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After a busy holiday season (and a few technical issues), Mel and Brandito are finally back for year two of the pod. To kick off 2026, they’re going track-by-track through Megadeth’s final album Megadeth, Poppy’s Empty Hands, and Joyce Manor’s I Used to Go to This Bar. Buckle up — it’s a chaotic start to the year in all the best ways.

00:00 Introduction

01:16 Megadeth - Megadeth

45:26 Empty Hands - Poppy

01:23:52 I Used To Go To This Bar - Joyce Manor

Mel and Brandito are back with their 2026 Grammy picks and predictions, and spoiler alert—they rarely agree.

00:00 - Introduction

06:54 - Record of the Year

29:57 - Album of the Year

54:00 - Song of the Year

01:05:02 - Best New Artist

01:26:06 - Producer of the Year

01:44:55 - Songwriter of the Year

02:04:23 - Best Music Video

02:22:31 - Best Album Cover

This week, Mel and Brandito buckle in for a Track Attack packed with chaos, confusion, and a few unexpected highs. They tear into six new singles: Kevin Jonas’s unexpected debut solo single Changing, Hannah Grae’s punchy Bitch, Magdalena Bay’s shimmering This Is The World (I Made It For You), Bad Omens’ brooding Left For Good, Charli xcx’s side quest Chains of Love, and Lil Yachty’s unapologetically bizarre No Vegetables. From instant obsessions to head-tilting surprises, the duo has plenty to dissect.00:00 Introduction

08:42 Changing - Kevin Jonas

16:41 Bitch - Hannah Grae

20:39 This Is The World (I Made It For You) - Magdalena Bay

26:23 Chains of Love - Charli xcx

35:48 Left For Good - Bad Omens

41:30 No Vegetables - Lil Yachty

Brandito and Mel are back with six brand-new singles, each bringing its own kind of chaos. Alkaline Trio hits us with a shot of nostalgic punk energy with Surprise Surprise. Hilary Duff is back after nearly a decade with Mature, a cheeky, pop glow-up that none of us saw coming. ROSALÍA, Björk, and Yves Tumor take a detour into avant-club madness with Berghain while underscores cranks up the hyperpop adrenaline on Do It. Katy Perry bandages her pop wounds with glitter and hooks in Bandaids. Then, to close it out, King Cruff shows up dripping with confidence on 6 MILLY, delivering pure main-character energy.

Brandito and Mel are back with six brand-new singles, each bringing its own kind of chaos. Alkaline Trio hits us with a shot of nostalgic punk energy with Surprise Surprise. Hilary Duff is back after nearly a decade with Mature, a cheeky, pop glow-up that none of us saw coming. ROSALÍA, Björk, and Yves Tumor take a detour into avant-club madness with Berghain while underscores cranks up the hyperpop adrenaline on Do It. Katy Perry bandages her pop wounds with glitter and hooks in Bandaids. Then, to close it out, King Cruff shows up dripping with confidence on 6 MILLY, delivering pure main-character energy.

00:00 Introduction

07:37 Surprise Surprise - Alkaline Trio

14:25 Mature - Hilary Duff

20:36 - Berghain - ROSALÍA, Björk & Yves Tumor

31:04 Do It - underscores

36:02 Bandaids - Katy Perry

44:55 6 MILLY - King Cruff

Mercy by Armand Hammer & The Alchemist layers cryptic lyricism over smoky, soulful production, while Daniel Avery’s Tremor pulses with cinematic electronica and haunting minimalism. Brandito and Mel break it all down.

00:00 Introduction

07:02 Mercy by Armand Hammer & The Alchemist

54:48 Tremor by Daniel Avery

With Mel and Bob out, Brandito and Rose take over to review three of the week’s biggest releases — Brandi Carlile’s Returning To Myself, Of Monsters and Men’s All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, and Tame Impala’s Deadbeat.

From Brandi’s soul-searching return to form, to Of Monsters and Men’s bittersweet surrealism, to Tame Impala’s hazy melancholy, the duo unpacks the moods, moments, and melodies tying them all together.

00:00 Introduction

24:19 Returning to Myself - Brandi Carlile

01:10:30 All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade - Of Monsters and Men

02:10:02 Deadbeat - Tame Impala

With Mel and Bob out, Brandito and Rose take over to review three of the week’s biggest releases — Brandi Carlile’s Returning To Myself, Of Monsters and Men’s All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, and Tame Impala’s Deadbeat.

From Brandi’s soul-searching return to form, to Of Monsters and Men’s bittersweet surrealism, to Tame Impala’s hazy melancholy, the duo unpacks the moods, moments, and melodies, tying them all together.

Tune in for honest takes, gentle chaos, and the kind of musical whiplash only On Beat Off Script can deliver.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

14:55 Returning To Myself - Brandi Carlile

1:10:30 All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade - Of Monsters and Men

2:10:02 Deadbeat - Tame Impala

On this episode of Track Attack, we dive into the week’s biggest new singles — from Luke Combs and Kali Uchis to Gorillaz, Fred again.., and Lamb of God. Expect genre clashes, sonic surprises, and a healthy dose of whiplash as we bounce from country croons to metal meltdowns.

💬 Tell us which new release you’re loving (or skipping) this week!

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

8:15 Days Like These - Luke Combs

12:53 Gone Gone Gone - David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I

19:58 Pretty Promises - Kali Uchis, Mariah the Scientist

30:07 you're a star - Fred again..., Amyl and The Sniffers

36:04 The Manifesto - Gorillaz, Trueno, Proof

43:36 Sepsis - Lamb of God

On this episode of On BEAT Off SCRIPT, Brandito, Mel, and Incredibob dive into three radically different new releases — Liminal by Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, Silver Bleeds the Black Sun by AFI, and The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift.

From ambient experiments to gothic anthems to pop spectacle, the trio unpacks how each artist redefines their sound — and what happens when art, angst, and glitter all collide.

⚠️ Trigger warning for Swifties: you probably won’t agree with us on this one.

Let us know which album pulled you in, or pushed you over the edge

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

10:36 Liminal - Brian Eno, Beatie Wolfe

1:02:06 Silver Bleeds the Black Sun - AFI

1:46:59 The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift