Earbuddies

In this ep, Mat and Tim unpack the business of ghostwriting in pop music.

SONGS PLAYED:

Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff

Lil Nas X - Old Town Road

Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts

YoungKio - Old Town Road (Production)

The Temptations - Just My Imagination

Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS

DaBaby - Find My Way

Maan & Kraantje Pappie - Rode Wijn

Camila Cabello - I'll Be Home For Christmas

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Tune up your banjo! In this ep, Mat and Tim break down their history with and love for bluegrass music – and explain why it gives them hope for the future of pop.

SONGS PLAYED:

The Osborne Brothers - Rocky Top

Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys - Blue Moon of Kentucky

The Charley Family - Over in the Gloryland

Patty Loveless and Ricky Skaggs - Daniel Prayed

Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys - Footprints in the Snow

Punch Brothers - Down Along the Dixie Line

Various Artists - I'll Fly Away

J.D. Crowe & The New South - Old Home Place

Punch Brothers - Julep

Punch Brothers - Passepied (Debussy)

Punch Brothers - My Oh My

Punch Brothers - Flippen (The Flip)

Billy Strings - Know It All

Punch Brothers - Familiarity

Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

Jake Blount - Once There Was No Sun

Béla Fleck - Slippery Eel (feat. Billy Strings & Chris Thile)

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Tell me you're listening to Earbuddies without telling me you're listening to Earbuddies! In this ep, Mat and Tim explore how TikTok has changed the pop music landscape –– in their opinion, for the worse.

SONGS PLAYED:

Ke$ha - TikTok

Capone - Oh No (Remix)

ElyOtto - SugarCrash!

Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

GAYLE - abcdefu

Arthur Hill - Iced Coffee

Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

Them Changes (Sped Up) - Thundercat

Jax - Victoria's Secret

Salem Ilese - Mad at Disney

Alexandra Starr - YFU

Ricky Desktop - The Chicken Wing Beat

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

Harry Styles - As It Was

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Where do we go from here? In this introspective ep, Mat and Tim consider their dissatisfaction with the current pop music landscape, and uncover a plan to fall back in love with the tunes.

SONGS PLAYED:

Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy

AJR - World's Smallest Violin

David Guetta - Titanium (feat. Sia)

Daniel Johnston - Story of an Artist

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

Lizzy McAlpine - doomsday

Lizzy McAlpine - called you again

Ben Platt - For Forever

Phoebe Bridgers - Garden Song

Lizzy McAlpine - all my ghosts

Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

Holly Humberstone - Scarlett

The 1975 - Oh Caroline

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Just in time for Halloween, Mat and Tim welcome Mason Sisk back to the show to discuss the Norwegian black metal scene of the early 1990s. Violent deaths, burning buildings, and awkward dinner table conversations abound in this nightmare of an ep.

Content warning: this episode contains discussion of self-harm and suicide.

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It's us, hi. We're the podcast hosts, it's us. In the Earbuddies Season 2 Premiere, Mat and Tim discuss their feelings on Taylor Swift's latest release, Midnights. From Jack Antonoff's production choices to Taylor's lyrical work, where do the buddies land? Plus: circling back to the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas.

SONGS PLAYED:

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

The 1975 - Part of the Band

Taylor Swift - Maroon

Taylor Swift - Labyrinth

Taylor Swift - Snow on the Beach (feat. Lana del Rey)

Taylor Swift - Dancing With Our Hands Tied

The 1975 - I'm In Love With You

Taylor Swift - Karma

Taylor Swift - Question...?

Taylor Swift - You're On Your Own, Kid

Taylor Swift - Mastermind

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 Keep both hands on the wheel for this ep!

 Thanks for a great year, Earbuddies Army. We'll be back this fall.

What a night! In this ep, recorded LIVE at the Belle Mehus Auditorium in downtown Bismarck, North Dakota, Mat and Tim share stories, surprises, and songs.