Moby has written a lot of albums but he’s only written and released one punk album. That is this album. Is Chris trolling? Yes and no. Listen to find out why.
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Baroness have evolved a great deal since their formation, and on this episode Mark argues that this record is their best not just because it sees the band shift towards something more ambitious, but because even its imperfections make it an interesting listen. Chris and Weaver vehemently disagree.
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It’s been a while since we picked an album that divided us, but this one does it. Chris takes Best Coast to task for their musical and commercial ethos, whilst David makes a bold case for the simplicity and tunefulness of the album, regardless of the context in which it was made and promoted. This episode’s one for the books.
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor don't really do brevity. They do epic, sweeping, often joyous, always elaborate, suites of music that are designed to move you. They're thorough, crafting songs with painstaking attention to detail.
In keeping with the spirit of the band, we thought we'd do the same, so we present to your our longest episode yet. But trust us when we say that it's probably up there with our most interesting listens.
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P.O.S’ third record is, like every other record he’s produced, its own unique thing. His desire to never make the same record twice has resulted in a varied catalogue of genre-bending hip hop albums. We put ‘Never Better’ to the sword and the results are…well, let’s just say we all agreed on this one.
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Cat Power' has had her fair share of ups and downs, both mentally and musically, throughout the course of her career. We address this, the mental health issues of musicians in general, and so much more in this week’s episode. Alongside this, we also ask the burning question: is this her best work?
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Chris and Mark talk about Dundee and two great records fae Dundee. You'll love it.
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Against Me! have been through just about everything a band can possibly go through, and Laura Jane Grace is perhaps one of the most important figures in alternative music right now. A case could be made for just about any of the band’s records to go into our discography, but we think this is the best. What do you think?
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Aaron Funk has released a vertiable shed load of albums throughout his illustrious career. This, his 15th, is considered his definitive work. Weaver brings it to the table and tries to convince Mark and Chris that it is worthy of inclusion in our discography? Does he succeed? Find out by tuning. Then, after you’ve listened, tell us if you agree by voting on Facebook!
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Before we started this podcast we knew that we’d cover Cave In. We collectively agreed that we would talk about ‘Jupiter’. We just didn’t think it’d be this soon.
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Given Weaver's love of Bjork, we had a feeling we'd arrive at one of her albums one day. So here we are, talking about 'Vespertine'. A record about love and relationships which is positively brimming with goodness and warmth. Is this her best record though? We're interested to see what people think...
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We’re no stranger to gloomy bands here on the pod, but this is perhaps our first dalliance with shoegaze. The Twilight Sad’s debut album is heavy on that and the folk, and a couple of us think it’s their best outing. The remaining third though, is highly unimpressed. Is this their best album?
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We demand people listen to this record. It's made many a "best of" list in its time but it still seems to go pretty unsung in our books. Mclusky were a force of nature, and this album captures those moments of frantic, noisy rock music in all their scuzzy glory. Listen. Vote. Do the right thing.
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It's a bonus episode! A BONUS EPISODE! We're not going to do this very often, mostly because this was actually made for subscribers only, but we enjoyed this so much we felt it'd make a fine bonus episode! We talk about nu metal, pick three albums we think are important, and ask you guys to vote which one goes into our discography.
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Blonde Redhead are so far from metal, that between this episode and the last you may find yourself with a little bit of whiplash. Either way though, we had a lot of time and a lot of love for '23' and we're keen to see what you guys think about.
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Meshuggah have been smashing out quality albums for 30 years. However our resident Meshuggah superfan Weaver thinks that this is their crowning achievement. Is this 47 minute long song the best thing they've ever done?
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We've been showing Sacramento some heavy love recently, and this week we cover yet another explosive act from that fair city. Death Grips have courted controversy and carved their own path, but their debut mixtape remains an absolutely vital piece of music.
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‘Carpe Diem’ by Will Haven is a very heavy album. That’s a fact. Also a fact: metal music is 85% of David Weaver’s existence. On this episode we talk about all of that and more, dissecting this weird, heavy, noisy album and asking the vital question we usually ask – should it go into our discography of all time classics?
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It's not an obvious choice, but one of us feels that 'Cool to Be You' by the Descendents is their best album. Of course, not everyone agrees with that, but we do all agree on how this record is a good example of the exact reason this podcast exists - to celebrate unsung classics.
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‘Third’ by Portishead is a record which exudes the kind of artistic confidence that only seasoned artists have. It’s also dark. Really dark. We quite liked it, as things go. But should it be in our discography?
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