The guys begin with a Sportscast on the sorry state of their football teams (0:50) before looking at the recent free speech controversy involving the objectively hilarious stadium-pop pairing of Ed Sheeran and Macklemore (8:15). After that they discuss a big slate of new albums out this week headlined by Beck (25:30). In Recommendation Corner, Ian recommends Butter Sugar Toast and Steven recommends Lily Seabird (52:32).

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Steven and Ian begin by paying tribute to a shuttered Scottish music publication that was a big part of the fantasy album draft (1:35) before discussing Geese finally commenting on the Chaotic Good scandal (5:35). After that they talk about the new War On Drugs single and whether a new album is coming (16:43), and then transition to a conversation about memorable albums released 25 years ago on 9/11 (24:05). After touching on some new releases by Bloc Party, Brian Fallon and Sylvan Esso (39:40), they review the new album by This Is Lorelei (44:39). Finally, in Recommendation Corner Ian talks about No Joy and Baths and Steven talks about The Tubs (52:52).

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Ahead of the release of his great new album "The Singer In My Band," Nate Amos of This Is Lorelei sat down with Steven Hyden for this special bonus episode interview.

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