2007

Madina Lake

Fron Them, Through Us, To You.

Emo with a sprinkling of Post Hardcore.

A fantasic album but we went a little bit off the rails with this one and ended up looking at oddifial White House merchandise and other stupid shit.

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2017

Movements

Feel Something

We're back after a couple of weeks off and we're back with some uplifting sad boi emo music, the debut album from Movements will certainly have you feeling something (see what I did there)

There's a mention of kind charles' sausage fingers and beachy head.

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2008

Damh The Bard

The Cauldron Born

Zoe teaches Neil about Paganism, we talk about politics and religion (obviously) and sitting around a camp fire singing songs

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2016

Architects

All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us

Metalcore royalty, we talk about politics, the unfortunate passing of Tom Searle but his genius song writing, Take A Break magazine and Neil FUMES

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2009

Deaf Havana

Meet Me Half Way, At Least.

2009 was a great year for UK music and this album was right up there.

We discuss the obvious change in sound from their later albums and how they managed tk get so big.

Loads of other stuff too but I've forgot what, sorry.

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2015

Soft Play

Are You Satisfied?

Punk as fuck debut album from Soft Play

We discuss whether you can live in an affluent area and still be working class and not a tory, the name change, transphobic people being cunts and more.

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2012

The Gaslight Anthem

American Slang

Third album from New Jersey heartland rock, punk legends The Gaslight Anthem is this weeks choice.

We discuss working class roots, The Boss, then we get side tracked with rivers and islands, sorry

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2014

Creeper

Creeper, debut EP

It's very rare that you find a band that gets better with Every single thing they release, but thats exactly what Creeper have done over the last 11 years.

Neil basically just fawns over how great Creeper are this episode, from being an incredibly sexy band to being wonderfully theatrical with a great aesthetic and sound.

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##TRIGGER WARNING##

This episode contains themes including death, cancer and mental health

2011

La Dispute

Wildlife

Bit of a sombre one this week, La Disputes second album is a beautiful work of art and also a huge punch to the gut, no words can do it justice, you need to hear it for yourself, hopefully we've done a good job talking about it. This episode is not as light hearted as usual

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2013

Jamie Lenman

Muscle Memory

This week we delve into the fantastic double album, Muscle Memory by the super talented Jamie Lenman

We discuss the topics of the album, the difference in styles on the two discs and for some reason we get into astrology, dinosaur ghosts and Peter Dinklage

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2012

Modern Baseball

Sports

We're on the second half of the list, and this week it's Modern Baseball's debut record, Sports.

A charming emo indie, nerdy record.

We talk about growing up and moving out, funny place names and the BBC

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2012

While She Sleeps

This Is The Six

This week we focus of Sheffield metalcore giants While She Sleeps debut album, This Is The Six

Five working class lads from Sheffield eith a DIY ethos, we talk ahiut their Sleeps HQ, their relationship with their fans and for some reason, football chants.

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2013

Paramore

Paramore

No its not an error, it's a self titled album. Paramores 2013 effort marks a change in sound for the band, more synth, more new wave and more 80s influence.

We talk again how bands changed their sound isnt a bad thing and also Neil rants about something but I cant remember what.

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2011

Jessie J

Who You Are

Something a bit different this week, pop/hip hop/r & b superstar Jessie J is the focus.

We discuss the differences (and similarities) between the writing process of pop songs and "alternative" songs, the different range od styles Jessie J has, and there's a Neil rants and some awful jokes too.

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2014

Masked Intruder

M.I.

Masked men, criminals, pop punk.

This one was a fun one, we talk about the concept of the album, including officer Bradford and why is Intruder Yellow in jail???

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2010

Letlive.

Fake history

This weeks (late) episode focuses on Letlives 2010 record, Fake History

We cover band merch, Zoe's issues with vaping marketing, why beer is like coffee and also for some reason biscuits.

https://www.instagram.com/songbook_club?igsh=bzZwaG96ZXhtY2Z1

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Things get weird this week as Zoe picks the 2015 album Robot Face by French electro swing band Caravan Palace

We also have a little look at the Reading and Leeds line up from 2015 and Neil explains why he doesn't like Baby Metal

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2009

Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions

Neil's pick this week and it's the might Biffy FUCKIN Clyro.

We get into how great and weird they are, along with being one of the best live bands ever.

We discuss download festivals lineup and Neil tells a story on how he ruined Biffy Clyro for some people at Sonisphere 2011

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2016 Icon For Hire - You Can't Kill Us

This week Zoe chose You Can't Kill Us by the wonderful Icon For Hire

We discuss the subject matter of the album which does include mental health, so there's a trigger warning for that. 

We also discuss kickstarters and go through the most successful, there's also a guessing game and Neil wonders where he ranks on the most well respected Neil's in the world. 

Also we ask if the moon landing was real or not. Spoiler: it was real

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Back to 2008 and getting CRUNK

WANT by 3OH!3 took the scene by storm, tongue in cheek lyrics with electro pop beats

We get into how big the crunk scene was, and look back on potential controversial and misogynistic themes.

2008 was a big party with this record

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