NOT 97

Season Two — Episode One (Feat. Cady Drell)

Welcome back to NOT 97—this is Season Two’s premier episode featuring the one and only Cady Drell (@hella_drella), Glamour Magazine's current Sex & Relationships Editor.

Cady brings strong, indie rock stalwarts to the table—two bands with passionate local followings that have managed to stay under-the-radar for years: Boston’s Bad History Month & Brooklyn’s Charly Bliss.

“Big One,” a stand out from Madeline Kenney’s recent debut, is discussed, as well as the dense, industrial production of classically-trained jazz vocalist Novelty Daughter.

In addition we feature retro-inspired selections from Gavin Turek and Million Miles—singers who’ve developed fresh, modern takes on soul music.

01 "Big One" by Madeline Kenney
02 "Being Nothing" by Bad History Month
03 "What You Want" by Danny Dwyer
04 "Ice Cream & Cigarettes" by Million Miles
05 "U Want What I Want" by Novelty Daughter
06 "Black Hole" by Charly Bliss
07 "My Momma Got A (Benzo)" by Duzzo Dave
08 "Birdie Bees" by Gavin Turek

Playlist available: soundcloud.com/not97/sets/not97-season-two-episode-one. 

Artwork by Bianca Rivera

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Season One — Episode Six (Feat. Van Common)

Van Common—the Amsterdam-based singer-songwriter featured on episode two—was in town and had time to drop by the Only NY shop. This is season one’s bonus episode. The recent conservatory graduate came equipped with two picks from his alma mater: Midas and Bungalow.

We reach to Melbourne once again, and as a testament to the scene’s diversity, feature wildly different sounds (and takes on a break up) from Liv Cartledge and Jaala.

Shadowy rap acts from Massachusetts and New Jersey come to the table to display the rich crop of talent budding in the sidelines of major American cities.

01 "Yellow Bird" by Ben Stevenson 
02 "Caroline" by Midas  
03 "You're Not For Me" by MC Shabazz
04 "Heard Your Name” by Liv Cartledge
05 "Junior Spirit" By Jaala 
06 "Fox" by Bungalow 
07 "Floor Seats" by Mach Hommy 
08 "Get Up” by Dakwarians

Playlist available: soundcloud.com/not97/sets/not97-season-one-episode-six

Art by Sofia Kraushaar

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Season One — Episode Five (feat. Flo Kennedy)

On Season One's finale of NOT 97 Bronx-born hip hop artist Flo Kennedy visits Only NY and introduces the team to new sounds from past collaborators like Duvv, a cross-cultural alt-soul artist born in Long Island based in Seoul, South Korea.

They discuss a stand out from "Bone Music," Portland, Oregon's genre-jostling MC The Last Artful, Dodgr's debut record, as well as the contagious sounds of midwest crooner Michigander.

01 "Morning Again" by Elisa 
02 "Bailar" by Duvv 
03 "units" by Ernie
04 "Fears" by Michigander 
05 "LLC" by The Last Artful, Dodgr & Neill Von Tally 
06 "2ThePoint" by Anthiny King 
07 "Thru The Night" by YL
08 "Cult 45" by Shredders

Playlist available: soundcloud.com/not97/sets/not97-season-one-episode-five

Art by Micah Belamarich

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Season One — Episode Four (feat. Alexa Shouneyia)

Episode four of NOT 97 proved to be the most wide-reaching installment of season one thus far.

Select songs this week span from starry-eyed Finnish dream-pop outfit Pole Siblings to London's Dayo Bello, a mesmerizing 19-year-old crooner. DC's Swan Lingo offers his modern take on New Wave and Melbourne's Kaiit delivers powerful and necessary self-loving bars.

Alexa Shouneyia—a writer and social media editor for Complex Media— joined the show to share music from two young New York up-and-comers: alt-pop wunderkind Ben Alessi and street smart spitter Rah-C.

Tracklist: 
01 "It Might Grow" by Pole Siblings 
02 "You Deserve This" by Men I Trust 
03 "Only" by Ben Alessi 
04 "Mine" by Dayo Bello 
05 "Heartbroken Shogun" by Dolphin 
06 "What Did You Learn" by Swan Lingo 
07 "NY Freestyle" by Rah-C 
08 "Natural Woman" by Kaiit

Playlist available: soundcloud.com/not97/sets/not97-season-one-episode-four

Art by Laura Lorraine Burke

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Season One — Episode Three (feat. Zach Schonfeld)

On episode three of NOT 97 Newsweek Senior Writer and freelance music critic Zach Schonfeld (@zzzzaaaacccchhh) visits the shop.

We listen and consider new offerings from artists like Sneaks—Eva Moolchan's stark and sharp genre-defying project—, Seattle's psych-inclined garage rock trio Naked Giants, and Yellow Days: a fresh-faced Londoner with a rugged, relentless voice.

Tracklist:
01 "That's Easy" by Yellow Days 
02 "One More Time, Please" by Jay Som 
03 "Sol" by Ducko McFli feat. Lorine Chia
04 "Just Cuz You Can't" by Pronoun 
05 "Nada" by Mellah
06 "Looks Like That" by Sneaks 
07 "Shit Happens" by Tierra Whack 
08 "Pyramids" by Naked Giants

Playlist available: soundcloud.com/not97/sets/not97-season-one-episode-three

Art by Bex Karnofski

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Season One — Episode Two (feat. Jordan Page)

For episode two of NOT97 DJ and doer of cool shit Jordan Page (@veryADVANCED) stopped by the Only NY shop.

Jordan and the team discuss the latest music from raw, experimental soul man Jon Bap, self-proclaimed "psychedelic crooner" Club Kuru, and Clif Soulo, an unknown Oakland lyricist with a trove of punching, soul-centered 9th Wonder beats.

A breezy, young Amsterdam-based dream-pop project called Van Common is brought to the table. They guys dive into a stand out track from slick Selma wordsmith Witchitaw Slim's debut EP; and all discuss the place of Haiku Hands, an infectious three-piece dance supergroup from Australia.

01 "Ribbons" by Club Kuru
02 "Don't Run Into The Dark Too Quick" by Jon Bap
03 "Show Me" by bLAck pARty feat. Kari Faux
04 "This Afternoon" by Van Common
05 "Moorish Mathematics" by Clif Soulo 
06 "I Swear" by Tribe Gvng 
07 "What I Do?" by Witchitaw Slim 
08 "Not About You" by Haiku Hands

Playlist available: soundcloud.com/not97/sets/not97-season-one-episode-two

Art by XXX Design Lab LLC.

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Season One — Episode One

On NOT 97's debut episode, we meet at the Only NY shop to discuss the context and potential of budding, untapped talent from around the globe.

A wide range of music is brought to the table: from Melbourne's tight and ambitious seven-piece The Cactus Channel, to a young and unknown LA-based RnB artist with an uncanny resemblance to nostalgia, ULTRA-era Frank.

Tracklist: 
01 "Do You" by Naji 
02 "Do It For Nothing" The Cactus Channel & Sam Cromack 
03 "No Good" by Alcordo
04 "Goodnight" by Philip Owusu
05 "Co-Pilot" by Chidi Himself
06 "I Still Care" by vōx

Playlist available: soundcloud.com/not97/sets/not_97-episode-one-season-one

Art by Michael "Rocks" Brennan

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