Quarantine the Past

In a big month for country-leaning records (Waxahatchee, Adrianne Lenker, Kacey Musgraves), Mannequin Pussy blow away the cobwebs with a genuine AOTY contender. Meanwhile Jack Antonoff stands out for entirely different reasons - his wretched Bleachers album is one of the biggest flops of the year.

Do you remember the '90s, when teen movies featured 30 year old actors pretending to be children, gags about sex crimes, and subplots about romancing your stepbrother? Thankfully one thing has stood the test of time: the killer soundtracks. From Clueless to Cruel Intentions, American Pie to She’s All That, these OSTs were often as good as LPs from the era. On this episode, Gabbie briefly hijacks hosting duties and leads the gang in writing (and starring in?!) a brand new teen movie, inspired by all the old tropes, and complete with a perfect soundtrack of all new '90s-inspired tracks.Songs featured, in order, below... but you can check out a much longer playlist of our picks right here: https://shorturl.at/crSV7Liquid Mike - Mouse TrapGentlemen Rogues - Involuntary SolitaryGladie - Born YesterdayCuffed Up - Mock DanceSnarls - MarblesFrancis of Delirium - Give It Back to MeOscar the Wild - She'll Be Right

A banner month for new music sees David and Juan in a positive mood. Dive in as they discuss releases from The Last Dinner Party, Friko, Ducks Ltd, MGMT, Brittany Howard, Real Estate, Idles and discover what Juan thinks may turn out to be the best hip hop record of the year.If you want to be a little more selective, we’ve listed timestamps for the specific discussions:0:15 - The Last Dinner Party, Prelude to Ecstasy2:45 - Real Estate, Daniel6:28 - Ducks Ltd., Harm’s Way Out (featured audio “Cathedral City”)9:58 - Friko, Where we’ve been, where we go from here (featured audio “Where We’ve Been”)13:30 - Grandaddy, Blu Wav16:00 - Helado Negro, Phasor18:15 - Brittany Howard, What Now 20:40 - Heems and Lapgan, LAFANDAR25:50 Idles, TANGK27:55 - MGMT, Loss of Life32:00 - Liquid Mike, Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot (featured audio “K2”)34:55 - Les Amazons d’Afrique, Musow Dance 36:40 - Chelsea Wolfe, She Reaches Out to She She Reaches Out to She37:58 - El Perro del Mar, Big Anonymous40:01 - Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Past is Still Alive41:43 - J Mascis, What We Do Now43:20 - Nadine Shah, Filthy Underneath (featured audio “Topless Mother”)45:19 - The BV’s, Taking Pictures of Taking Pictures (featured audio “Clipping”)48:05 - The Chisel, What a Fucking Nightmare49:34 - The Amazing, Piggies50:35 - Vera Sola, Peacemaker51:32 - Pouty, Forgot About Me53:17 - Itasca, Imitation of War (featured audio “Easy Spirit”)

Our round-up is the most efficient way to catch up with the best new music. David and Juan offer their verdicts on 25 of January’s biggest albums, including Green Day, The Smile, and Sleater-Kinney. That’s an album every two minutes! Featuring songs from The Umbrellas, SPRINTS, Courting, and Conchúr White.

By now you've probably heard of The Lemon Twigs, whose 2023 album Everything Harmony brought the young, sunny rock band universal acclaim. But they are just one of many in a new generation of power pop revival acts. Today, David Coleman interviews one of his favorites - Billy Tibbals. Listen to his debut EP, Stay Teenage, here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6BEVaUYBWuVadSPd4iSza8?si=cd5IucuQSi6RFIQfzgn4JQ

As all four hosts coordinate their 4 separate time zones to record the first official episode of the new year, Joe and Gabbie tide you over with another edition of Musical Gaps, this time with one of Gabbie's most glaring blind spots: D'Angelo's Voodoo. Listen in as they talk about his influences, his collaborators, and yes... that music video.

After travel and life led to a longer-than-planned hiatus, the gang return to debate the biggest and best records of the last 12 months. This isn't just a list of albums though -- we take a dive into the most noteworthy selections: the surprises, the disappointments, and the ones that provoke the biggest disagreements. Join our hosts for a trip through the year that was 2023.

Join Gabbie and Joe as they seek to address one of the most glaring gaps in Joe’s musical knowledge: The Cars. Listening to their self-titled LP, will Joe be won over by their indelible power-pop melodies or, as Gabbie fears, will the Queen-esque production prove too much for Joe’s delicate sensibilities?