Unmuted, Unmastered

"An offering to the pop gods" On the show this week: 00:00:43 Book recommendation 00:03:27 Raven by Kelela review discussion 00:40:00 Upcoming releases Album rankings White Reaper - Asking For A Ride Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy Complete Mountain Almanac - Complete Mountain Almanac Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12

Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers “Not in like a weird cult way, like in a ‘we’re all in this together’ kind of way” On the show this week: 00:01:03 News The Kinks ask Elon Musk to stop Twitter putting warnings on their music 00:04:26 Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers review discussion 00:42:13 Upcoming releases Album rankings: White Reaper - Asking For A Ride Complete Mountain Almanac - Complete Mountain A...

"fleshy?" On the show this week: 00:01:05 News Burt Bacharach dies at aged 94 00:03:35 Complete Mountain Almanac review discussion 00:44:25 Upcoming releases

"Tony would love these guys" On the show this week: 00:00:46 Asking For A Ride by White Reaper review discussion 00:36:28 Upcoming releases Album rankings Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12

"give me some nice melodies...some nice bit of texture, delicious, I'll eat that up!" On the show this week: 00:01:24 News Justin Bieber sells rights to songs for $200m 00:05:17 12 by Ryuichi Sakamoto review discussion 00:44:38 Upcoming releases

"I'm literally going to be thinking about the lack of 'd'... for the rest of the month" On the show this week: 00:01:14 News BBC scaling back BBC Introducing 00:11:05 Higher Lonely Power by Fireworks review discussion 00:57:01 Upcoming releases

All four original hosts of Unmuted, Unmastered are back to discuss their favourite albums of all time. Thanks for listening to the podcast over our first 100 episodes, however much you have listened to. Cast: James Jess Tom Will

This week features a list of honourable mentions. Each host offers some albums and artists that were not featured on the podcast but caught their attention. On the show this week: 00:01:33 James' picks. 00:11:02 Tom's picks. 00:20:25 Will's picks.

"It makes me want to burst my eardrums!" This week we look back at our album rankings of the year and discuss what needs to change! Album rankings as they stand: Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth oso oso - sore thumb Alvvays - Blue Rev Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard MGMT - 11.11.11 Animal...

"Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?" This week, we conclude our three part mini-series where we guess the themes of each other's playlists. James and Will are up to bat, attempting to deduce Tom's theme. Tom's playlist: Taste - What’s Going On? Queen - Brighton Rock Steve Vai - Liberty The Byrds - Eight Miles High The Smiths - How Soon is Now? Coldplay - Shiver

"We're definitely getting further away from the answer." The continuation of a three-part mini-series where we guess the theme of a playlist created by one of the hosts. This week, Will has created the playlist. James and Tom are asking the questions to identify the theme. Will's Playlist: Etran Finatawa - Heeme Tiris - Ma Zein Wadna (Our Beautiful River Valley) Emeka Ogboh - Verbal Drift Low Alti...

"We can talk like normal people still!" This week, it's the first of our three part mini-series where we guess the themes of each other's playlists. This time round, James has created a playlist which Tom and Will will question their way through to find the theme. James' Mystery Playlist Lord Commander - No Crime, No Law The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil Edwin Starr - War Lou reed - Hall...

"wibbly wobbly, but I still liked it" On the show this week: 00:01:42 News Spotify releases most streamed artists of the year 00:09:43 Ultra Truth by Daniel Avery album review discussion Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors oso oso - sore thumb Alvvays - Blue Rev Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard MGMT - 11....

"James is checking with the raccoon that makes all of his album-ranking decisions." On the show this week: 00:01:12 News Congressional Hearing to happen in US about Ticketmaster. 00:04:47 human futures by Dear Nora review discussion 00:48:41 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors oso os...

"A musical After Eight" On the show this week: 00:02:15 News Anger as Ticketmaster pre-sale system fails for Taylor Swift fans 00:12:57 human futures by Dear Nora review discussion 01:03:32 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors oso oso - sore thumb Alvvays - Blue Rev Oliver Sim - Hideo...

"Why not have that in your Christmas advert, you cowards" On the show this week: 00:00:58 News Members of Blink 182 will get a payout for John Lewis advert 00:05:50 Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) by Fred again review discussion 00:52:11 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doo...

"This podcast is nothing without editing." On the show this week: 00:02:02 News Taylor Swift becomes first artist in history to get 10 singles in the US Top 10 within one week.  00:09:35 The Lonliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen review discussion 01:00:02 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream...

"...this is most likely not the Bristol in the UK" -- "Don't ruin it for me, Tom" On the show this week: 00:00:53 News Spotify added 7m subscribers in Q3 00:11:40 Blue Rev by Alvvays review discussion 00:55:12 Let's Eat Grandma gig review 00:58:43 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors...

“I appreciate a good clap when I hear one” On the show this week: 00:00:46 News Glastonbury tickets are eye-wateringly expensive this year 00:11:59 Capricorn Sun by TSHA review discussion 00:53:48 Gig reviews The Burning Hell at Strange Brew Japanese Breakfast at The Marble Factory 01:04:15 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbon...

"How do kids cope without 'Now That's What I Call Music?" On the show this week: 00:01:11 News One-third of teh Top Weekly tracks on Spotify are more than 18 months old. 00:08:09 Rolling Golden Holy by Bonny Light Horseman album review discussion 00:54:25 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream O...

"Can you tell my streaming recommendations are a bit weird compared to everyone else's?" On the show this week: 00:00:51 News Genesis become latest artist to sell music catalogue for reported $300 million 00:03:33 SPARK by Whitney album review discussion 00:47:32 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I...

"A rolling holy, what is that?" On the show this week: 00:01:03 News Spotify not addressing extremist content 00:06:07 Expert In A Dying Field by The Beths review discussion  00:51:06 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors oso oso - sore thumb Oliver Sim - Hideous Bastard Animal Co...

On the show this week: 00:02:12 News Kobalt and Meta agree to new licensing deal for music, after previously deal unpexectedly ellapses. 00:05:52 Hideous Bastard by Oliver Sim album discussion 01:01:00 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors oso oso - sore thumb Animal Collective - Time...

“in a years time ... we'll be sharing the podcast with an elaborate system of cups and string” On the show this week: 00:01:13 News Venues are having a difficult time post-Covid with cost-of-living crisis 00:09:30 When the Lights Go by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs album discussion 00:48:58 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two R...

“How has this got so deep?” On the show this week: 00:01:27 News Justin Bieber suspends world tour due to facial paralysis 00:10:07 Let's Turn It Into Sound by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith album discussion 00:50:45 Forwards festival review 00:58:55 Upcoming releases Album rankings Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors oso os...