Welcome to Hot on the Presses, in which Sophie and Megan recap some of the last 2 weeks' music releases and give their thoughts on them. This session, we discuss dubious live shows, cry over monkeys, abuse the ___ on my ___ til i ___ format, and break down a stacked end of the year lineup.

Exhaustive playlist of ~everything~ discussed: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3V5lvudhnEJzttvCWpT8oW?si=3da1b7adb19b4b0e

00:00:00 intro

00:01:39 channel 5 LIVE review by sophie

00:12:59 epic games sued for BEAUCOUP BUCKS

00:13:57 SUGRIVA INTERLUDE

00:15:37 epic games topic RETURNS feat. twitter n elon talk

NEW 4 U

00:23:16 MEGAN’S PICK: queens of the stone age - s/t

00:41:09 SOPHIE’S PICK: viktor vaughn - vaudeville villain

ALBUMS

00:58:12 gupi - paper eater

01:06:52 sza - sos

01:33:37 little simz - no thank you

01:48:41 brakence - hypochondriac

02:10:50 tricot - fudeki

02:28:22 end of year sentimentality!

02:32:58 quadeca comment response + clarification

SINGLES

02:44:08 gorillaz - skinny ape

02:50:44 biig piig & deb never - picking up

02:52:42 mercury - fear mercury EP

02:56:09 caroline polachek - welcome to my island

02:59:47 pile - poisons

03:00:40 100 gecs - snake eyes

03:07:51 snow ellet - playing dead

03:13:21 paramore - the news

03:15:48 aesop rock & blockhead - pumpkin seeds (feat. lupe fiasco)

03:19:34 vylet pony - brohoof

03:21:56 earl sweatshirt - making the band

03:25:13 outro + plugs