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WHY. Why why why. Heather picked KOЯN's "Follow the Leader." Ramsey had to listen to it. Usually I would write a few questions that would be answered within the episode. It's KOЯN. I had to listen to it. It goes exactly the way you would expect. KOЯN. All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Special guest Chris Tapp is here to introduce Ramsey (and Heather!) to Midtown's 2000 album "Save the World, Lose the Girl!" Chris invents an exciting new segment for our show that changes the game! Just what is Heather's LinkedIn policy? And will the incredibly aggressive opening to this album turn scare Ramsey so much he can't enjoy the album? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on...

Ladies and gentlemen, Further Seems Forever is here to inform us that "The Moon is Down!" (There's a relatively good chance that that was nonsense to you, so to clarify, that's the name of a band and their 2001 album.) What does the guy from Dashboard sound like when he's working with other people? Is vinyl even worth it? And the eternal question: is this a Jesus-related record?  All this and MORE...

Alex Mason (Gawker, Vice, Fusion) is back to present us with Cartel's 2005 debut album "Chroma!" Music from a band that once lived in a bubble! Is this album about Jesus? Does Heather say Jesus weird? And, Ramsey's least favorite song in the history of this show (so far)! All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel go...

Ramsey and Heather risk potential trauma and dig deep into their pasts to relive Green Day's 1994 album "Dookie!" How do both of our host's experiences with this album reflect their personalities almost 25 years later? How does a secret track change an album in the age of streaming? And Ramsey shares several unoriginal thoughts regarding this album! All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a fu...

This week we are joined by Neil Barlow to discuss Say Anything and their 2004 album "...Is a Real Boy." What's a stupider title for a song: "Belt" or "Bout?" How does Ramsey already know an obscure song from this band? And Heather claims she's not the biggest Say Anything Fan, but how does she justify friend of the show Jess's claim to the opposite ? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a f...

Hey! Let's have some Fun. Today we listen to The Format's debut album from 2003 "Interventions + Lullabies" and at no point do we sing or initiate either of those two things! What does a music historian do? Or an emo police officer for that matter? What vegetable does Ramsey think is on the album art for this release? And Heather is coughing a lot, but don't worry: she does not die at the end of t...

This week, Thomas Nassiff from Bad Timing Records joins us to listen to The Gaslight Anthem's 2008 album "The '59 Sound!" If Bruce Springsteen is "The Boss" does that make this band his employee? Two-against-Heather Star Wars prequel talk! And just how old is this band if they love 1959 so much? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us,...

It's just a normal Monday now and not a holiday, so let's look at New Found Glory's 2000 self-titled album! (Those two statements are not connected!) How does Heather justify having seen this band a billion times in 2017? Looking at lyrics as woke-ass adults, what's the impact of misogyny on teenage girls listening to these albums at an impressionable age? And Ramsey annoys Heather by speaking in...

Special guest Jill Lucas is here to teach Heather and Ramsey about The Early November and their 2002 EP "For All of This." Will Ramsey make a bunch of jokes about the band's name? What about bloopers, though? And will Ramsey become obsessed with Arthur "Ace" Enders' name? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel go...

Heather and Ramsey return to the band that gave their show their name (literally) with JIMMY EAT WORLD and their 1999 album "Clarity." Which holiday is the most appropriate one to give a niece a Spider-Man medal? Was Diddy Kong in Mario Kart? What are fall vibes? AND WHY oh WHY are song longer than nine minutes sometimes? WHO WANTS THAT? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode...

Special guest AJ Tobey is here to introduce both Heather and Ramsey to The Suicide Machines' 1996 debut album, "Destruction by Definition!" How much ska is too much ska for Heather? Why on Earth would a record label owned by Disney put out an album called The Suicide Machines? And was everything about this band sponsored by Vans? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give u...

It's time for some extended play-action as Heather and Ramsey strap on their ear goggles for some Saves the Day with the 1999 EP "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving!" Will a cover of a song Ramsey likes trick him into enjoying punk? What about a shortened album length? Will Heather murder Ramsey for calling a song "fun-kay?" All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTun...

Return guest Adrienne Fisher is here to bring us out of the music she and Heather enjoyed in high school and into the music they enjoy today! Namely, The Menzingers' 2012 album "On the Impossible Past!" What is the secret origin of Heather and Adrienne's secret inside joke tattoos? Are there singing-while-performing-hand-gestures when this band plays live? What is the new nickname given to Tom and...

Things are about to get intense! Dan Ozzi (Noisy, No Plus Ones) is here to introduce us to the world of Choking Victim and their one and only studio album "No Gods, No Managers!" Is it ska? Is it hardcore? Can Ramsey handle a song that is pro-suicide without his head exploding? Can Heather for that matter? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It...

We dive right in and get to THE name Ramsey associates with emo with Dashboard Confessional's 2001 album "The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most." Is Ramsey's love of Clone High enough to make him enjoy this album? What does Heather drink tea out of? And what makes this album the opposite of The Beatles' "Help?" All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on i...

Special guest Chris Donahue joins us to talk about Cap'n Jazz and Disc 1 of their 1998 anthology album, ""Analphabetapolothology." Will Ramsey enjoy a band more or less when he thinks everyone involved is 12 years old? Why do we believe this first song is about a cat? And will we determine the reason this band only had one album? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give u...

We continue the second and final part of our journey into the Long Island Beef between Brand New and Taking Back Sunday with a look at Brand New's debut album, "Your Favorite Weapon." What is the deal with Long Island's strange perception of friendship? Why would somebody put guitar feedback into the middle of a song (or anywhere)? And which of these two feuding bands debuted the best? All this an...

Special guest Alex Mason (Gawker, Vice, Fusion) joins us to talk about his high school SKA BAND, but more importantly, THE STARTING LINE and their 2002 album "Say It Like You Mean It." What would a punk a cappella group sound like? Can a song entitled "The Saddest Girl Story" be taken seriously by anyone? And how on Earth is there a "left shark" and a "Foo Fighters" reference incorporated into a p...

Ramsey and Heather are TALKING Back Sunday (get it?) as they start their TWO PART journey into the Long Island beef between Taking Back Sunday and Brand New! We begin with TBS (the band, not the channel)'s debut album "Tell All Your Friends." Will a story of ROMANCE and BACKSTABBING be enough to pique Ramsey's interest? Does sports belong in emo? Why can't this band name a song without making thei...

Send a missive to the folks, because this week special guest Jeff Hong joins us to talk about The Get Up Kids' 1999 album "Something To Write Home About!" Will this episode accidentally make Ramsey a Bush fan? How long before Ramsey starts making emo mashups? And is that a keyboard? Is it still punk if there's a keyboard?  All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rat...

In a role reversal, Heather is concerned that her own opinion of an album might not hold up when listening to Something Corporte's "Leaving Through the Window" for the first time in years! How did Heather survive this year's Riot Fest? How the heck did Ramsey make a Rage Against the Machine reference? Will Ramsey enjoy a band's ironic use of a copyright symbol? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout...

Special guest Mo drops by to talk Death Cab for Cutie with Heather and Ramsey and their 2001 album "The Photo Album!" Will listening to a band Ramsey is at least somewhat familiar with change his tune? Will Heather and Mo find strength in numbers when Ramsey claims songs are too boring? Will Ramsey write new lyrics to a song while attempting to be more "chill" by laying down on a couch? (YES!) All...

A break from our "high school music" policy as Heather introduces Ramsey to the band that kind of launched the podcast, with Pup's 2016 album "The Dream Is Over!" Will Ramsey change his assessment of the band after actually listening to the music? Will the band's Canadianness be a factor in any of this? What is the deal with setting fire to couches? All this and MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a fu...

Holy moley! Special guest and pop-punk-superfan Jess Perry drops in to present one of her and Heather's favorite albums, Saves the Day's 1999 opus "Through Being Cool!" Will Ramsey take the lead singer's anger a little too personally? Will everyone spend too much time examining the album art for 90s fashion? And can anyone justify the band's insane pronunciation of a normal word like "dog?" All th...