Over/underrated: a music podcast with Fran and Babs

We're back in the Southern hemisphere for the fourth time on this podcast (and apologise again for any attempts at an Aussie accent...)! Tame Impala, a.k.a. the brainchild of Kevin Parker, is currently in the top 200 most-listened to artists worldwide on Spotify - but will we think his particular flavour of psychedelic-electro-pop is original or bland? And Babs has been wanting to talk about Brisbane band DZ Deathrays for AGES - they've had a reasonable amount of acclaim in Australia, but she feels that they should be better-known in Europe and beyond - especially for fans of bands like Blood Red Shoes [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5okLkjCnDourAHffxVwo2O?si=ovVdySkdQkG69RltdI5IEg], Death from Above 1979 and be your own PET. You can ⁠find ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the ⁠⁠playlist for this episode on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1KQuNRO1WpGKrspV5RbsgA?si=UG5ayEn4SyeeNQOvExpjqg]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠- it includes all the songs from Fran's playlists, plus bonus songs from other artists we've discussed during the episode. Download, review, subscribe and get in touch - especially if you have any suggestions for future themes or musicians to discuss. Follow us on social media: it's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/OUmusicpod] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@overunderratedmusicpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/overunderratedmusicpod/] on Instagram, and ⁠⁠@oumusicpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/oumusicpod.bsky.social]on Bluesky. You can also email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com]. Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Abbott⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/markabbott_/] for our logo.

We are back in Alba [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/overunderratedmusicpod/episodes/S6E6---Southern-Scotland--Calvin-Harris-Overrated--Frightened-Rabbit-Underrated---with-Shane-McMenemy-e23dte6] for the first episode of our latest season, which will continue to be released monthly! Fran has been a Simple Minds fan for a while - the band has 19 albums to their name, but Fran knows most people only know a few of their hits. He hopes his ten-track playlist introduces Babs and our listeners to lesser-known Simple Minds gems... Once touted as the 'next Coldplay', Idlewild made some impact on the UK's noughties indie scene, but their fame peaked with their 2002 album The Remote Part - despite making many more records since then. Can Fran convince Babs there are many more songs to enjoy from their back catalogue? You can find ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the ⁠⁠playlist for this episode on Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2P76RdiDhM6czgGreMFJvs?si=eaddcf0b3c80435a]⁠- it includes all the songs from Fran's playlists, plus bonus songs from other artists we've discussed during the episode. Download, review, subscribe and get in touch - especially if you have any suggestions for future themes or musicians to discuss. Follow us on social media: it's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/OUmusicpod] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@overunderratedmusicpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/overunderratedmusicpod/] on Instagram, and ⁠@oumusicpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ ⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/oumusicpod.bsky.social]on Bluesky. You can also email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com]. Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Abbott⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/markabbott_/] for our logo.

Joined for the second time by podcaster Matt Latham - whose output includes the Pick A Disc podcast [https://pickadisc.transistor.fm/] - we are back in the biggest of apples to discuss two quite different bands... KISS have nailed the marketing of their band probably better than any other group - but what do we think about their music, especially as most people in Europe only know a few of their hits? And Matt picked Brooklyn-based Teen Girl Scientist Monthly as underrated, outlining how his well-trained algorithm led them his way and how he's forged a lovely relationship with the band... We previously talked to Matt about Manchester bands The Courteeners and (We Are) Performance, so we recommend checking out that episode too [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1V3vAKlxyqKm8POFxqK0Vm?si=BxqVejjyQoSieekJpi1Xzg]. Listen to Matt's podcast Pick A Disc ⁠in most places you find podcasts⁠ [https://pickadisc.transistor.fm/]. Matt also hosts three other podcasts [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/matt-latham-107aIUtraz]. Babs has previously guested on Pick A Disc, where she picked the album ⁠Future Perfect by Autolux⁠ [https://www.spreaker.com/user/wemadethis/1x54-fp] and was a guest host on a Matt Picks episode discussing Get RiD! by Robots in Disguise [https://pickadisc.transistor.fm/episodes/matt-picks-get-rid-by-robots-in-disguise-with-guest-host-babs-from-over-underrated]. You can find ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the ⁠⁠playlist for this episode on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3lHEMTNEMBrCvenk1XGLOh?si=IIf3OaJHS3u8y-2vnzaD6g]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠- it includes all the songs from our playlist, plus bonus songs from other artists we've discussed during the episode. Download, review, subscribe and get in touch - especially if you have any suggestions for future themes or musicians to discuss. Follow us on social media: it's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/OUmusicpod] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@overunderratedmusicpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/overunderratedmusicpod/] on Instagram, and @oumusicpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/oumusicpod.bsky.social]on Bluesky. You can also email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com]. Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Abbott⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/markabbott_/] for our logo.

As has become tradition, we have each picked our ten favourite tunes of the year! Like in 2023 & 2022, we have picked songs according to pre-determined categories - however as we spoke quite a lot during this episode, we've divided it into two parts - you can already listen to Part I here [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uYTNdulgyXSk9eaVEPrfX?si=C_zClrurQ6OHRE7CZRSmpg]. In Part II, we discuss the best rock song, favourite collaboration, best song from outside of Europe, best solo song and favourite sync track. In this episode, Fran mishears a crucial lyric in a Denzel Curry song and Babs gets obsessed with a certain Luca Guadagnino film soundtrack... Listen to our ⁠Best of 2023⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YvswI5wJl5SoBVkpQ63f5?si=wGfvI4yPSwKBW07T3IOwQQ], ⁠⁠Best of 2022⁠⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/overunderratedmusicpod/episodes/S5E11a---Special-Episode-Fran--Babs-Best-of-2022--Part-I-e1s8i2j], ⁠⁠⁠Best of 2021⁠⁠⁠ [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/pZsjNb5WKvb] and ⁠⁠⁠Best of 2020⁠⁠⁠ [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/pZsjNb5WKvb] episodes to see our faves from previous years.  You can find ⁠⁠the ⁠playlist for this episode on Spotify⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WB5foeKFSwNHlUmBX6WoF?si=2dff679f3d73410f&pt=764349c38686e812bef14ae29d6f3c2d] - it includes all songs from our playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode. Download, review, subscribe and get in touch - especially if you have any suggestions for future themes or musicians to discuss. Follow us on social media: it's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/OUmusicpod] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@overunderratedmusicpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/overunderratedmusicpod/] on Instagram & Threads, and we're giving Bluesky another go ⁠⁠@oumusicpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/oumusicpod.bsky.social] - we're also still on Twitter/X ⁠⁠@OUmusicpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/OUmusicpod], for now. You can also email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com]. Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Abbott⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/markabbott_/] for our logo.

As has become tradition, we have each picked our ten favourite tunes of the year! Like in 2023 & 2022, we have picked songs according to pre-determined categories - however as we spoke quite a lot during this episode, we've divided it into two parts (the next one will be out on New Year's Day)... In Part I, we discuss the best song by a group, favourite track in a genre we don't normally like, favourite song not in English, and best song to listen to live. In this episode, we learn more than expected about the country of Niger, and Babs is surprised that a 'trap-pop' song by a popular singer is on her list... Listen to our Best of 2023 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YvswI5wJl5SoBVkpQ63f5?si=wGfvI4yPSwKBW07T3IOwQQ], ⁠Best of 2022⁠ [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/overunderratedmusicpod/episodes/S5E11a---Special-Episode-Fran--Babs-Best-of-2022--Part-I-e1s8i2j], ⁠⁠Best of 2021⁠⁠ [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/pZsjNb5WKvb] and ⁠⁠Best of 2020⁠⁠ [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/pZsjNb5WKvb] episodes to see our faves from previous years.  You can find ⁠the ⁠playlist for this episode on Spotify⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WB5foeKFSwNHlUmBX6WoF?si=2dff679f3d73410f&pt=764349c38686e812bef14ae29d6f3c2d] - it includes all songs from our playlists, plus bonus ones from other artists we've discussed during the episode. Download, review, subscribe and get in touch - especially if you have any suggestions for future themes or musicians to discuss. Follow us on social media: it's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/OUmusicpod] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@overunderratedmusicpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/overunderratedmusicpod/] on Instagram & Threads, and we're giving Bluesky another go ⁠@oumusicpod.bsky.social⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/oumusicpod.bsky.social] - we're also still on Twitter/X ⁠@OUmusicpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/OUmusicpod], for now. You can also email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [overunderratedmusicpod@gmail.com]. Thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mark Abbott⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/markabbott_/] for our logo.