This week, we are reviewing Lungs, the debut album from Florence & The Machine from 2009. One of us slept on this album for 15 years and one of us didn't! Can YOU guess WHO? Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gma…

We can post an episode with no handlebars. No handlebars. No handlebars. That's right, we are reviewing the 2008 debut Fight with Tools by Flobots. It's raprock on the mainfeed, baby! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billb…

This week we cover the rapidly popularizing Chappelle Roan with her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess from 2023. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the show? Leave us a review on …

And the hoooooooook brings you baaaaaaaaack. Okay, we are going back to 1994 to listen to Blue's Traveler's 4th studio album 'Four' from 1994. We ain't tell you no lies. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.c…

This week, Johnny fulfills his promise of doing more pop music on the show by selecting S Club 7's debut album from 1999: S Club. Does this count? You decide! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the…

This week we are covering some actually popular music. We even checked the charts and this was on it. A bunch of times. We are reviewing Drake's sophomore album from 2011, Take Care. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbu…

What a surprise, this week on the Billbuds, we travel back in time to when we were in high school to listen to Muse's 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the …

This week we are going back to everyone's sophomore year of college to listen to 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by French indie rock band Phoenix. Don't worry, there are only about 2 french words on this entire album. We have way more than that in the episode! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patr…

The swing revival is back, baby! This week we are going all the way back to 1998 to listen to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Americana Deluxe. If you're having trouble finding this album, you're not alone. Spotify has the album name listed as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy from 1994. We will get into it. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pa…

Huzzah! 100 episodes for the Billbuds! Okay, we technically forgot to mention it on the show, but can you blame us? We are reviewing SZA's 2022 album SOS and this thing has like, a million tracks. We didn't have time for ANYTHING except that sweet, sweet music review. Thanks to everyone for listening and especially everyone who has stuck around for…

This week we are reviewing The Beastie Boys for the first time and instead of picking one of their many #1 albums, we picked their 2007 instrumental album The Mix-Up. If this is your first time listening to The Beastie Boys, you are about to be very confused. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreo…

This week we are dipping into our listener suggestion bag to review AJR's 2nd studio album from 2017, The Click. We've never heard of AJR before so let's see how this goes! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmai…

Happy New Year! What better way to celebrate 2024 than by going back in time 20 years and reviewing our top 10 songs of 2004. Also, check out our full playlists and let us know what songs you were loving back in the day! JPC's Playlist (the first 10 songs are the top 10) Johnny's Top 10 Johnny's Playlist Want to support the show and get bonus eps i…

It's a Decemberistsmas miracle! We remembered that we do this! So we fucked up last year but our buddy James D'Amato, host of the OneShot Podcast and Campaign Podcast is back to help us understand the only music he listens to. We are talking about The Decemberists' 5th studio album 'The Hazards of Love' from 2009. And as a treat, we made this episo…

It's the most magical time of the year and JPC's least favorite time of the year: Christmas Music season. And we are kicking it off with a real banger. It's a Backstreet Boys Christmas album from, you guessed it, 2022. That's right. 2022. It's A Very Backstreet Christmas. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can …

We finally get to an album we've been wanting to cover for a long time. It's Aerosmith's 1993 album Get A Grip. There is absolutely no way we can cover the emensity of their 50+ year career, but we can absolutely cover one album from the 90s with a bunch of hits. No spoilers, but this one is so Amazing it'll leave you Cryin'. Want to support the sh…

It's another adventure in the music of middle school (at least the host's subjective experience of middle school) and this time it is with Evanescense's 2002 debut album Fallen. This album is the 6th best selling album of the 21st century. Just wild. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to…

It's the final Weezer album of Weezetoberfest 2023. It has been quite a ride. For the finale, we are listening to The Black Album from 2019. Rivers had been hyping this album since 2016 so now we finally find out if it was worth the wait. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? …

It's Weezer's 5th album named Weezer (Teal) and it's their first album of all cover songs. If you were on Twitter in 2019, you've probably heard at least one of them, but how will the other 9 stack up? Tune in next week for the finale of Weezetoberfest 2023! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon…

It's been a HOT Weezetober so far, but can Weezer continue the momentum with 2017's Pacific Daydream? That question WILL be answered today! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the show? Leave us a r…

It's the fourth monochromatic Weezer album we've listened to on the show! This week, Weezetoberfest continues with 2016's White Album. Are we in the middle of a Weezer resurgence? Dare we hope?! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email …

Can you believe it's already that time of year again? Happy Weezetoberfest to all! We are coming at you weekly all month long and we are kicking it off with Weezer's 9th studio album Everything Will Be Alright In The End from 2014. We hope you were good all year or else old-man-Rivers might leave some coal in your Weezer! Want to support the show a…

This week, we are reviewing Maggie Rogers' 2019 debut Heard It In A Past Life. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the show? Leave us a review on iTunes! Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soun…

This week we are reviewing Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp from 1995. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the show? Leave us a review on iTunes! Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundclou…

It's time to Dismantle Summer with a trip to 2013 by reviewing The Wonder Years' 4th album The Greatest Generation. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the show? Leave us a review on iTunes! Theme b…

This week we are traveling back to 1956 (the first year of the top 200 charts!) to listen to Harry Belafonte's Calypso. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the show? Leave us a review on iTunes! The…

Liz Anderson is back to talk about My Chemical Romance's 2006 album The Black Parade. Will she turn us into MCR heads? (is that what MCR fans call themselves?) You can follow Liz on Twitter Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at…

This week, we are reviewing an album that was pretty impactful for us way back in 2013. It's Chance the Rapper's second mixtape Acid Rap. Do we know the difference between a mix tape and an album? Kinda. Maybe not, sure? Hey, it charted so it's all fair game. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreo…

We're going back to 2007 to rediscover one of JPC's college favs. This week, we are listening to Sara Bareilles' 2nd album (but first on a major label) Little Voice. It's also releasing on the album's anniversary. We did not plan that. Happy Sweet Sixteen, Little Voice! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at…

Friend of the show's brother Arne Parrott stops by the show to talk about Kesha's 5th studio album Gag Order from 2023. We do have to include a small disclaimer here: Arne, unfortunately, knows about music so this episode does feature some actual discussion of music theory. Sorry, folks. We edited out as much as we could but some just had to stay i…

100 gecs. 10,000 gecs. What else is there to say? Probably a lot more because that doesn't give you a ton of information. Okay, let's put it this way. There is a band called 100 gecs. They put out an album in 2023 called 10,000 gecs. It's time to listen to some of what "the youth" are calling "hyperpop". Want to support the show and get bonus eps i…

Uh, is May just Guest Month on the Billbuds Popcast? It sure seems like it! This week, we are joined by Steve Clark to discuss Jellyfish's 1993 sophmore album Spilt Milk. Be honest, have you heard of this album before? Well, we'll get to the bottom of it. And don't forget to check out Steve on his podcast Tough Drafts or his work in the Babish Culi…

The Billbuds are joined by our Bud, Alex Honnet, from the Bundle Buddies Podcast and it's an overaBUDance of Buds! This week we are going back to 1970 to hear The Greatful Dead's album American Beauty. So get your dancing bears, your skull with a lightning bolt thing, and your...uh...tie dye shirts ready. Want to support the show and get bonus eps …

No, it wasn't an April Fool's joke. We are really doing it. It's Nickleback time. We're reviewing Nickleback's third album Silver Side Up from September 11th 2001. Also, if you're not watching Jury Duty, ya gotta watch! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitte…

The Billbuds are jumping right in the middle of Ariana Grande's discography with 2016's Dangerous Woman. It's her third studio album and first podcast appearance. Will the Buds like it or will it be Thank You, Next? (Okay, that song isn't on this album) Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want…

The Billbuds review Hanson's debut studio album from 1997: Middle of Nowhere. Will we find this album nostalgic or NO-stalgic? Also, this album contains kids singing songs. You've been warned. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us…

We've threatened it long enough, so now it's time to talk about Ed Sheeran's 2nd studio album from 2014: x (pronounced multiply). Will we make a Ed Sheeran fan out of Johnny? Or will he RUNAWAY from THE MAN and say DON'T SING. ONE thing is for sure, I'M A MESS. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patr…

Wow, the thrilling conclusion to our first ever double album! This week, we are reviewing The Love Below. If you liked Speakerboxxx, get ready for something a little (a lot?) different! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at bil…

It's our first ever double album review! This week we are reviewing Big Boi's half of Outkast's 5th studio album from 2003: Speakerboxxx. This also might be our most ambitious album review yet because this sucker is LONG. You'll have to stay tuned for our next ep to hear our full review of the full double album! Want to support the show and get bon…

This week we are talking about the 2004 debut album from The Killers: Hot Fuss. Everyone in the world has probably already heard Mr. Brightside 1 million times, but did you know that there were also 10 other songs on this album? This should be a fun learning experience for us all! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what…

Nice. We are hopping across the pond once again and reviewing Wet Leg's 2021 self-titled debut album. And if enough people listen, maybe they will want to come tour the US. We can make that happen. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or ema…

Happy 2023! Uh-oh, it looks like we are establishing a little tradition! We are counting down our top 10 songs of 2003 and learning no lessons from last year. Share your top songs of 2003 or just tell us that we got it exactly right. Johnny's Top 10 JPC's Top 10 Johnny's Full Playlist JPC's Full Playlist Want to support the show and get bonus eps i…

The Billbuds say goodbye to 2022 with a Christmas album from 2018. This week, it's a review of John Legend's A Legendary Christmas. If this doesn't put you in the Holiday Spirit, then it might be time to take down your stockings. Or maybe you never put stockings up to begin with. Honestly, good for you. Bah, humbug! Want to support the show and get…

Note: This episode was recorded prior to the passing of Christine McVie. RIP to a rock legend. This week, the Buds are discussing Fleetwood Mac's 11th (!!!) studio album 'Rumors' from 1977. This is an all time banger of an album, so strap in to hear two cis white dudes in their 30s talk about how much they love it. Want to support the show and get …

We are back on our Eurobop shit with Daft Punk's 2nd album from 2001, Discovery. If you are mad (rightfully so) about what you had to listen to last episode, then please consider this our apology. Hope you enjoy! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and I…

What better palate cleanser from a month of Weezer than a little journey into late 90s Euro Dance music? Okay, there are probably a bunch of better options, but we chose to listen to Eiffel 65's 1999 album Europop so you don't have to. You still totally can. We won't stop you, all we can do is warn you. Which, to be clear, we are also electing not …

Happy Halloweeze! It's the last week of Weeztoberfest 2022 and the buds are joined by Matt Apodaca of What's With These Homies Talkin About Weezer Pod and Get Played/Get Anime'd Pod to talk Weezer's 9th (kinda) studio album Death to False Metal. Okay, so technically it's a compilation album BUT it's all never-before-released on an album tracks AND …

The Billbuds discuss Hurley, Weezer's 8th studio album 2010. And, hey, at least it isn't Raditude. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our Patreon Want to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or email us at billbudspod@gmail.com Like the show? Leave us a review on iTunes! Theme by Arne Parrott! G…

Well, depending on how you feel about Weezer, this could be our most anticipated episode of Weezetoberfest to date. That's right, we are discussing Weezer's most controversial album yet: Raditude. By this point, you probably know how you like to listen to these Billbuds episodes. Are you a "listen to the album first" type? Or maybe you're a "listen…

On this second week of Weeztoberfest, the Buds are joined by Eli Mandel to discuss Weezer's 6th studio album 'Weezer' (also known as The Red Album) from 2008. We also learn all about Eli's experience writing the Weezer sketch from SNL and meeting the band. This ep is definitely for the die hard Weezer fans out there. Want to support the show and ge…