Another month, another pod. A very warm and most welcome to Episode 51 of This is Not Happening (TINH), an Album of the Month (AOTM) Podcast. In Part 1 we deep dive into an Album that one of us has chosen and in Part 2 we play 'Spin it or Bin it'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'?

This month, in Part 1, Joey sits in the middle of a 'divisive discussion' focused on Caribou's new album Honey. One of us think it's some of the best of Caribou's work, one of us thinks it's much less than that.

In Part 2, Spin It or Bin It, our theme this month is 'Basslines', for once we stipulated no other rules.

Part 1 | Caribou | 'Honey'

We all love Caribou. There are few artists that sit in the centre of the TINH venn diagram, but Caribou is one of them. However, we all have different favourite Caribou albums and therefore have different expectations and hopes when it comes to a new Caribou album.

The debate is fierce. We cover many topics including how to be fair when an artist produces something we weren't expecting, can you remove the bias of your disappointment and critique the album without bias? Unfortunately, we also end up talking about AI and music too.

• Listen to the album ... HERE
• Watch some of the videos for the tracks discussed ... HERE
• Watch this short of it going off when Dan drops Honey in a DJ set ... HERE
• Watch this short of Dan talking about 'Volume' ... HERE
• BBC Sounds interview with Dan Snaith from this month ... HERE

Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | 'Basslines'

The best Spin It or Bin It's are often the simplest. This month, the theme is one word and no extra rules or exclusions, 'Basslines'. However you want to interpret it, it's cool.N

• Joey chose 'Walk on the Wildside' by Lou Reed
• Nolan chose 'Transitions' by Dennis Ferrer
• Guy chose '...(nothing but) Flowers' by Talking Heads
• David chose 'Taxman' by the Beatle

Here is a 16 track playlist where we all contribute 4 'basslines' themed tracks to an extended playlist.

See you on Episode 52 ...

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