#64 1994: Soundgarden, Blur, Oasis, Massive Attack & more
Back in September we made an appearance at the Haarlem Vinyl Festival for a special live podcast on the year 1994! Here's the second part of...
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Music is finite, opinions are endless. On The Album Years podcast, long term friends, collaborators and music nerds Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness discuss and bicker about their favourite mus...
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#63 1994: Jeff Buckley, Nine Inch Nails, Aphex Twin & more
Back in September we made an appearance at the Haarlem Vinyl Festival for a special live podcast on the year 1994! Here's the first part of...
#62 1982: The Grand Finale! Rush, Alan Parsons Project, Marillion & more!
It's the last episode of our series on 1982 and naturally we've saved the best until last. On this extended episode we cover metal, progress...
#61 (1982 Part 5) Who Changed With The Times? King Crimson, Pete Townshend, Squeeze & more!
On this week's podcast, we explore which artists in 1982 adapted to the changing musical climate and which stayed true to their own style—wi...
#60 (1982 Part 4) Post-Punk: The Cure, XTC, Cocteau Twins & more!
On the podcast this week: an album that might just be the most bleak and depressing album ever made (and it's not one by Steven, believe it...
#59 (1982 Part 3) Big Hitters: Queen, Prince, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney & more
Up for discussion on this week's podcast: mainstream hit records from 1982, with absolutely huge albums by Queen, Michael Jackson, Prince an...
#58 1982 (Part 2) Synth-Pop: Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Associates, Thomas Dolby & more
Continuing our series on the year 1982, up for discussion this week are synth-pop albums, featuring Duran Duran's smash hit Rio, Thomas Dolb...
#57 1982 (Part 1) Innovative Pop: Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, ABC, Simple Minds & more!
It's the first episode of our series on the year 1982 and we begin by talking about innovative pop records that not only defined the era but...
#56 1972 Jazz & Prog Rock: Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Aphrodite's Child & more
We've reached the sixth and final part of our odyssey into 1972! On this week's episode we discuss great jazz records by Miles Davis and Fra...
#55 1972 Soul Destroyers & The Indefinable: Gil Scott-Heron, Terry Callier, Scott Walker, Osibisa & more
On this week's episode of The Album Years, we continue exploring deep into 1972, with great releases from soul legends Gil Scott-Heron & Ter...
#54 1972 Rock Classics: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper & more
In the fourth part of our deep dive into the legendary year of 1972, we focus on some of the biggest rock classics that defined the era! Fea...
#53 1972 Folk, Ambient & Krautrock: Nick Drake, Tangerine Dream, Neu! & more
We dive into the atmospheric worlds of ambient, krautrock, and folk music released in 1972, including the introspective sounds of Nick Drake...
#52 1972 Prog Rock Extravaganza! Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull & more!
In the second episode of our trip through the musical world of 1972, we discover one of the greatest years in progressive rock history! We t...
#51 1972 Glam & Mainstream: The Rolling Stones, T.Rex, Stevie Wonder, Elton John & more
We're back in a brand new studio with another exciting dive into music history: 1972! In this episode, we explore genre-defining glam albums...
Prince, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Marvin Gaye, Nico & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
In this week's episode we discuss our "Quintessential Album Years Albums", underrated records that we believe need to be critically re-evalu...
Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Talk Talk, Nick Drake, Van Morrison & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
This week we have more from our live podcast debut in London last month, which is focused on our list of the artists we talk about the most...
The Post Rock Era, Changing Listening Habits, Taylor Swift & more! | The Album Years Podcast Live
This episode is comprised of highlights from our recent live podcast debut, filmed at West Hampstead Arts Club in London on 7th June 2024. W...
#50 (1985 Part 5) Marillion, IQ, Supertramp, Neil Young & more!
Our epic journey into the music of 1985 comes to a close with this week's episode, which includes albums by Marillion, IQ, Neil Young, Super...
#49 (1985 Part 4) The Smiths, Suzanne Vega, Killing Joke, Sting & more!
We are back again with more albums from 1985 as we explore iconic "goth" records by Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins and Sisters of Mercy, alon...
#48 (1985 Part 3) Kate Bush, Tears for Fears, A-ha, Grace Jones & more
This week's episode of The Album Years continues our journey into the groundbreaking year of 1985, where we discuss seminal art pop masterpi...