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Our sad girl, bedroom pop princess is here with her first complete project and we are still wiping away tears. On today's episode, we dissect Gracie Abram's new project and breakdown the evolution of her music. Now rotating between collaborators including Aaron Dessner, Blake Slatkin, and Joel Little, Gracie is back with a more evolved sound. Each song is equally introspective and vulnerable guiding us to having open conversations about anxiety and the pressure of growing up. 

Sad girl Autumn continues with Adele's triumphant return. Singing us through her heartbreaking divorce, navigating motherhood, and everything along the way- Adele reminds us six years after her last release that she still has IT. Throughout the episode, we breakdown her single "Easy On Me" and her call to Spotify to take the shuffle option off album listening to highlight the importance on tracklisting. In honor of Adele's music, we analyze our own perspectives on the idea of the right person, wrong time mentality. By the end of the episode we can confidently say once again Adele has us questioning our own lives in the most marvelous way. 

Taylor Swift is back and so are we, feeling all the feels while relistening to Red + the new vault songs. As resident Swifties, we dive into the meaning this album has now being the age she was while writing it and the new perspectives we have. We breakdown All Too Well 10 minute version + the short film and how these new lyrics change the way we viewed our favorite song of all time. Ending out this long awaited album, we debate whether vault songs should have made the initial album and how the now 30 song compilation compares to the OG.

In anticipation of Adele's return, we are here to break down Adele's record breaking album 21. Now that we are the age  she was when she wrote the album, we reflect on the impact age plays on the ideas and perspectives throughout the album. From hits "Someone Like You" to "Rumor Has It," we dive into the impact the media's perception had on her throughout the writing and release of this album. 

As new self proclaimed Brandi Carlile fans, we are here to break down her new album: In These Silent Days. Throughout the episode, we dive deep into the lyrical meaning and intentional open ended narratives created through each song as we breakdown our own understandings. We also unpack the effect her book, Broken Horses, has on new listeners and our own first encounters with her music (through Grey's Anatomy of course). 

Lil Nas X broke records with his hit song "Old Town Road" and in today's episode we break down his debut album Montero. The king of Meme's and a social media genius, we dive in to see if his music lives up to the brilliant marketing surrounding his album.  Including features from artists such as Jack Harlow, Elton John, and Kanye West- we analyze the impact these collabs had on the outlook of this album.

Six time Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves returns with her new album Star- Crossed and strives to prove you can't put her in a genre box. Crossing over from country to pop, Kacey walks a fine line on this new album and we are here to breakdown ALL our feelings about this new era. Off the heals of her divorce, Kacey brings us into a space in her mind we have never ventured as she contemplates her own emotions about the fallout. Throughout the episode we analyze her quick album roll out, interesting single choices, and whether we think this country queen is the new pop princess. 

In honor of the new Cinderella movie, we are jumping back in time to talk about Camila Cabello's Sophmore release "Romance." We dive into how PR stunts and forced storylines impact the way you consume an album and the necessity of them. We debate the dueling sides of this album and which side resonates with us. And don't worry, we have a lot to say about her budding romance with fellow pop singer Shawn Mendes. 

British pop songwriting prodigy Maisie Peter's debut album is finally here and sealed with Ed Sheeran's approval. On today's episode, we break down the evolution of Maisie Peter's from a busking indie songwriter to a full fledged pop star. We dive into what being the first signing to Ed Sheeran's new label "Gingerbread Man" means for her future and the effect it will have on her career. This lyric driven album opens the door for a debates about the open endedness of some of her song meanings as we analyze our stand out songs. Spoiler alert- you won't regret signing up for this album or podcast episode.

It is Lorde's triumphant return.... or is it? The once production driven pop star is back with a shockingly stripped back album grappling with the effects of climate change, personal loss, and the downfalls of superstardom. On today's episode, your resident Lorde stans are back to work through the album and the emotions it evokes, from excitement to disappointment.