2017 Year End Countdown!!!!

The Killers

This is the EIGHTH freaking Year End Countdown I've done on here and it's exciting and fun every single year. I love looking back at the songs that were huge in a given year and I also love seeing what songs statistically make the Top Ten, but had sort of faded from memory. Both of those kinds of songs are in this episode. So enjoy and Happy New Year!



2017 Year End Countdown

***Featuring***
Cold War Kids
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
The Killers
Portugal. The Man
Queens of the Stone Age
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
Sir Sly
Thirty Seconds to Mars

New Countdown: Full Coverage

Sir Sly

Spoiler Alert: There's no movement in the charts this week, so we tried something a little different with the format and I think it was pretty fun! And it's repeatable, so hopefully I remember to do it the next time this happens! I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it!


Countdown #339

***Featuring***
Bastille
Bleachers
Cold War Kids
Imagine Dragons
Kings of Leon
Mumford & Sons (and Friends)
Muse
Portugal the Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
Sir Sly

New Countdown: Caught Up

Kings of Leon

And with this, I am officially as caught up as I can be on countdowns! It's because of my own rules that I have to wait until Saturday before I record (Artist of the Month!) but it still feels great. I hope you've been enjoying the avalanche of countdowns! Is this what a smorgasbord looks like?

Enjoy!


Countdown #338

***Featuring***
Bastille
Bleachers
Cold War Kids
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
Muse
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
Sir Sly

New Countdown: Front Loaded

Muse

This episode starts with a long song (but a GREAT song) followed almost immediately by a rather long intro. So it's a little front loaded, but I think it's a great episode and the songs are really fun!


Countdown #337

***Featuring***
Bastille
Bleachers
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Muse
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revialists
The Roots
Sir Sly
Weezer

New Countdown: Peak Cold

Rag'n'Bone Man

Hey it's Father's Day! Happy Father's Day to all Fathers out there. And Father Figures. And anyone who feels like this day is a day that's special to them! It is! And you're doing a great job. Being a parent isn't always easy, and I know I'm always wishing I could be a better Dad, but I know that, as long as I keep striving to improve, I'll be ok.

So....how about a new countdown? Sounds good. Enjoy!


Countdown #336

***Featuring***
Arctic Monkeys
Bastille
Bleachers
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Kings of Leon
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
The Roots
Sir Sly

New Countdown: Tay Kyerye Guys

Rag'n'Bone Man

This week's title comes from the very last...well, I can't call them words, but sounds that I say on this episode. That's what I hear. What do you hear?

Oh and enjoy the episode :)



Countdown #335

***Featuring***
Bastille
Bleachers
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
DREAMERS
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
The Roots
Sir Sly

New Countdown: The Way The Whole Thing Ends

The Revivalists

Don't panic! The title is a reference to something and also to the end of the month of May (yeah, chart dates are weird. Believe me, I know :) ). I wouldn't put such a clickbaity title if it actually reflected me hanging up my hat. Which I guess is kind of weird. Like, "If you see something like that, know that it's probably me not being serious about it."

Enjoy!


Countdown #334

***Featuring***
Bastille
Bleachers
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Conor Oberst
DREAMERS
Gillian Welch
Imagine Dragons
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
Sir Sly

New Countdown: Three Three's and an 11!

Cage the Elephant

It gets super mathy this week, but what would expect from me when dealing with episode #333? :)

Enjoy!



Countdown #333

***Featuring***
Bastille
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Conor Oberst
DREAMERS
Gillian Welch
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
Semisonic
Sir Sly

New Countdown: Trivia

Cold War Kids

This episode came together very quickly and it has some excellent bits of trivia. So I think you'll definitely enjoy it. I hope I'm right :)



Countdown #332

***Featuring***
Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch (and Emmylou Harris)
Bastille
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Dreamers
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Missio
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists

New Countdown: Artists. Plural!

Portugal. The Man

Hey everyone! I just realized that summer is fast approaching and I'm pretty stoked about that. The weather in Northern Virginia has suddenly been amazing so everything's really coming together, including the Alternative Songs Top Ten!!

Enjoy!


Countdown #331

***Featuring***
Bastille
The Beatles
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Conor Oberst and Gillian Welch
Dreamers
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Portugal. The Man
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
twenty one pilots

New Countdown: This Podcast Does Not Exist

Busta Rhymes and Lin-Manuel Miranda

We wrap up the last week of April this week with a doozie of an episode! Tune in and hang out!


Countdown #330

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Bastille
Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz, and Nate Ruess
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
DREAMERS
Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
Lorde
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
twenty one pilots

New Countdown: Wistful Music for Children

Lorde

I was really pleased with how quickly this one came together! I hope you will enjoy it!



Countdown #329

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Bastille
Busta Rhymes featuring Q-Tip and Chauncey Black
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Missio
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
Rockapella featuring The Persuasions
twenty one pilots

New Countdown: Diaphaneity

Busta Rhymes

Hello! Want some alternative music? Some bonus songs? Some delightful commentary? Well, step right up and enjoy!



Countdown #328

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Bastille
blink 182
Busta Rhymes
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
twenty one pilots

New Countdown: Here We Go, Yo

Rag'n'Bone Man

I love episodes like this because there are a lot of little factoids that I'd never considered before and that makes for an interesting show to listen back to later!


Countdown #327

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Bastille
Cold War Kids
Diet Cig
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Judah and the Lion
The Lumineers
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
A Tribe Called Quest
twenty one pilots

New Countdown: Hip-Hop Influenced Alternative Hits!

Rag'n'Bone Man

There's a point on this countdown where it becomes clear that hip-hop has a big influence on a lot of the songs on the countdown right now. It's super interesting to see and the Artist of the Month highlights that :)


Countdown #326

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Bastille
Busta Rhymes
Cold War Kids
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Judah & the Lion
Lorde
The Lumineers
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
twenty one pilots

New Countdown: Just 205 Seconds...

Hello there! We've got a bit of a theme this week, as you'll soon find out! It's a very Jamesey theme, so if you like things that I like, then I think you'll like the theme. Get it? Got it? Good. Let's go!


Countdown #325

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Catfish & the Bottlemen
Cold War Kids
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Judah & the Lion
The Lumineers
Plastic Animals
Rag'n'Bone Man
The Revivalists
twenty one pilots

New Countdown: A Tale of Two Intros

Green Day

It was the best of intros, and it was the worst of intros. I went the full gamut this week. Not that the "worst" one was bad, but it was certainly a groaner! Enjoy!


Countdown #324

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Catfish & the Bottlemen
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Judah & the Lion
Kings of Leon
The Lumineers
Muddy Waters
Plastic Animals
Rag'n'Bone Man
twenty one pilots
The 1975

New Countdown: Still Lucky

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

Believe it or not, Spring is sorta kinda starting to be somewhat in the air as of the completion of this recording. I, for one, am excited to get to Spring and Summer :)

We've got two pretty big pieces of news in the countdown this week, so i celebrated with an additional Bonus Song!

Enjoy!!


Countdown #323

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Catfish & the Bottlemen
The Cranberries
Green Day
Imagine Dragons
Judah and the Lion
Kings of Leon
The Lumineers
Plastic Animals
Rag'n'Bone Man
St. Vincent
twenty one pilots
The 1975

New Countdown: Two Shall Fall, So That Two May Rise

Judah and the Lion

These post titles are getting slightly biblical lately, aren't they? Weird. Remember when they were, overall, basically just punny? I sure do :)

This is a fun episode and the start of a new month! Enjoy!


Countdown #322

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Blink-182
Fastball
Green Day
Judah & the Lion
K.Flay
Kings of Leon
The Lumineers
Plastic Animals
Rag'n'Bone Man
twenty one pilots
The 1975

New Countdown: I'm Still Alive!

Green Day

I don't know what it is, but as I was listening to "Still Breathing" tonight, it really hit me. I'm still here, doing my thing almost 7 years in. And it still feels pretty pure. I don't have a lot of listeners, but I have fun making these and the people that do listen seem to enjoy them and that's really all I can ask for. I love making these shows and I'm just going to keep on doing them for as long as I can. Thanks for listening :)

Now let's get to the music, SHALL WE?!???


Countdown #321

***Featuring***
Blink-182
Catfish and the Bottlemen
David Bowie
Green Day
Judah & the Lion
K.Flay
Kings of Leon
The Lumineers
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Rag'n'Bone Man
twenty one pilots
The 1975