Albums Anonymous

Special guest Michael Rae joins Troy and Ryan on the podcast this week bringing along a piece of UK blues history: Savoy Brown, Street Corner Talking. We talk through the history of this beloved blues band while also sharing some new music from the Permanent Records studio, including Grow Cocker and Brews Brothers.

Troy and Ryan review the best rock opera ever made: The Wall by Pink Floyd. Troy's vinyl is a true original pressing, making for a very unique artifact of music history. The guys also share some tracks off of Stink Lloyd's own epic rock opera: The Fence.

Troy and Ryan dig into the 2012 indie folk rock album Fear Fun by Father John Misty. The music industry tycoons also introduce never-before-heard tracks from two new artists (recently signed to Permanent Records) following a similar style and groove: Papa John Windy and Mother Jane Whiskey.

This week Troy and Ryan review the classic 1972 Krautrock masterpiece "Ege Bamyasi" by 'Can.' Of course the co-founders of Permanent Records also share some brand new, never-before-heard tracks from their newly signed artist 'Can't.' The musical influences of Can't draw heavily upon Can, but with their own flair and personal contributions, opening up about their own oppressions and vulnerabilities in their lyrics. Enjoy!

Ryan unleashes on Troy a whole new set of tracks from Kall of Booty, The Weekdays, Brozart, and much more.

To be totally honest, we were pretty distracted by our new camera rig, so keep that in mind while you try to enjoy this episode. But all things considered, we still brought some hard-hitting new tracks to the table here from System of a Frown, The Macadamia Nups, and more.

Troy and Ryan celebrate Hawaiian wedding culture with their newly signed band The Macadamia Nups. They also finally overcome the curse of The Weekdays song that has shorted out every time they've tried to play it on the air. Also, Nasally Yours and Reggaenomics collab on a hauntingly beautiful and confusing mashup.

Troy and Ryan drop a series of new releases from Gasoline Dion, Brozart, Kall of Booty, Freddie Uranus, Lamb of Cod, and much more.

Troy and Ryan drop some fresh new tracks from Permanent Records vets while defending themselves against some unfair criticism by a podcast reviewing Albums Anonymous.

We've finally overcome the technical hurdles for the sin of upgrading out audio equipment. So we decided to celebrate the achievement with a throwback to the famous Taylor Swallows song Blue Footed Booby... and much more from the Permanent Records vault.

Well, sounds like our technical difficulties have continued, this time with our special guest's mic being cut in the recording somehow. But nevertheless, it's still usable content, so here you go... We have a very special guest on the show this week, Daryl Lambert. We grace his ears with some oldies but goodies from the Permanent Records archives including Robert Dinero, Brozart, Reggaenomics, Kall of Booty, and much more. Daryl just turned 40, so we had our artists whip up a custom song just to celebrate the death of his thirties.

The first show of 2026 was riddled with technical difficulties, but significantly enhanced sound as a result of our upgraded equipment we received from Santa this year. This episode highlights brand new tracks from neo-emo band Nasally Yours, a few 'serious' tracks from Shapoopie, and the discovery of rising liberal country star Cuntreeboi.

Troy and Ryan are in the mood... a sexy Christmas mood. Brand new seasonal tracks from the sensual R&B group The Ho, Ho, Hoes plus other brilliant songs from Nasally Yours, Reggaenomics, and much more.

We had a very special guest on the show this week, Jackson Meyer. Jackson is a Youtuber, Ninja Warrior, Survivor enthusiast, and amateur philanthropist. We played fresh tracks from Arse & Fanny, and got in the Christmas mood with The Ho, Ho, Hoes. But Jackson's favorite track was from the emo revival band Nasally Yours. Plus we announced the release of the brand new Reggaenomics EP, Make America High Again, available on all streaming platforms.

Ryan plays some hot new tracks from Kall of Booty before dropping some hints for the upcoming debut album for ICE Frog: My Frogging Airhole - Available to stream anywhere now!

Troy and Ryan introduce brand new tracks from Freedom Frog, Freddie Uranus, Kall of Booty, and many more.

Troy and Ryan welcome their first ever special guest, Steve Tannenbaum... and how special he is. He's a local artist, and paints an upside-down baby face on Ryan's forehead while we play tracks for him from Freddie Uranus, Gasoline Dion, Reggaenomics, Brozart, and Kall of Booty.

Ryan introduces a very weird new track from Catmandu while Troy shares a track from Nasally Yours, a new band on a mission to revive emo. Al Gore Rhythm gets inspired with a new sense of hope following the Democratic sweep of the East Coast elections.

Troy and Ryan celebrate Halloween by introducing Scaryachi while sporting festive costumes (a taco and Waldo). Your esteemed hosts also share brand new tracks from Lamb of Cod, Brozart, and Chill Clinton, as well as some new elevator music.

Troy and Ryan release brand new tracks from Al Gore Rhythm and officially rebrand Ronald Reggae to Reggaenomics.

Troy and Ryan fight over the impending name change for Ronald Reggae while introducing the sweet new sounds of Al Gore Rhythm, and new tracks from Boy Pirates and Kall of Booty, and more.

Ryan and Troy introduce brand new artist Taylor Swallows and follow it up with fresh tracks from fan favorites like Ronald Reggae, Kall of Booty, and even a new song from the up-and-coming Freedom Frog.

We held a special emergency podcast recording in the midst of Portland's naked bike ride response to the deployment of the National Guard in our backyard. Some of the artists on the Permanent Records label wrote and recorded music specific to this event to support the cause. Freedom Frog was born on this day. Random Ass All-Stars working alongside Brozart, Kall of Booty, and even Gerty!

Troy and Ryan introduce a few new artists from the Permanent Records studio and release brand new tracks from Kall of Booty, Catmandu, Ronald Reggae, and more!

Troy and Ryan premiere brand-spankin'-new music from the Permanent Records label featuring fresh new tracks from Robert Dinero, Brozart, Kall of Booty, Chill Clinton, Ronald Reggae and more.

Permanent Records founders Troy and Ryan share some of their newly discovered artists, featuring never-before-heard music from children's death metal band Youthanize the Elderly, modern classical glam rock band Brozart, conservative reggae band Ronald Reggae, and chiptune hip hop artist Kall of Booty.

Follow Permanent Records as they release never-before-heard music from newly signed artists Gasoline Dion and Kall of Booty. Video Game Hip-Hop and Industrial Adult Contemporary Ballads galore. Enjoy!

Our first episode after pivoting. Now the podcast follows us as we create music on the fly with the help of AI. Today's episode features a soft and funky song called 'Gentle Funk' and a death metal song about a lovely horse.

Ryan and Troy finish out the second half of the album while reminding themselves of the insane luxuries we take for granted in modern society. They also talk about trimming pubes.

Ryan and Troy analyze the politically-charged 2001 album The Empire Strikes First by acclaimed punk legends Bad Religion.

The second half of the album feels more contemplative, trance-like, almost shoegaze-y at times, compared to the first half which was borderline dance music. Not a criticism as much as an observation. The album as a whole is very well-rounded, very unique, and unquestionably a must-listen.

Troy's turn this week. What's the opposite of a Naysayer?... Yeasayer! What's the opposite of a boring album? Yeasayer's All Hour Cymbals, a funky Middle Eastern-ish psych pop album with spectacular bass lines and powerful polyrhythmic percussion.

We round out the second half of the 2011 album Circuital this week. Grease your ear drums with us as we experience the joy of listening to My Morning Jacket.

Ryan's turn this week, serving up My Morning Jacket's 2011 album Circuital. They guys get a little carried away jamming out new songs for Ronald Reggae in between listening to the sweet sounds of Jim James's soothing voice. The album is a treat to the ears from track one. Enjoy!

Ryan and Troy dive deeper into the second half of the album, picking apart the messages and meaning behind the story that drives the concept. It's a dark but delightful insight into the band's creative process. The musicianship is second to none, and the composition is in a world of it's own. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala are genuine creative geniuses.

Troy and Ryan practice their impressions in between the mind-blowing tracks from The Mars Volta's debut album. Join us, and immerse yourself in the heavy-handed, wonderfully abstract, beautifully chaotic, latin-influeced, psychedelic odyssey that is De-Loused in the Comatorium.

Troy and Ryan round out the second half of the album loaded with tasty blues rock anthems. Fair warning, there's a pretty hefty amount of fart talk in this episode, but the music is still why we're all here.

We finish the second half of the acclaimed 2007 album, reveling in Maynard's creative prowess while also swapping our favorite baby poop stories.

Ryan and Troy listen through the first half of Band of Skulls' 2009 album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey. The album is ripe with fuzzy guitar licks, clever vocal harmonies, and catchy blues-rock rhythms.

This week Troy and Ryan explore the debut album of Maynard James Keenan's eccentric side project, Puscifer. After 15+ years of serious music with highly acclaimed bands Tool and A Perfect Circle, Puscifer's V is for Vagina showcases Maynard's whimsical side, experimenting with ambient, industrial, trip-hop, and electronic sounds while playing around with comically brilliant lyrics defined by sexy sacrilegious themes, headlined with bassy vocal expressions. Troy also gains insight, realizing he's completely misinterpreted the name of the band since he started listening to Puscifer way back in the late 2000s (Pussy/Pacifier? Oh, Lucifer!? That makes more sense). We'll see you on the other side of this "Vagina Mine"!!

Troy and Ryan wrap up the second half of The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me, admiring the extreme dynamic range, analyzing the deep but depressing lyrics, and trading stories about getting hit in the nuts.

Ryan and Troy finish the second half of the 2004 album How It Ends, also DeVotchKa's live show they caught earlier in the week at the Wonder Ballroom. The album (and live performance) showcases an incredible group of multi-instrumentalists playing a ridiculously eclectic mix of genres, with lyrics in more than a few different languages. In the end, if we could only use one word to sum up How It Ends, it would be: fun. Crazy good fun.

Ryan introduces Troy to DeVotchKa this week, with the 2004 album How It Ends. On this album the Denver-based indie band showcases a very eclectic range of musical influences from mariachi-like riffs to soundtrack-style scores reminiscent of Ennio Morricone compositions.

Troy brings one of his Top 10 favorite albums of all time to Ryan for this week's show.Brand New stepped way outside their original genre with the band's third studio album,The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me, released in 2006. The album's lyrical themes deal with complex philosophical concepts and highly thought-provoking prompts on death and existence as part of the human experience. The instrumentation is highlighted with extreme swings in intensity and volatile dynamic swells throughout the album. It's highly emotional, but far from emo. Enjoy the sonic journey!

Troy and Ryan wrap up the second half of the iconic 2001 album. Looking back, Troy recognizes Toxicity as his "gateway to good music."

Troy and Ryan pick up where they left off listening through Black Sabbath's iconic 1970 album 'Paranoid'.

Ryan and Troy spend the first 20 minutes creating the opening theme to the podcast with AI. Then they dive into Toxicity by System of a Down, which Troy credits as being his gateway to good music.

Troy and Ryan discover the origins of "Butt Rock", struggle through listening to the lead singer of Puddle of Mudd's isolated vocals on a laughable Nirvana cover, and explore Ryan's misunderstanding about learning that Black Sabbath wasn't a Christian band.