12 Rods was first played on NTS on 1 October 2019. Songs played include What Has Happened? / Glad That It's Over / Marionette.

Originally called Ryan'z Bihg Hed, 12 Rods are an indie rock band from Oxford, Ohio, USA that formed in 1992 while the members were in high school, moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995, and amicably ended in 2004. In 2021, Ryan Olcott announced that he had begun working on a new album, which was released in 2023.

They self-released an album called Bliss in 1993 and the gay? EP in 1996, one year after moving to Minneapolis. 12 Rods signed with V2 in…