Each episode, the music obsessives behind the the website Hearing Things bring three songs to the table, debate their merits and drawbacks, and ultimately decid...
Our Year-End Wrap-Up—From Sabrina Carpenter's Frightening Heterosexuality to Benson Boone's Fedora-core to the Haunted Gay Synth-Pop of Trent Reznor's ‘Challengers’ Soundtrack
Music critics and Hearing Things founders Jill Mapes, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, and Dylan Green delve deep into some of their biggest 2024 faves and fails. Topics include Eminem's never-ending midlife crisis, the likelihood of Beyoncé showing up to your local dive bar, and the connection between the indie sleaze revival and the Challengers soundtrack.Hearing Things is a new independent home for music and culture founded by journalists Andy Cush, Ryan Dombal, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Dylan Green, and Jill Mapes. Read more at hearingthings.co.
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A Short King, a Tall King, and a TikTok Jester—Debating New Music From Kendrick Lamar, Father John Misty, and More
Music critics and Hearing Things founders Jill Mapes, Ryan Dombal, and Dylan Green decide whether Father John Misty's ode to worship music "Screamland," Kendrick Lamar's Cali trunk rattler "TV Off," and Veronika Slowikowska's Phoebe Bridgers-type pop parody "Mac and Cheese" are Waste or Taste. Side topics include Christmas music that doesn't suck, alternate-universe Spice Girls, and wet head braces.Hearing Things is a new independent home for music and culture founded by journalists Andy Cush, Ryan Dombal, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Dylan Green, and Jill Mapes. Read more at hearingthings.co.
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We Really Snapped on This One—Debating Songs by FKA Twigs, Kim Deal, and More
Music critics and Hearing Things founders Jill Mapes, Andy Cush, and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd decide whether Kim Deal's surprisingly symphonic "Nobody Loves You More," FKA Twigs' possibly pretentious "Drums of Death," and Alex Reed's brain-breaking BPM workout "Hit 'Em Dreamgirl" are Waste or Taste. Side topics include the true-crime TV show Snapped, great musicians from Ohio, and sex dungeons as a critical listening environment.Hearing Things is a new independent home for music and culture founded by journalists Andy Cush, Ryan Dombal, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Dylan Green, and Jill Mapes. Read more at hearingthings.co.
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It Will Get a Little Sticky—Debating New Songs by Tyler, the Creator and More
Music critics and Hearing Things founders Jill Mapes, Andy Cush, and Dylan Green decide whether Tyler, the Creator's "Sticky," Geordie Greep's "Terra," and TV on the Radio frontman Tunde Adebimpe's "Magnetic" are Waste or Taste. Side topics include the legacy of 2000s rap producer Polow da Don, the insufferability of Frank Zappa, and what it's like to have a very big head.Hearing Things is a new independent home for music and culture founded by journalists Andy Cush, Ryan Dombal, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Dylan Green, and Jill Mapes. Read more at hearingthings.co
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We Might Say Something Stupid—Debating Charli XCX's Brat Remixes
In the debut episode of Waste or Taste, veteran music critics and Hearing Things founders Jill Mapes, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, and Ryan Dombal take on Charli XCX's Brat remixes. Topics include: Why Julian Casablancas should do a piano-bar album, why Matty Healy should stop talking about his dick, and why most remixes should be UK 2-step remixes.Hearing Things is a new independent home for music and culture founded by journalists Andy Cush, Ryan Dombal, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Dylan Green, and Jill Mapes. Read and subscribe at hearingthings.co
Each episode, the music obsessives behind the the website Hearing Things bring three songs to the table, debate their merits and drawbacks, and ultimately decide whether they are crappy or great. Worthless or worthwhile. Waste or taste.
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