In Part 1 we speak in depth about Young Fathers latest album 'Heavy Heavy' and how it packs such a punch in 32 minutes.  In Part 2 we play 'Spin it or bin it?', the theme this month is the curious anomaly that is 'Post Genre'.Part 1 | Album of the Month | Young Fathers | Heavy HeavyIt's Guy's choice this month and we return back to an artist that we spoke about 9 years ago when they released their debut 'Dead'. Across 3 previous releases, Young Fathers have secured near universal critical acclaim, yet little commercial success. Is Heavy Heavy the album that will change this. It looks like it. But that doesn't mean this is a collection of easy listening pop tunes. We discuss what this is, what we love and the live experience.  If you know them enjoy, if you don't dig in!Go listen to the album - Here Go watch some videos - Here Go buy some of their stuff - HereA few Heavy Heavy things that we highly recommend checking out;Unmuted Unmastered Podcast - HereLine of Best Fit interview - HereSome live performances - Here and Hereand HerePart 2 | Spin It or Bin It | Post GenreWhat the hell is post genre? In this discussion we prove that we're really not sure!Guy chose - Mantra by Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul Nolan Chose - BTSTU by Jai Paul Joey chose - B.O.B. by Outkast David chose - L'Elephant by Tom Tom Club A 16 track Post Genre playlist (4 tracks each) can be found - Here (this is a good one!)Next MonthJoey brings Kelela's  'Raven' for Album of the Month and we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' but what will be the theme?We've been writing a blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

In Part 1 we speak in depth about Rozi Plain's new album 'Prize'. It's a curious, warming gem of an album that really needs to be talked about. In Part 2 we play 'Spin it or bin it?', the theme this month is Protest Music.Part 1 | Album of the Month | Rozi Plain | PrizeDavid's choice this month is an artist that he has a long relationship with, Rozi Plain. Rozi was new to the rest of us so we were all playing catch up. I can't remember an album that needs to be talked about (in real life, with human beings) as Prize.  You will hear me processing what I actually feel about the album, live, while we discuss it. I think I probably come out of the discussion with a slightly different conclusion to the one that I had at the start. All good albums get better with more attention but this one absolutely demands it.Please, please, please go and give it a listen. I think most people will find something that they love about this album.Go listen to the album - Here or HereGo watch some videos - Here or HereGo buy some of Rozi's stuff - HereWe mention a few things that we'd highly recommend checking out, so here are the links;The James McMahon podcast interview / chat with Rozi - HereSophie Walker's Guardian album review - HerePitchfork album review - HereKonstantinos Papis's interview for Our Culture - HerePart 2 | Spin It or Bin It | Protest MusicWe all pick a track based on a theme, present the track and ask the simple question, Spin it or Bin it? The theme this month is a simple one 'Protest Music'. There are no limitations or rules this month other than, as always, we try to bring new music or a new context to each other.Guy chose - 'Take the Power Back' by Rage Against the MachineDavid Chose - 'Ship Building' by Elvis Costello & the AttractionsJoey chose - 'Reagan' by Killer MikeNolan chose - 'Four Women' by Nina SimoneA 16 track Protest Music playlist (4 tracks each) can be found - HereNext MonthGuy brings Young Fathers 'Heavy Heavy' for Album of the Month and we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' with Post-Genre tracks.We've been writing a blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Our first AOTM episode in 2023 finds us exploring Ab Soul's 'Herbert' in Part 1 and we focus on New Music for 'Spin It or Bin It' in Part 2.Part 1 | Album of the Month | Ab Soul | HerbertIt's Nolan's choice this month and he's taking us to his spiritual home - Hip Hop with Ab Soul's late 2022 release, 'Herbert'. For once, we're all coming to this artist pretty fresh . Nolan's been banging on about the singles from this album for like 6 months so giving the album some extended love seems a natural choice.If you've not heard it, we think it's well worth a listen ...Go listen to the album - HereGo watch some videos - HereGo buy some merch - Here Our discussion focuses on how we'd describe the album, mental health, suicide and how these topics impact the album, the length of the album, the bangers and of course we touch on a few of the clangers too.We mention a few things that we'd highly recommend checking out, so here are the links;YouTube interview with Charlamagne Tha God - HereGQ interview - HereJoey's alternative, 10 track playlist that focuses on the bangers - HereGuy's alternative, 11 track playlist that focuses on the narrative - HerePart 2 | Spin It or Bin It | 'New Music' (Nov '22 onwards)We all pick a tack based on a theme and present to the rest of us to ask the simple question, Spin it or Bin it? The theme this month is a simple one 'New Music'. The only rule is that the track has to be released after November 2022. We chose albums from as far a field as Doncaster and Russia.David chose - 'Nothing Left to Loose' by Everything But the Girl Nolan chose - 'Like a Heart Won't Beat' by Skinny Pelembe  Joey chose - 'Let's Hold Our Hands Together' by Kito JempereDavid chose - 'Gorilla' by Little SimzNext MonthDavid is in the hot seat for AOTM and he's bringing Rozi Plain's new album 'Prize' to the table. We're all getting stuck in and seeing how we live with the album for a month or so. In Part 2, 'Spin It or Bin It?' will be a good one too ... the theme next month is Protest Music.We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

It's that time of year again, we dust off David's secret scoring algorithm for the end of year review. This is the one we look forward to and we hope you enjoy it.This month, in Part 1 we run through our collective, This is Not Happening Top-10 albums. In Part 2 we all introduce our Track of the Year.Part 1 | 2022 This is Not Happening Top 10 AlbumsSo, there's for of us. We all independently chose our Top 10 albums. This data is fed into deep learning algorithm that considers all of the knowns and most of the unknowns and create a singular, collective This is Not Happening Top 10. Its a controversial approach but its as fair as we can make it. This year only 2 albums were chosen by all 4 of us. Only 3 albums were chosen by 3 of us. However, the Top 10 feels more 'shared' than we've ever done. I think it's a really solid top 10 and we should be proud of it.Our number one is an absolute belter! We can hold our heads high with this one.Part 2 | Tracks of the YearHow do you sum up an entire year in one track? Is it even possible? Two, important  questions, to which our answers are; 'with difficulty' and 'yes'. We chose 4 tracks from 4 different genres. There's more than a whiff of melancholy that links our Top tracks but we think is kind of fitting for one of the oddest of years.Next MonthIf we're honest, we're not 100% sure what we'll be reviewing. Every year there are albums released later in the year that we miss or simply don't have the time to get our teeth into. So Nolan will pick one of these albums and we'll all spend the holidays getting stuck into that with our families (if it's vaguely appropriate for very young or very old ears).We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Guess who's back. Back again. TINH's back. Tell a friend. This month, in Part 1 we go deep on this month's Album of the Month by Sudan Archives. In Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It', where we choose a theme and each bring our choice of tracks. This month the theme is 'Our own personal entrance music'.Part 1 | Album of the Month | Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom QueenIt's my (Joey's) choice this month and we've gone with a belter of a sophomore album by Sudan Archives that easily claims the best titled album of the year 'Natural Brown Prom Queen'  If you've not heard it and this inspires you ... Go listen to the album - HereGo watch some videos - HereGo buy some merch - here (personally I've got my eye on the 'I just wanna get my titties out' t-shirt - here)As always we kick off with what we expected from the album and what we got. Then we explore favorite tracks, sequencing of the album, why 'OMG Britt' nearly ruined the whole thing for Guy', the creative process of making the album and the influences that we hear.We mention a few things that we'd highly recommend checking out, so here are the links;A great interview with Fader  - 'The World's most confident introvert'Fader interview in Podcast form - hereThe AWESOME Song Exploder episode on 'Selfish Soul' - hereAnd this incredible live performance - WOWZERSPart 2 | Spin It or Bin It | 'Our own personal entrance music'The theme for Spin It or Bin It is a bit different this month. We're choosing our 'Entrance Music' and describing the event or circumstances that we're entering. If that doesn't make too much sense, just listen to the episode!  This month, the 4 tracks were ...David chose - Adriano Celentano | L'Unica Chance (plus David's blog post)Joey chose - Joey Valance and Brae (Feat. Logic) | Tanaka 2 (plus Joey's blog post)Guy chose - The Beastie Boys | Sabotage (plus Guy's blog post)Nolan chose - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | Can't Hold Us (plus Nolan's blog post)Next MonthThe big one! The end of year review. Hold on tight. We count down our 10 favourite albums of the year, featuring lots of moaning about David's album scoring algorithm. We also present our tracks of the year. Can you sum up the year musically in one We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

We're back again this month with our usual format. In Part 1 we go deep on Hot Chip's latest album, in Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It', where we choose a theme and each bring our choice of tracks. This month the theme is 'Dance-Pop'.Part 1 | Album of the Month | Hot Chip | Freakout/ReleaseIt's Guy's choice this month and he chooses the one of his favourite band's latest release. It's always interesting when one of us chooses a band that they love and have loads of history with.  Listen to the album - HereThe chat focuses around our initial impressions, favourite tracks, the difficulty of maintaining relevance and engagement on your 8th album ... and we all have something to say on the sequencing of tracks on this album.Guy has curated a 28 track playlist called 'Hot Chip's Hot Hits' - have a listen to it hereDuring the chat there were loads of references to Hot Chip side projects, here are a few links for you to check out;The 2 Bears - Click HereNew Build - Click HereAlexis Taylor - Click HerePart 2 | Spin It or Bin It | We all choose a Dance-Pop TrackIn tribute to Hot Chip, the theme for Spin It or Bin It this month is Dance-Pop. Over the course of the month we all create a play list of our favourite Dance-Pop, a shortlist of 4 tracks and then choose a track to delight (or in my case annoy) the team. This month, the 4 tracks were ...Nolan chose - Robyn | Dancing On My OwnGuy chose - Cassius | The Sound of ViolenceJoey chose - The Knife | Pass This OnDavid chose - Soulwax | NY Excuse The 16 track playlist of each of our 4 shortlisted tracks can be found here and it's a belter!Next MonthI (Joey) will be running the show and hosting the discussion on Sudan Archive's 2nd album - Natural Brown Prom QueenOther episodes of the pod and 10 years of the blog;If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the others. If that's not enough for you then there's 10 years worth of music discussion on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to hear what you think. We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

After a little summer break we're back! We get deep into our Album of the Month, Steve Lacy's Gemini Rights in Part 1. We dig a little deeper than most pods and make sure we've spent LOADS of time living with the album.  In Part 2 we have one of the best 'Spin It or Bin It' that I can remember - we each bring a track and ask each other 'Spin It or Bin It?'Part 1: Album of the Month - Steve Lacy's 'Gemini Rights'It's David's choice this month and he chooses the intriguing 'Gemini Rights'. Its a tight, punchy album which gave us loads to discuss: Tik Tok, the tension between joyous music and often bitter lyrics, the influence of gender and sexuality on this album and the age of massive change that we're living in.The chat references loads of music and we highly recommend that you check out the following if you're not familiar already;Raphael Sadiq's 'Instant Vintage'   Stevie Wonder's 'Innervisions' Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange'Prince's 'Purple Rain'... and my big shout out - Serpentwithfeet's 'Deacon'Part 2: Spin It or Bin It - New Music (tracks from June 2022 onwards)In Part 2 we get into one of the best Spin It or Bin It? that we've had. We each bring a track that meets a different brief every month. This month is simple - 'New Music'. We then ask each other the binary question 'Spin It or Bin It?' and then choose a track of the month from the 4. Here's our choices ... Guy's choice is Romare's 'Quiet Corners of My Mind'Nolan's choice is Danger Mouse and Black Thought's 'The Darkest Part'Joey's choice is Ela Minus and DJ Python's 'Parajos en Verano'David's choice is Sudan Archive's 'NBPQ (Topless)'Next MonthGuy will be running the show and hosting the discussion on Hot Chip's 'Freakout Release'. Other episodes of the pod and 10 years of the blog;If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the others. If that's not enough for you then there's 10 years worth of music discussion on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to hear what you think. We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Our last Album of the Month (AOTM) was the beautiful 'Life on Earth' by Hurray for the Riff Raff. This month the  This Is Not Happening crew tackle Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'  head on! We get stuck right into this challenging album in Part 1 of the pod. In Part 2, we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge the tracks that we've chosen for this month's theme.Part 1 - Album of the MonthThis month it's Nolan's choice, Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' . We discuss the album in length, favourite tracks and their impact on us and other music fans and if there is a missing track from this album. We want you to have access to great conversations about great music - here are some links to some of the best content on this album that we've consumed;A great 'explainer' article from Ambrosia for Heads  - read hereNYT's Popcast Podcast Episode (this one is great for a Kendrick Sceptic view) - listen hereGreat Tempo Tribe Podcast conversation - listen hereA shorter listen at 22 mins - the NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast - listen hereThis was one of our toughest albums to think and to talk about ... but we hope you enjoy it.Part 2 - Spin it or Bin ItIn the second part of this episode we get stuck into 4 tracks representing this months theme - 'LA Tracks' - or favourite tracks from LA based artists. We all pick a track,  introduce our track and ask the others the painfully binary critical question; 'spin it' or 'bin it?' We try not to go super-obvious on our track selections each month ... this is what we chose to represent LA;Joey's track selection is - 'Chum' by Earl SweatshirtDavid's track selection is - 'Twelve Thirty' by The Mamas and the PapasNolan's track selection is - 'Runners' by Evidence ft. DefariGuy's track selection is - '86' by TruncateNext MonthEpisode #25 will be with you soon - Guy will be guiding us through 'We' by Arcade Fire one of is favourite artists ever ... what could go wrong? Have a listen to the album and  share some thoughts with us on the blog or on our Insta. Other episodes of the pod and 10 years of the blog;If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the others. If that's not enough for you then there's 10 years worth of music discussion on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to see what you think. We've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Last month we shared our thoughts on 'Dragon New Mountain I Believe In You' by Big Thief.  This month This Is Not Happening stays in the broad genre of 'Indie' with Hurray for The Riff Raff's 'Life on Earth' which we get into a deep discussion about in Part 1. In Part 2, we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge the tracks that we've chosen for this month's theme.Part 1 - Album of the MonthThis month it's Joseph's choice, 'Life on Earth' by Hurray for the Riff Raff. We discuss the album in length, favourite tracks, what other artists's energy we can hear in this music ... and what has become the killer question for us; 'is the production engaging or disengaging ?' Big scenes on this pod guys!There's some great bits to link you to this month too;The Metacritic review page is always a good start and can be found hereCheck out this live performance of some of the album's tracks hereThe following are podcasts that are really interesting to listen to if you like the album and want to hear more and/or other people's opinions on it;Blind Tiger Record Club PodcastLaunch Left Podcast Radio Menea PodcastLiving in This Queer Body PodcastIn the second part of this episode we get stuck into 4 tracks representing this months theme - 'Minimalist Grooves'. We all pick a track,  introduce our track and ask the others the painfully binary critical question; 'spin it' or 'bin it?' After last month's Spin it or Bin It 'fiasco', this month is a little calmer and another great chat. It's a bit more of a love-in than last months with lots of 'Spin Its' but a couple of 'Bin Its' in there too.Nolan's track selection is - 'In White Rooms' by Booka ShadeJoey's track selection is - 'Dance' by ESGDavid's track selection is - 'Cranes in the Sky' by SolangeGuy's track selection is - 'Weak Become Heroes' by The StreetsNext MonthEpisode #24 will be with you soon - Nolan will be guiding us through Mr. Morlae and the Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar and WOW, there's a lot to talk about there! Have a listen and  share some thoughts with us on the blog or on our Insta. Its hard not to have an opinion on this one.Other episodes of the pod and 10 years of the blog;If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the others. If that's not enough for you then there's 10 years worth of music discussion on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to see whaWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Last month we shared our thoughts on Small World by Metronomy, all 9 tracks and 35 minutes worth. This month This Is Not Happening ups the ante with 'Dragon, New Mountain ...', all 20 tracks and 80 minutes worth.  In part 1, we deep dive into the density of Big Thief and Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge the tracks that we've chosen for this month's theme.Part 1 - Album of the MonthThis month it's David's choice, 'Dragon...' by Big Thief. Three of us love Big Thief and have more than a passing relationship with the band ... whilst one of us is a Big Thief virgin. There was SO much written about this album as soon as it came out including a number of 100% reviews.  As always, we take a slower, more considered approach to criticism, living with this album for a couple of months and letting it really settle in before we reflect and share our views.You don't have to look to far to find interviews, reviews and videos on Big Thief and this album but some of the content that we consumed and discussed in part 1 can be found below;The Metacritic review page is always a goo start and can be found hereThis is a great listen - 'Out On The Line' Podcast Really insightful take on the album - 'Taking it Down' PodcastIf you love them ... or not, this one's got you covered - 'NY Times' PodcastA great article in Vulture - read it herePart 2 - 'Spin it' or 'Bin it?'In the second part of this episode we get stuck into 4 tracks representing this months theme - 'Not on Spotify'. We all pick a track,  introduce our track and ask the others the painfully binary critical question; 'spin it' or 'bin it?' This month was a little more 'free form' than usual ... but an amusing listen none the less!Guy's track selection is - Prassay - KrvsinDavid's track selection is - Nick Drake - I Was Made to Love MagicNolan's track selection is - Pharoahe Monch - F YouJoey's track selection is - Joanna Newsome  - '81Next MonthEpisode #23 will be with you soon - Joey will be leading the discussion on 'Life on Earth' by Hurray for the Riff Raff. If you get the chance we'd love you to have a listen and perhaps share some thoughts with us on the blog or on our Insta. This album's getting a lot of positive attention and we think it's going to be in a few year end lists.Other episodes of the pod and 10 years of the blog;If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the others. If that's not enough for you then there's 10 years worth of music discussion on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something cWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Following last months's Album Club #1, This Is Not Happening returns to our traditional format. In part 1, we deep dive into an album that one of us has selected. In Part 2 we play 'Spin It or Bin It?' where we judge each others track selections of great new music from 2022. Part 1 - Album of the MonthThis month it's Guy's choice, Small World the new album by Metronomy. Spoiler Alert - Metronomy are one of Guy's favourite bands.  We discuss our expectations, reactions, reflections, dynamics in the band and if every album being released at the moment is in some way a 'lockdown album'. Some interesting 'bits' to check out;The Metacritic album review summary can be found hereAn interesting interview with Joe Mount for DIY Mag can be found hereJoe Mount doing an Instagram Live Q&A can be found herePart 2 - 'Spin it' or 'Bin it?'In the second part of this episode we get stuck into the MASSIVE amount of great music that has been released in 2022. We all pick a track,  introduce our track and ask the others the critical question 'spin it' or 'bin it?' We then decide on a track of the month from the list of 4.Nolan's track selection is - Pusha T - 'Diet Coke' David's track selection is - Sasami - 'Call Me Home' Joey's track selection is - Holodrum - 'Low Light' Guy's track selection is - Ibibio Sound Machine - 'All That You Want' A link to a mini-Spotify-playlist of these 4 tracks can be found here.In order to make our selections, we all create a long list, then shortlist 4 tracks each. The 16 tracks that make up our track shortlists can be found here.Next MonthEpisode #22 will see us focus on Big Thief's latest release 'Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You' as David's selection for Album of the Month. The theme for Spin It or Bin It is 'Tracks that are not on Spotify'Other episodes of the pod and 10 years of the blog;If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the others. If that's not enough for you then there's 10 years worth of music discussion on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to see what you think.   This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

We usually pick a (relatively) new album release to focus on but this month we changed things up. The start of the year is a funny time for album releases and 2022 was no different. We decided that rather than spend a month and a podcast talking about something that we weren't too passionate about, we'd take a different path.  This month is the first TINH 'Album Club'. The format for this podcast is simple. The four of us all (randomly) chose  someone from the Team-TINH to pick an album for. The album should be from the past 10 (ish) years and should represent something special that the recipient might have missed. A modern classic perhaps.This episode was loads of fun to make. There's loads of agreement, a little bit of niggle, a fair chunk of nerdery ... something for everyone. The following are the albums that we discussed, who chose them, who they were chosen for and some links that take you to some of the things that popped up in the discussion.First-up - Joey chose Deerhunter's 2010 'Halcyon Digest' for Guy;You can listen to the album here on Spotify... or catch it on YouTube hereThe ethereal video for Helicopter can be watched here... or watch them perform the poptastic 'Memory Boy' here Next-up - Nolan chose Kanye West's 2016 'Life of Pablo' for David (what could go wrong?);You can listen to the album here on Spotify... or catch it on YouTube hereNolan highly recommends NORE's podcast interview with Kanye here ...... and if 2.5hrs of Kanye wasn't enough here's part 2Next-up - David chose Wye Oak's 2011 'Civilian' for Joey;You can listen to the album here on Spotify... or catch it on YouTube hereWatch a live NPR Tiny Desk performance of 'Civilian' hereFinally - Guy chose Enny's 2021's 'Under 25' for Nolan;You can listen to the album here on Spotify... or catch it on YouTube hereWatch the video to 'I want' here... and the video for 'Peng Black Girls' hereNext Up Episode #21 will see us dive deep into all 20 of the tracks on Big Thief's double album release 'Dragon New Mountain I Believe in You'. Have a listen here iWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Part 1 - Album of the MonthThis Is Not Happening kicks off the New Year with a great album from the end of 2021, Joy Crookes' debut release 'Skin'. We discuss our expectations and reactions, similarities between this album and a certain other soul singer from London and get deep into our favourite tracks from the album. There's lovely point of pod-synergy when Nolan predicts with 100% accuracy Joey's favourite track and more impressively, the reason for this selection.In the chat we reference 3  interviews that are worth looking into to get a rounder flavour of Joy. These gave us a better sense of some of the tracks, her background and a bit of old-fashioned entertainment ... she's a great interviewee;'This City - Podcast - With Clara Amfo - Feb. 2020'gal-dem' interview - Oct. 2021'Diffus' interview - Oct. 2021Part 2 - 'Spin it' or 'Bin it'In the second part of this episode we take inspiration from Joy's stomping ground and we all bring a track from South London that we love.  Each of us introduce our track and ask the others if they want to 'spin it' or 'bin it';Joey's track selection is -  Ha ha by TyGuy's track selection is - Little More Love by A J TraceyNolan's track selection is - Sad Cowboy by Goat GirlDavid's track selection is - You Look Certain (I'm not so sure) by Mount KimbieA link to a mini-Spotify-playlist of these 4 tracks can be found here.Next MonthEpisode #20 will see us take a slightly different approach to the podcast. January is often a flat month for releases, rather than choose something that we didn't have our hearts in, we're each going to chose an album from the last 10 years (ish) for another member of the team.Other episodes of the pod and 10 years of the blog;If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the others. If that's not enough for you then there's 10 years worth of music discussion on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to see what you think.   This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

This Is Not Happening's 2021 comes to an end with a look back at the many musical highs of a memorable 2021 and count down our top ten  albums of the year. Despite the many challenges musicians have been facing in making music in a pandemic, it's been a truly exceptional year,  from the likes of Wolf Alice, Japanese Breakfast, Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, The Weather Station and many others, but there's only room for one winner - who's it going to be?We'll also be nominating our tracks of the year, from a very tough long list of amazing records. Here are our our 4 monster fave tracks of 2021, one from each of us, below. Guy: Feu! Chatteron - Écran TotalNolan: Gheist - We Are Not AloneDavid: Royce Wood Jr - SlushJoey: Billie Eilish - Happier Than EverThe full top 10s and playlists and all our music discussions over the last ten years can be found on the blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which will run alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. So check them out so to see what we like and where we clash, and comment if something catches your eye. We'd love to see what you think.  You can also find our longer tracks of the year here on Spotify.Episode #19 will see us take on one of 2021's most underrated albums - Joy Crookes's incredible debut Skin -  and we'll be delving deep into it in January. The episode will land in the second half of January.This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 17 of This Is Not Happening follows Billie Eilish's memorable new album with a slice of classy electronic music from Irishman Mano Le Tough. Dubliner turned Zurich resident Niall Mannion's third album At The Moment  saw him expand his musical horizons in lockdown, and we all got to stand back and say what it meant to us. Nolan was at the tiller this month.In the second half of the episode, we go to the movies, picking out our favourites from original music in films, and it was a beautiful conversation blending our love for the silver screen with our love for music. Here's our shortlist, and longer lists from Guy and David.  It was an absolute joy doing this month. The tracks we chose were:Nolan - Jose Gonzalez - Stay Alive (from The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty in 2013)Joey - Public Enemy - Fight The Power (from Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing in 1989)Guy - Clint Mansell - Welcome To Lunar Industries (from Duncan Jones’ Moon in 2009)David - Justin Hurwitz - City Of Stars / May Finally Come True - La La Land (2016)November's album of the month and all our tracks, playlists, and chat from our last decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and all sorts more. Head down there and hopefully you'll find more stuff to like. We'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).Episode #18 arrives with our favourite month of the year with of our review of 2021. We'll be picking out our favourite Top 10 albums, and tracks of the year. Not too long to wait! This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comReviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappeningWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 16 of This Is Not Happening goes as big as it gets with Billie Eilish's new album, Happier Than Ever.  Following angular synth and guitars of Lonelady in episode 15,  we take an album that's already one of the most talked-about of the year, and delve into what it means for us, and the music world. David is bringing us this album. In the second half of the episode, we go for intros, and pick out some of our favourite opening tracks of the albums we love. It's a mighty list, and we've also had some cracking shortlists from Guy here. The tracks we chose were:Joey - Bjork - Human Behaviour from Debut (1993)Guy - Etienne De Crecy - Le Patron Est Devenou Fou! - from Super Discount (1996)David - Bill Withers - Harlem - from Just As I am (1971)Nolan - A Tribe Called Quest - Excursions - from The Low End Theory by Tribe (1991)October's album of the month and all our new tracks, playlists, and chat from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Head down there and hopefully you'll like what we're talking about and if you do, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).Episode #17 arrives with a nod to the dancefloor from Nolan, who picks Dublin artist Mano Le Tough's At The Moment. This next episode will be landing before the end of November ahead of our review of the year in December.This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comReviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappeningWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 15 of This Is Not Happening heads to the north west of England with Manchester artist Lonelady's third album, Former Things. After the heart-on-sleeve shogazey pop of Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee, Julie Campbell's solo guitar/drums/synth template brings 8 tracks of post-punk, electronic fusion, with Guy at the helm! In the second half of the episode, we stay in Manchester, each bringing a track from the city's fabled music history to the table. Our shortlist is here, and Guy's longlist lives here. Stick around and see what we thought of the picks:Guy  – Zoe Abalone - Vortex David - Paris Angels - Perfume Joey - Pip Milett - Hard LifeNolan  - Mr Scruff v Cyberpunks - A Space Disco Remix September's album of the month and all our new tracks, playlists, and chat from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Head down there and hopefully you'll like what we're talking about and if you do, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).Episode #16 comes in the shape of Billie Eilish's new album Happier Than Ever as David bring his pop-beingness back to the fore. That next episode will be landing before the end of October.This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comReviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappeningWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 14 of This Is Not Happening heads from hip-hop to pop with Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee. The creation of Korean-American Michelle Zauner, this is her 3rd album and sees her move from a more shoegazey, loose style into the full pop universe. Joey comes at us with it, but do we feel the same way he does? Find out!  In the second half of the episode, we head back to new music, with a favourite from us that's been released in the past three months. Our longlist is here, see what we thought of the picks:Joey - CMAT - 2 Wrecked 2 CareDavid - Wet Leg - Chaise LongueGuy  – Public Service Broadcasting - People, Let's DanceNolan  - GHEIST - YouAugust's album of the month and all our new tracks, playlists, and chat from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Head down there and hopefully you'll like what we're talking about and if you do, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).Episode #15 hangs onto the summer with LoneLady's Former Things. Guy's bringing this slice of modern Mancunian synth and guitars to the gang. That next episode will be landing before the end of September.This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comReviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappeningWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Episode 13 of This Is Not Happening stays in NYC with Skyzoo's new album All The Brilliant Things following up the 70s palette of  St Vincent: Daddy's Home.  The much-respected Brooklyn  MC's 7th album finds him  writing a paen to his changing city, gentrification and history. It's a beguiling work that Nolan brought to us get deep on as we move into season 2 of the podcast. There's playlists that run alongside the episode here.  In the second half of the episode, we talk tracks of the summer, with a favourite from us that reminds of us the warm months. Our longlist is here, see what we thought of the picks:David - The Millennium - To Claudia On Thursday Joey - Clive Field Marshall - Island In The SunGuy  – Metronomy - The BayNolan  - Black Sheep - Summa Tha TimeJuly's album of the month and all our new tracks, playlists, and chat from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Head down there and hopefully you'll like what we're talking about and if you do, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).Episode #14 takes us into the summer and is Joey's chance to bring us a classic slice of modern pop with Japanese Breakfast's Jubilee. The next episode will be landing before the end of August. This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comReviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappeningWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/

Welcome to Season 2 of This Is Not Happening, an Album of the Month podcast from four of us: Guy, Joey, Nolan and David. We choose an album: we digest it, we praise it, we question it. And we bring tracks to the table. Every month. And you get to listen. Think of this as a highlights package.  A year into it, we've been lucky enough to cover some amazing albums, right from the start. From RTJ to Arlo Parks, Genesis Owusu to Sault, and the Weather Station to Jessie Ware. Rounding it off are Yves Tumor, Paul McCartney, Bicep, St Vincent and Sufjan Stevens. We've also covered a review of 2020 in ep6.  We've loved every minute so thanks to everyone that's listened so far. We hope the next year will be just as enjoyable. We've got Skyzoo lined up next before the end of July and after that, Japanese Breakfast. After that? Who knows? That's the fun.  For all the albums of the month and all our new tracks, playlists, and chat from the past decade or more head to our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Swing by and you'll hopefully enjoy what we're talking about and if you like it, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).This Is Not Happening:Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.Twitter: @thisisnothapngInstagram: @thisisnothappeningpodEmail: thisisnothappeningpodcast@gmail.comReviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappeningWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look - https://thisisnothappening.net/