Picky Bastards

Yep. It's the miserable music podcast, again. And to make it even more miserable than usual, Fran will be discussing Radiohead in this month's Why I Love section (tune in to see if he can convince you that they aren't miserable after all). New releases discussed this month are from IDLES, serpentwithfeet, Allie X, and Everything Everything and the classic is from Otis Redding. Get it all in your e...

The miserable music podcast returns for Episode 73. This month, Matt, Sam, and Fran chose to review new releases from NewDad, Angry Blackmen, Future Islands, and Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes and a classic LP from Chaka Khan. As always, we close the episode with our Why I Love section - this month, Sam tells us why he is such a big fan of Bjork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Welcome to our first episode of 2024. We argue about newly released albums from SPRINTS, Bill Ryder-Jones, Kali Uchis, and The Vaccines and a classic from Between The Buried and Me before Matt closes out the episode by telling us why he loves The Maccabees. New year, same miserable music podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the miserable music podcast as we discuss some of the most loved albums of 2023. We reveal our own personal picks for the best LP of the year while also letting you know what we think of those chosen by publications such as Rough Trade, Stereogum, Mojo, and more. Get it in your ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

70 episodes in, and we're still here moaning about music. This month's new releases up for discussion are from Cherry Glazerr, The Streets, Sampha, and Wilco and we have a classic from DMX. Then Fran closes out the episode by telling you why he loves Hurray For The Riff Raff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a brief hiatus, Fran, Sam, and Matt return with another episode of the miserable music podcast. Each month we discuss four recent releases, a classic album, and one of us introduces a band or artist in our Why I Love section. This month's recent releases are from Noname, Be Your Own Pet, Art School Girlfriend and Genesis Owusu and the classic is from Missy Elliot. Will Sam finally get us int...

It's that time of year again. The Picky Bastards get together to discuss their hopes, fears, and wild predictions in the build up to the announcement of this year's Mercury Prize winner. As Sam, Matt, and Fran are joined by guest host Tom Burrows, listen to them get it wrong, get overexcited, and have some of the biggest disagreements in the history of the podcast. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Yet another episode of the miserable music podcast for your earholes. Fran, Matt, and Sam cover new releases from Anohni and the Johnsons, Grian Chatten, Olivia Dean, and PVRIS and a classic from Frank Zappa. Matt closes the episode by talking Bloc Party in our monthly 'Why I Love' section. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam, Matt, and Fran are back with the 66th episode of the miserable music podcast. Each month we review/argue about 4 recently released albums and a classic album none of us know, before one of us closes the episode with our Why I Love section. This month's recent releases are from Genghar, Jayda G, Foo Fighters, and Miya Folick and the classic is from Hole. Fran closes the episode by telling you...

Matt, Fran, and Sam are back for another episode of the miserable music podcast. Every month we cover four recently released albums and a classic, and this month they're from Benefits, Kara Jackson, LA Priest, Squrl, and Tori Amos. Sam closes out the episode with our monthly Why I Love section, as he tells you about his musical journey with a little known artist called Madonna. Hosted on Acast. Se...

The miserable music podcast returns for Episode 64. The recent releases up for discussion this month are from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Lankum, Boygenius and Daniel Caesar and the classic is from Augustus Pablo. Matt finishes out the episode with our monthly Why I Love section, and this month he focuses on Brighton legend Fatboy Slim. Get it in your ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

The miserable music podcast returns for its 63rd episode as hosts Matt, Sam, and Fran are joined by fellow Picky Bastards writer Will Collins. This month's recently released albums are from Caroline Polachek, Paramore, Gracie Abrams, and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs and the classic is from Guided By Voices. As always, we close out the episode with our Why I Love section - this month with Wil...

Episode 62 of the miserable music podcast is ready for your ears. Fran, Matt, and Sam argue about recently released albums from Samia, SG Lewis, John Frusciante, and F*cked Up and a classic from Sonic Youth. Fran closes out the episode by talking about indie/folk trio Daughter in our monthly 'Why I Love' section. Get listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the first standard miserable music podcast of 2023. We managed to find 4 new releases to cover during the barren December/January spell, so tune in to hear what we thought of albums from Ab Soul, Leland Whitty, C.S. Armstrong, and Margo Price. This month's classic is from Mary J Blige before Sam tells us why he loves Jessie Ware to close out the episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Episode 60 of the miserable music podcast is here. Listen to Matt, Sam, and Fran as they discuss their favourite albums of 2022 as well as arguing about the Albums of the Year picked by a bunch of other publications. Albums discussed include those from Alvvays, Infinity Knives, Kae Tempest, Shygirl, Grace Ives, Rosalia, Jack White, Soul Glo, and Black Country, New Road. Have a listen, then tell us...

Join us for our second Picky Bastards Mini Podcast, a series in which members from across our team will get together to discuss a single album at a time. Today, it’s Matt and Fran putting their friendship on the line to discuss The Car by Arctic Monkeys. Both have been huge fans of the band in the past, but opinions differ on the trajectory of their career as a whole. Will they come to agreement w...

Do you like music? Reviews? Moany hosts with no expertise? Then welcome to the 59th episode of the miserable music podcast. Fran, Sam, and Matt discuss recent releases from Madison Cunningham, Sudan Archives, The Beths, and Ashley McBryde (or Alison McBryde, if you're Matt) and a classic from the one and only Elvis Presley. Then Matt closes out the episode with our Why I Love section, this time fo...

The miserable music podcast returns for its 58th episode. Join Matt, Sam, and Fran as they review/argue about recently released albums from Black Thought and Danger Mouse, Julia Jacklin, Royskopp, and Cheekface and a classic from Method Man and Redman. And then listen to Fran discuss Bob Marley as he closes out the episode with our 'Why I Love' section. Get your ears around it. Hosted on Acast. Se...

It's time for our annual Mercury Prize special, the episode where we make incorrect predictions and share our unrealistic hopes for this year's shortlist. The miserable music podcast hosts are joined by special guest James Spearing this time. Tune in to hear who we want to win, who we think will win what we enjoyed discovering, and which album would make us sick to the stomach if it took the prize...

The miserable music podcast is here for its 56th episode. As always, we cover four recent releases and one 'classic' album, before one of us introduces a band or artist in our 'Why I Love' section. This month's new releases are from E L U C I D, MUNA, Hercules and Love Affair and TV Priest and the classic is from KD Lang. We end with an emotional Why I Love as Sam discusses his connection to Georg...

Join us for our very first Picky Bastards Mini Podcast, a series in which members from across our team will get together to discuss a single album. Kicking us off, it's Sam and Fran with their thoughts on Big Time by Angel Olsen. Fran is already a massive Angel fan while Sam still needs convincing - tune in to find out what they made of her latest effort. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

This month's miserable music podcast sees regular bastards Matt, Sam, and Fran joined by an extremely special guest in the form of Fat Roland. Come along and listen to them discuss four recent releases from Ethel Cain, Post Malone, Polica, and Moderat and a classic LP from Depeche Mode. Special guest Fat Roland covers this month's Why I Love section as he waxes lyrical about Orbital. Get your ears...

54 episodes of the miserable music podcast, and here we still are. This month's four newly released albums up for discussion are from Tomberlin, Bob Vylan, Arcade Fire, and Tanka And The Bangs while the classic comes from Aesop Rock. As always, we end with our slightly less miserable 'Why I Love' section and this month we have Matt talk about why he loves The Knife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

The miserable music podcast returns for its 53rd episode. Regular hosts Fran, Sam, and Matt are joined by guest Lisa Whiteman as they review/argue about recent releases from Wet Leg, Denzel Curry, Koffee, and Placebo. This month's classic is from The Doors and Lisa tells us a very emotional story about why she loves Augustines. Don't miss this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Come join the miserable music podcast hosts as we argue about recently released albums from The Weather Station, Shamir, SASAMI, and Melt Yourself Down. The classic album up for discussion this month is from Death Cab For Cutie before Fran talks Angel Olsen in our regular Why I Love section! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.