The Fire & Fury Of Overcoats
Gone are the days of a clear dividing line between “mainstream pop” and “conscious” music. Many of the world’s highest-grossing pop stars are climbing the charts with lyrics that seem to get right at ...
10 Mar 202037min
Can't Help Falling in Lauv (the interview)
This week, Charlie talks to Lauv, the singer, songwriter and producer behind unfailingly catchy tracks such as “Mean It” and “I Like Me Better.” Lauv’s a master at making the sad feel fun—masking them...
3 Mar 202032min
What Happens When Justin Bieber Samples Your Music
When Bristol-based producer Laxcity logged onto Twitter to find out that Justin Bieber sampled his music, he was at first unphased. The sampled material came from a royalty-free sample pack on Splice....
25 Feb 202034min
Return Of The Guitar: Halsey, 5 Seconds of Summer, Joji
In 2019 guitar made a comeback in the top 10. According to analysis from Hit Songs Deconstructed, about a third of all songs featured the electric guitar, a nearly 10% jump from the year before. In 20...
18 Feb 202026min
Look At Selena Gomez Now with Justin Tranter & Ian Kirkpatrick
Selena Gomez has her first #1 song on the Hot 100. “Lose You To Love Me” is a confessional look at her past five years of heartbreak and health challenges. By contrast, her single “Look At Her Now” is...
11 Feb 202036min
Five Directions: How do the solo efforts of One Direction stack up?
The boy band One Direction has been on hiatus for nearly five years, yet only now have all of the members of the group released a solo album. But how do these efforts from Niall, Liam, Harry, Louis an...
4 Feb 202035min
Post Malone has us Running in Circles
Post Malone has confounded your hosts since he emerged on the scene, so this week we sit down to try and get to the bottom of our cycles of attraction and repulsion through deep analysis of his curren...
28 Jan 202039min
Hopes and Fears of Mac Miller, Future, Drake, and Billie Eilish
Mac Miller, Future and Billie Eilish all have good and bad news to share. On Miller’s posthumous album, Circles, he exposes personal struggles with fame, addiction, and mental illness — sobering topic...
21 Jan 202044min
