For over fifteen years Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child has been providing the soundtrack to thousands of childhoods around the country. The show plays “indie music for indie kids,” including the best of music aimed at kids like Dan Zanes, Moona Luna, Lunch Money, Caspar Babypants, and They Might Be Giants, right along side kid-friendly tracks from the likes of The Ramones, Ella Fitzgerald, Brian Eno, Andrew Bird, Fishbone, and more. One thing it’s not is your typical kids’ programming.
This week, we’ll hear new music from Lachi, plus songs from Gustafer Yellowgold, Koo Koo and the Shackletons, REM, Dan & Claudia Zanes, Shovels & Rope, Jackie Shane, and much more! It’s indie music for indie kids.
Visit us at sparetherock.com.
| Artist | Album | Song |
|---|---|---|
| They Might Be Giants | Why? | Happy Doesn’t Have To Have An Ending |
| Drake Callender | — | Interview |
| Kira Willey | Kira Willey | Go Plane Go |
| Mates of State | True Love Will Find You in the End (single) | True Love Will Find You In The End |
| Shonen Knife | Let’s Knife | I Wanna Eat Chocobars |
| Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun | Songs That Made This Country Great | Ice Cream Octopus |
| They Might Be Giants | Here Comes Science | Don’t Spare the Rock |
| Best Coast | Crazy for You | Ice Cream |
| The Not-Its! | Time Out to Rock | Brain Freeze |
| CandyBand | More Candy | Ice Cream |
| The Royal Order of Chords & Keys | Be Nice | Jim the Ice Cream Man |
| Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke | Punctuation | Ice Cream Brain Freeze |
| Daveed Diggs | 7 Nights in Chicago | Directions |
| Princess Backpack & Benjamin | Princess Backpack & Benjamin | Dropping Things on the Floor |
| The Tornados | Telstar | Telstar |
| Landon Thompson | You’re Enough (single) | You’re Enough |
| They Might Be Giants | Here Come the 123s | Elephants (ft. Danny Weinkauf) |
Episodes
