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Chris and Dan argue about whether The Cranberries deserve to be a reference point in today's dream pop scene and once and how feasible it is to connect to musicians whose lyrics are in a foreign language, featuring two currently beloved songs from emerging artists on their new music playlists. Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Night Flowers' "Sleep" and Tricot's "Noradrenaline."

This Friday's special feature is a Tastemaker's Tour, wherein Dan and Chris share two of the resources they rely on for finding quality new music in this bloated day and age of indie hype. Songs and blogs/podcasts over-analyzed on this episode include Nova Heart's "We Are Golden" courtesy of Pause Musicale and Thundercat feat. Flying Lotus's "Them Changes" courtesy of Song Exploder.

Chris and Dan argue about just exactly how nostalgic people are for 2005 and whether a song can be both unabashedly drunken and expertly constructed, featuring new tracks from established artists on their new music playlists. Songs over-analyzed on this episode include The Most Serene Republic's "Ontario Morning" and Titus Andronicus's "Fired Up."

This Friday's special feature is a Genre Watch, zooming in specifically on the growing trend to implement the Korg M1 keyboard into house, dance, and indie music, making so many of us reminiscent of early 90s Top 40 hitmakers like Cece Peniston and Real McCoy. Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Blinkie feat. Alahna's "Don't Give Up (On Love)" and Skylar Spence's "Affairs."

Chris and Dan argue about straddling the thin line between pleasant and boring and whether atmospherics and obfuscated vocals are a distraction or an access point for people bored by modern folk music, featuring new tracks from established artists on their new music playlists.Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Saintseneca's "Sleeper Hold" and Kalle Mattson's "A Long Time Ago."

Chris and Dan argue about the benefits and detriments of the ever-increasing explosion of indie microlabels and what a pop-rock song with four chords has to do to earn ardent admirers in 2015. Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Lion Bark's "Poolside" and Ego Death's "Meaning & Truth."

This Friday's special feature is a Top 40 Rundown which doubles as a wrap-up discussion on the Song of the Summer 2K15, running down the Billboard Summer Songs chart and making an ultimate decision on who deserves the title (if anyone). Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Diplo & Skrillex feat. Justin Bieber's "Where Are U Now" and The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face."

Chris and Dan argue about how much disco the chillwave genre can appropriately handle and whether it's really possible for the average music lover to discern whether or not a rock song is recorded on analog, featuring new tracks from established artists on their new music playlists. Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Neon Indian's "Slumlord" and Royal Headache's "Another World."

Chris and Dan argue about how a power pop artist can follow Drake's career trajectory and what the purist definition of ambient music is, featuring two currently beloved songs from emerging artists on their new music playlists. Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Marvelous Mark's "Bite Me" and Slow Meadow's "A Distant Glow."

Chris and Dan argue about how to do dream pop without the apathy (or drugs) and how to do by-the-numbers indie rock without bad intentions (or a lack of imagination), featuring two currently beloved songs from emerging artists on their new music playlists. Songs over-analyzed on this episode include Hazel English's "It's Not Real" and Bad Bad Hats' "Psychic Reader."