Jams and Tea

For our latest duo of new release reviews, we're excited to be talking about the emotionally heavy and raw new record from Foo Fighters, BUT HERE WE ARE - their first following the tragic death of Taylor Hawkins. We also discuss the return of legendary Detroit post-punk act Protomartyr with their stellar new album FORMAL GROWTH IN THE DESERT. These are two intense, at points draining, but extremely satisfying records from established bands that we're extremely excited to be covering yet again. Let us know what you think of these albums in the comments on YouTube!

33:08 Protomartyr - Formal Growth In the Desert

For the first of a duo of Record Clubs covering seminal albums released on June 11, 2013, we're delighted to finally get to talk in depth about the most beloved album from an artist who has defined our friendship and connection through music: Jason Isbell. As his magnum opus Southeastern celebrates a decade, we break down everything that makes the album resonant and affecting, as well as Jason's craft more broadly. Stick around for our review of Isbell's new album Weathervanes next week!

For this week's episode of Jams & Tea NOW, Jake and Ryley are breaking down their favorite comeback albums of all time - albums that defied expectations by returning an artist to the pinnacle of their greatness after a period of decline. We also discuss the nature of the remix in the streaming era, the perpetual tease of an Oasis reunion, new releases from The Dare and The Lemon Twigs, Jake's newfound obsession with Belle and Sebastian, and more!

It's Fashionably Late by Falling In Reverse. This is the album that broke us.

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For this week's episode of Jams & Tea NOW, we're counting down the ultimate final statements in music, albums that came just before a band broke up or an artist died, that are imbued with the heft or weight of that impending loss. We also pay tribute to the late, great Andy Rourke, discuss Blur's excellent new single, give our thoughts on the gargantuan new Legend of Zelda game, talk about essential new releases from the world of black metal and pop punk, and much more!

For our latest Record Club, we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Daft Punk's legendary opus Random Access Memories. Jake approaches it with fresh ears while Ryley reflects on how the album plays now versus then, as an epic celebration of the history of popular music and electronica, and ultimately the band's final curtain call.

For this week's NOW episode, we're discussing our favorite compilation albums of all time, and what makes a good compilation album in the first place. Plus, we also dig into Jake's recent trip to see Taylor Swift live in Nashville, Machine Gun Kelly's latest effort at manufacturing beef, Animal Collective's unlikely Fleetwood Mac cover, why Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is the best Marvel movie, and Ryley's first impressions of the new Zelda game Tears of the Kingdom!

For this week's new release reviews, we're excited to extol the virtues of Billy Woods' latest and leanest masterpiece, the colorful but grim MAPS, an eclectic but surprisingly accessible journey through the trials of being an artist on the road. We also review Ed Sheeran's latest effort, an inert slog of shallow and uninspired balladry that limps across the anodyne synthetics of Aaron Dessner's production. It's been a weird week.

On this week's episode of Jams & Tea NOW, we're excited to break down some of our absolute favorite songs that never made it to a studio album. We also review the new Indigo De Souza album, ALL OF THIS WILL END, talk all things Smashing Pumpkins with the release of their new triple-album ATUM, break down Ed Sheeran's copyright trial, Shaq's nu-metal song, Smokey Robinson's GASM-inducing new album, and much more!

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

1:27 Ed Sheeran vs The Gaye Estate

9:32 Timbaland Deepfakes Biggie

13:31 Shaq Made a Nu-Metal Song

20:40 Billy Corgan Analyses Yeat

27:45 Does Taylor Swift Is Dating Matty Healy

34:10 Smashing Pumpkins' New Triple Album Is Finally Here

43:11 Jake Gets Into Janet Jackson

49:05 The Lush Electronic Folk of Rei Harakami

51:41 Smokey Robinson Gives Ryley GASMS

56:28 Indigo De Souza Tells Us All of This Will End [Album Review]

1:09:42 Our Favorite Songs NOT On An Album

For this week's new release reviews, Jake, Morgan, and Ryley are finally tackling the latest album from The National, the long-awaited FIRST TWO PAGES OF FRANKENSTEIN - how will it hold up, having recently finished an entire retrospective series on their discography? We also have an energetic review of Jessie Ware's latest dancefloor opus THAT! FEELS GOOD!, which allows Jake to reckon with the legacy of his infamously negative reaction to her previous album - will the new one convert him? Listen along to find out our takes, and let us know what you think of these albums in the comments over on YouTube!