This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite artists who beat the dreaded sophomore, delivering follow-ups that proved their debuts were no fluke. The hosts will also hear picks from the production staff.

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Featured Songs:

Horsegirl, "Switch Over," Phonetics On and On, Matador, 2025

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Black Sabbath, "Paranoid," Paranoid, Vertigo, 1970

Public Enemy, "Bring the Noise," It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Def Jam, 1988

Led Zeppelin, "Moby Dick," Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic, 1969

Pixies, "Debaser," Doolittle, 4AD, 1989

black midi, "Slow," Cavalcade, Rough Trade, 2021

Kanye West, "Touch the Sky (feat. Lupe Fiasco)," Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella, 2005

Fiona Apple, "Fast As You Can," When the Pawn..., Epic and Clean Slate, 1999

SZA, "Good Days," SOS, TDA and RCA, 2022

Erykah Badu, "Cleva (feat. Roy Ayers)," Mama's Gun, Motown, 2000

D'Angelo, "Chicken Grease," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

Phoebe Bridgers, "Savior Complex," Punisher, Dead Oceans, 2020

Van Morrison, "Cyprus Avenue," Astral Weeks, Warner Bros., 1968

Violent Femmes, "Please Do Not Go," Violent Femmes, Slash, 1983

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