Top Plays

Side A: Late at night and fresh from watching the all-star festivities, Ward & Tyler break down the night's events and get ready for the second half of the season.

Side B (1:08:23): There is no major side B news, and we're ending on a short episode until Ward asks Tyler to explain bootlegs and their impact on artists. The the ball and conversation get rolling. 

Side A: This week we go live after the big game and give our thoughts on it, commercials, next season, and more.

Side B (1:02:20): How did the halftime show measure up to our expectations?

Side A: We recorded this before the NBA trade deadline. What did we get right? Hint: Harden for Simmons. We run through a few more possibilities that may or may not have happened. Oh, the life of a Jags fan. Ward rants about the latest happenings. The Winter Olympics have started, and we're in!

Side B (1:12:00): It's finally release day for Mitski's Laurel Hell! We give our first thoughts. We take a step out of bounds and discuss Euphoria and its music.

Side A: Live championship weekend reactions, Super Bowl predictions/halftime show, NBA recap, and Tom Brady retires

Side B (1:15:23): New Kanye already?!, a Gap YZY hoodie review, batch 1 of bands for Furnace Fest thoughts, and some vinyl talk about recent adds to our collections

What a wild weekend of football! Instant reactions recorded right after the KC/Buffalo game as well as a discussion of the rest of the weekend's games for our side A topic this week. We blew it last week and forgot to discuss the Every Time I Die breakup. Hey, it was late. We dive in head first this week. Also, is this When We Were Young festival lineup real? Let's talk logistics (1:01:40)!

This week on side A we recap the NFL Super Wild Card Weekend, get you ready for the divisional round, and talk KD's injury. Then on side B we discuss Dawn FM's concept and new albums from Earl Sweatshirt and Underoath (1:17:30).

This week on the first Top Plays of 2022, we wrap up our fantasy playoffs, discuss the NFL playoff matchups, and give our predictions of who will win in this weekend's games. Then on Side B (1:26:40) we list some albums we're looking forward to hearing in '22 and do a dive into Dawn FM, the new album from The Weeknd. What's its connection to After Hours? 

Nursing a hangover? Start the new year off by listening to part 2 of our favorite albums from 2021. This episode focuses on records that impacted us most last year. Some include: Turnstile, Snail Mail, Every Time I Die, Julien Baker, Silent Planet, Kacey Musgraves, and Japanese Breakfast.

Sports are at a minimum this week. Briefly, we fill you in on our fantasy football playoffs and the Covid cases that are wrecking the NFL & NBA seasons before diving into an episode we've been working towards for months, our favorite albums from 2021! Which albums made our lists? Which albums have you been sleeping on this year? Which weren't on your radar? Time to find out...

Side A: A longer than intended dive into the current NBA season and Steph Curry breaking the 3-point record. Then Ward's fantasy run comes to an end, and we talk what moves we may make in the 2022 fantasy draft based off what happened this year.

Side B (1:24:20): We're inching closer to completing our favorite albums list. This week Ward discusses some cuts from his, and Tyler presents his honorable mentions.