This week, we’re taking another dive into the 2019 time capsule as we celebrate 5 years of ’Sucker Punch’ - the debut LP from Scandinavian pop princess SIGRID! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our rich lore with Sigrid, how our expectations for this LP (& her next) shaped our perceptions of it, and where she’s goes from here. ALSO DISCUSSED: Last minute expectations for BEYONCÉ’s ‘Cowboy Carter, DUA LIPA’s official announcement for ‘Radical Optimism’, CHAPPELL ROAN’s ‘Good Luck Babe...
Mar 29, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 125
This week, we're dialing up our alt-pop kink as we submit to the newest album from indie legend ALLIE X, 'Girl With No Face'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss Allie's long gap between projects, what sets her apart from other pop acts in this lane, her MARINA-esque discussions of her own fame, and the auto-immune disease that propelled much of this record. ALSO discussed: ARIANA GRANDE's 'Eternal Sunshine', DANI SYLVIA's '1:11', BEYONCÉ's 'Cowboy Carter' artwork, and OLIVIA RODRIGO's spi...
Mar 21, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 124
We're back, back, back again! After our not-so-brief holiday hiatus, your (2nd?) favorite homosexual podcast duo has returned to talk all things pop music in 2024! We kick things off with a Q1-thus-far recap touching on albums & news thereof from ARIANA GRANDE, KESHA, ALLIE X, KATY PERRY, LADY GAGA, and CARLY RAE JEPSEN! At the SPA: CHARLI XCX (Von Dutch), SELENA GOMEZ (Love On), RACHEL CHINOURIRI (Never Need Me), CONAN GRAY (Lonely Dancers), ESSY (All In It), ZEE MACHINE (Good Boy), TWICE (...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 123
This week is the one we wait for all year- when we submit to our inner-most stans and host our very own "Best Of" awards show to celebrate the most dominant pop music 2023 had to offer! Throughout the show, we recap this year in music while awarding recognition to songs, albums & artists that showcased pop excellence in categories honoring Opening Tracks, Closing Tracks, Ballads, Bridges, Late-Album Smashes, Collaborations, Choruses, Deep Cuts, Bangers, Ad-libs & of course we tackle the ...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 122
This week is a classic one for us as we dive into work from a Scandinavian pop songstress - this week's 'Movies, Cars & Heartbreak' from MOYKA! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our discovery of Moyka (this year!), how she fits into the scene with her peers (Dagny, Aurora, Robyn, & Agnes to name a few) and the power of a tight-knit album. ALSO discussed: Spotify Wrapped / Apple Music Replay and the 3rd Annual DOMMY Awards! At the SPA: TAYLOR SWIFT (You're Losing Me), DUA LIPA (Ho...
Dec 22, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 121
This week, we're finally diving into the newest record from pop sensation KYLIE MINOGUE as we do a track-by-track of 'Tension'. Throughout the episode, we discuss Kylie's tete a tete with camp, the album's lingering identities & the PADAM PADAM of it all! ALSO discussed: the GRAMMY noms, the DOMMY noms, GIA WOODS' 'Your Engine', BIRDY's 'Portraits', and... Fortnite? At the SPA: DUA LIPA (Houdini), AURORA (Your Blood), LULU SIMON (Stay), JUNG KOOK (Yes or No), TATE MCRAE (Greedy), and SLAYYYT...
Nov 26, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 120
This week, we're taking on another classic record from mother monster as we submit to LADY GAGA's 'Artpop' which turns 10 this month! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the iconic rollout, the timid reception & how the project has aged over the past decade. ALSO discussed: KYLIE MINOGUE's Vegas Residency and KATY PERRY's Vegas Residency (& her upcoming album). At the SPA: OLIVIA RODRIGO (Can't Catch Me Now [from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes}), MICAH MCLAU...
Nov 11, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 119
This week, we're slipping into our twink suits (we wish) to submit to main pop boy TROYE SIVAN's third LP 'Something to Give Each Other'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss his growth since 'Bloom', which song MAX MARTIN has uncredited work on, the eons-long rollout for RUSH (& the era's course correction) AND we try to figure out which 'straight' guy Troye was hooking up with because this is a very serious podcast. ALSO discussed: spooky season shenanigans, 1989 (Taylor's Version), D...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 118
This week, it's all about Hollywood, baby, as we take a deep dive into the sexy LA fantasy of SLAYYYTER's second LP 'Starf***er'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss Slayyyter's road traveled thus far, inspirations and manifestations of the album and echoes of works like 'The Fame', 'Turn Off The Light' & 'Electra Heart'. ALSO discussed: BETTY WHO on Broadway in 'Hadestown', TROYE SIVAN's new album 'Something to Give Each Other', TAYLOR SWIFT's 1989TV, Kansas City for some reason, and ...
Oct 27, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 117
In this week's episode, we take a deep dive into KATY PERRY's 3rd (official) studio album 'Prism' - in celebration of it's 10th anniversary! Throughout our track-by-track discussion, we discuss the looming shadow of 'Teenage Dream', Dr. Puke's continued influence on Katy's catalogue, the Bonnie McKee of it all (is her album still coming?? does anyone know??), and connections across the record to SIA, ROBYN & KYLE MINOGUE! ALSO discussed: HANNAH DIAMOND's 'Perfect Picture', SLAYYYTER's new al...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 116
In this week's HELLACIOUS episode, we take the deepest dive we can into the debut album from CHAPPELL ROAN: 'The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the monumental task of structuring this tracklisting, the actual rise & fall of Chappell through the music industry, which song could have benefited from a re-record, and what having such a long rollout does to an album in our brains. ALSO discussed: BEYONCÉ's 'Renaissance' film, HEMLOCKE SPRINGS' ne...
Oct 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 115
This week, we're back on our pop-punk teenage BS as we submit to the second studio album from Disney breakout OLIVIA RODRIGO, 'Guts'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the road from 'Sour' to now, why fame for Olivia feels so overwhelming and our hopes for her career moving forward. ALSO discussed: KYLIE MINOGUE's 'Tension', SLAYYYTER's 'Starf***er' & the general onslaught of music we are getting right now. At the SPA: TROYE SIVAN (Got Me Started), ZEE MACHINE (The Radio), HOLLY HUMB...
Sep 29, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 114
This week, we're taking you to church as we dive off the deep end into Australia's hottest record 'Positive Spin' by GRETTA RAY! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the kismet moments that led to our discovery of Gretta, the importance of a pivotal Track 3 moment, as well as the unique way Ray plays with syntax & syncopation in songwriting. ALSO discussed: OLIVIA RODRIGO's 'Guts', CHAPPELL ROAN's 'The Rise & Fall of a Midwest Princess', KYLIE MINOGUE's 'Tension', SLAYYYTER's 'Starf...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 113
The clock stays wound back this week as we celebrate 5 years of CHRISTINE & THE QUEENS' sophomore album, 'Chris'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the timestamp of the album on Christine's journey of gender expression and the deep narrative lore surrounding the Macho Chris & his relationship to the more fragile side of Christine we saw on his first effort. ALSO discussed: BETTY WHO's Broadway debut in 'Hadestown', Quincy's BEYONCÉ blunder, and the hottest new Aussie-pop sensatio...
Sep 14, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 112
We're continuing our nostalgic journey this week with a dive into 5 Years of PALE WAVES' debut LP 'My Mind Makes Noises'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the changes in PW' sound over the past half-decade, the lyrical growth Heather shows across their early EPs, THAT Matty Healy connection and of course we attempt we narrow down our favorite tracks! ALSO discussed: ALY & AJ's tiktok reveal about MILEY CYRUS (& Hannah Montanna), and gay twitter's hottest new music trend. At the ...
Aug 31, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 111
This week, we don't waste any time cause we've got 15 years of one of modern pop's most significant albums to discuss: 'The Fame' by LADY GAGA. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album lore, her extensive list of collaborators and the world Gaga built around this album & the character she still coexists with today. ALSO discussed: new releases from RENEÉ RAPP (Snow Angel) and ADDISON RAE (AR) and how one bad taste of media you once enjoyed can taint it for good. At the SPA: CHVRCH...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 110
For our 6th Carly episode (!!), we dive straight into the deep end of her newest effort, 'The Loveliest Time, which arrives less than a year after it's companion project 'The Loneliest Time'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the similarities (and differences) between the two records, the evolution of Carly's 'Side B' releases, the inner-workings of her songwriting process, and why this album feels so different than her others. ALSO discussed: Hayden's BLACKPINK experience, the imminent ...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 109
This week, we're submitting ourselves to newly clarified Dom Pop Top TROYE SIVAN as we celebrate 5 years of his sophomore album 'Bloom'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the criminally long album rollout, which of Troye's lead singles is the best and we also try to figure out just WHAT it is Ariana Grande & her man don't do when they're sober. ALSO discussed: Hayden's trip to the Renaissance tour, our upcoming concerts for CARLY RAE JEPSEN & BLACKPINK, CRJ's epic NYC showcase, a...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 108
This week, Quincy chats with rising queer pop boy JORDY as they talk through his sophomore album, 'BOY'! Throughout the track-by-track, Quincy & Jordy discuss delayed adolescence for LGBT+ people, generational shifts surrounding drugs & queer acceptance, coming out at a young age, and the impact of queer presence in popular music. ... After debuting in 2017, JORDY quickly became a tiktok sensation after multiple viral hits that eventually led to a record deal and the publishing of not on...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 107
This week, we're dipping into our cauldron to submit ourselves to MAISIE PETERS' new sophomore album 'The Good Witch'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss Maisie's journey from her debut (You Signed Up for This) until now, her UK #1 record, and what we hope for her future projects! ALSO discussed: the accidental legal release (leakal?) of CARLY RAE JEPSEN's 'The Loveliest Time' and the soundtracks of BARBIE & OPPENHEIMER. At the SPA: TINASHE (Talk To Me Nice), BONNIE MCKEE (Slay), SIDN...
Jul 27, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 106
This week, we're submitting ourselves to the "debut" album "Feed the Beast" from pop icon KIM PETRAS! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the long journey from Sl*t Pop to Problématique to now, the revisionist history of the 'Clarity' mixtape, why the tracklist feels more like a playlist than an album, the difficulties of stanning Kim while she continues to work with Dr Puke, and our hopes for 'Turn Off the Light: Volume 3. ALSO discussed: BETTY WHO's Broadway debut as 'Persephone' in HADE...
Jul 21, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 105
This week, Quincy sits down with queer indie pop icon MYYLO to discuss the release of his debut album, 'Ahh', which is streaming on all platforms. Over the course of their track-by-track, Myylo & Quincy discuss his experience within the Nashville songwriting scene, the differences between writing for himself & writing for other artists and he dishes on his instinctive refusal to dignify himself to homophobia. Since debuting in 2017, MYYLO has amassed a dedicated following (he lovingly re...
Jul 14, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Dominating us this week is Brit-pop wonder (and former trio) YEARS & YEARS as we celebrate 5 years of their stellar second studio album, 'Palo Santo'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the lore at the center of this concept album, which tracks have aged like fine wine since 2018, and we highlight the writing on the walls of the band's eventual "breakup". ALSO discussed: OLIVIA RODRIGO's 'Vampire' announcement from her upcoming LP 'Guts', PADAM PADAM's continuing summer smashing, and ...
Jun 30, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 103
This week, we're dialing up the gay to MAJOR as we submit ourselves to queer-indie girl group THE ACES to discuss their newest LP 'I've Loved You for So Long'. As a long-time Ace Face, Quincy has a lot to say (and teach) during the track-by-track, including the bts delays for this album (& their last one), the coming-of-age-as-a-queer-person themes surrounding the project, and what you can always expect in a release from these girlies. ALSO discussed: BEBE REXHA's assault by phone at her NYC...
Jun 22, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 102
This week we're submitting to the dominant will of the one and only KESHA as we celebrate the release of her 5th studio album 'Gag Order'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss The Drama (ding) surrounding the rollout, Kesha's cathartic release strategy, and how G.O. holds up to other works in her catalog. ALSO discussed: new music from MAUDE LATOUR (Twin Flame), JANNELE MONÀE (The Age of Pleasure), JONAS BROTHERS (The Album), CHRISTINE & THE QUEENS (Paranoia, Angels, True Love), & T...
Jun 15, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 101
This week, we're winding back the clock to 2008 as we celebrate 15 years of KATY PERRY's iconic debut album 'One of the Boys'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the lasting impact of the album, the seeds of the artist Katy would become, and allllllll that controversy surrounding 'I Kissed A Girl'. ALSO discussed is Quincy's trip to Mexico where he encountered nothing but 2010's Top 40, PADAM PADAM's supremacy, the ERAS tour in NYC, and our newest guess at the release date of the RENAISSA...
Jun 05, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 100
This week, we’re back and bigger than ever- and it’s only fair since we’re diving into one of the year's biggest albums, ‘That! Feels Good!’ by JESSIE WARE! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the journey from ‘What’s Your Pleasure’ to TFG, how the albums complement one another, and where Jessie goes from here. ALSO discussed is KESHA’s new album ‘Gag Order’, LOREEN’s historic Eurovision crowning, and OLIVIA RODRIGO’s teases for her upcoming era. At the SPA: CHAPPELL ROAN (Red Wine Superno...
May 25, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 99
This week, we're winding back the clock again to dip our piggly wigglies into NOW, NOW's pond of wonders as we submit ourselves to their stellar 3rd LP, 'Saved', which turns 5 this month. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the band's long hiatus, the peculiar stylization of the tracklist, and the band's future/past solo careers. ALSO discussed: Dom Pop's milestone 100th episode, Hayden & Quincy's milestone 30th Birthday, TAYLOR SWIFT's version of 'Speak Now', Eurovision, JANELLE MONÁE...
May 12, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 98
This week, we're submitting to the will of ELLIE GOULDING, the queen of brit-pop hits who just dropped her latest album 'Higher Than Heaven'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the long winding road that was this rollout, the best songs on this massive tracklist, and attempt to settle a debate over the pronunciation of 'Goulding'! ALSO discussed is JESSIE WARE's new album 'That! Feels Good!', Scandanavian songstress MOYKA, and how our fav pop girlies fared at the Met Gala! At the SPA: DAG...
May 04, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 97
This week, we're winding back the clock to submit to the debut album from pop legend CHARLI XCX, 'True Romance' which celebrates its 10th anniversary this April! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the insane decade Charli has had, how her music has progressed over that time, and we try to determine which pop music vehicle holds the crown for the best song titled 'Stay Away'. ALSO discussed: ALLIE X's prolonged absence, PEACH PRC's new EP 'Manic Dream Pixie', and upcoming music from KESHA,...
Apr 27, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 96
