Charlie and Mark are back from summer vacation with an in-depth look at the latest project from the man himself, DJ Koze. Afterward, the two talk about the juxtaposition of images and sounds in a provocative new music video. This episode, Mark sounds like he's recording in the middle of a freeway. Sorry about the quality! 0:00 - Intro 6:31 - Knock Knock 35:54 - This is America 1:12:44 - What We Listened To: BTS, Chvrches 1:25:14 - Outro Email: [email protected] Website: Weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeastshow

If you're looking for extremely sleepy analysis of the song The Middle in 30 seconds at a time, I have just the podcast episode for you. It's this one. This is that podcast episode I was gesturing towards just then.

Charlie and Mark spend the week hanging out in the fuzzy, sleepy, serious conversation about addiction that is KOD. Afterward, the pair wipes their faces and hits the dance floor with Ariana, resplendent and full of life. It's another week of beats! 0:00 - Intro 3:09 - KOD 34:39 - No Tears Left to Cry 56:21 - What We Listened To: Twin Shadow, Missa Gaia/Earth Mass, King Tuff, Neko Case, Jean Grae and Quelle Chris, DJ Koze, Nine Inch Nails 1:22:47 - Outro Email: [email protected] Web: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow

We finally understand what it is Cardi B likes like that, and then discover a dark double standard in a relationship between Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line. Inbetween all that we break from tradition and spend about 15 minutes trying to break down just what the hell Kanye's deal is right now. 00:00 - Intro 02:27 - Invasion of Privacy 24:31 - KANYE WHAT ARE YOU DOING STOP PLEASE 30:37 - Meant to Be 59:54 - What We Listened To: A Perfect Circle/A.A.L./Amen Dunes/Albert Hammond Jr./Fugazi/Saba/Martha/Mount Eerie/Alex Lahey/Carpenter Brut/Washed Out 1:35:49 - Outro Email: [email protected] Web: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeastshow

We back, baby! Weekly Beats dives into the next hundred episodes by taking a close look at the powerfully feminist album, In a Poem Unlimited, discussing the ways in which U.S. Girls plays on pop music tropes and incising lyrics to deliver a complete package. Later, Drake delivers an early contender for Song of the Summer, "Nice for What." 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - In a Poem Unlimited 27:41 - Nice for What 56:57 - What We Listened To: Lorde, Run the Jewels, Mitski, Dinosaur Jr., Kacey Musgraves, Christoph de Babalon, Florence + the Machine, Dom, Kamasi Washington, The Life of Pablo, Plus 30 More Minutes of Mark's Stuff 2:00:12 - Outro Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: www.facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow

What better way to celebrate another week in which we were unable to record than by releasing one of our worst episodes of all time? In this one, Charlie gets weird with a camel in our Car Seat Headrest review and Mark just isn't having it. Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com

We're out for the week, so here's on oldie but a goodie: that time Mark thought System of a Down's first track was pronounced Suit Pee. Here's a track by track breakdown of System of a Down's self-titled debut from season 1. Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com

To commemorate the fact that the two of us have sat together and talked about music 100 times now, we decided to countdown our 25 all time personal favorites. Nowhere on the internet is there a more definitive list. I challenge you - in fact, I DARE you to find two better top 25 lists than ours. Thanks for hanging out with us for 100 episodes, everyone! Here's to indeterminate amount of episodes more! Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com

Charlie and Mark spend some time with one of the modern legends of music, David Byrne. Will his latest album impress us or simply confuse us? Later, the pair sits down for yet another 30-second breakdown concerning Post Malone, and at this point in the year, it is very concerning. 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - American Utopia 27:00 - Psycho 51:46 - What We Listened To: Talking Heads, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pearl Jam, U.S. Girls, Jack White, Preoccupations, Too Mellow, Dream Wife, More David Byrne and Brian Eno, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Vashti Bunyan 1:21:41 - Outro Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: www.facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow

In lieu of a regular episode, we decided to be unable to record this week (ON PURPOSE *JUST TO MESS WITH YOU*), so here's an unreleased review of Baths' Romaplasm and Sam Smith's Too Good at Goodbyes instead! 05:06 - Romaplasm 39:19 - Too Good at Goodbyes 1:05:11 - What We Listened To: Mount Erie/Big Thief/Planetarium Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: www.facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow

Mark and Charlie party hard with Andrew W.K. on his long-awaited return, You're Not Alone. After being reminded that music is worth living for, the pair travels to Wakanda with Kendrick and SZA to enjoy the lead-off single from the Black Panter Soundtrack. 0:00 - Intro 2:57 - You're Not Alone 45:12 - All the Stars 1:18:13 - What We Listened To: Vince Staples, Lorde + Run the Jewels, More Andrew W.K., Fischerspooner, Franz Ferdinand, DJ Taye, Ought 1:42:22 - Outro Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: www.facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow