CB Music Club

The Music Club discuss REM's 1988 album, Green, their first major label release and last album before achieving global superstardom. Will it, er, Stand up to scrutiny after all these years..? There's also a look back at the music and events of 1988, songs about spacemen, identity confusion in King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, plus the usual talk of beer and wine and all things fine.

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Al, Chris, Nick and Will talk about some new single releases chosen, mainly based on their cover art, from the new releases page at https://www.albumoftheyear.org/

The songs reviewed are:

Dispirited Spirits: Reverie [Bandcamp]

Joywave: After Coffee [YouTube]

Holy Hive: I Don't Envy Yesterdays [Bandcamp]

Lord Huron: Mine Forever [Youtube]

Lana Del Rey: White Dress [YouTube]

And we've put together a playlist of songs and artists that are relevant, or perhaps tangential, to the discussion:

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The Music Club finally get around to listening to The Beatles and we wonder why we've not done this before; iconoclasts we are not. Also we talk about what we've been listening to recently, our favourite albums and #1 singles of 1965, and the special magic of being forcibly ejected from Abbey Road Studios.

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Al, Chris, Nick and Will talk about some new single releases chosen, mainly based on their cover art, from the new releases page at https://www.albumoftheyear.org/

The songs reviewed are:

Matt Berninger: Let It Be [YouTube]

Painted Shrines: Not So Bad [Bandcamp]

jess joy: bless your name [Bandcamp]

We Are Only Human Once: These Christmas Lights Will Haunt Me Until I Die [Bandcamp]

HAIM (feat. Taylor Swift): Gasoline [YouTube]

And we've put together a playlist of songs and artists that are relevant, or perhaps tangential, to the discussion:

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The Music Club discuss Roxy Music's 1973 release, For Your Pleasure, what they've been listening to recently, the subtle nuances of the French language, and how to disappoint your friends, amongst many other things...

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Al, Chris, Nick and Will talk about some new single releases chosen at random from the new releases page at https://www.albumoftheyear.org/

The songs reviewed are:

Layten Kramer: When A Love's Not Around [Bandcamp]

Birdy: Loneliness [YouTube]

The Fratellis: Need A Little Love [Bandcamp]

Yoke Lore: Safety (undressed) [YouTube]

Taylor Swift: Love Story (Taylor's Version) [YouTube]

And we've put together a playlist of songs and artists that are relevant, or perhaps tangential, to the discussion:

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The Music Club think out loud while they get tanked. Along the way we discuss Blur's 2003 release, Think Tank, what we were all up to in 2003, and why you might sometimes actually benefit from a hole in the head.

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Al, Chris, Nick and Will talk about some new single releases chosen at random from the new releases page at https://www.albumoftheyear.org/

The songs reviewed are:

Bill Wurtz: Here Comes The Sun - [YouTube]

Wild Pink: Oversharers Anonymous - [YouTube]

Benny Sings: Nobody's Fault - [Bandcamp]

Alice Gas: Baloney - [YouTube]

And we've put together a playlist of songs and artists that are relevant, or perhaps tangential, to the discussion:

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The Music Club discuss Teenage Fanclub's 1995 release, Grand Prix, and hyperbole and coincidence abound. There are also pit stops to discuss what we've been listening to, what we're drinking, a succession of drummers, and why you shouldn't invite Nick to a party at your mum's house.

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Al, Chris, Nick and Will talk about some new single releases.

Songs chosen from the new releases page at https://www.albumoftheyear.org/

The songs reviewed are:

Freyr: American Poster - [YouTube]

The Araby Bazaar: Song of the Ostrich (Sorry About That Earlier Thing) - [Bandcamp]

Susanna: A Pagan's Prayer (Bendik Baksass Remix) - [Bandcamp]

Bill Baird: Not A Perfect Person - [Bandcamp]

And we've put together a playlist of songs and artists we discuss in the podcast:

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