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They pick 'em, we talk about 'em! Join Matt Latham as he sits down with a guest to chat about an album they want to talk about. Be it an all-time favourite

10/01/2024

HAPPY FIFTH BIRTHDAY TO THE PODCAST!

Celebrate with an additional special episode where talks to me about ten songs that I really want to talk about.

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Songs talked about:

DJ Pied Piper: Do You Really Like It?
Happy Accidents: Leaving Parties Early
Those Dancing Days: Hitten
1 Giant Leap feat. Maxi Jazz and Robbie Williams: My Culture
Mark Owen: Four Minute Warning
Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and Nate Dogg: Oh No
Ant and Dec: Shout
Sonic The Comic: Link's Awakening
Groove Armada and Mutya Buena: Song 4 Mutya
Lonely Tourist: The Ballad of Paul Tierney

08/01/2024

The self-indulgent special fifth-birthday episode is tomorrow, but for now - today - Pick A Disc is five years old.

So, happy birthday me. I get all sentimental and gushy in tomorrow's bonus episode. So go and listen to that when it drops in... Ooh, two hours.

07/01/2024

Tuesday's episode includes talk of way more members of Take That than expected, boring to death with talk of famous footballing Left-backs, nuclear annihilation, clapping during known false endings of songs, my rapping (both linked, obvs) and introspective analysis of being an indie podcaster with a very, very small following.

In celebration of the podcast reaching Five Years Old, Tuesday's bonus episode seems me talking to Colin Jackson-Brown about ten songs that I probably won't ever get chance to talk about on the podcast, or haven't. So get ready to hear me talk about ten random songs I really want to give airtime to...

05/01/2024

Have you listened to the latest episode of yet? and talk about the album "Bad Dream Hotline" by FOE, the former project of . As picked by me (Matt)!

In the episode I day I've seen HLC three times. In fact I've seen her four. Only once as FOE (Y-Not, 2012) though.

I've seen HLC perform under her own name at 2000 Trees, at the Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham and 2Q Festival in Derby. Always been great live and well worth seeing.

You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts!

02/01/2024

NEW EPISODE!

Taking over the podcast, and talk about an album they've never heard before, but picked by Matt: "Bad Dream Hotline" by FOE, former alias for

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02/01/2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Get ready for a new episode! The first episode of 2024 - and it's Matt Pick! And Matt isn't even in it. Kinda. Apart from that long bit he talks.

Yep - this is the final part of a trilogy of episodes in which a third party picks an album for two people to listen to blind! So And get introduced by "Bad Dream Hot line" by FOE, an old musical project from singer Hannah Lou Clark. It's an album that Matt loves dearly, but what did Colin and Mark think of it?

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31/12/2023

Here we are! The final minisode, the last piece of audio content from the podcast in 2023! And it's about my favourite album of the year: "Velveteen" by . Such a lovely little album full of indiepop bops throughout. Find out my further thoughts by listening to the episode!

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31/12/2023

TUESDAY! and take over Pick A Disc! There's not a Matt in sight (aside from a far-too-long monologue) as they talk about an album they've never heard before, but picked by Matt: "Bad Dream Hotline" by FOE, former alias for Hannah Lou Clark

Find it in your podcast apps of choice on Tuesday!

30/12/2023

Nearly there! We're now at the second favourite album of the year, and it's ' "Quarter Life Crisis". Hear about my growing obsession with listening to this album in the latest minisode out today!

29/12/2023

Day 3 of the Best of 2023 minisodes and we get to my third favourite album of the year in Maisie Peters ' "The Good Witch". Full of great modern pop music and...you know what, just listen to the episode that'll be in your podcast apps of choice!

28/12/2023

Day two! And it's the fourth favourite album of the year with Coach Party's "Killjoy". I love this band and I loved this album. Hear my further thoughts in your podcast apps now!

27/12/2023

Hello! Welcome to the first episode in a series of *five* (count em, five!) daily minisodes to take us to 2024! Each episode will have me briefly talk about my top five albums of the year.

Starting with The Pearl Harts and "Love, Chaos" at number 5! Find it your podcast apps now!

27/12/2023

26/12/2023

As the mini-episodes start tomorrow, a (not so) brief few words on the podcast in 2023!

Because there's too many people to tag in a post - mentions to , , , , , , . And there's probably others I forgot to tag.

Alongside Jamie at and Hannah at and at .

Thank you to all the guests, all the listeners and to *anyone* who has helped or said everything nice.

25/12/2023

Merry Disc-mas, one and all!

21/12/2023

And now it's the End of the Year Gig Awards!

A mixture of new discoveries, seeing bands I'd never thought I'd see and honest surprises - 2023 was a big year for me in terms of gig going. Here are my favourite memories and gigs of the year!

21/12/2023

2023 GIG WRAPPED!

In a mixture of Photoshop and Spreadsheets - I can reveal my Gig Wrapped for 2023! Where I broke my record for most gigs in a single year.

So Maisie Peters was my most seen headliner, tied with Dead Pony, Cate and Lizzie Esau if You factor in support/festival slots.

As always Birmingham topped the cities (as I live there).

Headline figure is Boat To Row's dominance at the top of my most seen artist being matched by Charlotte Carpenter. This is absolutely big news.

I suspect, because of Plans That Involve Money, that the number of gigs will drop in 2024. But I still suspect I will reach the *500th* gig next year. I wonder who it will be....

I also don't apologise for my compulsive tracking of my gig history. May it continue!

20/12/2023

GIG #476 // #55: JOHNNY FOREIGNER ()

THEY PLAYED "YES! YOU TALK TOO FAST!".

Ahem. Sorry. But when one of my all time favourite bands play one of my all time favourite songs, it's time to get a little bit excited. I don't know what to say about JoFo that I haven't already said already. I'm completely a fan girl over them and they still can be an exciting live band. I think this is the 18th time I've seen them play, and the 14th headline show of theirs. My most seen headline act.

A few new songs sprinkled into a set of older songs, including a couple of live must-haves (Eyes, SS&S, JFvsY, ECE) with a few I don't think they play as much.

But I love this band. So many of my favourite gigs are theirs.

I look forward to what happens in the future and the Thing That They Can't Really Talk About That They Mentioned Last Christmas as well.

Also - last gig of the year! Bring on the Gig wrapped!

20/12/2023

And now last year, 2022! It only feels like yesterday...

From next Wednesday, expect DAILY short episodes on my favourite albums of the year. Alongside some cameos from a few people...

5: Nothing is Real by
4: World Full of Worry by
3: Broken Equipment by
2: Wet Leg by
1: Garageband Superstar by

19/12/2023

Jonny Taylor, lead singer for The Horn and Montrell is the latest guest on the podcast, talking about Paul Simon's Graceland. Along the way he talks about how he first heard it as a child, and how it opened him up to a world of music he'd never heard of.

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17/12/2023

TUESDAY! Jonny Taylor from The Horn and Montrell comes on to the podcast to talk about Paul Simon's "Graceland", and why it's an important album to him.

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13/12/2023

2021. The year I went to gigs again. Also there were a whole bunch of great albums that came out.

Remember what my favourites in 2021 were? No? Well...aren't you in luck...

5: Push Back by
4: Who Am I? by
3: Queensway Tunnel by
2: The Yearbook by
1: Goober by

12/12/2023

ICYMI -- in our latest episode, Katie from appeared on the podcast to talk about Midnight Organ Fight from Scottish band Frightened Rabbit. Expect alking on the songs, the brutal honesty of the lyrics and the nature of what the songs may be about!

09/12/2023

This week Zach is joined by Matt Latham from Pick A Disc to discuss the one hundred eighty second episode of Smallville, “Pandora." They talk how this episode lines up continuity-wise with "Savior," the Kandorians using a red sun to both give themselves powers and take away Clark's, Lois not figur...

06/12/2023

So. 2020. Don't think anything of importance happened during this year, or if it has I'd blanked it out. Anyway - the top five for 2020 were...

5: E***a of the State by
4: Always Tomorrow by
3: Sawayama by
2: Fake It Flowers by
1: The Prettiest Curse by

05/12/2023

NEW EPISODE! Katie from appears on the podcast to talk about Midnight Organ Fight from Scottish band Frightened Rabbit. Expect alking on the songs, the brutal honesty of the lyrics and the nature of what the songs may be about!

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TUESDAY! @markadamshc and @newpathstohelicon take over Pick A Disc! There's not a Matt in sight (aside from a far-too-long monologue) as they talk about an album they've never heard before, but picked by Matt: "Bad Dream Hotline" by FOE, former alias for Hannah Lou Clark Find it in your podcast apps of choice on Tuesday!

TUESDAY! Jonny Taylor from The Horn and Montrell comes on to the podcast to talk about Paul Simon's "Graceland", and why it's an important album to him. Find it your podcast apps on Tuesday!

TUESDAY -- Katie from @chromabanduk appears on the podcast to talk about Midnight Organ Fight from Scottish band Frightened Rabbit. Expect alking on the songs, the brutal honesty of the lyrics and the nature of what the songs may be about! Find it in your podcast feeds on Tuesday! #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #musicpodcast #musicpodcasts #music #indie #indierock #indiefolk #frightenedrabbit

TUESDAY! It's the second of the someone-else-picks-the-disc and this time @markadamshc will be choosing Under Your Spell by The Birthday Massacre for Matt and @newpathstohelicon! Find out what happened when the episode drops on Tuesday! #podcastersofinstagram #podcast #podcasts #musicpodcasts #musicpodcast #thebirthdaymassacre #underyourspell

ON TUESDAY -- @martynmyoung and @abigailffirth from @readdork's @chartattackpod teach Matt about Charli XCX and hyperpop. Many, many relevant tangents are gone down and a whole lot of fun had. Expect it in your podcast apps from Tuesday morning! #musicpodcasts #musicpodcaster #podcastersofinstagram #charlixcx #charlixcxfan #charlixcxfans #pop2 #popmusic #hyperpop

TUESDAY! Matt welcomes @lucylenoirrr from @haunterisntreal to talk about A Perfect Circle's "Thirteenth Step!" Amongst several things discussed in this episode includes discovering nuisances of genre and how Lucy discovered a wider variety of music beyond her teenage tastse. Listen to in in your podcast apps of choice from Tuesday! #aperfectcircle #rock #metal #podcasts #podcasters #musicpodcast #musicpodcasts #podcastersofinstagram

This Tuesday, @ncc_17formula1 Now That's What I Call Music 11. There's some big songs on this one. There's a few dance tunes. There's a start of a pop icon who is still making music today. There's cheesy novelty songs. There's the lot. It's a great chat and I look forward to you hearing it! Get ready to listen to it on Tuesday! #podcasts #podcastersofinstagram #musicpodcast #musicpodcasts #now #nowthatswhaticallmusic #nowthatswhaticallmusic11

This Tuesday - Sydney from @poppunkpromo talks about her @waterparks fandom and general fandom online whilst talking bout the album "FANDOM" by Waterparks! (Promise the last time I say the word 'fandom'). Amongst the episode's topic include discovering bands live and a great chat about band/fan relationships with social media in general! Find it in your podcast feeds of choice Tuesday at midnight BST! #podcast #podcasts #podcastersofinstagram #musicpodcast #Waterparks #awstenknight #fandom #popunk #musiccommentary #podcasting

TUESDAY - Leona from @genntheband is appearing on the podcast to talk about JOHN's "Out Here On the Fringes." Alongside the chat, there is tangents on how creativity can spark from all sorts of different sources, chat about music discovery and a whole lot more. It's a fascinating conversation and it'll be in your podcast apps on Tuesday! #john #outhereonthefringes #indie #indierock #johntimestwo #MusicPodcast #AlbumReview #MusicTalks #MusicGeeks #NewEpisodeAlert #PodcastLove #MusicIsLife #NowListening #AlbumDiscussion #MusicReview #MusicDiscoveries #MelodiesThatMove #PodcastCommunity #MusicObsessed #MusicLoversUnite #MustListen #MusicInsights #AudioGoodness #TuneInNow #PodcastAddict #NewMusicDiscovery #ShareYourThoughts #FavoriteTracks #MusicalMasterpiece #PassionateAboutMusic #podcastersofinstagram

TUESDAY - It's another Matt Pick! @chris_haigh guests hosts this chat about the debut Album by Marina (known back then as Marina and the Diamonds). Expect chat about pop music, alternative pop music, the BBC Sounds Of list and dodgy LA Motel WiFi.... Find it in your apps on Tuesday! #TheFamilyJewels #Marina #MarinaAndTheDiamonds #marinadiamondis #MusicPodcast #AlbumReview #MusicTalks #MusicGeeks #NewEpisodeAlert #PodcastLove #MusicIsLife #NowListening #AlbumDiscussion #MusicReview #MusicDiscoveries #MelodiesThatMove #PodcastCommunity #MusicObsessed #MusicLoversUnite #MustListen #MusicInsights #AudioGoodness #TuneInNow #PodcastAddict #NewMusicDiscovery #ShareYourThoughts #FavoriteTracks #MusicalMasterpiece #PassionateAboutMusic #podcastersofinstagram

ON TUESDAY: Get ready for something a lil' bit different as @markadamshc guests on the podcast to tal;k about an album he hasn't picked. Neither has Matt. But in fact, the picked disc was chosen by @newpathstohelicon! In an experimental twist of the premise, Mark and Matt have listened to an album they were both unfamiliar with and have done no research for! The album? "Ciao, Baby" by theStart. Expect a lot of cross-referencing of their own music tastes, an examination of the format of Pick A Disc as a show and Matt getting absolutely confused as the whole fabric of structure of the podcast is thrown in the air! #CiaoBabyAlbum #TheStart #MusicPodcast #AlbumReview #MusicTalks #MusicGeeks #NewEpisodeAlert #PodcastLove #MusicIsLife #NowListening #AlbumDiscussion #MusicReview #MusicDiscoveries #MelodiesThatMove #PodcastCommunity #MusicObsessed #MusicLoversUnite #MustListen #MusicInsights #AudioGoodness #TuneInNow #PodcastAddict #NewMusicDiscovery #ShareYourThoughts #FavoriteTracks #MusicalMasterpiece #PassionateAboutMusic #podcastersofinstagram

Rahl Giver from the World 1-1 Podcast Network is our guest on Tuesday as he talks about Blue October's "Sway". Packed with a deep dive into the lyrics and Rahl's many, many live experiences - it's a good episode for those that love a good gig story. #BlueOctober #SwayAlbum #MusicPodcast #PodcastEpisode #MusicTalk #AlbumReview #MusicDiscussion #MusicAppreciation #AlternativeRock #IndieMusic #MusicGeeks #SongBySong #MusicTrivia #PodcastRecommendation #MusicFans #MusicCommunity #MusicReview #MusicDiscovery #MusicLovers #MusicObsessed #MusicPodcasters #PodcastersOfInstagram

Exciting news! Our latest podcast episode on the iconic album "Flood" by They Might Be Giants will be airing this Tuesday with guest Rob from @1001albumcomplaints! 🌊 Join us as we delve into the music, lyrics, and stories behind this beloved record. 🎶 Don't miss out on this insightful discussion! 🎙️ Check out the sneak peek below and mark your calendars for Tuesday's episode release. Guess who used ChatGPT to write this! ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 #TMBG #TheyMightBeGiants #FloodAlbum #MusicPodcast #PodcastEpisode #MusicTalk #AlbumReview #MusicDiscussion #MusicAppreciation #IndieMusic #AlternativeMusic #MusicGeeks #SongBySong #MusicTrivia #PodcastRecommendation #MusicFans #MusicCommunity #ClassicAlbum #NostalgicMusic #90sMusic #MusicDiscovery #MusicLovers #MusicObsessed #MusicPodcasters #PodcastersOfInstagram

In this clip from our latest episode, @leahelizabeth.j (from @shewillrockyoupodcast) talks to @xandmatt about the song "Delicate" from 2017 album 'reputation'. Find it on your favoured podcast apps of choice! #music #podcast #podcasts #musicpodcasts #musicpodcast #musiccommentary #podcastersofinstagram #britpodscene #reputation #taylorswift #taylor #swifties

Talking about "Friday Music Night" and swapping music with friends, Brian from @playlistwarspodcast talks about how he love for music started, and how it led him to listen to The Cars' self-titled debut in the latest episode of the podcast! Available wherever you get your podcasts! ⁠ ⁠ #music #podcast #podcasts #musicpodcasts #musicpodcast #musiccommentary #podcastersofinstagram #britpodscene #thecars #ricocasik #benjaminorr #newwave #1978music

What albums or songs have made you go "Full Keanu?" Matt explains basically adds a new term to the Pick A Disc lexicon whilst talking to Mike Slamer about his pick "Handwritten" by The Gaslight Anthem! Also, Matt is available to do impressions. He's obviously dead good at them.

Hannah from @societyowesmeagenxpodcast offers theories to the origin of The Bluetones' name in the latest episode of podcast that covers their debut album! Find it on all your favourite podcasts app of choice! #music #podcast #podcasts #musicpodcasts #musicpodcast #musiccommentary #podcastersofinstagram #britpodscene #podernfamily #MarkMorriss #TheBluetones #indie #rock #alternativerock #britpop #expectingtofly

Our newest episode sees @jenna_million (@name3songs, @mybrainonmusic) talk about seeing @wolfaliceband on three different continents and how different the crowds are in different countries. Gig stories from Jenna and Matt are found in this episode which focuses on Wolf Alice's debut, "My Love Is Cool". Jenna talks about how it might be one of if not *the* most important album she's listened to. Links to listen are in the bio! #podcasts #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #musicpodcast #musicpodcasts #10smusic #myloveiscool #wolfalice #alternativemusic #grunge #shoegaze

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