Surreal Resolution

Episode 422 – Bad Bunny’s Half Time Show Ruled! This week: the crew discusses new songs from TOMORA and Mitski, Bad Bunny’s incredible Super Bowl Performance, Kid Rock’s festival hits a hilarious snag, and the list is finally out for Record Stor…

NEW #DecibelBoost: new tracks from Mitski and TOMORA, the Record Store Day 2026 list, Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2026/02/11/e...

Episode 421 – The Warped Tour 2026 Train Begins This week: the crew discusses a bit of the 2026 Grammy Awards alongside new songs from Thundercat feat. Lil Yachty, The Scythe, Skindred, A Wilhelm Scream, and Christine And The Queens! In the news…

NEW #DecibelBoost: the 2026 Vans Warped Tour lineup rollout begins, plus new tracks from Christine & the Queens, Thundercat and Lil Yachty, A Wilhelm Scream, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2026/02/05/e...

Episode 199 – Down Bad Denver Umas There’s no point in sugarcoating it, it’s been a rotten cold weekend already, either due to the widespread ice storm or the more vicious “ICE” storm happening. Things are st…

NEW #PodcastONA: Uma Musume heads to theaters and to the football fields, MAPPA x Netflix, Patlabor and VOTOMS gear up for new projects, Discotek Deep Dives, and more! www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/2026/01/24/e...

Episode 420 – Bandcamp Gives AI The Boot This week: the crew discusses new songs from J. Cole, Converge, Mitski, Charli XCX, Poison The Well, and more! In the news topics: Bandcamp chooses not to fuck around when it comes to AI music on t…

NEW #DecibelBoost: Bandcamp lays the hammer down on AI slop, plus new tracks from Charli XCX, Sunn O))), Mitski, J. Cole, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2026/01/21/e...

Episode 419 – So Robyn Likes Hentai, Eh? This week: the crew discusses new songs from Bruno Mars, Robyn, Black Veil Brides, and more! In the news topics: we celebrate the wins of Sinners and KPop Demon Hunters at this year’s Golden Globes…

NEW #DecibelBoost: music happenings at the Golden Globes, plus new tracks from IDK and Pusha T, Puscifer, Robyn, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2026/01/14/e...

Episode 418 – In Which Drake Receives *Another* Gambling Lawsuit This week: the crew returns for our first episode of 2026, discussing some songs released over the break from the likes of Disclosure feat. Leon Thomas, Carpenter brut, Floating Points, and more! I…

NEW #DecibelBoost: new tracks from Carpenter Brut, Floating Points, Karnivool, Peter Gabriel, and Disclosure & Leon Thomas, plus the 2026 Governor’s Ball lineup and more Drake roasting! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2026/01/08/e...

Episode 198 – New Year’s Jump Dragon 2026 is here, and so far… not a great start to the year, for various reasons. Nevertheless, this show continues on to be an escape from those perils and horror and will continue to delivers t…

NEW #PodcastONA: all the news from Jump Festa, KyoAni announces RuriDragon, TOHO acquires Anime Limited, Steel Ball Run gets dated, and more! www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/2026/01/05/e...

Episode 417 – The Decibel Boost Year-End Top Albums of 2025 Spectacular 2025 was… just utterly terrible. Nothing but alternating between despair, anxiety, and being infuriated by how much everything everywhere sunk into chaos while evil was allowed to run rampant…

NEW #DecibelBoost: it’s the year-end tradition, the crew’s top and favorite albums of 2025!

Thanks for listening throughout the year and have a very merry Christmas! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/12/25/e...

Episode 197 – Artificial Translation It shouldn’t need to be said, but it’ll be said anyway – we’re not fans of AI slop as a means to replace people and actual art, and that stance isn’t going to change a…

NEW #PodcastONA - screaming about Crunchyroll, Netflix-WB, and Amazon sneaking in AI dubbing thinking they wouldn’t get caught, plus new Gundam and Code Geass projects, the final burial of Gainax, and more!

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Album Review: Oneohtrix Point Never – TRANQUILIZER Hey, look, it’s new Oneohtrix Point Never!! Welp, the man is back to do some more solo work as he always stays busy, whether it’s producing for The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow or c…

Electronic producer Oneohtrix Point Never drops one of his strongest albums to date with the release of "Tranquilizer." Read @mak2hybridmedia.bsky.social's review here:

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Episode 196 – Lovesick Back from an extended break (and a trip to Japan) with a shorter-than-usual show for the Thanksgiving week distractions we all could use more often than not, be it from family or football or parade…

NEW #PodcastONA: Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc and Virgin Punk screening thoughts, Kodansha Studios, The Apothecary Diaries returning in 2026, remembering Tatsuya Nagamine from Toei, and a big announcement! www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/2025/11/24/e...

Monthly Album Roundup – October 2025 Welcome to the Decibel Boost Podcast album roundup for the month of October 2025! So how about that new Taylor Swift album? …We’re talking about basically anything else but that! First:…

NEW #DecibelBoost: it’s the October album roundup, talking plenty of new releases (except THAT one) from Westside Gunn, Brandi Carlisle, Chat Pile, Roc Marciano, Perturbator, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/11/23/m...

Album Review: Danny Brown – Stardust Hey, we got a Danny Brown project out this year. No, this isn’t the much anticipated Scaring the Hoes, Pt. 2 but this is something that we’ve been speculating about Danny’s recent…

Rapper Danny Brown links up with various artists in the hyperpop scene for his latest release, Stardust. Read @mak2hybridmedia.bsky.social's review here:

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Episode 416 – The 2026 Grammy Award Nominees Are A Thing That Exist This week: the crew discusses new songs from DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ, De La Soul, Gorillaz, and Oneohtrix Point Never. In the news: the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards are here, so the cre…

NEW #DecibelBoost: the 2026 Grammy Awards nominations and all of the *takes* that come with it, plus new tracks from Gorillaz, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ, Oneohtrix Point Never, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/11/12/e...

Episode 415 – Death Grips Is Recording Again This week: the crew discusses new songs from Volumes, Electric Callboy, and Noname. In the news: Disturbed want you to know they’re totally not mad, Death Grips is online, and yet another whole sec…

NEW #DecibelBoost: Disturbed goes on “hiatus”, Death Grips is once again ONLINE, plus new tracks from Volumes, Noname, and Electric Callboy! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/11/06/e...

Film Review: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc It has been quite a long time since I last wrote about Chainsaw Man on this site, with the 2022 anime television series still standing as an incredibly strong adaptation and one of the best shows o…

Chainsaw Man finally makes its silver screen debut with literal explosions, as well as crushing heartbreak and lots of Shark Fiend. Read @robbarracuda.bsky.social's review of "Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc" here:

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Episode 414 – Sick New World Is Back… For Some Reason This week: the crew discusses new songs from Oneohtrix Point Never, Puscifer, Sampha, Megan Thee Stallion, and more! In the news: Sick New World is set to return next year, both in Sin City and Pro…

NEW #DecibelBoost: the lineups for Sick New World 2026, plus new tracks from Puscifer, Megan Thee Stallion, Sampha, Oneohtrix Point Never, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/10/29/e...

Episode 413 – You Are Not Blocked From This Episode This week: the crew discusses new songs from Peaches, Danny Brown, JPEGMAFIA, and a bunch of different songs with The Alchemist. In the news: sparing a few words for the untimely passing of singer …

NEW #DecibelBoost: remembering Sam Rivers and D’Angelo, plus new tracks from JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown, The Alchemist, and more - decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/10/22/e...

Episode 195 – Whipping Post FAIR WARNING: we’re all extensively bitchy on this show, this time, and for very good reason. Feel free to skip to the actual news items from NYCC and elsewhere if you don’t want to hea…

NEW #PodcastONA: recapping NYCC, the Frieren manga going on hiatus, the Dorohedoro anime returning in 2026, a LOT of yelling at Crunchyroll and MAPPA for very valid reasons, and much more! www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/2025/10/21/e...

The Mass Appeal label gives us one last taste of the late Prodigy's talents with the newest Mobb Deep record, Infinite. Read @mak2hybridmedia.bsky.social's review here:

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Episode 412 – In Which We Laugh At Drake Yet Again This week: the crew discusses new songs from Gorillaz feat. Trueno and Proof, Astronoid, Boldy James & Nicholas Craven, Primitive Man, and Danger Mouse & Black Thought! In the news: a feder…

NEW #DecibelBoost: new tracks from Gorillaz, Astronoid, Boldy James, Primitive Man, and Danger Mouse & Black Thought, plus more laughing at Drake - our favorite pastime! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/10/15/e...

Monthly Album Roundup – September 2025 Welcome to the Decibel Boost Podcast album roundup for the month of September 2025! While the month certainly had its share of notable releases from the realms of hip-hop, metal, pop, etc., the cre…

NEW #DecibelBoost: it’s the September album roundup, talking the biggest new releases from Nine Inch Nails, Between the Buried and Me, Jay Worthy, Cardi B, Lorna Shore, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/10/13/m...

Episode 411 – The 2025 Record Store Day Black Friday List Is Here This week: the crew discusses new songs from Megadeth, Hit-Boy & The Alchemist, Pupil Slicer, and more! In the news topics: Record Store Day unveils its Black Friday 2025 offerings. Your hosts …

NEW #DecibelBoost: the 2025 Record Store Day Black Friday list, plus new tracks from HEALTH, Hit Boy & The Alchemist, Megadeth, Caroline Polachek, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/10/10/e...

Episode 410 – Bad Bunny Performing At The 2026 Super Bowl This week: the crew discusses new songs from Danny Brown, FKA twigs, Bruiser Wolf/Benny The Butcher/Harry Fraud, and more! In the news topics: the Super Bowl unveils the star performer for their 20…

NEW #DecibelBoost: Bad Bunny headed to the Super Bowl, plus new tracks from The Acacia Strain, Tame Impala, Chat Pile, FKA Twings, Danny Brown, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/10/01/e...

Episode 409 – About a Decade Later, and Coachella Still Sucks This Year This week: the crew discusses new songs from Thundercat, Mitski, and Karnivool! In the news topics:P Fyre Fest’s mystery buyer is revealed, and it’s time for Eric Andre’s annual opinion on the Coac…

NEW #DecibelBoost: new tracks from Karnivool, Mitski, and Thundercat, plus the return of the show’s longest running gag of the Coachella lineup! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/09/25/e...

Episode 194 – Hashira Nightmare While the industry front has been pretty slow on things and happenings, the movie and television front has been anything but – it’s been preparing for the fall season and beyond, and we…

NEW #PodcastONA: the Aniplex Online Fest, a new Tatsuki Fujimoto anthology project, the good and bad of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, and more! www.podcastona.surrealresolution.com/2025/09/23/e...

Monthly Album Roundup – August 2025 Welcome to the Decibel Boost Podcast album roundup for the month of August 2025! This past August saw a noticeable uptick in prominent records of note dotted throughout the weeks, from major pop re…

NEW #DecibelBoost: it’s the August album roundup, talking new releases from BABYMETAL, Ethel Cain, JID, Sabrina Carpenter, Anamanaguchi, Earl Sweatshirt, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/09/22/m...

Episode 408 – Time For More HEALTH Food This week: the crew discusses new songs from Gorillaz feat. Sparks, HEALTH, Militarie Gun, Mudvayne, and more! In the news topics: Fyre Fest is making its way to the world of stage plays! Your host…

NEW #DecibelBoost: new tracks from Militarie Gun, HEALTH, Mudvayne, Gorillaz, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/09/17/e...

Episode 407 – The Queens Have United This week: the crew discusses new songs from Tame Impala, Clark, Tierra Whack, Poppy/Amy Lee/Courtney LaPlante, and more! In the news topics; Charli XCX continues her film pursuits, Ronnie Radke ca…

NEW #DecibelBoost: more Charli XCX in cinema, more laughing at Ronnie Radke, Kendrick Lamar wins an Emmy, plus new tracks from Clark, Primitive Man, Tame Impala, Tierra Whack, plus the goth-metal-djent-core teamup of the decade! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/09/11/e...

Episode 406 – Cradle of Chaos This week: the crew opens with reflections on the untimely passing of Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds. Following this, we discuss new songs from Pupil Slicer, Dying Wish, Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo…

NEW #DecibelBoost: Radke v. Fantano ends in hilarious fashion, the issues with Cradle of Filth, plus new tracks from Dying Wish, Florence + the Machine, Chat Pile, and more! decibelboost.surrealresolution.com/2025/09/03/e...