For the Record

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About For the Record

For each show, we take an in-depth look at one new album that we think is worth sharing, and play some selections from it. An archive of all our episodes is available at ForTheRecordPodcast.com. Contact us at FTR@ForTheRecordPodcast.com.

  • Thursday 9:30 – 10:00am (bi-weekly)

Archives

  • With "Saturday Night," Tim Darcy, the lead singer of Montreal band Ought, has released a solo album that feels like he has combined equal parts Lou…

  • Canadian collective Broken Social Scene had been on a multi-year hiatus, but are finally back with their first record in 7 years, "Hug of Thunder." We…

  • Ratboys' second record, "GN," is sweet on the surface but has a depth and complexity to it that rewards repeated listens. We discuss it in-depth on…

  • Recording under the moniker Jay Som, Oakland's own Melina Duterte produced "Everybody Works" in her own home, playing all of the instruments herself. The result sounds…

  • The Mountain Goats' 16th studio album, "Goths," is neither a goth record, nor a record about being goth, but a complex and beautiful album about looking…