cig radio [9/2/2026]

A Good Day For Dying by The Bug Club - Starting this week's playlist off with a band that is still an earworm for me. I picked a different track that I've been really digging and I suppose let this inform most of the choices on this set. Really I kinda just messed around and had fun.

Stop Living by Getdown Services - I need to actually do the album review I want to do for this new album of Getdown Services. I've been digging them for a bit now and decided it would be nice to spotlight a song from the new album that I dig.

Middleage(d) Humanoid by Viagra Boys - I often get Getdown Services and Viagra Boys mixed up in my mind. I don't help myself because I keep putting them on playlists together. I just think together their sounds are very interesting. This is one of my favorite songs to listen to from Viagra Boys.

Heart Attack by Mike Krol - I originally was going to do a Steven Universe song and put Mike Krol on here because I found Mike Krol through that show. But then listening, I thought maybe it sounded better without the Steven Universe song, and thus I kept Mike Krol's song instead to fill out my 15 song limit.

Your Cover's Blown by Belle and Sebastian - I realized one of my often listened to playlists "morning commute" has to be like. At minimum like 10 or 11 years old now? Which is really, really sickening kinda. It could even be a little older.

Everything's Ruined by Fountains Of Wayne - I'm being silly I feel, putting Fountains Of Wayne into the mix. But I've lowkey been in a Fountains Of Wayne revival era a bit. Like ever since I kinda got back into Guster I've also kinda gotten back into CAKE and Fountains Of Wayne.

Moving by Kate Bush - For a while now I've been back in my Kate Bush era. It's fizzled a little but this album and this song caught my ear again this week.

Doc Gooden by The Mountain Goats - There might come a time when I don't put a TMG song on a setlist or maybe I'll always find a slot to put them in, but today I'm bringing to you Doc Gooden from In Leauge With Dragons, which has been one of my more listened to TMG songs lately.

Carry On Phenomenon by Kishi Bashi - I really dig this song! Randomly revisited it while making this setlist and decided to through it in here.

Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa - A few of these songs like Kishi Bashi and Belle and Sebastian reminded me of Vampire Weekend and this is one of my favorite albums of theirs. I sort of picked at random.

Sim's Jig by Ivaluarjuk - I want to also keep pushing different and new sounds to people. I've recently gotten very into throat singing genre and different folk music. This album from Ivaluarjuk really has hit after hit but when it sounded like I was shoe-horning in other songs, I decided to go with this one. Still, very much one of my favorites.

That Summer Feeling by Jonathan Richman - This one I kinda just again threw on here randomly when I was looking for things to fill out the setlist. Really dig the song.

I Am A Guided Scientist by Guided By Voices - I should look more into Guided By Voice. They keep cropping up as artist I keep putting songs on my playlists from but know nothing about. Like I should give a feel album of theirs a shot.

Bat Song by Charming Disaster - Charming Disaster might slowly creep back into my listening rotation this year. Sometimes around October I can go so fucking hard for them. This song is sweet.

Farewell Transmission by Songs: Ohia, Jason Molina - Not only do I like this song a lot, I thought it would be funny and nice to end the set on a song with the title Farewell Transmission, because I'm saying farewell to all of you who joined me on this auditory journey.

cig radio [8/27/26]

I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton - I had to start with a Dolly Parton tribute due to her passing and the radio show I tune in to weekly didn't do one. I wouldn't say I listened to Dolly Parton but I think no one's immune to this song or 9 To 5. RIP Dolly Parton.

Love Oh Love Oh Love by Labi Siffre - So this song's been in my listening rotation for a bit now.

Sunshine On My Shoulders by John Denver - I have been reflecting on all my loves due to recent events. One of my oldest and dearest friends loves John Denver and a few other picks remind me of others in my life too. Just a lovely song.

Only A Fool Would Say That by Steely Dan - The radio show I tune in to every week played this song! It means a lot to me lately and I thought I'd include it.

Look How Far… by Modest Mouse - So I am still coming off the high of my "concert vacation" where I went to 3 concerts in one week. Which I still need to blog about properly. I technically saw 4 bands in total, one of them being Modest Mouse, and that was INCREDIBLE! This is from their new album which I like quite a lot to be honest.

Midnight Radio by Stephen Trask - A pick that reminds me of my companion. Felt it fit in. It's from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

My Side by Prewn - A new to me song that I discovered recently and felt it fit in sort of with the vibe of this set.

Poison by feeble little horse - So I found a neocity blog that's just a whole blog about listing out indie pop bands. Which is so cool. Found this one based in Pittsburgh only to discover everyone knows about them already. OH WELL! Really dig their sound.

Woodstock '99 by The Mountain Goats - This is from the new TMG album Days, which I dig a lot. I got lucky enough to see TMG twice during my "concert vacation" and this represents the first time! They didn't play this song but I'd pay Mr. Darnielle on stage like throw him money to play this live. It would be fun I think.

Optimistic Son by Car Seat Headrest - I've been thinking about Car Seat Headrest a lot lately and thought this song would fit into this setlist. Personally, I think it does! What do you think?

Passaic 1975 by The Mountain Goats - Another TMG song? Of course. I'm back in my TMG era, not that I ever left. I think this would be a song that would pair well with Woodstock '99 for obvious reasons. I think John Darnielle could do a whole drug set.

The Good Life by Weezer - This is another song that reminds me of people I love and also kind of how I feel right now. I'm living the good life! Also I've kinda been in a Weezer mood on occasion in the afternoons, thought I haven't checked out their new album and I don't know if I will.

Look Like Me by The Bug Club - NEW BAND ALERT! And I've been really digging them. Decided to throw this one on here since I thought it bopped and fit into this eclectic arrangement.

Hang 'Em High by My Chemical Romance - I'm ending this week's setlist by including two songs from the two big bands I saw during my concert vacation. MCR played this one live on B-Stage when I saw them and god, what a song to hear. It was transcendent. I love this song very much and hearing it live was INCREDIBLE!

No Children by The Mountain Goats - I have included No Children in this week's line up since during my concert vacation, I saw TMG twice and the second time I saw them, during No Children, John Darnielle reached down and held my hand for an extended period of time! I really gotta do my concert vacation review/write up SOON!