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Chris and Nikki are back to fix another glaring omission from the Black Band T-Shirt back catalogue, ranking the 7 proper (according to us) albums from industrial royalty, Nine Inch Nails. In Part 1 we rank the albums and discuss Pretty Hate Machine, The Downward Spiral and The Fragile.

Taking the same heady nostalgia approach from the last COMP episode on Disney songs in a different direction... Which 2002 alt rock classics will make the ultimate compilation?! Listen to the full ultimate compilation (so far) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wv4z1EZzDpD3VqYqhZH07?si=8428ab14ecd444cf

Nikki and Chris rank and discuss the six albums of South London's Florence + The Machine! This was one of those special ones where the conversation felt much more exploratory and thought provoking than (at least one of us) might have predicted. We'd love to hear your own thoughts on Florence's work, your own favourites and the topics that come up in this episode. Find us one instagram...

World's burning innit... let's listen to Disney songs.

5 years on from Episode 3: White Stripes, Chris and Nikki revisit the majesty of Jack White to rank his 6 solo albums!

Join Chris and Nikki as they review their best albums of 2025! How will critic's favourites Rosalía and Geese fare? How are things going in 'Chrissy's Electronic Adventures'? Will Nikki find an excuse to praise members of Radiohead? As mentioned at the end of the episode, playlists highlighting releases from each month can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/user/31xfibgftnsq6x...

Hold on to your figgy puddings and listen to Chris and Nikki go through the new festive playlist from Talking Heads front man and general alternative legend, David Byrne! Just in time to give you something to listen to while you wait on the fat man's arrival. Find the list along with links to play the playlist here: https://www.davidbyrne.com/radio/david-byrne-radio-presents-christmas

Chris and Nikki complete the run down of Waits' Asylum Records albums with Small Change, Foreign Affairs, Blue Valentine and Heartattack & Vine.

Chris rubs his hands with glee as he finally gets to make Nikki sit through (at least part of... for now) the discography of sandpaper voiced romantic, Tom Waits. In part 1, they discuss their Asylum Records album rankings and get into Closing Time, The Heart of Saturday Night and Nighthawks at The Diner.

Chris and Nikki revisit their Deftones ranking from earlier this year with the band's 10th album, private music, released over summer. How does it stand up in an already incredibly strong line up?

We got there, folks! In the final part of this marathon episode, Chris and Nikki discuss ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!, Revolution Radio, Father of All Motherfuckers and Saviors.

As this episode marches in to Part 3, we can officially call it an epic. The perfect time to discuss American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown!

In Part 2, Chris has a podcast-first change of heart before he and Nikki discuss Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning.

It's another biggy! In part 1, Chris and Nikki unveil their Green Day album rankings and discuss the first three albums of the band's confusing-as-heck career: 39/Smooth, Kerplunk and Dookie.

Nikki and Chris discuss the latest offering from Garbage and decide where it sits within the existing discography ranking, via badass women with hip replacements, murky optimism and shiny octopi.

We jump back a few of decades to April 1993 to explore the tracklist of Now 24! Eurodance has definitely become a thing by this point, and apparently so have covers, remixes and re-issues... Find the full ultimate playlist of all time here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wv4z1EZzDpD3VqYqhZH07?si=76815d41cddd49f5

Chris and Nikki continue the discussion of St Vincent's discography with MASSEDUCTION, Daddy's Home and All Born Screaming. Find out why two of these are both top albums and one is a bit of a pleasant odd'n!

Chris and Nikki rank and discuss the albums of the alternative-pop-musical-frankenstein-but-with-mad-guitar-skills-Grammy-winner. Part 1 covers Marry Me, Actor, Strange Mercy and St Vincent.

Chris & Nikki return to the Rock Sound magazine CDs for this latest edition of our bonus format, where they take it in turns to eliminate songs from the tracklist until only the best remains! This will be added to the greatest compilation playlist of all time: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wv4z1EZzDpD3VqYqhZH07?si=60c6292ddd7d4ce5 We also start with a timely rant about Brockwell Live bein...

Chris and Nikki discuss their thoughts on the new Lady Gaga album, MAYHEM, and decide where it sits among her existing discography ranking!

Chris and Nikki return to their exploration of the Deftones discography with the last 5 albums. This includes two rather spicy disagreements in ranking! This part covers Saturday Night Wrist, Diamond Eyes, Koi No Yokan, Gore and Ohms.

HOW HAS IT TAKEN 57 EPISODES?! Inspired by the upcoming London summer show and news of new music on the horizon, Chris and Nikki finally rank the albums of Sacramento, California Nu-Metal pioneers and evolvers and general heavy music gods... Deftones! In Part 1 the influence and personal importance of the band gets discussed as the album ranking and discussion of the Terry Date era of albums: Adre...

Nikki and Chris take it in turns to delete a song from the soundtrack compilation of 00s rockomedy (yes that is a thing, because we said so) movie, School of Rock. The remaining two tracks will be added to the greatest compilation/playlist of all time: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wv4z1EZzDpD3VqYqhZH07?si=3f3f4c7aebf3482e

Chris and Nikki discuss the new album from Scottish don't-call-them-post-rockers Mogwai, 'The Bad Fire'. Listen to the end to hear where it lands in the existing album rankings.

Chris and Nikki return with guest and friend, Tom, to discuss the final three Supergrass albums: Life on Other Planets, Road To Rouen and Diamond Hoo Ha.