Unmuted, Unmastered

"Stay rooted in what matters most"On the show this week:00:00:42 NewsCoca-Cola launches Real Thing Records with UMG00:06:50 Soft New Magic Dream by Black Moth Super Rainbow album review discussion00:32:35 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Obongjayar - Paradise NowSoot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a WeaponNazar - DemilitarizeAlien Boy - You Wanna Fade?Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My WayCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIICharmer - DownpourZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysCar Seat Headrest - The ScholarsSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

“I knew you were going to say Carly Rae Jepsen!” “Why would I talk about anyone else?”On the show this week:00:00:49 NewsNDAs should be banned to curb music industry ‘culture of misogyny', says new parliament report00:13:30 Paradise Now by Obongjayar review discussion00:44:18 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a WeaponNazar - DemilitarizeAlien Boy - You Wanna Fade?Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My WayCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysCharmer - DownpourCar Seat Headrest - The ScholarsSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"Why did I sound like Harry Styles"On the show this week:00:00:47 NewsSpotify continues to dominate in Europe00:12:37 Downpour by Charmer review discussion00:43:09 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a WeaponNazar - DemilitarizeAlien Boy - You Wanna Fade?Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My WayCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysCar Seat Headrest - The ScholarsSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"They really pull out the cautious"On the show this week:00:00:53 NewsSpotify will show listen counts for podcasts00:12:29 Wield Your Hope Like A Weapon by Soot Sprite review discussion00:42:09 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Nazar - DemilitarizeAlien Boy - You Wanna Fade?Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My WayCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysCar Seat Headrest - The ScholarsSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"I'm thinking like 90s electronica, the ones that have a snowy picture on the front cover"On the show this week:00:01:13 NewsLord Buffalo cancel European tour after drummer Yamal Said is detained by US border control00:07:33 You Wanna Fade? by Alien Boy album review discussion00:45:47 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Nazar - DemilitarizeAnxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My WayCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysCar Seat Headrest - The ScholarsSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"I'm now way more confused than I was going in!"On the show this week:00:00:46 NewsTennis attack Pitchfork reviews00:12:10 The Scholars by Car Seat Headrest00:51:48 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Nazar - DemilitarizeAnxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My WayCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"I have a feeling we're going to diverge quite significantly"On the show this week:00:00:45 NewsAustralian radio station hosted by AI for 20 hours a week00:06:10 Demilitarize by Nazar album review discussion00:24:15 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My WayCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"I want it noted for posterity that I've disagreed." "Noted."On the show this week:00:00:52 NewsCall to fine 'headphone dodgers' who play music on buses00:08:33 Send a Prayer My Way by Julien Baker & TORRES album review discussion00:49:04 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"It feels very English and I don't know how to elaborate on that but it does"On the show this week:00:00:52 NewsBuskers banned from Leicester Square00:08:05 Forever Howlong by Black Country New Road00:41:43 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"Stave off the boygenius tiredness"On the show this week:00:00:39 NewsTrump's tariffs cause fallout in the music industry00:09:27 Stochastic Drift by Barker album review discussion00:29:38 James' thoughts on Patience, Moonbeam by Great Grandpa00:32:26 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"We love and respect Imogen Heap in this household"On the show this week:00:01:11 Patience, Moonbeam by Great Grandpa review discussion00:31:45 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"This is cosmic payback for me using the word lugubrious"On the show this week:00:00:48 NewsSoundcloud trends released00:06:47 For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) by Japanese Breakfast review discussion00:45:54 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsAnxious - BambiCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story'Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"Is this required reading for the album listening experience?"On the show this week:00:01:04 NewsPRS and the BBPA launch the Pubs Go Live initiative00:06:15 Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story' by Courting album review discussion00:35:56 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsAnxious - BambiOm Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver ScreenFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"sounds like the really short synopsis you see under Netflix movies"On the show this week:00:00:51 NewsGlobal music growth slows in 2024 with streaming's share of revenue actually dipping00:08:22 Blood On the Silver Screen by SASAMI review discussion00:35:36 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsAnxious - BambiOm Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"I only measure in Bruce Springsteens"On the show this week:00:01:05 NewsCreate Music Group acquires deadmau5 and mau5trap records00:09:45 Acid Dub Studies III by Om Unit review discussion00:37:23 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsAnxious - BambiZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"Bambi by Bambi"On the show this week:00:01:09 News Musicians in the UK protest new AI law00:09:26 Bambi by Anxious album review discussion00:57:15 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings: The Weather Station - Humanhood Squid - Cowards Zement - Passagen Flipturn - Burnout Days Freckle - Freckle Zach Phillips - True Music Ethel Cain - Perverts

"as someone who grew up in a Radio 2 household, it is 100% the Radio 2 audience"On the show this week:00:00:51 News Red Hot Chili Peppers seeking $350M in masters catalog sale00:05:00 Passagen by Zement review discussion00:40:27 Quantum Sound: Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini gig review00:47:44 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings: The Weather Station - Humanhood Squid - Cowards Flipturn - Burnout Days Freckle - Freckle Zach Phillips - True Music Ethel Cain - Perverts

"if you want a lyric from this album tattooed on you...you might get some questions"On the show this week:00:00:45 NewsUniversal Music Group and Music Health Alliance Launch Music Industry Mental Health Fund00:06:34 Cowards by Squid review discussion00:37:07 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodFlipturn - Burnout DaysFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"Thinking about horses and girls"On the show this week:00:00:50 NewsHangouts brings social listening to Discord00:08:40 Freckle by Freckle album review discussion00:28:45 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodFlipturn - Burnout DaysFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

"This really kind of squidgy wet guitar sound" On the show this week: 00:00:51 News Marshall Amps under new ownership (again) 00:05:27 Burnout Days by flipturn review discussion 00:36:21 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: The Weather Station - Humanhood Zach Phillips - True Music Ethel Cain - Perverts

"This metaphor is getting away from me so I'm gonna wrap it up" On the show this week: 00:00:51 News Ofcom claims that Bristol radio station, SWU.fm, breached licence condition 00:09:52 Humanhood by The Weather Station review discussion 00:39:33 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Zach Phillips - True Music Ethel Cain - Perverts

"scary, but in a good way" On the show this week: 00:00:39 News UK government to introduce limits on ticket touts 00:08:34 Will's review of True Music by Zach Phillips 00:12:13 Perverts by Ethel Cain album review discussion 00:44:42 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Zach Phillips - True Music

"Sorry Zach, I hope we're on a first name basis… probably not now" On the show this week: 00:00:56 News UK music consumption reached a 20 year high in 2024 00:11:30 True Music by Zach Phillips album review discussion

00:57:00 Top improved artists 00:12:17 Top surprising most listened artists 00:27:21 Top new artist discoveries

"Alligator (Taylor's Version)" On the show this week: 00:00:37 Rome by The National album review discussion

"The people on Reddit are going to continue complaining..." On the show this week: 00:00:50 Juicy Sonic Magic by The National review discussion

We celebrate our 200th episode with a customary quiz! Thank you for listening to Unmuted, Unmastered.

"You didn't notice the chord progression?!" On the show this week: 00:00:53 Boxer (Live in Brussels) by The National review discussion

"There's also a dog next to it, so that's double points from me" On the show this week: 00:00:53 News The UK's Musicians' Union and Help Musicians releases the Disabled Musicians Insight Report 00:08:30 Soft Power by Fazerdaze album review discussion 00:38:37 Live review: Bonny Light Horseman at New Century Manchester 00:42:14 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Geordie Greep - The New Sound Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU The Cure - Songs of a Lost World Halogenix - Passions Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull The Rope Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Two Shell - Two Shell Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Soccer Mommy - Evergreen 070 Shake - Petrichor Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Confidence Man - 3AM (LA LA LA) Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Delta Sleep - Blue Garden Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"The end of an E3 presentation..." On the show this week: 00:00:43 News Government assess 3 recommendations to support the industry 00:10:48 Petrichor by 070 Shake album review discussion 00:42:56 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Geordie Greep - The New Sound Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU The Cure - Songs of a Lost World Halogenix - Passions Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull The Rope Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Two Shell - Two Shell Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Soccer Mommy - Evergreen Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Confidence Man - 3AM (LA LA LA) Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Delta Sleep - Blue Garden Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"that's a big if" On the show this week: 00:00:44 News Bristol City Council introduces gig ticket levy 00:10:04 Songs of a Lost World by The Cure album review discussion 00:52:22 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Geordie Greep - The New Sound Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull The Rope Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Two Shell - Two Shell Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Soccer Mommy - Evergreen Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Confidence Man - 3AM (LA LA LA) Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Delta Sleep - Blue Garden Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"I promise I'm not a paid actor..." On the show this week: 00:01:01 News Quincy Jones passes away aged 91 00:05:11 Two Shell by Two Shell album review discussion 00:43:19 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Geordie Greep - The New Sound Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull The Rope Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Soccer Mommy - Evergreen Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Confidence Man - 3AM (LA LA LA) Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Delta Sleep - Blue Garden Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"Radio 2's got a lot to answer for" On the show this week: 00:00:46 News Cycling 74 release Max 9 00:09:27 Evergreen by Soccer Mommy album review discussion 00:48:15 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Geordie Greep - The New Sound Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Confidence Man - 3AM (LA LA LA) Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Delta Sleep - Blue Garden Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"Distract the old men to stop them voting for Trump" On the show this week: 00:00:37 News Martin Garrix named DJ Mag's number 1 DJ 00:07:52 4AM (LA LA LA) by Confidence Man album review discussion 00:50:45 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Geordie Greep - The New Sound Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Delta Sleep - Blue Garden Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"Will's just dictatorshipped all over this... James has no say" On the show this week: 00:00:51 News Imogen Heap's AI innovation, 'Mogen' 00:09:56 Blue Garden by Delta Sleep album review discussion 00:44:06 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Geordie Greep - The New Sound Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"Starting off you're almost endeared...though, at this point, you know not to be" On the show this week: 00:00:48 News A lot of suing from a lot of big names 00:09:26 The New Sound by Geordie Greep album review discussion 00:59:12 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Origami Angel - Feeling Not Found Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"If you like pictures of wolves..." On the show this week: 00:00:38 News Rough Trade to open new store on London's Denmark Street 00:04:50 Feeling Not Found by Origami Angel album review discussion 00:35:44 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"If the weather matches the album you're going to have an unmatched experience" On the show this week: 00:00:47 News TikTok Music is closing down 00:08:23 My Method Actor by Nilüfer Yanya album review discussion 00:39:47 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry Floating Points - Cascade MGMT - Loss of Life Dummy - Free Energy JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"I use old Mozart pieces to wrap up my fish & chips" On the show this week: 00:00:46 News • A new Mozart composition has been discovered in German library 00:05:49 Cascade by Floating Points album review discussion 00:47:52 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: • Los Campesinos! - All Hell • Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free • Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown • Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry • oso oso - life till bones • Jlin - Akoma • Dehd - Poetry • MGMT - Loss of Life • Dummy - Free Energy • JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU • Halogenix - Passions • Helado Negro - Phasor • Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats • Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow • Charli xcx - BRAT • Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun • Omni - Souvenir • Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites • Vacations - No Place Like Home • Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer • Office Dog - Spiel • Charly Bliss - Forever • Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code • SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING • Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love • Cults - To the Ghosts • DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water • Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent • Gulfer - Third Wind • Babe Report - Did You Get Better • Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You • glass beach - plastic death • SPRINTS - Letter To Self • Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"It very accurately reflects what happens in the track" On the show this week: 00:00:45 News Rough Trade to open new store on London's Denmark Street 00:10:34 Free Energy by Dummy album review discussion 00:50:49 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"It's like if you don't separate the colours in your wash and you put it on a high heat" On the show this week: 00:00:49 News Live music's contribution the UK economy exceeds £6 billion for the first time 00:13:27 YOU'LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING by SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE album review discussion 00:49:00 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life JPEGMafia - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Charly Bliss - Forever Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"I love the drama of it all...not the music" On the show this week: 00:00:46 News Oasis are back 00:09:35 Forever by Charly Bliss album review discussion 00:39:13 Festival review 00:43:44 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life JPEGMafia - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"a hectic album" On the show this week: 00:00:41 News Apple Music and The Warehouse Project to release Spatial Audio recordings 00:07:15 Champion by Pom Poko album review discussion 00:35:29 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry oso oso - life till bones Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life JPEGMafia - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"All respect to BRAT summer" On the show this week: 00:00:52 News Singing from memory unlocks a surprisingly common musical superpower 00:09:41 life till bones by oso oso album review discussion 00:49:34 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life JPEGMafia - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"It's basically just 40 minutes of him dissing other people" On the show this week: 00:00:53 News Rough Trade axes Vinyl Flip service following backlash Roland has unveiled the launch of the Roland Future Design Lab 00:10:20 I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU by JPEGMafia album review discussion 00:48:11 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love Cults - To the Ghosts DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"It almost felt like when you make a hot chocolate and some of the powder doesn't mix in properly" On the show this week: 00:00:59 News A.I. music startup Suno admits training on copyrighted music 00:09:40 To the Ghosts by Cults album review discussion 00:42:48 James' mini review of All Hell by Los Campesinos! 00:44:54 Upcoming releases Album rankings: Los Campesinos! - All Hell Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"Sophmore-core feels... I don't know" On the show this week: 00:00:41 News Black Belt Eagle Scout launces crowdfunding campaign for medical expenses 00:05:15 All Hell by Los Campesinos! album review discussion 00:49:49 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Office Dog - Spiel Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"...a classic magnolia that's greyed over time" On the show this week: 00:00:46 News Massive Attack planning the lowest-carbon concert of its size ever 00:08:06 My Light, My Destroyer by Cassandra Jenkins album review discussion 00:43:17 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Office Dog - Spiel Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"I can't get my words today" On the show this week: 00:00:56 News Universal are merging Island and EMI 00:09:08 Love Heart Cheat Code by Hiatus Kaiyote album review discussion 00:36:37 Upcoming releases this week Album rankings: Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Office Dog - Spiel Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind  Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance - Jinxed by Being

"My transcendental music library will never be the same" On the show this week: 00:00:57 News Kerrang! TV has shut down 00:07:30 Jinxed by Being by Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance album review discussion 00:35:23 Upcoming releases Album Rankings: Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Fax Gang & Parannoul - Scattersun Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Office Dog - Spiel Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind  Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self

"'Anti-socialites' is my olives" On the show this week: 00:00:53 Live reviews Taylor Swift Alvvays 00:23:14 News Two major AI song generator platforms being sued by the 3 major record labels 00:31:05 Scattersun by Fax Gang & Parannoul album review discussion Album Rankings: Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Katy Kirby - Blue Raspberry Jlin - Akoma Dehd - Poetry MGMT - Loss of Life Halogenix - Passions Helado Negro - Phasor Bad Bad Hats - Bad Bad Hats Pillow Queens - Name Your Sorrow Charli xcx - BRAT Omni - Souvenir Sheer Mag - Playing Favorites Vacations - No Place Like Home Office Dog - Spiel Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love DIIV - Frog In Boiling Water Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent Gulfer - Third Wind Babe Report - Did You Get Better Dancer - 10 Songs I Hate About You glass beach - plastic death SPRINTS - Letter To Self