mini work party that just might get you fired! (don’t say you haven’t been warned!) You can find his show HERE.

    49m | Aug 4, 2020
  • Bristol to San Francisco

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to some classic hip hop from deep in the Bristol scene to a satirical exploration of human cognition in the form of synthetic experimental musings. This episode we're excited to introduce Sir Beans O.M.E. & MC Kelz, Honey Joy, Powerplant, Bitter Truth, Family Fodder, Duff Thompson, Nadir Omowale, Preach Ankobia, Jastuk, Gum Country, and IXNA. Stay safe. Support the underground music! Support the protests! Black Lives Matter!


    Fresh Underground will be on a hiatus until August 4th, 2020! In the meantime, send us your thoughts about the show, great new releases by underground artists that we can feature on Season 3, or anything else! We love hearing from you. Until then, lots of love from the Fresh Underground!


    You can help support Fresh Underground at Paypal.mePatreon, or Venmo. Every dollar helps us stay up and running and keeps us at our desks finding more fantastic music.


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    This episode has been brought to you by Bryson Worden and The Block, a weekly radio show and podcast prioritizing up and coming artists from all genres and backgrounds that need to be heard. You can find his show HERE or wherever you get your podcasts.

    45m | Jul 7, 2020
  • Todmorden to Bandar Lampung

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to Todmorden for the joyful and raucous sounds of a call to action to Bandar Lampung for a brilliant hip-hop mashup of traditional gitar tunggal music and reggaeton. This episode we're excited to introduce Nwando Ebizie/Lady Vendredi, Aurora Borealis - Supa Sounds, Dion Lunadon & Kate Clover, Lauren Scott Music, Natalie Gardiner, Quiet Tiger, Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife, Stanley Odd/Solareye, OLDGUY, Roadblock Dub Collective. Stay safe. Support the underground music! Support the protests! Black Lives Matter!


    You can always support Fresh Underground at Paypal.me, Patreon, or Venmo. Every dollar helps us stay up and running and keeps us at our desks finding more fantastic music.


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    This episode has been brought to you by Bryson Worden and The Block, a weekly radio show and podcast prioritizing up and coming artists from all genres and backgrounds that need to be heard. You can find his show HERE or wherever you get your podcasts.

    44m | Jun 23, 2020
  • Los Angeles to Tokyo

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to Los Angeles for some healing and righteous, secular electronic meditation to a joyful carnival of experimental delights. This episode we're excited to introduce Marvelous Xe, Gabriels, Anna Witiuk, Lokkhi Terra, The Empty Crab Pots, Good Dog, Yorie, Kamyar Arsani, Tim Otto & the Free Ride, and Masaki Hanakata. Stay safe. Support the underground music! Support the protests! Black Lives Matter!


    Resources for how you can support the protests can be found HERE. We need to work for the change we want to see and collectively we can make it happen. Please March, Donate, Support Black Owned Businesses & Artists, Write letters to those who are wrongfully incarcerated, Talk to people who disagree with you, Educate yourself, and Be Vocal! Together we will see change.


    You can support Fresh Underground at Paypal.me, Patreon, or Venmo. Every dollar helps us stay up and running and keeps us at our desks finding more fantastic music.


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    This episode has been brought to you by Bryson Worden and The Block, a weekly radio show and podcast prioritizing up and coming artists from all genres and backgrounds that need to be heard. You can find his show HERE or wherever you get your podcasts.

    43m | Jun 9, 2020
  • Jaén to Louisville

    We're going to take you to Jaén for some gritty noise rock to the relief of an optimism laced pop rock gem. This episode we're excited to introduce Habitar La Mar, Only God Forgives, Sheverb, P.R.N.D.L., Thee Minks, Cemënteri, Gillian Carter, Kingsize The Vet, Rosy Finch, and Frederick the Younger. Stay safe. Support the arts!

    39m | May 26, 2020
  • Chiang Mai to A Coruña

    We're going to take you to Chiang Mai for a fresh take on some upbeat, vintage Thai rock & roll to the witchy vibes of an up and coming metal band out of A Caruña. This episode we're excited to introduce Suthep Band, Amalia, Malaime Soleil, Jordan Capizzi, Pat Charlie Hatt, Natalie Jane Hill, Mathias Duplessy and the Violins of the World, Clap Stomp Swingin', Nathan Leigh and the Crisis Actors, and Moura. Stay safe. Support the arts!

    44m | May 12, 2020
  • Lisbon to Beirut

    We're going to take you to Lisbon for a hot R&B track with summer afternoon vibes to Beirut for an experimental yet classical exploration of the nature of love. This episode we're excited to introduce Dedy Dread with Olivia Ruff, Fernando Juka, Molly Maher, Don Piano, Dark Dials, The Idiot Kids, David M Western, Victor Rice, Hera, and Kid Fourteen.

    39m | Apr 28, 2020
  • Brighton to Mexico City

    We're going to take you to Brighton, England for a mesmerizing stroll through an etherial secret garden to Mexico City for some clever bubblegum pop. This episode we're excited to introduce Linden, Joel Gumbe, Stijn Kuppins, Mavi Veloso, Phi-Psonics, Giovanni Renzo, Nuit Blanche, Titus Haug, Late Cambrian, and Cabirians.

    46m | Apr 14, 2020
  • Taguatinga to Blackrock

    We're going to take you to Taguatinga, Brazil for an evocative and rocking spiritual journey to a Blackrock, Cork for a moving political plea for change backed by some raucous metal vibes. This episode we're excited to introduce Arandu Arakuaa, Adivarius, Jessica Deutsch and Ozere, Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otiengo, Belle-Skinner, Vanna Oh!, Samm Bones, Bitch Pereira & the Gin Joints, Sally Hope Woodroffe, and The Grey Merchant.

    50m | Mar 31, 2020
  • Chicago to Los Angeles

    We're going to take you to Chicago for some crowd pleasing, hip shaking powerpop to some deeply grooving and good family vibes from Los Angeles. This episode we're excited to introduce Gal Gun, Coley Mixan, Washington Social Club, DeSanguashington, Junii, Mokosho, Ariel Levine, Greenliners, Delmásy, and Allan Knighton.

    46m | Mar 17, 2020
  • Mexico City to Fayetteville

    Welcome to season 2 of the Fresh Underground! We're going to take you to Caracas via Mexico City with a modern take of Ernesto Duarte Brito's bolero classic Como Fue to a pumped up gothic rock track from Fayetteville. This episode you'll meet Famasloop, Ximbo, DJ Pac Man and The Dawn, Sono Wabi Sabi, Natural Satellite, Parlour Panther, Funk Hunk, Colfax Speed Queen, Mt. Zena, and White Mansion.

    46m | Mar 3, 2020
  • Ugunja to Nairobi

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to Ugunja for some spirited dodo music blended with subtle electronic frills to a ghostly moonlight lullaby on the adungu from Nairobi. This episode you'll meet Odd Okoddo, Tales from the Box, Ali Dineen, Bees in the Barn, Pimpono Ensemble, New Primals, New Fang, Ohio Civil Power, César Carreras, and Udulele John.

    45m | Feb 4, 2020
  • Nashville to Leuven

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to Nashville to kick out an old flame with some empowered twang and will close things out with an introspective and mellifluous cello piece from Belgium. This episode you'll meet Hannah Juanita, Lynne Hanson, Alper Tuzcu featuring Helena Beltrão, Elisete, Laini Colman, The Wild Type, Karen Meat, Easy Honey, The Maggie Pills, and Stijn Kuppens.

    47m | Jan 21, 2020
  • Bergen to Trujillo

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you on an real global tour beginning with a red-eyed stop in Bergen, Norway for some dreamy pop-rock to Trujillo, Peru where the dream get's a little heavier and a bit darker with some psychedelic rock. This episode you'll meet the 1950's, Diana Tovar, Rapasa, Nurse Matlala, Frankie Sunswept feat. Kim Haven, Will Padgett, PVA, Vapor Vespers, Dobranotch, and Caberet Sade.

    50m | Jan 7, 2020
  • Yellowknife to Galway

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground's first ever Holiday Episode! We're going to take you on an honest yet festive journey through the holiday experience beginning with a haunting inuit holiday original to a joyous new Christmas classic out of Galway, Ireland. This episode you'll meet Piqsiq, The Mountain Firework Company, Gianmarco Cilli, Zo! Gospel Choir, V. Shayne Frederick, the Panorama Jazz Band, John Burnette, Scott Southworth, the Swampmeat Family Band, and Niall Teague.

    41m | Dec 24, 2019
  • Gießen to Melbourne

    Welcome to the Fresh Underground. We're going to take you to some Afghani Pop turned traditional folk by the German quartet Mala Isbuschka to a endeering pop-rock quartet from Melbourne, the Stroppies. This episode you'll meet Mala Isbuschka, Rogue Satellites, Sparkling, Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet feat. Camilla, Lesley Mok, Stella De Ville, Woolen Men, The Letter Noon, Asimov, Patrick Daniel Kelly, Audra Kubat, Yaron Karver, and The Stroppies.

     

    And a special thanks to our newest Patreon supporters, Brian and Aaron. Your support keeps the lights on and our morale up!

    49m | Dec 10, 2019
  • Bonus Tracks feat. Teener

    Here's a peak at the Fresh Underground Bonus Episode #1. We chat with the Detroit punk band Teener, a fan favorite from Episode 1, hear a couple extra tracks, and have them curate a couple songs by bands that inspire them. These episodes are made as a way of saying thanks to our Patreon supporters. Head on over to Patreon.com/FreshUnderground to support the show and get access to all future bonus episodes. Together we can support underground music!

    26m | Dec 5, 2019
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