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  • Dominated by MAUDE LATOUR - Sugar Water

    Dominated by MAUDE LATOUR - Sugar Water

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    This week is one the indie-darlings have been waiting for: our deep dive into the depths of 'Sugar Water', the debut LP from MAUDE LATOUR! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the long road to this first album, the MARINA-tinged excellence of 'Cursed Romantics', and how Maude's philosophical studies informed the record.

    ALSO discussed: MARINA's M6 collaborator CJ BARAN, Pop Star Academy's KAYSEYE, THE WEEKND's new album & single, & MAGDALENA BAY's 'Imaginal Disk'.

    At the SPA: HALSEY (Ego), MADELLINE (Crazy Bitch), RALPH (Stacy's Mom), MIMI WEBB (Erase You), LE SSERAFIM (1-800-hot-n-fun) and DEVAULT, TOMMY GENESIS & SLAYYYTER (Never Like Me).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Short n' Sweet' by SABRINA CARPENTER!

  • Dominated by MUNA - 5 Years of Saves the World

    Dominated by MUNA - 5 Years of Saves the World

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    This week is one we've been counting down to since the dawn of this podcast as we submit ourselves to the second LP from indie-pop masters MUNA: Saves the World. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the heavy-hitting themes of the record, which of these songs have made it onto our all-time playlists and touch on our rich personal lores with some of these here tracks...

    ALSO discussed: SABRINA CARPENTER's 'Short & Sweet', LADY GAGA's LG7 (& those Joker reviews), and we oh-so-bravely wade into the waters of CHAPPELL ROAN discourse.

    At the SPA: Pop Star Academy's KATSEYE (Debut), MOTHICA (The Reaper), LULU SIMON (Feel Better), SYD SYLVAIR (Featherlight), FLO (Bending My Rules), FLORRIE (Swimming Pool), ST. LUCIA (Falling Asleep), and ALLIE X & EMPRESS OF (Galina).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Sugar Water' by MAUDE LATOUR!

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  • Dominated by ZEE MACHINE - Can I Be Honest?

    Dominated by ZEE MACHINE - Can I Be Honest?

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    This week is one for the gays as we dive into the brand new EP 'Can I Be Honest?' from indie-pop songstress (we're all together on this?) ZEE MACHINE! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss Zee's many notable influences (several of our favs), the stages of a breakup as tracked by these songs, and Quincy's Bonnie McKee moment at the EP release party in LA!

    ALSO discussed: MAUDE LATOUR's 'Sugar Water' and the latest in the CHAPPELL ROAN discourse (yes, we're tired too).

    At the SPA: HALSEY (Lonely Is the Muse), ALLIE X (Weird World ft. SIDEWALKS AND SKELETONS), PALE WAVES (Gravity), MOODY JOODY (Velvet Connection ST. LUCIA Remix), KATIE GAVIN, (Casual Drug Use), LISA (New Woman ft. ROSALÍA), MADISON ROSE (Haus), LAGOONA BLOO (Can't Make You Love Me), and LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS (Die With A Smile).

    Next week: we're off but when we return... MUNA 'Saves the World'!

  • Dominated by REMI WOLF - Big Ideas

    Dominated by REMI WOLF - Big Ideas

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    This week, we had a big idea ourselves!! We decided to submit to REMI WOLF's second LP 'Big Ideas' in our first-ever Remi ep! So Hello! Let's celebrate that! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album's studio origins, its themes of fame, sex & beyond, and we get into the very- er- specific name Remi has given to her stans.

    ALSO discussed: MARINA's new M6 snippet, the everlasting BETTY WHO supremacy, and our hopes for the rest of the year in music (RIHANNA, LAURA MVULA, DAGNY & THE DOMMY's!

    At the SPA: KATY PERRY (Lifetimes), ADDISON RAE (Diet Pepsi), SMALLPOOLS (Socio-Empath), BLEACHERS (Wild Heart), YO GABBA GABBA (I am the Wind ft. BETTY WHO), ESSY (Dream Come True), and NOTD & CORBYN BESSON (Panic).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Can I Be Honest?' from ZEE MACHINE!

  • Dominated by GRIFF - Vertigo

    Dominated by GRIFF - Vertigo

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    This week is one the grifters have been waiting years for: a deep dive into the debut album from pop songstress GRIFF: 'Vertigo'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our history with Griff (including Quincy's controversial opinion on her SIGRID collab), the non-chronological journeys of a breakup and how the only true closure requires accepting there will never be closure... or something like that.

    ALSO discussed: 10 years of BETTY WHO's debut album 'Take Me When You Go' and our bets on the horse that'll win the race to score the world's first CHAPPELL ROAN feature.

    At the SPA: CHARLI XCX (Guess ft. BILLIE EILISH), BLUSHER (Overglow), MAUDE LATOUR (Whirlpool), CARLITA & SG LEWIS (The Moment), PALE WAVES (Glasgow), FLO (Check), FABIANA PALLADINO (Deeper), OSTON (Burton St.) and MAGDALENA BAY (Tunnel Vision).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Big Ideas' by REMI WOLF!

  • Dominated by AURORA - What Happened to the Heart?: Part 2

    Dominated by AURORA - What Happened to the Heart?: Part 2

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    It's time for part 2 of our AURORA deep dive! Throughout the second half our track-by-track, we get into the thick of some of the album's harsher moments & unpack what messages lie behind the poetic lyricism before narrowing down our top tracks across the entire record.

    ALSO discussed: KATY PERRY's incoming "lead" single 'Lifetimes', LADY GAGA's LG7 tease, & the mystery behind BRITNEY SPEARS & HALSEY's 'Lucky' debacle.

    At the SPA: REMI WOLF (Soup), ZEE MACHINE (Killshot), ROSE GRAY (Free) MISTERWIVES (End of My Rope ft. BETTY WHO), HALSEY (Lucky), CALVIN HARRIS & ELLIE GOULDING (Free), KISSISSIPPI (Smaller Half), GWEN STEFANI & ANDERSON .PAAK (Hello World), THOMSTON (Upstate), and VANESSA WILLIAMS, TRIXIE MATTEL & LION BABE (Bop!).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Vertigo' by GRIFF!

  • Dominated by AURORA - What Happened to the Heart?: Part 1

    Dominated by AURORA - What Happened to the Heart?: Part 1

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    This week, we begin our (topically Olympic-sized) dive into AURORA's new album 'What Happened to the Heart?' as we discuss the first half of this monumental album. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album's rich themes, the textured soundscapes that vary across the record and and of course we attempt to glean just wtf this girlie is trying to tell us.

    ALSO discussed: CHARLI XCX & CHAPPELL ROAN's co-sponsored effort for Kamala 2024 & Drag Race Canada's continued influence on our music libraries!

    At the SPA: ALESSIA CARA (Dead Man), ALICE CHATER (Don't Let My Boyfriend Get In Your Way), KATIE GAVIN (Aftertaste), MADISON BEER (15 Minutes), SKAAR (Something Like This ft. DAGNY), JOE JONAS (Work It Out), ESSY (Fire Alive), and JADE (Angel of my Dreams).

    NEXT WEEK: Part 2 of our Aurora deep dive!

  • Dominated by CHARLI XCX - Brat

    Dominated by CHARLI XCX - Brat

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    This week is maybe the biggest of the summer as we take on the soundtrack of the season itself - 'Brat' by CHARLI XCX! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the delicate persona that lies beneath the shiny veneer of the titular 'brat' character, how the industry at large shaped the record AND how Charli has mastered the art of the remix.

    ALSO discussed: MARINA's album 6 news and solo tunes from MUNA's KATIE GAVIN!

    At the SPA: KESHA (Joyride), KATY PERRY (Woman's World), MAGDALENA BAY (Image), MADISON ROSE (Falling Outta Heaven), GRIFF (Tears for Fun), ISAAC DUNBAR (Take It Slow), MISTERWIVES (Organized Chaos), DANI SYLVIA (Somebody Who People Leave), and KYLIE MINOGUE (My Oh My ft. TOVE LO & BEBE REXHA).

    NEXT WEEK: 'What Happened to the Heart?' by AURORA!

  • Dominated by BONNIE MCKEE - Hot City

    Dominated by BONNIE MCKEE - Hot City

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    This week, we're diving headfirst into the album those of us in the know (Hayden) have been waiting a decade for - BONNIE MCKEE's instant 2010 throwback classic 'Hot City'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the record's arduous rollout, the industry's abysmal treatment of Ms. Mckee, as well as her impact on the sound of the pop landscape at large.

    ALSO DISCUSSED: MUNA's sickening new live album from The Greek, DEBBII DAWSON's EP 'How To Be Human', the MINOGUE sisters' everlasting impact on the culture, and the tea-up of KESHA vs. KATY PERRY.

    At the SPA: LISA (Rockstar), PARIS HILTON & RINA SAWAYAMA (I'm Free), PEACH PRC (Touchy Subject), SNOW WIFE (Pool), MAUDE LATOUR (Comedown), TINASHE (Getting No Sleep), LIL NAS X (Here We Go!), and JESSIE WARE & ROMY (Life You Up).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Brat' by CHARLI XCX!

  • Dominated by DAGNY - Elle

    Dominated by DAGNY - Elle

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    This week, we're swimming through the nordic oceans to take a closer look at one of our go-to Scandinavian pop queens DAGNY and her latest "mini-album" 'Elle'. Throughout our track-by-track (complete with a few extra additions from yours truly), we discuss the album's at-times tortuous rollout, the changes made to the era after it was already on its way and what we hope for the next two chapters in the trilogy.

    ALSO discussed: ALLIE X's 'Girl With No Face' tour, MUNA's upcoming live album, & Hayden's experience with AURORA's 'What Happened to the Heart?'.

    At the SPA: CHARLI XCX (The Girl, So Confusing Version with LORDE), GRIFF (Anything), BROZE AVERY (Heatwave), ADAM LAMBERT (Cvnty), PVRIS & LIGHTS (The Blob), VINCINT (Love Me Tonight ft. BETTY WHO), and PURPLE DISCO MACHINE & CHROMEO (Paradise).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Hot City' by BONNIE MCKEE!

  • Dominated by BAD SUNS - 10 Years of Language & Perspective

    Dominated by BAD SUNS - 10 Years of Language & Perspective

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    This week, we're winding back the clock to 2014 when our perennial fav boy band BAD SUNS released their debut LP 'Language & Perspective'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the mature themes of this record written by high-schoolers, the speed at which it's aged (see: molasses level), the existential crises (plural) abound the album, and how this debut contextualizes the records that came after it.

    ALSO discussed: KATY PERRY's confidently sexy new single 'Woman's World' (and the fire it lit online) as well as JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE's recent trouble with the law (stream Criminal by Britney Spears)!

    At the SPA: HALSEY (The End), METTE (Bet), SAY NOW (Bitch Get Out My Car), FLORRIE (The Lost Ones), REMI WOLF (Motorcycle), PALE WAVES (Perfume), ST. LUCIA (Back To You), and TOVE LO & SG LEWIS (Heat).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Elle' by DAGNY!

  • Dominated by BILLIE EILISH - Hit Me Hard and Soft

    Dominated by BILLIE EILISH - Hit Me Hard and Soft

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    This week, we're dialing the alt-pop phasers to FIRE as we submit ourselves to BILLIE EILISH and discuss her 3rd LP 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'. Throughout our track-by-track, we dive into the textured nature of the tracks, the journey they take you on in the order they are presented, the idea of writing an oral lesbian anthem with your brother, and of course, we attempt to determine our favorite tracks!

    ALSO discussed: KATY PERRY's *interesting* rollout choices thus far and new albums from CHARLI XCX (Brat), DAGNY (Elle), & AURORA (What Happened to the Heart?).

    At the SPA: SABRINA CARPENTER (Please Please Please, ADAM LAMBERT (Wet Dream), AURORA (To Be Alright), KISSISSIPPI (Last Time), GRACIE ABRAMS (Close to You), RAYE (Genesis), and ORVILLE PECK, KYLIE MINOGUE & DIPLO (Midnight Ride).

    NEXT WEEK: 10 Years of BAD SUNS' debut 'Language & Perspective'.

  • Dominated by DUA LIPA - Radical Optimism

    Dominated by DUA LIPA - Radical Optimism

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    This week, we're diving headfirst into the mother lake (the one just outside the British Channel) to submit ourselves to the 3rd LP from english pop songstress DUA LIPA, 'Radical Optimism'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the album's peculiar rollout strategy, *those* single choices, what's next for Dua & try to determine a better title for the record.

    ALSO discussed: LADY GAGA's Chromatica Ball sponsored by C*vid, KATY PERRY's imminent return (alongside mother monster), BONNIE MCKEE's 'Hot City', WeHo Pride ft. KESHA & KYLIE MINOGUE and the supreme court's hottest new case: BILLIE EILISH v. TAYLOR SWIFT.

    At the SPA: NELLY FURTADO, TOVE LO & SG LEWIS (Love Bites), MAGDALENA BAY (Death & Romance), MAUDE LATOUR (Cursed Romantics), DEBBII DAWSON (Turn the TV On), VINCINT (Another Lover ft. Adam Lambert), FLO (Caught Up), MADISON ROSE (Paradise), and PURPLE DISCO MACHINE & BENJAMIN INGROSSO (Honey Boy ft. Nile Rogers & Shenseea).

    NEXT WEEK: 'Hit Me Hard & Soft' by BILLIE EILISH!

  • Dominated by CARLY RAE JEPSEN - 5 Years of Dedicated: Part 2

    Dominated by CARLY RAE JEPSEN - 5 Years of Dedicated: Part 2

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    This week we're rounding out our 2-part deep dive into the 5-year celebration of CARLY RAE JEPSEN's 'Dedicated' with a look at the latter half on the album. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the lost CRJ orchestral album, the art of the album track, the joy of freeing yourself from artist expectations, and we re-do our ranking for every song across the Dedicated era.

    ALSO discussed: Eurovision, our birthdays, and wellness checks on DAGNY, BETTY WHO and ALY & AJ!

    At the SPA: CHARLI XCX (360), BONNIE MCKEE (Forever 21), ZEE MACHINE (Worse), LOREEN (Forever), ROSEMARY JOAQUIN (Bestie), REMI WOLF (Toro).

    NEXT WEEK: We're off for our birthday bashes, but when we return, we're talking all things DUA LIPA & 'Radical Optimism'!

  • Dominated by CARLY RAE JEPSEN - 5 Years of Dedicated: Part 1

    Dominated by CARLY RAE JEPSEN - 5 Years of Dedicated: Part 1

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    This week is a classic 'round these parts as we take yet another deep dive into the discography of unofficially crowned queen of pop CARLY RAE JEPSEN in celebration of her 4th LP 'Dedicated' which turns 5 this month! In the first part of our 2-part track-by-track, we discuss our initial disappointment with the project following the post-Emotion haze of it all, the many shapes this album took (Disco Sweat, anyone?), and we attempt to determine our Top 5 Carly songs, ever. Wish us luck!!

    ALSO discussed: initial reactions to DUA LIPA's 'Radical Optimism' (TLDL: its good and thats fine!), and which pop girls served at the MET GALA (looking at you, Tyla & AI Katy Perry!)

    At the SPA: CAROLINE POLACHEK (Starburned & Unkissed), DEBBII DAWSON (Happy World), ASTRID S (Hot Fever Dream), and VANESSA WILLIAMS (Legs [Keep Dancing]).

    NEXT WEEK: Part 2 of our Dedicated Deep Dive!

  • Dominated by CONAN GRAY - Found Heaven

    Dominated by CONAN GRAY - Found Heaven

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    This week, we're dialing up our 80s kink exploration as we submit to the newest album from rising pop boy CONAN GRAY, 'Found Heaven!' Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss Conan's many influences across the album, his powerhouse producing team, our favorite tracks, and determine one small change that could have helped the album level up.

    ALSO discussed: BONNIE MCKEE's 'Hot City', the SWEAT tour, our final hopes for DUA LIPA's 'Radical Optimism' & our gathered thoughts on TTPD.

    At the SPA: PEACH PRC (You're So Lucky You're Gorgeous), NORMANI (1:59), ISAAC DUNBAR (Photoshoot Tonight), & VINCINT (Lean).

    NEXT WEEK: 5 Years of 'Dedicated' by CARLY RAE JEPSEN!

  • Dominated by MARINA - 5 Years of FEAR

    Dominated by MARINA - 5 Years of FEAR

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    In the second half of our supersized MARINA 2-parter celebrating 5 years of her 4th LP 'Love + Fear', we tackle the latter 8 tracks of the 16-song behemoth to determine which half is stronger, while also diving into the subtle Marina-isms that sneak their way into a few songs before we address THAT verse on THAT song! You know the one! (& if you don't, you will once you've listened)!

    ALSO discussed: TAYLOR SWIFT's latest surprise double release, BETTY WHO's forthcoming (can we officially say that now?) 5th album, and the SWEAT tour from TROYE SIVAN & CHARLI XCX.

    At the SPA: DANI SYLVIA (Blindside), MICHAEL MEDRANO (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), LAGOONA BLOO (Tunnel Vision), RACHEL CHINOURIRI (It Is What It Is), BONNIE MCKEE (Jenny's Got A Boyfriend), and PEPPE PIG (Roar).

    Next week: CONAN GRAY's 'Found Heaven'!

  • Dominated by MARINA - 5 Years of LOVE

    Dominated by MARINA - 5 Years of LOVE

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    Sorry for the late upload, gang! But that means double trouble this week as we dive into MARINA's 4th LP 'Love + Fear' in our newest 2-parter, the first of which is yours in the here and now! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss the lore of Marina's name change, her temporary leave of absence from the music scene and we try to determine why this album never feels to live up to the superstar's standards.

    ALSO discussed: LADY GAGA's new Joker trailer, the continued rise of our favorite midwest princess CHAPPELL ROAN, and other Coachella sightings like GRIMES, KESHA, & OLIVIA RODRIGO!

    At the SPA: DUA LIPA (Illusion), SABRINA CARPENTER (Espresso), PERRIE (Forget About Us), MIMI WEBB (Mistake), MOODY JOODY (Velvet Connection), DAGNY (Strawberry Dream), TINASHE (Nasty), and SKAAR & MOYKA (DNA).

    NEXT WEEK: Part 2 of our deep dive into MARINA's Love + Fear!

  • Dominated by BEYONCÉ - Cowboy Carter

    Dominated by BEYONCÉ - Cowboy Carter

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    This week it’s actually pretty loud on the western front as we submit to BEYONCÉ’s new country LP ‘Cowboy Carter’. Throughout our track-by-track (which we had to whittle down for our own sanity), we discuss the album’s long, winding road to release, the legendary inspirations BEYONCÉ had (& endorsed!), the endless collaborations that pepper the album and of course we attempt to pick our favorite tracks!

    ALSO DISCUSSED: expectations for DAGNY’s ‘Strawberry Dream’, BILLIE EILISH’s 3rd LP ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’, and CONAN GRAY’s ‘Found Heaven’.

    At the SPA: AVA MAX (My Oh My), IMAGINE DRAGONS (Eyes Closed), KEHLANI (After Hours), CONAN GRAY (Bourgeoisieses), BLUSHER (Accelerator), JOJO SIWA (Karma), ASTRID S (Oh Emma), GRIFF (Cycles), SMALLPOOLS (Swayze), and CHAPPELL ROAN (Good Luck, Babe!).

    NEXT WEEK: 5 Years of MARINA’s ‘Love + Fear’ (1/2)!

  • Dominated by ARIANA GRANDE - Eternal Sunshine

    Dominated by ARIANA GRANDE - Eternal Sunshine

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    This week, we're diving head-first into ARIANA GRANDE's 7th studio album 'Eternal Sunshine'! Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss her comeback, the very specific circumstances that led to this album's creation and of course we have to touch on the press and scandal of it all...

    ALSO discussed: Hayden's apology to DAGNY in light of her new single 'Strawberry Dream', BETTY WHO's imminent return, MARINA's whatever-the-opposite-of-imminent-is return, RINA SAWAYAMA's label woes & our first reactions to BEYONCÉ's 'Cowboy Carter'.

    At the SPA: OLIVIA RODRIGO (Obsessed), CHARLI XCX (B2b), CAMILLA CABELLO (I Luv It ft. Playboi Carti), ISAAC DUNBAR (Apartment A), MAUDE LATOUR (Too Slow), and ZEE MACHINE & BENTLEY ROBLES (Anyone But Him).

    NEXT WEEK: (A selection from) Cowboy Carter!

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