Not sure about a new artist or album that just came out? Listen to us instead and we'll tell you what you need to know!
Ever feeling adventurous and want to try some new music but don't know where to start? Each episode literally has music in it!
Do you like 3 best friends? Ryan, Chad, and Michael got you covered!
Ryan, Michael, and Chad are back to review Michael's pick of Jungle's 2023 album "Volcano". In a first for Record Talk, we specifically watch and review the accompanying cinematic film released in tandem with the album, in which every song is set to amazing choreography! Is this album about the dancing? The music? Or perhaps both? Find out as you listen and watch along with this one-of-a-kind album review!
Listen to the full album here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/5xnXOCf5aZgZ43DgGN4EDv?si=hxfn1WzSTMe_klLvBeIQ1A)
Chad's Score: 5.9/10
15 Jan 2025
#40: Spotify Wrapped 2024
Ryan, Chad, and Michael share their top 2024 artist picks and life updates, revealing the most-played music trends and personal highlights of the year.
8 Nov 2024
#39: Album Review - Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
We review Ryan's pick for his wife Melissa and everything goes just fine...
2 Oct 2024
#38: Bro, Have You Heard This?! Vol. 4
Back for another edition of Bro have you heard? where we sample some of our favorite songs that we are obsessed with now or have been in the past.
5 Sept 2024
#37: Album Review - Joywave - How Do You Feel Now?
Ryan, Michael and Ya Boy, join you live from the Milky Way Galaxy! We're covering Indie rock/pop band Joywave's 2015 album, "How Do You Feel Now?". Chad thinks we need a more chaotic intro song while Michael keeps it real... and Ryan really likes Halloween music?
Listen to the album! (https://open.spotify.com/album/6uSfC7gekwOjvPmTAIwgQR?si=nKcS0mcGTb6hQjYYUlJBkQ)
Record Talk Score: 7.8
Ryan: 8.2
Michael: 7.4
Chad: 7.7
28 Aug 2024
#36: Album Review - The 1975 - Being Funny In A Foreign Language
We had many audio issues which delayed this episode but I believe it is all worked out! Thanks for your patience!!
Ryan, Michael, and Chad are back to discuss one of Chad's and Michael's favorite bands. Ryan is sick and has to go to the bathroom and also gets called a blasphemer. Chad and Ryan "fight" for the first time and Michael enjoys the ride and gets really tired. What a night!
Record Talk Score: 7.8
Ryan: 6.5
Michael: 8.2
Chad: 8.5
21 Jul 2024
#35: Album Review - Mutemath - Mutemath
Ryan, Michael, and Chad are live from Antarctica to review Mutemath's first album from 2006, Mutemath! Listen as they all completely fanboy over one of their favorite bands, talking about the complexity of arrangements, skill and proficiency of each band member, and how Mutemath used to massage Michael's bed as he went to sleep each night.
Listen to the full album here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/4LDhNGy31pPuvV4cPrTpqF?si=mt4f_GBnQE2UEF-jMOq7Ng)
RECORD TALK SCORE: 8.1/10
RYAN: 8.2/10
MICHAEL: 8.8/10
CHAD: 7.2/10
3 Jul 2024
#34: Bro, Have You Heard This!? Vol. 3
The boys are back and live from Borneo!!
We each picked our top 3 songs we're currently obsessed with to find out if our friends like our music! If you like what you hear in the episode, you can check out the songs here (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3caYkm36xheIhnNu5zDYDS?si=ed378e3040f44720) on this Spotify playlist!
24 Jun 2024
#33: Album Review - John Mayer - Continuum
The boys are back!! Ryan, Chad, and Michael are back with a brand new show which is basically like the old show but different and with video!!!! We react and critique John Mayer's 2006 album "Continuum" and have a great time.
RECORD TALK SCORE: 8.3/10
Chad: 8.4/10
Ryan: 8.4/10
Michael: 8.0/10
Check out the full album here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/1Xsprdt1q9rOzTic7b9zYM?si=_1sMY5ONSMiv25AIAeNPIA)
22 Dec 2023
#30: It's a Record Talk Christmas!
Ryan and Chad dive into the wonderful world of Christmas music! They discuss their personal feelings on Christmas music, when is the right time to start listening to it, what songs they remember as kids, and also what are the current most popular songs as well as their current personal favorites.
BONUS! We've created our own Record Talk Christmas playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IwUAWDTKuvSChOUfLF5y6?si=5809c0ffd28248e1) with some of our favorites as well as a few of the songs covered in the episode.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IwUAWDTKuvSChOUfLF5y6?si=5809c0ffd28248e1
8 Aug 2023
#26: Chad & Michael Perspectives of Music
What are your favorite Music Scores from movies ?
Michael and Chad shoot the breeze and discuss things related to music/movies.
The guys speak on Christopher Nolan movies and how Movie sound tracks in general impact their musical taste.
Here are some of the questions Michael and Chad discuss.
What kind of streaming apps do you use for music ? Do you like listening to New Music on Fridays? Chad and Michael discuss the intricacies of the catered music from Spotify .. Is everyone fanboying about Post Malone like Chad/Michael are? How did Djing shape and mold Michael’s music taste? Now that we are in a streaming generation, how do you all save your old music? Michael also gets into his spiel about audio files and uncompressed sound quality.
5 Aug 2022
Episode 7: Controversial Genres
Michael and Chad discuss two of the most polarizing genres: Country and Rap.
16 Jun 2022
Episode 4: Influential Albums
Ryan and Chad discuss influential albums from their middle school, high school, and early college years, and cover topics such as: What was the first album you purchased with your own money? What brand was your first CD player? and more! They cover Relient K, Mutemath, Anberlin, Coldplay, Bon Iver, and more.
•Relient K - The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek (https://open.spotify.com/album/7pkfdwjlOmJfzARVbLXE60?si=sgy8uvx6QKqVL_0gewBlSg)
•Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal (https://open.spotify.com/album/7F1dp39OljDwaJes2ruO0w?si=swdElJkCS1-iqz_84uOV1Q)
•Coldplay - A Rush of Blood To The Head (https://open.spotify.com/album/0RHX9XECH8IVI3LNgWDpmQ?si=8B2LMUj-RX-eYxNtOe7k_w)
•Simon & Garfunkel - The Essential Simon & Garfunkel (https://open.spotify.com/album/08KZ5fbzYRYPu4ZRPi60MT?si=1cZQM-75THOJ-_rbMshHCw)
•Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (https://open.spotify.com/album/2YnqAuFmC2r8JeQVOIozTy?si=bNqpk61FQ-qeRJMGhNVPlg)
•Shane & Shane - Upstairs (https://open.spotify.com/album/23KCnlBAVnGT0LmlCpMcxG?si=rJevDpCaRwaPwrdxIzdquQ)
•Copeland - Eat, Sleep, Repeat (https://open.spotify.com/album/5lGZKWabYSN2fLXBNPyOWq?si=msiN91obQieO-mDn7fOSOg)
•Mat Kearney - Nothing Left To Lose (https://open.spotify.com/album/6QhRwIZzTZ2ShlXVZsVfbM?si=DnRdhWeZRVyU34P-9nEeqg)
•Cursive - The Ugly Organ (https://open.spotify.com/album/3ZoVW62G8g8GC0yzpXOcKz?si=XVLL-UxERG6cPNtMuE81Vw)
•Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (https://open.spotify.com/album/7EJ0OT5ZqybXxcYRa6mccM?si=HV2ZmOcvSLGwpCVeCnNeJg)
•Bon Iver - Bon Iver (https://open.spotify.com/album/2LpfNj3vB5rOXfaawLcOBg?si=B2dyqcK_TLKz5FQ5jt0WiQ)
•MUTEMATH - Odd Soul (https://open.spotify.com/album/7vi0pZ4Jtra58ryrKOy93i?si=a2jYHyB7Rluu218GKs8fUg)
31 May 2022
Episode 3: Special Edition: Song / Album Recommendations May 2022
Chad and Michael discuss song and album recommendations. They both enjoy an eclectic variety of music, discussing different artists like Midland (https://open.spotify.com/album/6qURbeUcbhHdGXDAUzZcag?si=f0Gjc77FRfGHBFcK1gvAOA), Harry Styles (https://open.spotify.com/album/5r36AJ6VOJtp00oxSkBZ5h?si=DPs9_xFRQyqG_4VoXSNIWA), Thundercat (https://open.spotify.com/track/1c5CllrZr45UBhWpIqM332?si=K9LUT4pzSvm4F_a6s3o2tw), and MORE.
•Thundercat - Funny Thing (https://open.spotify.com/track/1c5CllrZr45UBhWpIqM332?si=de615219d19e4876)
•Harry Styles - Harry's House (https://open.spotify.com/album/5r36AJ6VOJtp00oxSkBZ5h?si=9BZnBlnXSWC8ou5Y1VOJbA)
•Muse - Simulation Theory (https://open.spotify.com/album/5OZgDtx180ZZPMpm36J2zC?si=NmHtcBWZRMG6iE6uPzJoiA)
•Midland - The Last Resort:Greetings From (https://open.spotify.com/album/6qURbeUcbhHdGXDAUzZcag?si=KxHPsC4pRN6UPny0VfUd9A)
•Lawrence - Casualty (https://open.spotify.com/track/6nwxT0W6u4JYDGK5iyBOYt?si=34fd72f264654017)
•The Weeknd - Take My Breath (https://open.spotify.com/track/2vgUijXOTRMnWXDtvgMp2b?si=e2e2c15c942e4ed2)
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
22 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
20
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51
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