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Uncovering the Origins of Hardcore - 1st Listen to Black Flag's "Damaged" + Problematic Artists
Since our hosts both fell in love with Turnstile in the past few years, we thought it was time to go back to the origins of hardcore and see what we've missed. We're starting with Black Flag's…
Robyn *REALLY* Lets Her Body Talk - Reviewing "Existentialism" + Our Ten Bucket List Concerts
A new Robyn album is always cause for celebration, and this week we check out her latest - "Sexistentialism." We should've picked up from the album title and cover that we were in for an extremely…
Our Only Hope Against AI or Just Hype? Angine de Poitrine + Top 10 Weird Songs by "Normal" Artists
If you're anywhere near as obsessive about music as we are, Angine de Poitrine's KEXP performance has been inescapable these past few weeks. So is this just weird prog rock for music nerds or a real…
Under-appreciated Masterpiece? First Listen to Fiona Apple's "The Idler Wheel..." + Top 10 Canadian Songs
Fiona Apple has such a unique career arc. Following huge mainstream success with her debut album to creating genre-defying critical masterpieces, she's got the respect of the public and the critics…
Remember When Country Was Country? Willie Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" + Songs That Make Us Laugh
It's been a minute since either of us have listened to a capital-C Country album. Was this the right choice? We dig into Willie Nelson's classic "Red Headed Stranger" blindly and end up with mixed…
Is This Album Too Metal For Us?! First Listen to Gojira's "From Mars to Sirius" + Songs To Drive To
We're back with another first listen to an album - an artist - that we should've probably listened to already. This week it's Gojira's "From Mars to Sirius." Is it possible that this album is too…
First Listen to Frank Ocean - "Channel Orange" + Songs to Fall Asleep To
Two white dudes sit in a basement and talk about R&B. No, it's not the setup for an off-color joke, it's actually what you'll see on this week's edition of Extended Play. We went digging in the…
From "Brat" to Avant Garde Pop?! "Wuthering Heights" by Charli XCX + The Top 10 Movie Soundtracks
We admit it: we never listened to "brat." Not that shocking, considering we're not huge pop fans. But when we heard Charli XCX was doing the soundtrack for "Wuthering Heights," we thought it might be…
Minds Blown! 🤯 1st Listen to Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life," + Top 10 Artists of the 90s
It's time to review another classic album we somehow never got around to listening to before. Can you believe neither of us had ever given "Songs in the Key of Life" a full listen?! I mean, it was…
Is Bad Bunny For Us? First Listen to ""Debí Tirar Más Fotos" + Super Bowl Halftime Show Review
What's that you say? 98.7 million listeners? Okay, we'll give it a shot. It's finally time for our intrepid hosts to listen to Bad Bunny. What better place to start than the "Debí Tirar Más Fotos,"…
Middle-Aged Dudes Watch(?) The 2026 Grammys
Well, we tried. Kind of. Since we loved last year’s show so much, we thought we’d try to watch the 2026 edition of The Grammys and react live. Due to technical difficulties (and for our own mental…
Style Over Substance? "DON'T BE DUMB" by A$AP Rocky + Our Top 10 Vocalists
Before we listened to A$AP Rocky’s new album “DON’T BE DUMB,” we’d *heard* of A$AP Rocky before. A runway show here, a sneaker sponsorship there, RIhanna…but we’d only head a track or two by him. Was…
The Radiohead of Metal? First Listen to Tool's "Lateralus" + A Playlist For Your Enemies
We're back with another Classic/Crate/Current album review, and this time around it's a Crate pick - Tool's "Lateralus" from 2001. Are they the Radiohead of metal? Or are they just...boring? We're…
Does the New De La Soul Album Live Up to Their Legacy? Plus Terrible Songs on Otherwise Great Albums
We dove into the latest De La Soul record called “Cabin in the Sky” to see if it hits the same highs as their legendary back catalog. We’ll let you know whether this album is worth your time or not.…
It's Influential, But Is It Any Good? Bad Brains 1st Listen + 2025's Best Songs & Albums
In this episode, our hosts wonder whether being an “influential” album necessarily equates with a being a good listen. We continue rounding out our crit cred by listening to Bad Brains’ self-titled…
What Makes This Album an All-Time Classic? - "Who's Next" by The Who | Plus 10 Awesome Australians
It's time for our hosts to dig deep into an album from before their time. This time, it's The Who's "Who's Next." Is this truly a classic album? Or is it only seen so based on the strength of two…
Reaction: Tyler the Creator's "Igor" - Why Is He Such a Big Deal? | Plus Songs to Work Out To
In this episode, we dig deep into Tyler the Creator's "IGOR." It's our first time with Tyler at all, and pretty quickly we realized that we may have picked the wrong album to start with. Plus, a…
Steely Dan’s "Aja" — Our Honest First Impressions (No Nostalgia Attached)
We know what you're thinking. Just by a quick glance at our dumb faces would lead you to believe that of course we're into Steely Dan. But believe it or not, we've never listened to "Aja" before. Is…
Album of the Year? "Getting Killed" by Geese + Top 10 Songs You Didn't Want to Hear
We had to see (hear?) for ourselves if the hype was real. This week we listen to the latest album from Geese, count down ten songs that we never intend to listen to, and give you five more songs to…
Avant-Garde or Just Odd? Our First Listen to The Velvet Underground & Nico + Top 10 Instrumentals
We're slowly making our way through gaps in our musical knowledge, and this time around it's The Velvet Underground & Nico. With almost no context, how does this almost 60 year-old album hold up?…
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