Fontaines DC + The Defining Indie Artists Of "Obamacore"
Steven and Ian open this week's episode by talking about pontoon boats -- Steven was on one this week, and he listened to Steve Winwood's "Back In The High Life Again" on a loop. Ian shares his own po...
23 Aug 20241h 2min
The End Of Black Midi, The Rise Of Wishy + "Yay Or Nay?" On Ween
Steven and Ian begin today's episode with a review of Phoenix's performance at the Olympics last weekend, and the maddening idea that every band from the aughts is now being lumped into the made-up ph...
16 Aug 202459min
The Explosion Of Chappell Roan + The Worst Song Ever Written
Steven and Ian open this week's episode with a quick Politics-cast about Tim Walz, the VP candidate whose life resembles a middle-aged man's version of a Hold Steady song (2:05). From there, they disc...
9 Aug 20241h 1min
The Dog Days Of Summer-cast Feat. Vampire Weekend, American Football + Father John Misty
Today's episode begins with Steven and Ian dipping into Sportscast discourse about the Olympics and Jordan Love's recent historic NFL contract (2:20). After that, they delve into the week's new releas...
2 Aug 202457min
The Brat Summer/Kamala Harris Convergence + New Albums By Jack White And Childish Gambino
Today's episode begins with an extended rant from Steven about a big pet peeve: The conflation of music taste with personal morality and/or ideology. This came up multiple times this week, first with ...
26 Jul 20241h
The Implosion Of Tenacious D + The Return Of Japandroids
Steven and Ian begin today's episode by reflecting on what they were doing when you-know-what happened last weekend. Then they get down to what is truly the biggest news of the week: The release of EA...
19 Jul 20241h
A Very Packed Day For Album Releases
Today is a very packed day for album releases, ranging from acclaimed indie acts (Clairo! Cassandra Jenkins! ) (34:00) to the opposite of acclaimed indie acts (a new Eric Clapton live album!) (10:15)....
12 Jul 202457min
Our Q3 Fantasy Albums Draft
Steven and Ian are true patriots, and they pay tribute to the ol' U.S. of A at the start of this week's episode by picking some of their favorite patio music albums of 2024 so far, as well as their pi...
5 Jul 20241h 9min
