The Album Files

We are back for a bonus episode about The National's latest album First Two Pages of Frankenstein! You're welcome.

A warning: This episode discusses suicide. "Scottish band Frightened Rabbit’s breakout album, Midnight Organ Fight (2008), has had an enduring legacy. It’s been described as 'an album about breaking-up and fucking up', and one of the greatest break-up albums of recent times, and it is that – but there’s much more to it. At its core it’s a showcase of songwriter Scott Hutchison’s self-...

This week we were really excited to feature three albums suggested by listeners! We pulled three albums out of a kid's helmet and each of us picked one to dig into. Hope you enjoy and thank you so much for your suggestions. Episode 8 features Iain's pick The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit. What we've been listening to lately... Matt:  100 gecs - 10,000 Gecs Iain:  Sannhet -...

We (more accurately Iain and Abby) can't get over the new boygenius album the record that was released on March 31st, so we got together to talk about it. You can find the film here.

"2020 was a transformative year for me in terms of music. In a year when I had a lot of free time I started to dive into new music and the year I really discovered Jack Antonoff. When digging through Jack's history I found Fun., a band he was part of for a few years, and discovered I had heard a few songs but not the whole Some Nights album. I wanted to revisit the album with this podcast...

“They say not to judge a book by its cover but what about an album? It was the busy, fascinating album cover of Jackson Jackson’s 2007 debut, The Fire is on the Bird, that first caught my attention. The album itself turned out to be one of the most interesting and eclectic recordings I’d ever heard. I’ve enjoyed it ever since, but I know it’s as challenging a record as it is interesting. All of wh...

"I chose the Guillemots' debut album, Through the Windowpane, for this episode. An eclectic offering from 2006, there's a daring sense of adventure to this, and a personal connection through what it represented to me at the time. It's also a journey – a messy, chaotic and beautiful one." -Iain Stay up to date and listen to Matt's pick before episode 5: Jackson Jackson's The Fire Is on the Bir...

Abby's pick for episode three is Little Simz's Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and Iain and Matt have some thoughts. And for episode four make sure to listen to Iain's pick Through the Windowpane by Guillemots .  What we've been listening to... Iain: Conor Oberst - Desert Island Questionnaire , Kate Bush - Cloudbusting , Kate Bush - Breathing , 파란노을 (Parannoul) - After the Magic Matt: Smas...

For this week's episode, Matt chose Lizzy McAlpine's five seconds flat. You'll have to listen to the episode so Matt can explain why he didn't hesitate to pick this album as his first for the podcast.  Find us on social media @abimickey, @iaintreloar, and @climbingcyclist and make sure you listen all the way through to catch Abby's pick for episode 3 and listen along with us before the next e...

Welcome to The Album Files, a book club-style podcast for music. For each episode, one member will pick an album to listen to. After two weeks we will get together to talk about it...our likes and dislikes, and probably go off on a few random paths along the way. We will announce the next album at the end of each show and would love for you to listen along with us between episodes.  For this first...