*** PODCAST #194 Best of 2025 (w/Dave Cullen) ***

    2025 is over so Dave Cullen from Crowning + Biological Fathers + ZBR USA came on the podcast as per the yearly tradition. Some topics broached: breaking all the basses, best movies/shows of the year, the EP or LP conundrum, the most screamo thing to ever happen, Jesse Mowery: a joy to behold, technical asshole music, Screamo of the Year, treasure troves of badassery, Nuvolascura has a time machine, go-fuck-yourself art, The Hives and The Freeze, what we're looking forward to in 2026, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Hynoki, Letterstoyou, Limbs May Fall, and Twins. Listen to podcast #194 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

BIOLOGICAL FATHERS

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1 Intro x Norman's Top EPs/Splits
HYNOKI "Newton's Third Law of Motion" (Norman)

2 Cullen's Top EPs/Splits

LIMBS MAY FALL "mistake" (Cullen)

3 Norman's Top LPs 

LETTERSTOYOU "lifted" (Norman)

4 Cullen's Top LPs x Looking Ahead to 2026

TWINS "Stories" (Cullen)

~Dave

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PODCAST #194 linked here

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*** TRESS ALLUDE exclusive music video premiere ***

TRESS ALLUDE

"falling apart"
exclusive music video premiere

For fans of: Caught In The Fall, Eyes Of Verotika, Old Soul and Straight No Chaser

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     If you checked out Zampler #23 (linked here) back in late 2024 then you heard the track "The Window" by TRESS ALLUDE. This song is from the 'E.P.' release that finally released today by the band who features three of the dudes that brought you Old Soul, with Adrian (drums/vox), Steven (bass/vox), and Mikey (guitar). Although it's an "EP" it's also 18 songs aaaaaand the three-piece is already done recording another album minus vocals. Steven and Adrian have another new Low Center album that's ready whenever, which is a vessel for their folky/sad/ambient-ish stuff. The two are also in a bass'n'drum band and Steven also does EDM under Watermouth, while Adrian drums for Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow.

The band told me this release is, "...rough and raw and not trying to be all deep like old soul was. Which is what we intended."

(2026) TRESS ALLUDE "falling apart" (from 'EP')

https://youtu.be/juvemGGtWis

ADDITIONAL LINKS & WHATNOT

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*** PODCAST #193 Mercy Necromancy ***

    In early 2025 my wife introduced me to MERCY NECROMANCY. I don't think I've ever fallen for something so instantly and completely. So after collecting all of the released material and soaking for almost a year, I was eventually able to make contact with the artist and arrange a vinyl pressing of 'Fallen' on 12" via my label Softseed Music. After some convincing, I was able to get him to join me on the OMSB podcast and now we are here. Speaking of awesome surprises, we've got another one for you on Monday February 16th so keep an eye and ear out! Back to the podcast, a few things we touched on: Melanie Martinez the voice of inspiration, breaking into secular music, the writing process, the "Clown" conundrum and crazy video facts, the lost Demo, naming Mercy Necromancy, the shower EP, shitting on the PR machine, fuck AI, good horror movies, Mercy's mom's favorite song, working on the new album, vocals changes, Ethel Cain and Mary Mortem collabs, drawn to the opposite, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Chelsea Wolfe, Grimes, Melanie Martinez, Purity Ring, and Shedfromthebody. Listen to podcast #193 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

MERCY NECROMANCY

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12"s from Softseed Music linked here!

1 Falling Off the Cool Map
CHELSEA WOLFE "They'll Clap When You're Gone" (Mercy)

SHEDFROMTHEBODY "Linger" (Dave)

2 Horror Movie Goals

GRIMES "Kill V. Maim" (Mercy) [official music video]

PURITY RING "iamanocean" (Dave) [official music video]

3 I Need to Release an Album

MELANIE MARTINEZ "Milk and Cookies" (Mercy) [official music video]

~Dave

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PODCAST #193 linked here

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