Original Air Date: June 6, 2020

In the finale of The Music Obscura’s first season, Agent M dives into a genre-hopping set that moves from ska to emo, alt-country to folk-punk—culminating in a heartfelt interview and quarantine concert with Sequoya Waring. In a 25-minute conversation and acoustic set, Sequoya shares insights into his musical journey, the creative impact of lockdown, and the emotional layers behind his songwriting.

This episode is part reflection, part release marking both a pause and a promise for more.

1. Five Iron Frenzy – Get Your Riot Gear – Ska/Rocksteady – USA – 3:45

2. Deathstore – It Won’t Work – Emo/Pop-Punk – USA – 3:04

3. Travis Loves Benson – I Need Help – Anti-Folk – USA – 5:59

4. The Prostitutes – Shake Rattle and Die – Rockabilly Pop – USA – 1:50

5. Emily Davis and the Murder Police – Bloodlines – Alt-Rock – USA – 3:19

6. The Jealous Sound – The Fold Out – Indie Alt – USA – 3:15

7. Mickey Guyton – Black Like Me – Country – USA – 3:30

🎙️ Quarantine Concert & Interview Spotlight: Sequoya Waring (USA) closes the season with a raw, unplugged set and conversation about songwriting, self-discovery, and staying true to your sound during uncertain times.

💡 A fitting close to the season music as a mirror, music as momentum.

Original Air Date: May 30, 2020

From lo-fi London synth labs to Ghanaian soul hybrids, Episode 16 of The Music Obscura spans sonic micro-worlds that echo isolation, imagination, and reinvention. Agent M curates a late-pandemic playlist featuring quirky electronics, introspective indie, and a rockabilly Tainted Love cover that might just steal the show.

This is for the bedroom tinkerers, the hopeful lyricists, and anyone dreaming sideways.

1. Look Mum No Computer – DAYDREAMER – Electro Synth – UK – 4:08

2. Sequoya Waring – Distance + Time – Indie/Alt – USA – 3:14

3. Retirement Party – Shoulder It – Indie Rock – USA – 2:51

4. Tatian Hazel – In My Room – Bedroom Pop – USA – 3:44

5. Great Grandpa – Digger – Emo – USA (Seattle, WA) – 4:54

6. The Flakes – Lust – Alt Rock – Canada – 2:44

7. Dayda Banks – I Need a Clone – Rap – Canada – 3:23

8. Potsu – Sidewalk Safari – Lo-Fi – UK – 2:26

9. Janos – Sicky/Sticky – Indie/R&B Pop – Norway – 4:10

10. Donny Benet – Mr. Experience – Indie Electronica – Australia – 3:56

11. Champagne Lane – Time Flies – Alt/Funk – USA – 4:59

12. Blink-182 – Aliens Exist – Pop Punk – USA – 3:13

13. Dave Philips and the Hot Rod Gang – Tainted Love (Cover) – Rockabilly – USA – 2:45

14. Kay Slice – Slowdown – Hip-Hop/Soul – Ghana – 3:06

15. Chris Acker – Aloe Vera – Americana – USA – 3:47

💡 Circuit-bent synths, punk nostalgia, and soul reflections—all colliding in this borderless quarantine broadcast.

Original Air Date 5/27/2020

In this Music Obscura Short & Concert Series, Agent M sits down with Fuller, the Los Angeles-based indie pop craftsman whose glossy hooks and garage-born grit shine through the static of quarantine. Recorded remotely, this intimate session blends sharp songwriting with reflections on creativity, connection, and surviving the silence.

🎙️ Includes a stripped-down performance and brief interview on what it means to chase a dream mid-chaos.

💡 Part living room concert. Part sonic postcard from lockdown. All Fuller.