The Martin Take

22: The Strumbellas

With a musical sound ranging from from Country to Folk to Alternative. This episode we talk about one of Conrad’s all time favorite bands, The Strumbellas. 

 

Brendon’s Top 5

1. Spirits
2. I’ll Wait
3. Sailor’s Blues
4. Windsurfers
5. Wars

Conrad’s Top 5

1. The Bird That Follows Me
2. Home Sweet Home
3. Sailing
4. Shovels and Dirt
5. Spirits

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions: We Don’t Know, We All Need Someone, Lakes, Sailing, Wild Sun, The Night Will Save Us, Shovels & Dirt, Running Scared (Desert Song), Young & Wild, Salvation

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions:The hired band, Wild Sun, Run, We all need someone, The Night will save us, In this Life, Young & Wild, Left for Dead, The Long Road, Diane

Next Episodes Artist: Manchester Orchestra 

21: Keane Part 2

This week we go over our Top 5 in Part 2 of the artist Keane.

Conrad’s Top 5

1. Somewhere Only We Know
2. Sea Fog
3. I Need Your Love
4. Sovereign Light Café
5. Disconnected

Brendon’s Top 5

1. Somewhere Only We Know
2. Sovereign Light Café
3. Silenced By The Night
4. Bedshaped
5. I’m Not Leaving

Next Episodes Artist: Strumbellas 

20: Keane Part 1

As our series on our favorite music artists continues, we have decided to change things up a little. We will now be splitting our episodes into two parts to allow us to go more in depth with our thoughts and keep each episode from getting to long.

With that in mind, we hope you will enjoy this episode on English Alternative-Rock band Keane!

Conrad’s Album Ranking:

1. Strangeland :2012
2. Hopes and Fears :2004
3. Under the Iron Sea :2006
4. Cause and Effect :2019
5. Perfect Symmetry :2008

Brendon’s Album Ranking:

1. Strangeland :2012
2. Hopes and Fears :2004
3. Under the Iron Sea :2006
4. Cause and Effect :2019
   1. Night Train :2010
5. Perfect Symmetry :2008

 

19: Imagine Dragons

Best known for their song Radioactive, which lasted 87 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100! This episode we talk about our favorite songs from Imagine Dragons.

Brendon’s Top 5

1. Demons
2. Bleeding Out
3. Amsterdam 
4. America
5. Monster

Conrad’s Top 5

1. Thunder
2. Radioactive
3. Bullet in a Gun
4. Birds
5. Wrecked

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions:

Hear Me, Warriors, Walking the Wire, On Top of the World, Mouth of the River, Radioactive, Who We Are, Round and Round, Birds, Shots

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions:

Burn Out, Stuck, Dancing in the Dark, Rise Up, Whatever it Takes, Trouble, Demons, Yesterday, Cool Out, Boomerang

Next Episodes Artist: Keane

18: One Republic

This week we discuss music from Ryan Tedder’s Grammy nominated Pop-Rock band, One Republic. 

Conrad’s Top 5

1. Apologize (Timbaland)
2. All The Right Moves
3. Good Life
4. All This Time
5. Preacher

Brendon’s Top 5

1. Good Life 
2. Counting Stars
3. Future Looks Good
4. Preacher
5. Apologize (Timbaland)

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions:

Secrets,Something I need, Stop and Stare, Better Days, If I lose myself, Start Again (Logic), Connection, Better, Counting Stars, Feel Again

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions:

Feel Again, Kids, Let’s Hurt Tonight, If Lose Myself, Burning Bridges, All The Right Move, Mercy, What You Wanted, Fear, Goodbye Apathy

Next Episodes Artist: Imagine Dragons

17: Little Green Cars

Little Green Cars may only have made two albums but there still one of our favorite Alternative artists. This week we talk about the unique differences between the sound of their two lead vocalists and rank our favorite songs.

 

Conrad’s Top 5

1. The Song They Play Ever Night
2. My Love Took Me down To the River To Silence Me
3. The Consequences of Not Sleeping
4. Harper Lee
5. Clair de Lune

Brendon’s Top 5

1. The John Wayne
2. My Love Took Me Down To the River To Silence Me
3. Harper Lee
4. The Song They Play Every Night
5. Good Women Do

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions:

Big Red Dragon, Please, The John Wayne, I Don’t Even Know Who, The Garden of Death, The Kitchen Floor, The Party, Blue and Red, Them, Ok Ok Ok

 

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions:

The Party, I Don’t Even Know Who, Winds of Peace, Clair de Lune, Easier Day, The Garden of Death, Big Red Dragon, Ok Ok Ok, Goodbye Blue Monday

 

Next Episodes Artist: One Republic

 

16: Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness

Andrew McMahon is a multi band singer-songwriter. This week we discuss music from his self titled band, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness.

 

Brendon’s Top 5

1. Halls
2. Cecilia and the Satellite
3. All Our Lives
4. Canyon Moon
5. Teenage Rockstars

Conrad’s Top 5

1. Cecilia and the Satellite 
2. Walking in my Sleep
3. Don’t Speak for Me
4. Lottery Ticket
5. Paper Rain

 

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions:

High Dive, Blue Vacation, Don’t Speak for Me(True), Everything Must Go, Birthday Song, So Close, Driving Through a Dream, Love and Great Buildings, Fire Escape, Ohio

 

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions:

See Her on the Weekend, Everything Must Go, Shot Out of a Cannon, Teenage Rockstars, Diving Through a Dream, Ohio, House in the Trees, Maps for the Getaway, Halls, Island Radio

 

Next Episodes Artist: Little Green Cars

15: Carolina Liar

This episode we listen to a band that was formed in Stockholm, Sweden but has it’s roots in South Carolina. It’s Chad Wolf’s Carolina Liar.

 

Brendon’s Top 5

1. Show Me What I’m Looking For

2. Beautiful World

3. All That Shit Is Gone

4. Open the Door

5. Salvation

 

Conrad’s Top 5

1. Done Stealin’

2. Show Me What I’m Looking For
3. Wrestling an Angel
4. Beautiful People
5. All that shit is gone

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions: Done Stealin’,Drown, King of Broken Hearts, I’m Not Over, I Don’t Think So , Miss America , Simple Life, Wresting an ,Angel, No More Secrets, Coming to Terms

 

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions: California bound, Coming to Terms, Something to die for, When you are near, Hit Bottom, Beautiful world, Miss America, Undone, Open the door, No More Secrets

 

14: Of Monsters and Men

This artist is most known for their hit song Little Talks but there’s a lot more to enjoy from the Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men. 

 

Conrad’s Top 5:

1. Dirty Paws
2. Destroyer
3. Six Weeks
4. Lakehouse
5. Little House

Brendon’s Top 5:

1. Dirty Paws
2. Alligator
3. Hunger
4. Mountain Sound
5. Destroyer

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions: Your Bones, From Finner, Black Water, We Sink, Mountain Sound, King and Lionheart, Empire, Crystal, Human, Stuck in Gravity 

 

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions: King and Lionheart, Wild Roses, Little Talks, We Sink, Rororo, Visitor, Empire, Human, Love Love Love, Wars

 

Next episodes artist: Carolina Liar

 

13: Snow Patrol

On this episode we discuss the Irish alternative artist Snow Patrol.

 

Brendon’s Top 5:

1. The Lighting Strike (What if the Storm Ends)
2. New York
3. Just Say Yes
4. Open Your Eyes
5. Please Just Take These Photos From My Hands

Conrad’s Top 5:

1. Chasing Cars
2. Run
3. Just Say Yes
4. Empress
5. Open Your Eyes

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions:Run (MENCAP Live), Make this go on Forever, This isn’t Everything You Are, Set the Fire to the Third Bar, Chocolate, Chasing Cars, Soon, It’s Beginning to Get to Me, The Weight of Love, If There’s a Rocket Tie Me to it

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions:Chocolate, Life boats, You're all that I have, Crack the shutters, How to be dead, Shut your eyes, Life on earth, Its beginning to get to me, You could be happy, If there's a rocket tie me to it

Next Episodes Artist: Of Monsters and Men