In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by NBA writer James Herbert (@outsidethenba) to discuss At The Drive-In’s 2000 album Relationship of Command. It’s just too bad we recorded this before Cedric Bixler-Zavala dropped the best Instagram comment of the current election cycle. Even acknowledging that exclusion, this is a fun revisiting of a very influential album. Find out more about James and Blake’s unlikely non-friendship in university, how At The Drive-In became the Mars Volta and Sparta separately, and how Relationship of Command holds up against In/Casino/Out here in 2020 on this week’s podcast.Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Sasha Kalra (@sashakalra) to discuss Lil Peep’s 2017 album Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1. While Lil Peep is admittedly outside of the podcast’s normal genre wheelhouse, his influences are so similar to the podcast’s and to the artists that the podcast covers that he represents a unique look into the out-of-genre effects of industry and cultural changes. Find out more about how Lil Peep earned a major following by sampling pop-punk and emo songs on Soundcloud, what the status of this subgenre is following Peep’s untimely passing, and what Jake thinks of his first taste of emo-rap on this week’s podcast.Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

The OC Month at Columbia House Party wraps up with our latest “single” mini-episode, discussing the iconic theme of the hit teen drama, Phantom Planet’s California. The shorter format takes a quick look at Phantom Planet’s place as a missed-opportunity early-2000s indie rock boom band, their earlier history with podcast favourite Jason Schwartzman, and how and why a song and band can become so inextricably linked to one moment in pop culture history.Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy break down Modest Mouse’s 2004 breakthrough Good News for People Who Like Bad News. Unlike some of the other bands to perform at The Bait Shop, Modest Mouse were already quite well-established, but The OC rub and an enormous hit in Float On helped push them into the mainstream consciousness. That didn’t mean Good News was any less weird and fun, though. As we close out The OC Month, find out more about why a band like Modest Mouse would agree to a bit part on a teen pop-culture series, why our hosts lament their earlier Bukowski appreciation, and why you should revisit the band if Float On is your primary reference point on this week’s podcast.Sick of hearing all the ads? Subscribe to Soda Premium on Apple Podcasts to get rid of them!Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

Welcome to the first Columbia House Party “Single,” a new, shorter episode to supplement the regular weekly Monday drop. The podcast’s first single follows up on our discussion of 2004’s Hot Fuss by taking a look at how The Killers sound here in 2020. Their new single, Caution, off their upcoming album Imploding the Mirage, offers a spiritual midway point between Hot Fuss and Sam’s Town that the hosts appreciate.Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by culture writer Sarah MacDonald (@sarahsmacdonald, sarahsmacdonald.com) to discuss The Killers’ 2004 debut Hot Fuss. Another Meet Me In The Bathroom-era breakthrough sees our hosts bring Sarah back as the first two-time guest because The Killers require a certain level of cool they can’t reach alone. That’s a long way to have come for some kids from Las Vegas sneaking in to UNLV to practice and record. Find out more about how The Killers came to be, how Brandon Flowers’ former band influenced his writing and The Killers’ unique sound, and which Hot Fuss track is the millennial Stairway To Heaven on this week’s podcast.Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy break down The Walkmen’s 2004 album Bows + Arrows. As The OC Month continues, The Walkmen represent an interesting and often self-defeating secondary character in the indie rock boom and an unlikely Bait Shop performer. They’re also emblematic of the Meet Me In The Bathroom-era New York rock scene, dripping in cool while made up of the pieces of other, disbanded groups. Find out more about the enormity of The Rat, the overall excellent use of music as a world-builder, character-developer, and story-teller in The OC, and which Canadian rock band one host initially confused The Walkmen with on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

Welcome to The OC, listener. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by comedian Lauren Mitchell (host of the @cavernofsecrets podcast) to discuss Death Cab For Cutie’s enormous 2003 hit Transatlanticism. This kicks off The OC Month, where the podcast will explore bands that performed at The Bait Shop on the hit show, which served as a snapshot and elevator of the early-2000s indie rock scene. Find out more about Ben Gibbard’s workmanlike songwriting approach for Transatlanticism, what character Lauren compares Jake to a grown-up and divorced version of, and what teenage attachments the group has to Death Cab on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Also please follow this week's guest @internetlauren.While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are just two boys talking about Just A Girl as they dive deep on No Doubt’s 1995 classic Tragic Kingdom. They’re also joined briefly by Cassie Leigh Clancy (@cassleigh, co-host of the @restingonpod podcast) to discuss the fashion side of Gwen Stefani’s legacy. Find out more about some of the controversy around Stefani’s more problematic choices in that regard, how Stefani became a major pop culture influence coming out of Tragic Kingdom, and how an in-band relationship made for a powerful, if awkward, songwriting process on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

We’re that band, Radiohead. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by music and culture writer Josh Terry (@JoshhTerry) to break down Radiohead’s 2007 album In Rainbows. With a handful of interesting Radiohead options, the guys go the In Rainbows route out of deep appreciation, but maybe not because it’s their No. 1 Radiohead album. You, too, surely have a Radiohead album ranking take. Find out more about that choice, how Radiohead stayed ahead of the curve in a dynamic record industry environment in the mid-2000s, and why Scott Tenorman must die on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy close out their blink-182 arc by circling back to another of the band’s most prominent influences, The Cure’s 1989 masterpiece, Disintegration. Part two, as Robert Smith tells it, of a three-part trilogy that spans 18 years and eight of their 13 records, Disintegration is The Cure at their best, with Smith’s songwriting and vocals at their peak and the ambition of the overall musical environment pushing the album to a new height for the group. Find out more about which of Smith’s anxieties pushed him toward this sound for the album, the carousel of band members over their 40-plus years together, and whether The Wedding Singer holds up on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by basketball and culture writer Alex Wong (@steven_lebron, stevenlebron.com) to break down Lil Wayne’s 2008 smash hit, Tha Carter III. At the very peak of his power as the self-proclaimed Best Rapper Alive, Lil Wayne goes way outside of the usual rap album construct to push himself and the listener creatively. There are some misses as a result, but Wayne’s claim to be atop the game in that moment holds up well. Find out more about the long wait between Tha Carter II and III, Lil Wayne’s impact on a number of hip-hop subgenres, and how Lil Wayne provided a pathway for artists controlling their music in the online era on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy realize that blink-182 month has focused too much on Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge. It was time for them to Give The Drummer Some by diving deep on Travis Barker’s solo album of that name. Yes, Barker had a solo album. Yes, it kind of rules. No, rap-rock will never die. Find out more about Barker’s sad and arduous road to creating his solo project, the incredible list of hip-hop artists Barker finds to rap over his drums and synths, and what weird moment in rap the success of Barker’s partnership with one artist inspired on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy continue blink-182 month (is there a name for a six-week stretch?) by diving into one of a handful of blink side-projects, +44’s lone album, When Your Heart Stops Beating. The unofficial follow-up to blink’s untitled album, +44 sees Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker continue down that same road, with Hoppus trying to extend himself creatively but ultimately reining himself back in. Find out more about where +44 fits in the blink fracture, why they don’t utilize Carol Heller more, and how Barker’s newborn affected the duo’s new found on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

Breathing deeply, walking backwards. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive back into one of the seminal works of not only the pop-punk explosion but of all of early-2000s pop culture, Blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. It was time for a blink episode, as a key moment in the podcast’s origin story involved our hosts quite lubricated on the first tour with Matt Skiba. Find out more about how the making of Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was the first fissure for Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus, whether it holds up better than Enema of the State or Dude Ranch, and what the best two-song pair on any blink album is on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

A can of matches, a can of kerosene, a bad idea. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy revisit what they agree to be the best Alkaline Trio album, 2003’s Good Mourning. Even with the podcast still in its relative infancy, this almost felt overdue – Jake and Blake began their friendship arguing about the ranking of Alkaline Trio albums on Twitter. Find out more about how challenging Good Mourning was for the band to write and record, how Blake channels Matt Skiba with some voice issues of his own, and the more contentious rankings of Alkaline Trio albums outside of the top two on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into an album that is inextricable from every episode that’s come before or will come after, the 1989 classic Doolittle from Pixies. It’s just Pixies, by the way. The impact Pixies had on all of alt-rock, pop-punk, and the subgenres between is well established but becomes obvious through a deep re-examining of their most prominent work. Find out more about which modern bands the guys hear Pixies in most, how the relationship between Black Francis and Kim Deal began fracturing, and what the hell Un Chien Andalou is on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

We are three Canadian aquarium drinkers. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Steve Sladkowski, the guitarist from PUP, to discuss Wilco’s 2004 album, A Ghost is Born. The album that necessitated the addition of Nels Cline – first as a touring guitarist and later as a full-time member – A Ghost is Born sees Jeff Tweedy take a necessary leap as a guitarist while his songwriting is as on-point as always. Find out more about how Wilco influenced one of the best guitarists in the world today (Steve), just how rough things got for Tweedy in the 2000s, and which of Tweedy’s opening lines the guys love most on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter, as well as this week's guest @sladkow from @puptheband.Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] Thank you for subscribing! If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts. See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

Hit save on your English lit essay and close your history textbook. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Jake’s friend Wilson to revisit and reprocess The Decemberists’ 2006 album, The Crane Wife. There is a lot going on here, with two sprawling, multi-part songs that lean heavily on historical (or mythical) source material and a few stand-alone tracks that do the same. Find out more about which Shakespeare play The Decemberists built upon, just how many people die (in album kayfabe) over the course of an hour, and what Wilson’s full name is on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy go deep on one of the most well-regarded side projects of the 2000s, Give Up from indie supergroup The Postal Service. With Dntel synths, Ben Gibbard’s vocals, and Jenny Lewis’, well, everything, Give Up withstands the test of time as something greater than a pit-stop before Death Cab for Cutie blew up. Find out more about how the recording process fed into the name, the weird concert performance that resulted, and why despite teases we never got another album from the trio on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into Conor Oberst’s punk-rock side-project, Desaparecidos. Not unlike a wrestler’s excursion, Oberst took a brief aside from his ascension as a part of Bright Eyes and as the face (and bangs) of a genre to do something a little different before ultimately returning. Read Music/Speak Spanish is more political and far angrier than you may be used to with Oberst’s other projects, and while it wasn’t heralded at the time, it really works. Find out more about Oberst’s relationship with his hometown of Omaha, why he cared “way more” about Bright Eyes, and where this project ranks in the vast Oberst library on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

Other podcasts don’t love you like we love you. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by culture writer Sarah MacDonald (sarahsmacdonald.com) to discuss the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s 2003 debut album Fever to Tell. Karen O features heavily in Lizzy Goodman’s Meet Me In The Bathroom, an exploration of the early-2000s New York rock scene, and for good reason: not only is she unspeakably cool, she is, as Sarah once wrote, indie rock’s beating heart. Find out more about the importance of Karen O as a female presence in the genre’s renaissance, Maps’ legacy as one of the best love songs of all-time, and why you can’t trust someone with a fauxhawk on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter!Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well.And please follow this week's guest @sarahsmacdonald. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerchOr reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts. See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

Everything is alright! In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into Motion City Soundtrack’s 2005 album Commit This to Memory. Not only did Commit This to Memory lock in a definitive, unmistakable sound that cut through the saturation of the genre for Motion City Soundtrack, it was also the first foray into production for blink-182’s Mark Hoppus. While the hosts agree this album isn’t necessarily Motion City’s strongest, it is certainly the most interesting and most important. Find out more about Justin Pierre’s personal battles throughout the writing process, Blake’s personal battles with losing a labret piercing at Warped Tour, and which MCS album the hosts think tops the discography on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy take you on a walk through the first snowfall of winter to the soundtrack of The Weakerthans. With sprinkles of Canadiana, a triumvirate of songs in iambic pentameter, and a track from the perspective of a cat, John K. Samson is at his absolute best on Reconstruction Site, the band’s 2003 album that directly inspired the next wave of emo-pop and many in the emo revival. Find out more about Samson’s love-hate relationship with Winnipeg, his quest to reclaim Neil Young’s honour, and where Jake ranks Samson among the greatest living song writers on this week’s podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter!Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerchOr reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts. See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

Are you listening? In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into Jimmy Eat World’s fourth album, the crossover success Bleed American. A follow up to Clarity, which is often debated as their best album, Bleed American shifted from an emo-oriented sound toward alt-rock, producing eminently recognizable singles thanks to accessibly simple lyrics and excellent power-pop guitar work. That Jimmy Eat World continued producing good albums – a lot of them – is almost lost in just how influential their earlier work was. Find out more about reception to The Middle, why Sweetness almost didn’t make the album, and how 9/11 comes up once again in this week’s podcast.Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter!Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well.If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerchOr reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

How many hits can you have and still be misremembered as a one-hit wonder?In the latest episode of Columbia House Party hosts Jake Goldsbie and BlakeMurphy try to find out by diving into Third Eye Blind's self-titled album. Thesuccessful debut produced five singles over the course of two years,landing them on era-defining compilation albums and every late-90s andearly-00s coming-of-age soundtrack. Semi-Charmed Life may be the tunepeople remember them for the most - and it's a great snapshot of whatremains a pretty definitive sound - but this album is deeper than youremember. Find out more about the non-singles that had an influence outsidethe genre, the alleged difficulties of working with Stephan Jenkins, and atough ride on the MuchMusic Countdown in this week’s podcast.Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter!Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well.If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store:http://bit.ly/chpmerch or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars onApple Podcasts. See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

It won’t always be pop-punk and emo. In the latest episode of ColumbiaHouse Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into one of thedecade’s best pop albums, Robyn’s Body Talk. Long after Robyn first brokethrough outside of Sweden with Robyn is Here, Body Talk represented herthree-part return to the North American charts and consciousness. With twoelite singles – both firmly in the top 100 songs of the 2010s – and onlyone or two small misses, it’s little surprise that Robyn could take eightyears before her next release and it still be highly anticipated. Find outmore about Robyn’s vision for her most ambitious undertaking, the unlikelyfeatures on the album, and Body Talk’s place in the poptimism discussion onthis week’s podcast.Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter!Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well.If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store:http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars onApple Podcasts. See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.

Sooner or later, Columbia House Party had to tackle 'The Only Album.' Hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Andrew Zuber of Sportsfeld to dissect the quintessential mid-2000s pop-punk album, Fall Out Boys’ From Under the Cork Tree. Dripping in sarcasm and self-deprecation, From Under the Cork Tree makes it’s sad, oft-unrequited lyrics more accessible with power-pop riffs, well-designed singles, and Patrick Stump’s underrated vocal chops. Fall Out Boy pivoted to more of an arena-rock sound not long after Cork Tree, which looks like an obvious and expected move looking back on 2005’s finest here in 2019. Find out more about Pete Wentz’s struggles during recording, the developing “pop-punk quadrant,” and the lasting impact of the album on this week’s podcast.Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter!Say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie as well.If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerchOr reach out to the show and say hey: [email protected] If you enjoyed today’s show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.