Three buds, actively listing.
Adam Levesque (In Bloom Records)
Chris Lajoie (Heron Hemingway)
Matt LaJoie (Flower Room)
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—Season 3: Pony League—
Come on ride the train with us back to the mid-90s, as Adam, Chris, and Matt debate, discuss, and collaborate on a top 10 list of albums released while we were in middle school (August 1994 - June 1997).
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Season 3 finale! Matt's near-veto pushes a friendship to the limit, Adam refuses to let a Season 1 feud with Chris die, and two more artists join the Active Listing two-time club in a final top ten that we all declare impeccable.☯︎Listen to our Season 3 playlist here!https://bit.ly/4izC7ei✇︎Theme song: "Garden Green" by Matt LaJoie
BONUS EPISODE: Indie Band Bracket (00:58:22)
For this year's March Madness, we line up a bracket of 32 indie-rock/pop/folk artists for head-to-head battles predicated on nothing more than the band's name itself. Which group with an animal in its name will advance farthest? Who will earn ultimate bragging rights as indie's top dog? And will Will Oldham ever answer our DM's?//Opening theme: "Last Words" by HerbcraftClosing theme: "Invitation" by ML Wah
Pony League: Honorable Mentions (00:46:56)
We definitely maybe daydream under the bushes at marcy playground, counting crows and throwing jagged little pills in the garbage, sharing our hardcore reasonable doubts about the infamous and sublime mystic styles of some not-so-tiny music that didn't quite crack our individual top 10 lists. Grab some refreshments: this pod's a live one!☯︎Pony League Honorable Mentions playlist: https://bit.ly/41wWmmc✇︎Theme song: "Garden Green" by Matt LaJoie
Pony League: Chris's List (00:31:33)
Chris joins the Columbia House music club and places his first CD order, making his picks for the top ten albums released while we were in middle school (August 1994 - June 1997).☯︎Listen to our Season 3 playlist here!https://bit.ly/4izC7ei✇︎Theme song: "Garden Green" by Matt LaJoie
Pony League: Adam's List (00:33:21)
Adam shares a hot take on Christmas albums before presenting his top 10 list of albums released during our time in middle school (August 1994 - June 1997). Meanwhile, Chris goes deep down the Wu-Tang rabbit hole and Matt offers a Wii Golf soundtrack recommendation.☯︎Listen to our Season 3 playlist here!https://bit.ly/4izC7ei✇︎Theme song: "Garden Green" by Matt LaJoie
Pony League: Matt's List (00:52:19)
For Season 3 of Active Listing, we turn the dial back three decades to talk about the best albums released while we were in middle school (August 1994 - June 1997). On the premiere episode, Matt goes on a CD-length discussion of his personal top 10 albums of this era, while Chris reminisces about junior high dances and Adam drops a Grohl bomb.☯︎Listen to our Season 3 playlist here!https://bit.ly/4izC7ei✇︎Theme song: "Garden Green" by Matt LaJoie
BONUS EPISODE: Our Best of 2024 Lists (01:18:23)
In the wake of the Grammys, Adam finally learns who Shaboozey is, Matt waxes nostalgic about 90's Memphis underground rap tapes, and Chris presents his very un-dorky folk coordinate plane as we discuss our favorite music of 2024.Adam's top albums of 2024 playlist: https://bit.ly/42Pa0DoMatt's 90's Memphis underground rap mixtape: https://bit.ly/3Qhw6a1Matt's 100-track 2024 rap playlist: http://bit.ly/4gF4oiqMatt's top tracks and albums of 2024 playlist: https://bit.ly/4hX413sChris's 2024 Folk Album Coordinate Plane: https://bit.ly/411xbaSChris's Best of Folk (That I Listened To) 2024 playlist: https://bit.ly/4hWYTwnChris's top albums of 2024 playlist: http://bit.ly/3QeXENr
BONUS EPISODE: Unpopular Opinions #2 + Season 3 Preview & What Is THE Rock Anthem of the 2000’s? (00:58:07)
Chris laments his audio woes, Adam reconsiders his veto, and Matt wishes he’d bent the rules as the guys voice their regrets about Season 2. Plus: a preview of Season 3’s topic and parameters, a discussion about 21st Century rock anthems, and if you could listen to only one artist for the rest of your life, who would it be?
One and Done: The Final List (01:31:36)
Season 2 finale! We put in overtime discussing the best one-and-done albums on this special double-length episode. Chris orchestrates a Molly Drake gambit, Adam tells us what he really thinks about Lauryn Hill, and Matt becomes an unexpected stickler for the rules as we negotiate and collaborate on our ultimate top ten. (Opening theme song “Garden Green” by Matt LaJoie; closing theme “Radial Trance Mission” by Thick Air)
One and Done: Honorable Mentions (00:49:04)
Chris extols the virtues of "regular music" amid a volley of "psych acid fire" recommendations from Adam and Matt on our One and Done: Honorable Mentions episode.
BONUS EPISODE: Punk Band Bracket (00:59:56)
On this special bonus episode of Active Listing, we honor the NCAA Tournament with our own version of March Madness: a bracket of punk bands. Witness Chris and Matt learn about punk in real time, while Adam labors to keep the entire thing afloat with his punk cred intact. Who will come out on top as our number one punk band of all time?
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Theme song: "Trash Heap" by Herbcraft
One and Done: Adam's List (00:36:42)
Adam shares his top ten list of artists who only released one album, as well as his disappointment in Chris and Matt for omitting a personal favorite album from their own lists.
One and Done: Matt's List (00:55:35)
Matt declares himself the winner of Season 1 before launching into his list of the best single-album artists of all time.
One and Done: Chris's List (00:39:14)
On the Season 2 premiere of Active Listing, Chris lists his top ten artists who released only one album in their career, while Adam and Matt reminisce about a 2002 trip to a Hoobastank concert.
BONUS EPISODE: Billboard Draft #1 - Top Modern Rock Tracks, August 19, 2000 (00:39:45)
For our first Billboard tracks draft, Adam, Matt, and Chris select songs from Billboard's Top Modern Rock Tracks chart for the week ending August 19, 2000, in an effort to make the best possible playlist from a particularly grim era of popular rock music. Which track will go number one in our draft? And which hit songs will be relegated to the dishonorable "sh*t list"?
Listen to our individual playlists on Spotify:
Adam's List: rb.gy/65t28x
Matt's List: rb.gy/l10xvw
Chris's List: rb.gy/1ig1lb
Sh*t List: rb.gy/vkdnn6
BONUS EPISODE: Unpopular Opinions #1 + Season Two Preview (00:47:49)
Adam, Chris, and Matt discuss and set ground rules for Season 2 (coming November 2023!) before contending with and defending some controversial takes from Season 1, including unpopular opinions on Pavement, Portishead, and Puff Daddy.
High School Lunch Table: The Final List (01:03:06)
Season 1 Finale! Matt vetoes a living legend, Adam rejects a shoo-in, and Chris stumps for a stoner-metal classic as we debate and decide on the top ten albums released while we were in high school together.
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Listen to the Season One playlist at: https://tinyurl.com/4a5dmztz
High School Lunch Table: Close Calls (Honorable Mentions) (00:38:05)
Adam, Chris, and Matt share their lists of "close call" albums — honorable mentions that were in consideration for their personal top ten lists, but ultimately didn't make the cut.
High School Lunch Table: Near Misses (00:27:26)
Adam, Chris, and Matt discuss some "near misses" from their top ten lists: albums that would have been in high consideration for their own personal list, but were released a few weeks too early or too late.
High School Lunch Table: Matt's List (00:47:02)
Matt selects 10 CDs released during our collective high school years for his CaseLogic CD visor, while Adam and Chris ponder how hot 400 degrees could possibly be.
High School Lunch Table: Chris's List (00:36:22)
Chris presents a concise list of critically acclaimed, best-selling and Grammy-winning albums released while we were in high school, and Adam summons the restraint to not call Chris and Matt's college band a rip-off.
High School Lunch Table: Adam's List (00:41:20)
On the Season 1 premiere of Active Listing, Adam presents his list of favorite albums released while we were all in high school together (August 25, 1997 through June 9, 2000) and Matt wonders why everything has to be a competition to Chris.
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