Syd's Music Desk

Syd’s Music Desk is a monthly music podcast at WSUM Madison Student Radio. This month’s episode of Syd’s Music Desk features Slow Pulp, the band that emerged from Madison. Slow Pulp have since moved to Chicago, released their acclaimed sophomore album Yard on ANTI- Records, received ‘Album of The Week’ from Stereogum and were featured in the Washington Post. Slow Pulp are

Alan Palomo has been a force in the world of electronic music for over a decade, releasing three critically acclaimed LPs as the frontman of Neon Indian. Now, Alan Palomo has gone solo, with his first album in nearly a decade, World of Hassle, releasing September 15th on Mom + Pop. With a star-studded cast of guest features including Mac Demarco on “Nudista Mundial ‘89” and F

Mr. Hoosteen is the next big thing in French Touch. The “Definitive Disco Edition” of No Time 2 Lose is the best French Touch album I have heard in years, with an aural aesthetic reminiscent of Cassius 1999, Daft Punk’s Homework and Paul Johnson’s work on the Crydamoure label. Recently, on my WSUM show The Prescription, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with the up an

Mandy, Indiana is probably my favorite band to come out of this decade so far. With only one EP under their belt and their debut album coming out on May 19th of this year, they’re on their way to be the next big thing out of Manchester. The band makes harsh, industrial dance music. Their lyrics are all in French. Back in March, I had the chance to speak to Mandy, Indiana while th

Syd’s Music Desk is a monthly music podcast at WSUM Madison Student Radio. One Thursday night in late December, WSUM’s Music Director Amany found herself in a bit of a scuffle with Perfume Genius on Twitter. It was over Nick Jonas’s hit song “Jealous.” One thing led to another and they became best friends over Zoom. In this episode, Amany chats with Perfume Genius about h

Syd’s Music Desk is a monthly music podcast at WSUM Madison Student Radio. In this episode, Music Director Amany chatted with Elizabeth Stokes from The Beths about their North American tour in support of their latest release, Expert In A Dying Field. The Beths kicked off their tour on Feb. 16 in Portland, Oregon. The New Zealand band will be making their way to Minneapolis on the