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For this week's reviews we're setting our sights on two of the biggest double albums of recent memory, Cindy Lee's titanic and masterful Diamond Jubilee (Ryley's album of the year so far), and of course, Taylor Swift's divisive, maligned, but meticulous The Tortured Poets Department, which may be her most insular record yet. There's a lot to unpack with both, especially the latter, so we hope you'll join us to dive deep into these interesting albums and let us know your own takes in the comments on YouTube!

0:00 Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
36:23 Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology

A conversation about the pop culture event of the year so far.

For this week's video, we're breaking down 15 of our all-time favorite one-hit wonder songs; songs which were the sole hit to chart in the upper echelons of the Billboard Hot 100 for their artist, but which have left a lasting impression on pop culture, from their era of release to the present day. Some are more remembered than others, and you may find a few hot takes in our picks today, but let us know what you think of these songs, and what are your favorite one-hit wonders, in the comments on YouTube!

We're back after a short hiatus to review two critically acclaimed and much-discussed recent releases: the second instalment in Beyoncé's Renaissance trilogy, COWBOY CARTER, and Vampire Weekend's full-band return for the first time in over a decade with ONLY GOD WAS ABOVE US. Join us to hear what we think of these records, and let us know your own takes in the comments on YouTube!

0:00 Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us

28:25 Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter

Today we catch up on a couple of major album releases from back in January with reviews of the new album from Green Day, SAVIORS, and the new album from Glass Beach, PLASTIC DEATH. We also discuss our predictions for the upcoming Oscars, a much-discussed new song from Ice Spice, and some more regrettable music from Tom MacDonald (with Ben Shapiro) and Lil Dicky. Let us know what you've been listening to in the comments on YouTube!

0:00 Breaking Down the Oscar Nominees
17:12 Tom MacDonald & Ben Shapiro's FACTS
25:37 Lil Dicky Reaches His PENITH
35:56 (Fart)
42:54 Sunny Day Real Estate's New Song Is Phenomenal
48:05 Green Day - Saviors
59:49 Glass Beach - Plastic Death

There is a lot of great art to look forward to this year, and so today Morgan counts down his most anticipated games of 2024 before Jake and Ryley get into the records they're most excited to review - some confirmed, some still only rumored. Let us know what you're looking forward to this year!

0:00 Intro
1:00 Most Anticipated Games of 2024
- 1:36 HOLLOW KNIGHT SILKSONG WHEN
- 4:29 Dragon's Dogma 2
- 5:49 Tekken 8
- 7:23 Avowed
- 8:45 Persona 3 Reload
- 9:48 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- 13:17 An Aside on Silent Hill 2
20:51 Most Anticipated Albums of 2024
- 21:27 MGMT
- 24:20 Everything Everything
- 26:04 Chelsea Wolfe
- 29:59 Adrianne Lenker / Waxahatchee
- 32:49 Casualties of Cool
- 37:09 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- 40:23 Julia Holter
- 46:54 Joanna Newsom
50:01 A Thank You to Our Listeners