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- 42. The Weeknd: All Vibes, Not Enough Hooks
Ladies and gentlemen: The Weeknd! In this ep, Mat and Tim consider the artist's turn toward pop, and explain why they feel it falls short more often than not, despite sounding pretty sweet.
SONGS PLAYED:
The Weeknd - Sacrifice
The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming
The Weeknd - Earned It
The Weeknd - Kiss Land
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
a-ha - Take On Me
The Weeknd - Take My Breath
The Weeknd - Gasoline
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me?
The Weeknd - Pray For Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
53 min - 41. The Swedes Who Built Modern Pop Music
Allt handlar om låtarna! In this solo ep, Mat outlines the history of pop music since the early 1990s––a story which hinges almost entirely on a handful of Swedish guys.
48 min - 40. New Year, New Buddies!
There’s no forgetting *these* auld acquaintances! In this episode, Mat and Tim share their resolutions for 2022, and introduce the #EarbuddiesArmy to the newest cadet.
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53 min - 39. Tim's Gone
God only knows what Mat would be without Tim! But that's not true, is it? Because in this ep, Mat flies solo and song-explodes the best song ever written.
47 min - 38. It's All About the Christmas Tunes
War is over!* In this ep, Mat and Tim share some Christmas music recommendations for your holiday party playlists, and offer all kinds of context and trivia to go with each tune.SONGS PLAYED:
1) Bing Crosby - I'll Be Home For Christmas
2) Vulfpeck - Christmas in L.A.
3) Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
4) Phoebe Bridgers - If We Make It Through December
5) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
6) Chris Thile - Douglas Fir (feat. Aoife O'Donovan)
7) Wham! - Last Christmas
8) [Redacted for Spoilers]
*If you want it
42 min - 37. Yacht Rock (feat. 'Hollywood' Steve Huey)
Full sail! In this ep, Mat and Tim are joined by 'Hollywood' Steve Huey, scholar of yacht rock, a genre of music he helped define in the early 2000s. Steve helps us understand yacht rock and its place in the culture today. Then: another edition of See? I Told You So! in which the buddies get mad about Kenny G.
SONGS PLAYED:
Steely Dan - Peg
Christopher Cross - Sailing
Toto - Rosanna
Kenny Loggins - This Is It
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
The Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
Karizma - I've Been Played the Fool Again
LINKS:
Follow 'Hollywood' Steve Huey on Twitter
Spotify: Yacht Rock: A Purist's History
52 min - 36. Did Owl City Rip Off The Postal Service?
We get a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs! In this ep, Mat and Tim deconstruct the conventional wisdom that "Owl City ripped off The Postal Service." It's time to stop pitting men against each other!
SONGS PLAYED:
Owl City - Fireflies
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Owl City - Cave In
Owl City - Vanilla Twilight
Owl City - Hot Air Balloon
The Postal Service - Brand New Colony
The Postal Service - Recycled Air
Owl City - The Tip of the Iceberg
Owl City - Hello Seattle
SHOW AND TELL:
Mat: The Postal Service - Nothing Better
Tim: Port Blue - Up Ship!
48 min - 35. lofi hip hop beats to relax/exploit labor toZone out with us! In this ep, Mat and Tim discuss music as background noise, and why the vast majority of artists who create such music are getting a raw deal from music streaming services.
The official Earbuddies website has launched! And it's your exclusive home for Earbuddies branded merchandise.54 min - 34. Is Bruno Mars Cool?
Today, we don't feel like doing anything! (Except podcasting.) In this ep, Mat and Tim talk all things Bruno Mars following the release of An Evening With Silk Sonic, his most soulful project yet.
SONGS PLAYED:
Silk Sonic - Smokin' Out the Window
Silk Sonic - Fly As Me
Silk Sonic - Silk Sonic Intro
Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
Bruno Mars - Treasure
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Silk Sonic - Skate
Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
SHOW AND TELL:
Mat: Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
Tim: Bruno Mars - It Will Rain
51 min - 33. In the Name of Being Honest: Taylor Swift Re-Releases Red
Break us like a promise! In this ep, Mat and Tim review the latest re-recording by Taylor Swift: Red. How's the 10-minute version of "All Too Well"? How are the songs from the vault? How's everything else?
(Content warning: A keychain with strong language)
SONGS PLAYED:
Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift - Holy Ground (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift - 22 (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift - Nothing New (from the Vault) (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
Taylor Swift - All Too Well (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift - I Bet You Think About Me (from the Vault) (feat. Chris Stapleton)
Taylor Swift - Begin Again (Taylor's Version)
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Music made them friends; now, it's making them podcasters. Join Mat and Tim at the intersection of music and culture.