Episodes

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    Episode 2042: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 18: Mondo Cozmo, X, Wild Pink, Bodega

    Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we hear from Jeff Frank and Marios Kritiotis. Jeff picks out Mondo Cozmo (“Wild Horses”) and X (Smoke & Fiction) for his top 2024 music, while Marios landed on Wild Pink (Dulling the Horns) and Bodega (“Tarkovski”). Thanks guys and Happy 2025!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2041: ’80s Album Madness – Bracket Reveal

    Episode 2041: ’80s Album Madness – Bracket Reveal

    It’s time for another Suburbs Pod Bracket Challenge! This year is ’80s albums!! On today’s episode, we reveal the field of 64. Jim and Patrick are joined by guest commentators Jason Goebel and Bill Mulligan.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2040: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 17: Frank Turner, Johnny Blue Skies, The Courettes, Kit Sebastian

    Episode 2040: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 17: Frank Turner, Johnny Blue Skies, The Courettes, Kit Sebastian

    Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today it’s a double shot of 2024 picks. First, Keith Jacobsen unveils his song of the year (Frank Turner’s “Ceasefire) and his album of the year (the self-titled collection from Johnny Blue Skies). Bill Mulligan offers some hip-shaking selections in The Courettes’ “Shake” and Kit Sebastian’s album New Internationale. Much appreciated Keith and Bill!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2039: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 16: Beyonce, MJ Lenderman, Blood Incantation, Pøltergeist

    Episode 2039: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 16: Beyonce, MJ Lenderman, Blood Incantation, Pøltergeist

    Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today it’s California and Illinois for you peoples. That means Craig Rosen – who picks Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter as LP of the year and MJ Lenderman’s “She’s Leaving You” as song of the year — and Sunny Varney – who picks Blood Incantion’s Absolute Elsewhere as album of the year and “Yesterday Fades” by Pøltergeist as song of 2024. Thanks Craig and Sunny!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2038: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 15: American Aquarium, McCoy Tyner, MJ Lenderman, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

    Episode 2038: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 15: American Aquarium, McCoy Tyner, MJ Lenderman, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

    Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we hear from Dave from Kenosha and Robert Brown from Dunedin (Florida). Dave’s got American Aquarium and McCoy Tyner at the top of his list, while Robert flags up music by MJ Lenderman and The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis. Much appreciated, guys!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2037: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 14: Shadow Show, Sun Fruits, Bodega, Pouty

    Episode 2037: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 14: Shadow Show, Sun Fruits, Bodega, Pouty

    Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today BJ Bonin takes us through his 2024 in music as only he can. He touches on a lot of music he came across in 2024 and we highlight songs from Shadow Show, Sun Fruits, Bodega and Pouty. Thanks BJ!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2036: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 13: Tiny Stills, Sunday (1994), Nada Surf, Waxahatchee

    Episode 2036: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 13: Tiny Stills, Sunday (1994), Nada Surf, Waxahatchee

    Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we have Niklas Nygards and Justin Steiner offering up their choices for best song and album of 2024. Niklas checks in with Tiny Stills’ “Am I Dead Yet?” as song of the year and he gives the nod to Sunday (1994) for best album. Justin goes for Nada Surf’s Moon Mirror for his album and Waxahatchee’s “Right Back to It” as his song. Thanks guys!

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2035: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 12: Yard Act, Jack White, Charli XCX, Knocked Loose

    Episode 2035: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 12: Yard Act, Jack White, Charli XCX, Knocked Loose

    Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we double up the fun with Scot Isom and Jay Ignacio. Scott picks “We Make Hits” by Yard Act as his song of the year and Jack White’s No Name for his album. Jay loved Brat by Charli XCX as well as Kentucky favorites Knocked Loose, with “Suffocate.”

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2034: Rest in Power Sam Moore

    Episode 2034: Rest in Power Sam Moore

    Today we pause our Best of 2024 Series in order to pay tribute to Sam Moore, one half of the soul duo Sam and Dave, who passed away recently. Jim and Patrick discuss Sam’s career and some of their favorite songs from the 1960s.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2033: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 11: The Cure, Iron and Wine, Best Bets, Arab Strap

    Episode 2033: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 11: The Cure, Iron and Wine, Best Bets, Arab Strap

    Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today it’s a two-fer of 2024 picks. First up, Jason Goebel checks in from New York City, naming The Cure’s Songs For A Lost World as his album of the year and choosing Iron and Wine’s “All in Good Time,” which features Fiona Apple, as his song of the year. Then, it’s Liam McIndoe from Dublin, who chooses Best Bets “Spooky Signals” as song of the year and I’m Totally Fine With It I Don’t Give a F**k Anymore from the great Scottish band Arab Strap as his LP of the year. Thanks for all your contributions this year, guys!