Albums in the Attic Podcast

The party of the year! Raf & James present the 2019 Albums in the Attic Award Show, otherwise known as the AITAAS! Expect silly sound effects, outrageous behaviour and celebrity guest stars. In addition to reflecting on 2019, there's also discussion on the best records and gigs of the decade!

The penultimate episode of 2019 is the annual Albums of the Year roundup episode. Raf and James reflect on the year and countdown their Top 25 Records that have been released in 2019. Plus, listener lists! The most we've ever had! If you submitted a list, it was covered! Thanks to everyone who submitted, we'll see you for one more before the year is out. Have a Merry Christmas!

We're back with another Ko-Fi edition of Albums in the Attic!! Marvel as we dish out our critical wisdom towards all those who kindly donated this month. This is also special as it is our LAST episode till we come back with a bang in December with the end of year AITAAS awards & Top 25 of the year special BUMPER episodes. But for now get ready for us to talk about these 4 eclectic records! Who will like which the most?! What grades shall be given!! Find out now!!

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss the upcoming plan for the podcast this year. They review indie royalty Nick Cave and his emotionally haunting surprise release, Ghosteen. They also review Brittany Howard and her eclectic album, Jaime. And of course, they review the queen of sad indie herself, Lana Del Rey and her latest project, Norman Fucking Rockwell! Also James quickly reviews the latest Sam Fender and Noel Gallagher offerings whilst Raf gives his quick thoughts on the new Charli XCX. Hope you enjoy it! Sorry for the delay! See you soon for the new ko-fi episode.

We're back with another Ko-Fi edition of Albums in the Attic and surprise, surprise it's another brilliant and eclectic mix of music old and new. From Funk & Soul to Hip Hop and Folk, it's sure to be another episode filled with hearty discussion and Raf going to the toilet. Thanks to everyone who donated.

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James give the full download on this year's Reading festival. There's full album reviews on the new releases from Bon Iver and Magic City Hippies, plus a first Raf Quick Review of the new Jay Som. It's a big one, but we're proud of it. Hope you enjoy x

On this month's Ko-Fi episode we cover EIGHT album. That's right... EIGHT. Our most reviews for a single episode. We cover everything from Erra to the Africa Express and end on a battle for the ages... Blur vs Oasis. Thanks again to everyone who donated, it was a blast to record. Hope you enjoy it.

This week on Albums in the Attic, we're doing things a little bit differently. We're solely reviewing IDER's debut record Emotional Education, and having an in-depth discussion of the resurgence of Music Films/Biopics, looking at the cultural impact in the wake of the success of Bohemian Rhapsody. It's long one with plenty to mull over. We hope you enjoy it!

On this month's Ko-Fi episode we feature a wide range of artists including; Surf Maestro Jack Johnson, Cornwall's Own European Star Charlie Winston, Falmouth Uni's Tom Ward, Indie Rock Royalty Yeah Yeah Yeahs & Experimental Scottish Outfit The Beta Band. Thanks again to everyone who donated, it was a blast to record. Hope you enjoy it.

We're back with another seismic double-header, this time in the form of The Black Keys' Let's Rock and Thom Yorke's Anima. Both albums are reviewed in full, with the latter covering the accompanying film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. There's also plenty of talk on Glastonbury, with an extensive look at the coverage from this year's festival. Plus, questions and doughnuts!

This week on Albums in the Attic, it's a double headed reviewer. Firstly, Raf and James will be looking at Carly Rae Jepsen's Dedicated, her follow up to critically acclaimed breakaway record Emotion, and secondly, there's a review of Bruce Springsteen's Western Stars, The Boss' return to the traditional singer/songwriter formula. There's much to discuss and, as per, plenty of news and questions!

It's time for our second episode made up purely of Ko-Fi donations! Thanks again to everyone who contributed, it's another terrific mix of genre and era. This week we're discussing Enter Shikari's The Spark, a PJ Harvey classic, Babyshambles' sophomore album, and Portico Quartet's latest.

It's a bumper edition of the podcast this week. Things are back to normal after the festival madness. The new albums from The National, Vampire Weekend, MacDeMarco and Big Thief are reviewed. There's talk on IDER's new album, our thoughts on the film which accompanies the new The National album starring Alicia Vikander, plus questions!

THE FINALE of our trilogy of Great Escape daily roundups. Raf and James aim to give a sense of the festivities through their slightly inebriated, and hopefully not too obnoxious soundbites. Thanks to everyone who has messaged us throughout the festival, it's been great to hear your responses to the acts we've caught, and your open-minded attitude towards our test run of this new format. Here's to next year!

Back again for the difficult second album of our trilogy of Great Escape daily roundups. Raf and James aim to give a sense of the festivities through their slightly inebriated, and hopefully not too obnoxious soundbites. Hear us talk about our surprise standout acts of the day & who we think you should be checking out! Let us know if you like this new format! And thank you to everyone who sees us recording in public and does not shout into the microphone. And thank you to my friends who bombard one of the clips. See you tomorrow!

It's time for the first travelogue in our trilogy of Great Escape daily roundups. Raf and James aim to give a sense of the festivities through their slightly inebriated, and hopefully not too obnoxious soundbites. Apologies for the profanities in the latter half of the episode, they were born out of joy and excitement. See you tomorrow!

It's time for the Great Escape preview. Raf and James offer the full lowdown on how they'll be approaching the festival this year and explain the concept behind their travelogue-style podcasts. Also, there's a day by day breakdown of their recommendations for who to catch. All brought together in this bitesize episode.

It's time for our first Ko-Fi roundup, where we take all your donation requests, review them, discuss them, and, if requested, grade. It's an eclectic mix. A Ska double-bill, a pair of millennial staples from the early noughties, mid-seventies-era Neil Young, and one of the greatest film scores of all-time. That's some damn good Ko-Fi!

This week on Albums in the Attic we're doing things a little bit differently. For our album reviews we're shining a light on two records we've discovered on Bandcamp, we'll be talking about unsigned and self-releasing folk sing-songwriter Lily Talmers and Norwegian bat-shit-mad rock outfit Pom Poko. Plus, as always, there's news, questions, and Raf adds an absolute all-timer into the Attic Collection.

This week on Albums in the Attic, there's two pod-related news announcements! Firstly, the podcast is now available on Spotify for all your listening pleasures, and secondly, all the details of our brand new Ko-Fi page. There's full-length albums reviews of the new debuts from Billie Eilish and Nilufer Yanya, plus a look at the new record from our most reviewed band White Denim, and, as always, a new batch of wacky and wonderful questions.

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss the latest Glastonbury and Woodstock line-up, new music from Bite the Buffalo and Brighton's own Garden Centre. Plus full reviews from Foals' latest album, as well as the debut albums from both Hand Habits and Sigrid. Your questions are once again answered, and who will James put in the Attic Collection this episode?

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss even more additions to the Reading Lineup, new music from The National and The Black Keys, plus a bitesize review of Red Rum Clubs' new album Matador. Full album reviews in the form of Solange, Hozier & The Japanese House. Your questions answered, and a brand new addition to the Attic Collection!

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James look back on some of the biggest releases so far of 2019. There's discussion on the new records from Maggie Rogers, Bring Me The Horizon, Sharon Van Etten & new Conor Oberst/Phoebe Bridgers supergroup Better Oblivion Community Centre. Plus, a look at the Reading Festival Lineup and Maroon 5's terrible, terrible Super Bowl performance (James' words).

Raf & James are kicking off 2019 with a roundup of 2018! It's the Albums in the Attic annual award show. An absolutely rambunctious episode jam-packed full of jingles and sound effects. There's discussion on the best and worst music produced in 2018, the coveted Albums in the Attic supergroup, and our Top Ten Songs of 2018. Expect stupid, expect silly, it's the AITAAAASSSS.

We've managed to get there. It's the end of 2018 and we're laying out a fully fledged summation of our favourite records from this year. It's a monster episode that doesn't just include our top albums but with many contributing albums and lists from our listeners. We know it's a long one but we like to think it's something to put on whilst you're wrapping gifts and embracing the festivities. We hope you enjoy it, we had a blast recording it. Thank you to everyone who sent in their albums and thank you to anyone who has given us a listen this year. Here's to 2019, Raf and James

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss the recent lineup announcements from Reading Festival and Glastonbury. Live reviews of Courtney Barnett and Say Sue Me. Album reviews in the form of Mumford & Sons, Anderson Paak. & Architects. Plus, your questions answered and an Attic Collection that has been years in the making.

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss both the Spice Girls and The Good, the Bad & the Queen reunions, new music from Conor Oberst, gig reviews of Red Rum Club, Kurt Vile and Splurge. Music reviews of dance floor icon Robyn, a debut film score from Thom Yorke and new supergroup Boygenius. Plus, questions, Attic Collection and much more! Spice up your life.

It's a bumper episode this week as Raf and James discuss St Vincent's reinterpretation of her latest album 'Masseducation', the Download Festival 2019 lineup announcement and new music from Lazybones and Bring Me The Horizon. Album reviews of Greta Van Fleet, John Grant and Kurt Vile plus a whole bunch of questions including one that totally has us stumped!

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss the album announcements from Anderson .Paak and Maggie Rogers, there are live reviews of Lets Eat Grandma & S. Carey and album reviews of Black Peaks, Haley Heynderickx/Max Garcia Conover and the soundtrack to A Star Is Born. Also, the theme for the Attic Collection is 'Guilty Pleasures' as Raf and James both add records and discuss their ideas of that very concept.

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss the imminent Kanye album, Spotify adding uploads to their service and the new music from Mumford & Sons and Slash. There are reviews of the new full-lengths from The Dirty Nil, Noname and Mutual Benefit and Raf revisits the beginning of his love of music as he adds an all-time classic into the Attic Collection.

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss new music from Architects, Hozier & The 1975, there are album reviews on the new full-lengths from Idles, Big Red Machine and Sir Paul McCartney, James dedicates the Attic Collection this week to a close friend. Plus, we have the very exciting news of our first partnership with the lovely folks at comeherefloyd!

A wizard arrives precisely when he means too, unless he isn't a wizard and he is a podcast. Our Reading Festival review is finally here! We cover the first two days of the festival where we caught Panic! At The Disco, Kendrick Lamar, Maggie Rogers and many, many more great acts. Also, due to separated recordings and post-festival blues we weren't on our best form and experienced a few technical issues. Needless to say though, Reading was super fun!

Back this week with technical difficulties! Raf and James record from different parts of the country after an eventful Reading Festival. There's talk on the new singles from Bring Me The Horizon, Helena Deland and the formation of supergroup Boygenius. Plus, reviews on full-lengths from Ariana Grande, Mitski & White Denim, all questions are answered and Raf adds a contemporary jazz/rap hybrid to the Attic Collection!

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James preview Reading Festival, discuss the twitter beef between Japanese Breakfast and Steel Panther, review the latest full-length offerings from Travis Scott, Miles Kane & Ben Khan, and James adds, what he believes to be, the best Arctic Monkeys album into the Attic Collection. It's another chockablock episode, so stay tuned!

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James talk about the recent Mercury Prize announcement, the award's validity and who we think should be winning. There's reviews on the new albums from Iggy Pop & Underworld, Clearance and Mathew Lee Cothran. We answer all of your questions (even the Kanye one!) and Raf adds a modern day magnum opus to the Attic Collection. A bumper episode not to be missed.

This week on Albums in the Attic there's discussion in the form of Liam Gallagher's potentially intoxicated tweet surrounding an Oasis reunion, what a new Childish Gambino album might sound like, our very first question segment, album reviews on Florence + The Machine, 77:78, Lets Eat Grandma & Orchards and James adds an album to the Attic Collection from one of metal's historically most controversial bands.

Here we go again. Albums in the Attic are back on your airwaves. This week we're discussing the year so far in music, which features a debate on GOOD Music's recent releases, our top records of the year and album reviews in the form of Drake & Panic! at the Disco. Also, Raf places one of last year's best albums in the Attic Collection.

Welcome to the first ever AITAAS award show!! Listen as James and Raf give out a variety of awards including, "The Limestone Award" for worst song & "Best Anthem". Also, find out who has made it into the first ever fantasy AITAAS supergroup! Keep your eyes on this space as soon 'Albums in the Attic' will return to start covering the music of 2017. Thank you for listening to us this last year and we hope you enjoy what we do next. P.S. Sorry it took so long for this to come out, but I hope the wacky edit was worth it - Raf

This week on Albums in the Attic, Raf and James each discuss their Top 20 Albums of 2016. It's been a great year for music, so there's plenty of discussion and debate surrounding their lists. There's also talk on prospects for the podcast and what to expect in 2017. If you've listened so far, thank you! Happy new year.

Bonus podcast! Raf has had a festival experience like no other. Bon Iver. Berlin. No stage times. No headliners. Obscure venues. Drunk bearded artists. Two days. Eighty-eight artists. One hell of a weekend. Listen hear for an exclusive take on the Endless, Nameless festival.

Raf and James have thoughts on 22, A Million. Quite a few thoughts. They also talk about the new albums from Solange and Warpaint. Loose news is fairly tour heavy this week with Drake and Kings Of Leon announcing huge arena dates. Plus singles and brief album talk on Creeper, Alter Bridge and the potential release from Ed O'Brien.

We're back! In the first instalment of Albums in the Attic since graduating, we are back. This week there's talk on the new albums from Frank Ocean, Glass Animals and Local Natives. In the loose news we discuss The Maccabees split, a potential My Chemical Romance at some point, Radiohead selling loads of tickets and much more! Plus, James adds The Shin's Oh, Inverted World to the Attic Collection. An episode for the ages, it's not to be missed.

This week on Albums in the Attic is a albums special! The news has been sparse this week but there has been plenty of new albums to talk about. Covered this week are the new albums from Biffy Clyro, Car Seat Headrest, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Letlive and Wye Oak. It's all here, some of the best of the year and possibly the most divisive album release yet. Stay tuned.

In this bonus episode of Albums in the Attic, Raf and James discuss their albums of the year so far, which includes everything from hip hop to 90s grunge revival. Also, James has returned from Glastonbury and will be talking about everything from setlist choices, up and coming bands and of course rain/mud.

This week on Albums in the Attic there's talk on the new albums from Architects, The Kills and Minor Victories. In loose news there's speculation on the prospective albums from Wye Oak and Phoria, a review of the new EP from The Strokes. James adds There Is Nothing Left To Lose by Foo Fighters to the Attic Collection. Listen for many fun times!

James is off to Glastonbury Festival in a few weeks so we've previewed the first line up announcement and talked about who's worth checking out, who he's going to see and speculate over the special guest (Radiohead?) in this bonus episode of Albums in the Attic.

This week on Albums in the Attic Raf and James briefly chat the new releases from Ariana Grande, Mutual Benefit, Architects, Massive Attack and the The Grateful Dead tribute album. There's a also talk on the news Prophets of Rage supergroup and albums reviews of Woods' City Sun Eater in the River of Light and Twin Peaks' Down in Heaven. Also, Raf adds the seminal shoegaze album Souvlaki by Slowdive to The Attic Collection.

This week on Albums in the Attic Raf and James talk about the new singles from The Stone Roses, Minor Victories, The Staves, Busted and Radiohead. There's album reviews of Beverly's The Blue Swell and James Blake's The Colour In Anything and Raf is beyond excited to be adding the new Radiohead album, entitled A Moon Shaped Pool, to the Attic Collection.

This first podcast is an introduction to Albums in the Attic where Raf and James talk about their hopes for the podcast. There’s chat on the prospective Radiohead album, future releases from Letlive and Architects, albums reviews of Diiv’s Is The Is Are and Drake’s Views and to wrap off is two additions into The Attic Collection; Alfresco Love Sounds by Tom Ward and I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning by Bright Eyes.