Presumption Of Genius
We review well received art with the presumption that this work was a strike of genius. It's a positive podcast on (mostly) great albums across a spectrum of music.
Episodes
95 episodes
St Vincent by St Vincent (Part One)
The 4th album yet self titled (don't worry, we talk about this) album from one of my favorite artists of ALL TIME. Annie Clark. Jake brought this album to us and I couldn't be happier!
Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone (Part Two)
Time for the awards! Which song comes away with the most presumption of genius awards? It's anyone's guess! Tune in and find out!
Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone (Part One)
Safe to say we were all blown away by how much we loved Echo's pick of the week! Do you have a favorite song off this album? Write in and tell us! This one is a bit of a Time Machine!
Gossamer by Passion Pit (Part Two)
Award season here at the POG Pod... which song came away with the most of the coveted PRESUMPTION OF GENIUS AWARDS? Coveted in some circles.Listen in and find out!
Gossamer by Passion Pit (Part One)
Spinning a thin web of information from our mouths to your ears! I didn't love this album when it came it... how do I (Dean) feel about it now (spoilers, I like it a lot better) David's pick this week! Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!
Distracted by Thundercat Part Two
The ADHD fest continues on this second episode of the newest album from bassist legend Thundercat! In this episode we review themes, misses, and give out awards!
Distracted by Thundercat Part One
Wait... why are we here? Oh yeah! To review the latest album from the one and only THUNDERCAT (HO!) We're sadly missing Jake these two episodes. But don't worry... we got him to phone in some answers!
A Black Mile to the Surface by Manchester Orchestra (Part Two)
In this part two, we review themes, musical moments we love and give out some awards!
A Black Mile to the Surface by Manchester Orchestra (Part One)
British band or southern rockers (definitely not British) Such a good episode! It was so great doing a deep dive on this band and learning more about these dudes!
The Theme Is Drugs (Part Two)
Relapse with us on the second part of our drug themed episode
The Theme Is Drugs (Part One)
We have a running joke here that Echo thinks ALL music has the theme of drugs in it. I'm not too sure about that, but it was funny enough to make a couple episodes on it! Happy Bonus episode baby!
Give Up by The Postal Service (Part Two)
Don't give up on us yet! We have to give out awards in part two!
Give Up by The Postal Service (Part One)
It's a sad day when David can't be with us, alas, we must carry on! (Don't worry he will be back on our next review) Death cab for booty! TODAY have the AWESOME sideproject for Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) producer Jimmy Tamo...
My Aim is True by Elvis Costello (Part Two)
Welcome back to the working week! These songs have been stuck in my head since the review!
My Aim is True by Elvis Costello (Part One)
His aim and our review is true! This classic album had me wishing for the good ole days (what does that mean? When even was that?) Can you guess our favorites? Spoiler, most of us picked one song! Which one do you think it is?
Flower Boy by Tyler the Creator (Part Two)
He ain't got time... but you do! Finish the review and deep dive of Flower Boy by Tyler... who created it
Flower Boy by Tyler The Creator (Part One)
The lone wolf ain't so lonely after we review and DEEP DIVE the album FLOWER BOY by Tyler the Creator - How does it hold up by the panel of the bestest of the best friends? What's Echo's favorite song? I guessed... wrong. But I was close! ...
RKS by Rainbow Kitten Surprise Part 2
Bet you didn't know that about this album? What am I talking about... oh, you know. Okay, maybe not, clickbait isn't my thing. We wrap up our review and give out the prestigious POG awards in episode (you know the ones)
RKS by Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Stomp and clap through our review of the (at the time) indie darling Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Ever wondered how they got there crazy ass name? Maybe you already know and just want to talk about your favorite band from the ole NC (I feel you!) P...
God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere Part 2
We finish up our review in this episode, giving out awards and talk about themes, it's something to write mom about in this episode!
God Loves Ugly by Atmosphere Part 1
Is this album about me?! How rude! Indie/underground hip-hop artist Atmosphere went certified legend when they dropped this album back in the 2000's! Haven't heard of it? Don't worry we do a in depth review of this master...
The Movie Score Episode Part 2
Dum Dum Dum Dum... do you know that song? It goes like this... Dum Dum Dum Dum.. Maybe not? This is the second episode of our picks of favorite movie scores of all time! Honestly, we'd need another 1202481 hou...
The Movie Score Episode Part 1
What is Star Wars without the music? What would life be like without Thomas Newman, or Randy Newman?! Man, that's a lot of new! We round robin and surprise each other with our picks of SOME of our favorite movie scores of...
