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For this week's reviews we're setting our sights on two of the biggest double albums of recent memory, Cindy Lee's titanic and masterful Diamond Jubilee (Ryley's album of the year so far), and of course, Taylor Swift's divisive, maligned, but meticulous The Tortured Poets Department, which may be her most insular record yet. There's a lot to unpack with both, especially the latter, so we hope you'll join us to dive deep into these interesting albums and let us know your own takes in the comments on YouTube!0:00 Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee36:23 Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology
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A conversation about the pop culture event of the year so far.
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For this week's video, we're breaking down 15 of our all-time favorite one-hit wonder songs; songs which were the sole hit to chart in the upper echelons of the Billboard Hot 100 for their artist, but which have left a lasting impression on pop culture, from their era of release to the present day. Some are more remembered than others, and you may find a few hot takes in our picks today, but let us know what you think of these songs, and what are your favorite one-hit wonders, in the comments on YouTube!
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We're back after a short hiatus to review two critically acclaimed and much-discussed recent releases: the second instalment in Beyoncé's Renaissance trilogy, COWBOY CARTER, and Vampire Weekend's full-band return for the first time in over a decade with ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US. Join us to hear what we think of these records, and let us know your own takes in the comments on YouTube!0:00 Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
28:25 Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
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Today we catch up on a couple of major album releases from back in January with reviews of the new album from Green Day, SAVIORS, and the new album from Glass Beach, PLASTIC DEATH. We also discuss our predictions for the upcoming Oscars, a much-discussed new song from Ice Spice, and some more regrettable music from Tom MacDonald (with Ben Shapiro) and Lil Dicky. Let us know what you've been listening to in the comments on YouTube!0:00 Breaking Down the Oscar Nominees17:12 Tom MacDonald & Ben Shapiro's FACTS25:37 Lil Dicky Reaches His PENITH35:56 (Fart)42:54 Sunny Day Real Estate's New Song Is Phenomenal48:05 Green Day - Saviors59:49 Glass Beach - Plastic Death
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There is a lot of great art to look forward to this year, and so today Morgan counts down his most anticipated games of 2024 before Jake and Ryley get into the records they're most excited to review - some confirmed, some still only rumored. Let us know what you're looking forward to this year!0:00 Intro1:00 Most Anticipated Games of 2024- 1:36 HOLLOW KNIGHT SILKSONG WHEN- 4:29 Dragon's Dogma 2- 5:49 Tekken 8- 7:23 Avowed- 8:45 Persona 3 Reload- 9:48 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth- 13:17 An Aside on Silent Hill 220:51 Most Anticipated Albums of 2024- 21:27 MGMT- 24:20 Everything Everything- 26:04 Chelsea Wolfe- 29:59 Adrianne Lenker / Waxahatchee- 32:49 Casualties of Cool- 37:09 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- 40:23 Julia Holter- 46:54 Joanna Newsom50:01 A Thank You to Our Listeners
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After the conclusion of list season and a break, we're back to our regular programming with an update of some of January's biggest music news and releases. Join us as we discuss what Pitchfork being absolved into GQ means for music journalism, the importance of the music review, new singles from Ariana Grande, Lil Nas X, and Kim Gordon, and new albums from Kali Uchis, Kid Cudi, and Hoplites! Let us know what you've been listening to in the comments over on YouTube!0:00 Intro1:47 The Fall of Pitchfork20:03 Is Ariana Grande Interesting?26:59 What Is the Future for Lil Nas X?34:16 Kim Gordon's Trap Metal Single Rules39:11 Kali Uchis Returns with ORQUÍDEAS43:45 The Return of Mid Cudi52:06 The Chinese Death Metal Guy With the Greek Name Is Back With Another Masterpiece
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List season kicks off with a countdown of 20 of the most overlooked albums we've fallen in love with throughout this year. Watch along to get some recommendations for great records you might not have heard, some from under the radar artists deserving of more shine, and some from established acts who are less in the conversation now but still putting out their best work. Let us know what you think are the most overlooked albums of 2023 over on YouTube!0:00 Intro1:56 Al Menne - Freak Accident4:11 Kesha - Gag Order7:45 Avenade - Our Raging God Unknown to Us9:59 Blawan - Dismantled Into Juice13:35 Christine and the Queens - Paranoia, Angels, True Love16:35 The Go! Team - Get Up Sequences Part Two18:46 Team Tremolo - Conjured Light21:20 Mandy, Indiana - I've Seen a Way25:23 Cicada - Seeking the Sources of Streams28:14 Slaughter Beach, Dog - Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling32:14 Soulkeeper - Holy Design34:48 Screaming Females - Desire Pathway40:32 TDK - Nemesta45:31 Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power50:10 Ruston Kelly - The Weakness53:28 James Ivy - Everything Perfect56:43 Hoplites - Trilogy (Ψευδομένη, Τρωθησομένη, Ἀντιτιμωρουμένη)1:02:30 Empty Country - Empty Country II1:10:47 Lauren Auder - The Infinite Spine1:15:25 The Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore1:20:47 Outro
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Today we have our last pair of full album reviews for the year, and they're both brilliant: Peter Gabriel's long-awaited and ambitiously rolled-out return with the conceptual, massive, and multi-mixed i/o, and atmospheric black metal act Panopticon's return with the hellish and soaring THE RIME OF MEMORY. Let us know what you thought of either of these albums in the comments on YouTube!0:00 Panopticon - The Rime of Memory26:44 Peter Gabriel - i/o
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We're back with a fresh report on some of the latest music releases including big albums from André 3000 and Danny Brown, a brilliant collaborative single from Björk & Rosalía, and new songs from Beyoncé and Dua Lipa. We also pay tribute to the late Geordie Walker with a discussion of Killing Joke's impressive longevity, and shout out some unexpected covers from spiritual jazz-inflected metal band Imperial Triumphant.Let us know what you've been listening to in the comments on YouTube!0:00 André 3000 - New Blue Sun11:17 Björk and Rosalía Team Up for Oral14:04 How Good Is Dua Lipa, Really?19:52 Beyoncé Is Playing at My House, "MY HOUSE"24:19 RIP Geordie Walker of Killing Joke32:04 Imperial Triumphant's Unconventional New Covers37:55 Danny Brown - Quaranta
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For Record Club this week, Jake, Morgan, and Ryley are joined by regular guest Connor to discuss pop-punk stalwarts Blink-182's classic and beloved self-titled album, why it represented a pivotal shift for the band, and ultimately the endpoint of their creative evolution. We debate the merits of I Miss You at length and discuss how the band's desire to be taken seriously prompted many of the record's gestures toward "maturity", and the question of aging gracefully in a scene so defined by youthful angst.Let us know what you think of this album in the comments on YouTube!
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We are back for Thanksgiving weekend giving thanks to one of hip-hop's most renowned and astonishing wordsmiths, the incomparable Aesop Rock, whose depth extends far beyond the reductive laurels of 'rap's densest wordsmith' to showcase a storytelling skill and an effervescent, irresistible personality that makes him one of the most lovable rappers working today. He has a long and storied career though, and with his latest album he comes to term with how being a career artist has shaped the way he interacts with the world - is art, like technology, just another thing getting between us and the real world, or is it a pathway to a greater appreciation? Join us as we break down Aes's latest masterwork, and let us know what you think in the comments on YouTube!We also have quick reviews of a few new albums as well - tell us what you'd like us to talk about!0:00 PinkPantheress - Heaven Knows5:09 Lamp - Dusk to Dawn10:39 Hotline TNT - Cartwheel13:10 Kevin Abstract - Blanket19:35 Club Ruby - Was God Birthed?!21:51 Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions
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With the advent of the latest Taylor's Version release encompassing her biggest-selling record and commercial zenith 1989, Jake and Ryley are joined by resident Swiftie Rhiannon to break down one of the pop juggernauts of the 2010s, and the album that made Taylor Swift utterly inescapable. But how does it hold up? Why was it so successful? What makes it so different from her other records, and how does it scan now nearly a decade on? Join us as we dive deep into this remarkable album and pick apart everything that makes it what it is - including the things that don't work!Let us know what you think of 1989 in the comments on YouTube! How do you feel the re-release holds up? Is it your favourite Taylor Swift album? Drop your thoughts, rankings, whatever you feel down below and let's continue the conversation!0:00 Intro12:10 Comparing the Versions19:24 Welcome to New York / Blank Space28:09 Style37:04 Out of the Woods / (Stay!)48:02 Shake It Off58:24 Bad Blood1:13:02 Wildest Dreams1:20:16 HYGTG / This Love1:29:57 I Know Places1:35:48 Clean1:41:56 The Bonus Tracks1:47:06 The Vault Tracks
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This week we're back with a run-down of some of the most interesting and exciting music of recent weeks - first off we talk about the much-discussed "final song" from The Beatles, Now and Then, along with its bizarre music video. We go deep on King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's pivot into progressive electronica with the dazzling THE SILVER CORD, Ryley recaps the masterful new record from The Mountain Goats, JENNY FROM THEBES, Morgan discusses two of the biggest games of the year in Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2, as well as new releases from The Gaslight Anthem, Koyo, and more!Let us know what you've been listening to, and what you think of any of the things we discussed today, in the comments on YouTube!0:00 The Beatles are Back!18:33 The Return of MGMT22:24 Is The Silver Cord King Gizzard's Best Album Yet?42:53 The Gaslight Anthem Return with History Books48:00 The Underrated Hardcore Pop Punk of Koyo49:36 An Important Message of Support51:26 Ryley Reviews 'The Talos Principle 2'53:50 Morgan Reviews 'Marvel's Spider Man 2'59:06 Morgan Reviews 'Alan Wake 2'1:07:21 Jenny From Thebes is a Mountain Goats Milestone
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We're back with two fresh new album breakdowns today, and the star of the show is the Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, formerly known as Lingua Ignota, whose new album SAVED! is a fascinating and discomforting exploration of the tradition of the Christian hymnal, and a perfect playground for Hayter's continued explorations of the suffering and salvation that faith can bring. We also talk about a brilliant modern R&B masterclass from producer and songwriter Sampha, whose long-awaited follow-up to 2017's brilliant PROCESS is finally here in the form of LAHAI, an unencumbered and vibrant record of pulsing electronic bliss.Let us know what you think of either of these albums in the comments on YouTube!
0:00 Sampha - Lahai
29:55 The Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED!
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Today Jake and Ryley are back to break down some notable new music releases including new singles from Everything Everything, Chelsea Wolfe, and Danny Brown, plus full albums from Jane Remover and The Menzingers (the latter with Morgan!), an update from Ryley on our long-running struggle with IDLES as they gear up to release a new album, the 10th anniversary of Sky Ferreira's Night Time My Time, and a full in-depth review of Martin Scorsese's new film Killers of the Flower Moon!
0:00 Everything Everything Are Back!
4:31 The Return of Chelsea Wolfe
7:56 Danny Brown's Quaranta Finally Has a Release Date
10:22 The Problem with IDLES in 2023 (Ryley's Rant)
20:22 The Oppressive Gloom of Jane Remover: Census Designated
32:56 The Menzingers Return with 'Some of It Was True'
47:20 Great Albums Turning 20
49:55 Sky Ferreira's Night Time My Time Turns 10
57:57 Killers of the Flower Moon - Review
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Today Jake and Ryley are once again powering through some short(er)-form reviews of recent releases that deserve your time, but that we haven't been able to dedicate a full video towards. Join us as we dig into Oneohtrix Point Never's confounding but intriguing AGAIN, Animal Collective's full-on jam band evolution with ISN'T IT NOW, Yeule's shoegaze evolution with SOFTSCARS, and plenty more!
Let us know what you think of these albums, and what you've been listening to, in the comments on YouTube!
0:00 Yeule - Softscars
17:23 Earl Sweatshirt & the Alchemist - Voir Dire
33:07 Animal Collective - Isn't It Now?
49:20 Oneohtrix Point Never - Again
1:08:16 Code Orange - The Above
1:20:32 Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
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Steven Wilson's long-awaited opus THE HARMONY CODEX is finally here, and we're delighted to say it's completely confounded our expectations in the best way possible - join us as we break down what makes the record so unique and satisfying, how it compares to Steven's previous albums, and where it fits in the canon of one of the most celebrated minds in progressive music.Let us know what you think of THE HARMONY CODEX in the comments on YouTube!
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After a week off, we're back to finally tackle the surprise-announced second album of 2023 from indie rock stalwarts and channel favorites The National, who have surged back to our good books with a stellar return-to-form in LAUGH TRACK - but what makes it so much more satisfying than FIRST TWO PAGES OF FRANKENSTEIN, and why do the two albums exist in the first place? Join us as we go deep, while also carving out space to rave about the stellar new album from Mitski, THE LAND IS INHOSPITABLE AND SO ARE WE, one of Ryley's top contenders for album of the year!Let us know what you think of either of these records in the comments on YouTube!0:00 Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We38:54 The National - Laugh Track
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For this week's Record Club, we're breaking down an album very near and dear to us, emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate's self-reinventing foray into alt and progressive rock, HOW IT FEELS TO BE SOMETHING ON. Join us as we trace how the band evolved from the days of their beloved genre staple DIARY to the radical departure of this record, how it grapples with growing up and shedding your angst, and why it's their best album.
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