Know Your Writes!

The pendulum it sways like an empty noose...but there's still time for another episode of Know Your Writes! It's Summer where you are now that Colton's back from his vacation! This week Robb and Colton reunite to discuss the forgotten Seattle alt rock gem that is Vendetta Red. 

Topics include:
- Colton's Hawaii adventure and Robb's fear of traveling.
- What makes a song "sincere" (yet again)
- The art of screaming
- and more!

Artists mentioned in this episode:

-Shaboozey 
-J-Kwan
-Dua Lipa 
-Sabrina Carpenter
-The Decemberists 
-My Friend Sam
-Finch
-Manchester Orchestra

...maybe more!

Like a bad star, it's Know Your Writes! This week, Robb welcomes the great Max Sabate (Hot Company) as his guest co-host. Together, they try to figure out what it means to burn with Temecula, CA's Finch. Robb and Max pop the hood on this post-hardcore outfit's discography to chart their evolution from screamo stalwarts to prog-astronauts. 

Other topics include:
- Max's journey into music
- Robb's quest to prove a solo is a bridge
- how to pronounce 'psilocybin'

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- Elton John
- Michael Bolton
- Compliments of Apollo
- His Life As An Arsonist
- Mae West  

One for the treble, two for the time, come on, y'all, it's Know Your Writes! On a very special episode, Robb is joined by DJ Brute himself Leo Cardona. Robb and Leo dive into the first three albums by legendary emcee Mos Def. From Black on Both Sides to True Magic, our hosts scrutinize Mr. Bey's literature from the large to the miniature. 

Other topics include: 
- how Leo got his start in music and podcasting
- whether or not Colton is A.I. 
- what makes a "conscious" rapper? 

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- Eminem 
- Minus the Bear (Colton's not here, I guess) 
- Drake
- DeFault American 

This podcast is fully operational because it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, our hosts run to get their quarters and their kola nuts, which must mean they're talking about At the Drive-In. Robb and Colton discuss the El Paso outfits four LPs as they explore what makes this band so unique, chaotic, and fun.

Other topics include:
- a weird conversation aout slippers
- remembering Freaky Friday and Monkey Bone 
- Robb wishing Colton bon voyage 

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- The Decemberists 
- Squirrel Nut Zippers

The first star you see may not be a star...it's actually Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton trade up for the fast ride and dive into Arizona's Jimmy Eat World. They'll talk about four of the band's classic LPs (from Static Prevails to Futures) and tack on a bonus EP (Stay On My Side Tonight). Other topics include:

- Robb's most irrational fear 
- Colton and Robb's picks for their best and worst lyrics
- The lost art of the bridge

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- Colton Saylor and the She Sells Sea Shells
- Default American

This ain't Texas, but it sure is Know Your Writes! On another one-album special episode, Robb and Colton saddle up, put on their Levii's, and dive into Beyoncé's country-pop opus Cowboy Carter. Our hosts will explore the high and lows of this massive album while also discussing the intricate balance that is pop-songwriting. Other topics include:
- new music from Thursday!
- what makes an album a "Beyoncé album"?
- the promise and peril of Poptimism 

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- Thursday
- Taylor Swift
- Solange Knowles
- Destiny's Child

Robb. And. Colton. Talk about. Tool's Discography. This week on Know Your Writes! we'll see. This band's mastery. Enjoy, please! 

Other topics include:
- the beginning of the podcast's "dirty thirties"
- the delusional nature of fandom 
- the greatness of Kaitlin Clark (and A'ja Wilson)
 

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- Vampire Weekend 
- A Perfect Circle 
- Tim McGraw 

Carry this podcast episode for luck, safe in your preferred media player, because it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton take on the saddest songs written by Chris Carrabba's Dashboard Confessional; our hosts will sit around and wonder what makes the Florida outfit's first four albums tick. Other topics include:

- the glory of drummer Mike Marsh 
- Sports Talk: The Shohei Chronicles 
- the evolution of songwriter Robb McGregor 

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- Lauryn Hill 
- DeFault American 
- Fall Out Boy
- Avett Brothers 

There's nothing we can do...except hit you with another episode of Know Your Writes!  For their 1-year pod-iversary, Robb and Colton go back to where it all started (sort of) with Ozma. Our hosts will dive into this Pasadena band's entire discography to see what makes them more than a Weezer clone. 

Other topics include:
- the one opinion our hosts would change from the last year
- just how can a band sound like Weezer without it being weird
- Colton talking about Harold Bloom for some reason

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- Weezer
- The Hives 

Admit it: you've been waiting all week for an episode of Know Your Writes! Today's episode finds Robb and Colton taking on a collection of albums by Max Bemis's Say Anything. From 2004's ...is a real boy to Say Anything (2009), they'll unpack the good and the very, very not good in this volatile emo act's catalogue

Other topics include:
- is all music just bad now? 
- a short but weirdly detailed debate on where to buy indie music in Lancaster, CA during the early 2000s. 
- Robb's most controversial "Worst Song" pick 

Bands mentioned in this episode:
- Mother Mother
- Vampire Weekend 
- Norah Jones 
- MGMT 
- Tool (it happened again)