This month's podcast could be re-titled 'How to Disagree Nicely. Welcome to Episode 58 of This is Not Happening (TINH), an Album of the Month (AOTM) Podcast.

In Part 1 we deep dive into an Album that one of us has chosen and in Part 2 we play 'Spin it or Bin it'. We pick a theme and each pick a song that represents that theme. We judge the selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'?

In Part 1, Guy is in the seat. He brings Lucy Dacus' new album, Forever is a Feeling for us to consider and discuss.

In Part 2, we celebrate the summer, it was hear, it has already gone. Nolan's specialist subject, the Summer Night track is our theme for Spin It or Bin It.

----- Part 1 | Lucy Dacus | 'Forever is a Feeling' -----

We have varying levels of experience and history with Lucy Dacus but Guy has fallen for this album in a big way. It's Lucy's 4th solo album and sits alongside her work as part of Boygenius. The album is a really easy listen, it can sit with you on repeat for a significant chunk of time. The question that we explore is, can penetrate beyond a nice listen ... opinions vary but at least one of us has this in their album of the year list at this point in the year.

Listen to the album, listen to the pod, tell us what you think. Here are some links that we mention on the pod or think could be useful to explore;

• Listen to the album ... HERE.
• Listen to the the 'A Deeper Listen interview / podcast ... HERE.
• Watch some videos (particularly the live performances) ... HERE.
• Buy some stuff ... HERE.

----- Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | 'Summer Nights' -----

The theme this month is 'Summer Nights'. Which tracks give us big summer night vibes. Ever since I've known Nolan he has always immediately given songs a season, I've never known anyone think as 'seasonally' about music. So no pressure but we play Spin It or Bin it with his specialist subject!

• David chose 'Tropical Gangsters' by Kid Creole & the Coconuts.
• Nolan chose 'Thinking About You' by Saraga.
• Joey chose 'Tomas' by Girl Ultra, Empress Of and Chromeo.
• Guy chose 'Fly Life Xtra' by Basement Jaxx.

Here is a link to our 16 track playlist of religion-inspired tracks - with the first 4 tracks being our picks for this month.

(and just for a laugh, here's the video of DC10 we talked about

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This month we struggle with very conscious bias when we discuss how much we love Perfume Genius' new album Glory. Welcome to Episode 57 of This is Not Happening (TINH), an Album of the Month (AOTM) Podcast.

In Part 1 we deep dive into an Album that one of us has chosen and in Part 2 we play 'Spin it or Bin it'. We pick a theme and each pick a song that represents that theme. We judge the selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'?

In Part 1, Joey is in the seat and basically bangs on about how much he loves Perfume Genius.

In Part 2, we celebrate contemporary queer music and play Spin It or Bin It with the theme. Joey's track is unfairly and poorly treated ... as is David's but two other bangers make up for it.

----- Part 1 | Perfume Genius | 'Glory' -----

I love Perfume Genius. Always have ... barring something horrific happening, I always will. I love him so much that I get nervous when a new album comes out. And this one is a belter. But is it for the fan-people or is there enough to attract and entertain newcomers?

Listen to the album, listen to the pod, tell us what you think.

• Listen to the album ... HERE.
• Listen to the Soda Jerker podcast that we mention ... HERE.
• Watch the AMAZING Tiny Desk Performance ... HERE.
• Watch the No Front Teeth video we discuss ... HERE.
• Buy some stuff ... HERE.

----- Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | 'Contemporary Queer' -----

Music has always been massive to the Gay and Queer community and has always been an interesting area of crossover. Has it changed? What ever, we're here to celebrate.

• David chose 'Cinderella' by Model/Actriz.
• Joey chose 'The Giver' by Chappell Roan.
• Nolan chose 'Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix' by Hercules and Love Affair
• Guy chose 'Tilted' by Christine and the Queens.

Here is a link to our 16 track playlist of religion-inspired tracks - with the first 4 tracks being our picks for this month.

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

We dispense with the niceties this month and discuss an album where we have quite differing opinions. Welcome to Episode 56 of This is Not Happening (TINH), an Album of the Month (AOTM) Podcast.

In Part 1 we deep dive into an Album that one of us has chosen and in Part 2 we play 'Spin it or Bin it'. We pick a theme and each pick a song that represents that theme. We judge the selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'?

In Part 1, David, resident 'Pop Being', has the pleasure of presenting an album from one of his genuine musical obsessions. 'Saya' the latest release by Saya Gray.

In Part 2, following the theme of 'Saya', break-up and heart-break, we play Spin It or Bin It with the simple theme of 'Heart Break' with no additional rules!

----- Part 1 | Saya Gray | 'Saya' -----

To say David is a Saya Gray fan is something of an understatement. He has been championing the strange sounds of Saya for nearly 3 years. Nobody's really sure if this is her debut album or not but that's not important. It is an album and an artist that has divided opinion on the pod. 2 of us love this album, 1 of us doesn't, and 1 of us has had such a busy month at work that we have no idea what they think pre-recording.

Regardless of how we feel about this album individually, we all think it's an album that deserves a listen. Listen to the album, listen to the pod, tell us what you think.

• Listen to the album ... HERE.
• Watch the World Cafe Podcast / Interview ... HERE.
• Watch the AMAZING Tiny Desk Performance ... HERE.
• Watch some 'Visualisers' (music videos!?!) ... HERE.
• Buy some stuff ... HERE.

----- Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | 'Heart-Break -----

Was music originally created to express heart-break? Probably not but it definitely feels like it when you start looking for your favourite tracks that embrace the subject. We've chosen a track each that may not be what you expect.

• Guy chose 'A Little Respect' by Erasure.
• David chose 'Already Dead' by Beck.
• Joey chose 'It's Not Right, But It's Okay' by Whitney Houston.
• Nolan chose 'Shiver' by Lucy Rose.

Here is a link to our 16 track playlist of religion-inspired tracks - with the first 4 tracks being our picks for this month.

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/