I continued exploring recent releases from Alvvays, The Orielles, PVA, Dry Cleaning, The 1975, Daphni, Broken Bells and Alex G on the show this week, while the retro alternative set journeyed back to the early ’80s for another block of excellent synthpop and New Wave obscurities from across the globe.

I continued exploring recent releases from Melody’s Echo Chamber, The 1975, Jockstrap, Alvvays, The Orielles, Automatic, PVA and Editors on the show this week, while the retro alternative set featured a block of tunes specially requested by friend of the show Mr. Chris Peary for his birthday, as well as additional tunes chosen by me that were presumed to be in Mr. Peary’s “wheelhouse.”

I continued delving into recent releases from Björk, Daphni, Beth Orton, Alvvays, Sorry, Alex G, Arctic Monkeys and Editors on the show this week, while the retro alternative set featured two separate blocks: one of more obscure ’80s Italo-disco gems, and another featuring albums released in October 1994 marking their 28th anniversary.

I continued exploring recent releases from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sorry, Arctic Monkeys, Automatic, Oliver Sim, Alex G and Suede on the show this week, while the retro alternative set focused on maximalist producer Dave Fridmann, including both famous acts he’s produced (Flaming Lips, Spoon, MGMT) and some more obscure ones (Gemma Hayes, Number Girl).

I continued delving into recent releases from Editors, Preoccupations, Jockstrap, Björk, Causeway, Suede, The Afghan Whigs and Death Cab For Cutie on the show this week, while the retro alternative set took a long look at some classic “cult favorite” albums, spanning from Dennis Wilson and Gene Clark in the ’70s all the way to ’00s records from Clor and Studio, inspired by Pitchfork’s recent Sunday Review of Nona Hendryx’s “SkinDiver” album.

I continued exploring recent releases from Death Cab For Cutie, The Afghan Whigs, Hot Chip, Rina Sawayama, Phoebe Green and Daphni on the show this week, while the retro alternative set featured blocks of tunes from Roxy Music, Pet Shop Boys, New Order (in honor of seeing them all in concert in Boston last September!) and David Bowie (in recognition of seeing the new Bowie documentary, “Moonage Daydream,” at a theater while on my concert trip!).

I continued delving into recent releases from Jockstrap, Oliver Sim, Daphni, Causeway, Phoebe Green, Hot Chip and Sylvan Esso on the show this week, while the retro alternative set included both a block of rather anti-monarchy classics in honor of the late Queen Elizabeth II and a section of tunes from 1992 albums (plus a few singles) marking their 30th anniversary in September.

I continued exploring recent releases from Causeway, Stella Donnelly, Sylvan Esso, Working Men’s Club, Hot Chip, Beabadoobee and Maggie Rogers on the show this week, while the retro alternative set mixed up some well known post-punk and New Wave classics from the early ’80s with some more obscure tracks from across the globe.

I continued delving into recent releases from Stella Donnelly, Working Men’s Club, Lauran Hibberd, Beabadoobee, Maggie Rogers and Hot Chip on the show this week, while the retro alternative set headed back to the late ’70s and early ’80s in Germany for a look at some of the great tunes from the Neue Deutsche Welle, the West German New Wave and post-punk scene. For good measure, I tacked on a bonus retro set of some fantastic 2002 songs marking their 20th anniversary.

I continued exploring recent releases from Metric, Beabadoobee, Interpol and Superorganism on the show this week, while the retro alternative set featured a block of late ’70s singer-songwriter power-pop type tunes, in honor of Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of Graham Parker’s underrated 1979 classic, “Squeezing Out Sparks.”