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Charli! Mk.gee! MJ! Debating the Best Albums of the Year.

Popcast

The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

A conversation about how peak pop stars are thinking of LPs in an increasingly singles-driven landscape. Guests: Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, your newest, bluest sun.

0:06.3

I'm using music, news, and criticism.

0:08.0

I'm your host, John Caramonica.

0:10.0

How do you feel me in a girl?

0:13.6

How do you feel me in a...

0:15.8

Well, honestly, I was speechless when I woke up to your voice.

0:19.6

Now you tell me how you've been feeling... So many things are confusing and also girl, so

0:25.8

confusing. It's Charlie X, X, X.X. It's brat. It's brat and it's completely different,

0:31.5

but it's also still brat. TBD. That is John Perelis' number one album of the year. We are gathered here today.

0:39.5

John Perelis checking in from the remote location. Welcome. Lindsay Zolaz here in the room.

0:45.3

John Caramonica here in the room. The Critics Roundtable, albums of the year in which we tussle.

0:51.4

There's going to be some tussling this year, I think. Some years there's less tussling than others, but I feel like this might be a tussling year. And we're going to start by

0:58.5

going around the horn talking about our number one albums of the year. I also would like to, honestly,

1:05.0

Lindsay, can I shake your hand? Jayfee, I'm shaking your hand virtually. Do you know why I'm shaking your hand? No, and I should have asked first.

1:11.6

Have.

1:12.0

You should have.

1:12.6

You should have.

1:13.2

You should have.

1:13.5

You should have.

1:16.2

Okay, but you might re-gift it.

1:17.8

All right.

1:18.1

I'm tentatively holding up my hand.

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