Hey, Listen to This!

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at the sixth studio album by Beyoncé called Lemonade. With an incredible discography already on her resume, Beyoncé went into the studio for this album with the intention of exploring themes of self-knowledge and healing alongside dealing with her own heartbreak at the time. Lemonade has Beyoncé diving into genres such as country, hip-hop, rock and...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at the fourth studio album by Outkast named Stankonia. With this record, the group sought out to expand their sound to include genres such as funk, rave music, psychedelia, gospel and rock within a Dirty South lens. This album has made many publications' "Best Of" lists. Songs such as "So Fresh, So Clean" and "Ms. Jackson" helped the group break ou...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a break from the usual deep dive into an album and turn their attention to Davie Bowie's discography. The two hosts will take turns picking albums from that discography and see how they rate on All Music. The host that picks the best-rated selection of albums will win bragging rates and can choose the artist on the next episode of Discography Draf...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at the second studio album by Panic! At the Disco named Pretty. Odd.. This album saw the group pivot away from the emo pop punk sound and embrace a pop rock sound that was influenced by 60s rock. The band was listening to records like Rubber Soul and The Beatles White Album at the time of writing songs for this album. Check out what the guys have t...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at the sixth album by Steely Dan named Aja. For this album, the group enlisted the services of nearly 40 musicians in order to pursue longer and more sophisticated compositions. Aja has appeared on many retrospective "greatest albums" lists. This album has been cited as an important development for the genre of yacht rock. Check out what the guys h...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at the third album by Foxing named Nearer My God. Foxing are a band who came into existence in the 2010s. They have gained a solid fan base thanks to their blend of indie rock, emo and post rock. This record sees the group expanding their sound into an art rock direction that incorporated some hints of electronic music. Check out what the guys have...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a break from the usual deep dive into an album and turn their attention to The Black Keys' discography. The two hosts will take turns picking albums from that discography and see how they rate on All Music. The host that picks the best-rated selection of albums will win bragging rates and have the ability to choose the artist on the next episode of Discog...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at the seventh album by Paul Simon named Graceland. This album incorporates genres ranging from pop, rock, a cappella, zydeco and South African styles such as isicathamiya and mbaqanga. This album was Simon's most successful studio album. It won album of the year in 1987 at the Grammy Awards. Tune into this episode to see what the guys have to say...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan look at the second and final album by the artist SOPHIE. Released posthumously this year, SOPHIE's brother saw the unfinished tracks she left behind and decided to finalize them to produce this album. SOPHIE was known for her work that had a brash take on pop, club, and EDM. Tune into this episode to see what the guys say about this album. If you like the podc...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at Wynonna's debut self-titled album. This album saw Wynonna's first attempt at solo material after the group The Judds disbanded in 1991. Three singles that came from this album ( "She Is Only Need", "I Saw The Light", and "No One Else On Earth") all reached no. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Tune in this week to see what the guys say a...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan finally take a dive into the world of Bright Eyes. Released in 2005, this album features some of the bands most popular songs "First Day of My Life", "Lua" and "At The Bottom of Everything". The album itself has been ranked by several publications as either the one of the best of the year or the decade. Most notably Rolling Stone placed this album at 50 out of...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at the self-titled debut album from American singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. Rickie Lee Jones won Best New Artist during the 1980 Grammy Awards. AllMusic said this about the album: "Rickie Lee Jones comes on like the love child of Laura Nyro and Tom Waits on her astounding self-titled debut album that simultaneously sounds like a synthesis of m...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at another 2024 release with the new EP from Bon Iver called SABLE,. This EP sees the group going back to its roots that were found in the 2007 release For Emma, Forever Ago. Bon Iver hit a peak in popularity in 2012 when they won two Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Album for their self titled LP. The group has been spending the pa...

On this week's episode, the guys go to the year of 1966 to examine the debut studio album by The Mothers of Invention called Freak Out!. This album is often cited as one of rock music's first concept albums. The band takes a satirical approach in this record talking about the American landscape at the time. Blending elements of 70s rock, doo wop and free form rock, this album helped launch the ban...

On this week's episode, the guys take one last trip into the Jack White Multiverse with the debut solo studio from Jack White released in 2012 called Blunderbuss. This album saw Jack in a pivotal moment in his career. In this album, White draws from many different influences that range from country all the way to hip-hop. This album and it's tracks received four Grammy nominations. Tune into this...

On this week's episode, Matt chose the album to review. He chose Warren Zevon's 1978 album Excitable Boy, which contains Zevon's most commercially successful single, Werewolves of London. The album contains unique songs ranging from disco/funk-inspired to pure satire. Tracks like "Excitable Boy", "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Veracruz" will leave an impact on the listener. Tune into t...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a break from the usual deep dive into an album and turn their attention to The Smashing Pumpkins' discography. The two hosts will take turns picking albums from that discography and see how they rate on All Music. The host that picks the best-rated selection of albums will win bragging rates and have the ability to choose the artist on the next episode of...

In this week's episode, Ryan takes Matt and himself into the Jack White Sphere with the 2003 magnum opus Elephant by The White Stripes. Released at a time when the group broke new ground with popularity, this album saw the group exploring different styles all the while keeping grounded in their blues garage rock roots. The biggest songs from The White Stripes and Jack White come from this album: S...

On this week's episode, Matt picked one of the year's biggest albums with Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet. The guys decided they needed some backup to review the album and Jamie makes another guest appearance on the show to provide another layer of insight to this record. The album has been highly successful and brought Sabrina Carpenter to another level of pop stardom. This album is layered wi...

On this week's episode, it was Ryan's turn to pick the album as the guys journey further into the Jack White Multiverse. The album is the debut album from The Dead Weather called Horehound. Released in 2009, this album was spawned from an event where Alison Mosshart filled in on vocals during a Raconteurs set. Mosshart did such a great job that group members decided to record songs togethe...

In this week's episode, it was Matt's turn to pick the album to be reviewed, and The Turtles Present The Battle Of The Bands by The Turtles became the choice. Released in 1968, this album sees The Turtles exploring several different styles of music through the lens of parody. The group embodies the musical stylings of The Beatles, Beach Boys, and even themselves. This is a record that Matt...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take their first step into the world of Jack White with The Raconteurs' 2008 LP Consolers of the Lonely. The Raconteurs formed in 2005 due to Jack White and Brendan Benson writing a song (Steady, As She Goes) that ended up inspiring them to further explore their chemistry. Consolers of the Lonely explores a couple of different genres: garage rock, coun...

In this week’s episode, Matt and Ryan look at the 1991 Self-titled LP by Metallica. This album saw the group taking a sonic pivot away from their thrash metal roots and shifting into a more melodic hard rock style. This spawned tracks that have become staples in the metal/hard rock scene: Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters, and The Unforgiven. Ultimately this album divided the fan base because of...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan review the 2007 album by Kings of Leon called Because of the Times. Kings of Leon is a rock band that saw a pivot in their sound with this album. This family band saw massive success with their follow-up album Only by the Night. They are covering this album because Ryan cites this as his go-to album from the group. If you like the podcast, please give us a...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan review the third solo studio album by Peter Gabriel. This album is self-titled but referred to as Melt due to its album art. Building off of his previous album, Peter experiments on this album with different genres: post-punk, new wave, and art rock. Ryan has never listened to anything by Peter Gabriel and Matt has never listened to this album from start t...