New stuff from LEGLESS TRIALS, RETAIL SIMPS, ARTIFICIAL GO, SAN KAZAKGASCAR, BUNGEE JUMPERS, CUTICLES and stuff I’d never heard before from The Essex Green (pictured), Jonny Greenwood and more. 

Download Agony Shorthand #5 from Apple Podcasts.

Stream Agony Shorthand #5 from Mixcloud.

Stream or download Agony Shorthand #5 on Soundcloud.

Track listing:

SAN KAZAKGASCAR – Billionaire’s Shrug
PIGGY BANK – Unknown Head
BUNGEE JUMPERS – SMD
CUTICLES – Incredible Ed Sheeran
LEGLESS TRIALS – Complex
ROYAL TRUX – Gold Dust (demo)
MEAT PUPPETS – Electromud
ARTIFICIAL GO – Triple Ones
THE ESSEX GREEN – The Playground
CATE LE BON – Aside From Growing Old
JONNY GREENWOOD – Spooks
MODERN LOVERS – Old World (live 1973)
THEEE RETAIL SIMPS – More Lies
SLADE – Gudbuy T’Jane
MODEL MANIA – Epic Cowboy
CHEATER SLICKS – Destroy You
VULCAN – High C

After months wandering in the wilderness, we’re back with a 4th edition of the program. This one’s all new material, and by “new” I mean = came out within the past 20 or so months. And some is so new it literally came out of the oven 20 minutes ago. All of it is highly, highly worthy of your time and investment over the next 76 minutes.

Download Agony Shorthand #4 from Apple Podcasts.

Stream Agony Shorthand #4 on Mixcloud

Stream or download Agony Shorthand #4 on Soundcloud.

Track listing:

DEBT RAG – Solar Shirt
BLURRIES – Heat Dome
THERESA SMITH / ERIC CECIL – Helium Farm
BUNGEE JUMPERS – Wall
YOO II AVEC NOLAN POTTER – Ralliement
MODERN NATURE – Totality
JEANINES – Till I See Your Star Tonight
THE HOBKNOBS – Easier Listening
ADDED DIMENSIONS – My Dumb Luck
PUPPET WIPES – Do You Wanna Touch My Safety Pin?
SAN KAZAKGASKAR – Drive Ate
SETTING – Gum Bump
ETERNAL MUSIC SOCIETY – Plain
GWENIFER RAYMOND – Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark

Too much adrenaline, junk shop glam, drugs in high school, giant girls in fifth grade, a fulfilled request from our trivia winner – and so, so much more. 

Download Agony Shorthand #3 from Apple Podcasts.
Stream Agony Shorthand #3 on Mixcloud.
Download or stream Agony Shorthand #3 on Soundcloud.

Track listing:

YUASA-EXIDE – A Hundred Bucks
HONEYCOMBAK – Sex Change Sadie
THE ARBORS – Love is a Groovy Game
ANNA ST. CLAIR – L’Amour a Travers et a Tort
FAUST – It’s a Bit of a Pain
TINA HARVEY – I’m Waiting For The Man
THE DICKS – Dicks Hate the Police
THE INFANTS – Giant Girl in the Fifth Grade
THE HUNS – Glad He’s Dead
PLASTIC IDOLS – I.U.D.
BOY PROBLEMS – Participation 
AK-47 – The Badge Means You Suck
LA DRUGS – High School
HALF JAPANESE – Too Much Adrenaline
SALAMANDER JIM – Black Star
AXEL GRINDERS – Apparatus of Love
BUNNYBRAINS – On The Floor Again

There’s a new music podcast, and it’s called Agony Shorthand. The host is Jay, and when you listen, you shall understand what it’s all about and why it exists. (let it be said that it is not dissimilar from other podcasts once created by the same host). 

Download Agony Shorthand #1 from Apple Podcasts.
Stream Agony Shorthand #1 on Mixcloud.
Stream or download Agony Shorthand #1 on Soundcloud.

TELEVISION – Horizontal Ascension
LOS LLAMARADA – Something In My Head
WALNUT BRAIN – Cabin 4
3 TOED SLOTH – Spark
DANNY AND THE NIGHTMARES – Souvenir
WINGED WHEEL – August 6, 2024
THE EDUCATED FOOLS – Chicky Squawk
LONG JOHN HUNTER – El Paso Rock
RANIL Y SU CONJUNTO TROPICAL – Cumbia En Tu Soledad
BRIGITTE FONTAINE – Comme Rimbaud
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND – Triple Combination
SCRABBLED – Waiting For Godot
HAMS – Giving Thanks