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In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a step back from the album deep dives, and look at the discography from the classic rock group The Who. Matt and Ryan take turns picking albums from the entire studio catalog from The Who and see how they rate on All Music. The host with the better-rated selection gets bragging rights and can choose the next artist in this series. Whether you are a hu...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan examine the 2002 release by The Mountain Goats called All Hail West Texas. This album was the sixth album released and like many of the early records by the group, it was recorded using a Panasonic RX-FT500 cassette tape recorder. The Mountain Goats has had a cast of different band members throughout the years but the group's mainstay member has been t...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan explore the 2017 release by a band that they both had the pleasure of seeing live. The group is called Future Teens and the album is called Hard Feelings. Future Teens are self-described "bummer pop" from Boston Massachusetts. This band has a similar sound to bands like The Wonder Years, Camp Trash and Carly Cosgrove. This was their first release...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan tackle one of the biggest pop releases of the summer: Brat by Charlie XCX. This is the sixth album released by the English singer and it has gathered immense critical acclaim from various outlets such as The Needle Drop, Pitchfork, The Guardian, and Rolling Stone. Brat is an incredibly dense album comprising a mix of genres such as electro-pop, club-pop, hyper...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan examine the third album by the Californian R&B and Funk group: Tower of Power by Tower of Power. This album was the most successful release that the group has had. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Albums chart in 1973. This album marked the debut of Lenny Williams as the lead vocalist. Tower of Power put out three singles from this album: "So Very H...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look a record in Ryan's vinyl collection: the 2022 album by Gang of Youths called Angel in Realtime. Record in two countries (England and New Zeland), this record is primarily self-produced except for two tracks. Gang of Youths was inspired to produce this album after the frontman's (David Le'aupepe) father died. Angel in Realtime was fe...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan deeply dive into the 1998 release by Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on A Gravel Road. The album was recorded and co-produced by Williams in Nashville, Tennessee, and Canoga Park, California, and features guest appearances by Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris. This album explores a variety of genres: country, pop, blues, and folk. The lyrics are very much rooted...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan dive into the 2024 release from one of the greatest bands to come out of the Seattle Washington scene: Pearl Jam. The album is called Dark Matter and it is Matt's first exposure to the band (believe it or not). The album has received glowing reviews from various outlets with a score of 81/100 on Metacritic. Eddie Vedder said that this album is their best work...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan look at the 2021 album by Adele called 30. Adele has been touted as the best pop vocalist of the 2010s and onward. She broke out in 2011 with her massively successful sophomore album 21. That album won 11 awards including Album of the Year for the Grammys in 2012. Since that breakthrough, Adele has released 2 more albums: 2015's 25 and the album the gu...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take another adventure into the world of modern emo music with the 2023 album Why Would I Watch? by Hot Mulligan. This band follows the tradition of pop-punk/emo with very creative song titles: No Shoes In The Coffee Shop (Or Sock, This Song Is Called It's Called What's it Called and John "The Rock" Cena, Can You Smell What The Undertaker. The band claims to h...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan travel to the year 1975 to listen to the fifteenth studio album by Bob Dylan called Blood on the Tracks. Although receiving mixed reception at the time of its release, this album has been praised by critics and fans alike as one of Dylan's best albums. Rolling Stone and Pitchfork have placed this album as one of the best of the 1970s. It was inducted i...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look 1988 album by The Pixies called Surfer Rosa. This album was the studio debut of the band produced by the late Steve Albini. Kurt Cobain cited this album as the basis for Nevermind's songwriting. Several media outlets have this album in their Top 10 Albums of the 1980S. Matt and Ryan discuss the impact that this record had on the rock genre....

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan explore the second and last studio album by Jellyfish called Split Milk. Jellyfish was an American rock band formed in 1989 and broke up only five years later. The group was known for its blend of power pop and 1960s classic rock. During their time, the group got critical acclaim and had a devout cult following. The music scene at the time (hair metal and...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take another step into the world of emo rock world by reviewing the 2020 album Brave Faces Everyone by Spanish Love Songs. Released right before the COVID-19 pandemic, this album explores various themes of grief, loss, and generational angst in the scope of the 21st century. Matt and Ryan address a couple of things in this review: the hidden layers behind...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan tackle one of the biggest albums of the year by one of the biggest artists of the past decade...The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift. Announced during this year's Grammy's and on the heels of the biggest tour of the past year, The Totured Poets Department has been incredibly divisive among critics and fans. In this episode, Matt and Ryan d...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan tackle a genre of music that they have been dying to cover for a while: jazz. Ryan had the pick of the album that they were covering in this episode and he went with the 1959 album by Charles Mingus called Mingus Ah Um. This jazz album staple was ranked 380 of the top 500 albums of all time by Rolling Stone. In 2013, this album was inducted into the Grammy...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan travel to the year 1985 to review the second album from Yngwie Malmsteen called Marching Out. Yngwie Malmsteen became known for his neo-classical playing in heavy metal in the 80's. He is also regarded as one of the top guitarists of all time. This album reached number 52 on the Billboard top 200. Matt and Ryan talk about several things in this album including...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan travel to Arizona to review the 2001 album from Jimmy Eat World named Bleed American. This album was released on the heels of the band being dropped by their previous label due to the lack of success from their album Clarity in 1999. The band aimed to make this record more accessible and straightforward. The most well-known song from this record "The...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan travel to 1988 to review the sophomore effort from Public Enemy called It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back. This album is often cited as the most influential and greatest hip-hop album of all time. However, the guys have reviewed highly critically acclaimed albums in the past to mixed results. So tune into this episode to find out what the guys t...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan pivot from he world of K-Pop and dive into the world of country music by reviewing the 2010 album by Toby Keith named Bullets in the Gun. The guys bring another guest co-host (Matt's girlfriend Rachel) to help them review the album. Join us on this week's episode as we discuss songs like "In A Couple of Days", " Get Out of My Car&quo...

On this week's episode, Matt and Ryan finish off their trip to Korea by reviewing Pink Tape by f(x). This album was chosen as the best K-Pop album of the 2010s by Billboard. The guys have brought back Jamie as a guest co-host to help them out to review this highly acclaimed album. Join the three co-hosts as they gush over songs like "Step", "Signal" and "No More". If you like the podcast, please g...

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a trip to Korea to learn about the world of K-pop. They have taken it upon themselves to invite a guest to help them learn about this unfamiliar genre of music: Jamie (Ryan's wife). She breaks the genre down in a well-rounded approach while exposing the guys to a great blend of artists within the genre. At the end of the episode, Jamie chooses an...

On this week's episode of the show, Matt takes Ryan across the border to the great land of Canada as the guys tackle the 1969 Self-titled album by The Band. Whether you are familiar with the album or not, this episode will be for everyone as each host has a different history with the album. Join Matt and Ryan as they discuss songs such as "Up On Cripple Creek", "Rocking Chair&qu...

On the 20th episode of the show, Matt and Ryan take a look at The Record by boygenius. This is the final part of the series that has had the guys reviewing a notable album by each member of boygenius to answer one question: Is boygenius better or worse than each of its members? In this episode, Matt and Ryan gush over songs such as "True Blue", "Not Strong Enough" and "We&...

On this week's episodes of the show, Matt and Ryan review one of the most critically acclaimed albums by Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run. Tune in to hear the guys discuss songs like "Born to Run", "Thunder Road", "Backstreets", "Jungleland" and "Night". If you like the podcast, please give us a five-star rating and share it with a friend. If you...