JACBOX PODCAST (2019-2022)

• A heavy break up, followed by my 3rd redundancy… I suddenly had a lot of time. Moving from a nice house to a tiny, empty flat was crushing and weird but the sudden restriction got me feeling creative. I wasn’t feeling particularly great after a couple of rock bottom months – but I spent ages thinking about my ‘career’. I just had to do something to beef up my Radio Presenter CV which was 100% blank. That’s the dream job, so I’m just going to talk about what I love. New Music. After speaking to friends and realising they were still cranking up the same tunes they were into 15 years ago, I thought I’d put together a podcast to recommend new music. Here’s the first playlist of tunes I enjoyed through September 2019 and posted to Mixcloud:
  
  OCT19 // JACBOX EPISODE 1:
  Blanck Mass West Fuqua
  Futureheads Mortals
  !!! UR Paranoid
  Sandy (Alex G) Gretel
  Chelsea Wolfe The Mother Road
  Frankie Cosmos Did You Find
  Life Thoughts
  Trentemøller Blue September
  Charli XCX Official
  Bat For Lashes Mountain
  Ezra Furman Trauma
  Death Cab For Cutie Blue Bloods
  Futureheads Headcase

• Crazy really. After sharing the podcast with my friends on Facebook, I had more listeners than I expected. The positive response wasn’t just in the play count though. I was all about the messages from people I’d not heard from for years – Asking for more. I decided to create the podcast on a monthly basis, as it didn’t take long to put together and it wouldn’t feel like a chore if it was only one day a month. I pushed things a little by doubling the length of this episode and branching out a little with more electronic and alternative music. I stuck to my rule of only playing new music. Luckily for me it was a strong month for new records, so I had plenty to go at and had a lot of fun putting it together.
  
  NOV19 // JACBOX EPISODE 2:
  Special Request Floatation
  Jacques Greene Do It Without You
  Julien Baker Tokyo
  Matt Berninger Walking On A String (Phoebe Bridgers)
  Josh Homme If You Run (Libby Grace)
  Tonbruket Chain Rule Formula
  GoGo Penguin Time-Lapse City
  Danny Brown uknowhatimsayin¿
  Battles Ambulance
  Kim Gordon Sketch Artist
  HalfNoise Boogie Juice
  Mikal Cronin Fire
  Anna Meredith Moonmoons
  Richard Dawson Heart Emoji
  Cinematic Orchestra Wait For Now (Pépé Bradock)
  Emika Wash It All Away (Headless Horseman)
  Amon Tobin Dust For A Duster
  Slow Crush Sway
  Basement Revolver Wax & Digital
  Amy O Loose Cassette
  Big Thief Shoulders
  Caroline Polachek Insomnia
  Beabadoobee Sun More Often
  Teebs Studie (Panda Bear)
  Floating Points Bias
  Mavi Moonfire
  Hildur Guðnadóttir Subway
  Angel Olsen New Love Cassette
  Fink I Just Want A Yes
  Swans Annaline

• It’s a thing. I’ve always gone out of my way to find new music – but now that search has expanded. What started as me sharing tunes I enjoyed, has quickly become a huge a part of my daily habits. I’m listening to new music through a third ear. A big part of me has developed into thinking of records from opinions other than my own. I’ve started to listen to more alternative pop music, actively searching for new soundtracks too. Friends have been sharing the episodes and now the podcast is for the whole internet, rather than just my friends.
  
  DEC19 // JACBOX EPISODE 3:
  Malibu Tilting On Windmills
  Billie Eilish Everything I Wanted
  Matt Maltese Curl Up & Die
  Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage My Girlfriend Doesn’t Worry
  Babybird Why I’m Here
  Michael Kiwanuka Final Days
  Pumarosa Fall Apart
  SebastiAn Pleasant (Charlotte Gainsbourg)
  Greet Death Circles Of Hell
  Mono Exit In Darkness (A A Williams)
  Leif Vollebekk Phaedrus
  Philistines Jr OK
  Hana Cowgirl Bebop
  Giant Swan 55 Year Old Daughter
  TNGHT Dollaz
  Clams Casino In A Mirror
  DJ Shadow Rosie
  Stake Human Throne
  Lucy Dacus Dancing In The Dark
  Coldplay Daddy
  A Winged Victory For The Sullen Keep It Dark, Deutschland