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In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle do their best to help you feel better about the state of music in 2024 by giving their pick for the best albums to come out of music last year. So listen along as the hosts weed out the so-so stuff to find the albums that had something interesting about them.

This week's playlist: 2024 Best Albums

Nate's List:

1. The Strike - A Dream Through Open Eyes (10/25) 
   1. American Dream
   2. The Getaway
2. Sister Hazel - Sand, Sea & Crash Debris (11/15)
   1. Complicated You
   2. All Goes By So Fast
3. Spencer Sutherland - The Drama (10/04) 
   1. Let Me Loose
   2. Drama
4. Vaccines – Pickup Full of Pink Carnations (01/12
   1. Sometimes I Swear
   2. Another Nightmare
5. Sea Girls – Midnight Butterflies (06/14)
   1. Scream and Shout
   2. Polly

Nate's Not Quite Top 5s…

• Old 97s - American Primitive (04/05)
  • By The End Of The Night
• Red Wanting Blue – Light It Up (06/07)
  • Time’s For You
• Riley Pearce - It’s Your Turn Now (07/28)
  • Human
• Lawrence - Family Business (06/20)
  • Guy I used to be
• Ian McConnell - Season 2 (08/01)
  • Not that serious
• Honeymoon Suite - Alive (02/16)
  • Alive

Kyle's List:

5)  Sea Girls – Midnight Butterflies (6/14)

1. Midnight Butterflies
2. Does Only God Know That We’re Lonely?

4)  Red Wanting Blue – Light It Up (6/07)

1.  Hey ‘84
2. Look Up

3)  Vaccines – Pickup Full of Pink Carnations (1/12)

1.  Sometimes I Swear
2.  Love to Walk Away

2)  Dwight Yoakam – Brighter Days

1.  Wide Open Heart
2.  If Only

1) Tuk Smith & the Restless Hearts – Rogue to Redemption (8/30)

1.   Take the Long Way
2.   Rogue to Redemption

Kyle's lso rans…

Ace Frehley – 10,000 Volts

1.  10,000 Volts

Joe Pug – Sketch of a Promised Departure

1.  What is Good Will Never Change

Avett Brothers – s/t

1.  Orion’s Belt

Pet Shop Boys – Nonetheless

1.  Why Am I Dancing?

Will Hoge – Tenderhearted Boys

1.  You Love Me Anyway

Soul Asylum – Slowly But Shirley

1.  Freak Accident

Kasey Chambers – Backbone

1.  The Divorce Song

Cactus Blossoms – Everytime I Think About You

1.  Keep Walkin’

Ratt – Out of the Cellar (lenticular cover)

1.  Reach For the Sky

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In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle take a listen to 6 of this season's holiday music offerings. The hosts offer their opinions on what's merry and bright as well as the stuff that honestly deserves a steaming pile of coal in the stocking. So take a listen as Nate and Kyle try and make sense of these records so you don't have to... but if you must, there's a playlist here as well... Happy Holidays everybody!

This Week's Playlist: Christmas 2024 Mini-Reviews

Check out the albums:

• Ben Folds - Sleigher
• Jimmy Fallon - Holiday Seasoning
• Critical Role Presents: Winter's Crest (a holiday album)
• Olivia Newton-John – Angels in the Snow (re-imagined)
• Smash Mouth – Missile Toes
•  Steve Perry – The Season 3

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In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle present songs about getting older, looking back, and appreciating the journey. More than just songs about being old, the hosts look at songs spanning a lifetime perspective. So sit back and enjoy as the hosts talk about the ins and outs and what was chosen and what was not.

This week's playlist: Father Time

1. We Close Our Eyes - Susanna Hoffs
2. Time Stand Still - Rush
3. Older - They Might Be Giants
4. When Will You Die? - They Might Be Giants
5. Time - Hootie and the Blowfish
6. Wings of Time - Tame Impala
7. Adulthood or Time and I - Jukebox the Ghost
8. Time - Codeine Velvet Club
9. Times to Remember - Dead Sara
10. Hurry Hurry - Air Traffic Controller
11. The One Moment - OK Go
12. A Year Ago - Birds of Bellwoods
13. Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
14. This Is The Day - The The
15. Obvious Child - Paul Simon
16. Fifty For A While - Barenaked Ladies
17. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
18. When I’m Sixty-Four - Beatles
19. Time Is For You - Red Wanting Blue
20. All Goes By So Fast - Sister Hazel
21. Young At Heart - Bluebells
22. Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) - Jason Aldean
23. Vienna - Billy Joel
24. Dreams Go By - Harry Chapin
25. Father and Son - Cat Stephens
26. Slow Cruel Hands of Time – Band of Horses
27. Older – Band of Horses
28. Time – Pink Floyd
29. Wasted Years – Iron Maiden
30. Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
31. Turn Back the Clock – Johnny Hates Jazz
32. Yesterday – the Beatles
33. When Did I Become My Dad? – Mojo Nixon
34. An Otherwise Disappointing Life – Frightened Rabbit
35. Old Man – Neil Young
36. 30 – Twisted Sister
37. These Are the Days of Our Lives – Queen
38. Losing Side of Twenty Five – American Aquarium
39. 2 Seconds – Volebeats
40. Cherry Bomb – John Cougar Mellencamp
41. Wheel in the Sky – Journey
42. Human Wheels – John Mellencamp
43. 21 Days – Brian Fallon
44. Grown Ups Grow Apart – Betty Who
45. Anchorage – Michelle Shocked
46. Last Week – Michigan Rattlers
47. Time Heals – Gear Daddies
48. 40 Years Along – Martin Zellar
49. Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
50. It’s About Time – the Lemonheads or Van Halen
51. Your Life is Now – John Mellencamp

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In this episode, admittedly a long time in coming, Nate and Kyle are back after an unexpected hiatus and come in swinging with a breakdown of a "great" record. The next in the As Good As They Say series, The MARV hosts take a closer look at the  Beach Boys'  album Pet Sounds which was released in May of 1966. Yes, the album that people who are supposed to know have told you is fantastic and next level genius is finally getting the MARV review treatment. So  listen in as Nate and Kyle take you through the good and the bad in this critically acclaimed album... And we can finally get to the bottom of the question, is it as good as they say?

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In this comeback episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle say hello again with a playlist of the songs that never let them down, that can always be counted on to deliver good vibes and happy memories. So listen along as the hosts explain themselves and explain why this may just be the best playlist you'll have heard this week.

This week's playlist: The Warm Blanket

1. Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Scarlet Opera 
2. Pinch Me - BNL
3. She Drives Me Crazy - Brian Sharpe
4. Skipper Dan - Weird Al
5. Do You Love Me - Guster
6. Fly Again - Kip Moore
7. Good Intentions - Toad The Wet Sprocket
8. Without A Trace - Soul Asylum
9. Dominos - The Big Pink
10. “45” - Gaslight Anthem
11. Gone, Gone, Gone - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
12. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright
13. I Got You - Split Enz
14.  Accidentally 4th Street - Figures on a Beach
15. Chick Magnet (live on KNDD) - MX
16. Mr. Understanding - Pete and the Pirates
17. About a Bird - Peachfuzz
18. The Obvious Child - Paul Simon
19. This Is The Day - The The
20. Cry - Angie Aparo
21. Close Your Eyes and Open Your Mouth - The Burning Hell
22. Rock ‘n’ Roll Girls – John Fogerty
23. Sick of Myself – Matthew Sweet
24. Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces – the Jayhawks
25. Sugartown – the Fratellis
26. Another Nail for My Heart – Squeeze
27. 4th of July – X
28. Things People Say – the Volebeats
29. Burrito – Pete Yorn
30. Rollerskate Skinny – Old 97’s
31.  Goin’ Thru Your Purse – Material Issue
32.  Horseshoe Lake – Todd Snider & the Nervous Wrecks
33.  Girl I Almost Married – the Beat Farmers
34.  Keeping Me Alive – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
35.  Bobby Jean – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
36.  My Happy Place – Odds

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In this episode of Nate and Kyle disagree about what good music is... I'm sorry, Music at a Rational Volume, is what I meant to write... where was I... Oh right, the episode description! In this episode Nate and Kyle discuss the new, and also the debut, self-titled record by the Wolves of Glendale. WoG is a comedy music trio whose narrative structure and absurdist bent may not be for everyone, so listen into the episode to discover which one of our hosts loved this record and which one really doesn't. Also in this episode is an announcement that the podcast is taking an extended hiatus over the summer and new episodes will resume sometime, probably September-ish... So look out for those, and we'll catch you in the Fall. Thanks for listening everyone!

No playlists this week, instead check out Wolves of Glendale and decide for yourself.

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In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle discuss the highs and lows and cool finds they discovered in a hunt for Michigan's best music. As is tradition with our Best of States episodes and playlists, we focus on songs and artists that seem interesting or under appreciated, to shine a light where there hasn't been enough attention paid. So listen along as the hosts discuss the songs and artists that were chosen for the playlist and celebrate some of the best music to come out of the state of Michigan.

This week's playlist: Best of States - Michigan

1.  Volebeats (Hamtramck)
   1. Shannon
   2. Like Her
   3. Diamonds
2. The Romantics (Detroit)
   1. Tell It to Carrie
   2. One in a Million
3. Pop Evil (North Muskegon) 
   1. Purple
   2. Waking Lions
4. Marshall Crenshaw (Berkley) 
   1. There She Goes Again
   2. You’re My Favorite Waste of Time
5. Michigan Rattlers (Petoskey)
   1. Illinois Sky
   2. That Kind of Life
6. The Legal Matters (Detroit?)
   1. Please Make a Sound
   2. Have You Changed Your Mind
7. The Accidentals (Traverse City)
   1. Michigan and Again
   2. Go Getter
8.  Greensky Bluegrass (Kalamazoo)
   1. Handguns
   2. Windshield
9. Glenn Frey (Royal Oak)
   1. The Heat Is On 
   2. You Belong To The City
10. Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels (Hamtramck) 
    1. Little Latin Lupe Lu
    2. Jenny Take A Ride
11. Tommy James and The Shondells (Niles)
    1. Draggin’ The Line 
    2. Crimson and Clover
12. Lindsay Lou (Lansing)
    1. Nothing else matters 
    2. Sugar
13. Which Way Is Home (Detroit)
    1. Do You Feel Fine
    2. Adaline
14. May Erlewine (Big Rapids)
    1. Your Someone
    2. Easy
    3. Note To Self
15. Mason Proper (Alpena (Ann Arbor?))
    1. A Chance Encounter
    2. Life’s Cornucopia

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In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle discuss the new album by the Old 97s called American Primitive. So listen along as the hosts go through the tracks and talk about what they liked and what they didn't about the latest effort from a great band.

No playlist this week, instead listen to Old 97s - American Primitive

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In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle take their shot at creating  a "get psyched" mix in the mold of the classic How I Met Your Mother episode.  You know, the New Years Eve episode in which Barney Stinson shows off his all rise playlist to his friends. So listen along as Nate and Kyle explain themselves and why they chose the ones they did. Then you should definitely take the playlist with you any time you need a shot of musical adrenaline!

This week's Playlist: To Get You Psyched

1. Wind It Up - Barenaked Ladies
2. I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
3. Heart and Soul - Twin Atlantic
4. Raise Your Hands - Bon Jovi
5. You Really Got Me - Van Halen
6. What I Like About You - The Romantics
7. 99 Red Balloons - Goldfinger
8. Try To Believe - Oingo Boingo
9. Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
10. Can’t Wait One Minute More - CIV
11. Run Riot - Def Leppard
12. Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin 
13. I Will Follow / Desire - U2
14. Power of Love - Huey Lewis and The News
15. Holy Touch - Foxy Shazam
16. Rescue Me - The Alarm
17. Inner Ninja - Classified, David Myles
18. Oxygen - Soul Asylum
19. Girls With Guns - Tommy Shaw
20. Commie Drives A Nova - Ike Reilly
21. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi
22. Help Me Land – Material Issue
23. Dreaming – Blondie
24. She’s Tight – Cheap Trick
25. No Homeowners – Sims (feat Doomtree)
26. Sick of Myself – Matthew Sweet
27. The Kids Are Alright  – Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
28. I Stole Your Love – Kiss
29. 45 – the Gaslight Anthem
30. My Mistake – Phantom, Rocker, & Slick
31. Beats So Lonely – Charlie Sexton
32. In a Big Country -  Big Country
33. Fast ‘n’ Hard – Bash & Pop
34. If I Can’t Change Your Mind – Sugar
35. Another Nail in My Heart – Squeeze
36. Got the Time – Joe Jackson
37. Good Girls Don’t – the Knack
38. Mony Mony  – Billy Idol
39. Dyslexic Heart – Paul Westerberg
40. I Got This – Royal Bliss

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In this episode of Music at a Rational Volume, Nate and Kyle discuss some of the new music they've been listening to this year. Sure there's some new stuff on this playlist, but like most of this podcast's playlists, there's a lot of things that somehow slipped through the cracks. So listen along as the hosts talk about their selections and get hyped for a quirky but really good playlist.

This week's playlist: Through The Cracks

1. My Other - Cult Canvas 
2. Do One - Frank Turner
3. Nettles - Apples with Moya 
4. Better is the End - Tophouse
5. Olivia - Wolves of Glendale
6. Higher - The Kost 
7. Golden - Rocket To Anywhere
8. Maryanne - The Statistics 
9. Indefinitely - Riley Pearce, Liang Lawrence 
10. Tricks - Fox and Bones
11. Devil’s Got My Woman – Andrew Combs
12. I Hate the Winter – Bad Drugs 
13. I’m Gonna Be the Lonely Boy Tonight
14. Nausea – Rocks and Rhubarb 
15. Illinois Sky – Michigan Rattlers 
16. My Happy Place – the New Odds 
17. Impressively Average – Brigette Calls Me Baby
18. The Feminine Urge – the Last Dinner Party 
19. Is This the Single? – Stew & the Negro Problem
20. Rusty Crown – Underwater Sunshine 

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