This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month Podcast
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Welcome to This Is Not Happening: an album of the month podcast with four massive music fans that have been talking and blogging about their favourite records for the last ten years together. An exiled Londoner in the North (Guy), a Leeds scriptwriter (David), ex-housemates in Leeds Joey and Nolan whose paths all crossed through music, be it festivals, DJing, gigs, or just sitting at home listening to entire albums without talking. Music is the bedrock of our friendship. The podcast name nods to our one nailed-on shared love: LCD Soundsystem, but our tastes are wide, sometimes odd, and often not the same! From bass to balearic, disco to dub, house to hip-hop, folk to funk, pop to punk, and rock to r'n'b, we'll all have music to champion, ready to be blessed or butchered by each other. Each episode we'll be talking freely about our album of the month, and what we've been listening to lately. The conversation twists and turns, and while we are serious about music, it's not so much that we can't enjoy ourselves talking about it, in fact it's why we do it. For everything we've loved in the past years, check out www.thisisnothappening.net, which will run alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So why not join us for the conversation. It will always be lively....
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Ep. 43 | Helado Negro | Phasor
March 12, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBWelcome to Episode 43 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where 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'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'? This month, in Part 1, we embrace the truly beautiful, hynotic new album by Helado Negro, called 'Phasor'. Joey (that's me) is running 'tings this...
Ep. 42 | Aesop Rock | Integrated Tech Solutions
February 20, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBWelcome to Episode 42 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where 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'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'? This month, in Part 1, we get stuck right into Integrated Tech Solutions by Aesop Rock. Nolan and I (Joey) think this is one of 2023's underrated a...
Ep. 41 | Lana Del Rey | ... Ocean Blvd.
January 16, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBWelcome to Episode 41 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where 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'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'? This month, in Part 1, we go deep with Lana Del Ray for the first time on TINH. LDR is one of the industry major players: few move units or split o...
Ep.40 | 2023 Review | Top 10 Albums & Tracks of the Year
December 12, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBWelcome to Episode 40 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where we usually review an album in depth and play something called 'Spin It or Bin It' ... but not this month. We're celebrating our big 4-0 in style. It's end of year review time. We select our top 10 albums of 2023 and each pick our Track of 2023. Part 1 - 2023 Top 10 Albums We all independently picked our top 10s. We run those choices through a series of deep learning models commonly known as 'Algo Dave' and...
Ep. 39 | Sufjan Stevens | Javelin
November 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBWelcome to Episode 39 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where 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'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'? This month, in Part 1, we get stuck in TINH favourite, Sufjan Steven's latest release 'Javelin'. Wow. Is there a lot to talk about. I hope we do ...
Ep. 38 | Noname | Sundial
October 17, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBWelcome to Episode 38 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where 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'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'? This month, we get stuck in Noname's latest release 'Sundial' in Part 1. It's a short album but there's a lot to talk about. In Part 2, the Spin ...
Ep. 37 | Julie Byrne | The Greater Wings
September 19, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBWelcome to Episode 37 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where 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'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'? This month, we get pretty emotional about Julie Byrne's latest album 'The Greater Wings' in Part 1. In Part 2, Spin it or Bin it theme is 'no human ...
Ep. 36 | Creep Show | Yawning Abyss
August 22, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBWelcome to Episode 36 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where 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'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'? This month, we get stuck right into Creep Show's 'Yawning Abyss' in Part 1 and in Part 2 we play Spin It or Bin It with the theme 'Super-Producers'....
Ep. 34 | 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop
July 18, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBThis month we're doing things a little differently. In this episode we are celebrating Hip Hop's 50th Birthday by each choosing our favourite Hip Hop album. We're not choosing 'the best' or 'the most important' we're choosing our personal favourites. We take it in turns to introduce our favourite album and discuss what everyone else thinks. Listen Here - 16 track playlist, 4 tracks each from our 4 favourite Hip Hop albums. Nolan's Favourite Hip Hop Album | ATLiens by Outkast Straight out o...
Ep. 35 | 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop
July 18, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBThis month we're doing things a little differently. In this episode we are celebrating Hip Hop's 50th Birthday by each choosing our favourite Hip Hop album. We're not choosing 'the best' or 'the most important' we're choosing our personal favourites. We take it in turns to introduce our favourite album and discuss what everyone else thinks. Listen Here - 16 track playlist, 4 tracks each from our 4 favourite Hip Hop albums. Nolan's Favourite Hip Hop Album | ATLiens by Outkast Straight out o...
Ep 34 | Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over
June 20, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBIn Part 1 we get to grips with the enchanting 'Wait Til I Get Over' by Durand Jones. We talk all things soul and share our opinions. In Part 2 we play a one-off version of Spin It or Bin It that we're calling 'Love/Hate'. We each pick a track that we love but we think the others will hate. Part 1 | Album of the Month | Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over It's David's choice this month and he's chosen an album by and artist that none of us have any history with or knowledge of. The album i...
Ep 33 | Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over
June 20, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBIn Part 1 we get to grips with the enchanting 'Wait Til I Get Over' by Durand Jones. We talk all things soul and share our opinions. In Part 2 we play a one-off version of Spin It or Bin It that we're calling 'Love/Hate'. We each pick a track that we love but we think the others will hate. Part 1 | Album of the Month | Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over It's David's choice this month and he's chosen an album by and artist that none of us have any history with or knowledge of. The album i...
Ep. 33 | Everything But The Girl | Fuse
May 16, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBIn Part 1 we explore the new Everything But The Girl album Fuse, and ask is it worth the 24 year wait? In Part 2 we play Spin It or Bin It? The theme this month is new music ... tracks that have been released since Feb 1st 2023. Part 1 | Album of the Month | EBTG | Fuse It's Nolan's choice this month and we go with the long awaited / not even expected 12th studio album from Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt. It's rare that we get to talk about an artist that we all have a significant relationship...
Ep. 32 | Everything But The Girl | Fuse
May 16, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBIn Part 1 we explore the new Everything But The Girl album Fuse, and ask is it worth the 24 year wait? In Part 2 we play Spin It or Bin It? The theme this month is new music ... tracks that have been released since Feb 1st 2023. Part 1 | Album of the Month | EBTG | Fuse It's Nolan's choice this month and we go with the long awaited / not even expected 12th studio album from Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt. It's rare that we get to talk about an artist that we all have a significant relationship...
Ep.32 | Kelela | Raven
April 11, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBIn Part 1 we explore the mesmerising (but opinion dividing) 2nd album by Kelela, 'Raven'. In Part 2 we play 'Spin it or bin it?' ... but do we really? The theme this month is our favourite De La Soul tracks ... is anyone really going to bin a De La Soul track? Part 1 | Album of the Month | Kelela | Raven It's Joey's choice this month and we're focusing on an intriguing, vibe of an album called Raven by Ethopian-American artist Kelela. It's 15 tracks, over an hour and plays out like a lat...
Ep. 31 | Young Fathers | Heavy Heavy
March 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBIn Part 1 we speak in depth about Young Fathers latest album 'Heavy Heavy' and how it packs such a punch in 32 minutes. In Part 2 we play 'Spin it or bin it?', the theme this month is the curious anomaly that is 'Post Genre'. Part 1 | Album of the Month | Young Fathers | Heavy Heavy It's Guy's choice this month and we return back to an artist that we spoke about 9 years ago when they released their debut 'Dead'. Across 3 previous releases, Young Fathers have secured near universal critica...
Ep 30 | Rozi Plain | Prize
February 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBIn Part 1 we speak in depth about Rozi Plain's new album 'Prize'. It's a curious, warming gem of an album that really needs to be talked about. In Part 2 we play 'Spin it or bin it?', the theme this month is Protest Music. Part 1 | Album of the Month | Rozi Plain | Prize David's choice this month is an artist that he has a long relationship with, Rozi Plain. Rozi was new to the rest of us so we were all playing catch up. I can't remember an album that needs to be talked about (in real life...
Ep 29 | Ab-Soul | Herbert
January 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBOur first AOTM episode in 2023 finds us exploring Ab Soul's 'Herbert' in Part 1 and we focus on New Music for 'Spin It or Bin It' in Part 2. Part 1 | Album of the Month | Ab Soul | Herbert It's Nolan's choice this month and he's taking us to his spiritual home - Hip Hop with Ab Soul's late 2022 release, 'Herbert'. For once, we're all coming to this artist pretty fresh . Nolan's been banging on about the singles from this album for like 6 months so giving the album some extended love seems ...
Ep 28 | 2022 Top 10 Albums + Top Tracks
December 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBIt's that time of year again, we dust off David's secret scoring algorithm for the end of year review. This is the one we look forward to and we hope you enjoy it. This month, in Part 1 we run through our collective, This is Not Happening Top-10 albums. In Part 2 we all introduce our Track of the Year. Part 1 | 2022 This is Not Happening Top 10 Albums So, there's for of us. We all independently chose our Top 10 albums. This data is fed into deep learning algorithm that considers all of th...
Episode 27 | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen
November 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBGuess who's back. Back again. TINH's back. Tell a friend. This month, in Part 1 we go deep on this month's Album of the Month by Sudan Archives. In Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It', where we choose a theme and each bring our choice of tracks. This month the theme is 'Our own personal entrance music'. Part 1 | Album of the Month | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen It's my (Joey's) choice this month and we've gone with a belter of a sophomore album by Sudan Archives that easily c...
Ep 27 | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen
November 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBGuess who's back. Back again. TINH's back. Tell a friend. This month, in Part 1 we go deep on this month's Album of the Month by Sudan Archives. In Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It', where we choose a theme and each bring our choice of tracks. This month the theme is 'Our own personal entrance music'. Part 1 | Album of the Month | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen It's my (Joey's) choice this month and we've gone with a belter of a sophomore album by Sudan Archives that easily c...
Ep 26 - Hot Chip - Freakout / Release
October 18, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBWe're back again this month with our usual format. In Part 1 we go deep on Hot Chip's latest album, in Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It', where we choose a theme and each bring our choice of tracks. This month the theme is 'Dance-Pop'. Part 1 | Album of the Month | Hot Chip | Freakout/Release It's Guy's choice this month and he chooses the one of his favourite band's latest release. It's always interesting when one of us chooses a band that they love and have loads of history with. Lis...
Ep 25 - Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
September 23, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBAfter a little summer break we're back! We get deep into our Album of the Month, Steve Lacy's Gemini Rights in Part 1. We dig a little deeper than most pods and make sure we've spent LOADS of time living with the album. In Part 2 we have one of the best 'Spin It or Bin It' that I can remember - we each bring a track and ask each other 'Spin It or Bin It?' Part 1: Album of the Month - Steve Lacy's 'Gemini Rights' It's David's choice this month and he chooses the intriguing 'Gemini Rights'....
Ep 24 - Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
June 23, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBOur last Album of the Month (AOTM) was the beautiful 'Life on Earth' by Hurray for the Riff Raff. This month the This Is Not Happening crew tackle Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' head on! We get stuck right into this challenging album in Part 1 of the pod. In Part 2, we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge the tracks that we've chosen for this month's theme. Part 1 - Album of the Month This month it's Nolan's choice, Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' ....
Ep. 23 - Hurray For The Riff Raff - Life on Earth
May 24, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBLast month we shared our thoughts on 'Dragon New Mountain I Believe In You' by Big Thief. This month This Is Not Happening stays in the broad genre of 'Indie' with Hurray for The Riff Raff's 'Life on Earth' which we get into a deep discussion about in Part 1. In Part 2, we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge the tracks that we've chosen for this month's theme. Part 1 - Album of the Month This month it's Joseph's choice, 'Life on Earth' by Hurray for the Riff Raff. We discuss the albu...
Ep 22 - Big Thief - Dragon, New Warm Mountain ...
April 19, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBLast month we shared our thoughts on Small World by Metronomy, all 9 tracks and 35 minutes worth. This month This Is Not Happening ups the ante with 'Dragon, New Mountain ...', all 20 tracks and 80 minutes worth. In part 1, we deep dive into the density of Big Thief and Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge the tracks that we've chosen for this month's theme. Part 1 - Album of the Month This month it's David's choice, 'Dragon...' by Big Thief. Three of us love Big Thief and h...
Ep 22 - Big Thief - Dragon, new mountain ...
April 19, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBLast month we shared our thoughts on Small World by Metronomy, all 9 tracks and 35 minutes worth. This month This Is Not Happening ups the ante with 'Dragon, New Mountain ...', all 20 tracks and 80 minutes worth. In part 1, we deep dive into the density of Big Thief and Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge the tracks that we've chosen for this month's theme. Part 1 - Album of the Month This month it's David's choice, 'Dragon...' by Big Thief. Three of us love Big Thief and h...
Ep 21 - Metronomy - Small World
March 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBFollowing last months's Album Club #1, This Is Not Happening returns to our traditional format. In part 1, we deep dive into an album that one of us has selected. In Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge each others track selections of great new music from 2022. Part 1 - Album of the Month This month it's Guy's choice, Small World the new album by Metronomy. Spoiler Alert - Metronomy are one of Guy's favourite bands. We discuss our expectations, reactions, reflections, dynam...
Ep 20 - Album Club - Modern Classics
February 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBWe usually pick a (relatively) new album release to focus on but this month we changed things up. The start of the year is a funny time for album releases and 2022 was no different. We decided that rather than spend a month and a podcast talking about something that we weren't too passionate about, we'd take a different path. This month is the first TINH 'Album Club'. The format for this podcast is simple. The four of us all (randomly) chose someone from the Team-TINH to pick an album fo...
Ep 19 - Joy Crookes - Skin
January 25, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBPart 1 - Album of the Month This Is Not Happening kicks off the New Year with a great album from the end of 2021, Joy Crookes' debut release 'Skin'. We discuss our expectations and reactions, similarities between this album and a certain other soul singer from London and get deep into our favourite tracks from the album. There's lovely point of pod-synergy when Nolan predicts with 100% accuracy Joey's favourite track and more impressively, the reason for this selection. In the chat we refe...
Ep 18 - Our Top 10 Albums of 2021
December 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBThis Is Not Happening's 2021 comes to an end with a look back at the many musical highs of a memorable 2021 and count down our top ten albums of the year. Despite the many challenges musicians have been facing in making music in a pandemic, it's been a truly exceptional year, from the likes of Wolf Alice, Japanese Breakfast, Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, The Weather Station and many others, but there's only room for one winner - who's it going to be? We'll also be nominating our tracks of th...
Ep 17 - Mano Le Tough - At The Moment
November 23, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBEpisode 17 of This Is Not Happening follows Billie Eilish's memorable new album with a slice of classy electronic music from Irishman Mano Le Tough. Dubliner turned Zurich resident Niall Mannion's third album At The Moment saw him expand his musical horizons in lockdown, and we all got to stand back and say what it meant to us. Nolan was at the tiller this month. In the second half of the episode, we go to the movies, picking out our favourites from original music in films, and it was a be...
Ep 16 - Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
October 19, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBEpisode 16 of This Is Not Happening goes as big as it gets with Billie Eilish's new album, Happier Than Ever. Following angular synth and guitars of Lonelady in episode 15, we take an album that's already one of the most talked-about of the year, and delve into what it means for us, and the music world. David is bringing us this album. In the second half of the episode, we go for intros, and pick out some of our favourite opening tracks of the albums we love. It's a mighty list, and we'v...
Ep 15 - Lonelady - Former Things
September 23, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBEpisode 15 of This Is Not Happening heads to the north west of England with Manchester artist Lonelady's third album, Former Things. After the heart-on-sleeve shogazey pop of Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee, Julie Campbell's solo guitar/drums/synth template brings 8 tracks of post-punk, electronic fusion, with Guy at the helm! In the second half of the episode, we stay in Manchester, each bringing a track from the city's fabled music history to the table. Our shortlist is here, and Guy's long...
Ep 14 - Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
August 24, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBEpisode 14 of This Is Not Happening heads from hip-hop to pop with Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee. The creation of Korean-American Michelle Zauner, this is her 3rd album and sees her move from a more shoegazey, loose style into the full pop universe. Joey comes at us with it, but do we feel the same way he does? Find out! In the second half of the episode, we head back to new music, with a favourite from us that's been released in the past three months. Our longlist is here, see what we tho...
Ep 13 - Skyzoo - All The Brilliant Things
July 20, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBEpisode 13 of This Is Not Happening stays in NYC with Skyzoo's new album All The Brilliant Things following up the 70s palette of St Vincent: Daddy's Home. The much-respected Brooklyn MC's 7th album finds him writing a paen to his changing city, gentrification and history. It's a beguiling work that Nolan brought to us get deep on as we move into season 2 of the podcast. There's playlists that run alongside the episode here. In the second half of the episode, we talk tracks of the sum...
This Is Not Happening - Season 2 Trailer
July 05, 2021 20:00 - 3 minutes - 2.14 MBWelcome to Season 2 of This Is Not Happening, an Album of the Month podcast from four of us: Guy, Joey, Nolan and David. We choose an album: we digest it, we praise it, we question it. And we bring tracks to the table. Every month. And you get to listen. Think of this as a highlights package. A year into it, we've been lucky enough to cover some amazing albums, right from the start. From RTJ to Arlo Parks, Genesis Owusu to Sault, and the Weather Station to Jessie Ware. Rounding it off are...
Ep 12 - St Vincent - Daddy's Home
June 22, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBEpisode 12 of This Is Not Happening strides from Genesis Owusu's Smiling With No Teeth to the much-anticipated new album from St Vincent: Daddy's Home. The New York art-rock darling has embraced the underbelly of the 1970s with a new persona and some eye-catching tracks. Megafan David tries to convince us why we should all love it. It's definitely a tug of war for an album that's found reactions at both extremes. We also put together a playlist of music that makes us lean to Annie Clark. In...
Ep 11 - Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
May 25, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBEpisode 11 of This Is Not Happening departs from the ethereal Weather Station to a debut album of rare and mighty impact from Genesis Owusu. Smiling With No Teeth comes from an Australian-Ghanaian whose melting-pot influences have created one of the most fascinating and memorable albums of the year for an artist capturing lived experience in the starkest and brutally honest way. Guy's at the controls to sing about it from the rooftops. We also went big on music that the album inspired us to ...
Ep11 - Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
May 25, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBEpisode 11 of This Is Not Happening departs from the ethereal Weather Station to a debut album of rare and mighty impact from Genesis Owusu. Smiling With No Teeth comes from an Australian-Ghanaian whose melting-pot influences have created one of the most fascinating and memorable albums of the year for an artist capturing lived experience in the starkest and brutally honest way. Guy's at the controls to sing about it from the rooftops. We also went big on music that the album inspired us to ...
Ep 10 - The Weather Station - Ignorance
April 26, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBEpisode 10 of This Is Not Happening finds us sticking with female artists but switching from the UK to Canada with the Weather Station's Ignorance. Tamara Lindeman's group released its 5th album in 2021, and it marks another progression from folk-tinged songwriting to full-blown grown-up pop that touched on so many of our big influences. We all went on a journey with this, with Joey at the helm. We also put together an 'inspired by' playlist to sit with the album. In the second part of t...
Ep 9 - Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
March 23, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBEpisode 9 of This Is Not Happening lands on another massively hyped album from the last year: Arlo Parks: Collapsed In Sunbeams. From being crowned BBC's 'Sound of 2020' and labelled 'the voice of a generation', the pressure on a debut album hasn't been this heavy in a long time. We dissect it to see it lived up to the expectation, with Nolan at the helm. In the second part of the show, we come back to picking our favourite new music since the turn of the year, with a really intriguing set...
Ep 8 - Bicep - Isles
February 23, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBEpisode 8 of This Is Not Happening finds one of the most hotly-anticipated electronic music albums of the last year: Bicep's Isles. Made mostly before lockdown, and held back as music came to terms with the pandemic, Isles comes after their monster self-titled debut in 2017. Guy is at the helm to ask if you can dance to an album with no dancefloors and whether genres matter. In the second part of the show, we follow up covers with our favourite remixes, going right across the board with ne...
Ep 7 - Paul McCartney III
January 26, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBEpisode 7 of This Is Not Happening returns to new albums, from one of music's demi-gods: Paul McCartney. For January, we dive into the ex-Beatles' unexpected McCartney III. Made in lockdown, its the third in his series of completely solo projects, following 1980's McCartney II. So how will it match up to its two legendary predecessors? Lifetime Macca acolyte David is at the controls. In the second part of the show, we'll also be submerging ourselves in a sea of covers, picking out one of o...
Ep 6 - Review of 2020
December 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBThis Is Not Happening's 2020 comes to an end with a look back a tumultuous 2020 and count down our top ten (ok, eleven) albums of the year. It's been an incredible year for music, from the likes of Roisin Murphy, Sault, Caribou, Run The Jewels, Phoebe Bridgers and many others, but who will come out top with us in our 6th episode? We'll also be nominating our tracks of the year, from a very tough long list of amazing records. These are the picks from each of us, below. Guy: Khurangbin -...
Ep 5 - Sufjan Stevens: The Ascension
November 23, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBIn episode 5 of This Is Not Happening, we wade through blog favourite Sufjan Stevens' much-awaited new album, The Ascension. It's the first album we've picked for an episode before its release, following 2015's Carrie and Lowell, a deeply personal album that we all loved on its release. The Ascension is a departure into electronica, and it truly split opinion. We'll also be diving into new music for the first time, much overdue, with four superb tracks from the past few months. They reall...
Ep 4 - Sault - Untitled [Black Is]
October 27, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBThis Is Not Happening sees our fourth episode in October talk about mysterious US/UK collective Sault's 3rd album, Untitled [Black Is]. It's an album we've had on our radar for a few months, so much so they released their 4th before we recorded! It's a shimmering work of modern soul, playing with the genres, and we loved digging into it. We'll also each be bringing our own take on afro-centric music from across the amazing continent, and deciding again if we spin it, or bin it. The four ...
Ep3 - Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Tortured Mind
September 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBThis Is Not Happening's third episode in September encounters Yves Tumor's monstrous Heaven To A Tortured Mind. Tumor's 4th album lands on Warp, and it's a melting pot of soul, funk and noise. A big listen that hit us all in different ways. We'll also each be bringing a disco killer to the table, and deciding if we spin it, or bin it. The four dancefloor favourites are below, and we had all sorts of fun chewing through them: Joey: Cloud One - Atmosphere Strut David: William Onyeabor - Fa...
Ep 2 - Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
August 26, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBFor our second episode of This Is Not Happening in August we encounter Jessie Ware's glittering What's Your Pleasure? It's Jessie's 4th album and sees her move from soul into the land of modern disco-tinged pop. We'll also be chatting about tracks that have chilled us out over the past month, and selecting our track of the month from that quartet. These can be found here, with our choices: Joey: HAAi - Head Above The Parakeets Nolan: David O'Dowda - The World Retreats David: Waxahatchee ...
This Is Not Happening - Ep 2 - Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
August 26, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBThis Is Not Happening is a monthly chat from four guys whose paths aligned through music over the past two decades. In each episode we'll talk about our album of the month, and for our second episode in August we encounter Jessie Ware's glittering What's Your Pleasure? It's Jessie's 4th album and sees her move from soul into the land of modern disco-tinged pop. We'll also be chatting about tracks that have chilled us out over the past month, and selecting our track of the month from that q...