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Songthing To Talk About

Ted and Tom Schwaba

Tom and Ted are here to talk about music, and you're here to listen to us talk about music. One album per episode, rated on a scale of 1 to 10 or your money back!

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  • S1 · E15
    June 4 · 1 hr 8 min

    Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope

    Today we engage and deliberate with a sexy album by Janet Jackson, who did a really good job of differentiating herself from her siblings by not getting attacked by the Pepsi corporation. Middle finger to the PEPSI corporation, and big high five to our sponsor, Better Help. Better Help -- It's an unqualified "therapist" who doesn't care about you. Use code JACKSON10 to get a discount on us.

  • #14
    February 10 · 1 hr 6 min

    Rosalia - Lux

    They say not to put the episode number in the title any more! Okay uploader daemon!! Could this be the FIRST episode with NO rating? Listen in and find out! As always thank you to our sponsor limon pepino Gatorade. Gatorade is it in you.

  • S1 · E13
    Dec 28, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min

    Episode 13: Wednesday - Bleeds

    Heyo! It's lucky number episode 13! We talk about an album that Ted rated lower than he would currently rate it, because he saw them live and then liked the band more. Sometimes that's how it goes.

  • #12
    Sep 22, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min

    Episode 12: Viagra Boys - Viagr Aboys

    Now that I accidentally titled the 11th episode Episode 11, we're going to be numbering them all from here on out! This album rocks. I hope all the band members live a long time to make more music. They seem relatively concerned about their mortality and health.

  • May 26, 2025 · 58 min

    Episode 11: Bomb The Music Industry - Get Warmer

    Now here's a listener request special album review! It's an all-time underrated classic from our youths (mine because it was my youth, Tommy's because he scrounged my old itunes)

  • S1 · E10
    Dec 18, 2024 · 55 min

    Episode 10: Floating Points - Cascade

    ITommy claims "to have put a lot of effort into editing this one". So you should "put a lot of effort" into listening, eh! t's an electronic album by floating points that we review. We also talk about other topics, as we are wont to.

  • S1 · E9
    Sep 16, 2024 · 47 min

    Episode 9: Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN

    Tom and Ted interweave thoughtful commentary on geopolitics and musical greatness in a conversation about one of rap's most elusive dudes

  • S1 · E8
    Jul 8, 2024 · 47 min

    Episode 8: Charli XCX - Brat

    When Ted predicted this would be the album of the year, was he right? Or was he.... VERY RIGHT? Or was he wrong? You be the judge by listening to this episode, where we judge the album!

  • S1 · E7
    May 23, 2024 · 53 min

    Episode 7: Flatt & Scruggs - Presenting Flatt & Scruggs

    It's bluegrass time! We review a classic bluegrass album from 1949. You've heard one bluegrass song, you've heard em all! At least that's what we say, in this episode that features an astonishingly small amount of actual music analysis.

  • S1 · E6
    Apr 12, 2024 · 34 min

    Episode 6: Future & Metro Boomin - We Don't Trust You

    This one's a bit shorter because Ted had stuff to do. We evaluate the first album in about 5 where Future actually put some effort in and contemplate the nature of rap beef more broadly.

  • S1 · E3
    Oct 5, 2023 · 43 min

    Episode 3: Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights

    In our first review of an Older Album, Tom and Ted talk about the 2002 album Turn On The Bright Lights and ponder what it means to make accidentally good music

  • #1
    Sep 11, 2023 · 45 min

    Episode 1: L'Rain - Fatigue

    In our inaugural episode, we discuss the album fatigue and go deep on feelings integers

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