Album Nerds

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Album picks on a range of topics selected by the all knowing Wheel of Musical Destiny. Three friends and music nerds discuss classic albums across a variety of genres including rock, metal, country, hip-hop, rnb and pop. Nostalgia, nonsense and general nerdery ensue. New episodes every week. Join the conversation on Discord, albumnerds.com/discord.

Episode Date
Classic Punk Rock: Buzzcocks, Wire, Stiff Little Fingers
Nov 11, 2024
Prince Inspirations: Funkadelic, Joni Mitchell, Santana
Nov 04, 2024
Top Blues: Magic Sam, The Rolling Stones, Otis Rush
Oct 28, 2024
Halloween: The Cramps, Duran Duran, Type O Negative
Oct 21, 2024
80s Hip-Hop: Dana Dane, Boogie Down Productions, Beastie Boys
Oct 14, 2024
Anger: Machine Head, Pink Floyd, Hole
Oct 07, 2024
Top Albums of 1984 (Culture Club, Van Halen)
Sep 30, 2024
The Power of Lyrics (Taylor Swift, John Lennon)
Sep 25, 2024
Final Albums (Sam Cooke, The Police)
Sep 16, 2024
Legendary Drummers (Neil Peart, Joey Jordison)
Sep 09, 2024
Hidden Gems (Talk Talk, Brad)
Sep 02, 2024
Grew to Love (Death Grips, The The, Green Day)
Aug 19, 2024
The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
Aug 12, 2024
The Who – Who’s Next
Aug 05, 2024
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Jul 29, 2024
2024 Mid-Year Picks (Adrianne Lenker, Pet Shop Boys, The Black Crowes)
Jul 22, 2024
David Bowie – Blackstar
Jul 15, 2024
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
Jul 01, 2024
Stevie Wonder – Innervisions
Jun 24, 2024
Pearl Jam – Ten
Jun 17, 2024
Sade – Diamond Life
Jun 10, 2024
Chris Stapleton – Traveller
Jun 03, 2024
The Doors – LA Woman
May 27, 2024
90s Soul (Macy Gray, Simply Red, Rahsaan Patterson)
May 20, 2024
Double Albums (The Rolling Stones, Donna Summer, Metallica)
May 13, 2024
Double Albums (Miles Davis, The Cure, The Beatles)
Apr 29, 2024
Record Store Day (Freddie Gibbs, Mavis Staples, Dio)
Apr 15, 2024
We Are Family (First Aid Kit, The Isley Brothers, Oasis)
Apr 08, 2024
2012 Top Albums (The Black Keys, Rihanna, Adele)
Apr 01, 2024
Yo! MTV Raps (Ultramagnetic MC’s, Eric B. & Rakim, Gang Starr)
Mar 25, 2024
2000s Electronic (LCD Soundsystem, Editors, MGMT)
Mar 18, 2024
Ireland (Nealo, Van Morrison, Fontaines D.C.)
Mar 11, 2024
Bromances (Jan & Dean, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Queens of the Stone Age)
Feb 26, 2024
Relationship Stages (Father John Misty, Meat Loaf, Alanis Morissette)
Feb 19, 2024
Band Romances (Tom Waits, Jefferson Airplane, The White Stripes)
Feb 12, 2024
Sensual Serenades (Air, Cigarettes After Sex, Marvin Gaye)
Feb 07, 2024
Solid Gold (Rick James, Madonna, Twisted Sister)
Jan 29, 2024
VMA Winners (Taylor Swift, REM, The Cars)
Jan 22, 2024
Country Storytellers (Marty Robbins, Brandy Clark, Sturgill Simpson)
Jan 16, 2024
Cover Albums (Angelique Kidjo, The The, Metallica)
Jan 08, 2024
Favorite Albums of 2023 (PJ Harvey, Peter Gabriel, Charles Wesley Godwin)
Dec 26, 2023
Holiday Spectacular 2023 (Susan Boyle, Kenny G, Mannheim Steamroller)
Dec 12, 2023
Seattle (7 Year Bitch, Death Cab for Cutie, Soundgarden)
Dec 04, 2023
Legends Latest (Nas, Sting, Metallica)
Nov 20, 2023
Top Country of the 2010s (Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Luke Combs)
Nov 13, 2023
In the Movies (Stealers Wheel, The Replacements, Queen)
Nov 06, 2023
New Releases (Corinne Bailey Rae, Wilco, Zach Bryan)
Oct 30, 2023
Metal Guitar Shredders (Death, Ozzy Osbourne, Anthrax)
Oct 23, 2023
1986 Top Albums (Dire Straits, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson)
Oct 16, 2023
Protest Music (Rage Against the Machine, Phil Ochs, Public Enemy)
Oct 09, 2023
Prince – Purple Rain
Oct 03, 2023
Funk Fusion (Jaco Pastorius, Chic, Living Colour)
Sep 25, 2023
Quiet Storm (Smokey Robinson, Roberta Flack, D’Angelo)
Sep 18, 2023
70s Prog Rock (Rush, Yes, Klaatu)
Sep 11, 2023
1990 (Sonic Youth, Pet Shop Boys, Alice In Chains)
Aug 28, 2023
Songs of Summer (Weezer, Roxy Music, John Mellencamp)
Aug 21, 2023
On The Cover of Rolling Stone (Sex Pistols, Sly & The Family Stone, Michael Jackson)
Aug 14, 2023
90s Hip-Hop (Hooray)(Nas, Organized Konfusion, Guru)
Aug 07, 2023
New Releases (Home Is Where, Boygenius, Foo Fighters)
Jul 31, 2023
One-Hit Wonders (Gnarls Barkley, Gary Numan, Thin Lizzy)
Jul 24, 2023
O’ Canada (Broken Social Scene, Neil Young, Colter Wall)
Jul 17, 2023
Album Spotlight (Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On)
Jul 10, 2023
Today’s Country (Billy Strings, Ashley McBryde, Lainey Wilson)
Jul 03, 2023
Headbangers Ball (Faith No More, King’s X, Megadeth)
Jun 26, 2023
Boy Bands (SHINee, Jonas Brothers, The Monkees)
Jun 19, 2023
Rainy Day Albums (The National, Philip Glass, Ours)
Jun 12, 2023
Rolling Stone’s Top Albums (Otis Redding, T. Rex, Paul Simon)
May 29, 2023
Yacht Rock (Chaka Khan, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross)
May 22, 2023
ANHOF Annals (De La Soul)
May 15, 2023
Voice of an Angel (Michael Jackson, Judy Collins, Led Zeppelin)
May 08, 2023
New Lead Singers (Kvelertak, Echo & The Bunnymen, Van Halen)
May 01, 2023
New Releases (Yves Tumor, Depeche Mode, Iggy Pop)
Apr 18, 2023
1974 Top 40 Albums (Frank Zappa, Barry White, Elton John)
Apr 10, 2023
Judging By The Cover (Tool, The Band, The Beatles)
Apr 03, 2023
Hee Haw (Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, George Jones, Garth Brooks)
Mar 27, 2023
1981 Top 40 (Stevie Nicks, The Police, Phil Collins)
Mar 14, 2023
First Concerts (Less Than Jake, Duran Duran, James Taylor)
Mar 06, 2023
Women Who Rock (Bikini Kill, Heart, Tina Turner)
Feb 27, 2023
70’s Singer/Songwriters (Linda Perhacs, Carole King, Billy Joel)
Feb 20, 2023
1983 (Tomoko Aran, Def Leppard, Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Feb 13, 2023
Freaky Friday (Maxwell, The Smiths, Waylon Jennings)
Feb 06, 2023
MTV’s 120 Minutes (My Morning Jacket, Erasure, Blind Melon)
Jan 30, 2023
Rick Rubin Produced (The Mars Volta, Donovan, Slayer)
Jan 23, 2023
Super Groups (Derek & The Dominos, The Highwomen, Audioslave)
Jan 16, 2023
Live Albums (James Brown, Simon & Garfunkel, MC5)
Jan 03, 2023
Favorite Albums of 2022 (Tears for Fears, Wormrot, Robyn Hitchcock)
Dec 27, 2022
Holiday Spectacular (Geri Allen, John Fahey, Rob Halford)
Dec 19, 2022
Land Down Under (INXS, Nick Cave, Hoodoo Gurus)
Dec 12, 2022
1980 (Bob Marley, Talking Heads, AC/DC)
Dec 05, 2022
Great Openers and Closers (Grateful Dead, Nina Simone, Nirvana)
Nov 23, 2022
British Invasion (The Beatles, The Zombies, The Yardbirds)
Nov 14, 2022
2001 Top 40 (Outkast, Staind, Alicia Keys)
Nov 07, 2022
Lollapalooza ’91 (Jane’s Addiction, Violent Femmes, Siouxsie and the Banshees)
Oct 31, 2022
Southern Rock (Lynyrd Syknyrd, Drive-By Truckers, Pride & Glory)
Oct 25, 2022
Late Career Masterpieces (Horace Andy, Kate Bush, Metallica)
Oct 18, 2022
Listener Picks (Tori Amos, Depeche Mode, Fleetwood Mac)
Sep 27, 2022
Traveling Wilburys (Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys, George Harrison)
Sep 20, 2022
2000 (Jurassic 5, Warren Zevon, The Hives)
Sep 12, 2022
1962 (Dexter Gordon, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan)
Sep 06, 2022
1976 (Boston, Earth, Wind & Fire, Rainbow)
Aug 30, 2022
Hall of Fame (Jimi Hendrix, Dolly Parton + Linda Ronstadt + Emmylou Harris, Rival Sons)
Aug 23, 2022
TV Singing Competitions (Beyoncé, ABBA, Daughtry)
Aug 15, 2022
60s Country (Loretta Lynn, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash)
Aug 09, 2022
College Radio (Sisters of Mercy, New Order, De La Soul)
Aug 01, 2022
2022 Mid-Year New Release Picks (Carpenter Brut, Arcade Fire, Bastardane)
Jul 25, 2022
The Great American Songbook (Brian Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Jeff Lynne)
Jul 18, 2022
Going Solo (Peter Gabriel, John Lennon, David Lee Roth)
Jul 11, 2022
Motown (Jr. Walker, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie)
Jun 24, 2022
60s Jazz (John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, The Tony Williams Lifetime)
Jun 16, 2022
Lilith Fair (Lucinda Williams, Sinéad O’Connor, Liz Phair)
Jun 09, 2022
Hair Metal (Saigon Kick, Whitesnake, Mötley Crüe)
Jun 01, 2022
Rock Operas (Mike Watt, Roger Waters, David Bowie)
May 26, 2022
Hall of Fame (Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Willie Nelson)
May 17, 2022
Wu-Tang Clan
May 09, 2022
U2
May 02, 2022
One and Done (Operation Ivy, The La’s, Temple of the Dog)
Apr 25, 2022
Woodstock ’99 (Metallica, Bruce Hornsby, The Tragically Hip)
Apr 13, 2022
New Jack Swing (Bobby Brown, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Janet Jackson)
Apr 04, 2022
From Our Parents Record Cabinet (Aretha, Elvis, Ten Years After)
Mar 28, 2022
Sax Appeal (Sonny Rollins, Roxy Music and Bruce Springsteen)
Mar 22, 2022
Debuts
Mar 14, 2022
Live Aid Artists
Mar 07, 2022
New Releases
Mar 01, 2022
Prince
Feb 21, 2022
Our Favorite Albums of 2021
Feb 04, 2022
Bad Waitress and Patti Smith (Artsy Punk Rock)
Dec 31, 2021
John Denver and Dr. Seuss (A Christmas Quickie)
Dec 18, 2021
Mastodon and Pink Floyd (Dealing With Loss)
Dec 08, 2021
Emma-Jean Thackray and Stevie Wonder (Multi-instrumentalists)
Nov 24, 2021
Unto Others and The Cure (Gothic Rock)
Nov 10, 2021
Marisa Anderson, William Tyler and The Rolling Stones (What Could Have Been)
Oct 27, 2021
Alien Weaponry and Nechochwen (Indigenous Metal)
Oct 18, 2021
Royce Wood Junior and The Black Crowes
Oct 12, 2021
Iron Maiden and Fugi
Oct 04, 2021
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, The Killers, Underworld, and Bruce Springsteen
Sep 20, 2021
Ayron Jones, Cloud Nothings, Joy Division, Beastie Boys, and The Jesus Lizard
Aug 30, 2021
Dawn Richard, Vincent Neil Emerson, George Lewis, and Pearl Jam
Aug 10, 2021
URNE, The Black Keys, Huey Lewis and the News, and John Lee Hooker
Jul 28, 2021
Czarface, Red Fang, MF DOOM, and Guns N’ Roses
Jul 12, 2021
Dillon Carmichael, Ad Nauseam, U2, and The White Stripes
Jun 30, 2021
Jeff Rosenstock, Travis Tritt, Spacemen 3, and Prince
Jun 15, 2021
Tomahawk, Shame, Bob Dylan, and Mastodon
May 17, 2021
Black Country, New Road, Greta Van Fleet, Nick Cave, and The Beatles
May 04, 2021
Austin Meade, Genesis Owusu, Metallica, and Melvins
Apr 19, 2021
Black Dresses, Mac Leaphart, A$AP Rocky, and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Apr 05, 2021
Paul McCartney, Che Noir, Mother Tongue, and Soul Coughing
Mar 22, 2021
Celeste, Foo Fighters, Fela Kuti, and David Bowie
Mar 03, 2021
John Baumann, Viagra Boys, Jet, and Fugazi
Feb 16, 2021
Moor Jewelry, Andy Shauf, The Roots, and Pantera
Feb 02, 2021
Our Favorite Albums of 2020
Jan 13, 2021
Johnny Mathis and Stax Artists (A Christmas Quickie)
Dec 23, 2020
IDLES, Chris Stapleton, Mr Bungle, and Marvin Gaye
Dec 22, 2020
Mr Bungle, Dream Nails, Billy Joel, and Local H
Dec 07, 2020
Pottery, Charley Crockett, Converge, and REM
Nov 23, 2020
Violent SoHo, Jessie Ware, The Who, and Faith No More
Nov 09, 2020
Rose City Band, John Moreland, Betty Davis, and The Darkness
Aug 14, 2020
Trailer
Aug 08, 2020
The Black Moods, Run the Jewels, Lenny Kravitz, and Darkside
Jul 28, 2020
Fiona Apple, The Naked Six, The Chats, and More
Jun 29, 2020
American Aquarium, Lido Pimienta, Annihilator, and More
Jun 15, 2020
Melt Yourself Down, The Strokes, Nadia Reid, and More
May 26, 2020
Pearl Jam, Kvelertak, Gabe Lee, and More
May 12, 2020
Gil Scott-Heron, Huntsmen, Pallbearer, and More
Apr 13, 2020
Haunt, Moodyman, Fleet Foxes, and More
Mar 30, 2020
Durand Jones, Psychotic Waltz, Anthrax, and More
Mar 16, 2020
Marcus King, Mac Miller, Sepultura, and More
Mar 02, 2020
Our Favorite Albums of 2019 Part 2
Jan 20, 2020
Our Favorite Albums of 2019 Part 1
Jan 10, 2020
Willie Nelson and Phil Spector (A Christmas Quickie)
Dec 23, 2019
Whitechapel, Cody Jinks, Roni Size, and More
Dec 02, 2019
Angel Witch, Thee Oh Sees, Terence Trent D’Arby, and More
Nov 18, 2019
Chris Knight, Tool, Van Halen, and More
Nov 04, 2019
Khruangbin, Whiskey Myers, The Byrds, and More
Oct 21, 2019
Crypt Sermon, Black Midi, Fiona Apple, and More
Oct 07, 2019
Baroness, Zach Bryan, Kings of Leon, and More
Sep 23, 2019
Tyler Childers, Purple Mountains, Prince, and More
Sep 09, 2019
Yola, The Struts, and Jefferson Airplane
Aug 27, 2019
Ian Noe, Bill Callahan, The Steel Woods, and More
Aug 12, 2019
Reignwolf, Captain Beefheart, Flatland Cavalry, and More
Jul 29, 2019
Little Simz, Ours, Bishop Gunn, and More
Jul 15, 2019
Gary Clark Jr, Mavis Staples, Myles Kennedy, and More
Jul 01, 2019
Dillinger Escape Plan, Flickerstick, Henryk Gorecki, and More
Jun 17, 2019
James Blake, Willie Nelson, Quaker City Night Hawks, and More
Jun 03, 2019
Bob Mould, Lemonheads, American Aquarium, and More
May 20, 2019
Rival Sons, Cherry Glazzer, Ryan Bingham, and More
May 06, 2019
Alice in Chains Rainier Fog and Andrew Bird’s I Want to See Pulaski at Night
Oct 09, 2018
The Doors’ LA Woman and Nirvana’s In Utero
Sep 25, 2018
Loose Connections: Silverchair and Van Dyke Parks
Sep 04, 2018
New Release Recommendations: Parquet Courts and Maverick
Aug 20, 2018
Loose Connections: Lou Reed and Kiss
Jul 23, 2018
New Release Recommendations: Kids See Ghosts and Visigoth
Jul 10, 2018
Loose Connections: Led Zeppelin and Beck
Jun 26, 2018
New Release Recommendation: Brent Cobb and King Tuff
Jun 12, 2018
New Release Recommendation: Find a Light, Everything’s Fine
May 07, 2018
Essential NWOBHM and Funk: Lightning to the Nations, Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
Apr 23, 2018
Loose Connections: Leviathan, Animals
Apr 09, 2018
Fav Five: Comebacks
Apr 03, 2018
New Release Recommendation: Firepower, Cocoa Sugar
Mar 26, 2018
Essential NWOBHM and Funk: High ‘N’ Dry, Ahh… The Name is Bootsy Baby!
Mar 19, 2018
Loose Connections: Sonic Temple, Here Are the Sonics!!!
Mar 13, 2018