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Velocities In Music

Jake and Tom are two devout music heads who spent the last several years reviewing music on YouTube as Velocities in Music. Armed with two microphones and a podcast, the guys from VIM discuss topics important to music fanatics including artist deep-dives, new music summaries and other on-topic banter.
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Oct 15, 2019

Bands will often change and evolve their sound over time, and sometimes bands will change their lineup as well, bringing new members into the fold as others leave. As fans, we get attached to our favorite bands and their members, and sometimes when these sonic shifts and personnel changes line up, it can feel like a betrayal. After all, they're not even the same band anymore--how dare they go by the same name!

In this episode, we explore some examples of when bands did or didn't change their name after a significant lineup change, and discuss when we think it's appropriate to just call it a new band.

What do you think? When should a band change their name, and when is it okay to keep the same name?

Bands discussed in this episode include:

  • Joy Division
  • Metallica
  • Stone Temple Pilots
  • Black Sabbath
  • Fleetwood Mac
  • AC/DC
  • Iron Maiden
  • Pink Floyd
  • Sublime (with Rome)
  • Velvet Underground
  • Boston
  • Journey
  • At the Drive-In
  • King Crimson
  • The Fall
Sep 12, 2019

People track their tastes in many different ways, and some prefer not to at all. At Velocities In Music, we like to make lists of our favorite albums every few years and compare them to old lists so we can know more about how our tastes have changed. In this episode, we compare our lists of our 200 favorite albums in 2019, after almost 10 years of Velocities In Music, with our lists from 2010, when Velocities In Music was just getting started.

Jake's List: http://www.velocitiesinmusic.com/lists/jakes-favorite-200-albums-2019/

Tom's List: http://www.velocitiesinmusic.com/lists/toms-favorite-200-albums-2019/

Sep 5, 2019

As Velocities In Music approaches its 10-year anniversary, Jake and Tom reflect on how their tastes have changed over the last decade, and how VIM has specifically contributed to that change.

May 27, 2019

For decades people have been making each other mixtapes, mixes, and playlists for a variety of reasons in a variety of formats. As technology has evolved and made these easier to create, convenience is at an all-time high, but crafting personalized mixtapes has become something of a lost art. In this podcast, we highlight some key mixtape experiences in our lives and why the practice is still important to us today.

 

Listen to the Mr. Anchovy playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1215237538/playlist/039UPGIdiYAFy92w9bZFOv?si=7zFSZYQnTaisPiPEuSrKtA

Mar 25, 2019

Jake and Tom discuss the pros and cons of attending record fairs, and share the hauls from their respective fairs in Phoenix and Des Moines.

Feb 25, 2019

In early 1966, after being dissatisfied with the results of his recording sessions in New York, Bob Dylan went to Nashville to cut his new album with some of the city's studio musicians. These rapid-fire sessions would become Blonde on Blonde, considered to be the first rock double-album and a masterpiece of the genre.

In this podcast we walk through a brief history of the record and break it down track by track, addressing questions like: What's the best song on Blonde on Blonde? Should he have cut it down to a single disc, and if so, which songs should have been removed? Should Blonde on Blonde be considered one of the greatest albums of all time? What's the best word to describe Dylan's hair in 1966?

Jan 22, 2019

Listen to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1215237538/playlist/0XUMcTDr8UFJZJQhq0xuov?si=--eVYF24QF-x4S67kxbLRQ

A lot of great songs came out in 2018--some of them are from our favorite albums of the year, and some of them aren't. In this podcast, we highlight our 25 favorite songs of 2018 and a few one-offs that didn't make the list.

Jan 9, 2019

Another year of music is in the books! In this podcast we highlight our 20 favorite albums from 2018 and discuss what we thought of the year's music as a whole.

Dec 12, 2018

Talking Heads: 77 is a classic debut album from one of rock music's most adventurous and influential bands. In this podcast, we walk through the album track by track and discuss its writing, production, performances, and legacy as one of the best rock albums of all time.

Dedicated to Jeremy Nifras for winning Season 2 of the VIM Music League!

Oct 24, 2018

This podcast was requested by Sean Murphy, winner of the first VIM Music League!

It's safe to say that everyone grows up with music around, to some degree. However, our friends, family, and culture can shape the way we listen to music based on what we're exposed to and how we internalize it, and this makes everybody's musical upbringing unique. In this podcast, we talk about our own musical upbringings--the music that shaped our childhoods and made us the listeners we are today, the people who got us there, the artists we outgrew, and the artists we never stopped loving.

Jul 19, 2018

In an age where we have instant access to all the new albums being released each week, keeping up with new music can feel like a full-time job. In this episode, we discuss the various ways you can prioritize your precious music-listening time. How do you balance your focus between new music, old music you've heard about and have been meaning to listen to, and your old favorites?

Jun 22, 2018

In the third and final installment of our David Bowie deep-dive, we start with his more polarizing albums from the 90s and move through his 2000s work up to his final album, Blackstar, in 2016.

Apr 20, 2018

In the second part of this deep-dive, we start the last half of David Bowie's prolific run of albums in the 1970s with 1976's Station to Station, followed by the infamous Berlin trilogy and his shift into the 1980s.

Mar 9, 2018

David Bowie was an inspirational creative force and a top-notch performer and songwriter. During his nearly 50-year musical career, he recorded several masterpiece-level albums and constantly reinvented his image and his music, defining genres and redefining what it was to be a rock star. In the first part of this 3-part deep-dive, we cover his first nine studio albums, starting with his self-titled debut in 1967 and ending with Young Americans in 1975.

Jan 23, 2018

From the thousands of songs we listened to in 2017, it's difficult to narrow it down a list to our 30 favorites. Some are more Jake picks, some our more Tom picks, and some were equally adored by both of us. In this episode, we talk through our combined 30 top songs of 2017 and why each one deserves to be on our list.

 

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1215237538/playlist/18snaqNNkvvsi3FTtzmRgy?si=WUKK9XBBSqGrcFanZetlEw

Jan 8, 2018

2017 was a great year for music--we saw a lot of well-established artists return with their strongest releases in years, and several unique and innovative newcomers who have the potential to push music into new territory. In this episode, we talk through our 20 favorite albums of 2017.

Dec 28, 2017

When talking about music with fellow friends and enthusiasts, it's common to hear artists mentioned as being "ahead of their time." But what does that mean? And what artists does that label apply to? In this podcast, we explore this concept and give examples of artists we believe were truly ahead of their time.

Dec 8, 2017

In this episode, Jake and Tom catch up on the life changes they've faced over the past several months and how music has played a role in the transition. Topics include The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Brand New, record shopping, and musical catharsis.

Aug 8, 2017

Jake and Tom discuss the future of the Velocities in Music podcast, and Tom talks about his experience at 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines, Iowa.

Jun 12, 2017

Listen to the Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/6wdn1EQtwVtrA7aFjYCTgB

Featured Albums:
Forest Swords - Compassion (2:05)
Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog (3:51)
Perfume Genius - No Shape (7:03)
Slowdive - Slowdive (8:34)
The Afghan Whigs - In Spades (10:20)
Oxbow - Thin Black Duke (12:21)
At the Drive-In - Interalia (13:55)
Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions (17:27)

Honorable Mentions:
Logic - Everybody (19:11)
Juana Molina - Halo (20:39)
Moon Duo - Occult Architecture, Vol.2 (21:37)
Blondie - Pollinator (22:04)
John Moreland - Big Bad Luv (22:51)
Harry Styles - Harry Styles (23:17)
Pwr Bttm - Pageant (24:26)
Jim Jones & the Righteous Mind - Super Natural (25:16)
Paul Weller - A Kind Revolution (25:58)
Girlpool - Powerplant (26:38)
The Mountain Goats - Goths (27:14)
Jane Weaver - Modern Kosmology (28:04)
Don Bryant - Don't Give Up on Love (28:42)
Paramore - After Laughter (29:15)
Sun Kil Moon & Jesu - 30 Seconds to the Decline of Planet Earth (29:49)
Pumarosa - The Witch (30:41)
Aldous Harding - Party (31:14)
Nick Hakim - Green Twins (32:06)
Land of Talk - Life After Youth (32:59)
(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket (33:37)
Wavves - You're Welcome (34:40)
Justin Townes Earle - Kids in the Street (35:15)
Pokey LaFarge - Manic Revelations (36:14)
The Charlatans - Different Days (36:45)
The Heliocentrics - A World of Masks (37:11)

Not Recommended:
Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud (37:56)
Black Lips - Satan's Graffiti or God's Art? (38:38)
Pond - The Weather (39:07)
Jlin - Black Origami (39:40)

Jun 1, 2017

Spoon has been a seminal indie/alternative rock band through the 2000s, with history going back to the early and mid 90s. In this podcast, we cover Spoon's most recent five albums, rank all nine albums, and discuss where we'd like to see the band go next.

Best of Spoon Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1215237538/playlist/7EkcvHhVV4ZNGvv89N9sl2

May 10, 2017

Listen to the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/6uT1oe0dU6Oy5UidtchJrW

Featured Albums:
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy (2:06)
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. (27:57)
Gorillaz - Humanz (32:47)
The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions (41:14)
Feist - Pleasure (43:25)

Honorable Mention:
Arca - Arca (46:12)
Wire - Silver/Lead (47:19)
Guided By Voices - August By Cake (48:22)
Joey Bada$$ - All Amerikkkan Bada$$ (49:07)
Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar (50:10)
Andrew Combs - Canyons of My Mind (50:45)
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan - Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars (51:19)
Future Islands - The Far Field (52:07)
Robyn Hitchcock - Robyn Hitchcock (52:57)
Fionn Regan - The Meetings of the Waters (54:11)
Woods - Love Is Love (55:16)
Actress - AZD (55:50)
Maximo Park - Risk to Exist (56:25)
Timber Timbre - Sincerely, Future Pollution (57:19)
The Black Angels - Death Song (58:47)
Charly Bliss - Guppy (59:18)
Tara Jane O'Neil - Tara Jane O'Neil (1:00:26)
Little Cub - Still Life (1:00:58)
Willie Nelson - God's Problem Child (1:01:53)
Colin Stetson - All This I Do For Glory (1:02:32)
Mew - Visuals (1:03:06)
Ryuichi Sakamoto - async (1:04:11)
Thurston Moore - Rock n Roll Consciousness (1:04:40)
BNQT - Volume 1 (1:05:38)
Mark Lanegan Band - Gargoyle (1:06:38)
Sylvan Esso - What Now (1:07:35)
New Found Glory - Makes Me Sick (1:08:30)

Not Recommended:
Happyness - Write In (1:09:19)
Little Dragon - Season High (1:10:07)
Diet Cig - Swear I'm Good at This (1:11:03)
Incubus - 8 (1:12:04)
While She Sleeps - You Are We (1:12:53)

Apr 27, 2017

Spoon has been a seminal indie/alternative rock band through the 2000s, with history going back to the early and mid 90s. In this podcast, we follow Spoon through their formation and up to their 4th LP, Kill the Moonlight.

Best of Spoon Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1215237538/playlist/7EkcvHhVV4ZNGvv89N9sl2

Apr 18, 2017

On this podcast, Jake and Tom discuss the albums they purchased on their last few vinyl-buying excursions.

Apr 4, 2017

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1213031281/playlist/50GI8eRZ5eRxF4ResrCpjK

Featured Albums:
Grandaddy - Last Place (1:59)
The Shins - Heartworms (3:11)
Jay Som - Everybody Works (5:12)
Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me (6:44)
Laura Marling - Semper Femina (9:38)
Spoon - Hot Thoughts (11:19)
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand (12:12)
Desperate Journalist - Grow Up (16:47)
Tennis - Yours Conditionally (18:10)

Honorable Mentions:
Temples - Volcano (19:53)
Ibibio Sound Machine - Uyai (20:36)
Why? - Moh Lhean (21:15)
Nadia Reid - Preservation (2:13)
Blanck Mass - World Eater (22:55)
Sondre Lerche - Pleasure (23:43)
Chicano Batman - Freedom is Free (24:12)
Spectres - Condition (24:54)
Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Navigator (25:31)
Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir (26:02)
Valerie June - The Order of Time (27:01)
Depeche Mode - Spirit (27:45)
Idles - Brutalism (28:49)
Obituary - Obituary (29:16)
Pulled Apart by Horses - The Haze (30:03)
Sorority Noise - You're Not As ___ As You Think (30:36)
The Bug & Earth - Concrete Desert (31:15)
Pallbearer - Heartless (31:51)
Craig Finn - We All Want the Same Things (32:49)
Kelly Lee Owens - Kelly Lee Owens (33:23)
Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms (33:56)
Saltland - A Common Truth (34:42)
British Sea Power - Let the Dancers Inherit the Party (35:32)
Pharmakon - Contact (36:15)
Aimee Mann - Mental Illness (37:14)
Real Estate - In Mind (37:55)
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Damage and Joy (39:02)
Les Amazones d'Afrique - Republique Amazone (39:43)

Not Recommended:
Sleaford Mods - English Tapas (40:03)
Minus the Bear - Voids (41:35)
Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales- Room 29 (42:19)
Conor Oberst - Salutations (43:18)
The Moonlandingz - Interplanetary Class Classics (44:20)
Jamiroquai - Automaton (45:21)

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