EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 2H 4M
Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice: Music for Oddballs and Outsiders — says "NO" to Spotify. Ep: 36
from Bands You've Never Heard Of · host Adam JR Stoffel
JR found this band using AI. He's going to have to tell them that. They're not going to love it.Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice is a five-piece synth-punk art rock band from Melbourne, Narrm, Australia — and they are exactly as described on their website: rock music for oddballs and outsiders. Henry Rollins put their 2024 album Total Reality in his top 10 of the year. Rolling Stone put it in their top 50. They've toured with King Gizzard, Tropical Fuckstorm, and Cosmic Psychos. And about a month ago, they pulled all their music off every streaming platform — Spotify, Apple Music, all of it — because they refuse to contribute to what they called "the war machine." You can find them at their Bandcamp. You can find them on YouTube. And now you can find them right here.In part one, JR plays Gary four songs cold: No Pigs (their newest single, pure Melbourne punk fury), How Can Anybody Be Sober These Days? (Dead Kennedys meets Devo filtered through Oingo Boingo), Infinite Growth (live from the Remember the Future concert film — better sound than most studio albums), and Keeps Ya Head Up (Gary's choice, brand new for both of them). Then JR plays Dougal's own Facebook video explaining exactly why he pulled the music off Spotify, word for word, no filter.In part two, Dougal Shaw joins live from Melbourne on a Monday morning, trying not to check the news. They get into everything: how JR found the band via AI and why Dougal thinks that's a rare W even though he thinks AI is mostly a catastrophe, what it actually felt like the day he saw Spotify cleared out (a wave of relief), the AI-generated album that appeared under their band name and had to be fought down, the full story of shooting the Escalator Man video — one take, the longest escalator in the Southern Hemisphere, a guy in a suit who called the cops, and no permit — why DIY is becoming DIT (Do It Together) for him, what the new album More Is the Law is about, and whether Americans will ever get to see them live (complicated, for reasons involving visa applications and a very active social media presence).Post-credits: Reality Changer, a brand new song from the upcoming album, performed live at PBS Melbourne.Watch on YouTube for the full video experience — this is a band where the visuals are not an afterthought.🔗 Links► Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice: https://www.drsuresunusualpractice.com/► Dr. Shore's Mart House Records on YouTube: search @MarthouseRecords ► Every band we've ever featured: https://bynhopod.com► Our complete Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=562b19d1be084be7► Email us: [email protected]► Support the show & grab merch: https://bynhopod.com (click "Support")YouTube Chapters:0:00 - AI Found This Band1:13 - Introducing Dr Sure's Unusual Practice2:27 - They're Off Spotify Now3:46 - Where to Hear Them8:13 - "No Pigs"11:04 - Gary Reacts15:18 - "How Can Anybody Be Sober These Days?"17:45 - Devo / Dead Kennedys / Boingo21:50 - "Escalator Man"24:28 - Gary Reacts Again27:41 - "Infinite Growth" Live33:20 - Why They Left Spotify44:30 - PART 2: Dougal Joins48:43 - How AI Found Them52:30 - AI, Ethics, and War55:58 - Fake AI Album + Spotify Issues1:02:07 - Bandcamp vs Streaming1:12:19 - Will They Tour the US?1:22:15 - From Solo Project to Full Band1:40:34 - New Album Talk1:45:42 - Playing a New Song1:47:49 - "Escalator Man" Video Story2:00:05 - "How Can Anybody Be Sober" Video Story2:08:43 - Gary's Genre Comparison2:59:11 - Outro3:02:28 - Post-Credits: "Reality Changer"Hashtags:#BandsYouveNeverHeardOf #BYNHOPod #DrShoresUnusualPractice #MelbourneMusic #SynthPunk #ArtRock #PunkRock #IndieMusic #HiddenGems #Bandcamp #AntiSpotify #MusicDiscovery #AustralianMusic #Oddballs #VideoPodcast #spotify #spotifyplaylist #freepalestine #nokingsprotest
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JR found this band using AI. He's going to have to tell them that. They're not going to love it.Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice is a five-piece synth-punk art rock band from Melbourne, Narrm, Australia — and they are exactly as described on their website: rock music for oddballs and outsiders. Henry Rollins put their 2024 album Total Reality in his top 10 of the year. Rolling Stone put it in their top 50. They've toured with King Gizzard, Tropical Fuckstorm, and Cosmic Psychos. And about a month ago, they pulled all their music off every streaming platform — Spotify, Apple Music, all of it — because they refuse to contribute to what they called "the war machine." You can find them at their Bandcamp. You can find them on YouTube. And now you can find them right here.In part one, JR plays Gary four songs cold: No Pigs (their newest single, pure Melbourne punk fury), How Can Anybody Be Sober These Days? (Dead Kennedys meets Devo filtered through Oingo Boingo), Infinite Growth (live from the Remember the Future concert film — better sound than most studio albums), and Keeps Ya Head Up (Gary's choice, brand new for both of them). Then JR plays Dougal's own Facebook video explaining exactly why he pulled the music off Spotify, word for word, no filter.In part two, Dougal Shaw joins live from Melbourne on a Monday morning, trying not to check the news. They get into everything: how JR found the band via AI and why Dougal thinks that's a rare W even though he thinks AI is mostly a catastrophe, what it actually felt like the day he saw Spotify cleared out (a wave of relief), the AI-generated album that appeared under their band name and had to be fought down, the full story of shooting the Escalator Man video — one take, the longest escalator in the Southern Hemisphere, a guy in a suit who called the cops, and no permit — why DIY is becoming DIT (Do It Together) for him, what the new album More Is the Law is about, and whether Americans will ever get to see them live (complicated, for reasons involving visa applications and a very active social media presence).Post-credits: Reality Changer, a brand new song from the upcoming album, performed live at PBS Melbourne.Watch on YouTube for the full video experience — this is a band where the visuals are not an afterthought.🔗 Links► Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice: https://www.drsuresunusualpractice.com/► Dr. Shore's Mart House Records on YouTube: search @MarthouseRecords ► Every band we've ever featured: https://bynhopod.com► Our complete Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zT8HHOprlVgO78X9rjcQB?si=562b19d1be084be7► Email us: [email protected]► Support the show & grab merch: https://bynhopod.com (click "Support")YouTube Chapters:0:00 - AI Found This Band1:13 - Introducing Dr Sure's Unusual Practice2:27 - They're Off Spotify Now3:46 - Where to Hear Them8:13 - "No Pigs"11:04 - Gary Reacts15:18 - "How Can Anybody Be Sober These Days?"17:45 - Devo / Dead Kennedys / Boingo21:50 - "Escalator Man"24:28 - Gary Reacts Again27:41 - "Infinite Growth" Live33:20 - Why They Left Spotify44:30 - PART 2: Dougal Joins48:43 - How AI Found Them52:30 - AI, Ethics, and War55:58 - Fake AI Album + Spotify Issues1:02:07 - Bandcamp vs Streaming1:12:19 - Will They Tour the US?1:22:15 - From Solo Project to Full Band1:40:34 - New Album Talk1:45:42 - Playing a New Song1:47:49 - "Escalator Man" Video Story2:00:05 - "How Can Anybody Be Sober" Video Story2:08:43 - Gary's Genre Comparison2:59:11 - Outro3:02:28 - Post-Credits: "Reality Changer"Hashtags:#BandsYouveNeverHeardOf #BYNHOPod #DrShoresUnusualPractice #MelbourneMusic #SynthPunk #ArtRock #PunkRock #IndieMusic #HiddenGems #Bandcamp #AntiSpotify #MusicDiscovery #AustralianMusic #Oddballs #VideoPodcast #spotify #spotifyplaylist #freepalestine #nokingsprotest
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