Best Song Ever Episodes

• BSE 108: Dan Deacon, Xenia Rubinos, Your Smith, Thyla and Black Marble

  “Most Daddiest Daddy.” It’s list season so the guys play a game called Most Streams or Bad Dreams, and then they brainstorm ideas for a new podcast called Talkin’ Lists. They talk about numerical paradoxes and Luke gets confused by simple math. The guys do funny dances and they jam out to a playlist that…

• BSE 107: Sløtface, The Homesick, Wished Bone, Emily Yacina, Berhana and Basic Plumbing

  “I Would Like To Recognize Myself.” The guys catch up after being away for a few weeks and Luke shares his secret identity. They talk about the Impeachment hearings and the eyes and asses involved with that process. They discuss being overworked and the culture that promotes it and Luke gives his theories on what…

• BSE 106: Caribou, Destroyer, Matt Berninger & Phoebe Bridgers, Frances Quinlan, Porches and Girl Ray

  “We don’t want Don’t-ets. We want Duets.” The guys talk about Star Wars and music plagiarism cases concerning Yellowcard and JUICE WRLD & Cece Peniston and Lizzo. They remember times when they had to go home and start over. They talk about the Between Two Ferns Movie, Comedy Bang Bang and put an end to…

• BSE 105: Wilco, Spearmint, Little Scream, Great Grandpa, Kiwi Jr. and Dry Cleaning

  “Jared Leto-ing All Over The Podcast.” Luke is damaged as he talks about seeing Joker, complains about his Roomba and tells the story of Joker parade that he encountered. Luke tells a strange tale from his childhood and Brian talks about how he’s missing his childhood memories. They talk about making something beautiful out of…

• BSE 104: A Giant Dog, Georgia, L’Orange & Jeremiah Jae, Teebs feat. Panda Bear, Stevan and Bonnie Prince Billy

  “Propensity for Flailure.” The guys celebrate the arrival of October by playing Hymn or Horror, talking about catholic weddings, Jesus impersonators and Luke does a dramatic reading of one particularly intense hymn. They discuss albums from previous eras that still have pertinent themes today. They talk about what to do when the world is crashing…

• BSE 103: Brittany Howard, KAZU, DIIV, Field Music, Sis and Corridor

  "Kiss Me Fatboy." Luke is angry that the government is going to take his guns and Brian may be possessed by Pennywise the Clown. They talk about the stigma around mensuration, male birth control and gene editing with CRISPR. They talk about their hopes for the year 2020, Tom Delong exposing aliens and Luke beats…

• BSE 102: Whitney, Hovvdy, Jamie Drake, clipping., Ezra Fruman, and Danny Brown

  "Sex Jokes and Sail Ships." The boys are back in town as Luke returns from his honeymoon and fills Brian in on his time in France and Spain. Luke tells Brian about the best meal of his life and an incriminating video of him. The boys talk relationships, friendships, sail ships and bands that use…

• BSE 101: Lower Dens, Jenny Hval, Curtis Roach, Sampa The Great, Angelica Garcia and Natural Monuments

  “I DRIVE TRUCK!!!” Brian calls in from his vacation and drifts through Lake Michigan as the guys talk about summer days, Tim Allen and Papa Roach. They talk about making your own family and being proud of where you come from. All while playing an incredible playlist of summer tunes from promising new artists. Songs…

• BSE 100: Tyler The Creator, Little Simz, Denzel Curry, Bibio, Weyes Blood and Kevin Morby

  "There Will Be Bibbons." IT’S OUR 100TH EPISODE!!!!!!! We celebrate this momentous occasion by looking back at our time doing the podcast. Luke plays a song he wrote to mark the occasion and we do a year in review (so far), we play some of our favorite music of 2019 and have many laughs along…

• BSE 99: Hot Chip, Heart Bones, Moon Duo, Shura, Sui Zhen, and COMA

  “Stretch Me Bigger.” In this patriotic episode the LaBenne cousins talk 4th of July traditions, Dem Debates, and Luke makes a shocking confession. The guys talk about Contemporary Christian Music, play a new game called God or Erotica and Luke does some DC Talk themed comedy. All this while playing a patriotic playlist of phenomenal…

• BSE 98: Bon Iver, Frankie Cosmos, B Boys, Divino Nino, Sault and House of Feelings

  “Guttenberg’s Revenge.” It’s the Best Song Ever Bachelor Party Spectacular! The boys celebrate Luke’s impending nuptials with keg stands, party drugs, dance parties with Steve Gutenberg and berating their fictional engineer Nerbert. Luke invents the concept of Road Rolling where you trick someone into listening to Old Town Road. Brian tries to get rich and…

• BSE 97: G&D, Joanna Sternberg, Cosmo Gold, KAINA, Graveyard Club and Girl Friday

  “Luke LaBenne: Perfect Virgin” The guys talk about the E3 conference and Luke tries to figure out how video games are made. Also, it’s Father’s Day so the guys discuss Luke’s secret family. They brainstorm the theme song for a Golden Girls reboot and Luke tries to impersonate Jeff Goldblum. All this while playing an…

• BSE 96: Jesca Hoop feat. Lucius, Jay Som, (Sandy) Alex G, Chaos Chaos, Purple Mountains, and Silverbacks

  “Goat Parade.” The LaBenne boys talk about their birthdays, getting older, and what really goes on at bachelor parties. Luke recaps the Local Natives and Wu-Tang Clan shows he just went to. They talk about Bugs Bunny and Hansel and Gretel. Luke does a song parody, finds out Brian’s fetish and they talk about how…

• BSE 95: Yeasayer, Generationals, Chris Staples, Crumb, Mega Bog and Ludovic Alarie

  “Uncrumbfortable.” Vibe out with the drowsy boys as the LaBenne cousins play nocturnal, soft, and otherworldly tunes. They talk about pulling all nighters, dream journals and misleading magazine covers. They try to find out the difference between Bachelor In Paradise and Paradise album and Luke threatens to disown Brian. They wonder about why cats always…

• BSE 94: Wasuremono, Gemma, The Orielles, Brijean, French Vanilla, and The Sonder Bombs

  “Let’s Forget I Said That.” It’s our special Mother’s Day episode, we talk about the royal baby, Riverdale and try to figure out the royal family’s last name. We talk about animal based experiments like Schrödinger's Cat, Pavlov’s Dog, and the writing of Haruki Murakami. We discuss classic films like Serendipity and Three Men and…

• BSE 93: Flying Lotus, Fruit Bats, Noah Britton & Request Freebird, Mannequin Pussy, Wilder Woods, and Grace Ives

  “Luke LaBenne: Absolute Loser.” This week the theme of our songs is SOUL. We talk about souls getting crushed, f*cked, and repaired. We have a new edition of THOR TALK, it’s the AVENGERS ENDGAME edition where Luke does a failed attempt at spoiling the movie, the guys talk about Norse Mythology, and they argue over…

• BSE 92: Jamila Woods, Tallest Man on Earth, Bedouine, Cate le Bon, An Horse, and Samia

  "Album Sandwich with Birthday Bread." This episode has a theme of acceptance and understanding. We play outsider’s anthems and talk about perceptions and ideas place on people, the guilt and shame that accompany them, and the ultimate acceptance of who a person really is. We share our personal struggles with accepting ourselves and wrestling with…

• BSE 91: Vampire Weekend, Kishi Bashi, Nilufer Yanya, JR JR, Stef Chura and Channel Tres

  "Love is Sleazy." The boys catch up and fill each other in on their lives. Luke tells a creepy story involving the movie Us, Brian recaps his experience seeing Hamilton and going to a Robyn concert, cha boiyzz discuss about March Madness and fill out their brackets for Name of the Year. Luke asks Brian…

• BSE 90: Tierra Whack, Ex Hex, Bellows, Pure Bathing Culture, Living Hour and Hatchie

  "Gettin' Sloshy" In this episode, Cha Boiyzz are back after a long hiatus and Luke is out of practice. They’re also in a new studio on a NEW PODCAST NETWORK!!! They talk about blending somberness and silliness, Brian’s mixes and how they got Luke into new music. Brian plays songs as a mini party playlist…

• BSE 89: Best of 2018 Part 2

  89 On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne cousins count down their favorite albums of 2018! This episode covers the picks for albums number 10 – 1. They talk about the government shutdown, dig into DJ Khaled’s landscaping business, discuss everybody’s favorite dead dog and the big man upstairs (Bob Marley)…

• BSE 88: Best of 2018 Part 1

  88 On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne cousins count down their favorite albums of 2018! This episode covers the picks for albums number 20 – 11. They also talk about wacky wedding traditions, share some terrible internet comments, trade Christmas anecdotes and of course dish about hunky boy band members…

• BSE 87: Sufjan Stevens, Night Flowers, The Beths, Say Sue Me, and The LaBennes

  87 It’s our Honda Days special live from the BSE Honda Days Party with DJ Crocodile Connery, Nerbert, and all your other favorites are in attendance. Luke talks about being engaged, tries to get Brian to watch a scary tape. Luke performs some Honda Days carols and a Honda Days rap. Then, we get snowed…

• BSE 86: Maggie Rogers, DAWN, Gerard Way, Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers, Julia Jacklin and Sneaks

  86 On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear cousins are visited by Loki the Trickster God as they do their first Thor Talk in a long time, where they mourn Stan Lee, Luke gives a Marvel Life Hack, and they talk about our favorite Kurt Russel movies. Luke decides to bloviate about…

• BSE 85: Miya Folick, The Vernes, Westerman, Alias and Doseone, Mike Krol and Public Practice

  85 On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear cousins are live on location at Luke’s Dark Baptism where they sing a song to Satan, play a special Halloween game of Hymn or Horror and Luke sneakily signs Brian’s name in the Book of the Beast setting off a cataclysmic chain of events…

• BSE 84: Moonface, Matthew Dear, Tunde Olaniran, Farao, Doe Paoro and Mike Ward

  “Upped the Vin Level” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear cousins discuss everyone finding their own voice, Catholic people screwing like bunnies and the pitfalls of shameless self-promotion. Also, Luke tells a story about almost making an embarrassing coffee mess and they try to find the…

• BSE 83: Peter, Bjorn and John, Sharon Van Etten, Fred Thomas and Anna Burch, Pip Blom, Madeline Kenney and CHAI

  “Panksy” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever mysterious podcast prankster Panksy pays a visit and Brian talks about Canadian Thanksgiving, which leads to the dear dear cousins discussing how both of their significant others have an attraction to older men. Be ready for some high energy fun as Luke…

• BSE 82: Troye Sivan, Noname, Richard Swift, Kero Kero Bonito, They Might Be Giants and Adrianne Lenker

  “Butt Babes” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne cousins play a fun new game called Letter Rip, Luke spoils the Ant-man and The Wasp trailer, they talk about fruit and confirm that plums become prunes and try to get an Audible sponsorship. They also get into…

• BSE 81: half•alive, Julia Holter, Underground System, Swearin’, Xenia Rubinos feat. Sammus & Olga Bell, and Knife Knights

  “Still swearin’ after all these years.” On this episode of Best Song Ever, Brian reads an anonymous statement written by a senior Best Song Ever staffer. The boys talk about politics, being sleepy, and their Labor Day weekends. Luke talks about his conversations with a racist grandpa and starting a bear revolution. Brian delivers some…

• BSE 80: Blood Orange, Waxahatchee, Patrick Paige II, BRONCHO, The Goon Sax and Helena Deland

  “Sip Sip” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever Brian talks about yoga and reminds Luke that he’s not as good as 2 live Crew. Luke spends some time white-splaining race relations and we find out that Brian says Montreal weird. Luke talks about his love of My Chemical Romance…

• BSE 79: Moors feat. Tune-Yards, Patrick Watson, Madame Gandhi, Swamp Dogg, Black Belt Eagle Scout and Sextile

  “Cash Me Outside in the Child Garden How Bout Dat” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever dear dear cousins Brian and Luke begin the show by mourning the loss of Aretha Franklin and playing a new game called Hymn or Horror. Then they discuss having the luxury as straight…

• BSE 78: Mura Masa feat. Nao, A-Trak feat. Todd Terry, Phosphorescent, The Beths, Lala Lala and Den-Mate

  “Just Living in Jazz” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever dear dear cousins Brian and Luke dive head first into the Bachelor family of shows, they read lyrics that describe their mood and make poop jokes and talk about dutch angles and the Travis Scott music video Stop Trying…

• BSE 77: Fucked Up, Tony Molina, Ohmme, Trevor Powers, Lonnie Holley and The Brazen Youth

  “Don’t Let the Bastards Fuck You Up” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever Luke starts the episode by recapping his rough, but fun time at MoPop Festival. In honor of our 77th episode Brian celebrates his favorite number and discussing the cosmic connections of numbers in our lives with…

• BSE 76: Arctic Monkeys, Tierra Whack, Against All Logic, Black Milk and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Bostralia” On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne cousins spelunk into the cracks to bring you eight songs from albums they have been loving this year, which haven’t been featured on the show yet! In the process they talk about gaps in their pop culture knowledge,…

• BSE 75: Mistki, Michael Christmas, Rome Fortune and Toro y Moi, Marlowe and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Greasy Ricardo” On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne cousins dive deep into the Rednex classic Cotton Eyed Joe and try to avoid having a week long dance party with only that song as their punishment. Brian talks about how he normally doesn’t have memories but…

• BSE 74: Chromeo feat. DRAM, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Foxing, MorMor and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Err Brian in the Club Gettin’ Tipsy” On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne Cousins go deep and talk about the world falling apart around them and how sometimes you just need to partake in some guided mediation. Luke is a declared a fancy boy after…

• BSE 73: St. Vincent, M. Ward, LVL Up, Jenn Champion and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “#michiganarepeopletoo” On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear LaBenne cousins discuss the new surprise album from The Carters (aka Beyonce and Jay-Z.) They also discuss their favorite Nicolas Cage movies, Brian shares that he has no imagination or memories and Luke explains flyover states and dives into his…

• BSE 72: Parliament, Kadhja Bonet, Ovlov, Jealous of the Birds and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “A Strange and Beautiful World” On this episode of Best Song Ever Luke recaps the recent Dave Matthews Band shows he went to and constantly talks about Dave the rest of the episode. Brian educates Luke on the difference between Bill Clinton and George Clinton and the dear cousins talk…

• BSE 71: Prophet feat. Nite Jewell, Lucero, Mutual Benefit, Mourn and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Fun With a PH” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne cousins celebrate Brian’s birthday with some new flavors of everyone favorite chips: RAP SNACKS! They also decide who should have to convince Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to un-cancel their cancelled meeting. After that business…

• BSE 70: Dirty Projectors, Let’s Eat Grandma, Dear Nora, Professor Rhythm and many more

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Death Cab for Springsteen.” On this episode of Best Song Ever the LaBenne Cousins try not to get their birthday cancelled and Brian is hoping to outlast Jesus. They talk about House and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and play an amazing lineup of noisy and breezy tunes. Every week Ghettoblaster…

• BSE 69: Childish Gambino, Ryley Walker, Protomartyr feat. Kelley Deal, Parcels and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Soft and Funky Just Like My Junky” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne Cousins celebrate a momentous achievement in podcasting: reaching Episode 69! Be prepared for immature giggling and terrible jokes all the way through. They discuss Childish Gambino for the first big chunk of the…

• BSE 68: Freddie Gibbs with G Perico and Mozzy, Speedy Ortiz, Half Waif, Ric Wilson and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Star Wars What is it Good For” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne Cousins celebrate May the 4th Be With You by playing all Star Wars themed songs! (not really) They discuss Michelle Wolff’s White House Correspondent’s Dinner speech as well as the new Kanye West…

• BSE 67: Girl Talk and Erick the Architect, Lord Huron, Lou Barlow, Happy Rhodes and Many More

  “A Couple of Dunces” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne Cousins talk about missing Record Store Day and the Space Jam Soundtrack. They discuss the advantages of E-Coli vs. Old Analog Coli and get into classic Timeloop Movies like Groundhog’s Day, 25 Christmases and the Family Man (or is it the…

• BSE 66: Saba, Frog Eyes, Homeboy Sandman and Edan, The Essex Green and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Bogart This Bad Boy” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear Cousins LaBenne talk about 420, Hitler’s birthday and, of course, Harry Potter. They dive headfirst into the wonderful world of Kanye West’s Twitter account and read aloud some of their favorites. Also, they share stories about their…

• BSE 65: Neko Case, LION BABE feat. Leikeli47, Jenny Hval, Sundan Archives and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Cheesy Love” On this episode of Best Song Ever Brian recaps his time working on the writing staff of Roseanne, which was his punishment for being the loser of last episode. It also doesn’t look too good for Brian as he quickly falls behind 2-0 after the first song. Luke…

• BSE 64: Kacey Musgraves, Hayley Kiyoko, Courtney Barnett, Guided by Voices and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Did Eric Sperimental Just Take Me to the Punk Rock Carnival?” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear Cousins LaBenne create the lore of journalist/prospector/superhero Poppy Nuggz, his older brother Funky Nuggz and their arch nemesis Eric Sperimental, while on a truly strange horse ride of pop song…

• Extended Play: NoMBe

  NoMBe is the musical project of LA-based Electric Soul Prodigy Noah McBeth. Noah has a wide range of influences and in his music he combines a variety of styles, self-produced and performed, to create a one of a kind sound. His debut album They Might’ve Even Loved Me is out today on Th3rd Brian, it…

• BSE 63: The Hold Steady, serpentwithfeet, Alexis Taylor, The Maghreban feat. A-F-R-O and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Knee Deep in Brackets and Pig Skins” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne cousins discuss in great detail March Madness and how their brackets are busted, but Luke seems to not understand exactly what March Madness is. They also disuss 90’s songs, what their versions of…

• BSE 62: Beach House, King Tuff, NoMBe, Tracyanne and Danny and Many More

  Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Crocodile Connery” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne cousins discuss Luke seeing Les Miserables and a conversation on how he cries at everything carries over as they have a very water-centric episode. They also go deep on the new Pitchfork Music Festival and MoPop Festival lineups,…

• BSE 61: CHVRCHES feat. Matt Berninger, Shamir, Sa-Roc, Natalie Prass and Many More

  “The Cat Scratch Fever is Pulsing Through My Veins” On this episode of Best Song Ever: the Dear Dear LaBenne cousins talk about the Academy Awards and Luke declares that he won Best Caster In a Leading Role, which isn’t even a real thing. Luke takes shots at the NRA and Ted Nugent and is…

• BSE 60: Laura Veirs feat. Sufjan Stevens, Rejjie Snow, Bishop Nehru, Born Ruffians and Many More

  “I Have the Best Duets” On this episode of Best Song Ever: Luke starts the episode off with a startling revelation that he once went to a Sheryl Crow concert and Brian sneaks in Sheryl Crow lyrics throughout the rest of the episode. Luke vacation shames Brian once again for some reason and the dear…

• BSE 59: CZARFACE and MF Doom, Dr. Octagon, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Olden Yolk and Many More

  “Rap Snacks Part 2 Baby!” On this episode of Best Song Ever: the Dear LaBenne Cousins have a Rap Snacks tasting party and review the different chip flavors, they talk about middle names and Brian’s dad being a narcissist. They also dive into conspiracy theories and find out that Luke is a flat-earther, a birther,…

• BSE 58: Okkervil River, The Voidz, Kero Kero Bonito, Eleanor Friedberger and Many More

  “Murder She Wrote, In Space” On this episode of Best Song Ever: the Dear LaBenne cousins celebrate Valentines Day together with a very sexy episode. They talk about artists being meta and complimenting their own music, Luke finally has a week where he is not The Fucking Loser, they discuss Grecian 80’s Goth Clubs with…

• BSE 57: Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee, Soccer Mommy, Ultimate Painting, Starchild and the New Romantic and Many More

  “Women Can Be Possums Too” On this episode of Best Song Ever: the Dear LaBenne cousins talk about the Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake and Luke’s recent Prince obsession, Luke gets bored by Football Talk but Brian doesn’t care and talks a lot about Nick Foles. Luke goes on to complain about the Comedy Central app…

• BSE 56: Wye Oak, Twin Peaks, Camp Cope, Hookworms and Many More

  “Fuck You Dad!” On this episode of Best Song Ever: the dear LaBenne cousins discuss the Grammy awards and the community of music lovers, Brian talks a lot about edging and getting his ultimate fulfillment as it relates to music, they discuss sidescrolling Super Mario Bros. levels, Luke gets his Twin Peaks messed up, they…

• BSE 55: Hinds, First Aid Kit, Hop Along, Mind Spiders and Many More

  “Hardest Working Man in Podcasting” On this episode of Best Song Ever: Luke gets Brian’s goat to make goat cheese, Brian appologizes for being sick and having vocal fry, the dear dear cousins discuss Furries and Furry-Con as well as feeling songs in different parts of their bodies, Luke talks about his Chillwave days, Brian…

• BSE 54: Andrew W.K., Frankie Cosmos, Jay Som, Field Music and Many More

  “One Rap Snack for the Road” On this episode of Best Song Ever: the Dear Cousins LaBenne celebrate the power of positive music with an upbeat, feel-good episode. They also make podcast history with Brian going four for four earning Luke’s stamp of approval for all of his songs, they discuss having a balance of…

• BSE 53: Porches, Jeff Rosenstock, Titus Andronicus, Rhye and Many More

  “Check Your Perspec” On this episode of Best Song Ever: the Dear Cousins LaBenne bring in the new year by reflecting on where we are in the grand scheme of things. Then they get into some interesting discussions on political punk music, Luke talks about his idea of songs from other times and dimensions, they…