Midnight Waves

We review the super deluxe version of Stone Temple Pilot's 'Purple' album, give the lowdown on Baby Metal's new album, talk about Frank Ocean's new release a bit and continue our Top 10 countdown by looking at 1968.

If you have any feedback (or support), please don't hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected]. We're also on Twitter @MidnightWavesCJ

Intro - Guns 'N' Roses - You Could Be Mine

Main reviews:

4:30 - Stone Temple Pilots: Purple (Super Deluxe Edition)

27:21 - Baby Metal: Metal Galaxy

Mini review:

34:06 - Frank Ocean: DHL (single)

Special Segment:

39:40 -  Chris and Jon's Top 10 album countdown of 1968

2:13:20 Outro - Jeff Beck: Beck's Bolero

We review new albums by Big Thief and Cursive, and talk a bit about Julian Baker's new single. Our Top 10 countdown continues with 1967. 

If you have any feedback (or support), please don't hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected]. We're also on Twitter @MidnightWavesCJ so please follow us!

Intro - Dinosaur Jr: Out There

Main reviews:

6:20 - Big Thief: Two Hands

23:46 - Cursive: Get Fixed

Mini review:

42:33 - Julian Baker: Tokyo (single)

Special Segment:

45:00 -  Chris and Jon's Top 10 album countdown of 1967

2:53:43 Outro - Dionne Warwick: You're Gonna Need Me

We review new albums by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and Wilco, talk a bit about Angel Olsen and the Chromatics new releases and for our special Top 10 album countdown, we present our favourites from 1966.

If you have any feedback (or support), please don't hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected]. We're also on Twitter @MidnightWavesCJ

Intro - Frank Ocean: Nights

Main reviews:

5:40 - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds: Ghosteen

30:30 - Wilco: An Ode to Joy

Mini reviews:

40:20 - Angel Olsen: All Mirrors 

52:50 - Chromatics: Closer to Grey 

Special Segment:

1:02:26 -  Chris and Jon's Top 10 album countdown of 1966

2:23:57 - Outro - The Afghan Whigs: Algiers

We review new albums by Brittany Howard and The New Pornographers, have a short talk about the new M83 as well as Ghostface Killah's new album and resulting controversy. We also continue the run down of our top 10 albums; this time from 1965.

If you have any feedback (or support), please don't hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected]. We're also on Twitter @MidnightWavesCJ

Intro - M83: Midnight City

Main reviews:

5:43 - Brittany Howard: Jaime

20:25 - The New Pornographers: In the Morse Code of Brake Lights

Mini reviews:

33:30 - M83: DSVII

38:33 - Ghostface Killah: Ghostface Killahs

Special Segment:

42:20 -  Chris and Jon's Top 10 album countdown of 1965

Outro - Christopher Cross: Sailing

In our latest episode, we review (Sandy) Alex G's new album and Mudhoney's new EP, and continue our Top 10 album project. This time we attempt to choose our favourite ones from 1960 to 1964, an era when The Beatles appeared on the scene and the Folk Revival grew bigger and bigger. 

If you have any feedback (or support), please don't hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected]

Intro - Dick Dale: Misirlou

Main reviews:

2:48 - (Sandy) Alex G: House of Sugar

19:39 - Mudhoney: Morning in America

37:52 - Special Segment: Chris and Jon's Top 10 album countdown of 1960-1964 

Outro - The Stylistics: One Night Affair

Chris and Jon review the latest albums by the Pixies and Devendra Banhart and begin the first part of their best album countdowns from the 1950's through to today.

If you have any feedback (or support), please don't hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected]

0:00 - Intro (Kanye West: Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1)

Main reviews:

02:31 - Pixies: Beneath the Eyrie

20:15 - Devendra Banhart: Ma

36:00 Special Segment - Chris and Jon's Top 10 album countdown of the 1950's

1:46:20 - Outro (Radiohead: Knives Out)

Chris and Jon review the latest album by Bat for Lashes and a new EP by Death Cab for Cutie, as well as talk about some other recent releases. For our first feature segment we look back on our youth and talk about the music we heard growing up in the 1980s. 

If you have any feedback (or support), please don't hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected].

0:00 - Intro (Dire Straits, Sultans of Swing)

Main reviews:

11:00 - 'Lost Girls' by Bat for Lashes (track sample #2 - The Hunger)

25:34 - 'The Blue EP' by Death Cab for Cutie (track sample #4 - Before the Bombs)

Mini reviews - singles

38:34 - 'Violence' by Grimes & i_o (w/track sample)

43:10 - 'Coming Home' by Pusha T (feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill)

47:04 - 'Babushka Boi' by A$AP Rocky

51:30 - 'Carry Me Away' by John Mayer (w/track sample)

Mini reviews - albums

1:00:49 - 'Free Company' by Boy Scouts

1:03:16 - 'Close it Quietly' by Frankie Cosmos

1:05:28 - 'Forever Turned Around' by Whitney 

1:08:40 - 'Like the River Loves the Sea' by Joan Shelley

Feature segment - Music from our childhood

1:10:20 - 'Get Into the Groove' by Madonna 

1:12:17 - 'Karma Chameleon' by Culture Club

1:22:03 - 'Money for Nothing' by Dire Straits

1:32:38 - 'Radio Ga Ga' by Queen

1:42:07 - 'Back in Time' by Huey Lewis & The News

1:51:01 - Outro (T'Pau, China in Your Hand)

Chris and Jon review the latest albums by Tool and Jay Som and talk about some other recent releases. If you have any feedback, please don't hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected]. 

0:00 - Intro (The Smiths, This Charming Man)

Main reviews:

2:00 - 'Fear Inoculum' by Tool (track samples #7 - Culling Voices, #1 - Fear Inoculum)

19:18 - 'Anak Ko' by Jay Som (track sample #2 - Superbike)

Mini reviews:

29:23 - 'Norman Fucking Rockwell!' by Lana Del Rey (track #3 - Venice Bitch)

34:55 - 'How to Live' by Modern Nature (track #2 - Footsteps)

37:22 - 'At the Party with My Brown Friends' by Black Belt Eagle Scout 

39:14 - 'Eve' by Rhapsody

41:44 - 'May the Lord Watch' by Little Brother (track #7 - Goodmorning Sunshine)

45:44 - 'Moments' (single) by Pinegrove

49:55 - Outro (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tuesday's Gone)