Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

It's time for a release from the Patreon vault! In this one, originally released in October 2025, we're talking about one of the best percussion instruments: handclaps! From the doomiest metal to the sunniest pop, handclaps add an interesting new layer to anything. 

P.S. Mike is aware that he mixed up the two singers on Napalm Death’s Scum: Justin Broadrick sings on the first side and Lee Dorrian sings on the second. In his defense, they both sound exactly the same.

P.P.S. Turns out it was Rich who noticed the Moody Blues similarity.

P.P.P.S. Buy Ben's book!! https://www.amazon.com/Come-Safari-Me-Listening-Beach-ebook/dp/B0FTJGDK79

The songs:

Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Conga

Cathedral - Midnight Mountain

The Rolling Stones - Carol

Laufey - Lover Girl

Steve Reich - Clapping Music

Fitz and the Tantrums - HandClap

Outkast - Hey Ya!

Tortoise - Seneca

The Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

Miles Davis - Black Satin

The Beach Boys - I Do

Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, Ben Marlin, Amanda Rodgers

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Our annual listener Q&A is coming up next month, and this year, we want to know the albums and artists we haven't featured yet on the show that you want us to cover! Send your submissions to discordpod (at) gmail (dot) com by the end of May. We won't be able to discuss everything you send in, but we promise to make it interesting.

Ready for action, nip it in the bud, we’re never relaxin’, this podcast is everlasting! In this episode, Rich has somethin’ to say about OutKast, the Atlanta duo consisting of Antwon “Big Boi” Patton and André “3000” Benjamin, who conquered hip-hop in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s before quietly parting ways. The most fascinating characteristic of OutKast is the duality between Big Boi’s extroverted, in-your-face gangsta persona and Andre’s introverted, quiet philosopher poet persona, a contrast they thoroughly explore on their 1998 album Aquemini, whose title is a portmanteau of their astrological signs. The duo emerged from Atlanta at a time when Southern hip-hop was struggling to be taken seriously amid the dominant West Coast/East Coast narrative, and on this album OutKast proudly make an argument for themselves as masters of the genre with music that’s both overwhelmingly colorful and layered with history and cultural subtext, all in a way that’s distinctly Southern. So if you’ve been on the fence about getting into hip-hop, Aquemini may be the album that helps you get the hump up out your back now.

Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, Mike DeFabio, Amanda Rodgers

Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/173-outkast-aquemini-1998

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Today we're wrapping up the first disc of The Wrecking Crew! In this episode: the surprise return of a Discord & Rhyme hero, an all-time great that deserves revisiting, and possibly the worst Jan and Dean song ever. 

Today's tracks:

Chris Montez - Let's Dance

The Mamas & the Papas - Monday, Monday

The Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is To Love Him

The Sandpipers - Guantanamera

Cohosts: Rich Bunnell, John McFerrin, Ben Marlin

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Big Star are your favorite eighties band’s favorite band; but while you've heard their influence, you may not have heard their music. In the early 1970s, this Memphis-based band recorded two albums filled with jangly power-pop and yearning balladry that should have been huge but that had to settle for being mysterious and legendary. Ben found those albums on his 19th birthday, and he's loved them ever since. Joined by Rich and Phil, he explores the band’s sparkling debut album, #1 Record.

Cohosts: Ben Marlin, Rich Bunnell, Phil Maddox

Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/172-big-star-1-record-1972

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