
What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys
A podcast that dives deep into discographies - one artist per season. Hosts Adam, Steve, and Lucas go album by album, track by track, exploring how context shapes our experience of music, why fans become obsessed, and what music really is. With three hosts coming from wildly different levels of musical knowledge, expect sharp analysis, wild tangents, hot takes, and more information about the artists (and the hosts) than you ever asked for. Currently exploring the discography of Arctic Monkeys. Previous seasons featured Manic Street Preachers, Muse, Billie Eilish, Radiohead, Lauryn Hill, and R.E.M.
Podcasting since 2020 • 300 episodes
What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About Arctic Monkeys
Latest Episodes
Submarine
The Big Mates discuss utilisation, Facebook, soundchecks, and Submarine by Alex Turner. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Arctic Monkeys by briefly stepping outside of it in orde...
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Season 7
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Episode 18
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1:38:37

Recording Humbug with Alain Johannes
Adam sits down with Alain Johannes to discuss the recording of Humbug by Arctic Monkeys. Alain was the engineer working with the band, Josh Homme, and James Ford during the sessions for Humbu...
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Season 7
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Episode 17
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59:37

Arctic Monkeys Live at Liquid Room, Tokyo 2009 Commentary
The Big Mates provide wayward and explosionary audio commentary for Arctic Monkeys Live at Liquid Room, Tokyo 2009.Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss the 2009 concert and talk about the Humbug tour in general!Head to YouTu...
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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1:27:39
