We're waiting for it, that Green Light! This week Jamese and Connore are getting wild & fluorescent with Melodrama, the sophomore coming-of-age breakup album by New Zealand's resident royalty, Lorde! She broadcasts the boom boom boom, we decide whether it belongs in the Louvre. We'll discuss the complexities of dual citizenship before enjoying a Supercut of facts (or spins) about intimate art, comedic cameos, and a dangerous hidden talent that might shatter all your preconceptions. Moody melodies and synthy soundscapes fill out this tale of heartbreak and the complications of teenage superstardom. We might like it now, but what will we do when we're Sober? Find out!

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0:00 Intro

3:48 About Lorde

11:31 About Melodrama

16:04 Awards & Accolades

17:41 OnionRingsWorldwide

19:08 Fact Or Spin

20:10 She Has Interesting Taste In Art

22:54 She Had A Comedic Cameo

27:06 She Put On A Scavenger Hunt For Fans

30:07 Lorde Believes She's The Best At Punching Glass

35:45 Album Art

38:20 Green Light

41:33 Sober

44:04 Homemade Dynamite

46:00 The Louvre

49:57 Liability

52:36 Hard Feelings/Loveless

54:34 Sober II (Melodrama)

56:06 Writer In The Dark

58:27 Supercut

1:00:04 Liability (Reprise)

1:02:06 Perfect Places

1:05:04 Final Spin

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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called Life... and learn about one of pop music's biggest icons, Prince! His legendary film and soundtrack album Purple Rain dominated the mid-80s, whether he was tearing up the dance charts with When Doves Cry or triggering a congressional hearing full of parental outrage for Darling Nikki! We'll talk about the creation of the film, the whereabouts of his motorcycle, his legendary halftime show, and the unbelievable amount of music that's still in the vault! The Mixtaper has tales of smells, smoke, and spaghetti... get your toilets ready. Baby, The Artist Formerly Known As Prince (aaaand currently known as Prince, too) is a Star.. so Let's Go Crazy this week!

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0:00 Intro

2:55 About Prince

12:04 About Purple Rain

17:29 Prince Vs. The Parents Music Resource Center

20:38 The Artist Formerly Known As Prince

25:55 The Prince Vault

27:21 Awards & Accolades

28:12 Fact Or Spin

30:06 He Likes To Smell McDonald's Food

33:19 His Music Videos Are Bad For Toilets

36:02 His Favorite Meal Is Spaghetti And Orange Juice

39:00 Prince Performed At George Lucas' Wedding

42:09 Prince Fact Or Spin Vault

47:37 Album Art

50:25 Let's Go Crazy

53:09 Take Me With U

55:26 The Beautiful Ones

57:42 Computer Blue

59:33 Darling Nikki

1:02:24 When Doves Cry

1:06:08 I Would Die 4 U

1:08:08 Baby I'm A Star

1:09:49 Purple Rain

1:13:48 Final Spin

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There's nothing like the sound of Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, and there's no voice that can sing it like the froggy croak of Kris Kristofferson, perhaps the smartest man in music! His eponymous debut album is full of character work and hit after hit of excellent storytelling. We'll discover how he abandoned his Rhodes scholar days and exploited his military pilot training to harass a superstar and break into the music biz! After churning out hits like Me And Bobby McGee and To Beat The Devil he even launched a lucrative acting career... The man doesn't Stop Stopperson! The Mixtaper delivers during his Kris-themed round of Fact Or Spin where we learn about wrestling refs, brutish rugby, and Kristory in the making. Even if you don't love his music, you'll want to listen to this episode just For The Good Times!

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0:00 Intro

3:07 About Kris Kristofferson

13:00 About Kristofferson (The Album)

17:51 Awards & Accolades

18:19 Fact Or Spin

22:22 A Rugby Krisis

26:02 Kristastrophe At The Grand Ol' Opry

30:23 Kris-Krossing In The Ring

35:41 Kristory In The Making

41:06 Album Art

42:44 Blame It On The Stones

47:04 To Beat The Devil

49:34 Me And Bobby McGee

52:45 Best Of All Possible Worlds

54:46 Help Me Make It Through The Night

57:11 The Law Is For Protection Of The People

59:35 Casey's Last Ride

1:01:08 Just The Other Side Of Nowhere

1:02:31 Darby's Castle

1:05:07 For The Good Times

1:06:47 Duvalier's Dream

1:08:37 Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

1:11:20 Final Spin

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Maybe it's the loving in her eyes, but we're ready to Dive right into Olivia Dean's debut album Messy to celebrate Valentine's Day! She's one of the UK's biggest up-and-coming songwriters, and her vibrant lyrics and neo-soul style effortlessly dance through new love and heartbreak alike. We'll discuss her childhood stage fright, crack down on UFOs and UAPs, and learn about our own limited high-dive and Ladies Room experience. The Hardest Part might just be Fact Or Spin as the Mixtaper prepares for his date night with floating festivals, picnic parties, and blooming bushes. It's an album that's Dangerously Easy to enjoy (on Valentine's Day or any day at all)!

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0:00 Intro

4:36 About Olivia Dean

10:31 About Messy

13:20 Fact Or Spin

14:48 Olivia Dean Was Discovered In An Interesting Way

17:40 She Once Performed On A Floating Stage

21:16 She Hosted A Songwriters' Picnic In Hyde Park

24:05 Olivia Dean Has A Bit Of A Red Thumb

31:57 Album Art

33:39 UFO

39:00 Dive

43:39 Ladies Room

45:29 No Man

47:24 Dangerously Easy

48:52 Getting There - Interlude

50:06 Danger

51:43 The Hardest Part

54:24 I Could Be A Florist

55:41 Messy

57:56 Everybody's Crazy

58:49 Carmen

1:01:16 Final Spin

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This ain't Texas, ain't no Hold 'Em... But there sure is an Album Of The Year Grammy! Beyoncé took home top honors at the 67th Grammy Awards this week and we're celebrating with our traditional special dedicated to Cowboy Carter! This genre-fluid country crossover record defied expectations and shed new light on country's history and trajectory. James & Connor will debrief about our favorite moments and award predictions (with VERY different results than last year) and stampede our way through this 27-track record with cameos from Willie, Dolly, Posty, Miley, Linda Martell, and more! We'll talk about Jolene, spaghetti westerns, Oreos, and shotgun riders, while the Mixtaper has his own set of awards to hand out. If you like the sound of frogs, toes, or 80,000 bees this episode is for you! Do a Riiverdance, raise II Hands II Heaven, and get Buckiin', buckin', buckin' like a mechanical bull for this year's one and only SPIN IT GRAMMY SPECIAL!

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0:00 Intro

0:50 67th Grammy Awards Recap & Predictions

17:24 A Second Beyonce Episode

19:23 About Cowboy Carter

21:37 Genre?

23:45 Recording & Release

26:36 Streaming Stats & Chart Positions

28:16 Awards & Accolades

29:15 Fact Or Spin

31:18 The Bee-yonce Award

36:16 The Disney Princess Award

39:39 The Four Award

41:51 The Broken Toe Award

47:30 Album Art

51:41 Ameriican Requiem

54:26 Blackbiird

57:01 16 Carriages

59:01 Protector, My Rose

59:54 Smoke Hour * Willie Nelson

1:01:09 Texas Hold 'Em

1:04:13 Bodyguard

1:05:56 Dolly P

1:06:41 Jolene

1:09:49 Daughter

1:10:44 Spaghettii

1:12:55 Alliigator Tears, Smoke Hour II, Just For Fun

1:15:39 II Most Wanted

1:18:16 Levii's Jeans

1:22:55 Flamenco, The Linda Martell Show

1:23:47 Ya Ya

1:26:01 Oh Louisiana, Desert Eagle

1:26:37 Riiverdance

1:27:37 II Hands II Heaven

1:28:15 Tyrant

1:29:30 Sweet * Honey * Buckiin'

1:30:34 Amen

1:31:38 Final Spin

1:34:03 Connor's Turn

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Happy Gopher Day! We finally caught 'em all-- all the members of Boygenius, that is-- and now it's time to be Cool About It as we learn about their debut record, The Record! You've listened to their episodes separately; now hear Lucy, Julien, and Phoebe's powers combined in a supergroup! From the sick riffs of $20 to the Grammy-winning Not Strong Enough, find out if We're In Love with this album! The Mixtaper has a Pokemon-inspired round of Fact Or Spin queued up where we'll learn about the Forest Gym, a shiny album, and tattooths! It's a special conclusion to an 81-episode arc, so choose your favorite starter and get ready to battle!

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0:00 Intro

4:45 About Boygenius

8:12 About The Record

10:52 The End?

12:02 Fact Or Spin

14:52 Earning The Friendship Badge

20:36 They Recorded At The Forest Gym

24:12 A Rare Shiny Album

28:01 A Wild Song Appears!

33:08 Album Art

35:00 Without You Without Them

37:42 $20

40:11 Emily I'm Sorry

41:54 True Blue

44:09 Cool About It

46:21 Not Strong Enough

48:40 Revolution 0

50:43 Leonard Cohen

53:23 Satanist

54:48 We're In Love

59:23 Anti-Curse

1:02:06 Letter To An Old Poet

1:04:50 Final Spin

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Hey, all you able-bodied creatures! This week James & Connor learn all the rules behind Mentors, the new album by singer, songwriter, Poet, and folk renaissance multi-instrumentalist Fish In A Birdcage. Connor discovered his music on a trip and has deemed it a "no skips" discography. After sharing a Fish List with James he decided to bring a brand new album to the podcast full of plucky instruments, ballads, and lyrics that are just so good! The Mixtaper will enlighten us about wedding crashers, espresso splashers, and song stashers in Fact Or Spin. If there's a Badger clinging to your back and you're a Long Way From Home, be Brave and tell your Elders to tune in for another Connor's Pick!

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0:00 Intro

6:40 About Fish In A Birdcage & The Fish List

9:00 To The Future!

10:39 Fish List Debrief

18:10 About Mentors

21:27 Fact Or Spin

22:34 He Created A Vinyl Record That Wasn't His Album

25:49 He Has A Secret Song: Rule #6

30:20 He Had An Unexpected Wedding Crasher

33:54 He's A Big Espresso Guy

38:54 Album Art

41:12 Rule #35 - Microphone

44:56 Rule #36 - Long Way From Home

49:27 Rule #37 - Mentors

51:41 Rule #38 - Elders

53:23 Rule #39 - Lore

56:33 Rule #40 - Brave

1:00:27 Rule #41 - C'est La Vie

1:01:49 Rule #42 - Fever Pitch

1:03:03 Rule #43 - Chosen

1:05:14 Rule #44 - Badger

1:07:36 Rule #45 - Rooftop Jam

1:09:25 Rule #46 - Poet

1:10:46 Final Spin

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Jump into the heat of a Technicolour Beat with the 2015 debut record from the indie-pop duo Oh Wonder! This collection of bedroom-produced tracks was rolled out as a series of singles over the course of a full year before launching the couple into stardom! Get ready to Lose It in a warm, cozy blanket of soft emotions, sparked by a Livewire of electronic ambience. We'll discover how quickly and naturally Anthony and Josephine write their music as the Mixtaper takes us on a lavender-scented tour full of toys and a van named Wendy. See how well this record's aged a decade on.. they've given all their love to you!

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0:00 Intro

1:50 About Oh Wonder (The Band)

4:24 About Oh Wonder (The Album)

10:25 Fact Or Spin

11:38 Their First Single Was Written In Five Minutes

14:57 They Sold A Vinyl That Smelled Like Lavender

21:01 They Wrote A Song With Toy Instruments

23:52 Their first tour van was nicknamed Wendy

27:57 Album Art

29:59 Livewire

33:03 Body Gold

36:03 Technicolour Beat

37:45 Drive

41:04 Lose It

43:41 Landslide

46:20 White Blood

48:07 Without You

50:27 The Rain

53:00 Dazzle

54:58 All We Do

56:58 Midnight Moon

58:44 Shark

1:00:19 Heart Hope

1:01:49 Plans

1:03:15 Final Spin

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