Trivial Merit

We’re back again! This time out, we tackle Green Day from depressed to elated. This particular exercise sends us down memory lane  for different reasons and with different results. We also learned about Greenery Day right as we started recording and that brought us way too much joy.

Here is Caroline’s list.

Here is Matthew’s list.

Next up for us is the wonderful rapper Open Mike Eagle from depressed to content.

We’ll see you in 2 weeks. Same time, same station!

After several delays (burnout has been real this summer, y'all) as well as technical issues, we're finally back with episode 26 of Trivial Merit. This time out, we discuss the wonderful dream pop duo, Beach House, who's a favorite of Matthew's. We're tackling their catalogue and creating playlists to get us from depressed to content this time out and this conversation certainly goes some places.

Next time out, we tackle Green Day from depressed to elated.

Here's Matthew's playlist.

We'll see you in 2 weeks. Same time, same station!

For episode 25, Caroline and Matthew tackle Bonnie Raitt's wonderful catalogue from defeated to relaxed. Well, at least they get there eventually, but also go absolutely off the rails and into the tangential unknown through talking about books bound by human skin, what kind of dinosaurs we'd like to walk, and David Crosby being a dick on Twitter. We even have a listener submitted playlist from Matthew's wonderful mother-in-law, Diane. All this and more in just under 90 minutes.

Here's Matthew's playlist.

Here's Diane's submission.

It's been 2 weeks, so we're back with playlists to hopefully make us and anyone listening feel a little better in the world that insists on not doing well. This time out, we tackle the legendary hip-hop trio, Run-DMC from anxious to elated.

Here's Caroline's playlist.

Here's Matthew's playlist.

See you then.

Same time, same station.

This episode, we cover one of Matthew's absolute favs which is also a bit of a hole in Caroline's taste. Vanity Fair once called them The Everlasting Flavor. They began life as a New York hardcore band, but took the mid-80s by storm proclaiming "you've gotta fight for your right to party" and releasing the first rap album to ascend to the summit of the Billboard 200. When nothing else was expected of them, they released a standard-bearer in the hip-hop canon, Paul's Boutique to way less fanfare and were able to walk their own path from there. It's the Beastie Boys from anxious to content.

Here's Matthew's list.

We'll be back in 2 weeks with another important trio in hip-hop, Run-DMC from anxious to elated.

See you next time. Same time, same station!

If you ever want a good idea, it's always a good idea to try out Bill Withers' music. Caroline and Matthew had a wonderful time going through the catalog of just a wonderful seeming dude. We go from depressed to elated in 8 songs here and just gush about this man's output. 

Caroline's playlist is here.

Matthew's playlist is here.

Next time we're tackling one of Matthew's biggest favorites, The Beastie Boys from anxious to content. 

Also, you should check out the Zine that Caroline put together, because even with Matthew in it, it's still pretty great. 

It's here.

We'll see you in 2 weeks. Same time, same station.

It's time for Caroline and Matthew to tackle the wonderful world of The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. We're going from defeated to content over the course of 8 songs.

Here is Caroline's list.

Here is Matthew's list. 

Next time, we're tackling Bill Withers from depressed to elated. 

See you in 2 weeks.

Same time, same station!

It's Daft Punk time on Trivial Merit as Caroline and Matthew make playlists of their music to them and listeners from anxious to elated. 

Here's Caroline's playlist.

Here's Matthew's playlist.

We'll be back in 2 weeks with Aretha Franklin from defeated to content in 8 songs. 

Hope you return then as well. Same time, Same station!

This time out, Matthew and Caroline are covering an important one for Matthew in The Velvet Underground from anxious to content.

Here's Caroline's playlist.

Here's Matthew's playlist.

In 2 weeks, we'll be covering Daft Punk from anxious to elated right here. Same time, same station!

Trivial Merit is back again to attempt to lighten your mood with some playlists. This time out, we tackle The White Stripes from defeated to content and completely get lost in several layers of conversation along the way. We hope you enjoy the show! Next up in 2 weeks is The Velvet Underground from anxious to content.  We'll see you then! Same time, same station! Here is Caroline's list.  Here is Matthew's list.