Combing the Stacks

About Combing the Stacks

Three guys, three unique viewpoints on music. Each week, CTS covers four albums and five singles with a recap of all angles at the end of the season. Season 1 covers the 60s, Season 2 the 70s, Season 3 the 80s and Season 4 (our current season) covers the 90s. Start from the beginning or dive into an episode that covers an album you love (or hate)! New episodes every Friday afternoon. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-DWaPDG1AGY-giXO6jhtw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GN4XRFHL8FLl4PgbomIYb Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshua_g/list/combing-the-stacks-movie-list/

Publisher

Combing the Stacks

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 Jun 2020

Latest episode

24 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

308 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Oct 2026

   S5 E27- Top Albums of the 2000s - Hot Hot Heat/Johnny Cash 3/The Libertines/Broken Social Scene

   This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (7:17). This episode covers the following albums: Hot Hot Heat - Make Up The Breakdown (36:57), Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around (58:49), The Libertines - Up The Bracket (1:20:46), and Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People (1:50:51). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   S5 E26- Top Albums of the 2000s - Ms. Dynamite/Avril Lavigne/Spoon 3/Boards of Canada 2

   This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (4:26). This episode covers the following albums: Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper (39:02), Avril Lavigne - Let Go (1:03:09), Spoon - Kill the Moonlight (1:29:45), and Boards of Canada - Geogaddi (1:45:17). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

3. 

   10 Oct 2026

   S5 E25- Top Albums of the 2000s - Sleater-Kinney 3/Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man/Iron & Wine/Coldplay 2

   This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 2000s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The Six Singles segment starts at (6:25). This episode covers the following albums: Sleater-Kinney - One Beat (37:22), Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Out of Season (55:42), Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the Cradle (1:12:17), and Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head (1:29:27). Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470 Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

31,919

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

100

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

71

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