Let's Play Ten
Music Podcasts
Let's Play Ten: The indie and DIY music we love and why we love it. Hosts MP and Ben each pick 5 new songs from 5 different DIY/Small Label artists, and then one deeper track from an older release. We’ll discuss a little bit about each artist and try our best to be as entertaining as all heck for our listeners (we have stories). We DO NOT & WILL NOT monetize this podcast or it’s content, and we WILL NOT be adding sponsors of any sort at any time for our financial gain. We both just want to support artists we love and offer some help in any way we can. Our goal audience is musicians, artists, and fans like yourself and strengthening the music community through an honest and passionate podcast that is all about the art. Lets Play Ten secures the necessary permissions from the copyright holders, and we purchase the music that we play. Created and hosted by: 40ficreations.com Insta: @40ficreations
Location:
United States
Genres:
Music Podcasts
Description:
Let's Play Ten: The indie and DIY music we love and why we love it. Hosts MP and Ben each pick 5 new songs from 5 different DIY/Small Label artists, and then one deeper track from an older release. We’ll discuss a little bit about each artist and try our best to be as entertaining as all heck for our listeners (we have stories). We DO NOT & WILL NOT monetize this podcast or it’s content, and we WILL NOT be adding sponsors of any sort at any time for our financial gain. We both just want to support artists we love and offer some help in any way we can. Our goal audience is musicians, artists, and fans like yourself and strengthening the music community through an honest and passionate podcast that is all about the art. Lets Play Ten secures the necessary permissions from the copyright holders, and we purchase the music that we play. Created and hosted by: 40ficreations.com Insta: @40ficreations
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.40ficreations.com/
Email:
ben@40ficreations.com
Episodes
Richard Propeller
7/10/2025
Our vacations are over, and we have so much to tell you. MP shares tales of a nearly flooded igloo, Ben avoids a nautical mishap, and we have a serious heart-to-heart about the precarious “state of things”. Of course, we’d be nothing without new indie rock, and we have a mid-summer playlist that will rattle your pipes and soak your floor.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
BlisterTHE SON!If I Had Stayed Married To AndyHarm ProductionMonkey With A HammerThe PanicSoft SpotmalaiseBare MinimumI Can Be Your DogInsideDays After DaysTethered
Duration:02:13:02
Adapt or Die
5/29/2025
It’s that time of year, when Ben and MP mark the half-way point of their season by taking a month off. The boys have a lot on their minds, including….their actual minds. Plus, house shows are becoming a “thing” again, but we’re not complaining about it. And yes, we’ve got your first playlist of summer with a batch of brand new indie rock guaranteed to shake the sand right out of those hard to reach places.
Ben and MP will be back in July.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
GreenMale MaleWarning SignRapid Eye MovementGasolineDog BreathMetalhorseDirty ShirleyAll On My OwnCoolOpen SkyDust BunniesConstruction Site
Duration:02:23:42
Music From Other Planets
5/15/2025
Is it better to push forward, or fall back? Ben and MP consider the risks and benefits of abandoning over-saturated promotional tools in favor of old school mailing lists and word of mouth. And, while they ponder the musical question “what’s Aunt Doris muttering about?”, they present a playlist of brand new indie rock that will deliver your phone books and improve your French.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
KaleidoscopesGirls“I Am"Wilt“Rom Com"“Scott Carson"OiseauLove Letter To EveryoneHeavy DutyUp All NightDirectingAnimal ControlMer Azur
Honorable Mentions: Blondshell, Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Duration:02:03:23
How To Resurrect Your Career Without Even Trying
5/1/2025
Cooking tips and menu placement are hallmarks of any good music podcast….right? No? What about local scene networking and pop-up shows? It’s all on the table, and MP and Ben attempt to control their own chaos, all the while presenting a playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will julienne your peppers and smother your hash browns. Are you chuffed yet?
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
attentionHoundsCrowd CaffeineNowadaysMugwumpChapel of SaltBad Boys Go To Heavennelauk ir ateisHow to Unlearn YourselfWho’s There To Love Without YouGhostAlways Waving GoodbyeGinkgo
Honorable Mentions:
Alone With YouPlansAnimal at BestThe Prize
Duration:02:02:41
Our Ever Changing Moods
4/17/2025
We are often pre-disposed to discuss “the things we do wrong”, or “that shitty thing that happened”, or “that asshole that ruined the gig”. Maybe it’s in our nature. MP and Ben turn the fables and spin a pair of “it was all worth it” stories from their distant musical pasts, before they completely threw in the towel and became podcasters. If semi-longwinded stories are not your jam, we've got ten brand new indie rock tracks that will master your mix and sell out your house.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
“The Stink"“Syd Sweeney"“Mikey Told Me"“I Don’t Care"“crowded spaces"“Trace"“Owie" (feat. Lucas Rollo)“Howlin’ At The Moon"“i-35"“Acetone"“Athena"“Flying Solo"“Pyre"
Duration:02:08:58
If You Like Pizza You’ll Love This Thing That Isn’t Pizza
3/30/2025
“Hey, you like music, have you ever checked out this band?” meets “How can call yourself a music person if you’ve never listened to this band?” as MP and Ben talk about their recent forays into the bands that got away. Don’t let any of the artists on this episode’s playlist pass you by, and please support them with your disposable income.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
“What If"“See Your Face"“Masquerade"“Hate Me Less"“reverb boy"“Smoke Show"“It’ll Be Alright"“Hollow Words"“Heavy"“Bittersweet"“Kill"“Brother"“Influencer"
Duration:02:07:21
Slave to the Algorithm
3/13/2025
Remember your very first concert without an adult chaperone? MP and Ben talk about their first concerts and what they took away from the experience. Also, MP might be getting bored, but maybe not, and the algorithm may need re-training. In the meantime, the boys spin a list of brand new indie rock tracks that will have you falling out of a tree into a creek (with excitement).
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
“Self Destruct and Scott Emotion"“Like No Other"“Wish Defense"“The Test"“Där jag inte ser"“Figure It Out"“One More Reason"“So What"“Hairdryer"“Faster"“In These Binds"“Karma 5"“Take It Or Leave It"
Duration:02:04:58
Read Any Good Albums Lately?
2/27/2025
There are discussion groups for books, why not for music? MP and Ben talk about the possibilities of taking the concept of a “book club” into the music sphere. Could a group of people get together regularly to talk about a record the way people talk about books? How would such a discussion be facilitated? How would they pick the albums? Who would bring the beer? While you’re contemplating all of that, you can enjoy this episode’s playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will turn your pages and flip your disc.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Don’t CareNautilus“Do What You Wanna"RatEpilogue“If I Get High (feat. Tommy Oeffling)"Splinter“Inanimate Objective"“Hush Hush"“THEM"“This Is Where The Love Lies"“Fading Flower"“Sunday Witches"
Honorable Mentions: Winona FIghter, Sunday 1994, Mood Bored, Better Joy, Daffo
Duration:02:01:38
Salami!!! and Gloves!!!
2/8/2025
The boys fly by the seat of....someone's pants...and MP finally honors his pledge to perform the bass part to Eleanor Kelly's song "In My Soul". So listen carefully and judge sternly, dear podcastees, and then check out our playlist of brand new indie rock tracks that will turn your knobs and dial in your tone.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Champagne & NikesDeadlinesCleanWet Faced & UglyGolden StarPromiseLaughterModel Train Town5Tonight It's Just UsMy Own DeadBrotherCut My Hair
Special thanks to Eleanor Kelly.
Duration:02:01:50
Soundtrack to the Future Dystopian Hellscape
1/23/2025
LPT returns with MP's new year's resolution, Ben's night-driving phobia, a most definitely critically wounded owl, and a few plugs for some of our favorite podcasts. Of course we have a playlist of new indie rock tracks that will embroider your pillows and fix your bumpers.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Don't Feel RightTicket to HeavenCradle The PainEmpty HouseAuroraTunnel VisionWhen I Wake Up I'm SadColussusWavesCan We TalkLook The PartSometimes I Change My MindLove (can overtake us) Slow
Shoutouts to: GenX Women are Sick of This Sh*t, Rebel Rock Radio, Breaker Box, How To Money, Bandsplain, The Brian Turner Show
Duration:02:05:15
The Brammies
12/19/2024
Ben and MP run down their favorite albums, EPs, and singles of 2024. It's the last episode of the year and the boys make it count with some sparkling conversation and a top tier playlist. Wishing you all the best for the holidays!
EPISODE PLAYLIST
Private HellR&BKindlingShaking Their HandsRiding on LiesI-90AccelerateOld Man's EyesWhere We've BeenGhost
Duration:02:18:39
The Secret Ingredient In Shakshuka
12/12/2024
Every so often, music pulls you out of your perceived comfort zone and makes you love something you never thought to even try. MP and Ben talk about the things that we don't know we like until we like them, and try to understand why. It's the penultimate episode of 2024, and the playlist will jingle your bells and lang syne your aud.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Home Againbite my tongueIgnoring PeopleArchieWeeping WIllowsSick DogsParish Cafe MeetingsNot The SamePurgatoryMarigoldIn My ChambersOarThurible
Duration:02:08:50
Spelling and Pronunciation
11/21/2024
MP and Ben rocket through the shortest episode ever, mangle people's names, do a lot of s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g, and talk about "private music" - those songs and artists that we're more comfortable with at home than in a public setting. And the music keeps on coming.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Destination UnknownLook At YouSomething To Hold On ToAll You Do Is Workdead giveawayGo On StopDance MovesChess GameCare MoreNorthern TwangA Drowning Confessiona cravingi wanna be your right hand
Duration:01:42:19
Ava’s Ketchup Cocktail Recipe
11/7/2024
Music lives on through the hearts, minds, and souls of the old and the young. It may be our saving grace. It will be there for you in the darkest of times. Lean into music and it will wrap its arms around you without asking for anything in return.
Episode Playlist:
One Nationthe world is ending, have a great day!"Punchline FistfightRecord PlayerControlIt Is What It IsAlonelyNever Run AwayMEGAWATTNothing Compares to NineteenIt's FunBrakesThe Guest HouseLeader the FollowMother of GodRemember
Duration:01:59:00
At the corner of "kick".....and "your arse"
10/17/2024
Things start off weird, but eventually MP and Ben embrace it. Ben tells MP about "seasonal music" and how it reflects on our states of being as we work our way through our Autumn routines. The gents close out the story of the worst local promoter ever, and MP posits the concept of "metaphorical song reviews". Warning: this episode's playlist might make you pee a little.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
Dressed For A FuneralExplain It AgainThe Price Of Funwhat a waste of timeFoolBendy AIt's No FunPretty ThingWorld ApartrwtdWash AwayAll The MoneyBrighter Lights
Duration:02:04:39
Just Show Up and Play
10/5/2024
Some promoters are shady. Some questions don't have a concrete answer. Some audio plug-ins need a little T-L-C. Ben and MP unravel a tale of a small-time local music swindler and de-construct the question to end all questions: "What's your favorite band?". Speaking of favorite bands, you'll probably find your newest one on this weeks playlist.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
The Boathouse DanceThe World Starts With YouImagine NationsParasiteAlamedaBack in TownsignsI've Been Dying"GuttedShotgunSelf-UnemployedBetter LuckSamhain's Delight
Duration:02:08:42
How Many People Are You Bringing....and other non-musical questions
9/19/2024
Ben and MP are talking about the continuing and escalating saga of the post-post-Covid live gig economy. Plus, MP's shares his new album-rating system, and the guys share a list of "off-the-menu" records you should drop everything to hear. Yes, yes, yes, we have a playlist of new indie rock tracks that will pack your bar and fill your venue.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
"Big Mouth""Fade Away""Method Larping""Again""The Cue""Supermum!""Tiny Dinosaur That Only I Can See""Reason/Season/Lifetime""Bellyfish""Housewife Dreams of America""A Functional Earth""Quarrels""Miso"
Duration:02:13:18
The 2nd Anniversary Unspectacular
9/5/2024
Has it really been two years? It sure feels like it! The guys share their "second album wish lists", Ben recounts his rock and roll week, and apparently, MP is not the biggest Oasis fan. Dad jokes abound, and as always we've got an epic playlist of new indie rock to quick thaw your dreamsicle.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
MirageThe ManThe SameSober/InertiaStraitjacketBenchwarmerLightswitchGarbageleechGaslighterHoneyIf OnlyGet Back To You
Duration:02:03:59
The Search For Em Jones
8/22/2024
Read any good music-based books lately? Ben and MP have, and they discuss two of their favorites. Also, the hunt is on for the most obscure artist we have ever featured on LPT, so put on your sleuthing caps and get to searching.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
"Lucky Number""Larry David""Fun Time Fix (We Go Go)""Plastic Hooligans""Tom""Crisis""The Beauty in Everything""Pretty Girls""Breaker Box" "Rat In The Wall""Comeback Kid""Sold My Soul""Little Splinters"
Theme music by Faux Fiction and Manners Please
Duration:02:14:56
Consume As Is
8/8/2024
Ben returns from Appleton with a report on the Mile of Music Festival, and MP reveals his not-so-secret process for beating the dreaded algorithms. No podcasters were harmed in the making of this episode.
EPISODE PLAYLIST:
"Barb Dwyer"TntWe All Want More, Don't We?MassachusettsBoredHey...respirarMás O MenosWell Done HoneyCat Versus RabbitSpectacleStill Selfish" (feat. Julia Rhodes)Hurricane Love
Theme music by Faux Fiction and Manners Please
Duration:01:58:37