Mel and Brandito are back with another Track Attack, diving into a fresh batch of new singles: Be By You by Luke Combs, Be Her by Ella Langley, Homewrecker by sombr, Dancing On The Wall by MUNA, you and forever by Bleachers, and ICEMAN FREESTYLE by Central Cee. It’s a lineup full of love songs, heartbreak anthems, and emotional chaos — whether you were celebrating or boycotting Valentine's Day this year, these singles had you covered.

00:00 Introduction

04:59 Be By You - Luke Combs

09:29 Be Her - Ella Langley

14:03 Homewrecker - sombr

19:27 Dancing On The Wall - MUNA

24: 26 you and forever - Bleachers

31:18 ICEMAN FREESTYLE - Central Cee

This week, Mel and Brandito are diving into three new releases: A Love for Strangers by Chet Faker, Tenterhooks by Silversun Pickups, and Wuthering Heights by Charli xcx. Buckle up — it’s a strange, hooky, high-drama week in all the best ways.

00:00 Introduction

04:54 A Love For Strangers - Chet Faker

42:27 Tenterhooks - Silversun Pickups

01:15:25 Wuthering Heights - Charli xcx

For the first Track Attack of the year, Brandito and Mel break down six new singles, including Opening Night by Arctic Monkeys, The Great Divide by Noah Kahan, To Love Somebody by Holly Humberstone, POSSESSION by Melanie Martinez, Last of a Dying Breed by Joji, and Still Sincere by MJ Cole and PinkPantheress. 00:00 Introduction 10:42 Opening Night - Arctic Monkeys 16:59 The Great Divide - Noah Kahan 27:07 To Love Somebody - Holly Humberstone 31:46 POSSESSION - Melanie Martinez 36:40 Last of a Dying Breed - Joji 44:10 Still Sincere - MJ Cole, PinkPantheress

After a busy holiday season (and a few technical issues), Mel and Brandito are finally back for year two of the pod. To kick off 2026, they’re going track-by-track through Megadeth’s final album Megadeth, Poppy’s Empty Hands, and Joyce Manor’s I Used to Go to This Bar. Buckle up — it’s a chaotic start to the year in all the best ways.

00:00 Introduction

01:16 Megadeth - Megadeth

45:26 Empty Hands - Poppy

01:23:52 I Used To Go To This Bar - Joyce Manor

Mel and Brandito are back with their 2026 Grammy picks and predictions, and spoiler alert—they rarely agree.

00:00 - Introduction

06:54 - Record of the Year

29:57 - Album of the Year

54:00 - Song of the Year

01:05:02 - Best New Artist

01:26:06 - Producer of the Year

01:44:55 - Songwriter of the Year

02:04:23 - Best Music Video

02:22:31 - Best Album Cover

This week, Mel and Brandito buckle in for a Track Attack packed with chaos, confusion, and a few unexpected highs. They tear into six new singles: Kevin Jonas’s unexpected debut solo single Changing, Hannah Grae’s punchy Bitch, Magdalena Bay’s shimmering This Is The World (I Made It For You), Bad Omens’ brooding Left For Good, Charli xcx’s side quest Chains of Love, and Lil Yachty’s unapologetically bizarre No Vegetables. From instant obsessions to head-tilting surprises, the duo has plenty to dissect.00:00 Introduction

08:42 Changing - Kevin Jonas

16:41 Bitch - Hannah Grae

20:39 This Is The World (I Made It For You) - Magdalena Bay

26:23 Chains of Love - Charli xcx

35:48 Left For Good - Bad Omens

41:30 No Vegetables - Lil Yachty

Mercy by Armand Hammer & The Alchemist layers cryptic lyricism over smoky, soulful production, while Daniel Avery’s Tremor pulses with cinematic electronica and haunting minimalism. Brandito and Mel break it all down.

00:00 Introduction

07:02 Mercy by Armand Hammer & The Alchemist

54:48 Tremor by Daniel Avery

With Mel and Bob out, Brandito and Rose take over to review three of the week’s biggest releases — Brandi Carlile’s Returning To Myself, Of Monsters and Men’s All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, and Tame Impala’s Deadbeat.

From Brandi’s soul-searching return to form, to Of Monsters and Men’s bittersweet surrealism, to Tame Impala’s hazy melancholy, the duo unpacks the moods, moments, and melodies tying them all together.

00:00 Introduction

24:19 Returning to Myself - Brandi Carlile

01:10:30 All is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade - Of Monsters and Men

02:10:02 Deadbeat - Tame Impala