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On Episode 259 of Audioface:

REVIEWS: "Quest for Fire" and "Don't Get Too Close" by Skrillex, "Desire, I Want to Turn Into You" by Caroline Polachek, "Desire Pathway" by Screaming Females

New Singles: "Heaven" by Niall Horan, "Glue Song" by beabadoobee, "Ring of Past" by Men I Trust, and A&W by Lana Del Rey

In the news: Chris Brown Responds To Chloë Bailey Collab Backlash, Blueface Fires Back At Chris Brown: ‘You Beat Up The Wrong Bitch’, and RIP Trugoy The Dove (Dave Jude Jolicoeu from De La Soul).

Plus: Playboi Carti under arrest, Top 10 Highest Paid Entertainers, and updates on a lawsuit with Live Nation and another with Drake, 21 Savage, & Vogue.

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On Episode 255 of Audioface:

REVIEWS: “RUSH!” by Måneskin, “SOS” by SZA, “NO THANK YOU” by Little Simz

New Singles: “Ocean’s Niagara” by M83, “Emily I’m Sorry” by boygenius

And In The News: David Crosby has passed, we cover his colorful and complex legacy.

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Syndicate 23 presents the 6th Annual Audioface Awards! Thanks for listening this year, we appreciate listening with you. Award categories and nominees are listed below:

“FROM DUSK TO DAWN” BEST MUGSHOT AWARD:
SLIM JXMMI
SpotemGottem
Kodak Black
Mystikal

WORST MUSIC ON FLAT SCORCHED EARTH,
NUKED HAWAII,
NO QUID PRO QUO,
BLEACH INJECTION,
RIPPED SKULL DIAMOND,
FTX TRADING LTD. BAHAMAS 2022:
“God Did” by DJ Khaled
“Mainstream Sellout” by Machine Gun Kelly
"Palaces" by Flume

BEST INDIE ALBUM
“Ants From Up There” by Black Country, New Road
“DECIDE” by Djo
“Skinty Fia” by Fontaines D.C.
“Wet Leg” self titled
“Ugly Season” by Perfume Genius
“Big Time” by Angel Olsen
“And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow” by Weyes Blood

BEST ELECTRONIC ALBUM
“Fragments” by Bonobo
“Actual Life 3” by Fred Again..
“Paradise Again” by Swedish House Mafia
“Cherry” by Daphni
“Fossora” by Björk
“RENAISSANCE” by Beyoncé
“Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2” by Calvin Harris

MAINSTREAM AWARD (BEST OVERPLAYED SONG)
“Moth to a Flame” by Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd
“Rich Flex” by Drake & 21 Savage
“As it Was” by Harry Styles
“Break My Soul” by Beyoncé
“Titi Me Pregunto” by Bad Bunny
“Unholy” by Sam Smith & Kim Petras
“The Loneliest Time” by Carly Rae Jepsen

RETURN TO FORM AWARD
Phoenix
BROCKHAMPTON
Spoon

BEST POP ALBUM
“Un Verano Sin Ti” by Bad Bunny
“MOTOMAMI ”by ROSALÍA
“Multitude” by Stromae
“Midnights” by Taylor Swift
“Hold the Girl” by Rina Sawayama
“Harry’s House” by Harry Styles
“Crash” by Charli XCX

BEST NEO-POP ALBUM
“SMITHEREENS” by Joji
“Gemini Rights” by Steve Lacy
“You Can’t Kill Me” by 070 Shake
“WASTELAND” by Brent Faiyaz
“Caprisongs” by FKA Twigs
“Serpentina” by BANKS
“Dawn FM” by The Weeknd

THE “DON’T FUCKING SLEEP” AWARD FOR BEST NEW ARTIST
Fred Again..
Nova Twins
CMAT
Wet Leg
Will Cherry

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Jungle” by Fred Again..
“Cash in Cash Out” by Pharell, 21 Savage, Tyler the Creator
“Looking At Your Pager” by KH
“DESPECHÁ” by ROSALÍA
“About Damn Time” by Lizzo

THE "SOFT A" AWARD FOR IDIOCY IN MUSIC
Kodak Black for Florida Panthers f***
Damon Albarn “Taylor Swift doesn’t write her own music”
Ye for Speedrunning Divorce and getting his wife Sketed
Adam Levine for sexts
Rick Ross for not paying his workers

THE AUDIENCEFACE AWARD
“ULTRAVIOLET” by Will Cherry
“Renaissance” by Beyoncé
“Drill Music in Zion” by Lupe Fiasco
“Midnights” by Taylor Swift
“Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers” by Kendrick Lamar
“Black Radio III” by Robert Glasper
“Serpentina” by BANKS

BEST RAP/TRAP ALBUM
“GHETTOS GODS” by EARTHGANG
“Mr Morale and the Big Steppers” by Kendrick Lamar
“It’s Almost Dry” by Pusha T
“Melt My Eyez See Your Future” by Denzel Curry
"$oul $old $eparately” by Freddie Gibbs
“Cheat Codes” by Black Thought and Danger Mouse
“Her Loss” by Drake & 21 Savage
“As Above, So Below” by Sampa The Great
“The Forever Story” by JID
“HEROES & VILLAINS” by Metro Boomin

THE HARD “K” AWARD FOR BIGOTRY IN MUSIC (the hard legally redacted)
Ye
Rex Orange County
Win Butler
Mystikal
Morrissey

AUDIOFACE UNALBUM (WORST ALBUM OF THE YEAR)
“Me ve Me” by NLE CHOPPA
“Dropout Boogie” by The Black Keys
“Mainstream Sellout” by Machine Gun Kelly
“Honestly, Nevermind” by Drake
“Palaces” by Flume

BEST ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
“Alpha Zulu” by Phoenix
“Laurel Hell” by Mitski
“A Light For Attracting Attention” by The Smile
“Being Funny in a Foreign Language” by The 1975
“Physical Thrills” Silversun Pickups
“The Car” by Arctic Monkeys
“Cool It Down” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Lucifer On The Sofa” by Spoon

THE ROBERT KELLY NOTED LITTLE BITCH AWARD/TOURNAMENT
Damon Albarn for blaming the media over T Swift nonsense
Tim Pool for Only Ever Wanted Single
Drake for Beefing With Anthony Fantano
Trent Reznor for Literally Quitting Twitter as a White Man
Ye for Claiming He could say Antisemitic things at Adidias
Robert S Kelly for being on suicide watch then suing his jail
DaBaby for giving out his concert tickets buy one get one free
Kid Cudi for deleting an old version of his song from Soundcloud because his fans liked it

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Mr Morale and the Big Steppers” by Kendrick Lamar
“MOTOMAMI” by ROSALÍA
“Multitude” by Stromae
“Gemini Rights” by Steve Lacy
“Wet Leg” self titled
"Laurel Hell" by Mitski
"Un Verano Sin Ti" by Bad Bunny
"The Car" by Arctic Monkeys

CHAIRMAN SEAN’S HONORABLE MENTIONS
“Change the Show” Miles Kane
“Once Twice Melody” by Beach House
“MAHAL” by Toro Y Moi
“ULTRAVIOLET” by Will Cherry
“A Light For Attracting Attention” by The Smile

DICTATOR DAN’S HONORABLE MENTIONS
“11” by SAULT
“SICK!” by Earl Sweatshirt
“Intros, Outros, and Interludes” by Domo Genesis
“Luv 4 Rent” by Smino
“Las Ruinas” by Rico Nasty
“Dance Fever” by Florence + The Machine
R. Kelly on Suicide Watch SEWERCIIIIIIDE??????!!!!!
Woke Award Nominations:
Jack Antonoff: Ye & Ticket Sales
Kendrick for Auntie Diaries

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On Episode 253 of Audioface:

REVIEWS: “HEROES & VILLAINS” by Metro Boomin.

Plus: reactions to Grammys 2023 nominations, we finally get to air our thoughts on Ye nuking his career, and we review our live experience seeing The 1975 Live in Los Angeles.

Then, our 6th annual courtpacking episode; (basically) our last chance at qualifying an album for our own awards. Featuring, Spoon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Angel Olsen, Weyes Blood and a nod to The Weeknd. Stay tuned for the 6th Annual Audioface Awards, next episode!

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On Episode 252 of Audioface:

REVIEWS: “The Family” & "TM" by BROCKHAMPTON, “Feed Tha Streets III” by Roddy Ricch, “11” by SAULT

And In The News: Will Swifties finally bring down Ticketmaster? Trent Reznor quits Twitter thanks to Muskrat. Jack Antonoff: Venues “fuck artists so hard” by “taxing merch”

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On Episode 251 of Audioface:

REVIEWS: “Her Loss” by Drake & 21 Savage, “SMITHEREENS” by Joji, “Alpha Zulu” by Phoenix

New Singles: “Munch (Feelin’ U)” & “Bikini Bottom” by Ice Spice, “Lift Me Up” by Rhianna, “Big Pussy” by Brockhampton, “Baby Queen” by Gorillaz

And In The News: Kanye West can’t sell his “White Lives Matter” shirt…because the trademark is already owned by two black men. Drake’s botched album roll out. Cops investigate an argument over basketball that led to Takeoff’s death, gruesome videos of the scene have spread like wildfire. And Aaron Carter’s untimely death.

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