Picky Bastards

Picky Bastards Episode 97

Picky Bastards

Show Notes

In Episode 97 of the miserable music podcast, Fran, Matt, and Sam review four more recently released albums and a classic album none of us know. The episode closes, as always, with one of the panel telling you about a band or artist they adore in the 'Why I Love' section.

This month, the new albums are from Mitski, Yebba, By Storm and Altin Gun and the 'classic' is from 10,000 Maniacs. Fran closes the show by telling you why he loves Joy Division. Warning: this episode contains what one of the hosts calls 'their worst music take of all time.'

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