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We review a recently released album every week. Plus, music news and a rundown of the soon-to-be-released music you should know about. New episodes release every Monday.

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All Episodes

00:45:39

Raspberry Moon by Hotline TNT

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2025/06/30

“The colour of Apollo Creed’s shorts in Rocky II”On the show this week:00:00:53 NewsSheffield’s Leadmill is closing but other grassroots venues are thriving00:10:21 Raspberry Moon by Hotline TNT album review discussion00:43:35 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Obongjayar - Paradise NowSoot Sprite - Wield Your

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00:33:50

Singapore Dreaming by Subsonic Eye

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2025/06/24

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00:35:24

Soft New Magic Dream by Black Moth Super Rainbow

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2025/06/16

"Stay rooted in what matters most"On the show this week:00:00:42 NewsCoca-Cola launches Real Thing Records with UMG00:06:50 Soft New Magic Dream by Black Moth Super Rainbow album review discussion00:32:35 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Obongjayar - Paradise NowSoot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a

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00:47:22

Paradise Now by Obongjayar

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2025/06/09

“I knew you were going to say Carly Rae Jepsen!” “Why would I talk about anyone else?”On the show this week:00:00:49 NewsNDAs should be banned to curb music industry ‘culture of misogyny’, says new parliament report00:13:30 Paradise Now by Obongjayar review discussion00:44:18 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Soot Sprite

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00:46:21

Downpour by Charmer

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2025/06/02

"Why did I sound like Harry Styles"On the show this week:00:00:47 NewsSpotify continues to dominate in Europe00:12:37 Downpour by Charmer review discussion00:43:09 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Soot Sprite - Wield Your Hope Like a WeaponNazar - DemilitarizeAlien Boy - You Wanna Fade?Anxious - BambiBarker -

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00:45:20

Wield Your Hope Like A Weapon by Soot Sprite

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2025/05/26

"They really pull out the cautious"On the show this week:00:00:53 NewsSpotify will show listen counts for podcasts00:12:29 Wield Your Hope Like A Weapon by Soot Sprite review discussion00:42:09 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Nazar - DemilitarizeAlien Boy - You Wanna Fade?Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien

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00:47:38

You Wanna Fade? by Alien Boy

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2025/05/19

"I’m thinking like 90s electronica, the ones that have a snowy picture on the front cover"On the show this week:00:01:13 NewsLord Buffalo cancel European tour after drummer Yamal Said is detained by US border control00:07:33 You Wanna Fade? by Alien Boy album review discussion00:45:47 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad

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00:53:40

The Scholars by Car Seat Headrest

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2025/05/12

"I'm now way more confused than I was going in!"On the show this week:00:00:46 NewsTennis attack Pitchfork reviews00:12:10 The Scholars by Car Seat Headrest00:51:48 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Nazar - DemilitarizeAnxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien Baker & TORRES - Send A Prayer My

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00:35:43

Demilitarize by Nazar

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2025/05/05

"I have a feeling we're going to diverge quite significantly"On the show this week:00:00:45 NewsAustralian radio station hosted by AI for 20 hours a week00:06:10 Demilitarize by Nazar album review discussion00:24:15 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftJulien

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00:52:12

Send a Prayer My Way by Julien Baker & TORRES

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2025/04/28

"I want it noted for posterity that I've disagreed." "Noted."On the show this week:00:00:52 NewsCall to fine 'headphone dodgers' who play music on buses00:08:33 Send a Prayer My Way by Julien Baker & TORRES album review discussion00:49:04 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsBlack Country New Road - Forever HowlongJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious -

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00:44:12

Forever Howlong by Black Country New Road

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2025/04/21

"It feels very English and I don't know how to elaborate on that but it does"On the show this week:00:00:52 NewsBuskers banned from Leicester Square00:08:05 Forever Howlong by Black Country New Road00:41:43 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiBarker - Stochastic DriftCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out

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00:35:43

Stochastic Drift by Barker

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2025/04/14

"Stave off the boygenius tiredness"On the show this week:00:00:39 NewsTrump's tariffs cause fallout in the music industry00:09:27 Stochastic Drift by Barker album review discussion00:29:38 James' thoughts on Patience, Moonbeam by Great Grandpa00:32:26 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:Great Grandpa - Patience, MoonbeamThe Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How

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00:35:24

Patience, Moonbeam by Great Grandpa

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2025/04/07

"We love and respect Imogen Heap in this household"On the show this week:00:01:11 Patience, Moonbeam by Great Grandpa review discussion00:31:45 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsJapanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Anxious - BambiCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the

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00:49:21

Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) by Japanese Breakfast

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2025/03/31

"This is cosmic payback for me using the word lugubrious"On the show this week:00:00:48 NewsSoundcloud trends released00:06:47 For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) by Japanese Breakfast review discussion00:45:54 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsAnxious - BambiCourting - Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’Om Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI -

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00:40:20

Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come...

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2025/03/24

"Is this required reading for the album listening experience?"On the show this week:00:01:04 NewsPRS and the BBPA launch the Pubs Go Live initiative00:06:15 Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’ by Courting album review discussion00:35:56 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsAnxious - BambiOm Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysSASAMI - Blood On the Silver

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00:38:02

Blood On the Silver Screen by SASAMI

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2025/03/17

"sounds like the really short synopsis you see under Netflix movies"On the show this week:00:00:51 NewsGlobal music growth slows in 2024 with streaming's share of revenue actually dipping00:08:22 Blood On the Silver Screen by SASAMI review discussion00:35:36 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsAnxious - BambiOm Unit - Acid Dub Studies IIIZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain -

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00:41:05

Acid Dub Studies III by Om Unit

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2025/03/10

"I only measure in Bruce Springsteens"On the show this week:00:01:05 NewsCreate Music Group acquires deadmau5 and mau5trap records00:09:45 Acid Dub Studies III by Om Unit review discussion00:37:23 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodSquid - CowardsAnxious - BambiZement - PassagenFlipturn - Burnout DaysFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

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00:59:44

Bambi by Anxious

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2025/03/03

"Bambi by Bambi"On the show this week:00:01:09 News Musicians in the UK protest new AI law00:09:26 Bambi by Anxious album review discussion00:57:15 Upcoming releases this weekAlbum rankings: The Weather Station - Humanhood Squid - Cowards Zement - Passagen Flipturn - Burnout Days Freckle - Freckle Zach Phillips - True Music Ethel Cain - Perverts

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00:51:11

Passagen by Zement

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2025/02/24

"as someone who grew up in a Radio 2 household, it is 100% the Radio 2 audience"On the show this week:00:00:51 News Red Hot Chili Peppers seeking $350M in masters catalog sale00:05:00 Passagen by Zement review discussion00:40:27 Quantum Sound: Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini gig review00:47:44 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings: The Weather Station - Humanhood Squid - Cowards Flipturn - Burnout Days Freckle - Freckle Zach Phillips - True Music Ethel Cain - Perverts

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00:50:32

Cowards by Squid

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2025/02/17

"if you want a lyric from this album tattooed on you...you might get some questions"On the show this week:00:00:45 NewsUniversal Music Group and Music Health Alliance Launch Music Industry Mental Health Fund00:06:34 Cowards by Squid review discussion00:37:07 Upcoming releasesAlbum Rankings:The Weather Station - HumanhoodFlipturn - Burnout DaysFreckle - FreckleZach Phillips - True MusicEthel Cain - Perverts

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