“sorry, it was a bit beyond my intelligence level”

On the show this week:

00:01:12 News

• K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency

00:08:35 WE WERE JUST HERE by Just Mustard album review discussion

00:37:54 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Wednesday - Bleeds

3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought

4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

5. The Weather Station - Humanhood

6. Squid - Cowards

7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

8. Geese - Getting Killed

9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

14. Nazar - Demilitarize

15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

17. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override

18. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

19. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

20. Anxious - Bambi

21. Jay Som - Belong

22. shame - Cutthroat

23. Barker - Stochastic Drift

24. Militarie Gun - God Save The Gun

25. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

26. No Joy - Bugland

27. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

28. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

29. Kloke - Lucidity

30. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

31. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

32. Charmer - Downpour

33. Far Caspian - Autofiction

34. Zement - Passagen

35. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

36. Flipturn - Burnout Days

37. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

38. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

39. Freckle - Freckle

40. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

41. Zach Phillips - True Music

42. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"I don't know how I've never read that properly before"

On the show this week:

00:00:44 News

• Youtube contributed 8 billion to the industry in the past year

00:06:43 God Save The Gun by Militarie Gun review discussion

00:27:51 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
2. Wednesday - Bleeds
3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought
4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam
5. The Weather Station - Humanhood
6. Squid - Cowards
7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
8. Geese - Getting Killed
9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong
11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now
13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon
14. Nazar - Demilitarize
15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?
16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming
17. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override
18. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last
19. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI
20. Anxious - Bambi
21. Jay Som - Belong
22. shame - Cutthroat
23. Barker - Stochastic Drift
24. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way
25. No Joy - Bugland
26. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
27. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory
28. Kloke - Lucidity
29. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust
30. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III
31. Charmer - Downpour
32. Far Caspian - Autofiction
33. Zement - Passagen
34. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On
35. Flipturn - Burnout Days
36. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
37. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen
38. Freckle - Freckle
39. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream
40. Zach Phillips - True Music
41. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"take everything I say with a grain of salt"

On the show this week:

00:00:40 News

• MTV closing all music video TV stations in the UK

00:07:27 Belong by Jay Som album review discussion

00:30:04 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Wednesday - Bleeds

3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought

4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

5. The Weather Station - Humanhood

6. Squid - Cowards

7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

8. Geese - Getting Killed

9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

14. Nazar - Demilitarize

15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

17. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override

18. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

19. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

20. Anxious - Bambi

21. shame - Cutthroat

22. Barker - Stochastic Drift

23. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

24. No Joy - Bugland

25. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

26. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

27. Kloke - Lucidity

28. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

29. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

30. Charmer - Downpour

31. Far Caspian - Autofiction

32. Zement - Passagen

33. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

34. Flipturn - Burnout Days

35. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

36. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

37. Freckle - Freckle

38. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

39. Zach Phillips - True Music

40. Ethel Cain - Perverts

he says "look out...eguhh!"

On the show this week:

00:00:49 News

• The Beths have their gear stolen on tour

00:07:07 Twilight Override by Jeff Tweedy review discussion

00:46:51 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
2. Wednesday - Bleeds
3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought
4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam
5. The Weather Station - Humanhood
6. Squid - Cowards
7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
8. Geese - Getting Killed
9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong
11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now
13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon
14. Nazar - Demilitarize
15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?
16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming
17. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last
18. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI
19. Anxious - Bambi
20. shame - Cutthroat
21. Barker - Stochastic Drift
22. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way
23. No Joy - Bugland
24. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
25. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory
26. Kloke - Lucidity
27. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust
28. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III
29. Charmer - Downpour
30. Far Caspian - Autofiction
31. Zement - Passagen
32. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On
33. Flipturn - Burnout Days
34. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
35. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen
36. Freckle - Freckle
37. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream
38. Zach Phillips - True Music
39. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"someone should make an album called 'getting killed by geese' as well"

On the show this week:

00:00:51 News

• Daniel Ek steps down as Spotify CEO

00:08:19 Getting Killed by Geese album review discussion

00:46:59 Upcoming releases

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Wednesday - Bleeds

3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought

4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

5. The Weather Station - Humanhood

6. Squid - Cowards

7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

8. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

9. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

10. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

11. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

12. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

13. Nazar - Demilitarize

14. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

15. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

16. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

17. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

18. Anxious - Bambi

19. shame - Cutthroat

20. Barker - Stochastic Drift

21. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

22. No Joy - Bugland

23. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

24. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

25. Kloke - Lucidity

26. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

27. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

28. Charmer - Downpour

29. Far Caspian - Autofiction

30. Zement - Passagen

31. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

32. Flipturn - Burnout Days

33. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

34. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

35. Freckle - Freckle

36. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

37. Zach Phillips - True Music

38. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"We're going to stop that soon, don't worry"

On the show this week:

00:00:46 News

• Spotify taking steps to target fraud and AI

00:13:48 Bleeds by Wednesday album review discussion

00:47:41 Upcoming releases

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought

3. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

4. The Weather Station - Humanhood

5. Squid - Cowards

6. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

7. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

8. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

9. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

10. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

11. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

12. Nazar - Demilitarize

13. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

14. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

15. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

16. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

17. Anxious - Bambi

18. shame - Cutthroat

19. Barker - Stochastic Drift

20. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

21. No Joy - Bugland

22. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

23. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

24. Kloke - Lucidity

25. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

26. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

27. Charmer - Downpour

28. Far Caspian - Autofiction

29. Zement - Passagen

30. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

31. Flipturn - Burnout Days

32. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

33. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

34. Freckle - Freckle

35. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

36. Zach Phillips - True Music

37. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"...as though it was a really long time ago. I'm not that old!"

On the show this week:

00:00:50 News

• Epidemic sounds release 'Adapt' AI tool
• Deezer admit that 28% of music on their platform is AI

00:13:40 Trying Not To Have A Thought by Algernon Cadwallader review discussion

00:47:55 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
2. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam
3. The Weather Station - Humanhood
4. Squid - Cowards
5. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
6. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
7. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong
8. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
9. Obongjayar - Paradise Now
10. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon
11. Nazar - Demilitarize
12. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?
13. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming
14. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last
15. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI
16. Anxious - Bambi
17. shame - Cutthroat
18. Barker - Stochastic Drift
19. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way
20. No Joy - Bugland
21. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
22. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory
23. Kloke - Lucidity
24. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust
25. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III
26. Charmer - Downpour
27. Far Caspian - Autofiction
28. Zement - Passagen
29. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On
30. Flipturn - Burnout Days
31. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
32. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen
33. Freckle - Freckle
34. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream
35. Zach Phillips - True Music
36. Ethel Cain - Perverts

“I have such a love/hate relationship with those Bandcamp descriptions”

On the show this week:

00:00:52 News

• Spotify introduces lossless listening for its premium users

00:12:20 Cutthroat by shame album review discussion

00:34:58 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

3. The Weather Station - Humanhood

4. Squid - Cowards

5. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

6. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

7. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

8. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

9. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

10. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

11. Nazar - Demilitarize

12. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

13. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

14. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

15. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

16. Anxious - Bambi

17. Barker - Stochastic Drift

18. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

19. No Joy - Bugland

20. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

21. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

22. Kloke - Lucidity

23. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

24. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

25. Charmer - Downpour

26. Far Caspian - Autofiction

27. Zement - Passagen

28. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

29. Flipturn - Burnout Days

30. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

31. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

32. Freckle - Freckle

33. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

34. Zach Phillips - True Music

35. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"Why would you speak that into existence? That's horrific."

On the show this week:

00:01:30 News

• JYP is making an AI K-pop artist

00:09:47 Straight Line Was A Lie by The Beths album review discussion

00:52:16 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

2. The Weather Station - Humanhood

3. Squid - Cowards

4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

5. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

6. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

7. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

8. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

9. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

10. Nazar - Demilitarize

11. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

12. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

13. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

14. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

15. Anxious - Bambi

16. Barker - Stochastic Drift

17. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

18. No Joy - Bugland

19. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

20. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

21. Kloke - Lucidity

22. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

23. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

24. Charmer - Downpour

25. Far Caspian - Autofiction

26. Zement - Passagen

27. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

28. Flipturn - Burnout Days

29. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

30. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

31. Freckle - Freckle

32. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

33. Zach Phillips - True Music

34. Ethel Cain - Perverts

“I really thought I was so misunderstood, and only Paramore understood me”

On the show this week:

00:01:06 News

• Spotify introduces direct messages

• Hotline TNT leaves Spotify

00:14:06 Dreams of Being Dust by The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die album review discussion

00:46:46 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

2. The Weather Station - Humanhood

3. Squid - Cowards

4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

5. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

6. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

7. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

8. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

9. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

10. Nazar - Demilitarize

11. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

12. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

13. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

14. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

15. Anxious - Bambi

16. Barker - Stochastic Drift

17. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

18. No Joy - Bugland

19. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

20. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

21. Kloke - Lucidity

22. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

23. Charmer - Downpour

24. Far Caspian - Autofiction

25. Zement - Passagen

26. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

27. Flipturn - Burnout Days

28. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

29. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

30. Freckle - Freckle

31. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

32. Zach Phillips - True Music

33. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"the act of loving your computer, possibly too much"

On the show this week:

00:00:41 News

• Spotify adds new track transitions tool
• GCSE Music entries up this year

00:07:44 Will moves to a new streaming service

00:20:03 I Love My Computer by Ninajirachi album review discussion

00:48:49 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

2. The Weather Station - Humanhood

3. Squid - Cowards

4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

5. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

6. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

7. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

8. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

9. Nazar - Demilitarize

10. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

11. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

12. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

13. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

14. Anxious - Bambi

15. Barker - Stochastic Drift

16. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

17. No Joy - Bugland

18. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

19. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

20. Kloke - Lucidity

21. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

22. Charmer - Downpour

23. Far Caspian - Autofiction

24. Zement - Passagen

25. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

26. Flipturn - Burnout Days

27. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

28. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

29. Freckle - Freckle

30. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

31. Zach Phillips - True Music

32. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"Maybe I'm just not intellectual enough to get it but it really confused me!"

On the show this week:

00:01:09 News

• Anthropic accused of torrenting copyright lyrics to train their AI chatbot

00:08:58 Bugland by No Joy album review discussion

00:37:15 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam
2. The Weather Station - Humanhood
3. Squid - Cowards
4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
5. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong
6. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
7. Obongjayar - Paradise Now
8. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon
9. Nazar - Demilitarize
10. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?
11. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming
12. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last
13. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI
14. Anxious - Bambi
15. Barker - Stochastic Drift
16. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way
17. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
18. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory
19. Kloke - Lucidity
20. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III
21. Charmer - Downpour
22. Far Caspian - Autofiction
23. Zement - Passagen
24. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On
25. Flipturn - Burnout Days
26. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
27. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen
28. Freckle - Freckle
29. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream
30. Zach Phillips - True Music
31. Ethel Cain - Perverts

“the snare really does sound like a goose honking”

On the show this week:

00:00:52 News

• PRS for Music announces monthly royalty payments for online streaming

00:07:11 Lucidity by Kloke album review discussion

00:42:26 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

2. The Weather Station - Humanhood

3. Squid - Cowards

4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

5. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

6. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

7. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

8. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

9. Nazar - Demilitarize

10. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

11. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

12. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

13. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

14. Anxious - Bambi

15. Barker - Stochastic Drift

16. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

17. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

18. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

19. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

20. Charmer - Downpour

21. Far Caspian - Autofiction

22. Zement - Passagen

23. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

24. Flipturn - Burnout Days

25. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

26. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

27. Freckle - Freckle

28. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

29. Zach Phillips - True Music

30. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"investors are maybe a bit silly"

On the show this week:

00:00:45 News

• More artists are pulling their content from Spotify

00:10:22 Autofiction by Far Caspian review discussion

00:33:11 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam
2. The Weather Station - Humanhood
3. Squid - Cowards
4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
5. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong
6. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
7. Obongjayar - Paradise Now
8. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon
9. Nazar - Demilitarize
10. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?
11. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming
12. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last
13. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI
14. Anxious - Bambi
15. Barker - Stochastic Drift
16. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way
17. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
18. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory
19. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III
20. Charmer - Downpour
21. Far Caspian - Autofiction
22. Zement - Passagen
23. Flipturn - Burnout Days
24. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
25. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen
26. Freckle - Freckle
27. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream
28. Zach Phillips - True Music
29. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"I'm the regulatory body for Bandcamp pages"

On the show this week:

00:00:42 News

• Ozzy Osbourne dies aged 76

00:10:23 The Longer This Goes On by Forth Wanderers album review discussion

00:40:01 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

2. The Weather Station - Humanhood

3. Squid - Cowards

4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

5. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

6. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

7. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

8. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

9. Nazar - Demilitarize

10. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

11. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

12. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

13. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

14. Anxious - Bambi

15. Barker - Stochastic Drift

16. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

17. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

18. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

19. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

20. Charmer - Downpour

21. Zement - Passagen

22. Flipturn - Burnout Days

23. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

24. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

25. Freckle - Freckle

26. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

27. Zach Phillips - True Music

28. Ethel Cain - Perverts

“They kind of impart that feeling of very laidback… edness… laidbackedness?”

On the show this week:

00:00:51 News

• Premium Spotify users are seeing sponsored recommendations

00:13:01 Tuff Times Never Last by Kokoroko album review discussion

00:44:02 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

2. The Weather Station - Humanhood

3. Squid - Cowards

4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

5. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

6. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

7. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

8. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

9. Nazar - Demilitarize

10. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

11. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

12. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

13. Anxious - Bambi

14. Barker - Stochastic Drift

15. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

16. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

17. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

18. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

19. Charmer - Downpour

20. Zement - Passagen

21. Flipturn - Burnout Days

22. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

23. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

24. Freckle - Freckle

25. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

26. Zach Phillips - True Music

27. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"We forget how to do this podcast 230 episodes in"

On the show this week:

00:00:55 News

• ROKK reveals policy of ‘no fully AI-generated music’ on its service

00:15:09 Landscape from Memory by Rival Consoles review discussion

00:42:02 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam
2. The Weather Station - Humanhood
3. Squid - Cowards
4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
5. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong
6. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
7. Obongjayar - Paradise Now
8. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon
9. Nazar - Demilitarize
10. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?
11. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming
12. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI
13. Anxious - Bambi
14. Barker - Stochastic Drift
15. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way
16. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
17. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III
18. Charmer - Downpour
19. Zement - Passagen
20. Flipturn - Burnout Days
21. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
22. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen
23. Freckle - Freckle
24. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream
25. Zach Phillips - True Music
26. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"she has no confidence in people wanting to keep it"

On the show this week:

00:00:40 News

• Lorde's new transparent CD doesn't work

00:09:37 MIRAI by Akira Kosemura album review discussion

00:41:11 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

2. The Weather Station - Humanhood

3. Squid - Cowards

4. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

5. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

6. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

7. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

8. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

9. Nazar - Demilitarize

10. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

11. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

12. Anxious - Bambi

13. Barker - Stochastic Drift

14. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

15. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

16. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

17. Charmer - Downpour

18. Zement - Passagen

19. Flipturn - Burnout Days

20. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

21. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

22. Freckle - Freckle

23. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

24. Zach Phillips - True Music

25. Ethel Cain - Perverts

“The colour of Apollo Creed’s shorts in Rocky II”

On the show this week:

00:00:53 News

• Sheffield’s Leadmill is closing but other grassroots venues are thriving

00:10:21 Raspberry Moon by Hotline TNT album review discussion

00:43:35 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

2. The Weather Station - Humanhood

3. Squid - Cowards

4. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

5. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

6. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

7. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

8. Nazar - Demilitarize

9. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

10. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

11. Anxious - Bambi

12. Barker - Stochastic Drift

13. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

14. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

15. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

16. Charmer - Downpour

17. Zement - Passagen

18. Flipturn - Burnout Days

19. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

20. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

21. Freckle - Freckle

22. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

23. Zach Phillips - True Music

24. Ethel Cain - Perverts

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