Audio Ecstasy

Dylan and Danny discuss their respective 5 favorite albums of 2023.

Dylan and Danny are joined by friend of the pod Matt Ward to discuss DJ Rashad's opus, Double Cup, and the genre of footwork writ large.

Dylan and Danny discuss the enormous influence of country music on indie music throughout the last several years. The boys also touch on the various waves of shoegaze, Dylan discusses seeing Sampha live and offers 5, and they have a brief coffee corner.

Dylan and Danny discuss Madonna's 2nd LP, Like a Virgin, their favorite hip-hop producers, and parking lot scenes.

Audio Ecstasy's Views from the Vault series returns for its third volume. In Vol. 3, Dylan and Danny dive into each album from global pop phenom Madonna. In the first episode, they discuss her self-titled 1983 debut LP.

Dylan and Danny are joined by Brandy Perry for a general discussion on the vast, and immensely influential career of avant-garde icon John Cale.

Dylan and Danny discuss their 5 favorite (or 5 of their favorite) albums of the 2000s.

Dylan and Danny are joined by Dylan's brother, Quinn, for a discussion on Yves Tumor's latest LP, Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds), and their work as a whole.

Dylan and Danny are joined by Brandon Friant for a discussion on Pink Floyd's formative cultural touchstone, The Dark Side of the Moon, in honor of its 50th anniversary.

Dylan and Danny discuss the last few albums from The Roots (to Danny's immense enthusiasm), and their thoughts on the band's legacy overall

Dylan and Danny are joined by Madeline Crile and the band Studio Lounge (which consists of Constantin Balan, Dani Balan, Max Wilkinson, and Ryan Hasani) to discuss The Beatles' seminal 7th LP, Revolver.

Dylan and Danny begin the Audio Ecstasy book club with a discussion of Endless Endless, Adam Clair's love letter to the Elephant 6 collective.

Dylan and Danny are joined by supreme overlord audio embassador of the pod Ian Wendrow to discuss the albums Phrenology and The Tipping Point by The Roots.

Dylan and Danny discuss some upcoming 2023 albums that they're looking forward to, and some artists that they hope return with new music this year.

Dylan and Danny discuss Things Fall Apart, the 4th LP and magnum opus from The Roots.

Dylan and Danny discuss their respective 5 favorite albums of 2022.

Dylan and Danny discuss Illadelph Halflife, the disquieting 3rd LP by The Roots.

Dylan and Danny are joined by Evan Dunn and Alex Potter to discuss Kendrick Lamar's monumental 2nd LP, good kid, m.A.A.d city, for it's 10th anniversary.

Audio Ecstasy's Views from the Vault series returns for its second volume. In Vol 2, Dylan and Danny dive into each album from The Roots as they progressed from a burgeoning jazz rap outfit into one of the most celebrated hip hop bands of all time. On the first episode they discuss the band's first two LPs, Organix and Do You Want More?!!!??!.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Matt Ward to discuss Alex G's latest LP, God Save the Animals. They also discuss Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dylan discusses watching Iceage continue to kill it live, and he recommends 5 of his favorite recent releases.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Nick Semaan to discuss Frank Ocean's landmark debut LP, Channel Orange, for its 10th anniversary.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Chance Timm to discuss the 10th anniversary of Fiona Apple's classic 4th LP, The Idler Wheel. Danny hypes up about the band 2nd Grade, Chance discusses seeing Ethel Cain live, and Dylan recommends 5 of his favorite recent albums.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Ian Wendrow to discuss their overall thoughts on Pitchfork Music Festival 2022. They also each put together a dream festival lineup, Dylan and Ian share their thoughts on the Flaming Lips show that they caught earlier this year, and Dylan recommends 5 of his favorite recently released albums.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Ian Wendrow to discuss their thoughts on the history of protest music in America.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Eve Boer to discuss Death Grips's The Money Store and No Love Deep Web for their 10th anniversaries.

Danny and Dylan discuss their five favorite (or five of their favorite) records of the 2010s.

Danny and Dylan discuss Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V, some of his more recent collaborations, and their final thoughts on his legacy thus far.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Joe Zimmer to discuss the new Destroyer record, Labyrinthitis, and their thoughts on this work altogether.

Danny and Dylan discuss Lil Wayne's guitar-heavy wilderness period from Rebirth through I Am Not a Human Being II, as well as the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Danny and Dylan are joined by George Martin Jr. to discuss the state of contemporary Detroit hip-hop.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Dylan's brother Grant to discuss Lil Wayne's critical and commercial peak, Tha Carter III.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Chance Timm to discuss Big Thief's latest LP, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, and their thoughts on the band's work overall.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Nick Semaan to talk Animal Collective's latest LP, Time Skiffs, and their thoughts on the Collective's work on the whole. Danny continues to quiz Dylan on Animal Collective, and Doc Rock returns to recommend Rolling Thunder Revue, the 2nd Martin Scorsese documentary on Bob Dylan.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Hunter Gasiorowski to discuss Earl Sweatshirt's new album, Sick!, and their thoughts on his work overall. The boys also discuss their most anticipated albums for 2022, Danny begins to quiz Dylan on Animal Collective, and Dylan recommends 5 of his favorite albums of 2022 so far.

Dylan discusses his 5 favorite albums of 2021, while Danny discusses his five favorite albums that he got into in 2021.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Chance Timm for a broad discussion on songwriting.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Keanu Noel to discuss the impact of Drake's Take Care, and their individual relationships to the hip-hop of 2011.

Danny and Dylan have a broad conversation ranging from classic rock to contemporary hip hop, and play Pitchfork's 5-10-15-20 by going through the music that defined each of their lives 5 years at a time.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friends of the pod, Mark Miller and Sean Sutherland, to discuss My Bloody Valentine's game changing second LP, Loveless.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Matt Ward to discuss The Strokes, and more specifically their debut LP, Is This It?, and whether or not The Strokes were as compelling as the artists within Brooklyn's avant-garde noise scene of the early aughts which included acts such as Animal Collective, Black Dice, Gang Gang Dance, etc.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Ian Wendrow to discuss their experience at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival. They also touch on the 20th anniversary of Wilco's opus, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, as well as the documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.

Danny and Dylan discuss how inescapable Antonoff's presence is within the current landscape of pop music, and touch on the underwhelming recent LPs by Kanye West and Drake.

Danny and Dylan are joined by friend of the pod Matt Ward to discuss Funkadelic's groundbreaking 3rd LP, Maggot Brain, as well as additional highlights from their discography, and the overall legacy of frontman and band leader George Clinton.

The third episode of our Summer of Wayne series in which Dylan and Danny go back through Lil Wayne's entire discography.

The second episode of our Summer of Wayne series in which Dylan and Danny go back through Lil Wayne's entire discography.

Guest Sean Sutherland joins Dylan and Danny to talk about Tyler the Creator's critically acclaimed new album and the career trajectory he's taken in the past decade.

The first episode of our Summer of Wayne series in which Dylan and Danny go back through Lil Wayne's entire discography. During our teen years Wayne was widely considered (and self-proclaimedly) the “best rapper alive” but like a pair of true idiots we weren't keeping up— now we're serving our penance. Join us on this deep dive through all of Weezy's albums, mixtapes, poop metaphors, and to finally learn what the F in Weezy F Baby stands for.

Guest Mark Miller joins Dylan and Danny to discuss the Speedy Wunderground scene, new albums from Black Midi and Squid, and the history of post-punk and goth.

Dylan and Danny do a deep dive on two Beach Boys albums from the early 70s that have recently received a 50th anniversary reissue. Doc Rock also joins to discuss the ridiculous Garth Brooks' documentary “The Road I'm On”

The long awaited emo roundtable. First time guest Matt Ward joins on this episode of Audio Ecstasy to discuss emo-- it's history, subgenres, and position in the broader context of rock music. What wave are we on now?

Dylan and Danny are joined by guest Nic Cupitelli to discuss the slow return of live music, as well as their first and favorite concerts, and a broader discussion of the significance of live music in comparison to recorded music. We also get the Led out for the first time on the show.