
No Singles
We discuss two albums a week from beginning to end as well as the making of the album and the history of the band and the world at that snapshot in time.
Episodes
24 episodes
"Flood" and "A Drink After Midnight"
You wouldn't know that this weeks albums are less than ten years apart on first listen but they are. This week we tackle Flood by Hippo Campus, the most recent release that we're covering this week. While we both agree it's not the strongest al...
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Episode 24
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1:19:44

"Chicago Bound" and "Transistor Radio"
We're back at it again people. In today's episode we're talking two albums that are very distinctly from two cities in the US that have become known for adopting their respective sounds. First up is Chicago Bound by the late, great Jimmy Rogers...
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Episode 23
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1:22:10

"Idle Labor" and "The Colour and The Shape"
Today we dive into an album from a solo artist that dropped off the map nearly ten years ago. One of the first artists to ride the wave of bedroom pop when it was first blossoming, (much like the album cover) we discuss Idle Labor by Craft Spel...
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Episode 22
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1:18:40

"Midnight Love" and "Actor-Caster"
After having a very pointedly comparative episode last week we're going to take a sharp turn and discuss two albums that take us on a very different ride than most of the albums we've featured so far this year. First we discussed a very sexed u...
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Episode 21
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1:19:34

" L.A.M.F. The Lost '77 Mixes" and "Doc Watson"
We've been very excited for this episode since we built the bracket last year. Today we're featuring two very opposite artists very deep rooted in both of their genres. The first album we discuss today is "L.A.M.F" by Johnny Thunders and The He...
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Episode 20
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1:45:20

"Dreamin" and "High Violet"
Is the band Hockey Dad from Australia? Sure. Have we ever been there? No because that's like, really far away. We live in New York after all but that didn't stop us from covering them and their sweet sound this week. This Australian surfer duo ...
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Episode 19
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1:21:23

"Everybody Loves Somebody" and "Room On Fire" with Trey Durst
Our longest episode yet. There's lots to be said about the shrinking of local music scenes all over, including here in New York City and what better person to discuss it with than Trey Durst of the fantastic local Brooklyn band Poor Frisco. Bef...
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Episode 18
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2:03:22

"Children Of The Slump" and "Whipped Cream And Other Delights"
RIP Ozzy. We'll try and help keep the tradition alive in your absence.What do the sweet sounds of Tijuana and France have in common with one another? Honestly not too many when it comes to both of the albums we have for you this week. St...
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Episode 17
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1:24:35

"Sees The Light" and "Shallow Grave"
Today's episode doesn't have a huge gulf of time between the two albums we're discussing and yet there's still plenty of differences between the albums in discussion. Le Sera's "Sees The Light" and The Tallest Man On Earth's "Shallow Grave" are...
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Episode 16
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1:16:16

"White Reaper Does It Again" and "Dire Straits"
We love both of the albums we have for you today. White Reaper and Dire Straits are two bands with a lot more in common than you might think. We kick off today's episode with the blasting melodies of White Reaper that go through extreme adolesc...
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Episode 15
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1:18:42

"Life of Leisure" and "The Downward Spiral" with Brandon Hawley
So this week we've got another album featuring songs that JR loved listening to on his drive over Lake Pontchartrain. It's Life Of Leisure by none other than that Georgia peach we call Washed Out. Coming up from Nate's past we have one of his a...
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Episode 14
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1:43:25

"Broken Social Scene" and "Plectrist"
A dysfunctional music collective and an incredibly well put together jazz legend. Sometimes we really don't have all that many commonalities on the show and this is one of those kind of episodes. Ah Hell. Join us anyway! This week Nate and JR s...
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Episode 13
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1:27:35

"Is The Is Are" and "The Stranger" with Ethan Moon
Today we cover a couple of albums that were written and recorded by New York artists. First we have Is The Is Are by DIIV, a 17 track album constructed by Zachary Cole Smith and his orchestra and recorded right in Brooklyn... or Queens... it's ...
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Episode 12
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1:19:43

"Superfuzz Bigmuff" and "Fate" with Peter DeMaio
Two albums signed to small indie labels 30 years apart from one another that dared to tread new ground and break new sound. Mudhoney is often referred to as the band that kicked off the Pacific North West's grunge boom and we're going to dive i...
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Episode 11
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1:34:46

"Parallel Lines" and "Allah-Las" with Vivian Hale
Today we explore a legendary rock albums by one of CBGB's most successful bands to start out in the NY punk scene of the 70's. It's Parallel Lines by Blondie and of course accompanying that is Allah-Las by Allah-Las straight out of the LA surfe...
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Episode 10
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1:26:52

"Funeral" and "Electric Warrior"
We're a day late on this episode but it's here and it rocks! Two seminal figures in their own eras who changed the landscape of music in more obscure ways than other figures in rocks subgenres. For the indie rock heads who love to watch coming ...
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Episode 9
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1:11:14

"Little Joy" and "Greatest Hits"
What do three indie artists create when they meet in LA on break from their regular projects one summer? What songs get put on a compilation album when an artist leaves his record label after one of the best eight year runs in rock n' roll hist...
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Episode 8
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1:10:25

"Volume 3" and "Amnesiac"
We're taking a couple trips back into recent history this episode. First we're making a stop in the year 2013 for She & Him's album Volume 3 and we discuss the changing landscape of the rock and pop landscape around that time. After that we...
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Episode 7
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1:21:03

"Blue Valentine" and "Galloping Guitars"
We're going back in time this week to discuss two albums by Tom Waits and Les Paul. That's right, we're talking smoke filled dingey dive bar piano ballads, and tight, twangy guitar that you may hear comin from the back of a mattress truck. Do t...
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Episode 6
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53:33

"the record" and "We Share A Similar Joy"
Another week, another new episode of No Singles. That's right folks, today Nate and JR will tackle the multi Grammy winning album, the record by boygenius as well as We Share A Similar Joy by local New York hero JW Francis. Both albums discuss ...
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Episode 5
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1:16:23

"Broken Bells" and "I'm In Your Mind Fuzz" with Mia Soza
This week we're discussing two albums that were only released four years apart! Navigating the rich history of the bands Broken Bells and King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard proved to be so tough that Nate and JR have enlisted the help of Mia So...
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Episode 4
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1:03:26

"Blonde on Blonde" and "Mystery Flavor"
We're going for a first in all of history on this episode of No Singles. Never before has anybody mentioned music artists Bob Dylan and Stevie Dinner in the same sentence until now. Nate and JR take you on a journey from 1966 to 2013 with no st...
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Episode 3
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1:09:46

“Dark Arc” and “i like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it”
Nate and JR discuss the rising cost of t-shirts, and Hot Topic memberships before diving into this weeks albums.JR's pick for the week is Dark Arc by Saintseneca. An Appalachian indie rock album layered with so many instruments you'll tw...
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Episode 2
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1:10:24

The Division Bell and III
In the very first episode of No Singles both Nate and JR lay out an introduction to the podcast and discuss their "bona fides" in music. They talk about the goal of the podcast; to promote comprehensive album listening and the dying art of buil...
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Episode 1
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