The Skinny with Mike and Adam

As of this recording, The Gaslight Anthem’s ‘Get Hurt’ is the band’s last album. As we brace ourselves for whatever may come in the future, whether it’s a new album or what may be, we reflect on the band’s swansong and how it stacks up when compared to its predecessors. Although it’s a divisive record amongst the fanbase and even with Brian Fallon himself, Adam and Mike share their thoughts 8 year...

One of the band’s most successful and most popular albums with both audiences and with the mainstream in the fan favorite ‘Handwritten’. As we approach the end of The Gaslight Anthem’s current discography, we share our thoughts on an album that quite possibly has some of their best work in terms of both songwriting and musicianship. Join us as we go track-by-track with The Gaslight Anthem’s ‘Handw...

Continuing on with our weekly Gaslight Anthem retrospective, we’re re-reviewing ‘American Slang’, the band’s third full length album originally released in 2010. If you’d like another perspective on this album, feel free to check out our review of it that we did back in 2018 as a part of our Skinny Essentials series in which Adam picks this album apart and spills his heart on what it means to him...

Continuing on with our Retrospective Series on The Gaslight Anthem to celebrate their recent reunion announcement, this week, we are taking a look at the fan-favorite album that helped bring them into the spotlight, ‘The ’59 Sound’. Listen along with us on our track-by-track review! Also discussed this week, we share our thoughts on albums from Northlane, Cold Years, Paul Simon, Kirk Hammet, and M...

With the recent announcement that The Gaslight Anthem has reunited to be a full-time band again, Adam and Mike review and re-review the band’s solid 5 album discography! This week, we go track-by-track with the album that started it all, ‘Sink or Swim’ from 2007. Also on the show, we’re ALMOST DONE with reviewing Nickelback’s discography with 2014’s ‘No Fixed Address’. And Adam reviews albums from...

After 6 weeks away, The Skinny with Mike and Adam return with Episode 401! We catch up with one another on Mike’s recent wedding, Adam’s health scare, the music we’ve been listening to on our time off, the recent big music news, the unfortunate recent deaths, and the unfortunate return of more Nickelback album reviews. Thank you so much for your patience while Mike was busy helping to put the fini...

400 episodes in the books after 10 years of podcasting together! What a ride it’s been! On this week’s show, we take some time to reminisce and share with one another some of our favorite moments we’ve had doing The Skinny! Not only that, but we share some exclusive documentary footage that an anonymous listener sent to us and we share our thoughts on new music from bands and artists like Avril La...

With the recent release of the first solo album by Gregor Barnett of The Menzingers, Adam and Mike reflect on the albums that the band have released throughout their career since hitting the scene back in 2006. We talk about our introduction to the band’s music, the times when we both saw them perform live, and the moments when we realized that they were one of our all-time favorite bands! Take a...

After falling in love with Frank Turner’s discography over the past several months, we’ve been highly anticipating the newest album, ‘FTHC’, with eagerness. Does the ninth studio album hold up to the expectations we’ve set for ourselves after the incredible concept album from 2019? Find out in our track-by-track review of Frank Turner’s ‘FTHC’. Also on the episode, we discuss music and albums we’v...

Mike and Adam review Nickelback’s breakout album ‘Silver Side Up’ and share their stories of their histories with it when it first hit the scene back in 2001. We’re sorry…… #Nickelback #SilverSideUp Find us on social media: https://discord.gg/2jv87Wypvw https://www.twitter.com/TheSkinnyPod https://www.instagram.com/mikewearsprada mail to:theskinnywithmikeandadam@gmail.com

While we’re anticipating 2022 to be a HUGE year in new releases from some of our new and returning favorite artists, we’re still admittedly a bit nervous about a few of them. One major release in January definitely helped to deflate some of our hype going into the new year, so on this week’s episode, Adam and Mike share their 5 Anti-Picks for 2022 – the albums that we’re excited for…but for one re...

On this week’s special track-by-track breakdown episode, we’re tackling one of our Albums of the Year, ‘Pressure Machine’ by The Killers. Review begins at: 44:05 Also discussed on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums we checked out from bands and artists like Underoath, The Loved Ones, Meat Loaf, and Dave Hause. #TheKillers #PressureMachine #Underoath #TheLovedOnes #MeatLoaf #DaveHause Fin...

It's that time once again for the greatest sporting event of the year...the Skinny Draft Special for the 2022 season! Just like we did last year, we are 'drafting' bands to release new music this calendar year to come out on top with the highest score! And of course, just like the last couple years, we're opening up the draft to our listeners as well! So find out how you can win a prize just like...

With 2021 FINALLY behind us - for realsies this time - we release the second part of our Best Songs list! This week, we share the best of the best with our tracks 6 to 1! Let us know what you thought of our lists over on our social media pages linked below and tell us what some of YOUR favorite songs of the year are as well. #Creeper #DonBroco #Halsey #TheKillers #ManchesterOrchestra #NothingNowhe...

With the new year upon us and 2021 now a distant memory, Adam and Mike share the songs that they will remember going forward as the year's BEST! This week, we hear their Top 12 Best Songs of 2021 (part 1: songs 12 - 7). Start – 0:00 List Begins – 29:30 #CountedAmongSaints #Creeper #Halsey #HoldingAbsence #Lucero #MaydayParade #OliviaRodrigo #RebeccaBlack #SlowlySlowly #Spiritbox Find us on social...

It's our final episode of the year, so what better way to celebrate than to share our Best Albums of 2021! These are the albums we listened to that will stay with us beyond this calendar year. They are the ones that surpassed our expectations and the ones that we will HIGHLY recommend to anyone looking to listen to some great music! Thank you for celebrating this year in music with us for the past...

In our part two of our three-part end of the year music celebration, we talk about the albums that let us down, the albums that we hated, and the albums that failed to meet our (sometimes unreasonable) expectations - it's our Most Disappointing and Worst Albums of 2021! Did you listen to any albums this year that disappointed you or just flat out hated? Please feel free to share your thoughts . Fi...

We've reached the end of 2021! What better way to celebrate than by reflecting on all of the music and albums that we've listened to, reviewed, and celebrated over the past year! In our part one of our three-part series, we share and discuss our Honorable Mentions - the albums that just missed our Top 10 list this year. These are our albums that landed in our Top 20 to 11 of 2020! #Bilmuri #Counte...

This is our last 'regular' episode of The Skinny for 2021 before our year-end celebration in December and we're taking the time to reflect on yet another strange year in our lives. Lots of ups and downs, disappointments and triumphs were sprinkled throughout and Adam and Mike share with one another and with our audience what the year-to-date was like for them. Also on the episode, we share our tho...

This week’s episode was suggested to us by one of our friends over on our Discord channel , where you too are more than welcome to come on over and hang out with us and our small community in between episodes and discuss the music we love and thought-provoking topics such as this one! Music has an immense power over us that can bring us back in time to points in our lives that foster some intense...

This week, we review the fourth studio album from English alt-rock band, Don Broco. Earlier this year, we jumped into the band’s discography as they’ve been a band that has been generating buzz for a little while now. We ended up loving their first three albums, but now that the songwriting has gone in a slightly different direction, how does their latest release compare? Listen along with us in o...

This past week on October 20th marked the 15-year anniversary of the modern rock masterpiece that is The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. This album needs no introduction as we’ve gushed about it numerous times on this show in the past and if you’re listening to this week’s episode, we’re sure that you love it just as much as we do! So, in recognition, we’ll be doing less of a track-by-track r...

Halloween is right around the corner and one of the best ways to get in the mood for it is setting the mood with music! Mike and Adam share some songs – both modern and classic – that we hope you’ll add to your own Halloween playlists. Also discussed, we share our thoughts on music and albums from Oh Wonder, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Ian Miles, Knocked Loos...

To celebrate Adam's birthday this year, we went to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA to watch the exciting Chargers vs Browns game that ended in an incredibly close 47 to 42 game! While we do share some thoughts on a couple of albums that we listened to this past week, this one is just a bit of a bonus episode for folks who wish to check in with us.  If you're on our Discord - or if you'd like to...

‘Flux’ is Poppy’s 4th studio album and she’s an artist that we recently became fascinated by over the last few months because of the character she’s established as well as the interesting – albeit very weird – lore that’s very much a part of the storytelling in her music. After both enjoying her fun and intense new EP back in June, how does this new LP compare her recent output and what new direct...