Whack or Slaps

Whack or Slaps

By Caleb Ontiveros, Noah Ontiveros, and Adrian OchoaMusicMusic CommentaryMusic History
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Whack or Slaps episodes

  • Modest Mouse's The Moon & Antarctica

    Another week, another all-time classic Indie Rock record gets put under the microscope as the Boys discuss the formative third album from genre stalwarts Modest Mouse, The Moon & Antarctica.

    2 hr 12 min
  • The New Pornographers' Twin Cinema

    They're baaaaack! The Boys return from their hiatus with another visit to the Great White North as they break down Canadian indie supergroup The New Pornographers' power poppin' third album Twin Cinema.

    2 hr 1 min
  • My Bloody Valentine's Loveless

    On this Very Special Episode the Boys take a trip back in time and envelop themselves in the ethereal sounds of My Bloody Valentine's eternal second album Loveless.

    2 hr 24 min
  • The Knife's Silent Shout

    Join the boys this week as they travel to the northern latitudes and traverse Swedish electronic duo The Knife's third full length LP Silent Shout.

    2 hr 14 min
  • Animal Collective's Feels

    The boys have a lot of... thoughts about the album on this episode, the first in an epic trilogy covering the Pitchfork-approved powerhouse Animal Collective. This week they cover the band's sixth studio record Feels.

    2 hr 4 min
  • M.I.A.'s Arular

    This week the grooves are global and the pop is political as the Boyz traverse M.I.A.'s debut album Arular.

    2 hr 14 min

About Whack or Slaps

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Welcome to Whack or Slaps, where we look back into the annals of 2000s indie music to determine if an album, or band, or even entire musical movement was actually good or just a product of the hype machine of its time.