This week, Andrew and his guests busk their way through the Violent Femmes' legendary self-titled debut from 1983.
Will they remember how to channel their inner teen angst and punk sensibilities?
Side note…there was an audio issue right around the 18:03 timestamp. But it’s fleeting!! Our apologies…
Guest Commentators: Melinda Deslatte and Adam Knapp
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Fueled by equal parts resentment, alcohol, and midwestern working class melancholy, Uncle Tupelo are credited with creating a new musical genre, Alt-Country, the alternative to the alternative.
Join Andrew and Matt as they discuss their 1993 magnum opus and final record Anodyne, and find out who would get custody of the alt-country crown in the divorce case known as Farrar v. Tweedy. Or some such.
Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl
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Andrew and Matt spread some holiday cheer when they meet up to conclude a controversial induction of some of the more notable rock legends that passed away from September - December 2025. Who will be immortalized forever in the official Top Track Death Stars Memorial? Listen to find out!
They also ruminate on their favorite Christmas movies.
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Join Andrew and Matt as they trade their Tears for Fears and let it all out after lots of shouts. Everybody wants to rule the podcast, but there can be only one Top Track from 1985’s Songs from the Big Chair. Or some such.
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Andrew and Matt reminisce about their recent appearance on the Dope Nostalgia podcast and talk about their shared obsession with the Netflix show, Love is Blind.
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Andrew invites a special guest back to the lab to celebrate Thanksgiving and listen through Stone Temple Pilots’ 1994 classic, Purple.
Guest Commentator: Tom Crowell
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A friend of the show stops by to talk about some of the up and coming jam bands and also some of the classics.
Guest Commentator: Tom Crowell
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Co-hosts Matt and Andrew discuss Olivia Rodrigo’s 2023 opus, Guts…which is something they will need plenty of to survive getting cooked by a 17 year old expert.
Guest Commentator: Sadie
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Andrew and a very special guest reminisce about the magical moment when they finally got their driver’s license.
They play some of the biggest hits from the week they each hit the road without parental supervision!
It’s a swerve down a 90’s-themed memory lane.
Guest Commentator: Celia Muhl
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Join Andrew and Matt as they discuss why Quaker City Night Hawks’ 2019 album QCNH is the best album that will never make your Spotify recommended listening list, from a band you’ve never heard of, they know nothing about, and who may not even be around anymore.
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Hall, Oates, Michael, and Ridgely….no, it’s not a boutique divorce law firm (though these guys know about splitting up)…it’s the fight night of the century as two of the music world’s most formidable dynamic duos fight it out, Top Track style.
Join Andrew and Matt to find out which dream team reigns supreme.
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Andrew and Matt commemorate the great Tom Petty who passed away 8 years ago this month. October 19th also marks the 46th anniversary of his 3rd album, Damn the Torpedoes (1979).
Guest Commentator: Megan Knapp
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In 1995, Andre 3000 declared to an incredulous audience at the Source Awards, that “The South got something to say”…well so do Andrew and not one, but two Miracle Matts.
Join them as they discuss OutKast’s seminal 1998 opus, Aquemini, in a very special episode called “Da Art of Podcastin Part 1”
Guest Commentator: Matt Tessier Jr.
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Andrew and two very special guests meet up again to conclude a controversial induction of some of the more notable rock legends that passed away from May-September 2025, who will be immortalized forever in the official Top Track Death Stars Memorial.
Which ones make the Final Cut and receive this most prestigious honor? You’ll need to listen to find out!
Guest Commentators: Adam Knapp and Jan Moller
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Before there was “Happy” by Pharrell, there were a bunch of dark songs about tragedy, despair and mayhem.
Join Andrew, Matt, and a special guest in the Top Track Basement as they dig through the bones of some of the grisliest songs from the past 75 years.
Guest Commentator: Daniel Pittman
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Andrew and two very special guests reflect on all the rock legends that passed away in 2025 and ceremoniously elevate them into the official Top Track Death Stars Memorial. Who makes the final cut? You’ll need to listen to find out!
Guest Commentators: Adam Knapp and Jan Moller
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Rules are made to be broken, especially on Top Track.
So saddle up for some red headed danger as Andrew, Matt and a special guest listen to Willie Nelson’s 1975 masterpiece, Red Headed Stranger, and unveil a controversial new game to determine which song stands alone at the top of the hill.
Brace yourself for some crossin’ and bossin’!
Guest Commentator: Daniel Pittman
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Andrew and Matt just can’t wait to get on the pod again and dive deep into one of the greatest songwriters of the last 65 years.
This is Part 1 of a mega episode devoted to Shotgun Willie Nelson. And then come back next week for Part 2, which will be a full album breakdown of Willie’s 1975 classic, Red Headed Stranger!
Guest Commentators: Celia Muhl and Daniel Pittman
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The interplanetary 3i/Atlas is hurtling toward us at 167,000 mph, which many believe to be an alien spacecraft.
When we meet our intergalactic planetary overlords, will Atlas seek to destroy us, or simply shrug? Luckily Andrew and Matt have prepared a playlist for our visitors with every contingency in mind.
Join them to discover the sounds of warning and welcome they chose!
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As the summer winds to a close, Andrew and Matt are back together again to celebrate the halfway point for Season 2 and Madonna’s 1989 classic, Like A Prayer.
Is life a mystery? Is it so imperative that everyone stand alone? Those questions will be answered this week!
Show Notes:
Follow up to the Live to Tell conversation:
LTT hit the very top of Matt’s year-end Top Track list last year and it was #4 year on Andrew’s year-end Top Track list!
Signature Songs? We apparently will allow only seven for Madonna based on our consensus . Here is our list…tell us which ones needs to be added and removed!
Holiday
Like A Virgin
Into the Groove
Papa Don’t Preach
Like A Prayer
Vogue
Ray of Light
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