Overnight Sensations Live

The Anderson Council came up to do a mega-set to celebrate not one, but TWO Overnight Sensations Live milestones: the 75th podcast episode AND our two year anniversary! Set list: “’67” “Pinkerton” “We’re Like the Sun” “Camden Town” “Gentlemen” “Grey Heavenly Lane” “Fire Island” “L.C. Plum” “Mrs. Kirkby’s” “Santa Clara” “When I Fall” “Worlds Collide” […]

Puppyboy visited the show and we went over The Holy Trinity: Life, death, and pizza! Set list: “Life Inside a Coffin” “Fearrr” “I Don’t Wanna Be Known” “Shrines” “Polar Bear” “Fire Walk With Me” “Peeling” Originally aired: August 10, 2018

The fine young folks of Honey Tone came up to the studio and spread their sunny soul with an extended set! Set list: “Mr. Motion” “Dreams” “Blip” “Weight on My Shoulders” “French Shit” “Next to You” “You Only Live Once” (The Strokes) “Girl You Love” “Sir Duke/Deantown” (Stevie Wonder/Vulfpeck) Originally aired: July 13, 2018

Is there such a thing as too much music and fun? False Flats step into the studio and test the limits of both! Set list: “Unleash Your Black Heart” “Middle Ground” “Swimming” “Snow” “Tree Streets” “On the Mountain/Spiders” “Mellow My Mind” (Neil Young cover) “Left Behind” Originally aired: June 15, 2018

This week Naughty Clouds prove that cohabitation breeds corockitation! Set list: “When Ur a Drag” “Everything’s Hard” “Reason” “No Remorse” “Strong Hearts (‘I’ Is a Word of the Past)” “Bat 2 the Beehive” “Strangest Thing” Originally aired: June 8, 2018

We get into it with some Goose Ranger and some Chris! Set list: “Philosophy of Time Travel” “If Crying In Public Was an Olympic Sport, I’d Be a Gold Medalist” “Cocktail Entrepreneur” “Screaming At Trees” “Longview” “Szechuan Sauce 2: Electric Boogaloo” Originally aired: June 1, 2018

Like the fiery glow of Halley’s Comet, Youth Expire appeared in the studio for a protracted set and discussion then disappeared into the night! Set list: “Some Are Sill” “Some Dump” “Ask Me” “Paint Is Dry” “Chronic Angst” “Dump Truck” “Nose” Originally aired: May 25, 2018

Hot on the heels of their first gig, Defecting Grey came up to the studio and a good time was had by all! Set list: “Making It Impossible” “18 Strings” “Tracer” “Nobody Loves You” “This” “(506)” “Rising Sun” Originally aired: May 18, 2018

Clocking in at nearly TWO HOURS The Rock n’ Roll Hi-Fives deliver some extra strength rock n’ rattle this episode! Set list: “Same Mistakes” “Hold On” “El Sueño” “C’est La Vie” “Livin’ the Lost Boy Life” “Make it Happen” “Tongue Tied” Originally aired: May 4, 2018

Worldsucks came up to the studios and they rocked hard and we talked even harder! Set list: “Vapid, Souless, Hollow” “Punch Your Local Nazi” “No F*cks Given” “No Patriot” “Proud To the Flame” “On the Beat” Originally aired: April 27, 2018

Hair Magic, THE quintessential HP mom rock, swing by the studio for a whirl-wind set and some sensible conversation! Set list: “Gail Force Winds” “False Start” “Randy Mantooth” “Bad Tina” (St. Vincent from Bob’s Burgers) “Dancing with Myself” (Billy Idol) Originally aired: April 20, 2018

Second-timer alert! Above the Moon came on up to the show to talk about their new EP, Patterns You Create, and play some of their beautiful, yet powerful tunes! Set list: “The Grey” “San Junipero” “Stop Trying” “Underneath Alice” “Fight the Sea” “Moon” “Never Been Enough” Originally aired: April 13, 2018

Hot on the heels of their brand new EP, Born to Run, Lowlight stopped by the studios and we all made a time of it! Set list: “Motel Chronicles” “California Blue” “Sleep Wounds” “Can’t Stop Now” “Nights and Weekends” “Where Do We Go From Here” “Bones” Originally aired: April 6, 2018

We apparently ignored all space and time this week to get down to the nitty-gritty with a few of the lads from The Stolen! They even squeezed in some tunes! Set list: “Euphoric” “I’m So Dead” “West Coast” “All Time Low” (cover by Jon Bellion) “Heathrow” “Overboard” Originally aired: March 30, 2018

The Skullers stopped by the studios to play acoustical-ish-ly and to talk about things such as touring with Radio Disney, being featured in Bass Musician, and rebelling against 80s-era New Brunswick rock dads! Set list: “Pressure Face” “I’m Your Man” “Hard To Want” “Peace with You” “She Denies Herself the Things She Loves” “Can You […]

UM came up to the studios and took us all to rock ‘n’ roll high school – Hazlet, NJ, style! Set list: “Untitled” “Lollipops” “Honey” “Caller ID” “Neverland” “Googly Eyes” Originally aired: March 16, 2018

The man behind Newfoundman stopped by the studios to share some tunes and chat. He also marked our first international recording artist up to the show! Set list: “Your Mind and the Storming Sea” “A Ghost At Home” “Brittle Boned” “Along The Road” “Circle of Silence” “December and the Bear” Originally aired: March 9, 2018

Zero for Conduct have a new release, CTRL+Z, coming out on Nefarious Industries and they were wound up and ready to tear through a nine-song set! Set list: “Oh Nancy! Only British People Can Fly” “Bouncy Castle” “Saints” “Stache” “Snowin’ In HP” “If We Were Emo, You’d Be Home By Now” “Like Bill Hader” “Rollin’” […]

Barbecue Bob, of Barbecue Bob & the Spareribs, came in and we talked tunes and he played some as well! Set list: “Wooden Nickel” (Chardiet, Pomeroy) “I Hear You Knockin’” (Lazy Lester) “Coney Island Dream” (Pomeroy) “Picture In a Frame” (Tom Waits) “You Got a Buzz On Me” (Pomeroy) “No Such Luck” (Chardiet) “You Want […]

Natalie Newbold, formally of dollys, played some beautiful acoustic versions of tunes by her new band, Well Wisher! Set list: “Waste My Time” “Half Bad” “All My Love” “Bitter Vacation” “Sweet” “I’ll Go” Originally aired: February 2, 2018