Hosts Jason Jefferies and Reggie Worth discuss each week’s new album releases towards the goal of crowning the Album(s) of the Year.
Jason Jefferies and Reggie Worth
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies talk about the new releases of 5/23/25, including Stereolab! Also discussed: Bruce Springsteen vs. Donald Trump, and whether Green Day's legacy is greater than that of the Ramones. Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies talk about the new albums released on 5/16/25, including Friendship, Snoop Dogg, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Robin Trower, Billy Nomates, Ekkstacy and more. Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 5/9/25 including albums by Billy Woods, Counting Crows, Arcade Fire, Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, André 3000, Sleep Token, PinkPantheress, Briston Maroney and much more. What a loaded week! Happy listening, friends!
This week, in our 50th EPISODE, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 5/2/25, including albums by Car Seat Headrest, PUP, Lucius, Blondshell and much more. Thank you for joining us friends, and happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 4/25/25, including albums by Sunflower Bean, Tennis, Ghost, Viagra Boys and more! Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 4/18/25, including new albums by TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, Melvins, Too $hort, Kool Keith, Beirut and more. Happy Listening, friends!
This week, Reggie and Jason record on TAX DAY and welcome special guest Abigail Worth! Discussed are new albums by Kamasi Washington, Eyedress, Turnpike Troubadours, the Mars Volta and more. Happy Listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 4/4/25, including albums by The Waterboys, Skrillex, Black Country, New Road, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, and more. Happy Listening, friends!
On the first of this week's episodes, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by Jeffrey Lewis, who discusses his new album The Even MORE Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis. Enjoy this one, friends! We sure did. Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 3/28/25, including albums by Perfume Genius, Destroyer, Will Smith, Mumford & Sons, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Wallows, Lucy Dacus, and Deafheaven. Happy Listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 3/21/25, including albums by My Morning Jacket, Sharp Pins, Japanese Breakfast, Jeffrey Lewis, Brian Eno, Flying Lotus and more. Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new albums released on March 14, 2025 including albums by Divorce, Charley Crockett, Steven Wilson, BAMBARA, Nels Cline, The Loft and more. Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 3/7/25, including albums by Jason Isbell, Jethro Tull, Bob Mould, Neil Young, Hamilton Leithauser, Fust, Star 99 and Horse Vision. Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 2/28/25, including albums by Panda Bear, Mdou Moctar, Charles Wesley Godwin (EP), Andy Bell, and more! Also discussed is the state of music in the world in March of 2025. Happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 2/14 and 2/21/25, including albums by The Velveteers, Rusty Williams, Horsegirl, Ryan Adams, Father John Misty, Imagine Dragons, Patterson Hood, Saya Gray, ZOPA, and more! Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Jason Jefferies and Reggie Worth discuss the new releases of 1/31/25 and 2/7/25, including albums by The Weeknd, WarWolf, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Ambrose Akinmusire, Maribou State, Sharon Van Etten, Larry June/2 Chainz/The Alchemist, Slow Pulp, HORSEBATH, and Sean Thompson's Weird Ears. Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by Lilly Hiatt, who discusses her fantastic new album Forever. Catch Lilly on her upcoming tour and give this one a listen, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 1/17/25 and 1/24/25, including albums by Songhoy Blues, Damien Jurado, Mogwai, Rose City Band, and Matt Berry. Also discussed are actors who cross over into music, and Bob Dylan. Thank you, and happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by OG Listmaser John Zittle in a recap of the top 20 albums of Listmas 2024. This is the good stuff, folks. Happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies catch up on the albums that are eligible for Listmas 2025 so far, including releases by Snoop Dogg and Lambrini Girls, and recap albums 81-21 of Listmas 2024. Happy Listening, friends!
It's Listmas Day! This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by Mike Allen from the Wake Forest Listening Room in a discussion about his favorite albums of 2024. Happy Listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies talk through the burnout of the holiday season by way of a conversation regarding revisiting albums that have slipped through the cracks, albums that may have been elevated due to recency bias, ranking strategy, the influence of other end of the year lists and more! Next episode will be the beginning of the 2024 Listmas recap. Until then, Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 11/22/24, including GNX by Kendrick Lamar, Mahashmashana by Father John Misty, Small Changes by Michael Kiwanuka, and Nobody Loves You More by Kim Deal. Happy Listening, Friends!
This week, in an abbreviated episode, hosts Jason Jefferies and Reggie Worth discuss the new releases of 11/15, including Major Lazer and Dwight Yoakam. Yoakam if you got 'em! We will be back later this week to discuss one of the best release weeks of the year. Until then, Happy Listening!
On this week's Listmas Podcast, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 11/1 and 11/8 including Songs of a Lost World by The Cure, Last Leaf On The Tree by Willie Nelson, Spirit Box by Flying Lotus and more! Happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the releases of 10/25/24, including The Night the Zombies Came by Pixies, Evergreen by Soccer Mommy, Magpie by Peach Pit, Deadwoods (Live) by Deadwoods, CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, The Creator, Full Bloom by 311 and more. Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 10/18/24, including albums by Christopher Owens, Nap Eyes, Bon Iver, Jerry Cantrell, Kylie Minogue and more. Happy Listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reginald Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 10/4/24 and 10/11/24, including Cutouts by The Smile, No Obligation by The Linda Lindas, Live from the Ryman Vol. 2 by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Leon by Leon Bridges, Moon Music by Coldplay and more! Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies welcome special guest Scott Ballew, who discusses his new album Rio Bravo. Topics of discussion include directing a film vs. recording an album, surrender, the heart, Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Harry Nilsson, Paul Thomas Anderson, whether people can change vs. whether people want to change, pandemic creativity, and much more. Rio Bravo is a Listmas LOCK. Happy Listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 9/27/24, including new releases by Billy Strings, The Black Dahlia Murder, JD McPherson, The Voidz, Lady Gaga, Bill Weeds & Cory Weeds, and more. Also discussed is how Julian Casablancas is like LeBron James. Happy Listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 9/20/24 including Flow Critical Lucidity by Thurston Moore, Viva Tu by Manu Chao, Five Dice, All Threes by Bright Eyes, and In Waves by Jamie XX. Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by music journalist Corey duBrowa, author of An Ideal for Living: A Celebration of the EP-Extended Play, in a discussion about whether EPs and live albums should be considered in discussion regarding the Album of the Year. Also discussed are the new releases of 9/13/24, including Rack by The Jesus Lizard, Soft Tissue by Tindersticks, Moon Mirror by Nada Surf, and much more. Happy Listening!
It's a big week on the Listmas Podcast! Hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 9/4/24, including Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman, THE FORCE by LL Cool J, Something Is Working Up Above My Head by Shovels and Rope, Viva Hinds by Hinds, A Stranger Desired by Bleachers, Luck and Strange by David Gilmour, Sick of Being Sick! by Jon Spencer, Born Horses by Mercury Rev and more! Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of August 30, 2024 including Every Time I Think About You by The Cactus Blossoms, Wild God by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Sweet Critters by Caleb Caudle, A Ballet Through Mud by RZA, the Colorado Symphony & Christopher Dragon and more! Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reginald Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 8/23/24, including Romance by Fontaines D.C., Woodland Studios by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Bread by Sofi Tukker and The Bed I Made by The Softies. Happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 8/16/2024 including Long Way Home by Ray LaMontagne, Thus Spoke the Fool by Pony Bradshaw, F-1 Trillion by Post Malone and more. Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of August 9, 2024 including SORCS 80 by Thee Oh Sees, Flight b741 by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Easy Company by Futurebirds and more. Happy Listening, friends!
For the first of our special LISTMAS LOCK episodes, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by Jason Lytle, frontman of Grandaddy, who discusses his latest album Blu Wav, which is on Dangerbird Records. Topics of discussion include skateboarding, the intersection of nature and technology, the influence of place on art, office environments, Jazzmasters, the lesser explored parts of Yosemite, making positives out of negatives, Pintos on the moon and much more. Blu Wav can be purchased from your friendly local record store or ordered here. Happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 8/2/24 including Aghori Mhori Mei by The Smashing Pumpkins, No Name by Jack White, Smoke & Fiction by X, Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival by Killer Mike, Vultures 2 by Kanye West and Friends, Serving Country by Young Gravy and more. Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases of 07/26/24 including Made By These Moments by Red Clay Strays, The Fear of Standing Still by American Aquarium, Vertigo by Wand, Red Mile by Crack Cloud and more! Happy listening, friends!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by Chris Ayers for a discussion about the best metal releases of 2024, including ATRÆ BILIS, Thou, Hashtronaut, Ministry and Atrophy. Also covered are new releases by Charley Crockett, Dr. Dog, GUM and Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Beachwood Sparks, Childish Gambino and more. Happy listening!
This week, Jason Jefferies and Reggie Worth are joined by Lauren Marlowe in a discussion about the new releases of July 12, 2024 including Passage Du Desir by Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson), When I'm Called by Jake Xerxes Fussell, Evolve by Phish, Live Vol 1 by Billy Strings, The Death of Slim Shady by Eminem, X's by Cigarettes After Sex, L.A. Times by Travis, and Charm by Clairo. Happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss The Great American Bar Scene by Zach Bryan (with input by special guest Abigail Worth). Also, a Listmas in July round of "In or Out". Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by special guests John Davis of Folk Implosion and Van Jefferies. Discussed are the new releases from 06/26/24 including Walk Thru Me by The Folk Implosion, Redd Kross by Redd Kross, South of Here by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Strut of Kings by Guided by Voices, LOOM by Imagine Dragons, Songwriter by Johnny Cash, Valley of Abandoned Songs by The Felice Brothers, Bad Cameo by James Blake & Lil Yachty, Love Heart Cheat Code by Hiatus Kaiyote, and Hot Sun Cool Shroud--EP by Wilco. Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Jason Jefferies and Reggie Worth discuss the new releases of June 21, 2024 including Stung! by Pond, Texicali by Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Good Together by Lake Street Dive, WeirdOs by O., Afraid of Tomorrow by The Mysterines, and Proxy Music by Linda Thompson. Happy listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies are joined by Hank Smith, who discusses his new album with Hank, Pattie & the Current (Paper Lanterns). Also discussed: As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again by The Decemberists, Why Lawd? by NxWorries, Again! Again! by Mr. Sam & the People People, The Gloss by Cola, The Art of the Lie by John Grant, New World Depression by $uicideboy$, Sonido Cósmico by Hermanos Gutiérrez, and POPtical Illusion by John Cale.
This week, Reggie and Jason discuss the new releases from June 7th, 2024 including La Fleur by Kelley Stoltz, BRAT by Charlie xcx, Below the Waste by Goat Girl, NO HANDS by Joey Valence & Brae, EELS TIME! by Eels, Radiosoul by Alfie Templeman, Carrot On Strings by Man Man, TIMELESS by KAYTRANADA, Time by The Game, Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free by Bonny Light Horseman, Countin' the Miles by Jesse Daniel and Miracle Focus by Strand of Oaks. Happy Flag Day!
This week, Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new albums released on 5/31/24 including >>>> by Beak>, Dreamachine by Habit, Ship to Shore by Richard Thompson, Jump Rope by Buffalo Tom, and The Border by Willie Nelson. Also discussed are Sylvan Esso, The Rolling Stones, Tyler Childers, TANGK by Idles, Where we've been, Where we go from here... by Friko, Up On Gravity Hill by METZ, No by Tomato Flower, What Do We Do Now by J Mascis, 40 Days a Rotting by The Meteors, Rio Bravo by Scott Ballew, and Light Verse by Iron & Wine. Happy Listening!
This week, hosts Reggie Worth and Jason Jefferies discuss the new releases from 5/24/24 including Dark Times by Vince Staples, Frog In Boiling Water by DIIV, Sunday Morning Put-On by Andrew Bird, Alan Hampton and Ted Poor and News of the Universe by La Luz, and they also discuss the classic questions of the medium vs. the message and art vs. artist by way of Vultures I by Kanye West and Ty Dolly $ign, and Heatwave and Star Sign by Ryan Adams.
This week, Reggie and Jason discuss Moon and Stars by The Mavericks, Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons, To All Trains by Shellac, Atavista by Childish Gambino, Out in La La Land by Martha Spencer, Dark Matter by Pearl Jam, Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee, A LA SALA by Khruangbin, I Got Heaven by Mannequin Pussy, and much more. Listmas!
This week, hosts Jason Jefferies and Reggie Worth discuss the new albums released during the week of 5/10/24, including Set The Tone (Guns & Roses) by Ghostface Killah, Rhumba Country by Pokey LaFarge, Stampede: Vol. 1 by Orville Peck, Can We Please Have Fun by Kings of Leon, Cape Forestier by Angus & Julia Stone, Death Jokes by Amen Dunes and The Moon Is In The Wrong Place by Shannon & The Clams. Also discussed: Underdressed at the Symphony by Faye Webster, Loss of Life by MGMT, Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend, and Lil Yachty.