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STATISTICS

Hello Listener!

If you're Long-Time Listener, welcome back! Be at home! Help yourself to some statistics! There's plenty to go around.

If you're Short-Time Listener, you might be curious. "What is this?" "What do the charts mean?" "Why is it so yellow?" These are real questions that you are currently asking yourself.

And, frankly, there's not a great answer for any of them. That said, we'll give it a shot.

On each episode on Best New Podcast we choose some upcoming albums we think will be reviewed by Pitchfork dot com (the music website) and, prior to release, we guesstimate and pontificate as to what the review score will be.

That's right. Your hosts, of which there are three (Mack, Mike, and Duffy) crunch the numbers, scrunch the data, and brunch the press releases so you don't have to! On completion, we each then make a guess as to the exact score that new release will receive. Whosoever is closest is awarded points by our powerful database, Zordon (no relation). Those points accumulate through the course the season. (The season usually just goes from January to December, but some of the earlier seasons were weird and different. But hey, we were weird and different.) At season's end he who has the most points wins the regular season, AND will get to choose at which place they would like to pick in our end-of-year best albums draft, which is basically the Super Bowl of Pitchfork-related podcasts. It's true. Ask any of them.

So, there you have it! Here we have charts and numbers from our current season, as well as all our past seasons and drafts! Eat the data! Drink the points! Snack on statistics! And should you want, feel free to reach out to us via our contact page. We love you, we treasure you, and we think you're worth it.

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RECENT DEEP DIVES

Five Easy Hot Dogs by Mac Demarco Mac Demarco - Five Easy Hot Dogs
And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow
The Car by Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys - The Car
Midnights by Taylor Swift Taylor Swift - Midnights
Asphalt Meadows by Death Cab For Cutie Death Cab For Cutie - Asphalt Meadows
When The Wind Forgets Your Name by Built To Spill Built To Spill - When The Wind Forgets Your Name
Cool It Down by Yeah Yeah Yeahs Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool It Down
Renaissance by Beyoncé Beyoncé - Renaissance
Sometimes, Forever by Soccer Mommy Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
We by Arcade Fire Arcade Fire - We

RECENT LIGHTNING ROUND

Strays by Margo Price Margo Price - Strays
Late Developers by Belle and Sebastian Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
Lobes by We Are Scientists We Are Scientists - Lobes
Surgery Channel by The C.I.A. The C.I.A. - Surgery Channel
Time's Arrow by Ladytron Ladytron - Time's Arrow
One Day by Fucked Up Fucked Up - One Day
Smalltown Stardust by King Tuff King Tuff - Smalltown Stardust
Honey by Samia Samia - Honey
AudioLust & HigherLove by SG Lewis SG Lewis - AudioLust & HigherLove
Gloria by Sam Smith Sam Smith - Gloria
The Family by BROCKHAMPTON BROCKHAMPTON - The Family
The Loneliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time
Stumpwork by Dry Cleaning Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
Inner World Peace by Frankie Cosmos Frankie Cosmos - Inner World Peace
Crybaby by Tegan and Sara Tegan and Sara - Crybaby
Reason In Decline by Archers Of Loaf Archers Of Loaf - Reason In Decline
Waiting Game by Junior Boys Junior Boys - Waiting Game
Hold The Girl by Rina Sawayam Rina Sawayam - Hold The Girl
Legend by John Legend John Legend - Legend
Spirituals by Santigold Santigold - Spirituals
How Do You Burn? by The Afghan Whigs The Afghan Whigs - How Do You Burn?
People Helping People by No Age No Age - People Helping People
SPARK by Whitney Whitney - SPARK
God Save The Animals by Alex G Alex G - God Save The Animals
Redcar les adorables étoiles by Christine and the Queens Christine and the Queens - Redcar les adorables étoiles
MOSS by Maya Hawke Maya Hawke - MOSS
Doggerel by Pixies Pixies - Doggerel
Nymph by Shygirl Shygirl - Nymph
The Will To Live by Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus - The Will To Live
Formentera by Metric Metric - Formentera
XI: Bleed Here Now by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - XI: Bleed Here Now
Beatopia by Beabadoobee Beabadoobee - Beatopia
Hellfire by black midi black midi - Hellfire
The Other Side Of Make-Believe by Interpol Interpol - The Other Side Of Make-Believe
Special by Lizzo Lizzo - Special
“Hello, Hi” by Ty Segall Ty Segall - “Hello, Hi”
Surrender by Maggie Rogers Maggie Rogers - Surrender
Freewave Lucifer f<ck f^ck f>ck by Of Montreal Of Montreal - Freewave Lucifer f<ck f^ck f>ck
Fantasy Gateway by Cuco Cuco - Fantasy Gateway
Madness by Poliça Poliça - Madness
40 oz. to Fresno by Joyce Manor Joyce Manor - 40 oz. to Fresno
Farm To Table by Bartees Strange Bartees Strange - Farm To Table
Life Is Yours by Foals Foals - Life Is Yours
In Amber by Hercules and Love Affair Hercules and Love Affair - In Amber
High School by Tim Heidecker Tim Heidecker - High School
MUNA by MUNA MUNA - MUNA
Home, before and after by Regina Spektor Regina Spektor - Home, before and after
Ugly Season by Perfume genius Perfume genius - Ugly Season
Blue Skies by Dehd Dehd - Blue Skies
Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky by Porridge Radio Porridge Radio - Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
Let It Be Blue by !!! !!! - Let It Be Blue
Endless Rooms by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Endless Rooms
We've Been Going About This All Wrong by Sharon Van Etten Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong
Dance Fever by Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine - Dance Fever
This Is A Photograph by Kevin Morby Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph
Dropout Boogie by The Black Keys The Black Keys - Dropout Boogie
A Light For Attracting Attention by The Smile The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention
Raw Data Feel by Everything Everything Everything Everything - Raw Data Feel
Palaces by Flume Flume - Palaces
Eyeye by Lykke Li Lykke Li - Eyeye
Harry's House by Harry Styles Harry Styles - Harry's House
Arkhon by Zola Jesus Zola Jesus - Arkhon
Legacy Of Rentals by Craig Finn Craig Finn - Legacy Of Rentals

DRAFTS

Draft results: Duffy got 86 points, Mike got 93 points, and Mack got 93 points.

Mike won the draft with 107 points, Mack came in second with 92 points, and Duffy came in last with 89 points.