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We're going down, down in an earlier round, and Sugar, We're Going Down spinning! This week we're talking about Fall Out Boy's quintessential 2005 pop-punk record From Under The Cork Tree! With hits like Dance, Dance and song titles longer than we can fit in the episode description, it's a great intro to the band that would go on to Save Rock And Roll. James & Connor talk about Fall Out Boy's history and make very persuasive arguments for their scores. Plus, The Mixtaper (real friend or sham friend?) is setting interview records, getting paid in pizza, and teaching us about anarchoprimitivism during Fact Or Spin! Of all the podcast feeds in all the world, you found this episode in yours. So douse yourself in cheap perfume and do it for the scars and stories.. we don't blame you for being you. Is it our Sophomore Slump, or could this be our Comeback Of The Year?Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro7:37 About Fall Out Boy16:36 About From Under The Cork Tree24:36 Awards & Accolades26:26 Fact Or Spin27:55 They Can Be Paid In Pizza31:53 A Fun World Record39:27 Pete's Private Photos Were Leaked In A Scavenger Hunt43:00 Andy Hurley Wanted To Be An Anarchoprimivist48:42 Album Art50:22 Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Name Of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued53:17 Of All The Gin Joints In All The World56:01 Dance, Dance1:00:37 Sugar, We're Goin Down1:04:56 Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner1:07:53 I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song)1:09:22 7 Minutes In Heaven (Atavan Halen)1:11:48 Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year1:13:40 Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends1:16:19 I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me1:18:40 A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me"1:21:00 Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows)1:24:04 XO1:25:36 Final Spin

We're on a mission to learn about all the members of Boygenius, and this week we have a Ringside seat to Julien Baker's incisively personal third album Little Oblivions! You won't find many choruses, but you WILL find raw, honest lyrics that aren't just Crying Wolf. Tracks like Faith Healer, Heatwave, and Favor take us through her youth, anxieties, and experiences on a one-way musical journey with great instrumental breaks between verses. The Mixtaper has discovered Reddit, and he's casting a vote for Best Smile, Best Dancing Meme (young & sweet), and Greenest Hair! We also crown Spin It royalty with the coronation of our Pickle Queen!! It's a solid back-to-back-to-back-to-back album that you'll definitely add to your Highlight Reel and play on Repeat, Repeat, Repeat! Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro3:25 About Julien Baker9:16 About Little Oblivions12:15 Fact Or Spin13:38 She's The Pickle Queen18:13 She Was A Green-Haired, Office-Cleaning Princess22:50 She Was Voted Best Smile In The World26:01 She Is A Dancing Meme32:58 Album Art34:02 Hardline37:10 Heat Wave38:38 Faith Healer40:12 Relative Fiction42:50 Crying Wolf45:57 Bloodshot47:49 Ringside49:17 Favor51:05 Song In E52:54 Repeat55:05 Highlight Reel56:25 Ziptie58:22 Final Spin

You'll feel the earth move under your feet this week because You've Got A Friend in Carole King! We'll listen to her weave a Tapestry of self-love and heartache on her unprecedented 1971 sophomore album. She was already established as a hit songwriter; we'll talk about her early career and her breakout as a recording artist. The Mixtaper has another journey for us and Where He Leads, we will follow... even if that means facts about Gilmore Girls, her VERY loose ties to Otis Redding, or even reading the phone book‽‽ The whole album feels like a time capsule, like sitting around a piano listening to Carole King play these songs in her living room with Telemachus. Will it be a surefire winner? Can James call his shot in the Year Of Healing? (And if you DIDN'T want us to release this episode, well, It's Too Late, baby, it's too late... We really did try to make it.) Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro4:26 About Carole King9:34 About Tapestry16:16 Awards & Accolades18:01 Fact Or Spin19:35 Otis Redding Was A Part Of Her Conception23:49 Carole King Is A Fan Of Dead Punctuation‽30:40 Gilmore Girls: She Sang That Song33:31 Carole King: Grade Skipper38:40 Album Art40:07 I Feel The Earth Move42:15 So Far Away44:06 It's Too Late46:47 Home Again47:53 Beautiful49:34 Way Over Yonder50:37 You've Got A Friend52:56 Where You Lead54:33 Will You Love Me Tomorrow?56:12 Smackwater Jack57:51 Tapestry1:00:02 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman1:02:20 Final Spin

Don't you wanna get out of Cape Cod tonight? Take a look through a musical kaleidoscope with Vampire Weekend's self-titled 2008 debut, ranked among the best debut albums of all time! This vibey record kickstarted and pioneered a new subgenre. From a Columbia semi-secret society to the halls of a middle school and everywhere in between, learn about the creation of this scrapped screenplay-turned-album! We'll share our EXTENSIVE knowledge of vampires, Mansard Roofs, cod fishing, and the Oxford Comma. The Mixtaper is teaching us all about Parks & Rec's Rashida Jones and her boyfriend, both avid Vampire Weekend fans. And Connor will surprise us all with his judgment and a dark secret that may or may not be true... Listen along if you're not A-Punk!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro4:23 About Vampire Weekend (The Band)7:11 About Vampire Weekend (The Album)17:15 Awards & Accolades18:03 Fact Or Spin20:18 The Band Performed The Parks & Rec Theme Song23:34 The Band Performed On An Interesting Holiday32:08 They Were In A TV Commercial36:15 Ezra Koenig Has Another Career41:44 Album Art44:24 Mansard Roof49:32 Oxford Comma54:28 A-Punk57:31 Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa59:28 M791:00:36 Campus1:02:29 Bryn1:03:50 One (Blake's Got A New Face)1:06:20 I Stand Corrected1:07:37 Walcott1:09:47 The Kids Don't Stand A Chance1:10:58 Final Spin

Want a Whole Lotta Love? This week we Ramble On with Led Zeppelin on their aptly named sophomore album, Led Zeppelin II! James & Connor are celebrating 150 episodes of Spin It with one of the most iconic bands in rock-- practically a household name to this day, almost 50 years after the end of their legendary career. We'll talk about the band's supergroup origins, the innovations they brought to the music world, and the crucial differences between blimps and zeppelins (yes, they're different)! From the life-changing Heartbreaker and the drums of Moby Dick to the scorned Living Loving Maid, we've got a lot to cover on the Brown Bomber. Can The Mixtaper Bring It On Home during Fact Or Spin with tales about Nobs, rigid dirigibles, and a cult house that's home to a certain famous spirit? Find out, exclusively in our special sesquicentennial episode! The future is now!!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro2:52 Our Zeppelin Experience + Why Led Zeppelin II8:03 About Led Zeppelin15:17 About Led Zeppelin II21:44 Led Zeppelin III And Beyond24:52 Awards & Accolades26:34 Fact Or Spin28:12 They Inspired A Tin Blimp33:41 They Had A Different Name39:16 They Recorded An Album From Wheelchairs43:44 Jimmy Page Owns Ghost Detecting Equipment54:58 Album Art57:20 Whole Lotta Love1:02:28 What Is And What Should Never Be1:04:55 The Lemon Song1:07:48 Thank You1:10:27 Heartbreaker1:14:12 Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)1:16:12 Ramble On1:20:26 Moby Dick1:25:31 Bring It On Home1:26:26 Final Spin

Oh, hello! Join us on a Danse Macabre this week as we weave through a fantastical land of conquerors, demons, and kings with Dear Wormwood, the sophomore concept album from folk duo The Oh Hellos! These Texas siblings wrote and recorded this C.S. Lewis-inspired epistolary all by themselves, with each track representing another step in the protagonist's quest to end an unhealthy relationship. We'll Oh-Lei-Oh-Lai our way through whimsical tracks like There Beneath and Soldier, Poet, King, and learn about everything from the intricacies of Irish citizenship to all the ways you could get wet during a concert. This folksy album blends deep symbolism with hard-hitting poetic lyrics and upbeat instrumentals that you might just have to hear to believe. We know who we are now... do you?Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro2:16 About The Oh Hellos3:51 About Dear Wormwood11:37 Fact Or Spin13:13 Everything's Bigger In Texas15:59 They're Irish Citizens20:53 They've Been On Broadway25:46 A Very Wet Performance32:24 Album Art33:49 Prelude35:13 Bitter Water39:17 There Beneath41:29 In The Blue Hours Of Morning42:39 Exeunt45:05 Caesar46:36 This Will End48:23 Pale White Horse50:37 Where Is Your Rider54:22 Soldier, Poet, King59:08 Dear Wormwood1:02:09 Danse Macabre1:03:51 Thus Always To Tyrants1:06:12 Final Spin

Turn on your Radio, crack open a Diet Mountain Dew, and experience that Summertime Sadness with us.. We're Off To The Races with Lana Del Rey's sweeping, saturated, cinematic debut Born To Die! This trip-hop album with a dark edge was born from her experiences with alcohol, mental health, and growing up. The Mixtaper is taking us on a journey through her Dark Paradise with facts that are almost as cinematic as this record, from Gatsby memes to dino dinners. We'll talk about her storytelling lyrics, signature low-register vocals, and Connor will rant about Carmen in the mornin'. It's truly a unique, unforgettable, genre-shifting album that's a must-listen for anybody who's interested in the pop music that defined the 2010s. Keep Spinning Del Rey!!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro2:56 About Lana Del Rey8:32 About Born To Die13:09 Awards & Accolades14:08 Fact Or Spin14:42 She Was The Soundtrack To A Meme20:27 She Lived In A Trailer Park22:58 She Was Eaten By A Dinosaur30:45 She Made James Bond Cry39:04 Album Art41:40 Born To Die44:46 Off To The Races46:39 Blue Jeans50:26 Video Games52:43 Diet Mountain Dew54:47 National Anthem58:24 Dark Paradise1:00:12 Radio1:02:53 Carmen1:06:52 Million Dollar Manchester1:09:20 Summertime Sadness1:12:34 This Is What Makes Us Girls1:14:58 Final Spin

It's a Rollie, not a stopwatch. Drake don't ever stop, and neither does his 2018 double album Scorpion! This week we're learning about everyone's favorite star of Degrassi (remember that) and exploring every corner of his unique, chart-topping style. We'll hear Sandra's Rose bloom with 25 rap and R&B-influenced hits full of hidden lyrical gems that keep Drake talking about Drake engaging for an hour and a half. The Mixtaper is bringing lawsuits, Rab Havztims, and whiskey records from the Top Boy himself! From God's Plan to In My Feelings, can this daunting record earn an 8 Out Of 10? Will it Elevate Connor's taste in rap? Worms.. we just opened up a can of those.And if, like Drake, you find yourself asking, "Is There More?" YES! There is! Head over to www.SpinItPod.com for the special extended B-Side version of the episode where we dive into all 25 tracks, discuss some of his unbelievable chart and sales records, and visit the world's worst website. The Mixtaper has bonus facts that will take us for a walk on the Champagne Papi side... just watch out for Raptors. And don't scrub ahead!!Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com!Thanks for listening!0:00 Intro4:25 About Drake9:17 About Scorpion14:50 Awards & Accolades16:12 Fact Or Spin18:41 He Was Sued By A Venue22:54 He Had A Re-Bar Mitzvah26:47 He Broke A Record35:13 He Starred In And Produced A Hit Show42:38 Album Art43:16 Survival46:11 Nonstop49:33 Elevate49:58 Emotionless52:08 God's Plan55:37 I'm Upset57:16 8 Out Of 1058:47 Mob Ties1:00:35 Talk Up (feat. Jay-Z)1:03:47 Is There More1:06:09 Summer Games1:07:53 Nice For What1:11:52 In My Feelings1:14:52 Don't Matter To Me (with Michael Jackson)1:16:56 March 141:19:16 Final Spin