Since 2002, Coheed and Cambria have been putting out albums in their unique blend of pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore, prog, and metal. So far, their career has displayed an ambition and musical variety that very few bands have been able to match while maintaining a similar level of quality. In this artist deep-dive, we go through every Coheed and Cambria album released to date and highlight where they succeed, where they fail, and where we hope to see them go next.

In this monthly wrap-up, we discuss the following albums:

Field Music - Commontime
Peter Astor - Spilt Milk
DIIV - Is the Is Are
Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony
Sidestepper - Supernatural Love
Junior Boys - Big Black Coat
Nonkeen - The Gamble
Elton John - Wonderful Crazy Night
Dr. Dog - The Psychedelic Swamp
Future - EVOL
The Black Queen - Fever Daydream
Rokia Traore - Ne So
Radiation City - Synesthetica
Pinegrove - Cardinal
Yoko Ono - Yes, I'm a Witch Too
Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats / Invocation Trex
Animal Collective - Painting With
School of Seven Bells - SVIIB
Bonnie Raitt - Dig In Deep
Steve Mason - Meet the Humans
Emma Pollock - In Search of Harperfield
Santigold - 99 Cents
Barry Adamson - Know Where To Run
Wild Nothing - Life of Pause
Memoryhouse - Soft Hate

This year, we swallowed our pride and watched The Grammys in their entirety. There were some good performances, even more terrible performances, and a relatively small number of awards given, considering it's, um, supposed to be an awards show? We think?

In this podcast, we give our thoughts on the year's most commercial night of music, and give a play-by-play breakdown of what happened.

Once again, the Grammys are upon us. It's one musical night we tend to get cynical about, and yet we can't help but watch the train wreck of fake smiles, awkward performances, and undeserved acclaim. In this podcast, we go through our general thoughts of the Grammys and highlight a handful of the notable categories, along with who we believe will win and who we think deserves to win.

In this podcast, we discuss albums that were released in January 2016, including:

David Bowie - Blackstar
Hinds - Leave Me Alone
Savages - Adore Life
Tortoise - The Catastrophist
Eleanor Friedberger - New View
Panic! At the Disco - Death of a Bachelor
The Besnard Lakes - A Coliseum Complex Museum
Tindersticks - The Waiting Room
Daughter - Not To Disappear
Cauldron - In Ruin
Anderson Paak - Malibu
Megadeth - Dystopia
Shearwater - Jet Plane and Oxbow
Suede - Night Thoughts
Ty Segall - Emotional Mugger
Chairlift - Moth
Cross Record - Wabi Sabi
Nevermen - Nevermen
Cian Nugent - Night Fiction
Turin Brakes - Lost Property
Saul Williams - MartyrLoserKing
MONEY - Suicide Songs
Bloc Party - Hymns
Sia - This Is Acting
Dream Theater - The Astonishing
Milk Teeth - Vile Child
Your Friend - Gumption
Night Beats - Who Sold My Generation
Wet - Don't You
The Han Solo Project - The Force Hits Snooze

In 1966, The Beatles played their last official concert and holed up in the studio for the remainder of their musical career. The result? Some of the most genius and groundbreaking recordings that the world had heard and likely ever will. But as the 60s came to a close, relations within the group began to erode until personal and creative differences between the members became irreconcilable. In this podcast, we cover the last five years of The Beatles' career, from the recording of Revolver to the release of Let It Be.

The Beatles are arguably one of the greatest and most influential bands in music history, releasing 13 studio albums over just eight years. While they certainly weren't the only big act in 60s Britain, there were several things that set them apart from other artists of the time and allowed them to reach the unmatched levels of acclaim they did. In this podcast, we cover The Beatles' first six albums and discuss how their sound evolved in terms of lyrical content, instrumentation, production, and performance. 

Everyone defines their criteria for a "great" album differently. However, there are certain aspects of an album that will always be present-- people just prioritize them differently. In this podcast, we talk about album attributes, how important each of them are to us, and some examples of great albums.

List of albums mentioned in this podcast: http://www.velocitiesinmusic.com/lists/what-makes-an-album-great-mentioned-artists/

2015 had a lot of great albums, and naturally we weren't able to listen to all of them. Thanks to your terrific feedback, we found some key albums to highlight as honorable mentions from the year, and even some that we just missed altogether. However, each year also comes with some major disappointments-- albums that you expected and hoped would be better, but just fell flat. In this podcast we talk through some key albums from 2015 that fit into those categories for us.