Picky Bastards

Picky Bastards

By Sam Atkins, Fran Slater, Matt PaulArtsMusicPerforming Arts
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Picky Bastards episodes

  • Picky Bastards Episode 57

    It's time for our annual Mercury Prize special, the episode where we make incorrect predictions and share our unrealistic hopes for this year's shortlist.


    The miserable music podcast hosts are joined by special guest James Spearing this time. Tune in to hear who we want to win, who we think will win what we enjoyed discovering, and which album would make us sick to the stomach if it took the prize.

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    1 hr 28 min
  • Picky Bastards Episode 56

    The miserable music podcast is here for its 56th episode. As always, we cover four recent releases and one 'classic' album, before one of us introduces a band or artist in our 'Why I Love' section.


    This month's new releases are from E L U C I D, MUNA, Hercules and Love Affair and TV Priest and the classic is from KD Lang. We end with an emotional Why I Love as Sam discusses his connection to George Michael.

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    1 hr 7 min
  • Angel Olsen - Big Time

    Join us for our very first Picky Bastards Mini Podcast, a series in which members from across our team will get together to discuss a single album.


    Kicking us off, it's Sam and Fran with their thoughts on Big Time by Angel Olsen. Fran is already a massive Angel fan while Sam still needs convincing - tune in to find out what they made of her latest effort.

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    21 min
  • Picky Bastards Episode 55

    This month's miserable music podcast sees regular bastards Matt, Sam, and Fran joined by an extremely special guest in the form of Fat Roland.

    Come along and listen to them discuss four recent releases from Ethel Cain, Post Malone, Polica, and Moderat and a classic LP from Depeche Mode.

    Special guest Fat Roland covers this month's Why I Love section as he waxes lyrical about Orbital. Get your ears on it. 

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    1 hr 17 min
  • Picky Bastards Episode 54
    54 episodes of the miserable music podcast, and here we still are. This month's four newly released albums up for discussion are from Tomberlin, Bob Vylan, Arcade Fire, and Tanka And The Bangs while the classic comes from Aesop Rock. As always, we end with our slightly less miserable 'Why I Love' section and this month we have Matt talk about why he loves The Knife.

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    1 hr 14 min
  • Picky Bastards Episode 53
    The miserable music podcast returns for its 53rd episode. Regular hosts Fran, Sam, and Matt are joined by guest Lisa Whiteman as they review/argue about recent releases from Wet Leg, Denzel Curry, Koffee, and Placebo. This month's classic is from The Doors and Lisa tells us a very emotional story about why she loves Augustines. Don't miss this one.

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    1 hr 39 min
  • Picky Bastards Episode 52
    Come join the miserable music podcast hosts as we argue about recently released albums from The Weather Station, Shamir, SASAMI, and Melt Yourself Down. The classic album up for discussion this month is from Death Cab For Cutie before Fran talks Angel Olsen in our regular Why I Love section!

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    1 hr 12 min
  • Picky Bastards Episode 51
    As the miserable music podcast trundles forward, Sam, Matt, and Fran argue about new releases from Orlando Weeks, Red Vox, FKA Twigs, and Yard Act. This month's classic album is from Aretha Franklin and Sam will end the episode by telling you why he loves Lady Gaga. If you want uneducated music opinions, we've got you. 

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Picky Bastards Episode 50 - The Albums We Should Have Covered But Didn't
    Can you believe we've been blathering on for 50 episodes of the miserable music podcast? We can't. To celebrate half a century, we  look back at some of the albums we should have covered but didn't in the five years we've been putting our poison into your earholes. We discuss releases from Cardi B, Bartees Strange, Ibeyi, Nilufer Yanya, Ibibio Sound Machine, Lizzo, Jay Z, Caroline Polachek, and Rosalia. Come and celebrate with us. 

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    1 hr 17 min
  • Picky Bastards - Best Albums of 2021

    Sam, Matt, and Fran get together for a special episode of the miserable music podcast looking at some of the best (ish) albums of 2021. They name their albums of the year and argue about those picked by publications from around the world.

    Albums discussed on this episode are from Wolf Alice, The War On Drugs, Cassandra Jenkins, Turnstile, Jazmine Sullivan, Tyler The Creator, Anna B Savage, The Bug, and Aya.

    Which album will the bastards name as the podcast's Album of the Year?

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    1 hr 16 min

About Picky Bastards

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Picky Bastards is your premium miserable music podcast. Each month, Fran, Matt, and Sam get together to discuss 4 recently released albums and one 'classic' that none of them know well. Then, at…