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We're back, back, back again! Kinda. As I'm sure you've noticed, we've been on an extended hiatus for a bevy of reasons, some within our control and some not, but we wanted to give you guys this ep as a thank you for continuing to check in and make us feel loved <3 In honor of the release of the 10-year anniversary edition of FROOT, we're releasing the episode we recorded months back for the al...

This week is the one we wait for all year- when we submit to our inner-most stans and host our very own "Best Of" awards show to celebrate the most dominant pop music 2024 had to offer! Throughout the show, we recap this year in music while awarding recognition to songs, albums & artists that showcased pop excellence in categories honoring Opening Tracks, Closing Tracks, Ballads, Bridges, Late...

This week is one we've been foaming at the mouth for since the dawn of DP: the 10-year celebration of WALK THE MOON 's second major label album ' Talking is Hard '. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our individual journey's with the record 10 years ago, the memories we've built with it since, the decadent synth palette this album is painted with, and in the end we somehow determine our fav...

This week we're swiping our keycard to Access All Areas of FLO 's aptly titled debut album. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the record's rich vocal textures, the ad-libs to end all ad-libs and the secret sauce that makes this girl-group group so well. ALSO discussed: the Wicked of it all & the categories for this year's DOMMY AWARDS ! At the SPA: LAUREN MAYBERRY (Crocodile Tears), RO...

This week we're diving into the expansion pack of KYLIE MINOGUE 's heralded 2023 album TENSION , TENSION II ! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the dual identities across both projects, why we love sexy Kyle so much, and we attempt to master a tracklisting across both records. ALSO discussed: MAUDE LATOUR 's Sugar Water tour, WICKED's final arrival, MARINA 's latest M6 snippet, and the 4th...

This week we're turning back the clocks... to 15 years ago when LADY GAGA released the followup to her critically acclaimed debut album: THE FAME MONSTER ! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the lore at the heart of the record, the different fears explored by Gaga, and the lasting impact this project had on her catalogue and beyond. ALSO discussed: MARINA 's upcoming sixth album, BETTY WHO...

This week we dive head-first into the 4th LP from British indie darlings PALE WAVES : Smitten . Across our track-by-track, we discuss our long history with PW, the tenured quantity (and quality) of their output, and how this album stacks against their others. ALSO discussed: CHARLI XCX & TROYE SIVAN 's Sweat Tour, MARINA 's upcoming album (& new poetry book), and new music from CHAPPELL RO...

This week is a big one as we wade into the deep waters of MAGDALENA BAY 's 2nd LP Imaginal Disk . Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the journey from Mercurial World to now, the rich nature of our main character True , and the journey the titular disk takes her on. ALSO discussed: some hot hot tea in a DP Blind Item, the BRAT remix album & Kylie Minogue 's Tension tour! At the SPA: ST....

This week we bravely go where few men seem to have gone before.... a listening party of KATY PERRY 's new album 143 . Throughout our track-by-track we discuss the marred rollout of this record, the lyrics that left us wanting, the glimpses of greatness we know KP is KPable of and of course- the choice to include Dr. Puke. ALSO discussed: BETTY WHO 's 10-year-anniversary showcase for Take Me When Y...

This week is one Quincy's been waiting eons for- the deep dive into LIGHTS ' 3rd LP ' Little Machines' in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the record's rich themes of nostalgia and transition, the euphoric sounds of steady synths and LIGHTS' road traveled since this week's entry in the SPA! ALSO discussed: LADY GAGA 's Joker: Folie à Deux companion...

This week is a no-brainer as we take a dive into one of the biggest albums of the year - SABRINA CARPENTER 's 'Short n' Sweet'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our history with Sabrina, the stratospheric impression 'Espresso' has left on her career, and of course we attempt to narrow down our favorite tracks. ALSO discussed: LADY GAGA 's 'Harlequin' aka LG 6.5, CARLY RAE JEPSEN 's engage...

This week is one the indie-darlings have been waiting for: our deep dive into the depths of 'Sugar Water', the debut LP from MAUDE LATOUR ! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the long road to this first album, the MARINA -tinged excellence of 'Cursed Romantics', and how Maude's philosophical studies informed the record. ALSO discussed: MARINA 's M6 collaborator CJ BARAN , Pop Star Academy's...

This week is one we've been counting down to since the dawn of this podcast as we submit ourselves to the second LP from indie-pop masters MUNA : Saves the World. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the heavy-hitting themes of the record, which of these songs have made it onto our all-time playlists and touch on our rich personal lores with some of these here tracks... ALSO discussed: SABRIN...

This week is one for the gays as we dive into the brand new EP 'Can I Be Honest?' from indie-pop songstress (we're all together on this?) ZEE MACHINE ! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss Zee's many notable influences (several of our favs), the stages of a breakup as tracked by these songs, and Quincy's Bonnie McKee moment at the EP release party in LA! ALSO discussed: MAUDE LATOUR's 'Sugar...

This week, we had a big idea ourselves!! We decided to submit to REMI WOLF's second LP 'Big Ideas' in our first-ever Remi ep! So Hello! Let's celebrate that! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album's studio origins, its themes of fame, sex & beyond, and we get into the very- er- specific name Remi has given to her stans. ALSO discussed: MARINA's new M6 snippet, the everlasting BETT...

This week is one the grifters have been waiting years for: a deep dive into the debut album from pop songstress GRIFF : ' Vertigo '. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our history with Griff (including Quincy's controversial opinion on her SIGRID collab), the non-chronological journeys of a breakup and how the only true closure requires accepting there will never be closure... or something...

It's time for part 2 of our AURORA deep dive! Throughout the second half our track-by-track, we get into the thick of some of the album's harsher moments & unpack what messages lie behind the poetic lyricism before narrowing down our top tracks across the entire record. ALSO discussed: KATY PERRY's incoming "lead" single 'Lifetimes', LADY GAGA's LG7 tease, & the mystery behind BRITNEY SPEA...

This week, we begin our (topically Olympic-sized) dive into AURORA 's new album 'What Happened to the Heart?' as we discuss the first half of this monumental album. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album's rich themes, the textured soundscapes that vary across the record and and of course we attempt to glean just wtf this girlie is trying to tell us. ALSO discussed: CHARLI XCX & C...

This week is maybe the biggest of the summer as we take on the soundtrack of the season itself - 'Brat' by CHARLI XCX! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the delicate persona that lies beneath the shiny veneer of the titular 'brat' character, how the industry at large shaped the record AND how Charli has mastered the art of the remix. ALSO discussed: MARINA 's album 6 news and solo tunes fr...

This week, we're diving headfirst into the album those of us in the know (Hayden) have been waiting a decade for - BONNIE MCKEE's instant 2010 throwback classic 'Hot City'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the record's arduous rollout, the industry's abysmal treatment of Ms. Mckee, as well as her impact on the sound of the pop landscape at large. ALSO DISCUSSED: MUNA's sickening new live...

This week, we're swimming through the nordic oceans to take a closer look at one of our go-to Scandinavian pop queens DAGNY and her latest "mini-album" 'Elle'. Throughout our track-by-track (complete with a few extra additions from yours truly), we discuss the album's at-times tortuous rollout, the changes made to the era after it was already on its way and what we hope for the next two chapters i...

This week, we're winding back the clock to 2014 when our perennial fav boy band BAD SUNS released their debut LP 'Language & Perspective'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the mature themes of this record written by high-schoolers, the speed at which it's aged (see: molasses level), the existential crises (plural) abound the album, and how this debut contextualizes the records that ca...

This week, we're dialing the alt-pop phasers to FIRE as we submit ourselves to BILLIE EILISH and discuss her 3rd LP 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'. Throughout our track-by-track, we dive into the textured nature of the tracks, the journey they take you on in the order they are presented, the idea of writing an oral lesbian anthem with your brother, and of course, we attempt to determine our favorite track...

This week, we're diving headfirst into the mother lake (the one just outside the British Channel) to submit ourselves to the 3rd LP from english pop songstress DUA LIPA, 'Radical Optimism'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album's peculiar rollout strategy, *those* single choices, what's next for Dua & try to determine a better title for the record. ALSO discussed: LADY GAGA's Chr...

This week we're rounding out our 2-part deep dive into the 5-year celebration of CARLY RAE JEPSEN's 'Dedicated' with a look at the latter half on the album. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the lost CRJ orchestral album, the art of the album track, the joy of freeing yourself from artist expectations, and we re-do our ranking for every song across the Dedicated era. ALSO discussed: Eurovi...