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Earshifter

by Rene and Sean
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  • Geese

    October 13, 2026 · 38 min

    Can Sean earshift Rene on Brooklyn's buzziest post-punk outfit? With Geese fresh off selling out back-to-back nights at Toronto's History, Sean unpacks their rise from high-school basements to Saturday Night Live. Rene explains why the…

  • Broken Social Scene

    September 29, 2026 · 41 min

    Broken Social Scene: From two-man ambient experiments to iconic festival headliners, Broken Social Scene turned indie rock into a glorious communal celebration. Sean breaks down Toronto’s six degrees of indie separation while Rene defends…

  • Luna

    September 15, 2026 · 43 min

    Luna - the 1990s dream-pop architects dubbed "the best band you've never heard of." Sean and Rene unpack how Lou Reed hand-picked them to open The Velvet Underground’s 1993 European reunion tour, the delicate beauty of "Anesthesia" and…

  • Mannequin P***y

    September 1, 2026 · 29 min

    Mannequin P***y – the shape-shifting Philly punk band who mix brutal noise with undeniable melodic hooks. Sean and Rene recount MP’s first stadium gig opening for Foo Fighters, Missy's absolute rockstar swagger and a classic Henry Rollins…

  • Dry Cleaning

    August 18, 2026 · 42 min

    Dry Cleaning – the London crank-wave four-piece whose deadpan singer Florence Shaw turns fragments of diaries, adverts and overheard thoughts into poetry, comedy and music. Sean and Rene explore the band’s angular guitars, Shaw’s…

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  • Black Country New Road

    August 4, 2026 · 38 min

    Black Country, New Road – the Cambridge art school collective that's two bands in one. Rene and Sean break down both eras, Isaac Wood's departure, the band's pact to never play his songs live and why Rene somehow keeps falling for artists…

  • Momus

    July 21, 2026 · 47 min

    Momus – the Scottish trickster-poet whose biography is titled Famous For 15 People and has spent 40 years doing it entirely his way. In the Season 3 premiere, Sean and Rene revisit the artist who first bonded them – the fan letter, the El…

  • Kevin Morby

    July 7, 2026 · 44 min

    Kevin Morby – the Kansas City-raised songwriter on the most compelling creative run of his career. Still buzzing from his Toronto show the night before, Sean and Rene dig into nine albums, how a TV soundtrack Shazam led Rene to listen on…

  • Gil Scott-Heron

    June 23, 2026 · 38 min

    Gil Scott-Heron – the poet-musician who foreshadowed rap and political hip-hop before any of it existed. On the 15th anniversary of his death, Sean shares two intimate concerts and why songs written in 1970 sound like they were written…

  • my bloody valentine

    June 9, 2026 · 50 min

    my bloody valentine – the Irish band that single-handedly created shoegaze. Sean and Rene deliver a Shoegaze 101 alongside the MBV story: who influenced them, the bands they inspired, and why Loveless – recorded over two years across 19…

  • nomeansno

    May 26, 2026 · 55 min

    Nomeansno – the underknown Canadian band that smashed punk, prog, jazz and funk into something completely new. Sean and Rene dive into the group’s complex song structures, dark humour, explosive live energy and refusal to play by industry…

  • Parquet Courts

    May 12, 2026 · 48 min

    Parquet Courts – the Brooklyn band with Texas roots who constantly evolve and do whatever they want. Rene calls them "one of the most overlooked" out of all 20 bands Earshifter's covered, despite Light Up Gold hitting #85 on Rolling…

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About the show

So much great music gets lost in the cracks. Join us at Earshifter where we feature artists (old and new) often overlooked by the masses and radio. We’ll talk about what makes the band great and different, their background and their bestest-est songs.  Earshifter is ultimately about two things: music discovery OR if you love the feature artist in an episode, going deep on that band you love.