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In Our Headphones

KEXP listener Jason Rodriguez on Austin natives Die Spitz

In Our Headphones

KEXP

Music, Music Commentary

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

This week, in honor of Amplifier Day at KEXP, we’re talking to listeners about a new favorite track. Producer Lilly Ana Fowler catches up with KEXP listener Jason Rodriguez who weighs in on some of his favorite music from the year so far, including Die Spitz’s new track “Pop Punk Anthem.” Die Spitz’s forthcoming album Something to Consume will be out on Sept. 12 on Third Man Records.

Hosted by Evie Stokes
Produced by Lilly Ana Fowler
Mastered by William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy
Associate Director of Editorial: Dusty Henry

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0:00.0

In Our Headphones is made possible in part by Thorntail Hard Agave.

0:04.2

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0:07.1

This is in our headphones producer, Lily Anna Fowler.

0:10.7

This week, in honor of Amplifier Day at KXP, we're asking listeners, what's one new song they just can't stop listening to?

0:18.6

So, Jason, what's your last name?

0:20.5

Roger, you guys. What is one new song that, what's your last name? Rodriguez.

0:21.3

What is one new song that you've been obsessed with lately?

0:24.8

So I go buy albums.

0:26.1

Like, I only listen to albums.

0:28.3

Like, I buy the vinyl, and then I just hear out the albums.

0:30.5

But the new Tunei and a Bambay stuff is incredible off the charts.

0:34.1

I was thinking about my time and space.

0:37.1

I was thinking about the human race in the age of tenderness and rage. Here's my feeling on it. When people say there's no good music there, there's no good rock and roll today, I think they're actually just out of sync, out of touch. And I don't mean that in a bad way, they just, you know, they don't know. And you know, we love the KXP thing because everybody's just really in tune with the thing and they're just really great at curating like, hey, this is what's coming out right now and this is also what kind of like fits our vibe, you know, and they're always kind of right about it. But the Tune de Mbbe thing is like incredible right now. Everybody knows TV on the radio, but his solo stuff is off the charts.

1:11.6

The new sprints, killer stuff, like all of it.

1:14.6

Let me beg, let me calm, let me face towards the sun. Die spits off the charts, like everything I've loved about punk rock and hardcore.

1:32.3

I think it's like pop punk might be the name of song.

1:36.3

That might be my favorite thing right now.

1:37.3

I'm constantly pleasantly surprised by like I thought everything was written already.

1:41.3

And it's just like still new, you know?

1:43.3

Here's Dye Spitz with their new song pop punk anthem

1:47.1

fastens goes to bit from my mind Don't worry

2:01.6

That's nothing for this time

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