Velocities In Music
by Velocities In Music
Jake and Tom are two devout music heads who spent the last several years reviewing music on YouTube as Velocities in Music. Armed with two microphones and a podcast, the guys from VIM discuss topics important to music fanatics including artist deep-dives, new music summaries and other on-topic banter.
Episodes
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When Should a Band Change Their Name After a Lineup Change?
Bands will often change and evolve their sound over time, and sometimes bands will change their lineup as well, bringing new members into the fold as others leave. As fans, we get attached to our favorite bands and their members, and sometimes when these sonic shifts and personnel changes line…
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How Have Our 200 Favorite Albums Changed Over the Last 10 Years? (Pt 2 of 2)
People track their tastes in many different ways, and some prefer not to at all. At Velocities In Music, we like to make lists of our favorite albums every few years and compare them to old lists so we can know more about how our tastes have changed. In this episode, we compare our lists of our…
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How Have Our Tastes Changed Over the Last 10 Years? (Pt 1 of 2)
As Velocities In Music approaches its 10-year anniversary, Jake and Tom reflect on how their tastes have changed over the last decade, and how VIM has specifically contributed to that change.
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The Lost Art of the Mixtape
For decades people have been making each other mixtapes, mixes, and playlists for a variety of reasons in a variety of formats. As technology has evolved and made these easier to create, convenience is at an all-time high, but crafting personalized mixtapes has become something of a lost art. In...
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March 2019 - Record Fair Haul
Jake and Tom discuss the pros and cons of attending record fairs, and share the hauls from their respective fairs in Phoenix and Des Moines.
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Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde | A Track-by-Track Breakdown
In early 1966, after being dissatisfied with the results of his recording sessions in New York, Bob Dylan went to Nashville to cut his new album with some of the city's studio musicians. These rapid-fire sessions would become Blonde on Blonde, considered to be the first rock double-album and a...
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Top 25 Songs of 2018
Listen to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1215237538/playlist/0XUMcTDr8UFJZJQhq0xuov?si=--eVYF24QF-x4S67kxbLRQ A lot of great songs came out in 2018--some of them are from our favorite albums of the year, and some of them aren't. In this podcast, we highlight our 25 favorite songs of...
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Top 20 Albums of 2018
Another year of music is in the books! In this podcast we highlight our 20 favorite albums from 2018 and discuss what we thought of the year's music as a whole.
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Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77 | A Track-by-Track Breakdown
Talking Heads: 77 is a classic debut album from one of rock music's most adventurous and influential bands. In this podcast, we walk through the album track by track and discuss its writing, production, performances, and legacy as one of the best rock albums of all time. Dedicated to Jeremy…
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Our Musical Upbringings
This podcast was requested by Sean Murphy, winner of the first VIM Music League! It's safe to say that everyone grows up with music around, to some degree. However, our friends, family, and culture can shape the way we listen to music based on what we're exposed to and how we internalize it, and...
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New Music vs. Old Music - What Should We Spend Our Time Listening To?
In an age where we have instant access to all the new albums being released each week, keeping up with new music can feel like a full-time job. In this episode, we discuss the various ways you can prioritize your precious music-listening time. How do you balance your focus between new music, old...
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David Bowie - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 3 of 3 - 1990-2016)
In the third and final installment of our David Bowie deep-dive, we start with his more polarizing albums from the 90s and move through his 2000s work up to his final album, Blackstar, in 2016.
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David Bowie - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 2 of 3 - 1976-1989)
In the second part of this deep-dive, we start the last half of David Bowie's prolific run of albums in the 1970s with 1976's Station to Station, followed by the infamous Berlin trilogy and his shift into the 1980s.
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David Bowie - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 1 of 3 - 1967-1975)
David Bowie was an inspirational creative force and a top-notch performer and songwriter. During his nearly 50-year musical career, he recorded several masterpiece-level albums and constantly reinvented his image and his music, defining genres and redefining what it was to be a rock star. In the...
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Top 30 Songs of 2017
From the thousands of songs we listened to in 2017, it's difficult to narrow it down a list to our 30 favorites. Some are more Jake picks, some our more Tom picks, and some were equally adored by both of us. In this episode, we talk through our combined 30 top songs of 2017 and why each one...
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Top 20 Albums of 2017
2017 was a great year for music--we saw a lot of well-established artists return with their strongest releases in years, and several unique and innovative newcomers who have the potential to push music into new territory. In this episode, we talk through our 20 favorite albums of 2017.
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What Artists Were Ahead of Their Time?
When talking about music with fellow friends and enthusiasts, it's common to hear artists mentioned as being "ahead of their time." But what does that mean? And what artists does that label apply to? In this podcast, we explore this concept and give examples of artists we believe were truly ahead...
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Our Past 4 Months in Music
In this episode, Jake and Tom catch up on the life changes they've faced over the past several months and how music has played a role in the transition. Topics include The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Brand New, record shopping, and musical catharsis.
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Bloopers & Outtakes (From the First Two Years)
Velocities In Music isn't just about music discussion--it's also about Jake and Tom trying their hardest to trip each other up and make each other laugh while they talk about their favorite music. This episode captures all the slip-ups from the podcast's first two years, the cutting-room floor...
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80/35 Music Festival and VIM Update
Jake and Tom discuss the future of the Velocities in Music podcast, and Tom talks about his experience at 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, Iowa.
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May 2017 - New Album Wrap-Up
Listen to the Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/6wdn1EQtwVtrA7aFjYCTgB Featured Albums: Forest Swords - Compassion (2:05) Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog (3:51) Perfume Genius - No Shape (7:03) Slowdive - Slowdive (8:34) The Afghan Whigs - In Spades (10:20) Oxbow - Thin Black...
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Spoon - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 2 of 2 - 2005-2017)
Spoon has been a seminal indie/alternative rock band through the 2000s, with history going back to the early and mid 90s. In this podcast, we cover Spoon's most recent five albums, rank all nine albums, and discuss where we'd like to see the band go next. Best of Spoon Playlist:...
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April 2017 - New Album Wrap-Up
Listen to the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/6uT1oe0dU6Oy5UidtchJrW Featured Albums: Father John Misty - Pure Comedy (2:06) Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. (27:57) Gorillaz - Humanz (32:47) The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions (41:14) Feist - Pleasure (43:25)...
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Spoon - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 1 of 2 - 1993-2002)
Spoon has been a seminal indie/alternative rock band through the 2000s, with history going back to the early and mid 90s. In this podcast, we follow Spoon through their formation and up to their 4th LP, Kill the Moonlight. Best of Spoon Playlist:...
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April 2017 - Vinyl Update
On this podcast, Jake and Tom discuss the albums they purchased on their last few vinyl-buying excursions.
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March 2017 - New Album Wrap-Up
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/50GI8eRZ5eRxF4ResrCpjK Featured Albums: Grandaddy - Last Place (1:59) The Shins - Heartworms (3:11) Jay Som - Everybody Works (5:12) Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me (6:44) Laura Marling - Semper Femina (9:38) Spoon - Hot…
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Top 20 Albums of the Decade (So Far)
Velocities In Music started at the beginning of 2010, and since then we've had the privilege of witnessing the release of some monumental albums. In this podcast, we highlight our top 20 albums of the decade so far. Spotify Playlist:...
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How To Start a Music League
On this show, we talk a lot about ways of discovering new music. One way that we discover new music is through Music Leagues: friendly, competitive events where everyone playing submits a song and votes for the other songs that they liked. If this sounds like something you and your friends (or...
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February 2017 - New Album Wrap-Up
Listen to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/1xzK543YVcqiMbBODahmgP Featured Albums: Elbow - Little Fictions Sampha - Process Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now Lowly - Heba Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors Ryan Adams - Prisoner Sun Kil Moon - Common as Light and Love…
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Blur - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 2 of 2 - 1997-2015)
As music in the latter half of the 90s drifted away from the Britpop style Blur had helped popularize, the band shifted into a noisier and more aggressive style of music. In this episode, we cover Blur's 1997 self-titled album through 2015's The Magic Whip, a period filled with inner conflict,...
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Blur - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 1 of 2 - 1991-1995)
Starting as a young band in London in the late 80s and early 90s, Blur rose to fame in a few short years and helped the Britpop movement reach its peak. In the first episode of this two-part series, we cover their first four albums: Leisure, Modern Life is Rubbish, Parklife, and The Great Escape.
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January 2017 - New Album Wrap-Up
Listen to the songs featured in this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/2333pXtn664J7VXlysgsC1 Featured Albums: Bonobo - Migration The xx - I See You The Flaming Lips - Oczy Mlody Foxygen - Hang Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life Cloud Nothings - Life…
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January 2017 - Vinyl Update
It's official--Jake finally got a record player. In this podcast, we go through the records we bought on Jake's maiden record-shopping voyage.
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2016: Misses and Honorable Mentions
Listen to the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/1QcB6L0iHx5DskJfkvFkED In this podcast we recommend albums from 2016 that we didn't include in a monthly wrap-up throughout the year. Albums included are: Featured Albums: Beyonce - Lemonade Aesop Rock - The Impossible...
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Top 30 Songs of 2016
2016 may have been an even better year for songs than it was for albums. We listened to thousands of tracks throughout the year, and in this podcast we cover the 30 of them that impacted us the most. Listen to the playlist here:...
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Top 20 Albums of 2016
In this podcast we cover our 20 favorite albums of 2016. See our top 70 list here: http://www.velocitiesinmusic.com/lists/top-albums-2016/
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Metallica - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 3 of 3 - The 2000s and Beyond)
In the third and final installment of our Metallica deep-dive, we explore the music the band has put out since the year 2000, as well as where we would like to see Metallica go in the future. Albums covered include: - St. Anger - Death Magnetic - Lulu (with Lou Reed) - Hardwired... To Self Destruct
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Metallica - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 2 of 3 - The 1990s)
In the second installment of our Metallica deep-dive, we follow the band into the 1990s, where they polish their sound further, achieve massive mainstream success, and continue to change their style. Albums include Metallica (Black Album), Load, Reload, Garage Inc, and S&M.
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Artist Interview - Cross Record
We're joined in this episode by Emily and Dan from Cross Record, who share insights on their songwriting and recording process, what it's like to perform as a duo, and the future of their band. If you haven't, be sure to check out their new album, Wabi Sabi:...
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November 2016 - New Album Wrap-Up
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/3kGURT4gOQ5ZJ2xNzCNBv7 Not Recommended: Justice - Woman Bruno Mars - 24K Magic The Weeknd - Starboy Featured Albums: Lambchop - FLOTUS Jim James - Eternally Even Common - Black America Again Sleigh Bells - Jessica Rabbit Loscil -...
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Metallica - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 1 of 3 - The 1980s)
Metallica has always been one of the most celebrated and yet divisive bands in hard rock and metal music. In this episode, we dig into the four LPs they released in the 1980s, starting with their debut, Kill Em All, and ending with ...And Justice For All.
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October 2016 - New Album Wrap-Up
In this podcast, we cover albums that were released in October 2016. Listen to the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/30QacVauM8vnCqy5vxCzMu Albums covered in this wrap-up include: Phantogram - Three Hiss Golden Messenger - Heart Like A Levee Conor Oberst…
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What Music Do You Come Back To Each Season?
Humans are creatures of habit. We create our own rituals and traditions to look forward to, and music can play a big part of that. Aside from specific holiday music that society has pushed on us for generations, we all have music that we associate with specific seasons or times of the year that…
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September 2016 - New Album Wrap-Up
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/5KVhzgoqiJG07O8hy9j5kF Helms Alee - Stillicide James Vincent McMorrow - We Move Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN Eluvium - False Readings On Local Natives - Sunlit Youth Jack White - Acoustic...
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Ween - An Artist Deep-Dive
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/7abxk7nBZ77Hza79o3XlT4 Jake and Tom have been touched by the Boognish to create the brownest episode of Velocities In Music yet. Join them as they explore Ween's nine studio albums, from the inane absurdity to the struggling...
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August 2016 - New Album Wrap-Up
Listen to the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/2kpFNDXxf4nniaBDxUqqW2 Albums covered in this podcast: Wye Oak - Tween Haley Bonar - Impossible Dream Russian Circles - Guidance 65daysofstatic - No Man's Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe (Soundtrack) Wild Beasts -...
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Sunny Day Real Estate - An Artist Deep-Dive
Today, Sunny Day Real Estate may be considered a staple in the emo genre, but what they accomplished during their relatively short time as a band spans far beyond the confines of that genre. In this deep-dive, we discuss the band's successes and shortcomings, and what makes them one of today's…
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July 2016 - New Album Wrap-Up
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/3hVnxbxLt8DwSjoVxkaTdB Albums covered in this wrap-up: Maxwell - blackSUMMERS'night Metronomy - Summer 08 Blink-182 - California Bat for Lashes - The Bride GOGGS - GOGGS The Avalanches - Wildflower Junius Meyvant - Floating...
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Joe Vickers of Caspian - An Artist Interview
We're joined this episode by Joe Vickers, drummer and founding member of Caspian. Joe takes us through Caspian's songwriting and album-crafting process, along with his thoughts on the post-rock genre, touring, and Pokémon Go. Be sure to check Caspian's touring schedule to see if they're coming to…
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Should Music Be Free?
Today in 2016, for all practical purposes, music is free. But should it be? As technology has evolved and music has become more easily accessible to the masses, it has drastically changed the way people listen to music, as well as the way artists write and release music. In this episode, we…
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Jake and Tom are two devout music heads who spent the last several years reviewing music on YouTube as Velocities in Music. Armed with two microphones and a podcast, the guys from VIM discuss topics important to music fanatics including artist deep-dives, new music summaries and other on-topic banter.
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