Keith Higgins from the Abandoned Albums podcast talks about the self-titled debut album from 80s Rock band, Broken Homes. Keith and Matt talk about the varied nature of the album, Keith's history with it and how it helped lead to the start of his own podcast.... Guest: Keith Higgins (Abandoned Albums) Listen to Abandoned Albums here: https://linktr.ee/abandonedalbums Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.co...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 112
A band that will be releasing THREE (?!?!) albums in the month this episode is released, Lance from Yesterday's Concert talks about the 2019 album from Australian rock group King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Guest: Lance (Yesterday's Concert) Listen to Yesterday's Concert here: https://www.yesterdaysconcert.com/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3u We Made This: @wemadethispod https...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 111
Journey back to 2003 with Matt and a returning Meg to talk about the pop-punk filled soundtrack to American Wedding! Host: Matt Latham Guest: Meg Listen to Gin and Beer It here: https://ginandbeeritshow.com/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3u We Made This: @wemadethispod https://wemadethispod.com/ The Spotify Hall of Fame: https://open.spotify.com/user/xandmatt/playlist/3ePG8RgGhxLh...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 110
TBA Host: Matt Latham Guest: Russ (Infectious Groove Podcast) Listen to the Infectious Groove Podcast here: https://www.infectiousgroovepodcast.com/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3u We Made This: @wemadethispod https://wemadethispod.com/ The Spotify Hall of Fame: https://open.spotify.com/user/xandmatt/playlist/3ePG8RgGhxLhI7SXN4JFPZ?si=I-NUSFKJSbOXYCCtCot-SQ...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 109
We're heading to Iceland this episode! Den of Ten's Sam Stokes has chosen Sigur Rós' album "Takk..." due to it's beauty and the strong memories associated with it. Alongside the feels and emotions the album is meant to conjure, they discuss language, and the use of it on this album as an extra instrument amongst other things. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Sam Stokes Listen to Den of Ten here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/den-of-ten Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 108
Take a trip back to the early 00's with the fictional band Josie and the Pussycats from the same movie with Matt and guest Sara Feigin from the Name 3 Songs podcast! Matt and Sara chat about how the film was one of the biggest foundations of Sara-The-Adult. Whilst also talking about the legends that are Dujour.... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Sara Feigin Listen to Hits Don't Lie Listen to Name 3 Songs here: https://name3songs.com/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us ...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 107
There's a multitude of firsts and records broken this episode. Jacob from Hits Don't Lie is back a couple of episodes from his first appearance, but this time he's joined by his co-host Erin! So for the first time ever, we have two guests talking about the same album. In *another* first for the podcast, it's our first ever non-English album. So join Erin and Jacob as they introduce Matt to Shakira's "Dónde Están los Ladrones?" Host: Matt Latham Guest: Erin & Jacob Listen to Hits Don't Lie he...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 106
Branden P from The Better Band Podcast comes on to Pick A Disc to discuss "Vs", the second album from Seattle rock band Pearl Jam. Aside from Branden's origin story with Pearl Jam, he talks with Matt about Eddie Vedder's lyrics and how relevant they still are today... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Branden P (The Better Band Podcast) Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3u We Made This: @wema...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 105
From emo-phases to making friends via music, Jacob from the Hits Don't Lie podcast dips into the alternative rock side of his music taste to talk to Matt about Placebo's "Meds". Host: Matt Latham Guest: Jacob (Hit's Don't Lie) Listen to Hits Don't Lie here: https://anchor.fm/hits-dont-lie Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3u We Made This: @wemadethispod https://wemadethispod.com/ The ...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 104
From what might be the best first gig story Matt's heard so far to timing walks to school so that downhill sprints kick off at *that* moment in "Stairway to Heaven", Seb Lowe is the first guest on new side-series/bonus ep "Pick A Gig". Expect talk about live music experiences and Seb's upcoming headline dates and playing Glastonbury and Neighbourhood Festival in Manchester. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Seb Lowe Find all of Seb Lowe's links/music/etc here: https://www.flowcode.com/page/seb.lowe.music...
Jun 23, 2022•35 min•Ep. 103
It's a Matt Pick! Episode 90 sees Colin from We Dig Music in the hosting chair again to chat with Matt on his pick of the Season One playlist of the hit Showtime TV series Yellowjackets. Hear Colin's memories of the songs played, and just how many bands Matt may need to listen to. Also, bask in how this definitely, definitely isn't a way to get two episodes of different podcast with half the effort... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Colin (We Dig Music) https://www.wedigpodcasts.com/ Listen to No Book ...
Jun 20, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 102
Author and podcaster Baz Greenland is the latest guest on the podcast to talk about Muse's "Black Holes and Revelations". He and Matt talk about the epic-ness of Muse's sound, Matt Bellamy's voice and the guitar hero. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Baz Greenland Find all of Baz's writing, podcasts and other assorted works on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BazGreenland Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invit...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 101
The podcast returns to talk about British hip-hop collective The Streets! This time Ryan Pak from Soundtrack Your Life picks The Streets' debut album "Original Pirate Material". Expect talk about British slang, geezers and how well some of the themes translated across to the west coast of the USA.... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Ryan Pak Soundtrack Your Life: https://soundtrackyourlife.net/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord)...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 100
THERE'S A BUNCH OF BIRDS IN THE SKYYYYYY....Bo Nicholson returns to talk about the soundtrack to the South Park movie. Expect swearing. Quoting a far too much analysis on the sounds of certain vowel sounds and how they enhance the swearing. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Bo Nicholson Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3u We Made This: @wemadethispod https://wemadethispod.com/ Join the We Mad...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 99
In this edition, journalist and podcaster Liv Cowle talks about The War on Drug's "Lost in the Dream." A chat that covers not *only* Liv's obsession with music, but the part that The War on Drugs have played in certain milestones in her career. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Liv Cowle Visit Liv's site here: https://www.livcowle.com/ Visit The Rodeo's site here: https://therodeomag.com/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): htt...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 98
Matt from the SP10 Podcast talks to Matt from the PAD podcast about Mika's debut album "Life in Cartoon Motion." Where they cover everything from colourful artwork to catchy constant basslines. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Matt Bird (SP10 Podcast) Explore all things SP10 Related here! https://linktr.ee/SP10Pod Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3u We Made This: @wemadethispod https://wemad...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 97
Join Matt and singer songwriter James Leon as they talk about the debut album from Norwegian synth-pop group A-ha. Along the way they talk about the album's legacy, it's surprising amount of melancholy and a song a few people may have heard of and it's lesser known music video.... Host: Matt Latham Guest: James Leon Find links to James' work here: https://linktr.ee/jamesleon Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://di...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 96
The relatability of songs, the soundtrack to life and the description of the smallest of moments are just small fractions of what is covered in this episode where Matt talks to Sofia Loporcaro from the Before the Chorus podcast about The National's "Sleep Well Beast". Host: Matt Latham Guest: Sofia Loporcaro (Before the Chorus) Listen to Before the Chorus and other things Sofia is involved in here: https://www.beforethechorus.com/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 95
This week, Pragya Saxena from Reel Asian Podcast brings forth the Final Fantasy X Soundtrack to discuss with Matt! A big FF fan himself, Matt and Pragya manage to not geek out about the series/game long enough to talk about the soundtrack, it's influences and how it reflects the games sombre story. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Pragya Saxena https://lnk.bio/reelasianpodcast Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord....
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 94
For the podcast's 80th episode Matt is picking the 1995 Scatman John album "Scatman's World". A weird hybrid of jazz and eurodance, Matt explains to guest host Jon Porobil just what it is about Scatman John that is more endearing to listeners than you may think... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Jon Porobil Listen to Jon's music here! https://jonporobil.bandcamp.com/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invit...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 93
Host: Matt Latham Guest: Andy Williams (Frame to Frame) Listen to Frame To Frame here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/frame-to-frame Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3u We Made This: @wemadethispod https://wemadethispod.com/ Join the We Made This Podcast Network Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/555675501618787/ We Made This Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wemadethis/po...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 92
Peter from the Pop Gays of a Certain Age brings forth Fleetwood Mac's second best selling album, "Tango In The Night". Alongside the story of it's recording, Peter and Matt talk about how Peter first listened to the album (car cassettes ahoy!) as well as the album supposedly being a Lindsey Buckingham solo album to begin with... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Peter (Pop Gays of A Certain Age) https://twitter.com/popgays https://twitter.com/pollarik Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @Pick...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 91
Hailing from the Isle of Wight, Lauran Hibberd creates fun punchy Power-Pop songs that are just a load of fun to listen to. With a big 2022 ahead of her, the Goober EP showcases just what she's capable of and what to expect from an album next year... Featuring picks from: Colin (We Dig Music // Free With This Month's Issue) pick Halsey's "I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power" Host: Matt Latham Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Or...
Dec 31, 2021•9 min•Ep. 90
Baby Queen is the stage name for alt-pop singer Arabella Latham (no relation). Releasing the Medicine EP last year, and The Yearbook Mixtape this year - this episode covers both. With The Yearbook being a Pick of 2021 and The Medicine EP winning the Pick A Disc Wages of Fear award! Featuring picks from: Kiara from "Kiara Gets Drunk and Talks About Music" - Picking Bo Burham's "Inside" Host: Matt Latham Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . ...
Dec 30, 2021•9 min•Ep. 89
The debut album from Liverpool-based artist Zuzu explores personal turmoil with a nostalgic slant not just in it's lyrics, but in it's musical influences. Featuring picks from: Jacob from the Hits Don’t Lie podcast picking Agnes "Magic Still Exists" Trevor from the Album Divers podcast picking The War on Drugs' "I Don’t Live Here Anymore" Host: Matt Latham Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/Jn...
Dec 29, 2021•7 min•Ep. 88
The second album from Manchester group Pale Waves expands the group's sound and covers more personal topics of the group's lead singer. "Who Am I?" Basically adds 00s pop punk to the group's sound and it's ace... Featuring picks from: Chris Haigh picking Lady Gaga's "Dawn of Chromatica" Erin from Hits Don't Lie picking Adele's "30" Host: Matt Latham Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord): https://discord.com/invite/JnZjEYuK3...
Dec 28, 2021•7 min•Ep. 87
The first episode in the Pick A Disc Best of 2021 series is Jetty Bones' "Push Back". Jetty Bones is the stage name of Kelc Galluzzo. based from Urbana, Ohio. Push Back is her debut album, incorporating indie, country and pop to talk about mental health and imposter syndrome. Featuring picks from: Lee Horrey picking Me Rex's experimental shuffle-album "Megabear" Bo Nicholson picking The War on Drugs' "I Don’t Live Here Anymore" Host: Matt Latham Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @P...
Dec 27, 2021•7 min•Ep. 86
After a gap of forty-four episodes, we welcome back Colin to the podcast! Colin brings forth a creepy, unique album in the form of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds. Hear he and Matt talk about how the album formed a lot of what Colin's loves about music, the weird connections to all sorts of different UK staples and the different adaptations of H.G. Wells' original novel. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Colin (We Dig Music) You can follow Colin's ventures below: https://www.wedigpo...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 85
Brandi Lukas from the Brandi Is Going To Hell podcast beings forth The Darkness's debut album "Permission to Land" on this edition of the podcast. She and Matt talk about how they first heard of the band, their live experiences and the impact that liking a band can have on someone's life. Host: Matt Latham Guest: Brandi Lukas Listen to Brandi's podcast: https://brandiisgoingtohell.com/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @PickADisc. Email us at pickadisc@gmail.com . Pick A Disc(Ord):...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 84
Kate from the Passing Notes project brings forth the challenge of listening to the complete Metallica Blacklist and going through each track with Matt, crafting their own playlists at the end! Along the way they discuss the nature of covers and ponder the reasoning behind why some songs have more covers than others... Host: Matt Latham Guest: Kate (Passing Notes Project) Check out the Passing Notes Project here: https://www.instagram.com/passingnotesproject/ Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & ...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 83
