This week is a no-brainer as we take a dive into one of the biggest albums of the year - SABRINA CARPENTER's 'Short n' Sweet'. Throughout our track-by-track, we discuss our history with Sabrina, the stratospheric impression 'Espresso' has left on her career, and of course we attempt to narrow down our favorite tracks. ALSO discussed: LADY GAGA's 'Harlequin' aka LG 6.5, CARLY RAE JEPSEN's engagement (and what it means for that rumored self-titled album) KATY PERRY's 143, and the lingering absence of new BETTY WHO music. At the SPA: TATE MCRAE (It's Ok I'm Ok), THE WEEKND (Dancing in the Flames), SLAYYYTER (No Comma), ADÉLA (Homewrecked), JADE (Midnight Cowboy), ALY & AJ (Sirens), FKA TWIGS (Eusexua), THE ACES (The Magic), PALE WAVES (Kiss Me Again) and CHARLI XCX & TROYE SIVAN (Talk Talk Remix). NEXT WEEK: 10 Years of 'Little Machines' by LIGHTS!

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!

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!

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'!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!