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This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 21 - Metronomy - Small WorldFollowing last months's Album Club #1, This Is Not Happening returns to our traditional format. In part 1, we deep dive into an album that one of us has selected. In Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge each others track selections of great new music from 2022. Part 1 - Album of the MonthThis month it's Guy's choice, Small World the new album by Metronomy. Spoiler Alert - Metronomy are one of Guy's favourite bands. We discuss our expectations, reactions, reflections, dynamics in the band and if every a...2022-03-221h 09
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 19 - Joy Crookes - SkinPart 1 - Album of the MonthThis Is Not Happening kicks off the New Year with a great album from the end of 2021, Joy Crookes' debut release 'Skin'. We discuss our expectations and reactions, similarities between this album and a certain other soul singer from London and get deep into our favourite tracks from the album. There's lovely point of pod-synergy when Nolan predicts with 100% accuracy Joey's favourite track and more impressively, the reason for this selection.In the chat we reference 3 interviews that are worth looking into to get a rounder flavour o...2022-01-251h 03
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 18 - Our Top 10 Albums of 2021This Is Not Happening's 2021 comes to an end with a look back at the many musical highs of a memorable 2021 and count down our top ten albums of the year. Despite the many challenges musicians have been facing in making music in a pandemic, it's been a truly exceptional year, from the likes of Wolf Alice, Japanese Breakfast, Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, The Weather Station and many others, but there's only room for one winner - who's it going to be?We'll also be nominating our tracks of the year, from a very tough long list of am...2021-12-211h 15
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 17 - Mano Le Tough - At The MomentEpisode 17 of This Is Not Happening follows Billie Eilish's memorable new album with a slice of classy electronic music from Irishman Mano Le Tough. Dubliner turned Zurich resident Niall Mannion's third album At The Moment saw him expand his musical horizons in lockdown, and we all got to stand back and say what it meant to us. Nolan was at the tiller this month.In the second half of the episode, we go to the movies, picking out our favourites from original music in films, and it was a beautiful conversation blending our love for the silver s...2021-11-231h 06
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 16 - Billie Eilish - Happier Than EverEpisode 16 of This Is Not Happening goes as big as it gets with Billie Eilish's new album, Happier Than Ever. Following angular synth and guitars of Lonelady in episode 15, we take an album that's already one of the most talked-about of the year, and delve into what it means for us, and the music world. David is bringing us this album. In the second half of the episode, we go for intros, and pick out some of our favourite opening tracks of the albums we love. It's a mighty list, and we've also had some cracking shortlists fr...2021-10-191h 11
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 15 - Lonelady - Former ThingsEpisode 15 of This Is Not Happening heads to the north west of England with Manchester artist Lonelady's third album, Former Things. After the heart-on-sleeve shogazey pop of Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee, Julie Campbell's solo guitar/drums/synth template brings 8 tracks of post-punk, electronic fusion, with Guy at the helm! In the second half of the episode, we stay in Manchester, each bringing a track from the city's fabled music history to the table. Our shortlist is here, and Guy's longlist lives here. Stick around and see what we thought of the picks:Guy – Zoe Abalone - Vor...2021-09-231h 03
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 14 - Japanese Breakfast - JubileeEpisode 14 of This Is Not Happening heads from hip-hop to pop with Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee. The creation of Korean-American Michelle Zauner, this is her 3rd album and sees her move from a more shoegazey, loose style into the full pop universe. Joey comes at us with it, but do we feel the same way he does? Find out! In the second half of the episode, we head back to new music, with a favourite from us that's been released in the past three months. Our longlist is here, see what we thought of the picks:J...2021-08-241h 04
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 13 - Skyzoo - All The Brilliant ThingsEpisode 13 of This Is Not Happening stays in NYC with Skyzoo's new album All The Brilliant Things following up the 70s palette of St Vincent: Daddy's Home. The much-respected Brooklyn MC's 7th album finds him writing a paen to his changing city, gentrification and history. It's a beguiling work that Nolan brought to us get deep on as we move into season 2 of the podcast. There's playlists that run alongside the episode here. In the second half of the episode, we talk tracks of the summer, with a favourite from us that reminds of us the warm month...2021-07-201h 02
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastThis Is Not Happening - Season 2 TrailerWelcome to Season 2 of This Is Not Happening, an Album of the Month podcast from four of us: Guy, Joey, Nolan and David. We choose an album: we digest it, we praise it, we question it. And we bring tracks to the table. Every month. And you get to listen. Think of this as a highlights package. A year into it, we've been lucky enough to cover some amazing albums, right from the start. From RTJ to Arlo Parks, Genesis Owusu to Sault, and the Weather Station to Jessie Ware. Rounding it off are Yves Tumor, Paul M...2021-07-0503 min
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 12 - St Vincent - Daddy's HomeEpisode 12 of This Is Not Happening strides from Genesis Owusu's Smiling With No Teeth to the much-anticipated new album from St Vincent: Daddy's Home. The New York art-rock darling has embraced the underbelly of the 1970s with a new persona and some eye-catching tracks. Megafan David tries to convince us why we should all love it. It's definitely a tug of war for an album that's found reactions at both extremes. We also put together a playlist of music that makes us lean to Annie Clark.In the second half of the episode, we set the seemingly...2021-06-221h 07
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 11 - Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No TeethEpisode 11 of This Is Not Happening departs from the ethereal Weather Station to a debut album of rare and mighty impact from Genesis Owusu. Smiling With No Teeth comes from an Australian-Ghanaian whose melting-pot influences have created one of the most fascinating and memorable albums of the year for an artist capturing lived experience in the starkest and brutally honest way. Guy's at the controls to sing about it from the rooftops. We also went big on music that the album inspired us to dive into. In the second half of the show, we tasked ourselves with...2021-05-251h 05
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 10 - The Weather Station - IgnoranceEpisode 10 of This Is Not Happening finds us sticking with female artists but switching from the UK to Canada with the Weather Station's Ignorance. Tamara Lindeman's group released its 5th album in 2021, and it marks another progression from folk-tinged songwriting to full-blown grown-up pop that touched on so many of our big influences. We all went on a journey with this, with Joey at the helm. We also put together an 'inspired by' playlist to sit with the album. In the second part of the show, we jumped off the deep end by picking a new track, se...2021-04-261h 00
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 9 - Arlo Parks - Collapsed In SunbeamsEpisode 9 of This Is Not Happening lands on another massively hyped album from the last year: Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams. From being crowned BBC's 'Sound of 2020' and labelled 'the voice of a generation', the pressure on a debut album hasn't been this heavy in a long time. We dissect it to see it lived up to the expectation, with Nolan at the helm. In the second part of the show, we come back to picking our favourite new music since the turn of the year, with a really intriguing set of four great tracks We...2021-03-2358 min
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 8 - Bicep - IslesEpisode 8 of This Is Not Happening finds one of the most hotly-anticipated electronic music albums of the last year: Bicep's Isles. Made mostly before lockdown, and held back as music came to terms with the pandemic, Isles comes after their monster self-titled debut in 2017. Guy is at the helm to ask if you can dance to an album with no dancefloors and whether genres matter. In the second part of the show, we follow up covers with our favourite remixes, going right across the board with new and old, and finding out what makes a great remix...2021-02-231h 02
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 7 - Paul McCartney IIIEpisode 7 of This Is Not Happening returns to new albums, from one of music's demi-gods: Paul McCartney. For January, we dive into the ex-Beatles' unexpected McCartney III. Made in lockdown, its the third in his series of completely solo projects, following 1980's McCartney II. So how will it match up to its two legendary predecessors? Lifetime Macca acolyte David is at the controls. In the second part of the show, we'll also be submerging ourselves in a sea of covers, picking out one of our personal favourites from long, long lists and talking about why we chose...2021-01-261h 07
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 6 - Review of 2020This Is Not Happening's 2020 comes to an end with a look back a tumultuous 2020 and count down our top ten (ok, eleven) albums of the year. It's been an incredible year for music, from the likes of Roisin Murphy, Sault, Caribou, Run The Jewels, Phoebe Bridgers and many others, but who will come out top with us in our 6th episode? We'll also be nominating our tracks of the year, from a very tough long list of amazing records. These are the picks from each of us, below. Guy: Khurangbin - Time (You And I)2020-12-151h 15
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 5 - Sufjan Stevens: The AscensionIn episode 5 of This Is Not Happening, we wade through blog favourite Sufjan Stevens' much-awaited new album, The Ascension. It's the first album we've picked for an episode before its release, following 2015's Carrie and Lowell, a deeply personal album that we all loved on its release. The Ascension is a departure into electronica, and it truly split opinion. We'll also be diving into new music for the first time, much overdue, with four superb tracks from the past few months. They really were a joy, and you can find them here:Guy: Doves - P...2020-11-231h 01
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 4 - Sault - Untitled [Black Is]This Is Not Happening sees our fourth episode in October talk about mysterious US/UK collective Sault's 3rd album, Untitled [Black Is]. It's an album we've had on our radar for a few months, so much so they released their 4th before we recorded! It's a shimmering work of modern soul, playing with the genres, and we loved digging into it. We'll also each be bringing our own take on afro-centric music from across the amazing continent, and deciding again if we spin it, or bin it. The four cuts evoked all sorts of back and forth:2020-10-271h 08
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp3 - Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured MindThis Is Not Happening's third episode in September encounters Yves Tumor's monstrous Heaven To A Tortured Mind. Tumor's 4th album lands on Warp, and it's a melting pot of soul, funk and noise. A big listen that hit us all in different ways. We'll also each be bringing a disco killer to the table, and deciding if we spin it, or bin it. The four dancefloor favourites are below, and we had all sorts of fun chewing through them:Joey: Cloud One - Atmosphere StrutDavid: William Onyeabor - Fanstastic ManNolan: Gino So...2020-09-221h 00
This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month PodcastEp 2 - Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?For our second episode of This Is Not Happening in August we encounter Jessie Ware's glittering What's Your Pleasure? It's Jessie's 4th album and sees her move from soul into the land of modern disco-tinged pop. We'll also be chatting about tracks that have chilled us out over the past month, and selecting our track of the month from that quartet. These can be found here, with our choices:Joey: HAAi - Head Above The ParakeetsNolan: David O'Dowda - The World RetreatsDavid: Waxahatchee - FireGuy: Talvin Singh - Traveller (K...2020-08-261h 03
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