Out Of Ten is a music review podcast where we discuss and review recent album and track releases from various genres such as Indie Rock, Rap/Hip-Hop, and Mainstream Pop...and of course, rate the music out of ten. Out Of Ten is hosted by Sage Jordan and Michael Vallejos-Sevilla, and based out of Otta…
Ottawa, Ontario
We're back, and just in time! On this special release of Out Of Ten, we're doing a preview of this year's Eurovision song competition, as the final is happening this weekend on May 18. We quickly go through the competition, who won last year, and listen to previews of this year's track to give some […] The post Episode 324 – Eurovision 2025 Preview appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, our streak of metal reviews ends, but we have a good range of albums this week! We both review the highly anticipated “SABLE, fABLE” by Bon Iver and “Forever Howlong” by Black Country, New Road. Sage goes full indie girl reviewing albums from Lucy Dacus and Momma, and Michael […] The post Episode 323 – Bon “Phil Collins” Iver appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten Podcast, it's all about METAL. With our streak of metal album reviews continuing, we decided to invite our resident metal expert Keegan to help us review “Goldstar” by Imperial Triumphant. We also get his thoughts on the albums from Deafheaven, Whitechapel and Spiritbox that we reviewed earlier this month, […] The post Episode 322 – Our Resident Metal Expert (feat. Keegan Carruthers) appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, it's an eclectic one, as we review new (but all good) albums from Deafheaven, Japanese Breakfast, Men I Trust, and Wallows! For tracks, it's a poppy one as we check out all the new tracks released from Miley Cyrus' upcoming album, and new tracks from Laufey, Wet Leg, Kali […] The post Episode 321 – Lonely People With Power appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out of Ten, we continue last week's metal train and Michael now shares his thoughts on Spiritbox's “Tsunami Sea”, and we both review the deathcore album “Hymns of Dissonance” by Whitechapel. Michael actually gets through all of Playboi Carti's 30-track album “MUSIC”, and does a quick review of an album from Turkish […] The post Episode 320 – Whitechapel Roan appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we're hitting both ends of the music spectrum, only reviewing pop and metal. On the pop front, we start with a review of Lady Gaga's “MAYHEM”. And now that every BLACKPINK member has released a solo album, we continue our discussion of their Cold War, and review and rank […] The post Episode 319 – BLACKPINK Cold War Pt. 2 appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
We don't like Tate McRae's album. On this week's Out Of Ten, we explain why. But, we do like some new releases from Sam Fender, Rebecca Black and Inhaler, and tell you why you should listen to those! Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of Ten Podcast Instagram – @Outoftenpodcast, @thesagejordan and @michaelvjordan. Theme song is San Dingo – Presence. […] The post Episode 318 – So Close To Mid appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out of Ten, we've got a short one as we only review three albums from Oklou, Biig Piig, and Harakiri For The Sky. But Michael also review's the latest release from BLACKPINK member Jisoo, and we discuss which member might end up with the best album after all four release their music […] The post Episode 317 – BLACKPINK Cold War appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out of Ten, we've got a long one, as we talk about all the February music headlines we missed, like Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime show, and we see how our November Grammy predictions fared. We also go big on CanCon with reviews of The Weeknd's “Hurry Up Tomorrow”, and Drake & […] The post Episode 316 – February Round-up appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we are on the club dance floor listening and reviewing FKA Twigs' “Eusexua” and Rose Grey's “Louder, Please”. Sage also reviews the latest album from The Weather Station, and we check out new tracks from Jpegmafia, Self Esteem, and Spellling. Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of Ten Podcast Twitter […] The post Episode 315 – Konnichiwa appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
We're back! On our first Out Of Ten episode of 2025, Michael and Sage go through some anticipated albums of the year! We discuss some already confirmed albums coming out in the first half of the year, and some wish-list artists we want to see return this year. We also fit in some album reviews, […] The post Episode 314 – Anticipated Albums of 2025 appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
It's here! For our final 2024 episode of Out Of Ten, we are listing off our top 5 albums of 2024! Make sure to listen to the previous episode to hear our first half! Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of Ten Podcast Twitter – @SageJordan and @MichaelValSev Instagram – @Outoftenpodcast, @thesagejordan and @michaelvjordan. Theme song is San Dingo – Presence. Listen to […] The post Episode 313 – Our Top Ten Albums of 2024 (5 to 1) appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On our 2nd last ListSZN 2024 episode, it's first half of our top albums of 2024! Michael and Sage each list off the first half of their top ten albums of the year! Make sure to listen to this and next episode to see if your favourite album made the list! Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook […] The post Episode 312 – Our Top Ten Albums of 2024 (10 to 6) appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
In our third ListSZN 2024 episode, Sage now lists off his top ten songs of the year! How many songs did Michael and Sage overlap with? Or how many did you overlap with Sage? Listen to find out! Stay tuned for our final episodes of the year where we rattle off our top ten albums […] The post Episode 311 – Sage's Top Ten Songs of 2024 appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
In our second ListSZN 2024 episode, Michael continues our year-end episodes by listing off his top ten songs of the year! Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of Ten Podcast Twitter – @SageJordan and @MichaelValSev Instagram – @Outoftenpodcast, @thesagejordan and @michaelvjordan. Theme song is San Dingo – Presence. Listen to the Neon Highway EP here. About Out Of Ten: Out Of Ten is a […] The post Episode 310 – Michael's Top Ten Songs of 2024 appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
ListSZN 2024 is here! On this episode of Out of Ten, we start our year end episodes with our annual Risers and Sliders! Risers are albums whose ratings significantly rose over the year, and Sliders are albums that we may have loved or liked in our first listens, but over the year, slid in rankings. […] The post Episode 309 – 2024 Risers and Sliders appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On the final regular Out Of Ten episode of the year before #LISTSZN 2025, we end the year with a review of Linkin Park's “From Zero”. We also discuss some small shoegaze/bedroom-pop EPs we've discovered from groups like Juliet Ivy and Attic Ocean, and take you on a tour of how we use the YouTube […] The post Episode 308 – Ending Our Year With Linkin Park appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out of Ten, we get into the recording booth urgently to review Kendrick Lamar's surprise new album “GNX”. We also review Father John Misty's return to form with “Mahashmashana”. Sage also review's Poppy's “Negative Spaces” and her move to full metal music. Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of Ten Podcast Twitter – @SageJordan and @MichaelValSev […] The post Episode 307 – GNX appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
It's that time of year again! The 2025 Grammys nominations have been revealed, and on this episode, we continue our yearly tradition of predicting the winners! In what may be the most stacked main category Grammy years since we've started the show, we go through all the main categories like Record Of The Year, Best […] The post Episode 306 – 2025 Grammys Nominations appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
The last of our backlog! On this episode recorded November 7, 2024, Michael has officially moved to Mexico and shares his thoughts on albums in his half set-up! Sage and Michael review Halsey's latest album “The Great Impersonator”, and Michael reviews Tyler, The Creator's “Chromakopia”. Sage also shares his thoughts on albums from FINNEAS and […] The post Episode 305 – Michael In Mexico appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
The 2nd in our backlog episodes! This episode was originally recorded on October 24, 2024, but due to hosting provider issues could be not uploaded. On this episode, it is Michael's final episode before his move to Mexico City! So they discuss Sage's impromptu trip to see Sabrina Carpenter, their last concert seeing Danny Brown, […] The post Episode 304 – Michael's Last Dance appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
We're back! Out of Ten Podcast is back after a hiatus due to hosting provider issues, so all week we are uploading our backlog of episodes from October. This episode is early October, recorded before the issues with Archive.org. We review a wide range of albums from September, including albums from Pale Waves, Geordie Greep […] The post Episode 303 – Still Bringin' It appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
Katy Perry takes over this week's Out Of Ten, as we review her new album “143” and see if it really deserves the hate it's getting. We also take a look at Jamie XX's “In Waves”, check out tracks from Poppy and The Weeknd, and talk about the allegations on Diddy and Vince McMahon. Links: […] The post Episode 302 – Did Diddy Diddy? appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we're back from a summer break as our hectic summer comes to a close. Sage and Michael talk about finally seeing Spoon live, and Sage talks about his week at CityFolk watching artists like Greta Van Fleet, Maren Morris, and Rise Against. We get to our summer album laundry […] The post Episode 301 – Balegdah appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
It's episode 300 of Out Of Ten! In what is usually a big milestone event, we actually forgot when recording, so this week's episode is a regular one! We first summarise our favourite Olympic athlete names and performances, especially our homegirl RAYGUN. Then, we try to review the current August 9th version of Vultures 2 […] The post Episode 300 – Lalomilo Lalomilo appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we hit a snag of disappointing albums, reviewing a few albums that didn't live up to our expectations. We review Childish Gambino's final album “Bando Stone and The New World”, and new releases from Glass Animals, Griff, Denzel Curry, and Blusher. For tracks, Michael talks about his least favourite […] The post Episode 299 – Bando Stone and The Mediocre Album appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's podcast, we have an all-female line-up as we review great albums from Clairo and Remi Wolf. Sage also bites the bullet and listens to JoJo Siwa's “Guilty Pleasure” EP…which somehow isn't the worst reviewed album of the week due to Michael also reviewing Camila Cabello's “C,XOXO”. Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of […] The post Episode 298 – Sage Listens to JoJo Siwa appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this Out Of Ten, we're so Julia as we review Charli XCX's “brat”. We also review a big of other album releases from NxWorries, Peggy Gou, Aurora, Kaytranada, Tove Love & SG Lewis, and Joey Valance & Brae! We also check out all the newest pop tracks from Coldplay, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, PARIS […] The post Episode 297 – John Cena, The Way I'm Bing Chilling appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we kick off June with some reviews of albums from Twenty One Pilots, Bring Me The Horizon, Wallows, and Judas Priest! We also check out a bunch of new tracks from Clairo, Luna Li, NewJeans, ARTMS, Nemahsis, Tinashe, and Nilufer Yanya. Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of Ten Podcast […] The post Episode 296 – What Would You Do For… appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we're mesmerised by ChatGPT as we spend the first quarter of the episode talking about the newest ChatGPT release and all the men who will fall in love with it. On the music side, we review releases from the past several weeks from Dua Lipa, Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish, […] The post Episode 295 – Sexy ChatGPT appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
We're back (for a bit)! On this week's Out Of Ten, Michael is back from another trip, and we give our thoughts on some big albums over the past month, like Beyoncé's “Cowboy Carter”, Vampire Weekend's “Only God Was Above Us”, and Taylor Swift's “The Tortured Poets Department”. We also cover some recent music news […] The post Episode 294 – Everyone Knows That appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we're sticking with our female favs this episode as we review new albums from Julia Holter, FLETCHER, and Michael tells us about his solo trip to see Olivia Rodrigo live in Montreal! And with every Eurovision 2024 entry announced, we take a quick dive into each song and give […] The post Episode 293 – Michael Goes To The Olivia Rodrigo Tour appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we chill out as a bit as we review some low tempo new releases from Kacey Musgraves and Justin Timberlake. Do they both disappoint, or live up to their previous material? Listen to find out! Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of Ten Podcast Twitter – @SageJordan and @MichaelValSev Instagram – @Outoftenpodcast, @thesagejordan and @michaelvjordan. Theme song […] The post Episode 292 – Justin Is Everything We Thought He Was (Boring) appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out of Ten, Michael and Sage are back from their individual vacations, and are here to give you a round-up of the albums they listened to over the past month! We share our thoughts on albums like “Vultures 1” by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, “I Got Heaven” by Mannequin Pussy, […] The post Episode 291 – March 2024 Review Round-up! appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this eventful episode of Out Of Ten, we check out a lot of albums, tracks, and recap our 2024 Grammys Predictions! We both review the The Last Dinner Party's debut album, and albums from Benny The Butcher and Lil Dicky. We check out a bunch of new tracks from Kacey Musgraves, Caroline Polachek & […] The post Episode 290 – 2024 Grammys Recap appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out of Ten, we have a slim week of album reviews, but a lot of rap tracks! We review the latest albums from Future Islands and NewDad, and in a week full of rap diss tracks, we see who dropped the best rap track of the week: Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, […] The post Episode 289 – Nicki vs. Megan vs. Ice Spice vs. Ben Shapiro appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we welcome the mediocre return of Green Day and review their new album “Saviors”. We also review new albums from Sprints and The Vaccines, and check out new songs from Justin Timberlake, Justice, Kygo & Ava Max, and Allie X. Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of Ten Podcast Twitter […] The post Episode 288 – Green Day East Side Mario's appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
We're back!!!!! On our first Out Of Ten Podcast of 2024, We review the biggest new releases of the year from 21 Savage, Kali Uchis, and the MMM WHOAAA man himself Kid Cudi! We also talk about some anticipated albums, and check out new tracks from Ariana Grande and Lil Nas X. Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com […] The post Episode 287 – The MMMM WHOA Man Returns appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
Last episode of 2023! On this Out Of Ten, we finish off #LISTSZN2023 and list of our five albums of the year! Make sure to listen to old previous #LISTSZN2023 episodes to hear about top ten songs of the year, and the first half of our top albums episodes! Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook – Out Of […] The post Episode 286 – Top Ten Albums of 2023 (5 to 1) appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
Almost done #LISTSZN2023! On our penultimate episode of the year, Michael and Sage go back and forth to discuss the first half of their top ten albums of the year! We go through our 10th to 6th favourite albums on this episode, and close it off on our final episode of the year. Listen to […] The post Episode 285 – Top Ten Albums of 2023 (10 to 6) appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
#LISTSZN2023 continues! On Part 3 of our year-end episodes, it's Sage's turn to list his top ten songs of the year! Compared to Michael's list, Sage's consist more of hard rock riffs and weird club bangers, but your favourite song could be on his list (probably not, his list is weird)! Links: Website – www.outoftenpodcast.com Facebook […] The post Episode 284 – Sage's Top Ten Songs of 2023 appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this episode of Out Of Ten, we're at Part 2 of #LISTSZN2023, going through Michael's top ten songs of 2023! He's got a really eclectic list ranging from jazz pop, hip-hop, to christian rock, so take a listen and see if your favourite song of the year made it onto his list! Links: Website […] The post Episode 283 – Michael's Top Ten Songs of 2023 appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
#LISTSZN2023 is here! On this week's Out Of Ten, we kick off our year-end list episodes with our 2023 Risers & Sliders! Risers are albums that have risen up in the ratings over year from their original rating upon release, and Sliders are albums that maybe we overrated in our initial listen, and whose ratings […] The post Episode 282 – 2023 Risers & Sliders appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out of Ten, we're nearing the end of 2023 and the final big album releases of the year! We review new albums from Danny Brown and Andre 3000, two prolific older rappers who are feeling so out of touch with the modern rap game, that one chose to rap solely about it, […] The post Episode 281 – Old Man Rap appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we're only a few weeks away from List SZN, and knock off reviews of some of the final albums of 2023! We both review PinkPantheress' “Heaven Knows”, Michael reviews Victoria Monet's “JAGUAR II” fresh off her Grammy noms, and albums from MIKE and Psyché. Sage reviews “Light, Dark, Light […] The post Episode 280 – Norwegian Black Metal appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
It's Grammy nomination time! On this week's Out Of Ten, we continue our yearly tradition, and go through the biggest Grammy categories! For each award, we discuss the nominees, who we want to win, and who we think actually will win, and tally our predictions back up in the Winter after the awards! We also […] The post Episode 279 – 2024 Grammy Predictions! appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, We get too distracted throughout the ep, but are able to finally give our thoughts on Sampha's “Lahai”, and review new releases from Sigrid, Poppy, Black Pumas, and Wild Nothing. We go into the biggest music news of the week, and listen to the Beatles' new track “Now and […] The post Episode 278 – George Harrison The Curmudgeon appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, we've got a wild ride of album reviews! We first hit our Canada quota with reviews of Rêve's “Saturn Return” and TALK's “Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees”. Michael then moves to Germany to review German singer AYLIVA's album “Schwarzes Herz”. And just in time for Halloween, […] The post Episode 277 – The Spookiest Album of 2023 appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On maybe our most explicit episode in a long time, this week's Out Of Ten is filled with reviews of albums from Troye Sivan, boygenius, CMAT, Fefe Dobson, and Slow Pulp! We also check out a lot of tracks, headlined by Drake's son Adonis and his “My Man Freestyle”, Track reviews include Charli XCX & […] The post Episode 276 – Don't Talk To My Man Like That appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, Michael is back in-person, and we review a big one with Drake's “For All The Dogs”. Michael also reviews an AOTY candidate in Sufjan Steven's “Javelin”, and reviews albums from Arkells and Carter Vail. Sage also reviews Hannah Diamond's “Perfect Picture”, and we discuss “Re: This Is Why”, the […] The post Episode 275 – FOR ALL THE DAWGS appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.
On this week's Out Of Ten, Michael is still out west and recording remotely for one more week, but gets to tell us about his time at the Nickelback exhibit in Calgary! Sage shares his thoughts on the latest album by The Beaches and Alan Palomo, and Michael reviews a new album from Cleo Sol. […] The post Episode 274 – Michael Goes To The Nickelback Exhibit appeared first on Out Of Ten Podcast.