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Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode sixty‑six of Skip’d, Rob & Mike strike a pose for Madonna’s True Blue. Released in 1986, the album marked a confident reinvention that combined sparkling synth‑pop, Latin‑tinged rhythms and heartfelt ballads with a pop star determined to prove she was far more than a passing sensation. From its pulsing opener to its tender, d...

In episode sixty-five of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive headfirst into the neon-soaked world of Forever the Sickest Kids and their 2008 debut album, Underdog Alma Mater. Arriving at the height of the pop-punk, emo-pop, and MySpace boom, the album released during a period when genre boundaries were becoming increasingly blurred, and Underdog Alma Mater fused pop-punk energy, glossy production, synth-p...

In episode sixty-four of Skip’d, Rob & Mike turn their attention to Crowded House's 1991 album 'Woodface', an album often hailed as one of the finest examples of sophisticated pop-rock songwriting. Released during a period of transition for both Crowded House and the Finn brothers, Woodface emerged from a collection of songs originally intended for different projects before being w...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode sixty‑three of Skip’d, Rob & Mike fire up their red Barchetta for Rush’s 'Moving Pictures'. Released in 1981, the album marked the peak of the band’s prog‑rock powers, balancing intricate time signatures, razor‑sharp musicianship and sci‑fi‑tinged songwriting with a newfound sense of focus and radio‑ready punch. Rob &...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode sixty‑two of Skip'd, Rob & Mike saddle up for Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Released in 1975, the album marked a deeply personal turn, tracing the early struggles of Elton and lyricist Bernie Taupin through piano‑driven pop, lush arrangements and warm, wistful storytelling that plays out li...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode sixty‑one of Skip'd, Rob & Mike take a drive through Compton with Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid, m. A.A.d City. Released in 2012, the album marked a breakthrough moment in modern hip‑hop, weaving cinematic storytelling, shifting flows and West Coast production into a coming‑of‑age narrative that plays out like a short fil...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode sixty of Skip'd, Rob & Mike crank the amps up for Cage the Elephant's self‑titled debut. Released in 2008, the album marked a raw, restless introduction to the band, blending garage rock swagger, blues‑soaked riffs and punk‑edged energy into a sound that feels scrappy, unpredictable and full of nervous tension. Rob &a...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty nine of Skip'd, Rob & Mike head onto the dancefloor with Jessie Ware's 'What's Your Pleasure'. Released in 2020, the album marked a full embrace of disco and nu‑disco, wrapping shimmering strings, pulsing basslines and retro‑futurist production around Ware's cool, controlled vocal delivery. Rob &...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty eight of SKiP'D, the desert island tables turn for the second of this two‑part Desert Island Skips special as we hear Mike's picks. Rob puts Mike in the hot seat to reveal the eight tracks he'd take to a desert island, the book he'd want washed up beside him, and the one luxury he refuses to live without. Th...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty‑seven of Skip'd, Rob & Mike shipwreck themselves on a very different format. In the first of two Desert Island Skips specials, Mike puts Rob on the spot, unpacking the eight tracks Rob would take to a desert island, the book he'd want washed up beside him, and the one indulgent luxury he can't imagine surviving without....

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty‑six of Skip’d, Rob & Mike step into Harry’s House. Released in 2022, Harry’s House marked a shift toward intimacy with a blend of soft‑pop, synth shimmer, and laid‑back grooves that feel inviting, familiar and deliberately unhurried. Rob & Mike unpack how those choices shape the album’s identity, and dig into what has shape...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty five of Skip’d, Rob & Mike turn their attention to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: The Grammy‑sweeping debut released in 1998 that blends hip‑hop, soul, gospel, and acoustic works and earned that reputation for being a masterpiece. Revered as a raw, poetic, and occasionally cryptic body of work, the boys will ask whether i...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty four of Skip'd, Rob & Mike Every celebrate a year of their collaboration by pitting every album that's ever earned the 'unskippable' rating head to head in a single elimination tournament to find out which one is the actual best of the best. We're talking Thriller, Rumours, AM, Nevermind, Appetite For Destruction and mo...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty three of Skip'd and to celebrate the looming one year anniversary of the podcast, Rob & Mike do something they've never done before: They go back. Every album that's ever walked away from this podcast wearing the dreaded Skip'd rating gets dragged back into the room for one more chance to prove Rob and Mike got it wrong...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty‑two of Skip’d, Rob & Mike plunge headfirst into Nevermind, the era‑defining, culture‑shifting second album from Nirvana. Released in 1991, Nevermind finds Nirvana sharpening their raw punk roots into something louder, darker, and unexpectedly melodic. The album swings between serrated guitars, thunderous drums, and Coba...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty-one of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive into Hold Your Colour, the ground-breaking debut album from Pendulum. Released in 2005, Hold Your Colour helped redefine drum and bass for a new generation, blending breakneck beats with rock influences, soaring melodies, and anthemic song writing. The result was an album that crossed genr...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty of Skip’d, Rob & Mike take on one of the most celebrated albums in music history: Abbey Road by The Beatles. Released in 1969, Abbey Road stands as the band's final recorded album and a remarkable showcase of their creative ambition at the height of their powers. From its iconic opening moments to the legendary medl...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty-nine of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive into Moisturizer, the second album from Wet Leg. Released in 2025, Moisturiser finds Wet Leg expanding their sonic palette whilst balancing an irreverent charm that made their debut such a phenomenon. The album swings between jangly guitars, punchy rhythms, synth‑flecked detours, and lyri...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty-eight of Skip’d, Rob & Mike descend into Welcome to My Nightmare, the twisted, theatrical, and wildly imaginative concept album from Alice Cooper. Released in 1975, Welcome to My Nightmare marks Cooper’s first solo outing, and follows a young boy named Steven as he navigates a dreamscape filled with monsters, shadows, t...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑eight of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive headfirst into Plastic Hearts, the bold, glam‑rock‑infused reinvention from Miley Cyrus. Released in 2020, Plastic Hearts finds Cyrus stepping confidently into a sound she’d been circling for years: a fusion of rock, synth‑pop, punk energy, and smoky, late‑night vulnerability. Across its...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑seven of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive into Me Myself I, the bold, self‑assured, and irresistibly melodic 1980 album from Joan Armatrading. Released at the dawn of a new decade, Me Myself I is an album that balances strength with softness, swagger with sincerity, and pop‑rock immediacy with the introspective songwriting that...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑six of Skip’d, Rob & Mike plug into Ride the Lightning, the blistering, era‑defining second album from Metallica. Released in 1984, Ride the Lightning captures a young band already pushing against the limits of speed and aggression, weaving in themes of fate, fear, injustice, and existential dread. From themse of state‑...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty-four of Skip’d, Rob & Mike step into Making Mirrors, the third album from Gotye. Released in 2011, Making Mirrors is an album built on contrasts: joy and melancholy, nostalgia and reinvention, intimacy and widescreen ambition. Beneath its colourful palette lies a set of songs wrestling with identity, connection, and the...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑three of Skip’d, Rob & Mike step into the shadowy, genre‑blurring world of Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia. Following their steady rise from cult anonymity to one of the most talked‑about modern acts, Even In Arcadia captures Sleep Token at their most expansive and self‑assured. Blending elements of alternative metal, R&a...

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑two of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive into Undun, the ambitious and deeply introspective concept album from The Roots. Released in 2011, Undun follows the life and death of its fictional protagonist Redford Stephens, tracing his path backwards from tragedy to the moments that shaped him. It’s a bold narrative choice that gives...