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  • Hideous Bastard by Oliver Sim

    On the show this week:

    00:02:12 News

    Kobalt and Meta agree to new licensing deal for music, after previously deal unpexectedly ellapses.

    00:05:52 Hideous Bastard by Oliver Sim album discussion

    01:01:00 Upcoming releases

    Album rankings

    1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
    2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
    3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
    4. oso oso - sore thumb
    5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
    6. Kokoroko - Could We Be More
    7. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
    8. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Let’s Turn It Into Sound
    9. Bonobo - Fragments
    10. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
    11. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
    12. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
    13. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
    14. Yard Act - The Overload
    15. Bodega - Broken Equipment
    16. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
    17. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
    18. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
    19. Maggie Rogers - Surrender
    20. DC Gore - All These Things
    21. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
    22. Charli XCX - CRASH
    23. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
    24. Hot Chip - Freakout/Release
    25. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - When the Lights Go
    26. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
    27. Fresh - Raise Hell
    28. Grocer - Numbers Game
    29. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
    30. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
    31. The Lounge Society - Tired of Liberty
    32. Burial - ANTIDAWN
    33. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
    34. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
    35. Of House - Ripoffs
      36. 1 hr 4 min
    36. When the Lights Go by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

      “in a years time ... we'll be sharing the podcast with an elaborate system of cups and string”


      On the show this week:

      00:01:13 News

      Venues are having a difficult time post-Covid with cost-of-living crisis

      00:09:30 When the Lights Go by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs album discussion

      00:48:58 Upcoming releases


      Album rankings

      1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
      2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
      3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
      4. oso oso - sore thumb
      5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
      6. Kokoroko - Could We Be More
      7. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
      8. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Let’s Turn It Into Sound
      9. Bonobo - Fragments
      10. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
      11. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
      12. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
      13. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
      14. Yard Act - The Overload
      15. Bodega - Broken Equipment
      16. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
      17. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
      18. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
      19. Maggie Rogers - Surrender
      20. DC Gore - All These Things
      21. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
      22. Charli XCX - CRASH
      23. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
      24. Hot Chip - Freakout/Release
      25. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
      26. Fresh - Raise Hell
      27. Grocer - Numbers Game
      28. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
      29. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
      30. The Lounge Society - Tired of Liberty
      31. Burial - ANTIDAWN
      32. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
      33. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
      34. Of House - Ripoffs
        35. 52 min
      35. Let's Turn It Into Sound by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith

        “How has this got so deep?”


        On the show this week:

        00:01:27 News

        Justin Bieber suspends world tour due to facial paralysis

        00:10:07 Let's Turn It Into Sound by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith album discussion

        00:50:45 Forwards festival review

        00:58:55 Upcoming releases


        Album rankings

        1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
        2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
        3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
        4. oso oso - sore thumb
        5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
        6. Kokoroko - Could We Be More
        7. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
        8. Bonobo - Fragments
        9. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
        10. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
        11. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
        12. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
        13. Yard Act - The Overload
        14. Bodega - Broken Equipment
        15. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
        16. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
        17. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
        18. Maggie Rogers - Surrender
        19. DC Gore - All These Things
        20. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
        21. Charli XCX - CRASH
        22. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
        23. Hot Chip - Freakout/Release
        24. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
        25. Fresh - Raise Hell
        26. Grocer - Numbers Game
        27. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
        28. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
        29. The Lounge Society - Tired of Liberty
        30. Burial - ANTIDAWN
        31. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
        32. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
        33. Of House - Ripoffs
          34. 1 hr 2 min
        34. Tired of Liberty by The Lounge Society

          “If this song title was true, then I would have wanted to listen to this over and over again.”

          On the show this week:

          00:01:44 News

          • Spotify and other platforms ordered to pay 15.35% of song royalties directly to songwriters.

            • 00:07:46 Freakout/Release by Hot Chip album review and discussion

            00:52:06 Upcoming releases

            Album rankings

            1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
            2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
            3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
            4. oso oso - sore thumb
            5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
            6. Kokoroko - Could We Be More
            7. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
            8. Bonobo - Fragments
            9. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
            10. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
            11. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
            12. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
            13. Yard Act - The Overload
            14. Bodega - Broken Equipment
            15. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
            16. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
            17. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
            18. Maggie Rogers - Surrender
            19. DC Gore - All These Things
            20. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
            21. Charli XCX - CRASH
            22. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
            23. Hot Chip - Freakout/Release
            24. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
            25. Fresh - Raise Hell
            26. Grocer - Numbers Game
            27. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
            28. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
            29. Burial - ANTIDAWN
            30. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
            31. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
            32. Of House - Ripoffs
              33. 55 min
            33. Freakout/Release by Hot Chip

              "I feel like a normie saying it sounds like Daft Punk"


              On the show this week:

              00:00:48 News

              • Capitol Records drops 'virtual rapper' FN Meka

                • 00:07:26 Freakout/Release by Hot Chip

                00:48:43 Upcoming releases

                Album rankings

                1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
                2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
                3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
                4. oso oso - sore thumb
                5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
                6. Kokoroko - Could We Be More
                7. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
                8. Bonobo - Fragments
                9. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
                10. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
                11. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
                12. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
                13. Yard Act - The Overload
                14. Bodega - Broken Equipment
                15. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
                16. Everything Everything - Raw Data Feel
                17. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
                18. Maggie Rogers - Surrender
                19. DC Gore - All These Things
                20. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
                21. Charli XCX - CRASH
                22. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
                23. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
                24. Fresh - Raise Hell
                25. Grocer - Numbers Game
                26. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
                27. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
                28. Burial - ANTIDAWN
                29. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
                30. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
                31. Of House - Ripoffs
                  32. 51 min
                32. Surrender by Maggie Rogers

                  "It's like that extra bit of cream that turns your crumble from eatable to a soggy mess"


                  On the show this week:

                  00:03:52 News

                  • Reading Festival is losing acts

                    • 00:09:54 Surrender by Maggie Rogers review discussion

                    00:56:03 Fiddlehead/Militarie Gun/Oversize gig review

                    01:00:22 Upcoming releases

                    Album rankings

                    1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
                    2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
                    3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
                    4. oso oso - sore thumb
                    5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
                    6. Kokoroko - Could We Be More
                    7. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
                    8. Bonobo - Fragments
                    9. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
                    10. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
                    11. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
                    12. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
                    13. Yard Act - The Overload
                    14. Bodega - Broken Equipment
                    15. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
                    16. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
                    17. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
                    18. DC Gore - All These Things
                    19. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
                    20. Charli XCX - CRASH
                    21. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
                    22. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
                    23. Fresh - Raise Hell
                    24. Grocer - Numbers Game
                    25. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
                    26. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
                    27. Burial - ANTIDAWN
                    28. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
                    29. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
                    30. Of House - Ripoffs
                      31. 1 hr 4 min
                    31. Could We Be More by Kokoroko

                      "Banter. Banter for me."

                      On the show this week:

                      00:02:37 News

                      • Spotify enters the ticket industry by establishing their own ticket platform.

                        • 00:06:16 Could We Be More by Kokoroko review discussion

                        00:37:09 Upcoming releases

                        Album rankings

                        1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
                        2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
                        3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
                        4. oso oso - sore thumb
                        5. Animal Collective - Time SkiffsSkiffs
                        6. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
                        7. Bonobo - Fragments
                        8. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
                        9. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
                        10. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
                        11. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
                        12. Yard Act - The Overload
                        13. Bodega - Broken Equipment
                        14. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
                        15. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
                        16. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
                        17. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
                        18. Charli XCX - CRASH
                        19. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
                        20. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
                        21. Fresh - Raise Hell
                        22. Grocer - Numbers Game
                        23. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
                        24. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
                        25. Burial - ANTIDAWN
                        26. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
                        27. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
                        28. Of House - Ripoffs
                          29. 41 min
                        29. All These Things by DC Gore

                          "I don't remember licking toes being part of that story, but I could be wrong"


                          On the show this week:

                          00:01:00 News

                          • NFT marketplace Serenade teams with Warner Records on chart-eligible Digital Pressing of Muse LP

                            • 00:06:46 All These Things by DC Gore review discussion

                            00:49:00 Upcoming releases

                            Album rankings

                            1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
                            2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
                            3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
                            4. oso oso - sore thumb
                            5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
                            6. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
                            7. Bonobo - Fragments
                            8. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
                            9. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
                            10. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
                            11. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
                            12. Yard Act - The Overload
                            13. Bodega - Broken Equipment
                            14. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
                            15. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
                            16. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
                            17. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
                            18. Charli XCX - CRASH
                            19. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
                            20. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
                            21. Fresh - Raise Hell
                            22. Grocer - Numbers Game
                            23. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
                            24. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
                            25. Burial - ANTIDAWN
                            26. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
                            27. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
                            28. Of House - Ripoffs
                              29. 52 min
                            29. Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy

                              “You've ruined that line for me!”


                              On the show this week:

                              00:03:19 News

                              • Artists cancelling tours to focus on their mental health

                                • 00:11:33 Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy review discussion

                                01:00:12 Upcoming releases

                                Album rankings

                                1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
                                2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
                                3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
                                4. oso oso - sore thumb
                                5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
                                6. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
                                7. Bonobo - Fragments
                                8. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
                                9. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
                                10. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
                                11. Yard Act - The Overload
                                12. Bodega - Broken Equipment
                                13. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
                                14. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
                                15. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
                                16. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
                                17. Charli XCX - CRASH
                                18. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
                                19. Naomi Alligator - Double Knot
                                20. Fresh - Raise Hell
                                21. Grocer - Numbers Game
                                22. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
                                23. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
                                24. Burial - ANTIDAWN
                                25. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
                                26. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
                                27. Of House - Ripoffs
                                  28. 1 hr 3 min
                                28. Double Knot by Naomi Alligator

                                  "Lilt with a shot of rosewater."


                                  On the show this week:

                                  00:03:12 News

                                  • Warner Music Group sign up to Soundcloud's Fan-Powered royalties scheme

                                    • 00:07:30 Double Knot by Naomi Alligator review discussion

                                    00:55:02 Upcoming releases


                                    Album rankings

                                    1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
                                    2. Let’s Eat Grandma - Two Ribbons
                                    3. Obongjayar - Some Nights I Dream Of Doors
                                    4. oso oso - sore thumb
                                    5. Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
                                    6. Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
                                    7. Bonobo - Fragments
                                    8. Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
                                    9. Whatever The Weather - Whatever The Weather
                                    10. Moor Mother - Jazz Codes
                                    11. Yard Act - The Overload
                                    12. Bodega - Broken Equipment
                                    13. Beach House - Once Twice Melody
                                    14. Everything Everything Everything All The Time All At Once Everywhere - Raw Data Feel
                                    15. Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On
                                    16. Wet Leg - Wet Leg
                                    17. Charli XCX - CRASH
                                    18. Jack Francis - Jack Francis
                                    19. Fresh - Raise Hell
                                    20. Grocer - Numbers Game
                                    21. Erin Anne - Do Your Worst
                                    22. String Machine - Hallelujah Hell Yeah
                                    23. Burial - ANTIDAWN
                                    24. Sweet Pill - Where the Heart Is
                                    25. Earl Sweatshirt - SICK
                                    26. Of House - Ripoffs
                                      27. 58 min

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