Counting Crows, Social Distortion, & Lita Ford
Catch up on the week in new music and Dig Me Out podcasts
Latest Podcasts
Social Distortion - Social Distortion | 90s Rock Revisited
Some records, like old friends or forgotten dreams, don’t knock you out the first time. But they stay with you. They circle back. They find you when you're ready to listen. Social Distortion’s 1990 self-titled album is one of those records. A slow-burn survivor, it came up short in a recent listener poll, but clawed its way back into the conversation.
Lita Ford - Lita | 80s Metal Revisited
Where were you when "Kiss Me Deadly" lit up MTV? For us, it was right after school, Lita Ford stomping across the screen in head-to-toe leather, looking like she stepped out of a graphic novel and into your stereo. Back then, we caught the singles but missed the bigger picture. Years later, maybe after catching
Latest Album Polls
00s Rock Album Tournament | Vote
You know us for digging deep into 90s rock and 80s metal misfits. But the story doesn’t stop there. With help from you we’re continuing to expand the Dig Me Out universe into the 2000s. With the support of our growing community of paid subscribers, the podcast is continuing to expand into the 2000s to uncover the next layer of under-the-radar brilliance.
The votes are in! You spoke, and we’re cueing up…
Buffalo Tom – Birdbrain is the winner of our latest 90s Rock podcast poll! Here’s how the final tally shook out across Patreon and Substack:
Buffalo Tom – Birdbrain: 🥇 43%
Gluecifer – Ridin’ The Tiger: 35%
Dangerous Toys – Hellacious Acres: 13%
Candy Harlots – Five Wicked Ways: 13%
Thanks to our paid subscribers who voted—your picks drive the show.
🎧 Stay tuned for the episode drop soon!
New Releases
Mclusky – The World Is Still Here and So Are We
Ever dig out an old CD and wonder, “Where did they go?” Two decades after Mclusky Do Dallas, they’re back with snarling riffs, sledgehammer drums, and that unfiltered wit. Critics are calling it a ferocious return—but for longtime fans, it’s more like a long-overdue conversation finally resumed.
Butthole Surfers – Live at the Leather Fly
This live archival drop captures the Surfers at their most unhinged—equal parts performance art and sonic assault. If you ever saw them in the late '80s, you know it wasn’t just a concert. This is as close as you’ll get to that beautiful wreckage.
Counting Crows – Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!
Expanding their 2021 EP into a full concept album, Counting Crows blend new material with old echoes. This one’s less August and Everything After, more coffee shop after closing time. A warm nod to the past, with enough edge to stay interesting.
Thom Yorke & Mark Pritchard – Tall Tales
Wish Kid A went even weirder? Yorke’s haunted melodies float over Pritchard’s dense ambient dreamscapes. Built slowly over years, it rewards deep listening.
Behemoth – The Shit Ov God
Blackened death metal, but make it... grand? Don’t let the title fool you. Behemoth’s latest is refined and theatrical. Think Wagner with blast beats. Critics say the final tracks stand among their finest. If you haven’t revisited them since The Apostasy, now’s the time.
Peter Murphy – Silver Shade
Murphy dials down the drama but not the atmosphere. Silver Shade feels like wandering through an old cathedral at dusk—still haunted, but contemplative. A moody late-career gem for those who still light candles to In the Flat Field.
Candlemass – Black Star EP
40 years in, and still the kings of slow motion doom. With two new tracks and two covers, Candlemass mark their anniversary by showing exactly why they matter. “Black Star” is a highlight—slow, heavy, transcendent.
Dan Wilson – Good Night, Los Angeles
What happens when a hitmaker sits alone at a piano with no plan? Known for crafting hooks with Semisonic and Adele, Wilson goes minimalist here. Each improvised piece, named after an LA street, feels like a quiet diary entry.
