The real Secretly Canadian, an independent record label based in Bloomington, IN.

The Broken Binding is an original Midwestern Folk band from the Ozark hills of Southwest Missouri. Frontman and songwriter, James Green, has be performing for over 20 years with various bands in and around the Ozarks. James’ songwriting has an original sound laced with catchy hooks that tell stories of tragedy and hope. While the band doesn’t traditionally fit in to any one specific genre, their music shows shades of Indie Folk, Alt-Bluegrass, Country and Americana.

The Horrible Movie Podcast highlights the shortcomings of certain Theater released movies. Each episode the host and a guest will watch, takes notes, and critique a Horrible Movie they have selected. The listener will be treated to a humorous conversation between the host and the guest on why the selected movie is so darn horrible. 

Known for his work fronting the enigmatic rock band Pedro the Lion, David Bazan’s emotionally charged narratives, eye for telling detail, and mournful voice have more in common with J.D. Salinger’s “Nine Stories” or Flannery O’Connor’s “Wise Blood” than with the usual lyrical slant of popular music. Bazan is a gifted storyteller, weaving parables of spiritual conflict, suburban ennui, and personal surrender into magnetic, well-crafted songs.

His debut solo full-length album, Curse Your Branches (out now on Barsuk), is a masterwork by a modern American poet at the height of his powers. Paste Magazine called him one of the “100 Best Living Songwriters”. This record is the deepest and most explicit exploration of his struggles with faith and a meditation on all things passed between the generations.

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