Unmuted, Unmastered

"That's brought up some of the best memes on the internet"

In our Winter Series, we're reviewing the best uses of music across different media, and in episode 2, we're making our case for the greatest TV soundtracks of all time.

On the show this week:

• 00:01:01 James' Best TV Soundtrack
• 00:08:56 Elle's Best TV Soundtrack
• 00:21:16 Will's Best TV Soundtrack

“They are kind of ripping off Scared Shrekless, aren’t they”

In our Winter Series we're reviewing the best uses of music across different media, and in Episode 1 we're making our case for the greatest movie soundtracks of all time.

On the show this week:

00:02:11 Will's Best Movie Soundtrack

00:10:51 Elle's Best Movie Soundtrack

00:22:54 James' Best Movie Soundtrack

"251 - new rules!"

On the show this week:

00:01:28 Elle's Favourite Unreviewed Album

00:12:49 Will's Favourite Unreviewed Album

00:20:52 James' Favourite Unreviewed Album

We discuss what the best album we've reviewed on the show is.

Thanks for listening!

“It’s a really cool album. It might just be dad cool.”

On the show this week:

00:00:56 News

• UK moves to ban resale of tickets above original price

00:06:30 Watch It Die by Home Front album review discussion

00:39:48 Bonus segment: Will’s thoughts

• Review of a Pitchfork review

• Will’s personal streaming service

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Wednesday - Bleeds

3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought

4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

5. The Weather Station - Humanhood

6. Squid - Cowards

7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

8. Geese - Getting Killed

9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

12. Whitney - Small Talk

13. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

14. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

15. Nazar - Demilitarize

16. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

17. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

18. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override

19. Daniel Avery - Tremor

20. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

21. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

22. Anxious - Bambi

23. Jay Som - Belong

24. shame - Cutthroat

25. Just Mustard - WE WERE JUST HERE

26. Barker - Stochastic Drift

27. Militarie Gun - God Save The Gun

28. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

29. No Joy - Bugland

30. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

31. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

32. Kloke - Lucidity

33. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

34. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

35. Charmer - Downpour

36. Far Caspian - Autofiction

37. Zement - Passagen

38. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

39. Flipturn - Burnout Days

40. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

41. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

42. Freckle - Freckle

43. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

44. Zach Phillips - True Music

45. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"They should've got Jeff Bridges in to do the low parts"

On the show this week:

00:00:46 News

• Most people can't detect fully AI generated music

00:11:32 Small Talk by Whitney album review discussion

00:37:56 Live Review

00:43:22 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
2. Wednesday - Bleeds
3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought
4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam
5. The Weather Station - Humanhood
6. Squid - Cowards
7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
8. Geese - Getting Killed
9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong
11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now
13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon
14. Nazar - Demilitarize
15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?
16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming
17. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override
18. Daniel Avery - Tremor
19. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last
20. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI
21. Anxious - Bambi
22. Jay Som - Belong
23. shame - Cutthroat
24. Just Mustard - WE WERE JUST HERE
25. Barker - Stochastic Drift
26. Militarie Gun - God Save The Gun
27. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way
28. No Joy - Bugland
29. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
30. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory
31. Kloke - Lucidity
32. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust
33. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III
34. Charmer - Downpour
35. Far Caspian - Autofiction
36. Zement - Passagen
37. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On
38. Flipturn - Burnout Days
39. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
40. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen
41. Freckle - Freckle
42. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream
43. Zach Phillips - True Music
44. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"Who knows?"

On the show this week:

00:00:40 News

• Leo Fender's guitar company is shutting down

00:07:07 Tremor by Daniel Avery album review discussion

00:35:38 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Wednesday - Bleeds

3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought

4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

5. The Weather Station - Humanhood

6. Squid - Cowards

7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

8. Geese - Getting Killed

9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

14. Nazar - Demilitarize

15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

17. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override

18. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

19. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

20. Anxious - Bambi

21. Jay Som - Belong

22. shame - Cutthroat

23. Just Mustard - WE WERE JUST HERE

24. Barker - Stochastic Drift

25. Militarie Gun - God Save The Gun

26. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

27. No Joy - Bugland

28. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

29. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

30. Kloke - Lucidity

31. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

32. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

33. Charmer - Downpour

34. Far Caspian - Autofiction

35. Zement - Passagen

36. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

37. Flipturn - Burnout Days

38. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

39. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

40. Freckle - Freckle

41. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

42. Zach Phillips - True Music

43. Ethel Cain - Perverts

“sorry, it was a bit beyond my intelligence level”

On the show this week:

00:01:12 News

• K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency

00:08:35 WE WERE JUST HERE by Just Mustard album review discussion

00:37:54 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Wednesday - Bleeds

3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought

4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

5. The Weather Station - Humanhood

6. Squid - Cowards

7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

8. Geese - Getting Killed

9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

14. Nazar - Demilitarize

15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

17. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override

18. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

19. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

20. Anxious - Bambi

21. Jay Som - Belong

22. shame - Cutthroat

23. Barker - Stochastic Drift

24. Militarie Gun - God Save The Gun

25. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

26. No Joy - Bugland

27. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

28. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

29. Kloke - Lucidity

30. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

31. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

32. Charmer - Downpour

33. Far Caspian - Autofiction

34. Zement - Passagen

35. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

36. Flipturn - Burnout Days

37. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

38. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

39. Freckle - Freckle

40. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

41. Zach Phillips - True Music

42. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"I don't know how I've never read that properly before"

On the show this week:

00:00:44 News

• Youtube contributed 8 billion to the industry in the past year

00:06:43 God Save The Gun by Militarie Gun review discussion

00:27:51 Upcoming releases

Album Rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie
2. Wednesday - Bleeds
3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought
4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam
5. The Weather Station - Humanhood
6. Squid - Cowards
7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon
8. Geese - Getting Killed
9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer
10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong
11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)
12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now
13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon
14. Nazar - Demilitarize
15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?
16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming
17. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override
18. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last
19. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI
20. Anxious - Bambi
21. Jay Som - Belong
22. shame - Cutthroat
23. Barker - Stochastic Drift
24. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way
25. No Joy - Bugland
26. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’
27. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory
28. Kloke - Lucidity
29. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust
30. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III
31. Charmer - Downpour
32. Far Caspian - Autofiction
33. Zement - Passagen
34. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On
35. Flipturn - Burnout Days
36. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars
37. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen
38. Freckle - Freckle
39. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream
40. Zach Phillips - True Music
41. Ethel Cain - Perverts

"take everything I say with a grain of salt"

On the show this week:

00:00:40 News

• MTV closing all music video TV stations in the UK

00:07:27 Belong by Jay Som album review discussion

00:30:04 Upcoming releases this week

Album rankings:

1. The Beths - Straight Line Was A Lie

2. Wednesday - Bleeds

3. Algernon Cadwallader - Trying Not To Have A Thought

4. Great Grandpa - Patience, Moonbeam

5. The Weather Station - Humanhood

6. Squid - Cowards

7. Hotline TNT - Raspberry Moon

8. Geese - Getting Killed

9. Ninajirachi - I Love My Computer

10. Black Country New Road - Forever Howlong

11. Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

12. Obongjayar - Paradise Now

13. Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a Weapon

14. Nazar - Demilitarize

15. Alien Boy - You Wanna Fade?

16. Subsonic Eye - Singapore Dreaming

17. Jeff Tweedy - Twilight Override

18. Kokoroko - Tuff Times Never Last

19. Akira Kosemura - MIRAI

20. Anxious - Bambi

21. shame - Cutthroat

22. Barker - Stochastic Drift

23. Julien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My Way

24. No Joy - Bugland

25. Courting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’

26. Rival Consoles - Landscape from Memory

27. Kloke - Lucidity

28. The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die - Dreams of Being Dust

29. Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies III

30. Charmer - Downpour

31. Far Caspian - Autofiction

32. Zement - Passagen

33. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On

34. Flipturn - Burnout Days

35. Car Seat Headrest - The Scholars

36. SASAMI - Blood On the Silver Screen

37. Freckle - Freckle

38. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Soft New Magic Dream

39. Zach Phillips - True Music

40. Ethel Cain - Perverts