Chasing the Essential

Chasing the Essential

Welcome to Chasing the Essential, where we live for finding the greatest music there is, whether that means dusting off an album on your shelf or downloading a hot off the presses song on your phone. Great music is out there and it is our goal to find it and share it with you.

Episodes

June 13, 2025 73 mins

I'm gonna get my shit together, 'cause I can't live like this forever. - Fountains of Wayne

Superchunk Is It Making You Feel Something
Cherry Fez The King of Everything
Christopher Peifer Ruthless Charm
Crossword Smiles Navigator Heart
matt pond PA From Debris
The Connells Something to Say
Midnight Oil Read About It
Timmy Sean In California
Timbuk 3 The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades...

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I feel like I'm pounding on a big door,  no one can hear me knocking! - Squeeze

Caper Clowns Flavour of the Month

The Spongetones Lulu's In Love

The Candyskins Wembley

Squeeze Hourglass

Splitsville Beth Steel

Push Puppets Shake It Like You Mean It

Madness House Of Fun

The Wonder Stuff Radio Ass Kiss

Radish Little Pink Stars

Iggy Pop Neighborhood Threat

The Libertines Time For Heroes

The Donnas Friends Like Mine (Alternate Acou...

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Give me all your money and I'll make some origami, honey. - Courtney Barnett

Courtney Barnett Pedestrian At Best

The On And Ons Rockin' with the Beat

The Ravines Tambareen

Jesse Malin Outsiders

Cage The Elephant Mess Around

Maritime Satellite Love

Best Coast Heaven Sent

The Dazies Idiot

Death Cab For Cutie The Ghosts Of Beverly Drive

Baby Shakes Running Through the Night

Michael Carpenter Don't Open That Door

The Decemberists ...

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I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's ... and his hair was perfect - Warren Zevon

The Clash London's Burning

The Contrast The Battery Pack

The Pillbugs Life as It Happens

Oasis Roll With It

Caper Clowns Behind The Waterfall (Ayayahoo) 

Rooftop Screamers Blink of an Eye

Tomas Nilsson Desert Island Holiday

Nelson Bragg Forever Days

INXS Stay Young

The Dandy Warhols All The Girls In London

The Go-Betweens Head ...

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Sharing it with anyone, who has the time ... I wish I had the time ... if I only had the time. - Caper Clowns

Elvis Costello The Other Side Of Summer
Telekinesis Lean on Me
The Stayawakes When Your Heart Dreams Of Spring
Caper Clowns Chasing The E CC (3)
Caper Clowns I'd Be Me
David Mead Confidence Man
Peach Pit Every Little Thing
Indigo Girls Hammer And A Nail
Caper Clowns Lifeline
Jill S...

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Living in the backstreets, that's our home from home.  The painted walls were all we've ever known. - The Alarm

A tribute to Mike Peters, RIP.

The Beths Metal

The Backfires Never Seen You Before

The Tisburys Wildfire

The Alarm Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?

David Mead Amelia

Peach Pit Magpie

Ruth Ruth Cadillac, Michigan

The Alarm Whatever

X Johny Hit And Run Paulene

The Alarm The Stand (Single Ve...

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Show me all the rules girl, I just want to get 'em wrong
Show me all the rules girl, I just want to belong - Ben Kweller

Caper Clowns It's My Business

Crossword Smiles Night Train

David Mead Kicking The Can

The Tisburys By A Landslide

The Jam London Girl

Caruso London (Remastered)

Mansfield London Riots

XTC Towers Of London

Sponge Plowed

The Vapors Proud

Okkervil River Pop Lie

Vampire Weekend Walcott

Matthew Sweet Sunshine L...

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"But don't forget the songs that made you cry
And the songs that saved your life
Yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine
But they were the only ones who ever stood by you" - The Smiths

The Producers Hey Man

MIEN Evil People

Push Puppets Similar

Crossword Smiles Counting By Fives

The Contrast Adversity

David Myhr Cut to the Chase

Echo & The Bunnymen Satellite

The Smiths Rubber Ring

The Housemartins Happy...

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"I’ve given you love that is true, you’re holding my heart and my soul" - The Empty Hearts

(A tribute to Clem Burke)

Blondie Dreaming

Janne Borgh The Distance Between Us

Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles Ride With Me

Thrift Store Halo I'm Not Through

Crossword Smiles Falling All Over Myself

The Telepathic Butterflies Bonhomie

The Pooh Sticks Indiepop Ain't Noise Pollution

Joan Jett Wooly Bully

Dramarama Work For ...

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"None of these girls would ever care, or get upset, or get upset." - Squeeze

The On And Ons Get Your Kicks

Ryan Allen After I’m Dead

Southern Culture On The Skids Highlife

Superchunk Bruised Lung

The Tisburys A Still Life Without You

The Someloves Don't Talk About Us

The Chesterfield Kings It's Mind Manipulation

Squeeze Mumbo Jumbo

Scruffy The Cat Time Never Forgets

Arvidson and Butterflies Tired Of Running

Dreams So Real Her...

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"Walking a bridge on weakening cables.  Huddled up in fear and hate because we know our fate" - The Shins

Caper Clowns Take A Number (Join The Line)

Telekinesis Power Lines

Bob Mould Lost Or Stolen

The Lazy Lies Flower Garden

Fine China Television Set

The Bablers Thinking Of You

Ruler Drag

Nada Surf Concrete Bed

The Rentals Friends of P.

Indigo Girls Rock & Roll Heaven's Gate

David Brookings And The Average Lookings And I...

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"Life was easier at five" - Marcy Playground

Bob Mould Here We Go Crazy

Marcy Playground Paper Dolls

Ryan Allen Spider Sally

Ted Leo Run to the City

Crossword Smiles Puppets

Charlie Mars One Horse Town

Bird Streets On The Promenade

The Campbell Apartment 30,000 Days

Peter Gabriel D.I.Y.

David Mead Knee-Jerk Reaction

GUTTERCATS Wishing On A World

The Cars Keep On Knocking

Cake Sinking Ship

The Go-Go's Automatic Rainy Day

The Mosqu...

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"Foolishly you’re laughing in the front seat, wondering if your life’s already gone" - The Tisburys

The Vapors Nonstop Radio

The Jellybricks All About You

Grip Weeds Gonna Find My Way

The Tisburys Second Sign (ft. The Lunar Year)

Ruth Ruth Dedicate It to You

Freedy Johnston Death of Stars

The Rembrandts Easy To Forget

Any Trouble Playing Bogart

Lizzie Borden & The Axes Out of Touch

Armchair Oracles An Extension Of Life's...

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Can’t you see you’re tеmpting fate?  A force of nature, patent pending. - The Tisburys

Star Collector I Feel You

Chris Milam Always on My Mind

The Dandy Warhols Cool As Kim Deal

Caper Clowns Anywhere Is Home

The Tisburys Water In The Clouds

The Needmores Lookin'

The Knack Harder On You

Richard Hell & The Voidoids Down At The Rock And Roll Club

New York Dolls Personality Crisis

The Go-Betweens Right Here

Michigander Social...

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"Doctor, look into my eyes, I've been breathing air, but there's no sign of life"- Cage the Elephant

Michigander Emotional

The Rallies Comes And Goes (promo)

The Davenports We're Talking About You

Cage The Elephant Cold Cold Cold

The Electorate Peace Love & Kindness

Brad Jones Nicole's Been Strange

Bob Evans Cold Comfort

The Dandy Warhols Smoke It

Ramones We Want The Airwaves

Bronze Radio Return Warm Day, Cold War

Nada Su...

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Part two of my favorite stuff from 2024!

Chuck Prophet Wake The Dead

Erik Voeks The Symmetry

Real Estate Water Underground

The Damnwells Shepherd of 12th Avenue

Broken Baby The Perfect Song

Ed Ryan MAKE IT HAPPEN

Greg Williams The Things That Make Me Happy

Green Day One Eyed Bastard [Explicit]

Jesse Malin & Low Cut Connie When You're Young

Elephant Stone Lost In A Dream

Mark Ward Zip It Up

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets...

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Here is the first batch of my favorites from 2024!

otter petter Cobwebs

The Vapors Eyes On the Prize

Dennis Shocket and Cliff Hillis The Girls Are Back In Town

The Tisburys The Anniversaries

Jim Trainor Better Than You Do

John Larson And The Silver Fields Guilty By Association

Librarians With Hickeys Everything Will Be All Rightis the first batch to

Liquid Mike Drinking and Driving

Modern English Long In The Tooth

Nada Surf ...

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20 of my favorite Essential Digs over the years!

The B-52's Nip It In The Bud

The Cure Grinding Halt

Hoodoo Gurus Like Wow-Wipeout

Kelly Osbourne Come Dig Me Out

Peter Schilling Major Tom (Coming Home) [Director's Cut]

The Producers I Love Lucy

Pursuit of Happiness I'm an Adult Now

Ruth Ruth Uninvited

Sniff 'n' the Tears Driver's Seat

Stan Ridgway Drive, She Said

Syd Straw Future 40's (String of Pearls)

The Rings Uh-Oh (Here I...

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"Let me begin with a bead time story, let me remind you what you came here for." - David Mead

David Mead Bedtime Story

Elvis Costello & The Imposters Magnificent Hurt

Erik Voeks & The Ghosters Break Away

Janove Ottesen This City Kills

Mike Adams At His Honest Weight Diem Be

The Connells Universal Glue

Mark Ward I've Been Around

Superchunk Wild Loneliness

Suburban Hi-Fi The Year In Pictures

Sloan Dream It All Over Aga...

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"Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go.
I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow."
Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound

Cotton Mather Never Be It

Best Coast Heaven Sent

Rilo Kiley Portions For Foxes

The Tisburys Garden

Quilt Searching For

Bread & Butter Good Lines

Bob Mould City Lights (Days Go By)

The Dandy Warhols Smoke It

Everyday Things, The Life Goes On

The Whit...

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