This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month Podcast

Episode 13 of This Is Not Happening stays in NYC with Skyzoo's new album All The Brilliant Things following up the 70s palette of  St Vincent: Daddy's Home.  The much-respected Brooklyn  MC's 7th album finds him  writing a paen to his changing city, gentrification and history. It's a beguiling work that Nolan brought to us get deep on as we move into season 2 of the podcast. There's playlists that run alongside the episode here. 

In the second half of the episode, we talk tracks of the summer, with a favourite from us that reminds of us the warm months. Our longlist is here, see what we thought of the picks:

David - The Millennium - To Claudia On Thursday
Joey - Clive Field Marshall - Island In The Sun
Guy  – Metronomy - The Bay
Nolan  - Black Sheep - Summa Tha Time

July's album of the month and all our new tracks, playlists, and chat from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Head down there and hopefully you'll like what we're talking about and if you do, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).

Episode #14 takes us into the summer and is Joey's chance to bring us a classic slice of modern pop with Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee. The next episode will be landing before the end of August.

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
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Welcome to Season 2 of This Is Not Happening, an Album of the Month podcast from four of us: Guy, Joey, Nolan and David. We choose an album: we digest it, we praise it, we question it. And we bring tracks to the table. Every month. And you get to listen. Think of this as a highlights package. 

A year into it, we've been lucky enough to cover some amazing albums, right from the start. From RTJ to Arlo Parks, Genesis Owusu to Sault, and the Weather Station to Jessie Ware. Rounding it off are Yves Tumor, Paul McCartney, Bicep, St Vincent and Sufjan Stevens. We've also covered a review of 2020 in ep6. 

We've loved every minute so thanks to everyone that's listened so far. We hope the next year will be just as enjoyable. We've got Skyzoo lined up next before the end of July and after that, Japanese Breakfast. After that? Who knows? That's the fun. 

For all the albums of the month and all our new tracks, playlists, and chat from the past decade or more head to our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Swing by and you'll hopefully enjoy what we're talking about and if you like it, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
Reviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappening

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 12 of This Is Not Happening strides from Genesis Owusu's Smiling With No Teeth to the much-anticipated new album from St Vincent: Daddy's Home. The New York art-rock darling has embraced the underbelly of the 1970s with a new persona and some eye-catching tracks. Megafan David tries to convince us why we should all love it. It's definitely a tug of war for an album that's found reactions at both extremes. We also put together a playlist of music that makes us lean to Annie Clark.

In the second half of the episode, we set the seemingly impossible task of convincing each other to like a song from artists that they hate. What were we thinking?! Our longlist is here, see what we thought of the picks:

David via Joey – Manic Street Preachers – You’re Tender And You’re Tired
Guy  via Nolan – The Weeknd – High For This
Nolan via David - Muse – Falling Down
Joey via Guy – Arcade Fire – Intervention

June's album of the month and all our new tracks, playlists, and chat from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Swing by and you'll hopefully enjoy what we're talking about and if you like it, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).

Episode #13 takes us into series 2 of the podcast, and sees Nolan bring some hip-hop to the table with Skyzoo's new album All The Brilliant Things. as the celebrated New Yorker takes us into his world.  Skyzoo will be coming to you before the end of July.

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
Reviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappening

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 11 of This Is Not Happening departs from the ethereal Weather Station to a debut album of rare and mighty impact from Genesis Owusu. Smiling With No Teeth comes from an Australian-Ghanaian whose melting-pot influences have created one of the most fascinating and memorable albums of the year for an artist capturing lived experience in the starkest and brutally honest way. Guy's at the controls to sing about it from the rooftops. We also went big on music that the album inspired us to dive into.

In the second half of the show, we tasked ourselves with finding a hidden gem we should already know. So much fun to do this, with a longlist here. The four we chose are:

David - Syreeta - Harmour Love
Joey - The Cars - A Dream Away
Guy - Herbie Hancock - The Twilight Clone
Nolan - Them Two - Am I A Good Man

May's album of the month and all our playlists, new music and discussions from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Take a minute to dip in and you'll hopefully enjoy what we're talking about and if you like it, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).

Episode #12 closes out our first year with David going mega-fan on St Vincent's new album Daddy's Home. The latest from the vaunted singer, guitarist and avant-garde musical shapeshifter will be coming to you before the end of May.

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
Reviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappening

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 10 of This Is Not Happening finds us sticking with female artists but switching from the UK to Canada with the Weather Station's Ignorance.  Tamara Lindeman's group released its 5th album in 2021, and it marks another progression from folk-tinged songwriting to full-blown grown-up pop that touched on so many of our big influences. We all went on a journey with this, with Joey at the helm. We also put together an 'inspired by' playlist to sit with the album. 

In the second part of the show, we jumped off the deep end by picking a new track, secret santa-style for each other! Here's the longlist, but the four we chose are:

David - Nolan chose: Brother Ali - Sensitive.
Guy - Joey chose: Howlin' - Bind
Joey - David chose: Charlotte Adigery - Bear With Me (And I'll Stand Bare Before You) 
Nolan - Guy chose: Vagabon - Water Me Down (Pancy Remix)

April's album of the month and all our playlists, new music and discussions from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we 're talking about and if you like it, we'd love to hear from you. Socials are below. 

Episode #11 will be digging into the kaleidoscopic debut from Genesis Owusu: Smiling With No Teeth . An Australian-Ghanaian whose melting-pot influences have created one of the most fascinating and memorable albums of the year. Coming to you before the end of May.

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
Reviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappening

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 9 of This Is Not Happening lands on another massively hyped album from the last year: Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams. From being crowned BBC's 'Sound of 2020' and labelled 'the voice of a generation', the pressure on a debut album hasn't been this heavy in a long time. We dissect it to see it lived up to the expectation, with Nolan at the helm.

In the second part of the show, we come back to picking our favourite new music since the turn of the year, with a really intriguing set of four great tracks We chose:

Nolan: Tunnelvisions - Mirrored Identities
David: Nubiyan Twist feat. K.O.G. - If I Know
Guy: Virginia Wing - St Francis' Fountain
Joey: Sofia Kourtesis - La Perla

March's album of the month and all our various music discussions from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we 're talking about and if something lands with you, we'd love to hear what you think. 

Episode #10 will be digging into The Weather Station's latest album, Ignorance. Another female singer songwriter, but a departure from the world of Arlo Parks, for sure. Coming to you in late April. 

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
Reviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappening

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 8 of This Is Not Happening finds one of the most hotly-anticipated electronic music albums of the last year: Bicep's Isles. Made mostly before lockdown, and held back as music came to terms with the pandemic, Isles comes after their monster self-titled debut in 2017. Guy is at the helm to ask if you can dance to an album with no dancefloors and whether genres matter.

In the second part of the show, we follow up covers with our favourite remixes, going right across the board with new and old, and finding out what makes a great remix. We chose:

David: Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Seven Minutes of Madness - The Coldcut Remix)
Nolan: Freeform Five - No More Conversations (Mylo Remix)
Joey: Fuck Buttons - Sweet Love For Planet Earth (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
Guy: David Bowie - Lost Is Love (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA)

This album of the month and all our music discussions from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which will run alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we love and what we don't love, and if something catches your eye, we'd love to hear what you think. 

Episode #9 will be casting our eye over the much-hyped debut album from Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams. Coming to you in late March.

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
Reviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappening

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 7 of This Is Not Happening returns to new albums, from one of music's demi-gods: Paul McCartney. For January, we dive into the ex-Beatles' unexpected McCartney III. Made in lockdown, its the third in his series of completely solo projects, following 1980's McCartney II. So how will it match up to its two legendary predecessors? Lifetime Macca acolyte David is at the controls.

In the second part of the show, we'll also be submerging ourselves in a sea of covers, picking out one of our personal favourites from long, long lists and talking about why we chose it:

Guy: Hot Chip - Dancing In The Dark
Nolan: Johnny Cash - Hurt
Joey: The Fugees - No Woman No Cry
David: Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose

This album of the month and all our music discussions over the last ten years can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which will run alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and what we don't (!), and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to hear what you think. 

Episode #8 will be heading to the dancefloor to review Bicep's new album, Isles. Coming to you before the end of February.

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
Reviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappening

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

This Is Not Happening's 2020 comes to an end with a look back a tumultuous 2020 and count down our top ten  (ok, eleven) albums of the year.  It's been an incredible year for music, from the likes of Roisin Murphy, Sault, Caribou, Run The Jewels, Phoebe Bridgers and many others, but who will come out top with us in our 6th episode?

We'll also be nominating our tracks of the year, from a very tough long list of amazing records. These are the picks from each of us, below.

Guy: Khurangbin - Time (You And I)
Nolan: RTJ - Ooh La La
David: Arlo Parks - The Black Dog
Joey: RTJ - Ju$t

The full top 10s and playlists and all our music discussions over the last ten years can be found on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which will run alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to see what you think. 

Episode #7 will see us take on one of music's biggest names: Paul McCartney's McCartney III lands in December and we'll be going into it all in January. The episode will land in the second half of January.

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

In episode 5 of This Is Not Happening, we wade through blog favourite  Sufjan Stevens' much-awaited new album, The Ascension. It's the first album we've picked for an episode before its release, following 2015's Carrie and Lowell, a deeply personal album that we all loved on its release. The Ascension is a departure into electronica, and it truly split opinion.

We'll also be diving into new music for the first time, much overdue, with four superb tracks from the past few months. They really were a joy, and you can find them here:

Guy: Doves - Prisoners
Nolan: Troy Kingi - All Your Ships Have Sailed
Joey: Nilufer Yanya - Crash
David: Rejjie Snow w. Snoh Aalergra & Cam  O'Bi - Mirrors

This album of the month and all our music discussions over the last ten years can be found on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which will run alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to see what you think. 

Episode #6 will find us in review of the year mode, talking about our top ten albums of 2020 and our favourite track of the year. The episode will be with you in time for Christmas.

This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/