The A.M.

The A.M. - Episode October 12, 2026

The A.M.

Show Notes

A not-at-all Thanksgiving-themed episode on this holiday Monday. Instead, you get apocalyptic Axelrod, "doomed" Andy Boay, city pop from a 1980 Marvel vampire anime, music for wildflowers and weather systems, and other eclectic sounds to start your week on solid footing.

Hope you enjoy it.

Playlist: Plains Apparition - Migration Andy Bell, Masal - Soap and Water Kodama こだま - Two For Joy Pyramid Eyes - Snowflake BICEP - Lemonder Wilfred Kozub - Firefly Lagoon Dave Angel - Goddess Jeremiah Chiu - Doubles Odd Nosdam - Deepsimple Sanctums - Cicero Buildings and Food - Bus Stop Eucalyptus - Orb Palace astral RIDDIMS - Dogon Spaceforce Play Time - Open the Door, Joey Brainstory - The Watchers David Axelrod - The Warnings Part 3 David Axelrod - The Signs Part 4 Various Artists, Light in the Attic, featuring Seiji Yokoyama - Quincy Harker no Theme Socool - Origins Eleven76 - Someone's Always There Badge Époque Ensemble - A Cloud I Dreamt Andy Boay - Why Now? Peel Dream Magazine - Blind Faith Elephant Stone - Here Comes the Rising Sun Kali Horse - Cheap High Ghostkeeper - People of the Pines Gnoomes - Crangonyx M83 - Losing Ground Colliding Canyons - The Remover of Obstacles Sean Wolcott - Whispers in the Bamboo Misha Panfilov - Away We Drove

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