The Listening Station 2023

Join us as we remember the days when record stores were common, and they all had displays, booths, and/or counters where you can sample new music called, The Listening Stations. On this page we revisit the “The Listening Station” playlists from 2023, which began TLS playlist series. In 2024, it took a break as we just referred in as the EYP playlist, but in 2025 it made a return. Links are located on the home page.

The Listening Station primarily focuses on the Indie Pop / Rock / Folk / and Alternative genres. The “No Paper. No Scissors”, “Mood Muzik”, and the “Eclectic Electric” playlists are located on their own pages. Check menu above for the playlists.

Ed Gomez
EYP Creator

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Below are the “Listening Station playlists #1 thru #26. To listen to the playlist, use the players below or go to Spotify. If you find a song you like, don’t forget to give the bands and artists your follow, likes, and comments. Music in this playlist is listed below in order of release date.

To access the playlist, utilize the player provided below or visit Spotify. Should you discover a track that resonates with you, remember to support the bands and artists with your follows, likes, and comments. On some selections, clicking on the band’s name takes you to their Instagram page, if you wish to continue down the hole of new music discovery.

THE LISTENING STATION 2023 ARCHIVES

FEBRUARY 2023 –
THE LISTENING STATION #1 – #3

THE LISTENING STATION #1
^{12 Songs – February 10, 2023}
RIVALS – They Won’t Love You
YONAKA – Panic
GOLD CASIO – Womp
MOVING SKIES – Change
ARUM RAE – Loose Ends
ARIEL VIEW – Joan
SCARY POCKETS w/ GOLDFORD – Why Can’t We Be Friends
PVRIS – Goddess
FOREVER STILL – Can’t Begin To Explain
VISTAS – Beautiful Nothing
THE FRIXION – Collapse In Slow Motion
LINKIN PARK – Lost

THE LISTENING STATION #2
_{10 Songs – February 17, 2023}

NINA DIAZ – This Crazy Feeling
JUNIOR – Saved Me Again
THE TRUJILLO COMPANY – Down Below
DE LADRONES – Nowhere Near
MOONFUZZ – Lady Luck
THE LINDA LINDAS – Oh!
MEGA INFINITY w/ LAURIE ANNE CREUS – Mood Poisoning
INHALER – If Your’re Gonna Break My Heart
LIGHTS – Salt and Vinegar
BRASS AGAINST – Outshined

THE LISTENING STATION #3
_{10 Songs – February 24, 2023}

SAY YES, DO NOTHING – Hit The Top
THE NUDE PARTY – Hard Times (All Around)
MANESKIN – Baby Said
THE PEARL HARTS – Wild Me
FRIDAY PILOTS CLUB – Life Support
CIVIC – Blood Rushes
LUNA AURA – Bent
THE SHERLOCKS – Sirens
LOVEJOY – Call Me What You Like
THE NATIONAL PARKS – Sunshine

MARCH 2023 –
THE LISTENING STATION #4 – #7

PLAYLIST #4 – 3/3/23
BAKER GRACE – Comfortable
JAX – Victoria’s Secret
MADELLINE – Participation Trophy
LIGHTS ft. KIESZA – Money In The Bag
HALFLIVES – Everybody Know It
MAGGIE ROGERS – Want Want
ELIYYA LANE – Downtown
MARA SOL – Bone Dry
RAYE ZARAGOZA ft. VIV PARKER – Lost With You
ARUM RAE – Country Road

PLAYLIST #5 – 3/10/23
DEPECHE MODE – Ghosts Again
ADANOWSKY w/ KAREN O. – When The Angel Comes
LUCIA & THE BEST BOYS – When You Dress Up
INHALER – Now You Got Me
SHIPS HAVE SAILED – Can’t Go Back
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA– Nadja
BATHE ALONE – Decades & Dreams
MO LOWDA & THE HUMBLE – Restive
THE HEAVY – I Feel The Love
GORILLAZ w/ BAD BUNNY – Tormenta
VALLEJO ft. NINA DIAZ – Coming Home Today
PARAMORE – This Is Why

PLAYLIST #6 – 3/17/23
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE – Just A Girl
BAKER GRACE – Day N Night
POMLPAMOOSE – Blinding Lights
PETE YORN w/ LIZ PHAIR – Here Comes Your Man
LOS BITCHOS – Tequila
TEN FE – Waterfalls
ALYSSANDRA NIGHSWONGER – Rainbow Connection
BATHE ALONE – Take A Bow
ELOHIM w/ AWOLNATION – Flagpole Sitta
WEEKEND LOVERS w/ SUPERORDER – Father Figure

PLAYLIST #7 – 3/24/23
NOTHING BUT THIEVES – Welcome To The DCC
MEET ME @ THE ALTAR – Kool
THE DOLLYROTS – Hey Girl
YOT CLUB – Saturday
THE NUDE PARTY – Hey Monet
MODERN LOVE CHILD – Diet Cokes
VISTAS – One More Night With No One
VENBEE – Gutter
BARNS COURTNEY – Supernatural
GORILLAZ ft. ADELEYE OMOTAYO – Silent Running

APRIL 2023 –
THE LISTENING STATION #8 – #11

PLAYLIST #8 – 4/7/23
100 GECS – Hollywood Baby
ROBOT TENNIS CLUB – Backseat Taxi
BLOXX – Television Promises
ELEPHANT STONE – Hollow World
JACKIE – My Best Years
YONAKA – Welcome To My House

PLAYLIST #9 – 4/14/23
BROOKSIE – Not Into You
LAUREN RUTH WARD – Mindseye
BERTOIA – Monotone
WORK DRUGS – Captiva Vibes
THE PEARL HARTS – Hypocritical
BLONDSHELL – Veronica Mars

PLAYLIST #10 T.L.S. X MOOD MUZIK- 4/21/23
HIGHLAND KITES – Strength
THE SUBWAYS – Love Me More
FOREVER STILL – Blackout
LIGHTS – Voices Carry (dEd version)
CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS – To Be Honest
RAYE ZARAGOZA – Who Do You Think You Are
SLEEPING AT LAST – Wave After Wave
MARIE SEYRAT – Bullet With Butterfly Wings

PLAYLIST #11 – 4/28/23
SUSU – Work Song
MISTERWIVES – Out Of Your Mind
THE SHERLOCKS – Don’t Let It Out
PALE WAVES – Jealousy
FIDLAR – Centipede
NESSA BARRETT – Bang Bang!
THE LUKA SKATE – Losing Streak

MAY 2023 –
THE LISTENING STATION #12 – #15

PLAYLIST #12 – 5/5/23
CHANDLER LEIGHTON – Monster
BATHE ALONE – Awfully Quiet
FREEDOM FRY – Merci, Non Merci
SCARY POCKETS ft. THERESE CURATOLO – Happier Than Ever
DEEFUR – Cafecito (Demo)
KEANA – Dancing With The Moon

PLAYLIST #13 – 5/14/23 (** Eclectic Electric #7)
** 100 GECS – 757
** DESTRUCTO w/ SNOOP DOGG – You Only Die Once
** WHYTE FANG – Deep End
LEAH CULVER – Passing Time
THALIA FALCON – Don’t Say No
AG w/ RAYE ZARAGOZA – Psycho Killer
BLU DeTIGER – Lipstick
STARRY EYES – No Show
LUCIA AND THE BEST BOYS – So Sweet I Could Die

PLAYLIST #14 – 5/21/23 (w/ No Paper – No Scissors #5)
GEARHEART – California Dreamin’
THE DOLLYROTS – Still Holding On
THE PEARL HARTS – Baby Chaos
THE LINDA LINDAS – Too Many Things
ANCHOR LANE – Electric Karma
GRANDMA ATE THE WOLF – Break The Circle
I FIGHT FAIL – Low
THE TRUJILLO COMPANY – Dad & Me
RIVALS – Man Eater

PLAYLIST #15 – 5/28/23
PARIS JACKSON – Bandaid
MISTERWIVES – Nosebleeds
BEST FRENZ w/ JOYWAVE – Flatline
MEET ME @ THE ALTAR – T.M.I.
POMPLAMOOSE – The Middle
NEMAHSIS – I Wanna Be Your Right Hand
ELIYYA LANE – To Instagram
DUX with RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ – Over It
HALF RUN MOON – You Can Let Go

JUNE 2023 –
THE LISTENING STATION #16 – #18

PLAYLIST #16 – 6/4/23
NOTHING BUT THIEVES – Overcome
THE BEACHES – Blame Brett
DEBBY FRIDAY – What A Man
BULLY ft. SOCCER MOMMY – Lose You
THE LUKA STATE – More Than This
WILDERMISS – W.I.F.I.
THE LINDA LINDAS – Linda Linda
VENUS & THE FLYTRAPS – Worse Together
NINA DIAZ – Give It All You Got

PLAYLIST #17 – 6/11/23
ARIZONA – Graveyard
RAYE ZARAGOZA ft. MILCK – Joy Revolution
76TH STREET – Earthquake
KIRA KOSARIN – Sunday Best
BAKER GRACE – American Dream Girl
SHIPS HAVE SAILED – Faithless – Live From Ojai
FIRE TIGER – Klepto Nikki Clyde
BULLY – All I Do
DEEP WATERS – False Hope

PLAYLIST #18 – 6/18/23
THE HEAVY – Stone Cold Killer
PARIS JACKSON – Lighthouse
THE BEACHES – Everything Is Boring
CIVIC – Chase The Dragon
PAERISH – Daydreaming
SUPERBLOOM – Head First
TASH – When The Lights Cut Out
LOVEJOY – Portrait Of A Blank Slate
JOHNNY NASTY BOOTS – Deadline