Audioface: Music News, Reviews, & Culture

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On Episode 259 of Audioface: REVIEWS: "Quest for Fire" and "Don't Get Too Close" by Skrillex, "Desire, I Want to Turn Into You" by Caroline Polachek, "Desire Pathway" by Screaming Females New Singles: "Heaven" by Niall Horan, "Glue Song" by beabadoobee, "Ring of Past" by Men I Trust, and A&W by Lana Del Rey In the news: Chris Brown Responds To Chloë Bailey Collab Backlash, Blueface Fires Back...

On Episode 258 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “This Is Why” by Paramore, “Raven” by Kelela, “The Land, The Water, The Sky” by Black Belt Eagle Scout And in the news: Chris Brown nominated for the Tim Pool Noted Little Bitch Award, and Sam Smith and Kim Petras make Fox News' heads explode. -- BRAND NEW SERIES!!!  Audioface presents Lyrics & Legos : Watch cutting-edge musicians reveal their songs' build...

On Episode 257 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “My 21st Century Blues” by RAYE, “Heavy Heavy” by Young Fathers, “the color grey.” by jev New Singles: “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus, “Bunny is a Rider” by Caroline Polachek, “Like a Saviour” by Ellie Goulding, and “Overstimulated” by SAINt JHN And In The News: Half of Daft Punk is back, kinda? slowthai’s new tour reminds us of Poundland -- BRAND NEW SERIES!!!  Aud...

On Episode 256 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “Let’s Start Here.” by Lil Yachty, “Gloria” by Sam Smith, “AudioLust & HigherLove” by SG Lewis New Singles: “LLYLM” by ROSALÍA, “Sucka Or Sum” by Rae Sremmurd And In The News: Rick Ross says Fuck Musk -- BRAND NEW SERIES!!!  Audioface presents Lyrics & Legos : Watch cutting-edge musicians reveal their songs' building blocks  —  while building blocks. P...

On Episode 255 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “RUSH!” by Måneskin, “SOS” by SZA, “NO THANK YOU” by Little Simz New Singles: “Ocean’s Niagara” by M83, “Emily I’m Sorry” by boygenius And In The News: David Crosby has passed, we cover his colorful and complex legacy. Thank you Syndicate 23 members: Muse, The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, and Junior Boys bonus episodes are in the Syndicate 23 Community Page under Aud...

Syndicate 23 presents the 6th Annual Audioface Awards! Thanks for listening this year, we appreciate listening with you. Award categories and nominees are listed below: “FROM DUSK TO DAWN” BEST MUGSHOT AWARD: SLIM JXMMI SpotemGottem Kodak Black Mystikal WORST MUSIC ON FLAT SCORCHED EARTH, NUKED HAWAII, NO QUID PRO QUO, BLEACH INJECTION, RIPPED SKULL DIAMOND, FTX TRADING LTD. BAHAMAS 2022: “God Did...

On Episode 253 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “HEROES & VILLAINS” by Metro Boomin. Plus: reactions to Grammys 2023 nominations, we finally get to air our thoughts on Ye nuking his career, and we review our live experience seeing The 1975 Live in Los Angeles. Then, our 6th annual courtpacking episode; (basically) our last chance at qualifying an album for our own awards. Featuring, Spoon, Yeah Yeah Yea...

On Episode 252 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “The Family” & "TM" by BROCKHAMPTON, “Feed Tha Streets III” by Roddy Ricch, “11” by SAULT And In The News: Will Swifties finally bring down Ticketmaster? Trent Reznor quits Twitter thanks to Muskrat. Jack Antonoff: Venues “fuck artists so hard” by “taxing merch” Thank you Syndicate 23 members: Muse, The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, and Junior Boys bonus episodes...

On Episode 251 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “Her Loss” by Drake & 21 Savage, “SMITHEREENS” by Joji, “Alpha Zulu” by Phoenix New Singles: “Munch (Feelin’ U)” & “Bikini Bottom” by Ice Spice, “Lift Me Up” by Rhianna, “Big Pussy” by Brockhampton, “Baby Queen” by Gorillaz And In The News: Kanye West can’t sell his “White Lives Matter” shirt…because the trademark is already owned by two black men. Dra...

On Episode 250 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)” by Fred Again.., “The Waiting Game” by Junior Boys, “Luv 4 Rent” by Smino Plus, at the very end, a message about the milestone of hitting Audioface #250 with you all from Dan and Sean. Special thanks to those mentioned and not mentioned in the outro!  For members: Keep a look out at your members feed -- Bonus epis...

On Episode 249 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “Midnights” by Taylor Swift, “The Car” by Arctic Monkeys, “ULTRAVIOLET” by Will Cherry New Singles: “The Loneliest Time” by Carly Rae Jepsen ft. Rufus Wainwright, “Anguished Reins” by Misanthropes And in the news: Bono finally atones for his greatest sin For members: Keep a look out at your members feed -- Bonus episodes every week are just on the horizon and...

On Episode 248 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “It’s Only Me” by Lil Baby, “Being Funny In a Foreign Language” by The 1975, “Creature” by Pileup And in the news: The Ye antisemitism hits just keep coming, Jack Antonoff has responded. Rex Orange County accused of sexual assault, fans are regretting some tattoo choices. Lizzo kept her love of Radiohead hidden so classmates wouldn’t think she was a Creep, Wei...

On Episode 247 of Audioface: REVIEWS: "Only Built For Infinty Links" by Quavo and Takeoff, “” by WILLOW, “Cherry” by Daphni, “CHAOS NOW*” by Jean Dawson And in the news: Ye breaks the fourth wall, kisses Tucker Carlson’s ass and goes full anti-semite. So, let’s talk about the anti-semitism in rap music from some of y’all’s faves. For members: Keep a look out at your members feed -- Bonus episodes...

Dan and Sean update their 2018 episode "The 35 Minute Arctic Monkeys Primer" by going back to the Arctic Monkeys' very beginning. What happens when a band shuns tradition and uses the internet to rise to fame? That story is history, and it's in this podcast along with the best songs that got them there.  Arctic Monkeys' 2022 album "The Car" is coming out soon, and will be reviewed on a future epis...

On Episode 246 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “Entergalactic” by Kid Cudi, “$oul $old $eparetely” by Freddie Gibbs, “Fossora” by Björk. For members: Keep a look out at your members feed -- Bonus episodes every week are just on the horizon and Syndicate 23 members get the first look at everything. The Muse bonus is in the Audioface Members feed and the podcast feed. Enjoy the surprises!  GET MORE AUDIOFACE...

On Episode 245 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “God Save The Animals" by Alex G, “I Never Felt Nun” by EST Gee, “Natural Brown Prom Queen” by Sudan Archives Adam Levine's cringey sexts, take the wheel! For members: Keep a look out at your members feed -- Bonus episodes every week are just on the horizon and Syndicate 23 members get the first look at everything. The Muse bonus is in the Audioface Members fe...

Dan and Sean take their deepest dive yet into not only the history of The 1975, but how carefully they were crafting their own stories from The Moment of The Band's The Inception. The 1975's 5th album "Being Funny In a Foreign Language" will be available in October 2022, and will be reviewed on a future episode of Audioface.  NEW: Hear the band's best songs in one place with "The Essential The 197...

On Episode 244 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “Hold the Girl” by Rina Sawayama, “DECIDE” by Djo, “The Mars Volta” by The Mars Volta New Singles: “PACMAN” by Hardwell, “Forever” by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED) and “There Had Better Be a Mirrorball” by The Arctic Monkeys And in the news: Disclosure’s Howard Lawrence drops out of tour to “look after” himself, R Kelly finally found guilty on CP c...

On Episode 243 of Audioface: REVIEWS: “age/sex/location” by Ari Lennox, “Arrangements” by Preoccupations, “As Above, So Below” by Sampa The Great New Singles: “Hoax” by JORDI UP LATE and “21” by Nolune And in the news: The Inaugural Noted LIttle Bitch Edwin Farnham Butler III faces numerous sexual harassment allegations in the midst of Arcade Fire's world tour. How is everyone responding? Vince St...