Join us for our second Picky Bastards Mini Podcast, a series in which members from across our team will get together to discuss a single album at a time. Today, it’s Matt and Fran putting their friendship on the line to discuss The Car by Arctic Monkeys. Both have been huge fans of the band in the past, but opinions differ on the trajectory of their career as a whole. Will they come to agreement when discussing the band's 7th studio album? Probably not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Dec 03, 2022•19 min
Do you like music? Reviews? Moany hosts with no expertise? Then welcome to the 59th episode of the miserable music podcast. Fran, Sam, and Matt discuss recent releases from Madison Cunningham, Sudan Archives, The Beths, and Ashley McBryde (or Alison McBryde, if you're Matt) and a classic from the one and only Elvis Presley. Then Matt closes out the episode with our Why I Love section, this time focusing on Linkin Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 59
The miserable music podcast returns for its 58th episode. Join Matt, Sam, and Fran as they review/argue about recently released albums from Black Thought and Danger Mouse, Julia Jacklin, Royskopp, and Cheekface and a classic from Method Man and Redman. And then listen to Fran discuss Bob Marley as he closes out the episode with our 'Why I Love' section. Get your ears around it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 58
It's time for our annual Mercury Prize special, the episode where we make incorrect predictions and share our unrealistic hopes for this year's shortlist. The miserable music podcast hosts are joined by special guest James Spearing this time. Tune in to hear who we want to win, who we think will win what we enjoyed discovering, and which album would make us sick to the stomach if it took the prize. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 57
The miserable music podcast is here for its 56th episode. As always, we cover four recent releases and one 'classic' album, before one of us introduces a band or artist in our 'Why I Love' section. This month's new releases are from E L U C I D, MUNA, Hercules and Love Affair and TV Priest and the classic is from KD Lang. We end with an emotional Why I Love as Sam discusses his connection to George Michael. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 13, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Join us for our very first Picky Bastards Mini Podcast, a series in which members from across our team will get together to discuss a single album. Kicking us off, it's Sam and Fran with their thoughts on Big Time by Angel Olsen. Fran is already a massive Angel fan while Sam still needs convincing - tune in to find out what they made of her latest effort. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 16, 2022•20 min
This month's miserable music podcast sees regular bastards Matt, Sam, and Fran joined by an extremely special guest in the form of Fat Roland. Come along and listen to them discuss four recent releases from Ethel Cain, Post Malone, Polica, and Moderat and a classic LP from Depeche Mode. Special guest Fat Roland covers this month's Why I Love section as he waxes lyrical about Orbital. Get your ears on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 55
54 episodes of the miserable music podcast, and here we still are. This month's four newly released albums up for discussion are from Tomberlin, Bob Vylan, Arcade Fire, and Tanka And The Bangs while the classic comes from Aesop Rock. As always, we end with our slightly less miserable 'Why I Love' section and this month we have Matt talk about why he loves The Knife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 54
The miserable music podcast returns for its 53rd episode. Regular hosts Fran, Sam, and Matt are joined by guest Lisa Whiteman as they review/argue about recent releases from Wet Leg, Denzel Curry, Koffee, and Placebo. This month's classic is from The Doors and Lisa tells us a very emotional story about why she loves Augustines. Don't miss this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Come join the miserable music podcast hosts as we argue about recently released albums from The Weather Station, Shamir, SASAMI, and Melt Yourself Down. The classic album up for discussion this month is from Death Cab For Cutie before Fran talks Angel Olsen in our regular Why I Love section! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 52
As the miserable music podcast trundles forward, Sam, Matt, and Fran argue about new releases from Orlando Weeks, Red Vox, FKA Twigs, and Yard Act. This month's classic album is from Aretha Franklin and Sam will end the episode by telling you why he loves Lady Gaga. If you want uneducated music opinions, we've got you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Can you believe we've been blathering on for 50 episodes of the miserable music podcast? We can't. To celebrate half a century, we look back at some of the albums we should have covered but didn't in the five years we've been putting our poison into your earholes. We discuss releases from Cardi B, Bartees Strange, Ibeyi, Nilufer Yanya, Ibibio Sound Machine, Lizzo, Jay Z, Caroline Polachek, and Rosalia. Come and celebrate with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Sam, Matt, and Fran get together for a special episode of the miserable music podcast looking at some of the best (ish) albums of 2021. They name their albums of the year and argue about those picked by publications from around the world. Albums discussed on this episode are from Wolf Alice, The War On Drugs, Cassandra Jenkins, Turnstile, Jazmine Sullivan, Tyler The Creator, Anna B Savage, The Bug, and Aya. Which album will the bastards name as the podcast's Album of the Year? Hosted on Acast. S...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 16 min
In this month's miserable music podcast, Sam, Matt, and Fran are getting bastardy about new releases from Finneas, Natalie Hemby, Joy Crookes, and Lonely Guest. Boards of Canada have the latest classic album up for debate before Mr Matt Paul tells you all why he loves Paul Weller. Get it in your ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 05, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Sam Atkins becomes a full time host of the miserable music podcast from Episode 47 onwards. Listen to him immediately ramp up the disagreements as him, Matt, and Fran discuss new releases from Lil Nas X, Cold War Kids, Amyl and the Sniffers and Injury Reserve. This month's classic album is from Karen Dalton and Fran will end the episode by telling you why he loves Roots Manuva. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 47
As Picky Bastards founder Nick Parker bids a sad farewell to the miserable music podcast, we welcome editor Tom Burrows back to the show as a guest. Listen to the bastards say goodbye to Nick by telling him he's wrong about albums from Little Simz, Turnstile, quickly, quickly, Lorde, and Cocteau Twins. Tom closes out the episode by telling us why he loves Nicholas Jaar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Join the miserable music podcast for our yearly moan about the Mercury Prize. To make things for confusing than ever, Fran returns from paternity leave at the same time as Nick misses as episode for the first time ever. But Fran, Sam, and Matt still do plenty of arguing about the shortlist, so make sure to put your ears around it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Matt and Nick welcome guest host James this time around, so we can rip apart lots of music, including Dean Blunt, Kele, Laura Mvula and Stubborn Heart, and then a classic from Janet Jackson. James then talks about his obsession with New Young Pony Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 14, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 44
Matt and Nick welcome guest host Sam onto this 43rd Episode of our endlessly angry rant about music. This time around, we talk about Adrian Younge, Rostam, Gruff Rhys, Marina, and a classic from Stevie Nicks! Then Sam tells us why he loves Janelle Monae. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min
A sad day! This 42nd episode of the miserable podcast is Fran's last for a while (he's off on paternity leave for a bit), so join us for the aggressive and angry send off, when Fran, Matt and Nick kick-off about new albums from Squid, Tony Allen, Porter Robinson, McKinley Dixon, and a classic from Minnie Riperton. Then Fran tells us about why he loves John Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 42
It's another episode of the miserable music podcast. Listen to Fran, Matt, and Nick make noises about new releases from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, The Body, The Antlers, and Dry Cleaning and a 'classic' album from Dr Octagon. To end the episode, Matt introduces Bombay Bicycle Club in our 'Why I Love' segment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 41
It's the 40th episode of the miserable music podcast. And today, we are being anything but miserable. To celebrate turning the big 4-0 we are looking back at the best albums we have discovered and listened to on the podcast, including LPs from Kano, Big Thief, Oddisee, Julia Jacklin, Sharon Van Etten, Little Simz, Saba, IDLES, Brittany Howard, Noname, Kiasmos, and Mount Eerie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 40
The miserable music podcast returns after a short break as Nick, Matt, and Fran fall out about recent releases from Girlhood, R.A.P. Ferreira, Viagra Boys, and The Avalanches and a classic album from Deep Purple before Nick tells you all why he loves a little known guitarist by the name of Jimi Hendrix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 39
In Episode 38 of the miserable music podcast, we look back at our favourite albums from 2020 and get to know the albums chosen by other publications as the year's best. Albums argued about are from Quelle Chris and Chris Ryan, Fleet Foxes, Cornershop, Phoebe Bridgers, Chloe x Halle, Taylor Swift, Car Seat Headrest, Open Mike Eagle, and Poppy. Get it in your ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Will the miserable music podcast be any less miserable over the festive season? Probably not. Nick, Matt, and Fran argue about new releases from Jean Dawson, Conway the Machine, Tom Vek, and Busta Rhymes and a classic album from Mazzy Star. To end the episode, Fran tells us why he loves David Bowie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Join us for the 36th episode of the miserly music podcast. Recent releases discussed this time are from Bright Eyes, Deftones, Sufjan Stevens, and Alicia Keys. We travel back to the 1940s for the classic this month in the form of Woody Guthrie and his Dust Bowl Ballads, and Matt tells us why he loves Dizzee Rascal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 36
This month's episode of the miserly music podcast sees Fran, Matt, and Nick discuss recent releases from Disclosure, Che Noir, Sevdeliza, and Protomartyr. The classic is a 30 year old album from Jane's Addiction and Nick tells us all why he loves the Super Furry Animals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Sam Atkins joins the miserable music podcast hosts to take part in their arguments about this year's Mercury Prize Shortlist. We tell you what we discovered, what we hated, who we think will win, and who we want to win. Shortlisted albums are from Laura Marling, Dua Lipa, Porridge Radio, Sports Team, Kano, Anna Meredith, Georgia, Lanterns on the Lake, Moses Boyd, Charli XCX, Stormzy, and Michael Kiwanuka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 34
The miserable music podcast returns. Fran, Nick, and Matt are joined by fellow pickybs.com editor James Spearing as he tells us why he loves Miles Davis. This month's classic album is from Marine Girls and we argue over new releases from Bob Dylan, Arca, Chris Keys and Quelle Chris, and MJ Cole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 33
It's a surprisingly cordial episode of Picky Bastards as the miserable music review podcast turns 32. Recently released articles up for discussion are from Run The Jewels, LA Priest, Medhane, and Yves Tumor, the classic is from Jill Scott, and Fran tells you all why he loves Tracy Chapman. Get it in your ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 11, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 32
