see/saw jukebox 02: natalie hoffmann (optic sink, nots)

see/saw jukebox is a new monthly bonus podcast from Punk This Week hosts Nina Corcoran and Evan Minsker, available exclusively to paid see/saw subscribers! (It’s $4/month to support some independent punk reporting + there’s a two-week free trial.) In each episode, Nina and Evan are joined by a guest, and all three pick a perfect punk record to add to the idyllic punk jukebox of their mind.

We’re back with a second episode, and this time, we’re welcoming Memphis punk, post-punk, and synth punk hero Natalie Hoffmann of Optic Sink and Nots. Last year marked the 10th anniversary of Nots’ debut album We Are Nots, and Optic Sink recently finished recording their next album down in Lawrence, Kansas with Sweeping Promises.

Where’s Natalie’s mind jukebox? Did Nots feel like they were playing for Andy Warhol when they recorded while watching a live feed broadcasting from his gravesite? What’s getting added this time around? Subscribe to see/saw and listen below!