Jams and Tea

It feels like only yesterday that we finished all nine episodes of our Björk Retrospective series, yet here we are again with a brand new album from one of music's most idiosyncratic and enigmatic visionaries: FOSSORA! Join Jake, Jakob, and Ryley as they break down everything this bizarre and brilliant new record has to offer, and consider where it fits amongst all its established older siblings. Plus, on the note of returns, we also review the comeback record from screamo legends City of Caterpillar, MYSTIC SISTERS, the band's first new LP in 19 years and an absolute cracker fusion of hardcore, post-rock, and post-punk that left us thoroughly knocked for a loop.

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TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:20 A Tribute to Loretta Lynn 6:45 Phil Elverum's Best Record? 17:03 A Fantastic New Live Album 20:13 The Rebirth of Okkervil River 23:18 The Japanese Art-Rock Queen 25:29 New Albums from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ka, & Courting 34:22 Listening to Every Album Released in 1990 45:11 City of Caterpillar - Mystic Sisters 1:06:37 Björk - Fossora 1:56:18 Outro

For this week's Record Club, we're doing a double Lanegan following last week's Queens of the Stone Age review and talking about the legendary grunge staple Screaming Trees, Lanegan's most influential band and arguably his principle project in the early years of his storied career, but also a band that remains woefully underrated in comparison to their contemporaries. Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal grunge classic SWEET OBLIVION, and discuss what makes it such a rich, satisfying, and great album. Let us know what YOU think!

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For this week's main episode, Jake, Ryley, and Morgan are excited to review the newest album from podcast favorite band The Wonder Years, THE HUM GOES ON FOREVER. Also on the docket this week is Alex G's genre-bending new album GOD SAVE THE ANIMALS, plus we talk deep cut favs from Brand New, Okkervil River, and Mount Eerie, while Ryley shouts out under-the-radar new releases from the world of jazz, art rock, and the Editors' new Depeche Mode-aping banger EBM.

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TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 4:15 Brand New's Daisy is a Terrifying Record 18:51 The Underrated Discography of Okkervil River 29:43 Mount Eerie's Dawn is a Comfort Album 38:53 The Best Technical Death Metal Album Ever 41:15 Andrew Dominik's Transcendent Nick Cave Documentaries 44:57 Ryley's Recs: Makaya McCraven, The Comet is Coming, Beth Orton 50:42 The New Weezer EP Is Awful 56:48 The New Editors Album Is... Good? 1:00:43 Alex G - God Save the Animals 1:20:53 The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes On Forever 1:50:52 Outro

For this week's Record Club, we are (belatedly) celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the great rock records of the modern era, the booze-soaked and ferociously raucous Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age, an album that has charted our development as rock record reviewers and enjoyers, and still stands the test of time. Let us know what this record means to you in the comments!

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On this week's Jam-packed main episode we are reviewing no less than four major new releases, all of which are fascinating and worth your time even as some prove divisive and others less successful. In mini-segments we touch on the fantastically punchy new record from New Zealand's own The Beths, plus Rina Sawayama's heavily-anticipated sophomore record Hold the Girl. Then, of course, in our main segments we review the surprisingly great new record from Death Cab for Cutie, Asphalt Meadows, and at last celebrate NEW Mars Volta, as their self-titled seventh album gives us plenty to chew on. Let us know what YOU think of these records in the comments!

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TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:46 Jake Dives Deeper into Dalek 5:52 Death Cab Prelude 13:11 Storytime with Jake 17:21 Adrianne Lenker is the Folk GOAT 20:57 death's dynamic shroud have made an indescribable album 27:00 The Great New Collab EP from Parannoul & Asian Glow 29:12 Young Jesus Makes Art Rock for Frank Ocean Fans 32:40 Connor's Recs: Bill Evans & Sunny Day Real Estate 38:15 9/11... But Worse! 43:25 The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field 57:58 Rina Sawayama - Hold the Girl 1:17:22 Death Cab for Cutie - Asphalt Meadows 1:41:25 The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta 2:27:53 Outro

For this week's (belated) main episode, Jake and Ryley are breaking down the exciting new albums from Built to Spill and Preoccupations, two established rock acts in the alternative worlds that have persevered to deliver some of their most invigorated music in several album cycles. We also discuss the entire discography of Oneohtrix Point Never, the exciting new record from Sudan Archives, and much more!

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0:00 Intro 2:19 (Nearly) Every Oneohtrix Point Never Album 15:11 Jake Gets Into Sheena Ringo 19:55 The Greatest Cure Album (It's Not What You Think) 25:43 The "Lost" XTC Album 29:23 The Most Overrated Bob Dylan Album? 32:20 Sudan Archives' Astonishing New Record 37:43 New Albums from The Afghan Whigs, Holy Fawn, and Jockstrap 44:44 Preoccupations - Arrangements 1:04:09 Built to Spill - When the Wind Forgets Your Name 1:18:31 Outro

For this week's Record Club, we're celebrating a somewhat controversial but still widely beloved masterpiece of '80s jangle-pop and post-punk, The Smiths' remarkable The Queen Is Dead... which is definitely not timely in any way at all. Join us as we break down nearly every song on this special record and reflect on the legacy of one of the 80s' biggest bands, over three decades on.

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This week on the show, Jake, Morgan, and Ryley are reviewing the exciting and bewildering new album from metalcore up-and-comers The Callous Daoboys, CELEBRITY THERAPIST, an album which defies description as much as it addictively pulls you back for more. We also talk thrash metal, and specifically Megadeth, who are back with their umpteenth record, the bloated but forgivable THE SICK, THE DYING, AND THE DEAD... but how have these thrash titans aged, and where do they rank among the legendary big four? Join us to find out!

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0:00 Intro 2:25 Ranking the Big Four of Thrash Metal 12:18 Jake's Bob Dylan Dive Goes Deeper 23:03 Deep Cut Albums from Electric Wizard & Boards of Canada 27:17 Coldplay Corner 30:06 Reading Smashing Pumpkins Lyrics 35:08 Morgan versus Muse 38:26 The Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist 1:05:32 Megadeth - The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! 1:38:37 Outro

On this week's unconventional Record Club, August leads us in a discussion of 2010 one-time hitmaker Taio Cruz, whose sophomore album Rokstarr blessed us with the memorably awful hit singles Break My Heart, Dirty Picture, Higher, and Dynamite. Join us as we reflect on a regrettable but important chapter in pop's recent history, and peer beneath the mask of one of the charts' most forgettable anti-heroes.

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It's that time again, and for episode 104, Ryley and Jake are joined by guest Jen to discuss two immense new revival records from vastly different artists. First up is J.I.D's long-simmering and consistently stunning The Forever Story, which is unquestionably one of the year's finest hip-hop releases. We follow this up with a more contentious probing of Muse's latest set of revolution soundtracks with Will of the People, which sees the band getting heavier and sillier than ever, to mixed results.

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0:00 Intro 2:48 The Band That Make Music With Human Remains 6:06 Mellon Collie and the Infinite Jakeness 12:40 The Twilight Sad Are The Modern Joy Division 15:32 Jake Has Never Heard the Misfits 18:46 The Most Fun Black Metal Album of 2022 21:54 Rachika Nayar Makes Cathartic Noise 26:08 Jen, Joey, and Johnny Cash 31:03 J.I.D - The Forever Story 1:01:52 Muse - Will of the People 1:39:05 Outro