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PODCAST

What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Music

Adam Scott Glasspool, Steve Murphy, Lucas Way

A podcast that dives deep into discographies - one artist per season. Hosts Adam, Steve, and Lucas go album by album, track by track, exploring how context shapes our experience of music, why fans become obsessed, and what music really is. With three hosts coming from wildly different levels of musical knowledge, expect sharp analysis, wild tangents, hot takes, and more information about the artists (and the hosts) than you ever asked for. Current focus: Björk. Previous seasons featured Manic Street

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All Episodes

159:51

Arctic Monkeys Music Videos

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2026/04/13

The Big Mates watch all of Arctic Monkeys' music videos in one sitting. You can watch along with us here: www.bilibili.com/video/BV1AiQWBqEkR/ Or you can just listen without watching anything - that works too! Or you could make your own playlist - scroll down to see which videos we covered! Our next episode will see us wrap-up and offer final thoughts on the whole 7-album, 22-year career of Arctic Monkeys and is out on Monday April 20th! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.a...

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44:34

INTRODUCING: Welcome to Twin Peaks

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2026/04/08

Welcome to Welcome to Twin Peaks: A Twin Peaks Podcast for Beginners. Join Adam and Steve as they put on their investigation trenchcoats, pour a hot steaming cup of coffee, and dive into the world of Twin Peaks. In this first episode they introduce the podcast, the season to come, and their relationship with Twin Peaks and David Lynch. They discuss their knowledge of the show, including its place in culture at the time it was released and now, the vibe of the show, and whether or not the co...

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90:07

Arctic Monkeys B-Sides (Pt. 2)

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2026/04/06

The Big Mates mixed bags, S Club Juniors, tracklistings, and A Selection of B-Sides by Arctic Monkeys. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their dissection of the career of Arctic Monkeys by looking at a variety of b-sides from across their career. They discuss the writing, rehearsal, and recording of these songs from numerous eras, exploring the composition, tone, lyrics, meaning, and context for each song in turn - all from three differing perspectives, from being deeply into music and an...

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90:39

Arctic Monkeys B-Sides (Pt. 1)

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2026/03/30

The Big Mates discuss crows, ravens, flamingoes, and A Selection of B-Sides by Arctic Monkeys. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their dissection of the career of Arctic Monkeys by looking at a variety of b-sides from across their career. They discuss the writing, rehearsal, and recording of these songs from numerous eras, exploring the composition, tone, lyrics, meaning, and context for each song in turn - all from three differing perspectives, from being deeply into music and ...

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116:32

Arctic Monkeys Live at Glastonbury Festival 2023...

What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Music ·

2026/03/23

The Big Mates provide pointy and muddy audio commentary for Arctic Monkeys Live at Glastonbury Festival 2023. Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the 2023 headlining performance as broadcast to television, and as witness with Adam's own two eyes. They also talk about how the band toured The Car. Head to YouTube to watch along here: https://archive.org/details/arctic-monkeys-glastonbury-2023 Or don't watch along - the episode works fine either way! Our next episode comes out Monday M...

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100:47

The Car (Pt. 2)

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2026/03/16

The Big Mates discuss Arrested Development, cowboys, J.W. Pepper, and The Car by Arctic Monkeys. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Arctic Monkeys and conclude their track-by-track analysis of their seventh studio album. They explore the composition, tone, lyrics, meaning, and context for each song in turn - all from three differing perspectives, from being deeply into music and analysis, to not caring for art or critique, and everything in between!...

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106:34

The Car (Pt. 1)

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2026/03/09

The Big Mates discuss textual mishaps, DVD technology, Waluigi, and The Car by Arctic Monkeys. Adam, Steve, and Lucas begin their dissection of the band's seventh and most recent album by talking about orchestras, pandemics, and how they entered the studio to record a guitar-based rock album. They discuss the writing, rehearsal, and recording of what became The Car, explore the overall themes and sound, and begin their track-by-track analysis, exploring the composition, tone, lyri...

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65:35

Arctic Monkeys Live at the Royal Albert Hall

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2026/03/02

The Big Mates discuss the Turkish barber experience, winter camping, live documents, and Live at the Royal Albert Hall by Arctic Monkeys. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the band's career by examining their one and only live album! What do we make of this album? What do we make of live albums in general? What is munge? Find out on this episode of What Is Music? Our next episode is out next week, Monday March 9th, and will see us begin the deep-dive into The Car! Joi...

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88:00

Arctic Monkeys Live at Les Nuits de Fourvière 2018...

What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Music ·

2026/02/23

The Big Mates provide brisk and unwieldy audio commentary for Arctic Monkeys Live at Les Nuits de Fourvière 2018. Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the 2018 concert and talk about how Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino divided opinion upon release. Head to YouTube to watch along here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9_DFJsNu_0 Or don't watch along - the episode works fine either way! Our next episode comes out Monday March 2nd! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/pro...

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94:45

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Pt. 3)

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2026/02/16

The Big Mates discuss moon firsts, flesh worlds, word symmetry, and Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Arctic Monkeys and conclude their track-by-track analysis of their sixth album. They explore the composition, tone, lyrics, meaning, and context for each song in turn - all from three differing perspectives, from being deeply into music and analysis, to not caring for art or critique, and every...

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83:56

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Pt. 2)

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2026/02/09

The Big Mates discuss automobile mishaps, instagram tacos, virtual reality, and Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their dissection of the band's sixth album by talking about the musicians involved in creating it, a change in the credits, how much of the creative weight landed on Alex Turner's shoulders. They discuss the recording of the album and continue their track-by-track analysis, exploring the composition, tone, lyrics, me...

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100:19

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Pt. 1)

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2026/02/02

The Big Mates discuss Cameron, Kubrick, Fellini, and Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys. Adam, Steve, and Lucas begin their dissection of the band's seixth album by talking about pianos, conspiracy theories, the desire to make a different kind of album, and how Alex overcame writer's block. They discuss the writing and initial recording of the album, explore the overall themes and sound, and begin their track-by-track analysis, exploring the composition, tone, l...

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96:15

Critical Thinking (Pt. 2)

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2026/01/26

The Big Mates discuss longevity, cake, Paddington, and Critical Thinking by Manic Street Preachers. Adam, Steve, and Lucas return to the subject of their very first season, Manic Street Preachers, in order to dissect and explore the band's fifteenth and most recent album, Critical Thinking. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deeply into analy...

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18:56

BREAKING NEWS: Arctic Monkeys - Opening Night

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2026/01/23

The Big Mates recieve BREAKING NEWS. Adam, Steve, and Lucas take the truth and make it fluid whilst giving their first reactions to the new song by Arctic Monkeys. Released on January 22nd as a single from the forthcoming charity album Help(2) in aid of War Child, Opening Night is a new/old/reworked/fresh song by the band and was released amidst rumours that it would be the final song released by the band before breaking up. We give our initial thoughts on the song, the rumours, and the...

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98:54

Critical Thinking (Pt. 1)

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2026/01/19

The Big Mates discuss teachers, single edits, smart motorways, and Critical Thinking by Manic Street Preachers. Adam, Steve, and Lucas return to the subject of their very first season, Manic Street Preachers, in order to dissect and explore the band's fifteenth and most recent album, Critical Thinking. They talk about the writing and recording process, the context surrounding the songs, and offer up analysis, opinions, and thoughts from three differing perspectives on music, from being deepl...

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225:12

Album Club: Sigur Ros - Takk...

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2026/01/12

Now on our main feed, we present to you The WIM Album Club, with an episode we released on our Patreon last year. The episode is a classic WIM deep-dive into the album Takk... by Sigur Ros and features all of the usual discussion, analysis, commentary, history, insight, and tangents you've come to expect from the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to our Patreon to hear more episodes on a range of different artists, in different genres, from different countries and eras. Going ...

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120:24

BONUS: Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

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2026/01/05

Ladies and gentlemen... We present to you, an episode from our Patreon! If you liked this, you can find plenty more like it by heading to https://www.patreon.com/whatismusicpod and signing up today! Free trials are available now for a limited time only! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com Support our sho...

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90:42

Bigma''s

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2025/12/15

It is once again a time for reflection, rejoicing, and sharing. Lucas remembers the time he got an N64 from Santa, Steve shares his plans for a festive family get together, and Adam battles his darkest Christmas yet. We will return in the New Year! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com Get access to ...

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70:03

We Went to See Radiohead

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2025/12/08

The Big Mates take a break from the current season to discuss the recent tour undertaken by Radiohead, some of the context surrounding it, and their own experiences of seeing them live at the O2 in London. Our next episode is out next Monday December 15th! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com Get access to more...

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71:56

The Last Shadow Puppets 2016 Tour Commentary

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2025/12/01

The Big Mates provide legal but audacious audio commentary for a selection of videos of The Last Shadow Puppets on tour in 2016. Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the band's onstage personas, how seriously to take their antics, and the evolution of Alex Turner as a performer. Head to YouTube to watch along with the playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRzMZT2JmJ1Ff80yJnWEqlv3gbyfbPMa3&si=tCeHtTETO12Hf_TM Or don't watch along - the episode works fine either way! Our ...

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