No Filler is a music podcast dedicated to sharing the often overlooked hidden gems that fill the space between the singles on our favorite records. In each episode we’ll dive into a little history of the artist and the album of choice, with snippets from interviews & concerts, as well as music from the album itself. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
327 episodes transcribedWe continue our quest to cover all things Spoon with a look at Kill the Moonlight. On this album, Spoon becomes more experimental with their song comp...
Following last week's episode on Interpol's debut album "Turn On The Bright Lights", we focus on new wave's "chumps from Liverpool", Echo & The Bunnym...
This week we explore the melancholic soundscapes of Interpol's debut album Turn On The Bright Lights. The emotional punch that this album packs is the...
We take a look back at one particular incident in 1979 involving the Stephen Stills Band, too much to drink, and Elvis Costello's racist remarks towar...
On this week's episode we continue our dive into Spoon with a look at Girls Can Tell. This album shows a clear shift in sound from the more aggressive...
We continue our conversation on the origins of emo music with a look at 1999 self-titled album from American Football. Stepping away from the punk-roc...
Now considered a touchstone record of the emo genre, we take a look at Jimmy Eat World's 1999 classic Clarity, and how the sound they were perfecting...
One year after releasing "A Series Of Sneaks", Spoon erects a permanent middle finger to Ron Laffitte in the form of a single. Laffitte, the recentl...
We begin our monthly love fest for indie rock gods Spoon with a look at their 2nd studio album "A Series of Sneaks". Although the album was ultimately...
On this week's Sidetrack, We explore the origins of the Melvin Lindsey's smooth jazz radio format "Quiet Storm" and the Smokey Robinson song of the sa...
We take a break from the usual rock and folk to explore the legendary R&B soulstress Sade and her second studio album Promise, and how with the help o...
Fresh off the heels of last week's episode on Foals' debut album Antidotes, this week's Sidetrack focuses on one of the "founders of math rock", Pol...
No Filler explores what makes Foals' debut album Antidotes one of the greatest math-rock albums of all time. The angular guitars, complex drums, and p...
On this week's Sidetrack we take a look at Feist's second studio album Let It Die with a quick listen of track 5, "Leisure Suite". Feist also app...
On this week's episode, we take a look at our all-time favorite folk group Kings of Convenience, and we dive into their 2nd studio album "Riot On An E...
On this week's Sidetrack we take a closer look at Cass Elliot of The Mamas & The Papas, and her drug-fueled relationship with David Crosby. We listen...
In this week's episode we start by taking a brief look at the individual careers of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, & Graham Nash, and tell the story of...
On this week's Sidetrack we focus on the art of sampling in electronic music. A single chord from a 1977 Pat Metheny song gets sampled in one of our f...
No Filler discuss what goes into making a great downtempo track, and ultimately conclude that it doesn't get much better than the music of Tosca, spec...
No Filler takes a well-rounded look at singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan's genre-spanning career, from the early days as frontman for 90's Seattle grunge...
