Chart Chat

Caitlin explores her mixed feelings on Iggy Azalea, while Tanner basks in the latest tracks from Logic and Luke Combs.

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Tanner digs into the numbers behind P!nk's astonishing longevity, while Caitlin waxes effusive about Lizzo's dancehall connections and Stormzy's chart-topping debut. Plus, even more singing than usual.

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Join Tanner for another trip to the Chart Archives! We start where the previous episode ended, with more reflections on soul, and then move to the wonderful world of girl groups!

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Caitlin's back! Join her and Tanner for a discussion of the latest from pop greats like Beyonce, The Weeknd and SZA, Taylor Swift, and...Lil Dicky.

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Further Homecoming reading:

• https://bit.ly/2H1t2uF
• https://bit.ly/2qTLuyh

Tune in for a bite-sized episode covering Panic! At the Disco and the latest recordbreaker from BTS!

Another solo episode, this time focusing on The Jonas Brothers' comeback hits "Sucker" and "Cool". Tanner walks through the sources of each song's inspiration and even tries his hand at a tiny bit of music theory!

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At long last, here it is! Tanner turns the clock back to the chart week of November 27, 1971 for the first historical episode of Chart Chat. Tune in for discussions of folk icon Buffy Sainte-Marie and soul luminaries Betty Wright and Joe Simon!

Chart Debuts: https://spoti.fi/2PgE7Mf

After several smashing birth-week celebrations, Caitlin takes a brief tour of the UK Official Singles Chart in this solo episode. Don't worry - despite the title, there's no singing involved on her part.

Special thanks to Chart Chat's inspiration this week: Dr. Karl Miller. He creates perhaps the raddest classes and assignments in academia.

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Caitlin contextualizes Tame Impala's new song within a broader history of psychedelic ebb and flow, while Tanner struggles to articulate why new tracks from NAV and Bebe Rexha are so frustrating.

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Tanner battles a creaky voice to bring you another bite-sized solo episode, this time focusing on Joji's woozy ballad "Slow Dancing in the Dark". It's not just a good song, it's also an excuse for Tanner to bring up his dissertation topic: vaporwave!