“Cruel Summer” finally gets its due and Travis Scott’s Utopia makes a splash in the inaugural edition of Matt’s Chart Chat!
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Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is still a fantastic collection of songs from a Taylor on the brink of adulthood. Even though the new material is lacking, the new coat of paint really shines.
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It’s all come down to this: We’ve chosen sixteen of Taylor Swift’s best songs off of her ten albums, and now they’re all in a bracket. Listen as we pit them against each other in emotional, musical combat, all to determine the Taylor Swift song to rule all Taylor Swift songs! Will your favorite make it to the finals? Listen to find out!
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It's March, and it’s time for brackets! This year we are pitting the different eras of Taylor Swift against each other to find the best song Tay has ever created. This episode is dedicated to the recent songs from her Modern era: The pandemic poetry of Folklore, its surprise follow up Evermore, and the her latest album, Midnights. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a walk down memory lane as we deep dive into what might be Taylor’s creative peak.
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It's March, and it’s time for brackets! This year we are pitting the different eras of Taylor Swift against each other to find the best song Tay has ever created. This episode is dedicated to all the bangers from her Pop era: all the hits from 1989, the questionable choices made on Reputation and her return to form on Lover. Sit back, relax, and enjoy as we discuss Taylor’s most controversial era.
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It's March, and it’s time for brackets! This year we are pitting the different eras of Taylor Swift against each other to find the best song Tay has ever created. This episode is dedicated to the transitional songs from what we call her “Experimental” era: Self-written, rock-inspired Speak Now and her wildly successful album Red. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a walk down memory lane as we deep dive into some of the some of the best of the Taylor Swift catalog.
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It's March, and it’s time for brackets! This year we are pitting the different eras of Taylor Swift against each other to find the best song Taylor Swift has ever created. This episode is dedicated to the OG songs from her Country era: her self titled debut album Taylor Swift and her breakout album Fearless. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a walk down memory lane as we deep dive into classic Taylor Swift songs.
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This is Why, Paramore’s newest transformation, doesn’t quite redefine their sound in the same way as their last two albums, but it does offer a consolidation of sorts. The album explores adult anxiety with post-punk heft.
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The year is almost over, so it’s time to wrap it up! Today we have a recap of the year in Music. What do we think was the biggest news story of the year? Listen and find out! Then we have Mike & Matt’s top 5 albums of the year. Can we choose one album to crown the Media Boat Podcast Album of the Year?
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Katie Dey has always made her music from the depths of the digital world, but mydata is her most human effort to date. It’s also her best.
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Put your dogs outside and hide your birds for the latest album from Old Dominion. Following their self titled album last year, the country band put out a cat call to aspiring purrducers to meow mix their latest album. The result is a hair raising rendition of their newest album that is simply the cat’s meow.
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Do you ever wake up one day and decide “I want to make a indie record from 2010-2011?” Well Taylor Swift did. She called up The National’s Aaron Dessner, they tossed some demos back and forth, and eventually created Folklore, which was surprise released on Friday. If this seems strange, you’re right — but it’s 2020, so all bets are off. The craziest part about all of this? It just might be her most beautiful and consistent release of her career.
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With their debut album Kiss Yr Frenemies, the Hotties established themselves as purveyors of catchy, hook-y indie rock and tender balladry. FREE I.H. largely ditches that legacy and re-establishes Illuminati Hotties as a band capable of everything from electronic noise, double-speed punk, and Carribbean rhythm. All of these disparate parts come together to feel coherent with Sarah Tudzin’s sharp songwriting and stellar production.
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With their first album in over a decade, a new name, and a new superproducer (Melodrama & Lover’s Jack Antonoff), The Chicks feel just as raw and relevant as ever. With Gaslighter, they manage to make an album that’s largely a meditation on divorce and heartbreak feel bright and hopeful.
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Jared Leto and the other remaining members of Thirty Seconds To Mars (30STM) have released another album that does its best to inspire you through a cavalcade of beats and chants. This would have been a nice addition to their discography if we hadn't already heard this similar style twice last year.
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On the Golden Hour track "Love is a Wild Thing," Kacey Musgraves likens love to a plant growing in places where it thrives and where it struggles, like a flower blooming through a crack in concrete. This not only describes her budding relationship with her new husband, but also the record's sound; Kacey's music has grown beyond its country roots to become something truly special.
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On Sunday Justin Timberlake will have performed in front of what may have been the biggest television audience of all time at Super Bowl LII. When this was announced last year, it made perfect sense; he seemed like a relatively safe and likable choice, a megastar with a sense of humor. But in a post Man of the Woods world, I'm left wondering where that stardom and humor have gone.
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Today we venture into the world of music. 2017 was a wonderful mix of outstanding and disappointing, with some major artists dropping massive stinkers and smaller fish making their biggest waves. Here's what we were spinning/streaming the most this year.
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Though the name suggests a grand critique of modern culture, LCD Soundsystem's American Dream is a more personal document. Here James Murphy dwells on his favorite subject, time, in his most focused effort to date.
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We as a society owe Kesha Sebert an apology. When she burst onto the scene in 2010 with the megahit "Tik Tok" she was dismissed as a Gaga wannabe, a pop flash in the pan. Since then, of course, Kesha has dropped the both the "$" and the pretense. She's a genuine songwriter who has had to struggle with some serious shit. Rainbow is at last her signature document, a work that shows her range, her willingness to experiment, and most of all, her strength.
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