You And Your Autumn Sweater: Listen to the October 2018 edition of What’s The Frequency?! on WXPN

On the second Friday of every month, WXPN’s John Vettese hosts WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY?!?!!, a four-hour, request driven showcase of 90s and 90s-adjacent music. If you can’t tune in live, we’ve got archives of each episode for you here on The Key.

October is my favorite month of the year and the second Friday is my favorite day of the month, so the October edition of What’s The Frequency is always something special.

This time around, I delved into the autumnal vibes and moods with goth-leaning nuggets and otherwise ominous selections from The Cure, Angelfish, Dr. Octagon and DJ Shadow. Indie rock had a strong showing, and thanks to the recent Death Cab for Cutie double header at The Tower Theater, we mixed in some Letters to Cleo, Number One Cup, and that dog. And the requests were out of control this month, with listeners recommending fantastic cuts by Dub Narcotic Soundsystem, Ghost Town DJs, Sleater-Kinney, Slint and more.

Listen to an archive of the entire show below, subscribe to the official #WTFXPN Spotify Playlist here, and tune in for the next edition on November 9th, 2018.

#WTFXPN: What’s the Frequency, The Music of the 90s on WXPN, 2018.10.12

7 p.m.

Death Cab for Cutie – “Title Track”
Letters to Cleo – “Here and Now”
TLC – “Creep”
Oasis – “Some Might Say”

The Cure – “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea”
Cocteau Twins – “Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops”
Angelfish – “Dogs in a Cage”
Marilyn Manson – “Dope Hat”

The Mountain Goats – “Solomon Revisited”
Number One Cup – “The Monkey Song”
that dog. – “Never Say Never”
Ani DiFranco – “32 Flavors”

8 p.m.

Dr. Octagon – “Blue Flowers”
DJ Shadow – “Midnight In A Perfect World”
A Tribe Called Quest – “Excursions”

Modest Mouse – “Trailer Trash”
Neil Young – “Piece of Crap”
Dinosaur Jr. – “Out There”
Dub Narcotic Sound System – “Ship to Shore”

Lush – “Desire Lines”
Depeche Mode – “I Feel You”

Ghost Town DJs – “My Boo”

9 p.m.

Sonic Youth – “Dirty Boots”

Yo La Tengo – “Autumn Sweater”
Pulp – “Babies”
The La’s – “Timeless Melody”

Air – “All I Need”
Neutral Milk Hotel – “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea”
Massive Attack – “Dissolved Girl”

Sleater-Kinney – “Dance Song ‘97”
Nirvana – “Molly’s Lips”
Green Day – “She”
Bouncing Souls – “Kate Is Great”

Slint – “Breadcrumb Trail”
Slowdive – “Souvlaki Space Station”

10 p.m.

Blur – “Tender”
Gomez – “Revolutionary Kind”
Phish – “Ghost”

Wu-Tang Clan – “Visionz”
Orbital – “The Box Pt. 2”
Alice In Chains – “Don’t Follow”
Faith No More – “Falling To Pieces”

Tori Amos – “God”
The Pharcyde – “Runnin”
Sneaker Pimps – “Low Place Like Home”
Butthole Surfers – “Pepper”

R.E.M. – “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?”