Iowa Basement Tapes #408 08-27-2026

Night Listeners -
Sometimes a lot of time goes by and tons of bands release new albums, new projects start or I just completely miss out on a band who was short lived. Tonight's show is packed full of either new material or stuff I just completely missed out.

1. Why Bother - "Come Undone" / Beyond Step One (Mason City)
2. TV Cop - "Jean Jacket" / The State Riff of Iowa (Ottumwa)
3. Slingshot - "Artichoke" / Artichoke - Jaine (Dubuque)
4. Remiss - "I Can't See Color Anymore" / So It Goes (Oskaloosa)
5. Negative 20° - "I Wish I Was a Riot Grrrl" / In the Pocket Live EP (Waterloo)
6. Acended Master - "Wait and See" / Demo 26 (Iowa City)
7. Husoul - "Calamity" / Project Dilemma (Des Moines)
8. ARU - "Repurposed Dream Sequences" / Repurposed Dream Sequences (Des Moines)
9. The Host Country - "The Rise" / Liminal Ways (Des Moines)
10. Finally Some Action - "Secret Language" / Finally Some Action (Keokuk)
11. Skinned Alive - "Magat Stomp" / Ice Carver (Des Moiens)
12. Sin Miedo - "Sin Miedo" / Demo (Des Moines)
13. Toxic Hell - "Carpet Bombed" / Toxic Hell (Cedar Rapids)
14. Blaster - "I've Heard it Before" / Blaster (Quad Cities)
15. Atombender - "US Hwy 30" / Wait of the World (Ames)

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