Episodes
We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Radiohead's Kid A by attempting to rank every song. Email us: [email protected] And subscribe to our new side-pod, "GONKCAST: An Autechre Podcast"!
Published 10/03/20
The fall season has officially begun, so we're counting down the five greatest autumn albums of all time. Email us: [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Published 09/19/20
We celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cocteau Twins classic, Heaven or Las Vegas, by getting into the album for the very first time. Email us: [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Published 09/04/20
We celebrate Phil Elverum's return to The Microphones with a deep dive into Elverum's 2001 masterpiece, The Glow Pt. 2. Email us: [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Published 08/21/20
We're taking a brief summer break, so here's an assortment of Lou Reed and Neil Young reviews from our archives to hold you over. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Published 08/07/20
We reflect on our past obsessions with Pink Floyd by diving deep into the band's 1971 LP, Meddle. Email us: [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Published 07/24/20
We take a deep dive into Bob Dylan's new LP, Rough and Rowdy Ways, as well as the state of Bob Dylan's legacy in 2020. Email us: [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Published 07/09/20
We dive deep into the phenomenon that is 100 gecs by discussing their debut LP, 1000 gecs. Email us: [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Published 06/26/20
We celebrate a ton of classics that are turning 50 this year by counting down and debating our favorite records from 1970. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 06/11/20
In honor of Mark Mothersbaugh’s 70th birthday (but mostly to appease Dan), we're getting into Devo by exploring the band's 1978 debut, Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Email us: [email protected] 
Published 05/29/20
We celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pavement's Wowee Zowee by diving deep into the album, as well as its curious reception history. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 05/15/20
We discuss Fiona Apple's new LP, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, plus the insane hype surrounding the album, including Pitchfork's perfect 10 rating. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 05/01/20
Inspired by a random tweet, we've decided to put the years of our birth head to head to head. We're talking Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Cure, and a whole lot more. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 04/17/20
When we learned that Joy Division had never "clicked" for Darin, and that Gabe hadn't listened to them in years, we decided to dive deep into the band's classic second LP, Closer. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 04/03/20
We dive deep into an emerging cult classic that everybody needs to hear, Fishmans' 1996 magnum opus, Long Season. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 03/20/20
We finally tackle classical music by looking at two iconic recordings of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, one by Carlos Kleiber and the Vienna Philharmonic, and the other by John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 03/05/20
We celebrate Valentine's Day by ranking every song on My Bloody Valentine's 1991 classic, Loveless. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 02/21/20
We figure out how to get into free jazz by comparing and contrasting two free jazz classics, Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz and John Coltrane's Ascension. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 02/07/20
We reassess Modest Mouse's breakthrough LP, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, and discuss whether "selling out" has any meaning in 2020. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 01/23/20
We're back from the holiday break to count down our favorite albums of 2019, discuss Pitchfork's list, and offer up some reflections on the year as a whole. Email us: [email protected]
Published 01/10/20
While we're all away for the holidays, enjoy this bonus episode from the archives breaking down every song on Prince's 1984 classic, Purple Rain. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 12/19/19
We celebrate the new super-deluxe-edition of Prince's 1999 by ranking every song on the album and diving into all that amazing bonus material. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 12/07/19
We celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the most polarizing albums of all time, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, by discussing discussing how to "get it." Email us: [email protected] 
Published 11/23/19
Instead of your run-of-the-mill review of Jesus Is King, we try to figure out how we got here by discussing the last year in the life of Kanye West, including the Yandhi leaks, Sunday Service, Jesus Is King, and all of the antics in between. Email us: [email protected] 
Published 11/07/19