West of Twin Peaks Radio #244 feat Joel Cusumano

On this episode, dive deep into the debut solo LP of longtime Bay area underground songwriter/guitarist and member of multiple bands - Joel Cusumano.  "Waxworld" is a devastatingly fun power rock/pop album that belies the stories behind it, including a bad break-up and a stint in a mental hospital.  Here the interview - plus of course, two full hours of fresh music from the Bay and beyond.

Playlist

  1. Black Box by Automatic on Is It Now? (Stones Throw) New
  2. Back of My Hand by The Bel Aire Lip Bombs on Again (Third Man Records) New
  3. Second Best by The Last Dinner Party on From the Pyre (The Last Dinner Party/Universal) New
  4. Passenger Seat by Wolf Alice on The Clearing (Columbia Records/Sony Music/RCA) New
  5. Light Night Mountains All That by Ratboys on single (New West Records) New
  6. I Was the Dancer by Way Dynamic on Massive Shoe (Spoilsport Records) New
  7. About Leaving by Westerman on A Jackal's Wedding (Westernman/Partisan Records) New
  8. No Love by Matt Berninger on single (Matt Berninger/Concord Records) New
  9. Sweet Serotonin by Amber Mark on Pretty Idea (Big Family Music/Interscope Records/Jasmine Music/PMR) New
  10. Flat Tire by Kendra Morris on Next (Karma Chief/Colemine Records) New
  11. Long Time to Make Old Friends by Nikki Bluhm on Rancho Deluxe (Nikki Bluhn) New Local
  12. Gilgamesh (October 2, 2024) by Jesse Welles on Under the Powerlines II (Jesse Welles) New
  13. The Throne by Josh Ritter on I Believe in You, My Honeydew (Pytheus Recordings/Thirty Tigers) New
  14. True Believer by Hayley Williams on Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party (post atlantic) New
  15. Suffer by Boy Golden on Best of Our Possible Lives (Six Shooter Records) New
  16. I Need a Hole by Julian Calendar on Speaking a Dead Language (Suah Sounds) New
  17. Two Arrows by Joel Cusumano on Waxworld (Dandy Boy) New Local
  18. Another Time, Another Place by Joel Cusumano on Waxworld (Dandy Boy) New Local
  19. Through a Darkened Glass by Joel Cusumano on Waxworld (Dandy Boy) New Local
  20. Push Push by Joel Cusumano on Waxworld (Dandy Boy) New Local
  21. Caesar by Joel Cusumano on Waxworld (Dandy Boy) New Local
  22. Death-Wax Girl by Joel Cusumano on Death-Wax Girl (Dandy Boy) New Local
  23. Oh Zoe by Joel Cusumano on Waxworld (Dandy Boy) New Local
  24. Mary Katherine by Joel Cusumano on Death-Wax Girl (Dandy Boy) New Local
  25. Maybe in a Different World by Joel Cusumano on Death-Wax Girl (Dandy Boy) New Local
  26. Raining by The Goods on Don't Spoil the Fun (Dandy Boy) New Local
  27. Pl*net F*tness by Pacing on PL*NET F*TNESS (Asian Man) New Local
  28. Falling Through by Lucky on LUCKY (Royal Oakie Records) New Local
  29. Something to Let Go Of by Sonny and the Sunsets on The Diving Kind (Rock in Your Head) New Local
  30. Rise Up by Swami 3 (S3 Records) New Local
  31. How Much He Loved Her by Mei Lin Heirendt (Mei Lin Heirendt) New Local
  32. Just a Girl by Cardboard People on single (War Chant Recording) New Local
  33. Variety by Affectionately on Then This Happens (15040086 Records DK) New Local