MP and Ben are taking some vacation time and will return with new episodes starting July 11. Please enjoy this retrospective episode of their favorite songs from the first 20 episodes of Lets Play Ten. No talk, just 20 great indie rock tracks to increase your rock and roll heart rate while you pine for the boys' return. The rule still applies: If you like it, buy it!

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Pool Kids, "I Hope You're Right"
• DISQ, "(With Respect To) Loyal Serfs"
• mercury, "Moment"
• Calicoco, "Underneath"
• The Snuts, "Knuckles"
• oldsoul, "July"
• Carlie Hanson, "Pretender"
• Kali Masi, "The Stray"
• M.A.G.S., "Elephant"
• Wednesday, "Chosen to Deserve"
• The Cordial Sins, "Isolation"
• Fraulein, "Pet"
• Spanish Love Songs, "Clean-Up Crew"
• Black Country New Road, "Up Song"
• Petey, "I'll Wait"
• Outerloop, "For The People"
• Glowing, "Pay The Price"
• SPRINTS, "Adore Adore Adore"
• swim school, "kill you"
• Blanco Tranco, "Lara"

MP and Ben plan a stop gap episode, contemplate a road trip, and have multiple conversations about stuff that you don't care about. You will however, care about this episode's "diabolically good" playlist, carefully curated for your lawn mowing introspection.

Episode Playlist:

• THICK, "Mother"
• Beautiful Freaks, "Loser Sellouts"
• Wishy, "Love On The Outside"
• MAITA, "girl at the bar"
• Future Teens, "Mourning Time"
• Sunday (1994), "Our Troubles"
• Jess Day, "Lilith"
• Losers, "Red Sweater"
• 86TVs, "Tambourine"
• Slate, "Sun Violence"
• TAKER, "Youth"
• Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, "Human Compression"
• BONUS MATERIAL: Losers, "Fear"

Edible Merch? Record Store Day malaise? Borderline obsessions? Disappearing institutions? Sure, we've got all of that. Plus a lively conversation about how little kids process music and why it matters to their future selves. As always, Ben and MP proudly present 10 brand new indie rock tracks that will adorn your psychic bulletin board.

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

• Council Grounds, "Tied Down"
• Emily Wolfe, "Kill The Love"
• Of All Things, "Will You Give It A Taste?"
• Snarls, "Baby Bangs"
• The Joy Hotel, "Jeremiah"
• The Upsides, "Context"
• Jessica Boudreaux, "Be Somebody Else"
• McKenna Esteb, "All Time Record"
• ILA, "Glory"
• wilt, "More Than This"
• Gaffa Tape Sandy, "Dead To Me"
• swim school, "Seeing It Now"
• BONUS MATERIAL: McKenna Esteb, "Letters"

Dedicated to Steve Albini, 1962-2024