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You know we love Death Cab, but there are some complicated emotions surrounding Death Cab for Cutie's 2005 album "Plans!" This week: Our new potato podcast Spudcast! What was on YOUR dorm room wall? And do all Death Cab guitarists have to have a name like a 1930s comedian? All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and...

As a follow-up to our previous Mansions episode, we listen to a later track from Mansions,"PPV" from their brand-new album Big Bad! This week: We discuss street games! We compare eras of Mansion! A very special listener gets a birthday shout-out and then is yelled at for listening! All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from R...

In this episode, Heather introduces Ramsey to a band that is neither an orchestra nor from Manchester, yet they call themselves Manchester Orchestra! It's their 2009 album, "Mean Everything To Nothing!" This week: A thorough run-down of our breakfast/breakfast-for-dinner experiences! A band that is neither from Manchester nor an Orchestra! And are any of these guys Avett Brothers? Don't want to en...

This week we welcome Zack Zarrillo of Bad Timing Records to play one of his favorites: Mansions' 2011 album "Dig Up the Dead!" This week: Ponies are not baby horses! Tales from record label management! Several podcast ideas are piloted! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and Heather. Wanna get a shout-out on a future e...

Ramsey has taken the reigns and for the first time on the show, introduces Heather to a full album from his high school days: They Might Be Giant's 1990 opus, "Flood!" This week: The tables have turned and things get weird! Ramsey breaks down when he notices a pattern in his life! So many TMBG facts are imparted yet so many songs remain mysteries! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Chec...

This week, Heather challenged Ramsey to compile a playlist of all the artists he discovered late in life. Today we listen to ten of the most notable bands and artists that Ramsey didn't care about until he was an adult man. This week: How many of these discography deep dives started as a bit? Which is the most embarrassing band that Ramsey didn't listen to until he was a man with bills and a job?...

This week, comedian and friend Matt Moskovciak joins us all the way from Los Angeles to introduce Ramsey and Heather to Supergrass's 1997 album, "In It For the Money!" This week: A concert that was unlikely to begin with and now may never be! What music were we buying in college? And our feelings on songs that start with "we're going to a party!" All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check...

A different kind of episode this week. Donate to Black Lives Matter , Campaign Zero , or your local mutual or bail fund. Listen to each other. Educate yourself.

This week, Heather presents a cover song that seems tailor-made for Ramsey: from The Wire Tapes, Vol. 1 , Dashboard Confessional performs "El Scorcho!" And then another cover song that seems even more tailor-made for Ramsey This week: Should songs have more or less vibraphone? Dashboard stays in their lane! And one of the strangest cover choices imaginable!! All this and MORE! Don't want to end th...

This week Heather scares Ramsey as we listen to the 2014 Joyce Manor album, "Never Hungover Again!" This week: Just how short can an album be and still be an album? -What does Ramsey know about Travis Barker? And Heather's Quaranti! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and Heather. Wanna get a shout-out on a future episo...

This week we welcome David Anthony from The AV Club, Noisy, and " As You Were: A Podcast About Alkaline Trio " to discuss their 1998 album, "Goddamnit!" This week: What not to send in the mail! Ramsey once again attempts to divide bands into teams! And an impassioned Reese's Thins discussion with Heather's hot take! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  fo...

We continue to perfect our recording process, and Connor "helps" inspire us by putting out new music! It's a new single from Bright Eyes: "Persona Non Grata!" This week: Where is Connor Oberst and where is he going? Ramsey and Heather help all the musicians who are writing music while quarantined! And Ramsey asks Heather her least favorite question: "Is this anything?" All this and MORE! Don't wan...

You asked and we (finally) listened: Heather and Ramsey sit down and listen to My Chemical Romance's second album from 2004, "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge!" This week: Heather is harassed by one of the strangest ice cream trucks in the city! We do a thorough run-down of concept albums! And there's big comic books/cartoon connection here: but will it be enough to win over Ramsey? All this and MOR...

In our last in-person guest recording we could do before we were forced indoors, Sam Sklar joined us to introduce both Heather and Ramsey to the band Have a Nice Life's 2000 album, "Deathconsciousness!" This week: Ramsey and Heather recommend their preferred albums to work to! What was the budget for this album? What are the budgets for most albums? We speculate widely! Academy Awards trivia! All...

Fun Fact: Anyone under the age of 13 could be considered a future teen. But today, we're not concerned with them! This week, Ramsey and Heather listen to a song from Future Teen's 2019 album Breakup Season, "Born To Stay!" This week: Our first remote episode, in the order of recording! We adjust to the new normal! And what does Tal Bachman have to do with all of this? All this and MORE! Don't want...

Ramsey and Heather both love a good cover song. This week, however, their patience will be tested when they listen to a compilation of Top 40 songs from 2002 covered in a very different style with the compilation Punk Goes Pop. This week: Has Ramsey ever heard a Mandy Moore song? Who is better: NSYNC or Backstreet Boys? And what makes a good cover (and what makes a terrible one?) All this and MORE...

If there was ever a time for third wave ska-punk, it is possible that now is the time. It is also possible that there was never a time for third wave ska-punk, but Logan LaBarbera is here to introduce us to The Hippos and their 1999 album, "Heads Are Gonna Roll!" This week: Ramsey confuses Limp Bizkit and Smash Mouth! An Italian instrument is learned. A ska band reminiscent of Weezer?! Who is suff...

When last we heard Hayley Williams, she was a 19 year-old, fronting Paramore. Now, she's going solo as we listen to her brand new song, "Simmer!" This week: Learn about Heather's first day of work from home! Ramsey coins a new genre of music and immediately trademarks it! And, at long last, our thoughts on Bjork and swan dresses! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify...

Consider the Kinsellas. That is not the name for our podcast, but perhaps it should be as Heather and Ramsey take a listen as Mike becomes Owen with his 2004 "(the ep)!" This week: How did Heather spend her first day of quarantine? What is a perfect Sunday album and is this one? We give our first reactions on the new "High Fidelity?" All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spo...

Prepare to hear songs! Our friend Carly Hoskins is back and she's brought along Straylight Run's 2005 EP "Prepare to Be Wrong!" This week: Do you know where your children are? Spooky songs and Evanescence! And a brief history of Winamp and the llama! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and Heather. Wanna get a shout-out...

Watch out, Fiona Apple! Hot Mulligan is here to take up the mantle of really long titles! This week we listen to two tracks from Hot Mulligan's 2018 album Pilot ! This week: Heather has lotion in her eyes! We unlock the etymology of a familiar term! And Heather reveals a new nickname! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey...

The second Vulture published their list of 100 best emo songs of all time , you told us we had to cover it, but Heather was all over it. This week we tackle their top 10 and see if we agree! (One of us does not.) This week: What TV show is Heather watching one sketch at a time? We debate the merits of list articles! And why is Ramsey apologizing to the performers behind songs 4-100? All this and M...

Sure, you've heard Blink 182 before. But have we ever heard them… with a different name? This week Jason Parent urges us to listen to Box Car Racer's only full-length album from 2001, from the twisted mind of Tom DeLonge and the… twisted drums of Travis Barker. This week: Heather has created a monster! A deep dive into the Tom/Mark breakup! And who books the bookers? All this and MORE! Don't want...

The Front Bottoms have reemerged with a brand new single to close out 2019! We listen to their brand new song "Camouflage" and break it all down! Heather is dying! #prayersforheather Logic Pro X is also dying! #prayersforramseyscomputer We count down the top five worst things Heather is allergic to! Ramsey's Super Bowl recap! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify pla...

Wikipedia said it best: "Sticks and Stones is the third studio album by American pop punk band New Found Glory." They really nailed it. Today we listen to New Found Glory's 2002 album, Sticks and Stones. A brand-new game concerning pop punk vocals you'll love it! How many bands did this album inspire? And, Ramsey's favorite classic segment on the show: Ramsey's Spa Stories! All this and MORE! Don'...