Episodes
Is Cold Chisel AM dad rock, bogan rock, or something more? Or is it possibly all three at once? Gerard and Josh join us again to nominate an Australian classic.  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright WEA Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 10/11/23
Published 10/11/23
We're joined by Josh and Gerard, the rhythm section of Brisbane's awesome August River Band as they nominate one of the all-time classic albums. Will Liam and George find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Warner Bros Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 09/20/23
Tim Byrnes joins us again to look at the last album of an under-appreciated Australian icon, Rowland S Howard. Will Liam and George find Pop Crimes flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Liberation / Fat Possum Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 08/22/23
Medical issues are really screwing up our 2023 - thanks for sticking around, we really appreciate it, and it looks like we are back on schedule now :)  Special guest Tim Byrnes joins us and nominates the emotional electro sounds of Broadcast's second album. Will Liam and George find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Warp...
Published 08/08/23
In 2002, Texas' own Trail Of Dead delivered one of the iconic sets of that year's Livid festival. Branko Cosic was there, as was Liam, and it was part of a life-long love affair with Trails' hectic, barreling rock. That affair began for both with Source Tags And Codes, which Branko believes is flawless.   Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Interscope...
Published 07/04/23
And we are back! :)Special guest Branko Cosic joins us to nominate the dirty, sweaty, heaving mosh pit that is Helmet's Betty. Will Liam and George find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Interscope Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 06/20/23
hey everyone, some medical issues have prevented us from getting together to record, so we've compiled another set of our bonus episodes.  As always, you can get our bonus episodes as we (very irregularly) release them over on our patreon: www.patreon.com/flawlessamp. Hopefully we will be back in a couple of weeks. Stay awesome :) 
Published 06/06/23
With the second version of Twin Fantasy, Car Seat Headrest made the unusual choice to completely re-record a previous album. Can it still be a flawless record? Mt Nadir certainly think so.  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Matador Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 05/23/23
Big Thief's debut album is a stunning piece of craft, filled with excellent instrumentation, and Adrianne Lenker's charming and haunting vocals. Jake and Connor from Mt Nadir think it's flawless - will Liam and George agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Saddle Creek Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced...
Published 04/25/23
Hey everyone, we unfortunately have some bad news. After 5 years with Flawless, our treasured friend and co-host Grant Parkin has decided to step away from the podcast. We decided to spring a Farewell mini-episode on him, so if you've ever wondered what it would sound like to hear 3 grown adults barely keeping it together for 15 straight minutes, have we got an episode for you! Grant will always be a beloved part of the Flawless family and it won't be the same without him. We miss you already...
Published 04/05/23
Even if you've never heard Kick in full, chances are you've heard most of it on the radio, as it dominated the late 80s radio airwaves. Special guest Carly thinks it's a flawless record - will Liam, George and Grant agree?  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Warner Music Group. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin,...
Published 03/28/23
We're joined by special guest Carly, who nominates an iconic Brisbane album - will it be found flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Eastwest Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/Twitter:...
Published 03/15/23
Being an iconic Australian artist can mean a lot of different things, but to Liam, there's noone more iconically Australian than Darren Hanlon and his debut album Hello Stranger. Will George and Grant find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Candle Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and...
Published 02/28/23
In 2005, We Are Scientists' debut album came in at the end of the garage rock revival, but they'd been making their mark since 1999, supporting all the bands who were making garage rock the new big thing. George thinks With Love And Squalor is a flawless album - will Liam and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Virgin Records. Flawless is...
Published 02/14/23
The FLC combine rock, jazz, funk, soul and hip-hop, and do so with almost effortless swagger and cool. Liam thinks their debut album is flawless, will George and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright EMI Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 02/01/23
Grant nominates the classic debut from heavy rock supergroup Velvet Revolver - will Liam and George find it flawless?  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright RCA Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 01/18/23
Special guest Sabrina Lawrie joins us again to nominate the grunge classic, Soundgarden's Superunknown. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright A&M Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 01/03/23
And we're back! Special guest Sabrina Lawrie joins us to nominate our first ever world music album, Dead Can Dance's Spiritchaser. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright 4AD/Warner Brothers Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 12/20/22
A variety of factors have conspired against us and we haven't been able to record recently. So we thought we'd share with you some of our favourite bonus episodes. This episode consists of 3 of our previous bonus episodes, where we look at our favourite first tracks from albums, some 1-hit-wonders, and Grant does a deep dive on a favourite Pearl Jam track.  As always, for the full range of bonus episodes, you can subscribe to our patreon at www.patreon.com/flawlessamp. And we'll be back next...
Published 12/06/22
Even for an enigma like Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins, the stories behind the recording of their second album Siamese Dream paint a dark, haunting picture.  Grant thinks the end result is a flawless album - will Liam and George agree?  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Virgin Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and...
Published 11/22/22
Our Backstage Series is back! We went backstage at the Princess Theatre on the night of their first birthday show. Peach Fur joined us to nominate the electro/disco/orchestral collage that is Parcels' Day/Night. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Because Music. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by...
Published 11/08/22
Special guest Joe Woolley from Alien Lane Management returns and nominates Canadian supergroup New Pornographers' third album Twin Cinema. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Mint/Matador Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 10/25/22
We're joined by Joe Woolley from Brisbane's own Alien Lane Management, as he nominates the final album from The Wrens, an album with a complicated and occasionally dark story.  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Jagjaguwar Recordings. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us...
Published 10/12/22
It's not very often that we look at an album that is just one voice and one instrument, but that's exactly what Josie Spicer has nominated for us in our new episode. Moonface is just one of Spencer Krug's projects, as he combines emotionally open and forthright songwriting with haunting and stunning piano melodies. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are...
Published 09/28/22