The Coolest Thing About Love
Fireball XL5 is the name of an indie-pop show hosted by Frank Seglenieks. I play alternative music that usually classified as indie-pop with the occasional feature on a particular artist or theme as well as discussions on pop culture topics of the day. I start off each show with the best song that I have heard since the last show.
Episodes
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2024 - Episode 1
Songs from the albums that made my best albums of 2023 played in order. You can download the latest show directly here: http://trepid.org/TCTAL/2024-01_final.mp3 For information on how to sign up for the podcast or join the Facebook group, see the bottom of this message. The Coolest Thing About...
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2023 - Episode 2
Songs from the albums that made my best albums of 2022 played in order. You can download the latest show directly here: http://trepid.org/TCTAL/2023-02_final.mp3 For information on how to sign up for the podcast or join the Facebook group, see the bottom of this message. The Coolest Thing About...
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2023 - Episode 1
All the songs that made my best singles of 2022 played in order. Best song I heard since the last Best of the Year show: Vansire - Kind of a Nice Time, see the video for the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ze_HDfzb9g Links from the show: You can download the latest show directly here:...
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October 2022
A bit confusing with the The Very Most and Starry Eyed Cadet split single, but I try to figure it out, as well the funkiest song I heard in a long time by Loods and Mall Grab. Best song I heard since the last show: Anna Of The North - Nobody, see the video here:...
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September 2022
OK Although I liked the entire show, maybe I liked the second set the best. Best song I heard since the last show: Ekkstacy - I Walk This Earth All By Myself, see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-BO2qkUob4 Links from the show: See the video for Momma's Speeding 72:...
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August 2022
The show started with a softer set, followed by one that was harder, and ended with one in the middle. Best song I heard since the last show: Lande Hekt - "Lola", hear the song (no video) here: https://landehekt.bandcamp.com/track/lola Links from the show: To prove that "Lola" by Lande Hekt is...
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July 2022
Great indie pop throughout the show which got a bit more electro in the last set. Best song I heard since the last show: Beach Bunny - Entropy, see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYiraKCTViY Links from the show: Listen to the album by Marci here:...
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June 2022
The first set was a bit guitar heavy, followed by a more typical indie pop set, and ended with a more mellow set. Best song I heard since the last show: Say Sue Me - No Real Place, see the video here: Say Sue Me - No Real Place [Official Music Video] - YouTube Links from the show: Download the…
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May 2022
After a first set that was very international, the rest of the show was a bit more mellow. Best song I heard since the last show: No Frills - Copy Cat, see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azPYg7N9leo Links from the show: Find about Sophie Meiers:...
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April 2022
The show started off deep into indie pop and then got a bit more mellow. Best song I heard since the last show: No Frills - Copy Cat, see the video here: No Frills - "Copy Cat" [Official Music Video] - YouTube Links from the show: Find out more about the band No Frills:...
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March 2022
Unlike the last 2 shows, this one focused on releases from this year with only a few tracks from before 2022. Best song I heard since the last show: Vansire - Kind Of A Nice Time, see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ze_HDfzb9g Links from the show: Find out more about the Pi Day...
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February 2022
All the songs that made my best albums of 2021 played in order. Links from the show: See the videos from all the albums here: https://thecoolestthingaboutlove.blogspot.com/2022/01/best-albums-of-2021.html You can download the latest show directly here: http://trepid.org/TCTAL/2022-02_final.mp3…
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January 2022
All the songs that made my best singles of year played in order. Best song I heard since the last Best of the Year show: Judah Just Kidding - All My Life, see the video for the song here: Judah Just Kidding - All My Life - YouTube Links from the show: See the videos for all the songs here:...
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November 2021
Started with some more electro sounds and ending with some straight up indie pop, while the middle set was a good bridge between them. Best song I heard since the last show: Zella Day - Dance For Love, see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a5hchelolA Links from the show: Read about...
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October 2021
Started out the show with the latest buzz band, Wet Leg, and their great song "Chaise Longue", their first album only comes out in February, let's hope they can keep up this level for the rest of the album. Then the rest of the show was some more great indie pop. Best song I heard since the last...
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September 2021
First set had some great indie pop, with some flashbacks to artists from years ago. Various sets of (mostly) recent indie pop. Best song I heard since the last show: Pronoun - I Wanna Die But I Can't (Cuz I Gotta Keep Living), see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iROYUn_B6w Links...
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August 2021
Various sets of (mostly) recent indie pop. Best song I heard since the last show: John Moods - So Sweet So Nice, see the vide here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQQ7Q9SEhf4 Links from the show: See the fun video for Lunar Vacation's "Mold": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwWWsJYR_pQ Check our...
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July 2021
Lots of great indie pop in the first set including a song very closely related to my best album from last year. More of the same in second set, but not quite as twee, and I ended the show by getting funky. Best song I heard since the last show: Judah Just Kidding - All My Life, listen to it here:...
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June 2021
The top song this week was by The Slow Summits a four-piece band from Linköping, Sweden who were nice enough to message me to share their latest song. This song went well with the rest of the indie pop first set, then note the various space references in the second set and the more laid back…
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May 2021
As my top song was on the electro side, the rest of the first set also went that way. The next set went a bit harder before ending the show very, very laid back. Best song I heard since the last show: Jordana - Push Me Away (ft. Magdalena Bay), see the video here:...
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April 2021
A couple of new indie pop followed by a groovy set to end off the show. Also note that in talking about the second set I guess I had Toronto on my mind when describing a concert I saw by the Go! Team, so when I said that Hannah Jadagu was now living in Toronto, I of course met New York. Best song…
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Fireball XL5 is the name of an indie-pop show hosted by Frank Seglenieks. I play alternative music that usually classified as indie-pop with the occasional feature on a particular artist or theme as well as discussions on pop culture topics of the day. I start off each show with the best song that I have heard since the last show.
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