A groundbreaking moment in Savage Beast history: One of us forget to hit record. We recover to talk about Porridge Radio, Wolf Parade, Abba, musicals (again), and Turnstile, before going into our feature: a very depressing essay on pop culture by Freddie DeBoer.

Received a strange phone call from Paul where he admitted he loves musicals and Marvel movies. We had to podcast right away.

Incredibly, we've been doing this podcast for six years. A lot has changed during that time. One thing that's stayed the same: we can talk about the Smashing Pumpkins for a solid 90 min straight. Thanks for listening, it's been an honor to explain to you what good music is. Here's our promise going forward: we're going to keep going forward. LFG! Episode 200 by 2031!

We listened to new music! Please thank us for bringing you three excellent new albums from Arooj Aftab, Young Jesus, and Spirit of the Beehive. Plus we talk about all the bands we usually talk about.

It's like the Cat Stevens song, except instead of talking to our son we're talking to the Pitchfork "Best New Music" page. Madlib, Ska Dream, Sopranos (last time we promise).

We go track-by-track through Radiohead's masterpiece.

Why you shouldn't discuss "best of" lists, immediately followed by a discussion of two "best of" lists. We make some election predictions that fit nicely with the horrorcore rap album we review afterwards. Finally, it's time to make fun of Soundcloud Sufjan.

The Smashing Pumpkins put out new songs so we give them a listen, like Hesh on the Sopranos listening to Adriana's band play the cat song. We also review the new Fleet Foxes album, the new BBQ Top Chef ripoff on Netflix, and Joe's latest battle rap. (This is) the pod of Paul and Joe.

Just two dudes rockin' and riffin'

Allison Pill in DEVS says, "All Coldplay Albums? Boring. Boning on the Moon? Destiny." Fiona's a perfect 10, Jeff Rosenstock and Car Seat Headrest keep transmitting grunge in their communities, and we take last episode's mildly successful gimmick and run it into the ground with a 90's rock tournament bracket.