EP. 69 | Lykke Li | The Afterparty

EP.72 | Phoebe Bridgers | Lost Weekend – This Is Not Happening – An Album Of The Month Podcast

Welcome to Episode 72 of This Is Not Happening, an Album of the Month podcast. In Part 1, we do a deep drive review of our Album of the Month. This month Guy has chosen an album that feels inevitable, Phoebe Bridgers much anticipated and long awaited 'Lost Weekend'In Part 2, we play Spin It or Bin It, we pick a theme and all pick songs that represent that theme. This month, taking inspiration from Phoebe our theme is 'Miserable Music'. Tracks that make Phoebe Bridgers sound uplifting.Part 1 | Album of the Month | Phoebe Bridgers | Lost Weekend.Phoebe Bridgers is one of the biggest artists outside of mainstream pop but this is only her 3rd album in 8 years. She doesn't lack for creative output or activity but still, her albums are a rare, anticipated thing. The critical response has been mostly positive but there are some naysayers dispite its current 91 score on Metacritic. But what will we make of it? The four of us have varying degrees of fondness for her music but again mostly positive. Jump on the socials and tell us what you think?Listen to the ever brilliant Switched on Pop episode on this album.Have a look at the spread of critical response on Metacritic.Watch Rolling Stone break down the album here.Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | Miserable MusicThe theme this month, inspired by Phoebe's melancholic machinations is 'Miserable Music'. Feels like a slam dunk for Joey but what will the brothers bring?The task is pick a track that fits the theme, the objective, get more 'spins' than your friends. We each pick four tracks for a 16 track play list . We then each pick select 1 track and ask the simple question 'Spin It Or Bin It'?Joey choseDavid choseGuy choseNolan choseWe've been writing the blog for years come and have a look – https://thisisnothappening.net/

1. EP.72 | Phoebe Bridgers | Lost Weekend 01:13:10
2. EP.71 | Steve Lacy | Oh Yeah? 01:24:53
3. EP.70 | Olivia Rogrigo | You seem pretty sad … 01:12:03
4. EP. 69 | Lykke Li | The Afterparty 57:33
5. EP.68 | Robyn | Sexistential 01:24:03

Welcome to Episode 69 of This Is Not Happening, an Album of the Month podcast. 

In Part 1, we do a deep drive review of our Album of the Month. This month Nolan serves up Lykke Li’s new record: ‘The Afterparty’.

In Part 2, we play Spin It or Bin It, we pick a theme and all pick songs that represent that theme. This month, we pick our favourite new music. 

           —— Part 1 | Album of the Month | Lykke Li |  The Afterparty ——

Lykke Li is an adored and fascinating artist, having been releasing music since 2008. The Swedish artist has ploughed her own furrow of pop distinctly different to last month’s Robyn, heavy on melancholy and referencing the 60s as much as the modern world and is a real pod favourite. Breaking out in the late 2000s with I Follow Rivers, she’s the artist you never knew you loved. 

The Afterparty is the sixth studio album for Li, and reflects the uncertainty of the modern, chaotic work in its svelte 24-minute running time, packing so much emotion and dynamics into that short running time. 

The chat takes in her legacy, asks if this truly is her last album, and whether a famously reclusive artist can easily exist in the ‘hyper-on’ world of the music industry in 2026. 

Have a listen, tell us what you think.

• Listen to the original album here.
• Watch some of her videos here , particularly the singles from this album.
• Buy this album or some merch here.  And listen to her talk about the album here. 

                —————- Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | Sad Bangers —————- 

For Spin It or Bin It this month, we return to new music, picking our favourite new tracks from May and June. 

The task is simple: pick a track that fits the theme, the objective, get more ‘spins’ than your friends. We each pick four tracks for a 16 track play list . We then each pick select 1 track and ask the simple question ‘Spin It Or Bin It’?

• David chose ‘the cure’ by Olivia Rodrigo
• Guy chose ‘THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE’ by Genesis Owusu.
• Nolan chose ‘Electric Revival’ by Deante’ Hitchcock.

What new music would you have chosen? What’s missing from our playlist?

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