On a Friday

Andrew and Matt are joined by their longtime friend SMUS16475 to discuss his favorite album, The Beach Boys' legendary 1966 album Pet Sounds, which utilized fresh and abnormal recording techniques such as the Wall of Sound, causing it to become one of the most influential albums of all time. It went on to inspire The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which changed the music scene as a whole. But did Pet Sounds perhaps inspire even more? The gang discuss this topic and more in this episode, including relationships, fade-outs, ego death, how much it should take to earn a songwriting credit, and bike gloves! This album includes world-renowned hits "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Sloop John B", and "God Only Knows".

Matt kicks off the second season with the least popular album from his favorite band, Music from "The Elder" by KISS. He and Andrew go in-depth on the 1981 medieval concept album, trying to figure out the bizarre story and even more bizarre making of it, following some catching up and reflections on the first season. They also discuss Andrew's new EP (This Day, Next Year by VXXT), the place of instrumental songs and covers on concept albums, as well as region-exclusive differences. This album features barely performed singles "A World Without Heroes" and "I".

After an extended break, Andrew & Matt get back to where they once belonged for a special episode in which they discuss the recent Disney+ special, The Beatles: Get Back, which shows the creation of the band's 1970 album and documentary film Let It Be and preparations for a first-time-in-three-years live show, which ended up being the iconic rooftop concert on top of the Apple Studio. The Fab Two discuss highlights from all eight hours of the series as well as plans for the podcast going forward. If you listen for long enough, you'll even get a sneak preview of what albums will be discussed in the next few episodes!

Are you ready to get metal? Er, industrial. Really just noisy. Either way, this week Andrew picked Daughters' 2018 album You Won't Get What You Want, which came after an 8-year dry spell from the band that also saw a 4-year hiatus. After continuing in 2013, they eventually began work on this album, which can best be described as... noise rock? It's exactly as loud as it sounds. This leads Andrew & Matt to conversations about platform-exclusive music, religion, eponymous song titles, and tropical house music. This album features intense singles "Satan in the Wait", "The Reason They Hate Me", and "Long Road, No Turns".

Matt & Andrew discuss yet another pop album, this time being Billie Eilish's recent album Happier Than Ever, produced and co-written by her brother Finneas, known for popularizing downtempo styles in the mainstream pop genre. This leads them to conversations about song name capitalization, parasocial relationships, associating songs with people, artistic use of autotune, and emotional maturity. Also, there are a few surprising revelations sprinkled throughout. This album features her popular singles "my future", "Therefore I Am", and "Your Power", as well as the long-anticipated title track, which also has a music video of its own.