This week we dive into the mysterious and noisy world of the pseudo-anonymous hardcore supergroup United Nations.
Read MoreWhat is cancel culture really? Does it even work for some artists? Are other artists capable of coming back from being cancelled? Who should have been cancelled but hasn’t been (yet)? We go deep on what cancel culture is, how it works and way, way more aside.
Read MoreThe dynamic duo are back again as they talk about the soundtrack to the film Clerks. Is it a truly unsung compilation? Does it stand the test of time? We find out.
Read MoreThis week we take a dive into the world of Mark Linkous’ and talk about Sparklehorse’s entire career, from their quiet beginnings to their tragic end.
Read MoreReally excited to have our good pal Kapil Seshasayee back this week and he’s picked an absolute corker - the “debut” album by the mysterious Vyto B…
Read MoreWe were supposed to do Hard Core by Lil Kim this week but we were unable to do so. Instead, we’ve launched a new feature call INTROS where we ask people what their first ever album was. Chris, Mark and Vicki go first this week, but in future we’ll be looking to hear from YOU the public. Let us know if you like this format and we’ll do it again!
Read MoreWe were supposed to do Hard Core by Lil Kim this week but we were unable to do so. Instead, we’ve launched a new feature call INTROS where we ask people what their first ever album was. Chris, Mark and Vicki go first this week, but in future we’ll be looking to hear from YOU the public. Let us know if you like this format and we’ll do it again!
Read MoreLast week we placed Ace of Base in the wider context of Swedish pop music, and looked a little at some of the Nazi punk bands that were an apparent influence on Ufe. This week we ask, are these guys really a secret Aryan pop project? And what’s with all the articles that say they are?
Read MoreSwedish pop? Nazis? Hot takes and deep soul searching? We have it all, this week as we parse the rumours that Ace of Base are Nazi.
Read MoreDo you remember Alisha’s Attic? Are Bloc Party overrated? Is Beck any good? Find out on our latest episode of Sound is a Pound.
Read MoreUncut Magazine must’ve tested the sanity of every single one of their readers with this collection of tracks. A couple of complete bangers strewn amongst garbage.
Read MoreWe finally close out our old Patreon commitments by tackling an album one of our top subscribers asked us to do - the avant-garde jazz album New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges by Colin Stetson. The whole thing causes us to get very introspective, frankly…
Read MorePodcast crossover time! Alex from Every Album Ever joins us this week to talk about ELO. He’s a big fan, and he’s nominated their 9th album Time as an unsung classic. And y’know what, he might just be right…
Read MoreIn part two of our epic Beach Boys retrospective we talk about their career since the 80s. We also talk about our interpretation of the band – are they worthy of their legendary status? Was Brain Wilson a genius? Is Mike Love a bit of a dick? Then we discuss Sunflower proper, as well as the two other albums Vicki almost chose…
Read MoreThe Beach Boys have been a band for 61 years. Let that sink in for a second, and then you’ll understand why this had to be a two parter. This week – the first 30 years of their career.
Read MoreWhere were you in 1998, and what were you listening to? Some us were listening to Radio Kerrang! Vol.5 - a true nu-metal stramash of a covermount CD with a surprising amount of non-metal songs on it. Is it any good though? Let’s find out…
Read MoreWe’ve been talking about covermount CDs for year, so we decided to start a new feature where we review these weird cultural artefacts in all their glory. But before all that, we dive into the history of the covermount…
Read MoreIn the land of post-punk, our co-host Ferro is king. This week he brings us That Petrol Emotion. Formed from the ashes of The Undertones, are these guys unsung? You decide!
Read MoreWe enjoyed the last Sound is a Pound so much that we thought we’d saunter into Poundland again, pick up some albums for a quid then gift them to our fellow hosts for the bantz. This episode we have Lit, Mercury Rev and The Cardigans. Mmm. Beige.
Read MoreHooooooo boy. Here we go. As requested by a friend of the pod with more money than sense, we give InMe’s Overgrown Eden a good once over. If you’re a fan of the band, you’ll want to skip this episode…
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