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@Drinkslinger321 @TheSlowRidePod @GroupamaFDJ @AstanaTeam If Slint raced bikes.

Looks like @GroupamaFDJ are planning to drop an indie rock album in response to the @AstanaTeam rap video 🤔

Jangly pop and a Wes Anderson inspired video? I have no boxes left to tick. Thank you @foxwarrenband. youtube.com/watch?v=UZrdnT…

Don't look now, but there's a new KDF Podcast ep in your download queue. Actually, do look ... look now. Or go here: wideanglepodium.com/episode-33-rpm…

PITCHFORK GAME: Here's one that's dead smack in the middle of PF's wheelhouse: jazzy-folksy Chicago area indie guy Ryley Walker releases track-by-track cover album on the biggest bootleg ever, Dave Matthews' The Lillywhite Sessions. Did they dig it? What's your PF rating guess?

PITCHFORK GAME: Art Brut is back with their first album in 7 years. How will the PF gang react to "Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!" ... will they like the ironic, hispter, bratty, snub the establishment band, again, or is that too on the nose? What's your rating guess?

The Olivia Tremor Control is a band that went under the radar for me and I never caught up until now. So so good. Been listening all morning. What's your most recent "new" find?

Declaring that "Caution, despite its relatively downtempo vibe, sound like Carey’s celebration of her ultimate-diva status—and of R&B coming back around to her aesthetic," Pitchfork gives Mariah Carey's latest a 7.5. @jtaylorjones pretty much nailed it with his 7.3 guess.

For yesterday's Tyler the Creator Grinch @pitchfork game, @pedalocalypse takes it with the guess of 7.5. Pitchfork proclaims "With Christmas as his backdrop, he gets to really unleash the chords without consequence" and gives the EP a 7.2.

PITCHFORK GAME: Ohhh, this is a good one that could go either way. Mariah Carey has a new album out. @pitchfork reviewed it. What rating did "Caution" receive?

Pitchfork Game: @pitchfork ADORES Tyler The Creator. He always scores high. Will the streak continue on an EP Mr. Okonma is calling "Music Inspired by Illumination & Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch"? Let's see those guesses. What's your PF rating?

@ef_caldwell @pitchfork @hooptysteve My mistake! Yes! Congrats @hooptysteve.

@KDFPodcast @pitchfork I think @hooptysteve might have been closer with his 3.3. I almost went 5, thinking that any less than that would be just a waste of time for the Pitchfork staffers.

Having shed the beards and folksy shuffle, Mumford and Sons more than doubles their previous @pitchfork rating with a whopping 5.8 out of 10! @ef_caldwell once again takes the win with his guess of 2.8. Thanks for playing The Pitchfork Game!

Today's @pitchfork game is ... Delta the new release by Mumford & Sons!! Which way did the tastemakers go on the clap, whistle and suspender guys' latest? I will tell you that in the past, PF have handed M&S ratings of 2.1 (2010) and 2.0 (2015). Hands on buzzers and ... GO!

No Price Is Right rules in effect, so @ef_caldwell takes the win with a guess of 3.5!!! Nice one. @pitchfork gave "Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun" a 3.4. That title on its own is a Billy Corgan ZERO shirt.

We play "The Pitchfork Game" on the podcast. It's easy: guess the Pitchfork rating (0-10). It's difficult because they can be wihimsical ... sometimes loving the stuff you'd think they'd hate and vice versa. So, what did the new Smashing Pumpkins album receive? No cheating.

Listened to about 30 seconds of the new @jmascis solo album, Elastic Days, and bought it. Halfway through and still loving it. jmascis.bandcamp.com/album/elastic-…

Seems like a minute since we've seen a Pre-Conde-Nast-era-smackdown of a whippersnapper rock band on Pitchfork. They've made up for it with this gem: pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

Spending the morning revisiting Built to Spill's catalog. I'm through Ancient Melodies and Keep It Like A Secret and haven't hit the skip track button once. Such an underrated band.

From Beyond to Farm to I Bet on Sky to Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, has there been a more successful and sustained "comeback" than Dinosaur Jr? Started listening to them all this morning and haven't stopped.

We did an unintentional deep dive on Harvey Danger on the last ep. Check it out at kidsdontfollow.com/2018/06/21/epi…