The relentless output of Kind of Like Spitting deconstructs the transition from a 1996 Portland duo to a high-stakes architectural study of Ben Barnett and the evolution of Indie Rock. This episode of pplpod (E5234) analyzes the DIY Ethos of the 1990s, exploring the critical validation of tastemaker John Peel and the eventual fracturing of Underground Music under the weight of twelve albums in just seven years. We begin our investigation by stripping away the "lucky break" fairy tale to reveal the raw reality of the indie grind, where Barnett functioned as a creative fire hose, channeling the fragile intimacy of Elliott Smith and the political edge of Billy Bragg while sleeping on stranger's floors across America. This deep dive  ...