PLUS: Eight other artists you should be listening to right now.  * EXPLICIT * Zodiak, playing Philadelphia in 2017; photo courtesy Zodiak. Welcome, lovers of Indie music the world over, to Episode number 32 of INDIEcent Exposure. I am the mongrel. And I have a massive show for you, so I’m going to keep the chatter to just a shred of my usual monologue. Listen to the episode and then SUBSCRIBE through Apple Podcasts or Google Play Music. In this Episode Amanie Illfated • "The Hills" • Saturn (10/2018 release)Armonite • "Blue Curaçao" • And The Stars AboveZodiak • "Waiting on U" • Basement Brew Zodiak • "Don't Be Debbie" • Basement Brew V Sparks • "The Game Of Everybody Knows Its You" • Moderne LifeCorporate Christ • 'Dead in My Head" • The PornographerDay Bled Ion • "Orbiting Nothing" • ShufflerJohnny Punish • "Way Too Cool" • The Strange Story of Johnny Punish Vol. 2Motel Pines • "Sincerest Apologies" • A Sad HistoryMikalyn Hay • "Mirror" • 12:15 One of the very special treats I have for you is actually kind of a retroactive clip of shame for me. I suffered a crash maybe a year and some ago and was sure that an interview I was wicked excited to record was lost forever. This week, cleaning out some back-up folders I came across a recovered mp3 of my conversation with a new icon of the DMV scene, Zodiak. The recording required a bit of cleanup, and references to dated events have been edited out, but I knew I couldn’t wait another week to present it to you, along with two amazing tracks off their 2016 release Basement Brew. Humbly, with my mongrel tail between my legs, I offer my sincerest apologies to Zodiak, who deserved this feature long ago. I think before we get to that interview, though, and their song “Waiting on Us” from that album, I’m gonna get our collective ears fired up with two tracks that hit my inbox just this week. Armonite Armonite. Amazing. Kind of like if Kansas had formed in Italy instead of, well, Kansas; photo courtesy Armonite We’ll cock an ear towards Italy and have a taste of the track “Blue Curaçao, by Armonite off their new release, And the Stars Above. Composer Paolo Fosso and violinist Jacopo Bigi have known each other since they were were in bands together as teenagers, but split up for about fifteen years before applying their classical training to their reunified endeavor. I know you’re going to be blown away by their sound, and since I know you’re going to want to find out more about them, I’ve got links to their site in the show notes. But you knew I’d say that. I do that for all the artists on this show. Armanie Illfated releases Saturn October, 2018; photo courtesy Armanie Illfated. Amanie Illfated First though we’re going to hear from Toronto-based Amanie Illfated who shared a track off her soon to be released album, Saturn. Born in South Sudan, Amanie is an activist, writer and model who who uses her platform to improve the lives of at-risk women and girls, as well as focus attention of the humanitarian issues in her native homeland. So let’s get things going with Amanie Illfated’s, “The Hills,” here on INDIEcent Exposure. Amazing talent, right? And just awesome folks, too. Hopefully, the next time I hear from them, I’ll find out that they’ve got another release scheduled. If so, I’ll be sure to get it out there to you before I crash again. V Sparks has all the grit AND glamour of a late 70's / early 80s power band. But they're hot today. Which is why you can listen via the Interwebs; photo courtesy V Sparks. V Sparks Amazing talent, right? And just awesome folks, too. Hopefully, the next time I hear from them, I’ll find out that they’ve got another release scheduled. If so, I’ll be sure to get it out there to you before I crash again. This next artist is another reunited story. And yeah, it sounds. So. Good. Guitarist Prescott Kagan and vocalist/keyboardist Alan Lewis formed V Sparks back in 2005,