About this episode

Steven and Ian discuss new music releases and review albums, including a potential worst album of the year by Pat McAfee.

Steven and Ian open with a conversation about a new Jimothy, one of the most lasting characters in the Indiecast universe (1:01). After that, they talk about a possible "worst album of the year" candidate from ESPN personality Pat McAfee (7:47) and some gross happenings occurring at Noah Kahan shows (17:33). Then they discuss new releases from The Strokes, Charli XCX, Pete Yorn, and others (27:22). In Recommendation Corner, Ian recommends Citrus Jr. and Steven recommends Miles Hewitt (49:12). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Steven, Ian

Topics covered

• new music releases
• album reviews
• music commentary
• artist discussions
• recommendations

Keywords

• The Strokes
• Charli XCX
• Pat McAfee
• album reviews
• music commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Strokes, Charli XCX, Pete Yorn, Citrus Jr.

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