Buckle up. This week, Steve and Keith are in the cockpit, trying to figure out: does it really take 21 pilots to fly a plane? Or is that just too many guys with matching hoodies?

We check in on Twenty One Pilots’ Clancy Breach Tour, detour into the ever-expanding Gizzverse, and flap our wings over Geese’s new record (spoiler: no geese survive). Then it’s off to Vegas, where Metallica at the Sphere will prove that dad rock has finally gone full hologram.

Also: travel plans for Europe, what to watch on a long flight, and the eternal debate—if dragons have wings, does that make them birds? (Steve says yes, Keith says no, Ornithology says “maybe.”)

A flight of fancy, a flock of bands, and at least one fire-breathing hot take, welcome to The New Dad Rock!

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A Love Letter to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Is King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard the best band in the world… or are they just really good at making us buy concert tickets?

This week, Keith and Steve swap war stories from the Gizzverse: the 2025 European Residency Tour (aka “how many nights in a row can one band melt your brain?”), the Phantom Island Orchestra Tour (spoiler: it’s as trippy as it sounds), and Field of Vision (part music festival, part interdimensional portal). We also peek into the future—yes, there’s a European Rave and Orchestra Tour on the horizon, because of course there is.

Expect love letters, a few roast notes, and at least one attempt to decide whether King Gizzard has jumped the shark, ridden the shark, or turned the shark into a concept album.

Grab your flight suit and your microtonal guitar—this one’s for the Gizzheads, the skeptics, and everyone stranded somewhere in between.

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For the first time ever, Steve and Keith sit down face-to-face, live and in person, to record an episode of The New Dad Rock. The occasion? A thought experiment that turns into a full-on festival fantasy.

Imagine this: we charter a plane to take ten of our favorite bands to the inaugural TNDR Festival. But somewhere between takeoff and soundcheck, fate intervenes—the plane goes down… and everyone (thankfully) survives—only to find themselves stranded on the most beautiful, luxurious desert island imaginable.

With unlimited sunshine, endless margaritas, and no cell service, the music never stops. Steve and Keith argue, laugh, and daydream their way through the perfect lineup for the greatest stranded-on-an-island music festival ever.

Strap in. It’s a little bit Cast Away, a little bit Coachella, and a whole lot of The New Dad Rock.

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