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Ty Segall and Wand's Cory Hanson are old friends, collaborators and tourmates. They've just dropped two songs on Bandcamp, which they note were recorded five years ago and recently rediscovered.

This week in the Indie Basement: Bill's favorite records of 2019, focusing on classic indie, college rock, and more.

Plus: Third Eye Blind/Saves The Day, Sweden Makes Music, The Orb, SAVAK, Mumford and Sons added to WFMU's Holiday Cheer benefit, and more.

Shiv Mehra (Deafheaven, Heaven’s Club) and Chris Natividad (Heaven’s Club) discuss the albums they loved most this year, including Weyes Blood, Thom Yorke, Wand, Moon Duo, and more...

The fest includes full-album sets from The Flaming Lips, Wu-Tang, and Ween, plus sets from DEVO, Flying Lotus, The Locust, Atlas Sound, and much more...

Plus: Billy Corgan, Opeth, Cult of Luna, Bambara, and more tour news.

Lauded for its chill vibe, intimate charm, bucolic setting, and excellent curation, UK festival End of the Road just held its 2019 edition last weekend...and 2020 dates have been announced and tickets are on sale.

Wu-Tang will play ’36 Chambers’ in full, Ween will play ’Chocolate & Cheese’ in full, plus Alvvays, Devo, Pussy Riot, Jessica Pratt, and more.

Lightning Bolt are also playing Denver Hex with Pig Destroyer, Dreadnought, The Body, The Dwarves, and more.

Jeff Tweedy brought out various friends, bandmates, and festival performers to join him for the festival's final set of the weekend, which included a group rendition of ”I Shall Be Released” and a very fitting performance of ”Let's Go Rain” as they sky opened up…