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SKiP"D

https://linktr.ee/skipdpod SKiP’D is the ultimate music podcast for album aficionados & casual listeners alike. Each episode, hosts Mike & Rob press play on a listener’s pick to determine whether each album is so flawless you’d never skip a single track, or if it belongs in a skip. With expert storytelling, in-depth album deep dives, & the hosts infectious banter, every unskippable album becomes a rich journey. From hidden gems to classic masterpieces, Mike & Rob explore the stories

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Ep 61: Kendrick Lamar - 'Good Kid M.A.A.D City'

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2026/09/30

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpodIn episode sixty‑one of Skip'd, Rob & Mike take a drive through Compton with Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid, m.A.A.d City. Released in 2012, the album marked a breakthrough moment in modern hip‑hop, weaving cinematic storytelling, shifting flows and West Coast production into a coming‑of‑age narrative that plays out like a short film. Rob & Mike unpack how those choices shape the album's identity, and dig into what has shaped

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Ep 60: Cage The Elephant - 'Cage The Elephant'

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2026/09/23

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpodIn episode sixty of Skip'd, Rob & Mike crank the amps up for Cage the Elephant's self‑titled debut. Released in 2008, the album marked a raw, restless introduction to the band, blending garage rock swagger, blues‑soaked riffs and punk‑edged energy into a sound that feels scrappy, unpredictable and full of nervous tension. Rob & Mike unpack how those choices shape the album's identity, and dig into what has shaped its

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Ep 59: Jessie Ware - 'What's Your Pleasure?'

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2026/09/16

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpodIn episode fifty nine of Skip'd, Rob & Mike head onto the dancefloor with Jessie Ware's 'What's Your Pleasure'. Released in 2020, the album marked a full embrace of disco and nu‑disco, wrapping shimmering strings, pulsing basslines and retro‑futurist production around Ware's cool, controlled vocal delivery. Rob & Mike unpack how those choices shape the album's identity, dig into what has shaped its legacy

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Ep 58: Mike's Desert Island Skips

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2026/09/09

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty eight of SKiP'D, the desert island tables turn for the second of this two‑part Desert Island Skips special as we hear Mike's picks. Rob puts Mike in the hot seat to reveal the eight tracks he'd take to a desert island, the book he'd want washed up beside him, and the one luxury he refuses to live without.This episode digs into the songs that have soundtracked Mike's life, the records that shaped his

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Ep 57: Rob's Desert Island Skips

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2026/09/02

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpodIn episode fifty‑seven of Skip'd, Rob & Mike shipwreck themselves on a very different format. In the first of two Desert Island Skips specials, Mike puts Rob on the spot, unpacking the eight tracks Rob would take to a desert island, the book he'd want washed up beside him, and the one indulgent luxury he can't imagine surviving without.Away from the usual album deep‑dives, this episode is a chance to hear what's really shaped Rob's musical

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Ep 56: Harry Styles - 'Harry's House'

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2026/08/26

In episode fifty‑six of Skip’d, Rob & Mike step into Harry’s House. Released in 2022, Harry’s House marked a shift toward intimacy with a blend of soft‑pop, synth shimmer, and laid‑back grooves that feel inviting, familiar and deliberately unhurried. Rob & Mike unpack how those choices shape the album’s identity, and dig into what has shaped the album’s legacy, why critics embraced it, and what makes certain tracks linger long after the first listen.From its shimmering singles to its softer,

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Ep 55: Ms. Lauryn Hill - 'The Miseducation of Lauryn...

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2026/08/19

In episode fifty five of Skip’d, Rob & Mike turn their attention to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: The Grammy‑sweeping debut released in 1998 that blends hip‑hop, soul, gospel, and acoustic works and earned that reputation for being a masterpiece. Revered as a raw, poetic, and occasionally cryptic body of work, the boys will ask whether its emotional power comes from clarity, vulnerability, or the listener filling in the gaps and whether it still holds up, and what its cultural weight looks

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Ep 54: Anniversary Special - The Best of Year One...

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2026/08/12

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpodIn episode fifty four of Skip'd, Rob & Mike Every celebrate a year of their collaboration by pitting every album that's ever earned the 'unskippable' rating head to head in a single elimination tournament to find out which one is the actual best of the best. We're talking Thriller, Rumours, AM, Nevermind, Appetite For Destruction and more. This is not a bracket with weak links, and that's exactly the issue.Sixteen albums, one crown, and

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Ep 53: Anniversary Special - The Second Chance Cup

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2026/08/05

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpodIn episode fifty three of Skip'd and to celebrate the looming one year anniversary of the podcast, Rob & Mike do something they've never done before: They go back. Every album that's ever walked away from this podcast wearing the dreaded Skip'd rating gets dragged back into the room for one more chance to prove Rob and Mike got it wrong. The boys pit them against each other in a double elimination knockout tournament to find out if a bad

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Ep 52: Nirvana - 'Nevermind'

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2026/07/29

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty‑two of Skip’d, Rob & Mike plunge headfirst into Nevermind, the era‑defining, culture‑shifting second album from Nirvana. Released in 1991, Nevermind finds Nirvana sharpening their raw punk roots into something louder, darker, and unexpectedly melodic. The album swings between serrated guitars, thunderous drums, and Cobain’s unmistakable blend of cryptic poetry, emotional volatility, and hooks so sharp they practically

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Ep 51: Pendulum - 'Hold Your Colour'

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2026/07/22

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty-one of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive into Hold Your Colour, the ground-breaking debut album from Pendulum. Released in 2005, Hold Your Colour helped redefine drum and bass for a new generation, blending breakneck beats with rock influences, soaring melodies, and anthemic song writing. The result was an album that crossed genre boundaries and became one of the defining electronic releases of the 2000s.From explosive club

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Ep 50: The Beatles - 'Abbey Road'

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2026/07/15

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode fifty of Skip’d, Rob & Mike take on one of the most celebrated albums in music history: Abbey Road by The Beatles. Released in 1969, Abbey Road stands as the band's final recorded album and a remarkable showcase of their creative ambition at the height of their powers. From its iconic opening moments to the legendary medley that closes the record, the album blends rock, pop, blues, psychedelia, and experimentation into a

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Ep 49: Wet Leg - Moisturizer

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2026/07/08

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty-nine of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive into Moisturizer, the second album from Wet Leg. Released in 2025, Moisturiser finds Wet Leg expanding their sonic palette whilst balancing an irreverent charm that made their debut such a phenomenon. The album swings between jangly guitars, punchy rhythms, synth‑flecked detours, and lyrics that oscillate between absurdity, vulnerability, and razor‑sharp observation.From its punchy openers

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Ep 48: Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare

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2026/07/01

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty-eight of Skip’d, Rob & Mike descend into Welcome to My Nightmare, the twisted, theatrical, and wildly imaginative concept album from Alice Cooper. Released in 1975, Welcome to My Nightmare marks Cooper’s first solo outing, and follows a young boy named Steven as he navigates a dreamscape filled with monsters, shadows, temptations, and psychological unease. It’s a concept that allows Cooper to stretch his theatrical

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Ep 47: Miley Cyrus - 'Plastic Hearts'

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2026/06/24

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑seven of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive headfirst into Plastic Hearts, the bold, glam‑rock‑infused reinvention from Miley Cyrus. Released in 2020, Plastic Hearts finds Cyrus stepping confidently into a sound she’d been circling for years: a fusion of rock, synth‑pop, punk energy, and smoky, late‑night vulnerability. Across its tracklist, she explores heartbreak, self‑destruction, desire, and the strange clarity that comes after

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Ep 46: Joan Armatrading - 'Me Myself I'

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2026/06/17

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑seven of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive into Me Myself I, the bold, self‑assured, and irresistibly melodic 1980 album from Joan Armatrading. Released at the dawn of a new decade, Me Myself I is an album that balances strength with softness, swagger with sincerity, and pop‑rock immediacy with the introspective songwriting that has always defined Armatrading’s work. From its confident openers to its reflective closing moments, Me

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Ep 45: Metallica - 'Ride The Lightning'

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2026/06/10

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑six of Skip’d, Rob & Mike plug into Ride the Lightning, the blistering, era‑defining second album from Metallica. Released in 1984, Ride the Lightning captures a young band already pushing against the limits of speed and aggression, weaving in themes of fate, fear, injustice, and existential dread. From themse of state‑sanctioned execution to war, madness, and personal reckoning, to fast riffs, more intricate songwriting,

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Ep 44: Gotye - 'Making Mirrors'

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2026/06/03

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty-four of Skip’d, Rob & Mike step into Making Mirrors, the third album from Gotye. Released in 2011, Making Mirrors is an album built on contrasts: joy and melancholy, nostalgia and reinvention, intimacy and widescreen ambition. Beneath its colourful palette lies a set of songs wrestling with identity, connection, and the strange ways we change.From bold stylistic swings to its quietly devastating moments, Making Mirrors

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Ep 43: Sleep Token - 'Even In Arcadia'

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2026/05/27

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑three of Skip’d, Rob & Mike step into the shadowy, genre‑blurring world of Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia. Following their steady rise from cult anonymity to one of the most talked‑about modern acts, Even In Arcadia captures Sleep Token at their most expansive and self‑assured. Blending elements of alternative metal, R&B, ambient pop, and post‑rock, the album drifts between quiet vulnerability and explosive catharsis,

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Ep 42: The Roots - 'Undun'

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2026/05/20

Find all the links you need at https://linktr.ee/skipdpod In episode forty‑two of Skip’d, Rob & Mike dive into Undun, the ambitious and deeply introspective concept album from The Roots. Released in 2011, Undun follows the life and death of its fictional protagonist Redford Stephens, tracing his path backwards from tragedy to the moments that shaped him. It’s a bold narrative choice that gives the album a haunting sense of inevitability, pulling you deeper with each track as the bigger picture

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