Welcome to For The Record, the podcast that invites you to turn off shuffle, ditch the algorithm, and dive into one great album from start to finish. In each episode, Julia and Isaac explore an album’s origins and legacy, sharing fun facts and insights about the band, the music, and the lyrics and more.
The hosts analyze Vampire Weekend's 2008 debut album, exploring its musical elements, themes, and historical context to determine its place in indie rock history.
15 Sept 2025
Born To Run
The hosts analyze Bruce Springsteen's 1975 album "Born to Run," exploring its musical elements, themes, historical context, and impact on rock and roll.
31 Aug 2025
Young, Gifted and Black
Host Michaelangelo Matos interviews music critic Ann Powers about Aretha Franklin's 1972 album "Young, Gifted and Black," exploring its musicality and cultural impact.
10 Aug 2025
Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
The hosts analyze Caroline Polachek's 2023 album, "Desire, I Want To Turn Into You," exploring its musical elements, themes, and cultural context to understand her artistic vision.
25 May 2025
Women In Music Pt. III
The hosts analyze Haim's 2020 album "Women in Music Pt. III," exploring its musical elements, themes, and context to understand the band's genre-bending sound.
18 May 2025
Blood On The Tracks
This is For The Record, and today we’re covering Bob Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” from 1975. Join us as we dive deep into the fifteenth studio album from the enigmatic icon, breaking down the musical elements, key themes, history and context, and sharing our own thoughts on the album. Is BOTT a time-bending exploration of Chekov’s poetry, or is it really just a breakup album? Is Bob Dylan the Shakespeare of his day? Does a song really need a chorus? Find out all this and more on this week’s episode.
11 May 2025
CTRL
This is For the Record, and this week's episode is about SZA’s “CTRL”, from 2017. Join us as we dive deep into Miss Twenty-Something’s powerful debut album, breaking down the musical elements, key themes, history and context, and our own thoughts on the album. Is this really R&B, or something else entirely? Are studio notes and frustrating delays sometimes exactly what an album needs to be great? What makes a memorable melody? Find out all this and more on this week’s episode.
30 Apr 2025
Back in Black
This is For the Record, covering AC/DC’s “Back in Black” from 1980. Join us as we deep dive into the Aussie rockers’ 6th studio album, breaking down the musical elements, key themes, history and context, and our own thoughts on the album. Does the second best selling album of all time deserve such a title? Have these iconic riffs held up? Have these wacky lyrics aged poorly? Find out all this and more on this week’s episode.
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16 Mar 2025
Welcome to For The Record
This is For The Record, a podcast making the case for full albums as the most important — and most interesting — medium for great music. In this episode we’ll give our listeners a little glimpse into the rise, fall, and legacy of albums in music, and set the stage for what this podcast is all about.
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Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100
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