Buried Treasures: Hot Picks for Summer!
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share new music they're digging that flies under the mainstream radar, buried treasures! They also hear buried treasure picks from the production staff.
Buried Treasures
In this new batch of “Buried Treasures,” Jim and Greg share standout tracks from under-the-radar artists spanning indie rock, funk, doom metal, chamber music, and more—including picks from Ex-Bombers, St. Divine, Faetooth, Galactic, Minot, and others.
Jim:
- The Ex-Bombers, "He’s a Bad, Bad Man"
- Faetooth, "Death of Day"
- Minot, "Russian Girl"
- Chris Stamey, "Anything Is Possible"
- Kaput, "Sucker"
Greg:
- St. Divine, "Swallow"
- Galactic and Irma Thomas, "Where I Belong"
- The Chelsea Curve, "Hey Sah-Lo-Ney"
- The Darling Range, "Where to Begin"
- Stefan Wesołowski, "Peak"
Production Staff:
- Alex: Secret Menu, "Bullet to Bite"
- Joe: Pile, "Born at Night"
- Andrew: Jesse Welles, "Philanthropist"
- Max: Slomosa, "Battling Guns"
Featured Songs:
- Minot, "Russian Girl," And You're Not, Crush Grove, 2025
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- The Ex-Bombers, "He's a Bad, Bad Man," He's a Bad, Bad Man (Single), Cavetone, 2025
- St. Divine, "Swallow," Swallow (Single), Reel, 2024
- Faetooth, "Death of Day," Death of Day (Single), self-released, 2025
- Galactic and Irma Thomas, "Where I Belong," Audience With the Queen, Thirty Tigers, 2025
- Secret Menu, "Bullet to Bite," Bullet to Bite (Single), Red Shed, 2025
- After, "300 dreams," 300 dreams (Single), Ultraworld, 2025
- Pile, "Born at Night," Sunshine and Balance Beams, Sooper, 2025
- The Chelsea Curve, "Hey Sah-Lo-Ney," All The Things (And More), Rum Bar, 2025
- Chris Stamey, "Anything is Possible," Anything is Possible, Label 51, 2025
- Jesse Welles, "Philanthropist," Pilgrim, Self-released, 2025
- Thank, "Do It Badly," I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed, Bg Scary Monsters, 2024
- Bad Moves, "Hallelujah," Wearing Out The Refrain, Don Giovanni, 2024
- Dylan Flynn and the Dead Poets, "the story after they're gone," the story after they're gone, Bitdepth, 2024
- The Darling Range, "Where to Begin," Half-Remembering, Lighthouse Beach, 2025
- Slomosa, "Battling Guns," Tundra Rock, Stickman, 2024
- Kaput, "Sucker," I, Too Pure, 2025
- Stefan Wesolowski, "Peak," Song of the Night Mists, Tin Angel, 2025
- Swamp Dogg, "Total Destruction to Your Mind," Total Destruction to Your Mind, Canyon, 1970
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