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Craig and Kevin head back to 2015 to spotlight two criminally underrated albums: Craig’s pick is Helio Sequence’s self-titled LP — a shimmering slice of indie pop precision — while Kevin highlights Sonny Landreth’s Bound By the Blues, a rootsy, slide guitar-driven masterclass.

The conversation then shifts toward something more personal: how their musical tastes have changed over the years. While both hosts grew up immersed in classic rock, hard rock, and metal, they’ve slowly gravitated toward modern soul, instrumental hip-hop, and experimental textures. It may have felt unexpected at first, but now it’s part of the journey — and they encourage you to lean into your own evolving ears, too.

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Craig and Kevin toast the start of a brand-new year by spotlighting their overlooked albums of 2005, including Craig’s pick Wilderness by Archer Prewitt (of The Sea & Cake) and Kevin’s pick Popsicle by Diamond Nights. This naturally leads to a conversation about artists who seemed to vanish just as their careers were heating up — from Lauryn Hill to Terence Trent D’Arby to Marjorie Fair and beyond.

They then pivot to a new segment inspired by industry insights from Octiive.com, digging into the prediction that independent artists will continue to gain power in 2026 — a topic they plan to revisit throughout the season.

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This is it — the final episode in our Top 25 Albums of 2025 series!

Craig and Kevin kick things off with their “Soundtrack to… Boxing Day” — a curated playlist that reflects the calm, the leftovers, the quiet reflection, and the random chaos of December 26.

Then, it’s time for a holiday-themed edition of Dig It, Dump It, or Don’t Get It, where Craig tosses Kevin a stocking full of musical and cultural curveballs.

Finally, the guys reveal their Top 5 Albums of the Year, capping off a multi-week countdown full of deep cuts, bold picks, and plenty of discovery.

📀 Craig’s Top 25 Albums of 2025

1. Gaspard Eden – Crooked Lines
2. Rose City Band – Sol Y Sombra
3. Okonski – Entrance Music
4. Foxwarren – 2
5. Sharp Pins – Radio DDR (HM: Balloon Balloon Balloon)
6. Midlake – A Bridge to Far
7. Bleary Eyed – Easy
8. Remi Panossian Trio – 88888888
9. Jens Kuross – Crooked Songs
10. GoGo Penguin – Necessary Fictions
11. Dijon – Baby
12. Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor
13. The Berries – S/T
14. Alex G – Headlights
15. Sloan – Based on the Best Seller
16. Night Moves – Double Life
17. Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight (HM: Music For Writers)
18. Andy Bell – Pinball Wanderer
19. Eddie Chacon – Lay Low
20. No Joy – Bugland
21. Djo – The Crux
22. Caroline Rose – Year of the Slug
23. Nat Birchall – Liberated Sounds
24. Valentim Frateschi – Estreito
25. Tony Molina – On This Day

📀 Kevin’s Top 25 Albums of 2025

1. Rose City Band – Sol Y Sombra
2. Alice Cooper – The Revenge of Alice Cooper
3. Will Hoge – Sweet Misery
4. Sessa – Pequena Vertigem de Amor
5. Cheikh Lô – Maame
6. Southern Avenue – Family
7. Benmont Tench – The Melancholy Season
8. Dijon – Baby
9. Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives – Space Junk
10. Robert Finley – Hallelujah! Don’t Let the Devil Fool Ya
11. Lady Wray – Cover Girl
12. Tash Sultana – Return to the Roots (EP)
13. Benjamin Booker – LOWER
14. Larkin Poe – Bloom
15. Songhoy Blues – Heritage
16. Goose – Chain Yer Dragon
17. Blood Orange – Essex Honey
18. Night Flight Orchestra – Give Us the Moon
19. Bahamas – My Second Last Album
20. Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
21. KAYTRANADA – AIN’T NO DAMN WAY
22. sombr – I Barely Know Her
23. Butcher Brown – Letters From the Atlantic
24. Rodney Crowell – Airline Highway
25. Samantha Fish – Paper Doll

📍 Next week: We return to our overlooked/underrated albums: 2005
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The countdown continues!

This week, Craig and Kevin dive into Part 2 of their Top 25 Albums of 2025, revealing picks #15 through #6 — trading selections back and forth as the excitement builds toward the top.

Before diving into this week’s picks, the guys recap last week's entries (#25–16) to refresh your memory:

Craig's Picks (#25–16):
25. Tony Molina – On This Day
24. Valentim Frateschi – Estreito
23. Nat Birchall – Liberated Sounds
22. Caroline Rose – Year of the Slug
21. Djo – The Crux
20. No Joy – Bugland
19. Eddie Chacon – Lay Low
18. Andy Bell – Pinball Wanderer
17. Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight
16. Night Moves – Double Life

Kevin's Picks (#25–16):
25. Samantha Fish – Paper Doll
24. Rodney Crowell – Airline Highway
23. Butcher Brown – Letters From The Atlantic
22. sombr – I Barely Know Her
21. KAYTRANADA – AIN'T NO DAMN WAY
20. Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
19. Bahamas – My Second Last Album
18. Night Flight Orchestra – Give Us The Moon
17. Blood Orange – Essex Honey
16. Goose – Chain Yer Dragon

They then move into Part 2 of their countdown, and the genre range is wide this time around — from Power Pop to Experimental Soul, Indie Rock to Americana, Neo-Psychedelia to Brazilian Folk, and everything in between. Whether you’re digging deep or hearing a name for the first time, this list is packed with discovery.

📍 Next week: the grand finale — our Top 5 Albums of the Year!

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It’s list season, and Craig and Kevin are kicking things off with the first part of their Top 25 Albums of 2025, revealing picks #25 through #16 in this episode.

Expect a wide-ranging mix of styles and sounds — from modern psych-pop to gritty roots rock — with shoutouts to artists like Tony Molina, Caroline Rose, and Steve Gunn from Craig’s list, and Kaytranada, Miley Cyrus, and Samantha Fish from Kevin’s.

Some you’ve heard of, others might be new to your radar — but all of them brought something unique to the year in music.

📍 Tune in next week for picks #15–6, followed by our grand finale: the Top 5!
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Craig and Kevin shake things up in Episode 31, leading off with their underrated/overlooked album picks from 2008, a year rich in genre mashups and shifting sounds as digital took hold.

Then it’s time to debut some brand-new segments:

🎯 Dig It / Dump It / Don’t Get It – Craig hits Kevin with 10 polarizing artists, genres, or food choices and Kevin responds with gut-check honesty.

🔫 Top 5 On the Fly (Metaphorical Gun to Your Head) – Kevin flips the format and throws a surprise artist Craig’s way, asking for a top 5 song list, no time to think, no room to dodge.

They close things out with this week’s playlist feature:

🎶 The Soundtrack to… The First Beer of the Weekend

Each host brings 5 tracks that feel like cracking open a cold one after a long week — from Friday night anthems to laid-back porch jams.

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Finally, Craig and Kevin tease what’s coming next:
🧨 A 3-episode countdown of their Top 25 Albums of the Year is on deck… stay tuned.

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It’s Episode 30 and Craig & Kevin are wasting no time. Things kick off with a round of Either/Or, putting each other in tough spots with quick-hit matchups between albums, artists, and impossible-to-choose favorites.

From there it’s on to Rate It, with each host firing off 1–10 style prompts — from hot takes to guilty pleasures to genre gut checks.

Then it’s time to rewind to 1984, a year dominated by pop megastars and synth-driven radio — but also home to a wealth of overlooked and underrated albums. Each host brings one to the spotlight, pulling back the curtain on records that may have gotten buried beneath the glitz and chart-toppers.

No Soundtrack segment this week — just riffs, ratings, and musical observations.

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This week, Craig steers the ship with a fresh batch of Rate It and Either/Or prompts for Kevin — covering everything from genre gut-checks to impossible album choices. Quick takes, strong opinions, and probably a little friendly tension.

Then they roll into album highlights from 2012, each picking one underrated or overlooked release from a year when indie was peaking, hip-hop was evolving, and streaming was starting to shift the game.

Finally, the duo close out with this week’s Soundtrack to...
🎶 The Soundtrack to Late Night Drives
Whether you're cruising solo, decompressing after a long day, or getting lost in highway lights, Craig and Kevin each bring 5 songs that capture the stillness, reflection, and low-beam mood of a proper late-night ride.

▶️ A YouTube playlist will be created for this “Soundtrack to…” theme and every one that follows — perfect for your next 1AM detour.

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This week, Craig and Kevin bring the noise and the nostalgia — starting with a round of Craig’s Music Trivia, putting Kevin’s brain (and memory) to the test with a few stumper questions right out the gate.

Then it’s time for Rate It and Either/Or, with both hosts trading turns at challenging each other with rapid-fire music topics, ranking prompts, and forced-choice dilemmas.

From there, they dial things back to 1978, each spotlighting an underrated or overlooked album from a year where disco peaked, punk spit, and classic rock continued to evolve in wild directions.

Finally, the duo wrap things up with this week’s entry in their signature playlist series:

 🎶 The Soundtrack to… Cleaning Your Parents’ House as a Child 

Each host brings 5 songs that instantly transport them back to weekend chores, vacuuming to vinyl, and wondering why cleaning took all day. It's nostalgia through sound — and the playlist might just trigger some muscle memory.

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The Soundtrack to Cleaning Your Parents’ House as a Child 

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This week, Kevin and Craig keep the format sharp and the conversation loose — starting with a round of Rate It, as Kevin tosses a batch of songs Craig’s way for instant 1–10 ratings. Honest takes only. No lifelines.

Then Craig hits Kevin (and the audience) with a fresh round of “Did You Know?” — sharing a music fact, backstory, or bit of lesser-known trivia designed to blow minds or spark some serious sidebars.

From there, the duo step back in time to 1962, each spotlighting an underrated or overlooked album from one of the most transitional years in modern music — pre-British Invasion, post-Elvis dominance, and right on the cusp of cultural shift.

Finally, they close it out with the latest edition of their recurring series:
 🎶 The Soundtrack to… Songs That Converted You to a Fan
Each host brings 5 songs that made them fall in love with a band or artist — the moment that tipped the scale from “they’re alright” to “I’m all in.” It’s all about the turning points, the hooks that landed, and the tracks that turned curiosity into obsession.

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The Soundtrack To Becoming a Fan

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