Extended Play

Sure, she won the Grammy for Best Album AND for Best Country Album with "Golden Hour," but Kacey Musgraves' last couple of albums haven't been as nearly "country" as many expected them to be. Is "Middle of Nowhere" a return to form, or is it so over-the-top "country" that it rings false? We'll give you our thoughts, count down our Top 10 side projects, and along the way build a five-song playlist that'll renew your passion for musi...

Our co-hosts VASTLY different opinions about Foo Fighters inspired a perhaps long-overdue revision of our rating scale. Just how do you rank an album that's probably a catalogue highlight for diehard fans but almost completely ignorable for anyone else? Find out in this week's episode. Along the way, we build a five-song playlist to renew your passion for music.What do you think of "Your Favorite Toy" by Foo Fighters? What do you t...

We've known about Dream Theater for years, particularly in terms of their reputation for being incredibly adept musicians. So do musical chops = entertaining music? Well, we were certainly entertained, but maybe not for the right reasons. Plus, cohost E recaps his experience hunting down vinyl at Record Store Day 2026. Along the way, we build a five-song playlist to renew your passion for music.What do you think of "Octavarium" by ...

Since our hosts both fell in love with Turnstile in the past few years, we thought it was time to go back to the origins of hardcore and see what we've missed. We're starting with Black Flag's "Damaged" from 1981(!) This album's influence is undeniable, but does it hold up in 2026? Plus, new albums from Morrissey and Ye have us revisiting the age-old debate of what to do when your favorite artists seem to be awful humans. Along the...

A new Robyn album is always cause for celebration, and this week we check out her latest - "Sexistentialism." We should've picked up from the album title and cover that we were in for an extremely horny album, but somehow we were still surprised just *how* horny it was - which definitely says more about us than Robyn. We'll let you know who should check this album out, count down ten artists we want to see live before they/we kick ...

If you're anywhere near as obsessive about music as we are, Angine de Poitrine's KEXP performance has been inescapable these past few weeks. So is this just weird prog rock for music nerds or a real blow against the looming threat of AI on music? We dig into their latest album, count down ten weird songs by "normal" bands, and along the way create a playlist of five songs to renew your passion for music. This one is a long one, so ...

Fiona Apple has such a unique career arc. Following huge mainstream success with her debut album to creating genre-defying critical masterpieces, she's got the respect of the public and the critics locked. Maybe it's time we actually give her our undivided attention? 😏 We listen to "The Idler Wheel..." for the first time, count down the Top 10 songs by Canadians, and, as always, give you a five-song playlist to renew your passion ...

It's been a minute since either of us have listened to a capital-C Country album. Was this the right choice? We dig into Willie Nelson's classic "Red Headed Stranger" blindly and end up with mixed thoughts. Who found it haunting and romantic? Who was bored? Check out the episode and find out. We also count down 10 songs that crack us up, and, as always, give you a five-song playlist to renew your passion for music.What do you think...

We're back with another first listen to an album - an artist - that we should've probably listened to already. This week it's Gojira's "From Mars to Sirius." Is it possible that this album is too metal even for us?! Or do we just not get it? Plus, we count down our 10 favorite songs to drive to, and, as always, give you a five-song playlist to renew your passion for music.

What do you think about "From Mars to Sirius?" What are you ...

Two white dudes sit in a basement and talk about R&B. No, it's not the setup for an off-color joke, it's actually what you'll see on this week's edition of Extended Play. We went digging in the crate to listen to album we completely missed the first time around and found "Channel Orange" by Frank Ocean. Are we R&B converts? Maybe! We also count down our 10 favorite songs to fall asleep to, and, as always, give you a five-so...

We admit it: we never listened to "brat." Not that shocking, considering we're not huge pop fans. But when we heard Charli XCX was doing the soundtrack for "Wuthering Heights," we thought it might be our way in. Were we pleasantly surprised? Terribly disappointed? Watch and find out! We'll also count down our 10 favorite movie soundtracks, and, as always, give you a five-song playlist to renew your passion for music.

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It's time to review another classic album we somehow never got around to listening to before. Can you believe neither of us had ever given "Songs in the Key of Life" a full listen?! I mean, it was released the year we were both born. 👴👴

Watch us get our minds blown by a 50 year-old album, and then stick around as E tries to guess the Top 10 Artists of the '90s. Plus, as always, we give you a five-song playlist to renew your passi...

What's that you say? 98.7 million listeners? Okay, we'll give it a shot. It's finally time for our intrepid hosts to listen to Bad Bunny. What better place to start than the "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," 2025's album of the year? And what better time to start than the week he plays the Super Bowl halftime show? Will they dig it? Will it make them feel old? Maybe both?The show starts with a discussion of the halftime show (and the alterna...

Well, we tried. Kind of. Since we loved last year’s show so much, we thought we’d try to watch the 2026 edition of The Grammys and react live. Due to technical difficulties (and for our own mental health) we only made through the first 45 minutes. Find out if we’re finally, actually, too old for this stuff.What did you think of the 2026 Grammys? Let us know in the comments.Like/follow/subscribe to Extended PlayJoi...

Before we listened to A$AP Rocky’s new album “DON’T BE DUMB,” we’d *heard* of A$AP Rocky before. A runway show here, a sneaker sponsorship there, RIhanna…but we’d only head a track or two by him. Was this a good place to start? Get our first impressions and whether we think *you* should check this album out. Then it’s time for us to count down our ten favorite vocalists and, as alway...

We're back with another Classic/Crate/Current album review, and this time around it's a Crate pick - Tool's "Lateralus" from 2001. Are they the Radiohead of metal? Or are they just...boring? We're gonna get some hate for this one...

Plus, we count down ten songs you can use to torture your enemies. And no, it's not just ten Nickelback songs. And as always, we end with a playlist of five songs to help renew your passion for music.

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We dove into the latest De La Soul record called “Cabin in the Sky” to see if it hits the same highs as their legendary back catalog. We’ll let you know whether this album is worth your time or not. Plus, we count down ten terrible songs on otherwise amazing albums. And as always, we end with a playlist of five songs to help renew your passion for music.

What do you think of the new De La Soul album? What are some ...

In this episode, our hosts wonder whether being an “influential” album necessarily equates with a being a good listen. We continue rounding out our crit cred by listening to Bad Brains’ self-titled debut from 1982 for the first time. Does it shred? Does it snooze? Maybe a little bit of both? Plus, we count down our favorite music moments from 2025, leaving you with at least THREE playlists to renew your passion fo...

It's time for our hosts to dig deep into an album from before their time. This time, it's The Who's "Who's Next." Is this truly a classic album? Or is it only seen so based on the strength of two (maybe three) amazing songs? Plus, a countdown of ten awesome songs by Australian artists and our newest playlist of five songs to renew your passion for music.

What do you think of “Who's Next?” What awesome songs by Australian...