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After a year and half hiatus, we're back to talk about Turnstile's excellent new album Glow On. It's cathartic hardcore punk for your quarter-life crisis. 

We’re back for episode 29! This week we discussed Yves Tumor’s third album, Heaven To A Tortured Mind. It’s easily our favorite album of the year so far. We also overuse the term experimental in this episode. So if you’re playing a drinking game please don’t pick that word. 

We're back this week reviewing Tame Impala's new album The Slow Rush. It's a lot less psychedelic but way poppier than expected. In a good way.

This week, we talked Nicolas Jaar's aggressive IDM side project's latest album 2017-2019. We were ambivalent (but not because it's bad).

We're back this week with the first episode of 2020, discussing JME's fourth studio album Grime MC, our favorite grime record of 2019.

This week, repeat guest and friend of the pod Dad Jeans joined us in the studio to discuss his debut EP Bottomless. 

Listen to the EP here https://smarturl.it/aw8eoo. 
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And check out his audio gear here https://www.instagram.com/sycamore.sound/.

This week, we discussed British artist FKA Twigs' haunting and theatrical sophomore album magdalene.

This week, we discussed veteran Chicago folk/roots/country rockers Wilco's excellent eleventh studio album Ode to Joy.

This week, we talked about Danny Brown's surprisingly joyful fifth studio album uknowwhatimsayin.

This week, we talked about JPEGMAFIA's mostly unsettling but sometimes beautiful new album.

This week, we discussed Jay Som's excellent third studio album and realized most of our favorite projects this year were from Bay Area artists.

Summer's over and we're back. This week, we're discussing singer-songwriter Clairo's debut album Immunity with friend of the pod Carina (Follow her on IG at @carinaallen). Surprisingly, us Millenni-olds think the kids are alright.

After avoiding weeks of the internet's takes about it, we discuss our feelings about Chance's puzzling "debut album". Enjoy.

This week, we talked about Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna's thoughtful and concise album Rouge.

Friend of the pod Gabe (follow him on Twitter at @gabenathans) joins us to talk about country trap star and professional tweeter Lil Nas X's debut EP.

After a short break, we chopped it up about experimental London quartet black midi's debut album.

This week, we dug into Skepta's fifth studio album Ignorance is Bliss.

Returning friend of the pod Dad Jeans joins us to talk about Flying Lotus's latest. 

This week, we're joined by (girl) friend of the pod Ashlyn to talk about Big Thief's dense, yet inviting new album U.F.O.F.

We're joined by friend of the pod Tara to chat Vampire Weekend's return album Father of the Bride.

This week, we chatted about Anderson .Paak's course correction album Ventura and what we didn't like about his last album Oxnard.

This week, we discussed Toronto pop punk quartet PUP's latest LP.

This week, we're joined by friend of the pod Josh to talk Oakland band Hello Yello's debut EP and Jamaican deejay/singer Koffee's debut EP.

This week, we talked about Oakland based artist Spellling's super unique sophomore album Mazy Fly.

This week, we had an in-depth discussion of 2 Chainz's fifth studio album Rap Or Go To The League.

This week, we were joined by Mariah of @advice.versa to talk Kehlani's new mixtape While We Wait. 

We talked Offset's fairly personal solo album and Migos fatigue this week.

Friend of the pod and part-time Ariana Grande stan @vquinty joins us to talk thank u, next

Friend of the show Dad Jeans joins us to talk about the progression of Toro y Moi's sound.

The CBHT Squad talks about James Blake's newest album Assume Form.