#230 - Austin in Brooklyn, Michiru Aoyama | Indie Twang | News with Nick | PS - Creep, In Theory

Greg spent last week at home for the holidays and had the opportunity to hang out, catch up and jam with his brother. Austin. Having recently moved to Brooklyn to pursue his jazz guitar career, we listen to The Loman Brothers jam and some new material from Austin Loman Group. Next up, Greg found a story about Michiru Aoyama, a Kyoto based musician that has recorded and released an album a day for over two years.Songs:The Loman Brothers - “Cherokee”Austin Loman Group - “After Image”Michiru Aoyama - “Topic”Next up, Jay ran across an interesting article in AP News about "Indie" artists “takin' a shine’ to country music and thought we could in and discuss a few examples. Jay presents a few “Indie Twang” tracks to determine how much country can be heard in this latest subgenre.Songs:Mitski - “My Love Mine All Mine”Big Thief - “Simulation Swarm”Wednesday - “Chosen to Deserve”Get ready for it, it’s “News with Nick” to close the show this week! Nirvana is dragged back to court over Nevermind's cover, Wilco’s 2024 Solid Sound Festival will feature features Wednesday, Jason Isbell and a handful of podcasters. Finally, we review some of the new albums we’re excited to hear this year.Song: Kaiju Demolition Squad - “Godzilla's Revenge”PS - By way of Mitski, Greg talks about the “Creep” chord progression, in theory.