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Will's Band of the Week


A weekly podcast featuring indie and alternative rock bands, hosted by aging rockers and founding members Will, Barrett and Chris from Madison, Wisconsin along with bureau chiefs Anurag from Ontario, Canada; Craig from Ipswich, U.K.; Nicholas from Melbourne, Australia; David from New York City; and Jeremiah from Santa Fe, New Mexico; plus contributors Grant and Wilson from Madison, Wisconsin. Contact us by email willsband@yahoo.com, Twitter @willsband, or Facebook.

Best of 2016 lists

Dec 17, 2016

Here are our best of 2016 lists:

Will’s top ten:

  1. DIIV - Is the Is Are
  2. Chook Race - Around the House
  3. Japanese Breakfast - Psychopomp
  4. Big Deal - Say Yes
  5. Florist - The Birds Outside Sang
  6. Omni - Deluxe
  7. Parquet Courts - Human Performance
  8. Bob Mould - Patch the Sky.
  9. Teenage Fanclub - Here
  10. Wussy - Forever Sounds

Barrett’s top ten:

  1. Mitski - Puberty 2
  2. Hinds - Leave Me Alone
  3.  Nick Cave - Skeleton Tree
  4. Whitney - Light Upon the Lake
  5. Frank Ocean - Blonde
  6. Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: Sitting In The Park
  7. Japanese Breakfast - Psychopomp
  8. DIIV - Is the Is Are
  9. Wilco - Schmilco
  10. LVL UP - Return To Love

Chris’s top ten:

  1.  Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
  2. The Avalanches - Wildflower
  3.  Bleached - Welcome the Worms
  4.  Russian Circles - Guidance
  5. Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here…
  6. Petal - Shame
  7. Thee Oh Sees, A Weird Exits
  8. Mitski - Puberty 2
  9. Laura Gibson - Empire Builder
  10. Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book