Song Swap Showdown: Your Weekly Musical Throwdown Show!

About Song Swap Showdown: Your Weekly Musical Throwdown Show!

Vinyl Verdicts: Song Reviews is a music review show hosted by husband-and-wife team Chris and Rachel, built for people who actually listen. Each episode, Chris and Rachel swap songs, make the case for their picks, challenge each other’s takes, and deliver honest verdicts, all at the song level. No full-album deep dives. No algorithm worship. Just individual tracks, real opinions, and thoughtful conversation across genres, eras, and moods. If you love discovering music, hearing different perspectives, and debating what’s actually worth the spin, welcome to the court.

Publisher

Chris and Rachel

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Sept 2021

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

239 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Last Call Before Sunrise | Vampire Dance Club Mix (Our Playlist Picks)

   Last Call Before Sunrise | Vampire Dance Club Mix (Our Playlist Picks) The fog machine is on and the red lights are low. Chris and Rachel run through every song they picked for this week’s Vinyl Verdicts theme, a vampire nightclub playlist packed with goth classics, industrial, darkwave, synthwave, and a few deep cuts from the crypt. Chris goes underground with ghostbells, Lebanon Hanover, The Cramps, and Type O Negative. Rachel brings the dance floor fillers with Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, and Siouxsie. Then there’s the battle of the Closers: Rachel’s 1994 Nine Inch Nails original against Chris’s 2026 Nine Inch Noize remix. Which one wins? Tell us in the comments. 🦇 Chris’s picks Killing Joke, Love Like Blood Lebanon Hanover, Gallowdance ghostbells, Curses ghostbells, Darkness Saves Type O Negative, Be My Druidess Sidewalks and Skeletons, Goth Dead On A Sunday, Dance Like Hell Dance With the Dead, Near Dark The Cramps, Human Fly The Cramps, Ultra Twist Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize, Closer (Nine Inch Noize Version) The Chemical Brothers, Hey Boy Hey Girl The Chemical Brothers, Star Guitar Portishead, Silence Team Sleep, Blvd. Nights 🖤 Rachel’s picks Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cities in Dust The Cult, She Sells Sanctuary Echo & the Bunnymen, The Killing Moon New Order, Blue Monday New Order, Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction) Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence Depeche Mode, Policy of Truth Depeche Mode, Personal Jesus The Cure, The Lovecats The Cure, Lullaby Billy Idol, Eyes Without a Face Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party She Wants Revenge, Tear You Apart Nine Inch Nails, Closer Our listeners added 40 more songs to the full 68-track playlist, so a big thank you to everyone who added a pick. Stream the whole thing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7uWJ7tDFIH4leHCsJQICIC?si=887da349a22d4af7 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7uWJ7tDFIH4leHCsJQICIC?si=887da349a22d4af7) 🎧 Vinyl Verdicts streams live Mondays at 7 PM ET on YouTube and RadioGardenState.com 👍 Like, subscribe, and drop the song you’d want playing at last call

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Vinyl Verdicts Update Sept 2026

   Links Website - https://www.vinylverdicts.com/ (https://www.vinylverdicts.com/) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ_CsIxM-VpPydHwpH0XjHQ) MixCloud (https://www.mixcloud.com/VinylVerdicts/)

3. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Top HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Songs:Podcast Edition

   Summer is officially here, and this week on Vinyl Verdicts we're sharing our favorite songs about the summer heat, hot summer nights, beach vibes, and everything that makes this season unforgettable. In this special edited podcast edition, Chris and Rachel reveal the songs they picked for the playlist, why they chose them, and the stories and memories behind each track. Whether you're heading to the beach, firing up the grill, or taking a late-night drive with the windows down, we've got the soundtrack to keep your summer rolling. What's your go-to song for a hot summer night? Let us know—we might feature your pick in a future episode! Listen & Watch (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/30RL38iWQLPdbfSQbccAPv?si=f24f9d8d10f74d61) 🌐 Watch the full show: VinylVerdicts.com (http://VinylVerdicts.com) 🎧 Listen to the complete audio replay: Mixcloud.com (http://Mixcloud.com) 📻 Listen live: RadioGardenState.com (http://RadioGardenState.com) A quick note about the podcast: To comply with music copyright rules, our podcast episodes are heavily edited and don't include the full song reviews or the music featured during the live broadcast. This version focuses on our playlist picks and the conversations behind them. For the complete Vinyl Verdicts experience—including every song, every review, and all the fun—join us live every Monday at 7 PM ET, watch the replay at VinylVerdicts.com, or listen to the full archived show on Mixcloud.com.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,145,718

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

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

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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