Record Royale

Adam's birthday week has come a week early! And for his present, he got to choose the two albums we're chatting about - Genesis Owusu 'Smiling With No Teeth' and Tyler, The Creator 'Call Me If You Get Lost'. Two super unpredictable and incredible records. This is a good'n. Enjoy!

Connor Brooker, the singer and guitarist from Brisbane band Bugs, joins us this week to chat about two of the most criminally underrated Australian albums of all time - Northeast Party House 'Dare' and Yeo 'Ganbaru'! Both bred in Melbourne, these albums are so incredibly fun. This is easily one of our favourite episodes yet. Enjoy! Bugs are one of Australia's hardest worki...

Hee-he! Shamone! Yes. Hope you read that in MJ's voice. They've been compared before so we're doing it too. Michael Jackson's fifth studio album 'Bad' is going up against The Weeknd's monster 2020 record 'After Hours' this week on the show! Does Bad stand the test of time? Is After Hours worthy of the hype? Listen, find out and enjoy!

It's the second instalment of Blink vs. Green Day this week on the show! Aston & Daniel from one of our absolute favourite Aussie bands TOWNS join us to throw it back to two genre-defining albums - Blink-182's 2003 'Untitled' (or self-titled) album and Green Day's mega-successful 'American Idiot'! We had a good time with this one. Enjoy!

Darcy and Damo from Newcastle band Lamphead. join us this week for another big emo bash! Covering Mom Jeans. and their debut effort 'Best Buds' against 'Celebrate' by Tiny Moving Parts. Enjoy!

Smashing out a couple of recent Aussie classics this week with Rhys Hope and James Priest from Sydney based indie-rock band Highline! Tame Impala's debut 'Innerspeaker' is up against DMA's debut 'Hills End' ~ singles and hits galore on these two. Enjoy!

It's the first episode of season four where it's just ya boys rocking it for a solo one. It was Brad's birthday last week so as a present he got to choose the two albums for this week, and he's brought to the table Thundercat's 2011 debut 'The Golden Age of Apocalypse' and Melbourne band Hiatus Kaiyote and their 2015 record 'Choose Your Weapon'! Enjoy.

Eric Egan from Cleveland band Heart Attack Man makes podcast history by being our first international guest! What a time. It's another week of heavy music as we talk all things Slipknot, Korn, nu-metal and everything in between for one of our favourite episodes yet. Enjoy pals!  Listen to Heart Attack Man here: https://spoti.fi/34fHM5a 

Heavy music has at last returned to the podcast! Emmy Mack and Alex Powys from Sydney band Redhook have brought it back with Bring Me The Horizon's fifth studio album 'That's The Spirit' and I Prevail's sophomore record 'Trauma'. Fair few huge sounding tracks on these two. Enjoy!

Caitlin Henry, the vocalist of one of our favourite pop-punk bands, Eat Your Heart Out, joins the show this week to chat all things Tigers Jaw 'Spin' and Better Oblivion Community Center 'Self-Titled'! It's a bit of a different one with no Brad or Adam making an appearance, but Will and Caitlin go over why these bands are so good, and what's been happening in the worl...

Season four is here! Stoked to kick off the new season with Tom Mahler from Central Coast band The Moving Stills! Tom's brought on 'Get Born' by Jet and 'Heathen Chemistry' by Oasis, two straight up rock and roll records. One by a classic Aussie band and the other by a band that we previously weren't too kind too, let's see how they fare this time around? Enjoy,...

That's right, the bracket episode is back! We've covered 30 albums in season three, and it's time to see which one is truly the best! The albums have been seeded 1 through to 30 based on the score that we gave them in their respective episodes, and we're chucking them in an elimination style tournament. Plus, we give out our coveted season three awards.

We can't believe we get to raise the bat for our half century, in what we can only assume is a packed MCG on Boxing Day. 50 episodes baby! So stoked to have reached this number, thank you to everyone who has listened to one or all fifty of them, we appreciate it so very much.  Today we chat all things the podcast so far, as well as getting two fans, Nick and Pat, in the Zoom call for a huge g...

Fresh of the release of their debut EP, Tristan Higginson, the bassist and lead vocalist of Brisbane pop-punk band Waxflower joins the show this week to chat a couple of 2000's punk beauties - Motion City Soundtrack 'Commit This To Memory' and Say Anything 'Is A Real Boy'! A couple of Tristan and Will's all-time favourites this week. Last album v album episode of seas...

It's 70s disco week baby! Two of the biggest bands from the era go face to face in one of the most enjoyable weeks of listening yet. 'I Am' by Earth, Wind & Fire is against 'Children Of The World' by the Bee Gees. If you want to have a good time, listen to these two albums. Trust us. Enjoy!

Top bloke singer/guitarist Jackson Phelan from Melbourne band RAT!hammock joins the show this week to chat Alex G 'Beach Music' and Car Seat Headrest 'Twin Fantasy'! Jackson dishes up two of the most thought out tattoo designs yet, which in comparison to the rest of ours isn't hard. Enjoy!

Josh Nickisson and Tim Driver from Newcastle band Indigo Bloom join the show this week to chat two albums close to their heart - Title Fight 'Floral Green' and Endless Heights 'New Bloom'! Also, Title Fight become the first band to be covered twice on the podcast. Historical episode. Enjoy!

We’ve notched up 45 episodes and we’re celebrating with a couple of bloody great albums. Gorillaz’ 2010 release ‘Plastic Beach’ is up against ‘Little Dark Age’ by MGMT! Listen to these albums with good headphones, it’s truly terrific. Enjoy!

It's Ska Week baby! Two albums released at the peak of ska's popularity in the 90s face off this week in a battle of the hats/horns/guitar upstrokes - The Gwen Stefani led No Doubt and their breakthrough record 'Tragic Kingdom' is against 'Let's Face It' by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones! Enjoy. 

Lovely boys Kyle Fisher and Merrick Powell from one of our favourite bands Stumps join us this week to talk a couple of 00's UK indie rock classics - Bloc Party's debut 'Silent Alarm' and Foals 'Antidotes'! One of our favourite chats yet. Enjoy!

Absolute legend Stevie Knight from Sydney band The Dead Love, as well as the producer for your favourite Aussie pop-punk bands, joins us this week to chat about two ripper alt-rock albums from last decade. Basement's 'Promise Everything' record is up against 'Proper Dose' by The Story So Far. Enjoy!

It's a battle of the Kiwis on this week's episode! Benee's debut record 'Hey u x' is up against Lorde's hugely successful 2013 debut 'Pure Heroine'. Both super unique artists who definitely let their personalities shine through their music. Enjoy!

Cody Stebbings, singer and guitarist from Sydney band Down For Tomorrow becomes our first ever two-time guest this week! Huge scenes. For his second time around he has put to the table a couple of fellow Sydney pop punk bands and their 2020 records - Yours Truly 'Self Care' and Stand Atlantic 'Pink Elephant'! 

One of our great mates Benny McIntyre, lead singer and guitarist of Newcastle band Rum Jungle, joins us this week for one of the most talked about debates in all of music - The Beatles or The Stones? He's chosen The Beatles last record 'Let It Be' to go up against The Stones' 1969 album 'Let It Bleed'. Enjoy!

Two of our favourites! Californian punks Joyce Manor and their 2014, 19-minute long album 'Never Hungover Again' is up against defunct emo outfit Glocca Morra and their record 'Just Married'. If you haven't listened before, do yourself a favour.