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Every episode sees the albums of an established artist ranked in order of greatness and discussed in nerderific detail, with the help or hindrance of some special guests and friends. It"s a right ol" rank-fest!

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00:35:29

Revisited 4: Arcade Fire - 'WE'

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2022/05/22

Fresh off its release, the Black Band T-Shirt chaps are back with Arcade Fire so soon after we ranked them in the first instance, as they return with their Nigel Godrich-produced first effort in 5 years “We”. We revise our rankings, and pay tribute to Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder. Your podcast hosts put on shows as Grim Heart Promotions, and we announce our next show, putting on FES at the Victoria in Dalston, with support from Time Cops, Spank Hair & GUTS. Tickets are £9 from

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00:24:03

Revisited 3: Bloc Party - 'Alpha Games'

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2022/05/22

We’re still Black Band T-Shirt on the Bloc, but is Alpha Games a Party? Ollie and Chris voice their little thoughts on the new Bloc Party record in this first of two Revisited episodes, and see where it fits into their ranking. Our favourite songs from this will be added shortly after release to our Spotify Rank Bank Playlist, nestling in amongst our best cuts from all our other episodes, our The Nicher The Better Top 5s and our shoutouts to form this uncontrollable beast - give it a spin here:

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01:13:22

Episode 28: The Clash (Part 2)

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2022/05/01

London ranking from the (not so) far away town! We conclude our chat on The Clash by covering Sandinista! and London Calling, a triple and a double album! Yikes. Plus our The Nicher The Better Top 5 songs on covers of songs originally released in the 1950s, and our usual shoutouts in the end. All our favourite cuts, top 5 choices and shoutouts will be added to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist shortly after release, nestling in amongst the same from all our other episodes to create this absolute

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01:01:12

Episode 28: The Clash (Part 1)

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2022/05/01

The sharif don’t like it, rank the Casbah! The Black Band T-Shirt chaps are back, ranking the albums of punk rock heroes The Clash! We cover Cut The Crap (because we have to 😩), Give ‘Em Enough Rope, Combat Rock and The Clash, their self-titled début. Plus we have a little chat at the end of the pod about what their members went onto next! We are owned by Elon Musk @BBTS_pod, come give us a follow and shout at us about our The Clash opinions, or provide your opinions about artists coming up and be

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01:39:29

Episode 27 (with Theo Araby-Kirkpatrick): Rolo...

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2022/04/17

We complete our ranking of the mighty Rolo Tomassi with Theo Araby-Kirkpatrick still in tow, going through Grievances, Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It and Where Myth Becomes Memory. Woof. We also do our The Nicher, The Better top 5 on forgotten UK emo/screamo/mathcore bands and our usual shoutouts at the end. The podcast can be found on Twitter @BBTS_pod where you can keep up to date with what we’re doing next, and provide your opinions on our pod subjects, the next of which is a biggun as we

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01:17:48

Episode 27 (with Theo Araby-Kirkpatrick): Rolo...

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2022/04/17

Talentless movers and rankers and candlestick makers! We begin our odyssey on the glorious Rolo Tomassi with our pal Theo Araby-Kirkpatrick in tow, covering Hysterics, Cosmology and Astraea on this part. We also cover Eternal Youth, the compilation of B-sides, remixes and rarities. All our favourite cuts from each album, our The Nicher, The Better Top 5s (if we can find some of Theo’s!) and shoutouts will be added to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist shortly after release, nestling in amongst the same

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00:36:35

Top 5 Songs: WWE Themes (Jim Johnston era)

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2022/04/03

*glass shatters* BAH GAWD, WITH GOD AS MY WITNESS, BLACK BAND T-SHIRT IS BROKEN IN HALF! It’s Wrestlemania weekend baby and we’re here with our top 5 themes of the 80s to around 2012, aka the Jim Johnston era! We get into some iconic Attitude Era themes and beyond, and pay tribute to the dreadful loss of Taylor Hawkins. All these themes and our favourite Hawkins moments will be put into our Spotify Rank Bank playlist shortly after release, alongside our best cuts from our full-length episodes

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01:10:03

Episode 26: Arcade Fire (Part 2)

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2022/03/27

Sometimes I get believing, I’m ranking past the feeling! We conclude our chat on Arcade Fire with The Suburbs and Funeral, plus our The Nicher The Better top 5 on songs with countries in the title that aren’t the UK or US and our usual shoutouts at the end. All our favourite cuts, our Top 5 choices and shoutouts will be added to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist shortly after the podcast’s release, nestling in amongst the same from all our other episodes - shuffle this beast for a wonderful time:

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00:51:39

Episode 26: Arcade Fire (Part 1)

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2022/03/27

Everyrank now! (I want it) Everyrank now! (I need it). The Black Band T-Shirt chaps are back on their bullsh*t, ranking the albums of Canadian indie rock collective Arcade Fire! We get into Everything Now, Reflektor and Neon Bible on this part, plus a little chat on their début self-titled EP and side releases. The podcast is now on Twitter @BBTS_pod, get at us with your thoughts on Arcade Fire and any of our other episodes. Our personal Twitter handles are @olliexcore (Ollie) and @cmgrumps

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01:45:31

Episode 25 (with Paul Chave): R.E.M. (Part 3)

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2022/03/13

Full apologies made for length here instead of a dodgy rank pun…! We round off R.E.M. with guest Paul Chave in one of our longest parts yet, covering Reveal, Around The Sun, Accelerate & Collapse Into Now. We also do our The Nicher The Better top 5 on our favourite UK number ones of 1983 (with a bit of a different approach) and our shoutouts. We announce our next episode at the end, where we’ll be leaving the US & UK for the first time in a while to take on Canadian indie heroes Arcade Fire! To get

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01:12:30

Episode 25 (with Paul Chave): R.E.M. (Part 2)

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2022/03/13

That’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spot, light, losing my rank-igion! With the 80s done, it’s time for the Black Band T-Shirt chaps to go into R.E.M.’s glory years, covering Out of Time, Automatic For The People, Monster, New Adventures In Hi-Fi and Up. Our guest Paul Chave sticks with us with his spicy takes (including one of the best metaphors ever broadcast on this pod) and almost murdering Ollie with the spear of mirth under the theme tune. All of our favourite cuts plus our The Nicher

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01:26:32

Episode 25 (with Paul Chave): R.E.M. (Part 1)

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2022/03/13

I’ve got my spine, I’ve got my o-rank crush! We kick off episode 25 of Black Band T-Shirt podcast ranking the albums of Athens, GA alt-rock heroes R.E.M. with our pal Paul Chave! The I.R.S. years are covered in this part (plus their major label début, motoring through Murmur, Reckoning, Fables of the Reconstruction, Lifes Rich Pageant, Document and Green. We are now on Twitter as a podcast, get at us on @BBTS_pod with all your R.E.M. opinions or anything we’ve covered before, anything we’re about

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01:02:10

Episode 24: Lady Gaga (Part 2)

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2022/02/20

Woaaaaah oh, woa-oh-oh, ohhhhhhh, caught in a bad rankmance! Episode 24 of Black Band T-Shirt concludes, rounding off our Gaga ranking with chat on The Fame Monster (which we’re considering EP & album together as a whole) & her latest effort, Chromatica. We then get into our The Nicher The Better top 5 on best songs by artists who’ve worn controversial or outrageous outfits and our usual shoutouts at the end. All our best cuts, along with our top 5 choices and shoutouts, will be added to

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00:48:22

Episode 24: Lady Gaga (Part 1)

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2022/02/20

Don’t be a rank, just be a queen! The Black Band T-Shirt chaps are back with something a bit different, ranking the albums of Mother Monster herself Lady Gaga! We cover 3 records on this first half, going through our thoughts on ArtPOP, Born This Way and Joanne, and close out the part with a brief chat on her acting exploits. Couple of plugs - Chris and I are putting on Other Half, Occupants and Older at the Fiddler’s Elbow on the 24th February; 3 great bands for £6 in advance or 7 quid on the

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00:42:09

Revisited 2 (with Matt Markham): Mastodon - 'Hushed...

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2022/02/06

I think that someone is trying to rank me…again! The Black Band T-Shirt chaps are back revisiting Mastodon after the release of Hushed and Grim, and they’ve got My Eyes Are Old and Bent guitarist Matt Markham along for the ride. Matt ranked Mastodon with us back in episode 6, and we discuss what we think about the new album from one of his favourite bands and how it fits into our ranking. Our aforementioned band have a single coming out on the 11th February called Defiant, hit us up on Facebook,

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01:02:43

Episode 23 (with Lucy Bonnett): Metallica (Part 3)

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2022/01/30

I RANK THE TABLE! Ollie, Chris and Lucy are back for the third and final part of their Metallichat, taking on Death Magnetic, Hardwired…To Self Destruct!, and a brief revisit to the infamous Lulu. Our Nicher The Better Top 5 this episode is our favourite songs about hair, based on the controversy of Metallica cutting their hair in the 90s. How very dare they! Thanks for joining us on this journey, we’ve got a couple of episodes coming up - first we’re doing Black Band T-Shirt Revisited for

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01:15:27

Episode 23 (with Lucy Bonnett): Metallica (Part 2)

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2022/01/30

Taaaaake my rank, we’re off to Never Never Rank! A big, beefy second part here as Ollie, Chris and guest Lucy Bonnett take on …And Justice For All, Metallica (aka The Black Album), Load, Reload and the infamous experiment that is St Anger - spicy takes abound here. We also do a little chat on Garage Inc to close it out, as we just needed to cram in a little more. All our best cuts, top 5 choices and shoutouts will be added shortly after the episode’s release to our Spotify Rank Bank playlist,

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01:07:32

Episode 23 (with Lucy Bonnett): Metallica (Part 1)

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2022/01/30

Rank before my eyes, now it’s time to die! Ollie, Chris and guest Lucy Bonnett start their ranking and look back at the massive career of the biggest heavy metal band of all time, Metallica! We get into Kill ‘Em All, Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets on this part, no small potatoes here. We close out this part with a little chat on S&M, as a bonus. We announce at the start of the show we’re putting on a gig as Grim Heart Promotions! Other Half, Occupants and Older are playing for us at

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00:53:13

Episode 22: Deafheaven (Part 2)

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2022/01/09

Am I dying? Is this blissful? I want to rank! Chris and Ollie provide their opinions on their respective favourite Deafheaven records, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love and Sunbather, in this part - sheets were not laid down, carpets were ruined. We also do our The Nicher, The Better top 5 on best songs from albums with (at least 70%) pink covers, and our usual plugs & shoutouts at the end. All our favourite cuts, Top 5 choices and shoutouts will go into our Spotify Rank Bank playlist shortly after

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00:40:47

Episode 22: Deafheaven (Part 1)

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2022/01/09

We rank them all, a great rank of colour! The Black(gaze) Band T-Shirt chaps are back, ranking and chatting the glorious discography of Californians Deafheaven! We get into Roads To Judah, New Bermuda and 2021 effort Infinite Granite on this part. We are now on Twitter @bbts_pod, come follow us and have a chat about all things hipster black metal! Ollie is on there @olliexcore and Chris is on @cmgrumps. Our band My Eyes Are Old and Bent can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @MEAOAB. This

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