Ear Buds

As Stan Lee used to kind of say: Excelsis! GHOST is back, and thusly so, too, are the Ear Buds! Landon and Joey catch up on the intricate lore of the Papa and his ghouls and get into the new 80s-tinged ripper of an album "Skeletá" (2025)! breakdown: 00:00:53 an history 00:32:16 Peacefield 00:44:15 Lachryma 00:49:12 Satanized 00:57:24 Guiding Lights 01:08:50 De Profundis Borealis 01:16:59...

"I think I'm in love again" - You, listening to this episode! The Buds go track-by-track through the 2014 album "Run the Jewels 2" by Run the Jewels!  breakdown: 00:00:53 an history 00:18:58 Jeopardy 00:28:00 Oh My Darling Don't Cry 00:35:45 Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1 00:41:56 Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) 00:51:43 All My Life 00:58:53 Lie, Cheat, Steal 01:06:58 Early 01:14:48 All Due Respect...

I Know That Face. It's the face of an Ear Bud, fearing there is not a new episode. But! The Fear Is Not Real. The Buds go through Willow's 2024 album "Empathogen' and get into ALL the nitty gritty details! They talk about everything from Bill Burr vs. Bill Maher to a nuanced discussion of nepo-babies, and of course go through the album track-by-track! breakdown: 00:00:53 an histor...

ooohhh MY MY MY! The Buds are back and they're listening to and discussing Troye Sivan's 2018 album "Bloom" with their patented wit and charm, and stupidity! They talk about their history with Troye and then dive into the album track-by-track!  breakdown: 00:00:00 an history 00:16:28 Seventeen 00:24:41 My My My! 00:32:58 The Good Side 00:39:09 Bloom 00:47:56 Postcard 00:52:05 Dan...

Please Please Please listen to this episode! It's a fun one! Landon and Joey discuss the modern era of pop stardom and then dive face first into the fun and flirty world of Sabrina "Sabs" Carpenter and her 2024 album "Short n' Sweet!" breakdown: 00:00:53 an history 00:27:00 Taste 00:37:11 Please Please Please 00:46:37 Good Graces 00:53:12 Sharpest Tool 01:03:15 Coincide...

Landon and Joey discuss the 2016 album "Stage Four" by Touché Amoré! They discuss the deep, personal, and somber album with their typical brand of equal parts stupidity and insight. Joey even has a big book to look through!  breakdown: 00:00:53 an history 00:18:41 Flowers and You 00:31:02 New Halloween 00:39:29 Rapture 00:46:37 Discplacement 00:55:54 Benediction 01:08:46 Eight Seconds 01...

This episode is NOT Mutable, in fact if you miss it you might say to yourself, "I'm Gonna Miss Everything" - that's how much a Marvel it is! Anyway, Landon and Joey talk about the Spanish Love Songs album "No Joy" (2023). They dig into why they think they wouldn't like it, then dig past that nasty little crust of cynicism and get into why they might like it a lot! M...

Yeah we're Stuck Here, so we might as well take a stroll through No Pressure's 2022 album "No Pressure!" Landon and Joey listen to Parker and the boys rip through 25 minutes of pop-punk perfection and discuss it at length! breakdown: 00:00:53 an history 00:11:32 Lock It Up 00:26:02 Too Far 00:28:40 Hand in Hand 00:32:18 Both Sides 00:37:11 One Way Trip 00:41:50 Same Thing 00:44:5...

All This Time you thought we would do different bands every episode?!?!? That's how you Jump The Gun, buster! Because the boys are back and talkin' the 2024 album I Want to Disappear by The Story So Far! They clear up a HUGE issue from the previous episode, then go track by track through this emotional, cathartic pop punk humdinger of an album. breakdown: 00:00:53 an history 00:14:55 All This Time...

No Small Talk here! Joey and Landon go track-by-track through the 2013 album "What You Don't See" by The Story So Far, but not before discussing how they came to know the band and all that junk! The boys have fun rocking out and talking about pop-punk and The Story So Far's place in all of it! breakdown: 00:00:53 an history 00:23:59 Thing I Can't Change 00:28:28 Stifled 00:37:56 Small Talk 00:47:5...

And I Can't Take Much More Of This... this being NOT listening to Ear Buds the hit music podcast that everyone loves!! Landon and Joey have fun rocking out to one of the great pop punk albums by one of the great pop punk bands to do it: New Found Glory's seminal 2004 album CATALYST. They discuss their histories with the band, the band's history, and get into the album track-by-track!  breakdown: 0...

The greatest crossover success of our musical odyssey, John Van Deusen, was kind enough to chat with us about his new album ANTHEM SPRINTER. We talk about some of the finer details of recording and collaborating, his process as a solo artist, his ultimate goals as an artist, if he prefers Olipop or Poppi, and so much more!  Check out the new album and all of his music: https://iamjohnvandeusen.ban...

Your Regret will be A Pit if you don't listen to this episode of Ear Buds! Landon and Joey let JVD be their DD through a real ripper of a rock album exploring the chaos of youth, the latest release from Ear Buds alum John Van Deusen, "Anthem Sprinter." The Guys dive into the album, discussing lyrics that change the way they think, drum parts that change the way they think about drum parts, and sou...

It's A Cold Night For Alligators, sure, but it's a perfect night for your favorite music review comedy podcast!!! So Let out your Two-Headed Dog and grab your Bloody Hammer, it's time to wade through the swampy marshes of the psychedelic mind and music of Roky Erickson and the 1981 album "The Evil One." The Buds go through a little history of the disturbed life and times of Roky and then go throug...

The Sons of Privilege, Joey and Landon, sit down and talk about the 2009 album Old Crows/Young Cardinals by one of Joey's favorite bands, ALEXISONFIRE! They discuss their history with the band, then go through the album track by track!  breakdown: 00:00:00 an history 00:16:40 Old Crows 00:27:44 Young Cardinals 00:37:21 Sons of Privilege 00:45:49 Born and Raised 00:52:21 No Rest 00:57:02 The Northe...

You should listen to this episode, but It's Still Cool If You Don't (actually it's not, just listen to it). Landon and Joey head down to Nashville, figuratively speaking of course, to listen through Briston Maroney's debut album SUNFLOWER (2021). Will Joey turn his nose up at the jangly pop rock of this young artist, or will Landon have properly picked an album to bring to his frie...

Everyone Everywhere needs to listen as Landon and Joey go through the BRAND NEW batch of songs from BLINK-182! The Guys revisit their initial review of ONE MORE TIME..., discuss the Blink-182 live show they didn't get to attend, and finally go through the new tracks and discuss them in depth!  breakdown: 00:00:00 an history 00:20:33 CUT ME OFF 00:23:34 SEE YOU 00:28:38 NO FUN 00:40:40 ALL IN M...

We're taking a short break from your regular programming for some SPECIAL BONUS CONTENT! We sent our correspondent "Landon" to Green Day's current, epic stadium tour, The Saviors Tour - in which Green Day plays the entirety of Dookie and American Idiot, along with some select songs from the back catalog AND the new album - and he's back with a full recap! Of all the character...

All That I Really Wanted... is a Top Notch episode of EAR BUDS! And boy, do we have one! Landon and Joey go through the 2014 album COPE by Manchester Orchestra! They dissect the cerebral lyricism and wax enthusiastic about the ripping guitars and big, bold drum parts, and they do it for every track on the album!  breakdown: 00:00:00 an history 00:23:00 Top Notch 00:37:39 Choose You 00:49:16 Girl H...

Music for a Sushi Restaurant? How 'bout a Podcast for a Person who Likes Music for a Sushi Restaurant?! Well, that's what we've got here folks! Joey and Landon take the deepest dive you've ever dove into the 2022 album "Harry's House" by the lovable Little Freak Harry Styles! They discuss Harry's celebrity and how he's navigated his particular stardom then go...

The Ear Buds talked with Jacob Godbey about the Jimmy Eat World album "Futures" and then talked to him about his own new album GARAGE POP, which is out today! Here is just that portion if you love Lo Fi Ho Hum and hate Jimmy Eat World. LO FI HO HUM: https://www.godbeycreative.com/lofihohum https://www.instagram.com/lofihohum/ https://www.youtube.com/@LoFiHoHumfollow EAR BUDS on instagram...

The Ear Buds welcome an honorary Bud, comedian and musician Jacob Godbey from pop punk band Lo Fi Ho Hum, to talk about the 2004 album FUTURES by JIMMY EAT WORLD! Landon and Joey admit their blind spot when it comes to Jimmy and that famous world he's eating and Jacob takes their little butts straight to Jimmy School! They go through the album track-by-track and then discuss Jacob's new al...

If you are watching this on spotify or youtube, you are probably a lot like Djo because you heard about Ear Buds the Podcast and said "I Want Your Video!" If you are only listening to it on a podcast app, Change! Fool! jk, Go For It! That's right, Landon and Joey discuss DJO's "DECIDE" from 2022! They go track by track through the synthy pop stunner from actor/singer/so...

Baby Take My Acid, and frankly? Take this episode of Ear Buds! It's free! Landon and Joey continue their trilogy of Single-named Little Guy Singers with the 2023 album "Everything is Wrong" by Lincoln! First, Joey details his experience at the Petey show he attended (as teased on last ep). Then, the Guys delve into the minimal info they could find about Lincoln and dive into the albu...

please do NOT Skip This One!!! Joey and Landon dissect the Tik Tok-famous Petey and his album "USA" (2023). Breakdown:  00:00:00 an history 00:21:07 Bags Theme 00:22:55 I'll Wait 00:34:16 I Tried to Draw a Straight Line 00:45:35 Home Alone House 00:53:29 Skip This One 00:59:27 Did I Mention I'm Sorry 01:05:30 Birds of a Feather 01:09:19 Living Like This 01:19:25 Family of Six 01:...