Noise Pop returns to KQED with a mix of songs from nine of the bands that will be playing the 2011 Noise Pop Festival, which includes indie rock behemoths Yo La Tengo and up-and-coming bands like Dominant Legs. As usual, Jesse Fox returns, this time to discuss his favorite artist of all time, Ted Leo, who is also playing at the festival in February 2011.
- Track list:
- 1. Yo La Tengo — “Autumn Sweater,” I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
- 2. Dominant Legs — “Clawing Out at the Walls,” Young at Life and Love EP
- 3. How to Dress Well — “Ready for the World,” Love Remains
- 4. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists — “Bottled Up in Cork,” Brutalist Brick
- 5. Best Coast — “Boyfriend,” Crazy For You
- 6. Wavves — “King of the Beach,” King of the Beach
- 7. The Stone Foxes — “Black Rolling Thunder,” The Stone Foxes
- 8. Telekinesis — “Car Crash,” 12 Desperate Straight Lines
- 9. The Concretes — “Good Evening,” WYWH