The Skinny with Mike and Adam
By The Skinny with Mike and Adam
The Skinny with Mike and AdamJul 05, 2021
Thursday Retrospective
Thanks to the suggestion of one of our listeners on Discord, today we're doing a retrospective of one of Mike's favorite bands, New Jersey darling's Thursday. They were one of the pioneers of the second wave of emo during the 2000s and have since influenced a ton of bands that we all have come to love, including My Chemical Romance. Join us as we go through each of their albums from 1999 to 2011 as we anticipate the release of their new song and (hopefully) their new music going into the future!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like girl in red, Mark Knopler, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties, Taylor Swift, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Pearl Jam, and Eidola
#Thursday #girlinred #MarkKnopler #AaronWestAndTheRoaringTwenties #TaylorSwift #SeeYouSpaceCowboy #PearlJam #Eidola
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Sum 41 Retrospective
Sum 41 is a band that we all have known and have been around for more than 24 years now! With the release of their final album, Heaven :x: Hell, we thought it was a good time to take a look back at this often overlooked band and reminisce on the albums that surprised for their meaningfulness and complexity as well as the albums that once let them sit at the top of the world! Please enjoy while we take a look back at the music of Sum 41!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like Conan Gray, Dreamcar, Dustin Kensrue, Bayside, Thursday, girl in red, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties, and Mark Knopler
#Sum41 #HeavenXHell #ConanGray #Dreamcar #DustinKensrue #Bayside #GirlInRed #AaronWestAndTheRoaringTwenties #MarkKnopler
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part XIII (feat. TTNG, Rhapsody, General Fiasco, From First To Last, and Dave Matthews Band)
Welcome back to The Greatest Song In The World, our recurring monthly segment in which we and members of our audience submit some of our all-time favorites in search of The Greatest Song In The World! This month, we’ve got five great nominees thanks in part to some of our listeners and friends of the show!
Please continue to stay subscribed to the show as we will continue to share our love for these meaningful songs and share with you what we think are the Greatest In The World!
GSitW Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46YxhYHXnxFfjLpLpraGjA?si=c3460d6252a649ee
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like Sum 41, Taylor Swift, and Girl In Red.
#DaveMatthewsBand #FromFirstToLast #GeneralFiasco #Rhapsody #TTNG
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Is This Good?! - feat. Music From Richard Marx and John Parr
After a brief hiatus, we’re back! Thank you for continuing to stick around and show your support while Mike needed some time off to care for his wife.
On this week’s episode, we’re trying out a new segment we’re calling “Is This Good?!” in which Mike and Adam submit a song that they love, despite its flaws, and debate the song’s merits before finally determining whether or not the song is “good”. On this inaugural episode, we’re bringing “Hazard” by Richard Marx and “St Elmo’s Fire” by John Parr. We hope you enjoy!
Also discussed, thoughts on new albums and music from the past that we’ve been listening to for the past month from artists like nothing,nowhere., girl in red, Delta Rae, IDKHBTFM, Too Close To Touch, Taylor Swift, Maggie Lindemann, Makari, Cory Wells, Night Verses, Dan Spencer, Tracy Chapman, and more! We’re ALL OVER THE PLACE this week!
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Childhood Music Crushes
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Adam and Mike share the musicians and artists who were their first childhood crushes ♥
We’ve also got fun Super Bowl LVIII predictions recorded before the Big Game happened this past Sunday, so it’ll be fun to find out if Mahomes really did rise from the grave in the 3rd quarter after being sacked for the fifth time during the game!
Also discussed, thoughts on new albums and music from the past from artists like Being As An Ocean, Delta Rae, Ben Howard, and nothing,nowhere.
#BeingAsAnOcean #BenHoward #DeltaRae #NothingNowhere
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part XII (feat. Ben Howard, Dan Campbell, Delta Rae, and Frank Turner)
Welcome back to The Greatest Song In The World, our recurring monthly segment in which we and members of our audience submit some of all-time favorites in search of The Greatest Song In The World! This month, we’ve got four great nominees thanks in part to some of our listeners and friends of the show!
Please continue to stay subscribed to the show as we will continue to share our love for these meaningful songs and share with you what we think are the Greatest In The World!
GSitW Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46YxhYHXnxFfjLpLpraGjA?si=c3460d6252a649ee
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like Delta Rae, Being As An Ocean, and Down Again
#BenHoward #DanCampbell #DeltaRae #FrankTurner
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Your Childhood Sucks! (feat. music from This Romantic Tragedy, Hollywood Undead, Peter Gabriel, Linkin Park, and Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Inspired by some of our listeners over on our Discord, Adam and Mike listen and react to music and music videos from the formative years of their youth! We throw two picks from our own childhoods as well and at the end, we determine - all in good fun, of course - if your childhood holds up today! Thanks so much to friends of the show, Dave, Daniel, and Thomas, submitting their songs and pictures of themselves as teenagers!
Song #1 - https://youtu.be/G0Htjqz0KPY?si=2xf72JpXJ4sTOMos
Song #2 - https://youtu.be/SFnE2_DUhbs?si=WpkxblkRpJGoQQl4
Song #3 - https://youtu.be/4qlCC1GOwFw?si=-3Pes1aHnP-LI3iu
Song #4 - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q
Song #5 - https://youtu.be/ipsZhMjCc-A?si=4WP94dulXtL_yU3D
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The Skinny Draft Special 2024
It's that time once again for the greatest sporting event of the year...the Skinny Draft Special for the 2024 season! Just like we did last year, we are 'drafting' bands to release new music this calendar year to come out on top with the highest score! And of course, just like the last few years, we're opening up the draft to our listeners as well! So, find out how you can win a prize just like our listeners did in year's past by checking out this week's fun episode!
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Adam and Mike's Best Songs of 2023 (Part 2: 6 to 1)
With 2023 FINALLY behind us - for realsies this time - we release the second part of our Best Songs list! This week, we share the best of the best with our tracks 6 to 1!
Let us know what you thought of our lists over on our social media pages linked below and tell us what some of YOUR favorite songs of the year are as well.
#Boygenius #TheGaslightAnthem #MegMyers #OliviaRodrigo #PostMalone #SleepToken #AStoryTold #TrophyEyes #ZachBryan
Check out our Spotify Playlist on all of the songs we featured on our Top 12 Lists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5mP5M6nYJRaobrYupkNSLO?si=555e3bfad8d44bb8
And don’t forget the Spotify playlist curated by our listeners over on Discord of some of THEIR favorite songs of this past year as well:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uLBTciuaZj5tjETdN4Juf?si=c94fabf5351b4f7e
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Adam and Mike's Best Songs of 2023 (Part 1: 12 to 7)
With the new year upon us and 2023 now a distant memory, Adam and Mike share the songs that they will remember going forward as the year's BEST! This week, we hear their Top 12 Best Songs of 2023 (part 1: songs 12 - 7).
Check out the Spotify playlist curated by our listeners over on Discord of some of THEIR favorite songs of this past year as well: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uLBTciuaZj5tjETdN4Juf?si=c94fabf5351b4f7e
#EdSheeran #FallOutBoy #HoldingAbsence #Koyo #NothingNowhere #OffRoadMinivan #Pulses #Skrillex #AStoryTold #TakingBackSunday #ZachBryan
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The Skinny's Best Albums of 2023
It's our final episode of the year, so what better way to celebrate than to share our Best Albums of 2023! These are the albums we listened to that will stay with us beyond this calendar year. They are the ones that surpassed our expectations and the ones that we will HIGHLY recommend to anyone looking to listen to some great music!
Thank you for celebrating this year in music with us for the past three weeks! And we hope that you'll continue to listen to The Skinny in 2024!
#BabyMetal #BuryTomorrow #Creeper #HoldingAbsence #HotMulligan #Koyo #NothingNowhere #OffRoadMinivan #RustonKelly #SleepToken #SpanishLoveSongs #TheGaslightAnthem #TrophyEyes #ZachBryan
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Most Disappointing/Worst Albums of 2023
In our part two of our three-part end of the year music celebration, we talk about the albums that let us down, the albums that we hated, and the albums that failed to meet our (sometimes unreasonable) expectations - it's our Most Disappointing and Worst Albums of 2023!
Did you listen to any albums this year that disappointed you or just flat out hated? Please feel free to share your thoughts.
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2023 Honorable Mentions (Albums #20 to #11)
We've reached the end of 2023! What better way to celebrate than by reflecting on all of the music and albums that we've listened to, reviewed, and celebrated over the past year! In our part one of our three-part series, we share and discuss our Honorable Mentions - the albums that just missed our Top 10 list this year. These are our albums that landed in our Top 20 to 11 of 20232!
#ChrisFarren #Creeper #DaveHause #FallOutBoy #Fiddlehead #HoldingAbsence #Koyo #MatchboxTwenty #NF #NothingNowhere #OffRoadMinivan #PVRIS #Skrillex #SpanishLoveSongs #TakingBackSunday #TrophyEyes #ZachBryan
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Adam and Mike’s 2023 In Memoriam
This is our last 'regular' episode of The Skinny for 2023 before our year-end celebration in December and we're taking the time to reflect on another year in our lives. Lots of ups and downs, disappointments and triumphs were sprinkled throughout and Adam and Mike shared with one another and with our audience what the year-to-date was like for them. Additionally, we go over the tentative Skinny Draft and Bets results for the year as it looks like some tentative winners have been chosen!
We both want to THANK YOU so much for choosing to spend some of your time with us this week and throughout this past year! Whether you're a new listener or a longtime fan, you being here and giving us an audience means the world to us and we hope that you'll stick around for the 2023 Year End Awards and beyond!
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part XI (feat. A Skylit Drive, Number One Fan, LIGHTS, and Carousel Kings)
Welcome back to The Greatest Song In The World, our recurring monthly segment in which we and members of our audience submit some of all-time favorites in search of The Greatest Song In The World! This month, we’ve got four great nominees thanks in part to some of our listeners and friends of the show!
Please continue to stay subscribed to the show as we will continue to share our love for these meaningful songs and share with you what we think are the Greatest In The World!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like Spiritbox, Dying Wish, Lonely the Brave, and Locket
#ASkylitDrive #NumberOneFan #LIGHTS #CarouselKings #Spiritbox #DyingWish #LonelyTheBrave #Locket
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History Books by The Gaslight Anthem Album Review
We’re simple men here at The Skinny with Mike and Adam…we see an album written by Brian Fallon and/or The Gaslight Anthem, we listen to it! Nine years since their last full-length, The Gaslight Anthem are BACK with their sixth record, ‘History Books’. Listen along with Adam and Mike to discuss and digest the lyrical themes about reminiscing of the men we once were, leaving the pain of our past behind us, and looking onward to a life of positivity and change! It’s the track-by-track review of one of our most anticipated albums, ‘History Books’ by The Gaslight Anthem
Also discussed, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like NF, Creeper, The Menzingers, blink-182, A Story Told, Closure In Moscow, Poppy, and Taking Back Sunday.
#TheGaslightAnthem #BrianFallon #HistoryBooks #NF #Creeper #TheMenzingers #Blink182 #AStoryTold #ClosureInMoscow #Poppy #TakingBackSunday
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Zach Bryan Self-Titled Album Review
Howdy, partn’rs! We’re glad you cowpokes could join us for a rare country music album review here on the show! Lately, Adam has been falling hard for Zach Bryan’s discography thanks in part to a recommendation from a friend of the show. So we’re listening along to his most recent album which was released this past August to help discuss our thoughts on it. We hope you’ll enjoy!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like Koyo, Luca Brasi, Pulses., Thank You I’m Sorry, NF, boygenius, The Menzingers, Creeper, and Rush
#ZachBryan #TheMenzingers #NF #Creeper #Rush
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part X (feat. Bring Me The Horizon, The Wonder Years, Jim Steinman, and Dustin Kensrue)
Welcome back to The Greatest Song In The World, our recurring monthly segment in which we and members of our audience submit some of all-time favorites in search of The Greatest Song In The World! This month, we’ve got four great nominees thanks in part to some of our listeners and friends of the show!
Please continue to stay subscribed to the show as we will continue to share our love for these meaningful songs and share with you what we think are the Greatest In The World!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like Sincere Engineer, Koyo, Luca Brasi, Pulses., Thank You I’m Sorry, Zack Bryan, and U2
#BringMeTheHorizon #TheWonderYears #JimSteinman #DustinKensrue #SincereEngineer #Koyo #LucaBrasi #Pulses #ThankYouImSorry #ZackBryan #U2
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The Noble Art of Self-Destruction by Holding Absence Album Review
On this episode, we’re catching up with another album worth discussing in more detail that was released while we were away for a few months. The follow-up to one of our favorite albums of 2021, ‘The Noble Art of Self-Destruction’ by Holding Absence. Are the band continuing their upward trajectory with their album quality? Or are they reverting back to the same band that forced Mike to write a letter to the music scene back in 2019?! Listen along on our track-by-track review!
Also discussed, our thoughts on albums from Sincere Engineer, Zach Bryan, Thank You I’m Sorry, and U2
#HoldingAbsence #SincereEngineer #ZachBryan #ThankYouImSorry #U2
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Suicide and Sunshine by Trophy Eyes Album Review
On this episode, we catch up with one of the albums that we missed discussing while we were away. The highly anticipated ‘Suicide and Sunshine’ by Trophy Eyes. Is this the return to form from that band that many listeners have been waiting for? Listen along with us on our track-by-track review!
Also discussed, our thoughts on albums from Olivia Rodrigo, Hawthorne Heights, Chris Farren and U2
#TrophyEyes #SuicideAndSunshine #OliviaRodrigo #GUTS #HawthorneHeights #ChrisFarren #U2
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Adam Can FINALLY Stop Hitting F5 On His Browser Now!
After a few months away, Mike and Adam are back for the first of - hopefully - many regularly scheduled episodes of The Skinny! We take this time to talk a little bit about why the show has been away for a while, catch up a bit with one another, and check in with the music that we’ve missed discussing in the weeks we’ve been gone.
We discuss our brief thoughts on a handful of albums from bands and artists like Off Road Minivan, Trophy Eyes, PVRIS, Teenage Wrist, Craig Owens, Holding Absence, Spanish Love Songs, Hawthorne Heights, Olivia Rodrigo, Van Halen, and many more!
Thank you again for all of you listening for your patience and your understanding. We are both VERY happy and VERY grateful to be back.
#OffRoadMinivan #TrophyEyes #PVRIS #TeenageWrist #CraigOwens #HoldingAbsence #SpanishLoveSongs #HawthorneHeights #OliviaRodrigo #VanHalen
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Hiatus Announcement
The Skinny with Mike and Adam will be going on hiatus for health-related reasons until further notice. Please stay subscribed to the channel wherever you find our show! We thank you for your patience and your understanding during this time.
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The Skinny’s Mid-Year Check In 2023
We’ve reached the halfway point of 2023, so Adam and Mike go through the mid-year review for The Skinny! We check it with the album draft picks and the bets and see if there have been any exciting new developments so far.
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like Foo Fighters, Rob Thomas, The Anix, and Taylor Swift.
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part IX (feat. So Long Forgotten, We The Wild, Dire Straits, AFI, and Counting Crows)
Welcome back to The Greatest Song In The World, our recurring monthly segment in which we and members of our audience submit some of all-time favorites in search of The Greatest Song In The World! This month, we’ve got five great nominees thanks in part to some of our listeners and friends of the show.
Please continue to stay subscribed to the show as we will continue to share our love for these meaningful songs and share with you what we think are the Greatest In The World!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas, and Taylor Swift
#AFI #CountingCrows #DireStraits SoLongForgotten #WeTheWild #MatchboxTwenty #RobThomas #TaylorSwift
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Take Me Back To Eden by Sleep Token Album Review
Welcome to the first ever episode of The Sleepy with Mike and Adam! Today, we’ll be doing a track-by-track review of the fascinating new album by Sleep Token, ‘Take Me Back To Eden’. We try to interpret the song meanings based on our admittedly intermediate (at best) knowledge of the performance art project that is this band. We make it no secret that we both think this is one of the strongest albums of the year so far, so please listen along with us as we share our thoughts on this new album that is sure to be a hit among progressive music fans all around!
#SleepToken #TakeMeBackToEden #TaylorSwift #DaveMatthewsBand #TheReceivingEndOfSirens
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The May 2023 Albums So Far… (Hot Mulligan, grandson, Smashing Pumpkins, girlfriends, Ghost, Sleep Token, and more!)
After a couple of weeks off for travel and holidays, The Skinny with Mike and Adam catches up with one another and talks about the music that they’ve been listening to so far in the month of May. We share our thoughts on albums from artists like Crown The Empire, Dave Hause, grandson, The Smashing Pumpkins, girlfriends, Hot Mulligan, Ghost, Sleep Token, The Receiving End of Sirens, and Taylor Swift.
#CrownTheEmpire #DaveHause #Grandson #TheSmashingPumpkins #Girlfriends #HotMulligan #Ghost #SleepToken #TheReceivingEndOfSirens #TaylorSwift
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part VIII (feat. Oceans Ate Alaska, Biffy Clyro, letlive., and Matchbox Twenty)
Welcome back to The Greatest Song In The World, our recurring monthly segment in which we and members of our audience submit some of all-time favorites in search of The Greatest Song In The World! This week, it’s a roller coaster of heavy songs and lyrically heavy songs as we go back and forth between four songs that couldn’t be more different with their energy levels.
Please continue to stay subscribed to the show as we will continue to share our love for these meaningful songs and share with you what we think are the Greatest In The World!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like The Dear Hunter, Enter Shikari, As Everything Unfolds, Derek Sanders, Dave Hause, and Taylor Swift
#OceansAteAlaska #BillyClyro #Letlive #MatchboxTwenty #EnterShikari #DaveHause #TaylorSwift
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Sempiternal by Bring Me The Horizon Album Review
Less of a REVIEW and more of a CELEBRATION of the 10 year anniversary of this seminal album that changed the trajectory of the music scene! Adam and Mike go track-by-track with this masterpiece and talk about their memories of first listening to the band and how this album fits into their music tastes now ten years later.
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists like The Burden, Rustin Kelly, The Dear Hunter, Bury Tomorrow, and Taylor Swift
#BringMeTheHorizon #Sempiternal #TheDearHunter #TheBurden #RustinKelly #BuryTomorrow #TaylorSwift
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VOID ETERNAL by nothing,nowhere. Album Review
Our track-by-track breakdowns are back for 2023 and we’re checking out the highly anticipated album from one of our favorite current artists, nothing,nowhere. Does this latest effort continue to push the envelope in genre blending? Or has this brand of hip-hop meets MySpace screamo worn out its welcome? Listen along with us in our review of VOID ETERNAL by nothing,nowhere.
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums, both recent previously released, from artists like Bury Tomorrow, boygenius, Dead Lakes, Archetypes Collide, Exploring Birdsong, braveweather, LIGHTS, Rustin Kelly, Savage Hands, The Dear Hunter, and alt.
#NothingNowhere #VOIDETERNAL #BuryTomorrow #BoyGenius #DeadLakes #AchetypesCollide #ExploringBirdsong #BraveWeather #Lights #RustinKelly #SavageHands #TheDearHunter #Alt
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part VII (feat. Hellions, mewithoutYou, 16 Horsepower, Live, and Senses Fail)
Welcome back to The Greatest Song In The World, our recurring monthly segment in which we and members of our audience submit some of all-time favorites in search of The Greatest Song In The World! This week, the submissions are all hitting heavy as the songs that were submitted come from some of the submitter’s favorite bands and in one instance one person’s favorite song of all-time!
Please continue to stay subscribed to the show as we will continue to share our love for these meaningful songs and share with you what we think are the Greatest In The World!
Also on the show this week, we share our thoughts on two busy release weeks with albums from Meg Myers, Softcult, Baby Metal, Fall Out Boy, boygenius, Bury Tomorrow, City and Colour, Dead Lakes, and nothing,nowhere.
#SensesFail #Live #Hellions #mewithoutYou #16Horsepower
#MegMyers #Softcult #BabyMetal #FallOutBoy #BoyGenius #BuryTomorrow #CityAndColour #DeadLakes #NothingNowhere
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SETTLE IT!: Brian Fallon’s Painkillers vs. Sleepwalkers (Round 2)
We’re back with ROUND 2 of our inaugural new segment ‘SETTLE IT!’ in which we dissect and debate once and for all which album from an artist is better than the other! Hopefully you heard the first part of this fight on the previous episode and we’re back with this counterpoint and we hope that YOU, the audience, will decide for yourselves which album you think is better in your own heart!
We hope that you enjoyed this two-parter and we hope that you’ll join us for more great segments in the weeks to come!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands like Rustin Kelly, Lucero, The Dear Hunter, Meg Myers, Softcult, Fall Out Boy, and Babymetal.
#BrianFallon #Sleepwalkers #TheGaslightAnthem
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SETTLE IT!: Brian Fallon’s Painkillers vs. Sleepwalkers (Round 1)
Inspired by a HEATED DEBATE over on our Discord (linked below if you’d like to join us), we’re introducing a new segment on The Skinny in which we settle the score once and for all, which album from an artist we love is OBJECTIVELY the best one! And of course, to kick this off, we’ve got to re-visit the debut solo album from our favorite song-writer and pit that between his follow-up sophomore album - which we will discuss in-depth on next week’s episode. We hope you enjoy it and if you disagree with the results of this, then please by all means, come and join us on Discord and let’s continue the battle over there!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands like Manchester Orchestra, Story of the Year, The Dear Hunter, Lucero, and Invent Animate.
#BrianFallon #Painkillers #TheGaslightAnthem
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Story of the Year Retrospective
For more than 20 years now, Story of the Year has been making the rounds and writing some of the most infectious songs in the music scene. And to us, they’ve sort of been a bit of a bridge between the emo rock movement of the 00s and mainstream alternative rock. They’ve definitely had their moment in the sun, but they’ve been consistently releasing music for more than two decades now, which brings us to their newest album ‘Tear Me To Pieces’ and our retrospective episode on the band and our history in listening and absorbing their music all this time. Join us as we stroll down memory lane with music and albums from Story of the Year!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands like Manchester Orchestra, The Dear Hunter, The Hotelier, Lucero, and The Used.
#StoryOfTheYear #TheHotelier #ClosureInMoscow #TheUsed #Softcult #TheDearHunter
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part VI (feat. My Chemical Romance, Meatloaf, Broadway, and Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties)
It's time for us to revisit the ever-growing list, The Greatest Song In The World! On this month's submissions, both Adam and Mike submit anthemic rock operas that could tear down stadiums with just the powers of their oozing charisma and emotional resonance alone! And not only that, but we share two songs submitted by our listeners - one is a fun look back at jovial post-hardcore music from the late 00s and the other is a stand-alone single about loss from one of our favorite current song-writers.
Thank you for hanging out with us and allowing us the opportunity to discuss and share some amazing songs that we hope you will enjoy as well! Stay subscribed to our show and tell a friend to stay up to date on every time we submit new songs as The Greatest Song In The World!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands like Lucero, The Hotelier, Closure In Moscow, The Used, Softcult, The Dear Hunter, and more…
#MyChemicalRomance #Meatloaf #Broadway #AaronWest #Lucero #TheHotelier #ClosureInMoscow #TheUsed #Softcult #TheDearHunter
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Adam Cashes In
In the wake of Mike’s recent victory in the 2022 Skinny Draft, Adam’s loss meant that he had to write and record a song about how awesome Mike is! Well, the time has come and the checkbook must be balanced because Adam has paid up…WITH INTEREST! Adam and Mike share not one, not two, but three parody songs that celebrate Mike’s life. We hope that you enjoy this as much as Mike did!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on some highly anticipated albums as well as some recommendations from members of the audience from such bands and artists like Paramore, Pierce The Veil, Rebecca Black, Rivals, Skrillex, Carousel Kings, Lucero, Port Noir, and The Hotelier!
#CarouselKings #TheHotelier #Lucero #Paramore #PierceTheVeil #PortNoir #RebeccaBlack #Rivals #Skrillex
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part V (feat. The Goo Goo Dolls, Chiodos, The Hotelier, & Dave Hause)
Production note: Apologies in advance for the noticeable difference in audio quality on this episode. Mike’s usual microphone was not working correctly, so he was recording on a headset. We are looking to resolve the issue so it shouldn’t happen going forward. Thank you for your understanding.
It's time for us to revisit the ever-growing list, The Greatest Song In The World! On this month's submissions, both Adam and Mike submit songs that stand out greatly in their respective albums and not only that, but we share two songs submitted by our listeners - one is an amazing opening track and the other an emotional closing track!
Thank you for hanging out with us and allowing us the opportunity to discuss and share some amazing songs that we hope you will enjoy as well! Stay subscribed to our show and tell a friend to stay up to date on every time we submit new songs as The Greatest Song In The World!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands like The Smashing Pumpkins, Thrice, Port Noir and Cavetown.
#Cavetown #Chiodos #DaveHause #TheGooGooDolls #TheHotelier #PortNoir #TheSmashingPumpkins #Thrice
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The Skinny Draft Special 2023
It's that time once again for the greatest sporting event of the year...the Skinny Draft Special for the 2023 season! Just like we did last year, we are 'drafting' bands to release new music this calendar year to come out on top with the highest score! And of course, just like the last couple years, we're opening up the draft to our listeners as well! So find out how you can win a prize just like our listeners did in year's past by checking out this week's fun episode!
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Adam and Mike's Best Songs of 2022 (Part 2: 6 to 1)
With 2022 FINALLY behind us - for realsies this time - we release the second part of our Best Songs list! This week, we share the best of the best with our tracks 6 to 1!
Let us know what you thought of our lists over on our social media pages linked below and tell us what some of YOUR favorite songs of the year are as well.
#ArmsLength #Bloodywood #DashboardConfessional #DestroyRebuildUntilGodShows #EthelCain #FrankTurner #GregorBarnett #Ghost #LIGHTS #TheWonderYears
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Adam and Mike's Best Songs of 2022 (Part 1: 12 to 7)
With the new year upon us and 2022 now a distant memory, Adam and Mike share the songs that they will remember going forward as the year's BEST! This week, we hear their Top 12 Best Songs of 2022 (part 1: songs 12 - 7).
Check out the Spotify playlist curated by our listeners over on Discord of some of THEIR favorite songs of this past year as well:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3gu6QwYgSBT8YSqrXTPeBQ?si=2bcd3404ef6d4a1f
#AageBirch #Bloodywood #CoheedAndCambria #ConanGray #Dayseeker #EmBeihold #LASalami #MaggieLindemann #Siiickbrain #SilversunPickups #SlowlySlowly #SlyWithers
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The Skinny's Best Albums of 2022
It's our final episode of the year, so what better way to celebrate than to share our Best Albums of 2022! These are the albums we listened to that will stay with us beyond this calendar year. They are the ones that surpassed our expectations and the ones that we will HIGHLY recommend to anyone looking to listen to some great music!
Thank you for celebrating this year in music with us for the past three weeks! And we hope that you'll continue to listen to The Skinny in 2023!
#3rdSecret #Architects #Alexisonfire #ArmsLength #CoheedAndCambria #DashboardConfessional #Dayseeker #EthelCain #FrankTurner #Ghost #GregorBarnett #Lights #RainCityDrive #SilversunPickups #SlowlySlowly #SlyWithers #TheDevilWearsPrada #TheWonderYears
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Most Disappointing/Worst Albums of 2022
In our part two of our three-part end of the year music celebration, we talk about the albums that let us down, the albums that we hated, and the albums that failed to meet our (sometimes unreasonable) expectations - it's our Most Disappointing and Worst Albums of 2022!
Did you listen to any albums this year that disappointed you or just flat out hated? Please feel free to share your thoughts.
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2022 Honorable Mentions (Albums #20 to #11)
We've reached the end of 2022! What better way to celebrate than by reflecting on all of the music and albums that we've listened to, reviewed, and celebrated over the past year! In our part one of our three-part series, we share and discuss our Honorable Mentions - the albums that just missed our Top 10 list this year. These are our albums that landed in our Top 20 to 11 of 2022!
#ArmorForSleep #BadOmens #BarteesStrange #Bloodywood #CoheedAndCambria #ColdYears #ConanGray #Dayseeker #MotionlessInWhite #NovaTwins #PalayeRoyale #RoyalCoda #ScaryKidsScaringKids #SlowlySlowly #TheDevilWearsPrada #WeCameAsRomans
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Adam and Mike’s 2022 In Memoriam
This is our last 'regular' episode of The Skinny for 2022 before our year-end celebration in December and we're taking the time to reflect on yet another strange year in our lives. Lots of ups and downs, disappointments and triumphs were sprinkled throughout and Adam and Mike share with one another and with our audience what the year-to-date was like for them. Additionally, we go over the tentative Skinny Draft and Bets results for the year as it looks like some winners have been chosen!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on recent albums we checked out from artists like L.S. Dunes, The Smashing Pumpkins, Gatherers, Willow Smith, Arm’s Length, and Siiickbrain.
We both want to THANK YOU so much for choosing to spend some of your time with us this week and throughout this past year! Whether you're a new listener or a longtime fan, you being here and giving us an audience means the world to us and we hope that you'll stick around for the 2022 Year End Awards and beyond!
#LSDunes #TheSmashingPumpkins #Gatherers #Willow #ArmsLength #Siiickbrain
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Dark Sun by Dayseeker Album Review
One of our most anticipated albums of the year was released recently and now that we’ve spent a week with it absorbing the emotionally heavy lyrics and the radical stylistic change, we get to share our thoughts with one another on the newest album, ‘Dark Sun’, from revered scene band, Dayseeker.
Is this album as jarring and divergent as listeners online are claiming it is? Or is it a case of an artist pulling from an intense emotional event to stretch their artistry because it best fits the emotional state that they were in when they created the art?! (Spoiler alert: it’s that one) Listen along with us on our track-by-track breakdown!
Also discussed, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands like Arm’s Length, Slowly Slowly, as sirens fall, L.S. Dunes, Willow Smith, and The Menzingers
#Dayseeker #DarkSun #ArmsLength #SlowlySlowly #AsSirensFall #LSDunes #Willow #TheMenzingers
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part IV (feat. Bring Me The Horizon, Thrice, & Red Hot Chili Peppers)
It's time for us to revisit the ever-growing list, The Greatest Song In The World! On this month's submissions, both Adam and Mike submit lesser-known bangers from two of their all-time favorite albums. Not only that, but we share one of the greatest opening tracks ever put to record shared with us by one of our listeners!
Thank you for hanging out with us and allowing us the opportunity to discuss and share some amazing songs that we hope you will enjoy as well! Stay subscribed to our show and tell a friend to stay up to date on every time we submit new songs as The Greatest Song In The World!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands like Architects, Pinkshift, Arm’s Length, Palaye Royal, Sly Withers, Tigers Jaw, Willow, as sirens fall, Dayseeker and Slowly Slowly.
#BringMeTheHorizon #Thrice #RedHotChiliPeppers #Architects #Pinkshift #ArmsLength #PalayeRoyal #SlyWithers #TigersJaw #Willow #AsSirensFall #Dayseeker #SlowlySlowly
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The Bombardment!
October 14th was an absolutely STACKED day for album releases! A lot of follow-ups to albums that we loved in recent memory, some new artists we’ve come to follow, as well as some old standbys. Surely, there had to be at least one knock-out, home-run album amongst that batch that we both agreed was the stand-out for the week! ...Right?!
On this episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands The 1975, Bilmuri, Boston Manor, LA Salami, Poppy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sleeping With Sirens, We Came As Romans, Willow, Architects, and Pinkshift.
#The1975 #Architects #Bilmuri #BostonManor #LASalami #Pinkshift #Poppy #RHCP #SleepingWithSirens #WeCameAsRomans #Willow
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The Greatest Song In The World: Part III (feat. Alice In Chains, Taking Back Sunday, & Phoebe Bridgers)
It's time for us to revisit the ever-growing list, The Greatest Song In The World! On this month's submissions, we share a pick sent to us by one of our listeners, Adam submits a hit single from one of hit all-time favorite albums, and Mike shares a song that was there beside him during one of the hardest years of his life.
Thank you for hanging out with us and allowing us the opportunity to discuss and share some amazing songs that we hope you will enjoy as well! Stay subscribed to our show and tell a friend to stay up to date on every time we submit new songs as The Greatest Song In The World!
Also on the episode, we share our thoughts on from artists and bands like Slipknot, Maggie Lindemann, Willow, and Sly Withers.
#AliceInChains #TakingBackSunday #PhoebeBridgers #Slipknot #MaggieLindemann #Willow #SlyWithers
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The Devil Wears Prada & The Wonder Years Dual Album Reviews
After a recent batch of anticipated album releases, this week we do a double-dose of track-by-track reviews of both 'Color Decay' by The Devil Wears Prada and 'The Hum Goes On Forever' by The Wonder Years! Did these album live up to the expectations left by their predesessors? The answer might surprise you! Listen along with us on this chonky episode of The Skinny!
Also discussed, we share our thoughts on albums by artists and bands like Death Cab For Cutie, No Devotion, Maggie Lindemann, Blaqk Audio, Slipknot, Sly Withers, and Vance Joy.
#TheDevilWearsPrada #ColorDecay #TheWonderYears #TheHumGoesOnForever
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nEw JeRsEy rEpReSeNt!11!1 wO0o0oO!
Adam and Mike reminisce about their evening the night before watching The Gaslight Anthem perform at the Hollywood Palladium for the band's reunion tour! Emotions were shed!
Also discussed on the episode, we share our thoughts on albums from artists and bands like Coheed and Cambria, Armor For Sleep, Ozzy Osbourne, YUNGBLUD, The Devil Wears Prada, No Devotion, and Death Cab For Cutie.
#TheGaslightAnthem #CoheedAndCambria #ArmorForSleep #OzzyOsbourne #Yungblud #TheDevilWearsPrada #NoDevotion #DeathCabForCutie
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The Wonder Years Retrospective
One of our favorite bands, The Wonder Years, is releasing their 7th album very soon. And because this is a band that we feel like just keeps getting better and better, we felt like now is a great time to highlight them and talk about their very interesting and ever-evolving discography. From easycore to pop-punk to alternative rock, and songs ranging from telling a girl that you'd like to go to space together to songs about survivors' guilt in the aftermath of the death of a close friend, the band seemingly has run the gamut with their career path as musicians. Hang out with us for this week's episode and explore the band's ascent into becoming one of our favorites as we do a Retrospective on our time listening to The Wonder Years over the recent years.
Also on the show, we share our thoughts on albums from Armor For Sleep, Yungblud, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Until I Wake, and Coheed and Cambria.
#TheWonderYears #AaronWestAndTheRoaringTwenties #DanCampbell #ArmorForSleep #Yungblud #Dio #OzzyOsbourne #UntilIWake #CoheedAndCambria
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