Shaking up the bottle again because the new year doesn’t really count till February, it’s Strictly Butter! 5 years later we return (we know, nobody asked for this) and share with you some of our favorite albums from 2023. We drop it from our usual top 5 to 3, and name a few honorable mentions. We really enjoyed conversing about music like old times and hope to pick the show up again (in likely a newer more loose format) and talk about more new music releases later this year. Thanks for listening!

**SPOILERS?**

Alex’s Favorites

Kelsea Ballerini-Rolling Up The Welcome Mat (For Good)

Ryuchi Sakamoto-12

Sleep Token-Take Me Back For Eden

Alex’s full list: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=249267

Ryan’s Favorites

Olivia Rodrigo-GUTS

The Hives-The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons

Jessie Ware-That Feels Good!

Jeremy’s Favorites

Caroline Polachek-Desire I Want To Turn Into You!

Jaimie Branch-Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die!

Billy Woods & Kenny Seagal-Maps

LINKS

Aesop Rock mad words: https://pudding.cool/projects/vocabulary/index.html

Kelsea Ballerini short film EP: https://youtu.be/aMZ5VpfYQJw?si=HIGIQrHZ5I_zuZFt

Ryuichi Sakamoto (inspired MV courtesy of emof): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyV7bZjI0kc

Sleep Token: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFHBOKa_ZG0

Olivia Rodrigo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlPNh_PBZb4

Jessie Ware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1pOvK9URyU

Caroline Polacheck (tiny npr desk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmnZHQNN5cc

Jaimie branch: https://youtu.be/yhSUtC50ahc?si=gKn7KnrxhaZ3EH08

Billy Woods/Kenny Seagal: https://youtu.be/ZVur7jaIYTc?si=-idpReMcIORL-gGU

As the year draws to a merciful close, it’s time once again for us to talk about our TOP FIVE favorite albums of the year. Pretty self-explanatory. It’s a long one, so strap in and enjoy! Love you all, see you in 2019!

Also, we talk a lot about getting old, even though we're all still 29 and 30 ain't even that old. Idk, I'm cool with it. (Jer, 2018) Anyway...

Ryan’s Top 5:

5) Robyn- Honey

4) The Skull Eclipses- S/T

3) TesseracT- Sonder

2) Good Tiger- We Will All Be Gone

1) Pusha T- Daytona

Jeremy’s Top 5:

5) Haley Heynderickx- I Need to Start a Garden

4) Beach House- 7

3) U.S. Girls- In a Poem Unlimited

2) Parquet Courts- Wide Awake!

1) Mitski- Be the Cowboy

Alex’s Top 5:

5) Pusha T- Daytona

4) Palm Reader- Braille

3) Olafur Arnalds- re:member

2) Low- Double Negative

1) Kacey Musgraves- Golden Hour

Fun links to fun things:

Robyn: http://robyn.com/

Honey: https://youtu.be/Mru9GG3ur9U

Haley Heynderickx: https://www.haley-heynderickx.com/

No Face: https://youtu.be/iZ-NDDkzStk

She did a Tiny Desk: https://youtu.be/Mub2i2BoHpM

Pusha T: http://www.kingpush.com/

RAP ALBUM OF THE YEAR: https://shop.kingpush.com/products/rap-album-of-the-year-t-shirt-digital-album

Beach House: http://www.beachhousebaltimore.com/

Drunk in LA: https://youtu.be/2j1_qPBuBMk

Palm Reader: https://wearepalmreader.bandcamp.com/

Swarm: https://youtu.be/0v_m0B8gHJk

The Skull Eclipses: https://theskulleclipses.bandcamp.com/

Pillars: https://youtu.be/FTmP07pYhLA

Olafur Arnalds: http://olafurarnalds.com/

Here’s that dope live video from the episode: https://youtu.be/GPSqwmHo4zA

Stratus: https://en.harpa.is/events/event/stratus-a-technological-music-democracy/

TesseracT: https://www.tesseractband.co.uk/

King: https://youtu.be/nwW1d_KtkJw

The drummer from Battles keeps his one cymbal really high up: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/John_Stanier.jpg/1600px-John_Stanier.jpg

U.S. Girls: http://yousgirls.blogspot.com/

Pearly Gates: https://youtu.be/k9PLXHDEUFE

The Cosmic Range: https://ideefixerecords.bandcamp.com/album/new-latitudes

Good Tiger: https://www.metalblade.com/goodtiger/

Grip Shoes: https://youtu.be/oSleQSJyaWY

Parquet Courts: https://parquetcourts.wordpress.com/

Freebird II: https://youtu.be/jHfOqqQ1DLQ

Low: https://www.chairkickers.com/

Always Trying to Work it Out: https://youtu.be/1m31A4ZGss0

Some old Low for ya: https://youtu.be/xpnb3whTjLI

Mitski: https://mitski.com/

Nobody: https://youtu.be/qooWnw5rEcI

Stop Making Sense dance moooooves: https://media.giphy.com/media/grxZHdCnvc0lW/giphy.gif

David Bowie “Heroes” hands: http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wuis/files/201601/bowie_on_tour.jpg

Twin peaks meanwhile: https://media.giphy.com/media/D6q1B4NyuQe2c/giphy.gif

Kacey Musgraves: http://www.kaceymusgraves.com/

High Horse: https://youtu.be/fbNDJRwXKGc

SHE WON THE CMA! Here she is reacting to that. Go Kacey!: https://youtu.be/_VkmNr0GXew

Yours truly on Daytona: https://www.tinymixtapes.com/features/2018-favorite-50-music-releases?page=4

The Story of Adidon: https://soundcloud.com/pushat/the-story-of-adidon

Joe Budden’s podcast with Pusha T which is somehow even longer than this episode: https://youtu.be/6MH044w2sOs

A lake... with no fish... is the heart of a pod... named Strictly Butter! Idk, not my best. It’s been a while. Anyway, after a hiatus of sorts we are BACK. On this episode, we talk about “Be The Cowboy” the latest album from Mitski, as well as new music from Copeland, Robyn, and Low. We also get into some of the major music headlines that have come and gone since our last recording many months ago.

What are you waiting for? Give it a listen!

Questions? Comments? Got your own thoughts on “Be The Cowboy”? We’d love to hear from you, and have a number of ways you can get in contact with us. Find and Like us on Facebook (facebook.com/StrictlyButterPod,) Tweet at and Follow us on Twitter (@strictly_butter,) Tumble us on Tumblr (strictlybutterpod.tumblr.com,) or just send us an email ([email protected].) Also, please subscribe to the podcast/rate it/comment on it, that would help us out a lot. And as always, if you happened to enjoy any of the music you heard on the show, PLEASE make sure to get out there and support the artists. Thanks for listening to us talk about the things we listen to!

Fun Links to Fun Things

WE’RE BAAAACK: https://youtu.be/Lpc8EnCFnUw

Mitski: https://mitski.bandcamp.com/

“Geyser”: https://youtu.be/3zdFZJf-B90

“Nobody”: https://youtu.be/qooWnw5rEcI

The album cover for “Puberty 2” which is totally fine. Guys, it’s FINE: https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0571397198_10.jpg

DIsturbed singer has chin rings removed: https://www.stereogum.com/2018806/disturbed-singer-piercings-removed/news/

Billy McFarland sentenced: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fyre-festival-organizer-billy-mcfarland-sentenced-6-years-fraud-charges-n919086

50 Cent Says He Bought 200 Seats at a Ja Rule Concert Just to Leave Them Empty: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a24323596/50-cent-ja-rule-beef-200-tickets/

Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B: https://www.glamour.com/story/nicki-minaj-cardi-b-timeline

Azaelia Banks vs. Lana Del Rey: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/10/entertainment/azealia-banks-lana-del-rey-feud/index.html

Banks vs. Grimes vs. Elon Musk: https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/8/23/17773166/elon-musk-azealia-banks-grimes-feud-instagram

Kanye dressed as Perrier: https://www.eater.com/2018/9/30/17919254/snl-kanye-west-perrier-spakrling-water-costume-i-love-it

Copeland: http://www.thecopelandsite.com/

You Are My Sunshine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUcdu2r4HGw&list=PLXetpYwiJD7zBv7rDPi7pU4QOCl_iZIG2

“Pope” AKA “Popeland”: https://youtu.be/Duo3rG1DzSw

Robyn: http://robyn.com/

“Missing U”: https://youtu.be/8o5BHH9U2Mg

Speaking of “come together…”: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/09/paul-mccartney-john-lennon-group-masturbation

Low: https://www.chairkickers.com/home

“Quorum/Dancing and Blood/Fly”: https://youtu.be/jvEozu4Obfs

Thanks to everyone who voted, I was too lazy to take that part out. Also, the next episode probably WON’T be Cupcakke, meaning we’re going to skip right on to our TOP 5 ALBUMS (top 5 albums) of the year episode. So keep an eye and an ear out for that, when Alex talks only about albums that I (Jeremy) have introduced him to. Bye!

Lacking the energy to come up with a good intro for this episode, it’s Strictly Butter!!! We discuss “Head Over Heels,” the latest from Chromeo, as well as music from Gabriel Kahane, Hermit and the Recluse (Ka and Animoss,) and the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Give it a listen!

Questions? Comments? Got your own thoughts on “Head Over Heels”? We’d love to hear from you, and have a number of ways you can get in contact with us. Find and Like us on Facebook (facebook.com/StrictlyButterPod,) Tweet at and Follow us on Twitter (@strictly_butter,) Tumble us on Tumblr (strictlybutterpod.tumblr.com,) or just send us an email ([email protected].) Also, please subscribe to the podcast/rate it/comment on it, that would help us out a lot. And as always, if you happened to enjoy any of the music you heard on the show, PLEASE make sure to get out there and support the artists. Thanks for listening to us talk about the things we listen to!

Fun Links to Fun Things

Chromeo: https://chromeo.net/headoverheels/

"Juice": https://youtu.be/4j-ED6tL85o

"Must've Been": https://youtu.be/WzskjPwjx_M

Gabriel Kahane: https://gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/

Ka: https://brownsvilleka.com/

"Sirens": https://youtu.be/aPzyQXR1XG8

"I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)": https://youtu.be/waS0rKeuzg8

Aretha sings the National Anthem in 2013 and kills: https://youtu.be/FvqMOH0zYq0

Aretha kills the Kennedy Center Honors: https://youtu.be/8cF0tf35Mbo

Stevie Wonder performs at Aretha's funeral: https://youtu.be/cDNvvIKeYnU

The state motto of Wyoming is “Equal Rights,” and the state motto of the info for this episode of the podcast is, “It’s Strictly Butter!” On this episode, we finally conclude our discussion of the five albums produced by Kanye West out in Wyoming (AKA Kanye Midwest,) with our reviews of ’Nasir’ and ‘KTSE’ the latest from Nas and Teyana Taylor, respectively.

Questions? Comments? Get in contact with us on Facebook (facebook.com/strictlybutterpod,) Twitter (@strictly_butter,) Tumblr (strictlybutterpod.tumblr.com,) or send us an email ([email protected]). Didn’t these descriptions use to be longer? Thanks for listening to us talk about the things we listen to!

Fun links to fun things

Nas: https://www.nasirjones.com/

Cops Shot the Kid: https://youtu.be/UArcNdxAKgM

Children’s Story, it’s sampled a lot: https://www.whosampled.com/Slick-Rick/Children%27s-Story/sampled/

Just want to reiterate that whatever we were talking about with Nas and Illmatic doesn’t apply to ATCQ as virtually their entire discography is highly regarded as excellent.

Nas Album Done: https://youtu.be/zQhy9eE8MBg

Every song ’Nasir’ represents one of the seven deadly sins?: https://www.reddit.com/r/rap/comments/8rhiy5/every_nas_song_off_nasir_represents_one_of_the/

Kelis accuses Nas of physical and mental abuse: https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/04/26/606080885/kelis-nas-ex-wife-accuses-rapper-of-physical-and-mental-abuse

Teyana Taylor: https://www.facebook.com/teyanataylor/

“Rose in Harlem”: https://youtu.be/RWVHpvTGkXI

Teyana in the “Fade” video: https://youtu.be/IxGvm6btP1A

Article on Kanye not promoting KTSE at all: https://www.refinery29.com/2018/07/204406/teyana-taylor-ktse-kanye-west-sabotage

Well here you go, sex noises on the GnR song “Rocket Queen”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Queen#Sexual_recording

Ball Culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_culture

Pose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pose_(TV_series)

Here’s Chance’s tweets to his four new( now new-is, sorry these take so long to come out) songs…

65th and Ingleside: https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1020752988766441472

Work Out: https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1020753224532484098

Wala Cam: https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1020753171528986626

I Might Need Security: https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1020753090331447303

The source of I Might Need Security’s “Fuck you fuUuuuuuck you” sample: https://youtu.be/eXtO95tYe-E

He bought Chicagoist: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/style/chance-rapper-security-chicagoist.html