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Conrad and Brendon round out 2023 by once again reviewing their Apple Music Replay highlights.

Apple Music Replay

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Welcome to The Martin Take! Vampire Weekend makes its presence known. Join in with us and give this episode a listen as we go for a chill vibe with this alt band. You can give thoughts or feedback by emailing the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Brendon’s Top 5

  1. Harmony Halls
  2. I Stand Corrected
  3. Hold You Now
  4. Run
  5. A-Punk

Brendon’s Liked List: Worship You, Giving Up the Gun, This Life, Oxford Comma, Unbelievers, We Belong Together (feat. Danielle Haim), I Think Ur a Contra, One (Blake’s Got a New Face), Step, Unbearably White

Conrad’s Top 5:

  1. Unbelievers
  2. Harmony Hall
  3. Don’t lie
  4. Worship you
  5. Diane Young

Conrad’s Liked list: Hannah hunt, Step, Giving up the gun, Obvious Bicycle, Everlasting arms, Ya hey, Finger back, Rich man, We belong together, White sky

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The Martin Take returns with Augustana! We are sure you have heard their hit "Boston" Whether you remember it or not. Come on in, have a seat and grab a drink as you listen to a chill filled episode! You can give thoughts or feedback by emailing the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Brendon’s Top 5

  1. Stand On My Own
  2. Fit Together
  3. Last Mistake
  4. Alive
  5. Sunday Best

Brendon’s Liked list: Either Way I’ll Break Your Heart Someday, Boston, Remedy, Sweet and Low, On the Other Side, Something Beautiful, Stars and Boulevards, Steal Your Heart, Just Stay Here Tonight, I Ain’t Over You

Conrad’s Top 5:

  1. Stand on my own
  2. Boston
  3. Fire
  4. Something beautiful
  5. Sweet and Low

Conrad’s Liked list: You were made for me, I still ain’t over you, Wrong side of love, Shot in the dark, Remedy, Hearts wander, Just stay here tonight, Hurricane, Counting stars, Hey Now

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Once again the Martin Take returns with Radical Face. As dramatic as the name implies, the music is not radical as it seems - its all the same as Conrad will explain, but in a twist Brendon finds the taste of Radical Face to be one of his favorites. Come on and listen to a drama filled episode! You can give thoughts or feedback by emailing the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Brendon’s Top 5

  1. Always Gold
  2. Welcome Home Son
  3. Black Eyes
  4. The Ship in Port
  5. The Missing Road

Brendon’s Liked list: The Mute, Ghost Towns, Sunlight, Baptisms, The Moon is Down, Hard of Hearing, Holy Branches, From the Mouth of an Injured Head, Sleepwalking, Doubt

Conrad’s Top 5:

  1. Hard of hearing
  2. The Mute
  3. Welcome home, son
  4. We’re on our way
  5. Better days

Conrad’s Liked list: Always Gold, Reveries, The winter is coming, Dreamless sleep, Sleep walking, Severus and Stone, Bad blood, Eclippse, Echos, Under the same sun

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Welcome back to the Martin Take! On for today, Conrad and Brendon get back to a smaller lesser known Artist in Matt Maeson. Matt Maeson is a great artist and a must listen to if you havent. You can give thoughts or feedback by emailing the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Brendon’s Top 5

  1. Cringe
  2. Beggar’s Song
  3. Legacy
  4. Dancing After Dark
  5. Cliffy

Brendon’s Liked list: Feel Good, Straight Razor, Cry Baby, Mr. Rattlebone, Tread on Me, I Know You, Hallucinogenics, Waltz Right In, Blood Runs Red, Tribulation

Conrad’s Top 5:

  1. Straight razor
  2. Cringe
  3. Hallucinogenics
  4. Mr. Rattlebone
  5. Tread on me

Conrad’s Liked list: Blood runs red, I just don’t care that much, Cliffy, Put it on me, Beggars song, Grace digger, Nelsonwood lane, Cry baby, Cut deep, Get Happy

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Conrad and Brendon head back into the world of early 2000's rock music, but this time take a special guest with them, featuring a 3rd Martin. Gabriel Martin joins Conrad and Brendon as they explore the world of Daughtry. So sit back and enjoy one of the bands that the 3 Martins enjoy! You can give thoughts or feedback by emailing the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Brendon’s Top 5 Songs:

  1. Crawling Back to You
  2. Crazy
  3. I’ll Fight
  4. Gone to Soon
  5. What I Meant to Say

Brendon’s Liked List: Waiting for Superman, All These Lives, Crashed, Over You, No Surprise, It’s Not Over, Outta My Head, Deep End, Just Found Heaven, Start of Something Good

Conrad’s Top 5 Songs:

  1. No surprise
  2. All these lives
  3. Feels like tonight
  4. It’s not over
  5. White Flag

Conrad’s Liked list: Used To, Rescue me, Waiting for Superman, Life after you, What about now, Just found heaven, Home, Gravity, Battleships, Death of me

Gabriel's Top 5 Songs:

  1. Gone to soon
  2. Dearly beloved
  3. All these lives
  4. Life after you
  5. It's not over

Gabriel's Liked list: Open up your eyes, What have we become, World on fire, Over you, We’er not gonna fall, Artificial, Desperation, Heavy is the crown, Break the spell, Crawling back you

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Conrad and Brendon take a dive into the world of Young The Giant with some great discoveries. But don't take our word for it, find out for yourselves as you come on along with an adventure with Conrad and Brendon! You can give thoughts or feedback by emailing the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Brendon’s Top 5

  1. Superposition
  2. I Got
  3. Cough Syrup
  4. The Walk Home
  5. Crystallized

Brendon’s Liked List: Simplify, Art Exhibit, Amerika, Mind Over Matter, Wake Up, Mr. Know-IT-All, Titus Was Born, My Body, Call Me Back, Panoramic Girl

Conrad’s Top 5:

  1. My body
  2. Oblivion
  3. Something to believe in
  4. Cough syrup
  5. Amerika

Conrad’s Liked list: Apartment, Jungle Youth, God made Man, I Got, Heat of the Summer, The Walk home, 12 Fingers, Garands, Strings, Your side

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Conrad and Brendon explore the alt rock artist Cage the Elephant. Sit back, relax and prepare to enjoy a episode full of fun takes! You can give thoughts or feedback by emailing the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Brendon’s Top 5

  1. Cigarette Daydreams
  2. Cold Cold Cold
  3. Spiderhead
  4. Come a Little Closer
  5. Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked

Brendon’s Liked List: Halo, Ready to Let Go, Telescope, The War Is Over, Goodbye, Too Late to Say Goodbye, Cry Baby, Night Running, Social Cues, Portuguese Knife Fight

Conrad’s Top 5:

  1. Cigarette Daydreams
  2. Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked
  3. Come a Little Closer
  4. Hypocrite
  5. Right before my eyes

Conrad’s Liked list: Trouble, Back against the wall, Halo, Mess around, Cold Cold Cold, That’s right, Aberdeen, Flow, Black Madonna, Portuguese Knife Fight

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This week we discuss the early 2000s band The Fray and it causes some heated opinions over out #1 song choices. You can give thoughts or feedback by emailing the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Brendon’s Top 5

  1. Over My Head (Cable Car)
  2. Hurricane
  3. Never Say Never
  4. Break Your Plans
  5. Heartbeat

Brendon’s Liked List: How to Save a Life, Heaven Forbid, Absolute, Syndicate, 48 to Go, Our Last Days, Ungodly Hour, Trust Me, You Found Me, Look After You

Conrad’s Top 5:

  1. You Found Me
  2. Never Say Never
  3. How to Save a Life
  4. Heartbeat
  5. Hurricane

Conrad’s Liked list: Where the story ends, Over my head, All at once, Ungodly hour, Hold my hand, Shadow and a dancer, Syndicate, Love don’t die, Our last days, Run for your life

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With todays episode, Conrad and Brendon take a look at Rueben and the Dark! Come along with them as they explore this great artist! If you have any feedback, you can email the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. Bow and Arrow
  2. Heart in two
  3. Marionette
  4. Castaway
  5. You and I

Conrad's Liked List: Devils time, All or nothing, Black water, Hallelujah, Rolling Stone, Hold me like a fire, Out of my mind, Humankind, Yes, Dancer

Brendon’s Top 5: 1. Faultline 2. Heart in Two 3. Now and Arrow 4. Marionette  5. Dreaming

Brendon’s Liked List: How to Save a Life, Heaven Forbid, Absolute, Syndicate, 48 to Go, Our Last Days, Ungodly Hour, Trust Me, You Found Me, Look After You

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Jumping back to a smaller artist. On todays episode, Brendon and Conrad take a look at the Artist: Caamp (Not misspelled, they are just cool like that). One of Conrads favorite bands featuring a great vibe. Join in as Conrad and Brendon discuss their favorite songs! If you have any feedback, you can email the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. The Otter
  2. Vagabond
  3. Come with me now
  4. Great Heights
  5. By and By

Conrad's Liked List: Feels like Home, Believe, Found (forever), No Sleep, Peach Fuzz, All my lonesome, Apple Tree Blues, Fever, Lavender Girl, Garden Song

Brendon’s Top 5:

  1. By and By
  2. Vagabond
  3. Lavender Girl
  4. 26
  5. Peach Fuzz

Brendon’s Liked list: Strawberries, Iffy, See the World, Misty, Apple Tree Blues, Keep the Blues Away, The Otter, Feels like Home, No Sleep, I Keep Going

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Back with the Martin Take and on todays episode Brendon and Conrad jump to a legendary rock band: The National! Brendon and Conrad were able to experience The National in concert in September of 2022, and have since been enjoying their music non-stop. Join them as they go on a quest to discover their top 5 songs! If you have any feedback, you can email the show at: martintakepod@gmail.com

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. Bloodbuzz Ohio
  2. England
  3. Graceless
  4. Don’t swallow the cap
  5. Conversation 16

Conrad's Liked List: Light years, Mistaken for strangers, Terrible Love, Pink Rabbits, Tropic Morning News, Day I die, Vanderlyle Crybaby Greek, Fake Empire, Rylan, Eucalyptus

Brendon’s Top 5:

  1. Bloodbuzz Ohio
  2. You Were a Kindness
  3. The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
  4. I Need My Girl
  5. Carin at the Liquor Store

Brendon’s Liked list: Graceless, Light Years, Conversation 16, Lemonworld, Alien, Where Is Her Head, About Today, Day I Die, Empire Line, England

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Today on The Martin Take, Brendon and Conrad jump back in time to one of the most legendary Scottish Indie Rock bands in Frightened Rabbit! A favorite band by both Brendon and Conrad who are excited to share what they found by diving deep in to this artist.

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. Old Old Fashioned
  2. I Wish I Was Sober
  3. Get out
  4. Good Arms vs Bad Arms
  5. Things

Conrad's Liked List: Blood under the bridge, Heads roll off, Nitrous gas, Woke up hurting, The loneliness and the scream, Break, My backward walk, Backyard skulls, Still want to be here, The Modern Leper

Brendon’s Top 5:

  1. I Wish I Was Sober
  2. Nitrous Gas
  3. Get Out
  4. The Modern Leper
  5. A Lick of Paint

Brendon’s Liked list: Keep Yourself Warm, State Hospital, Still Want to Be Here, Woke up Hurting, Floating in the Forth, Things, Living in Colour, Death Dream, Die Like a Rich Boy, The Woodpile

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Conrad and Brendon take a deep dive into a lesser known artist with Beta Radio. Beta Radio features an unique twist on the Alt and Folk world of music, and while it might not be for all, they have their place in the music scene. Join along with Conrad and Brendon as they explore their favorite music with Beta Radio!

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. Brother, Sister
  2. Highlight on the hill
  3. Borderline
  4. On the Frame
  5. Sans Land

Conrad's Liked List: Either way, Tongue Tied, Darden Road, Afraid of Love, Monument, Take my Photograph, I am Mine, First Began, East of Tennessee, White Fawn

Brendon’s Top 5:

  1. Darden Road/ Return To Darden Road
  2. Our Remains
  3. Brother, Sister
  4. Destined to Pretend
  5. Borderline

Brendon’s Liked list: Highlight On A Hill, Either Way, Pleiades, A Place For Me, All at Once I Saw It All, Sitting Room, Take My Photograph, On The Frame, Where Losers Do, I Am Mine

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This week on The Martin Take, Brendon and Conrad get back to their roots and cover an artist that has been on the list to do since day one of the podcast. This weeks artist is Bears Den! A favorite by both Brendon and Conrad for some time now and they are excited to share with their findings of their favorite songs! If you have suggestions to improve the podcast, reach out to martintakepod@gmail.com!

Brendon’s Top 5:

  1. Crow
  2. Agape
  3. Auld Wives
  4. Dew on the Vine
  5. Isaac

Brendon’s Liked List: Red Earth & Pouring Rain, Blankets of Sorrow, Think of England, Conversations with Ghosts, Above the Clouds of Pompeii, Eysium, All That You Are, Only Son of the Falling Snow, Broken Parable, Blue Hours

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. Fuel on the fire
  2. Laurel Wreath
  3. Dew on the vine
  4. Crow
  5. Agape

Conrad's Liked List: Broken Parable, All that you are, Bad Blood, Red Earth and the pouring rain, Think of England, Issac, Evangeline, Fossils, Magdalene, Hiding bottles 

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This week on The Martin Take, Brendon and Conrad continue to take a detour from the normal world of alternative music and take a nostalgic trip back to their younger days with Capital Lights! Described as a early 2000's Pop Rock band, Capital Lights is a treat for anyone who enjoys a happy twist on rock music. Enjoy another one of Conrad and Brendons favorites bands! 

Brendon’s Top 5:

  1. Mile Away
  2. Let the Little Lady Talk
  3. Frank Morris
  4. Remember the Day
  5. Outrage

Brendon’s Liked List: The Night of Your Life Is When You’ll Die, Return, Out of Control, Work it Out, Kick it Off, Worth as Much as a Counterfeit Dollar, Honey Don’t Jump, Don’t Drop Dead Juliet, Hey Little One, Save the Last Dance

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. Mile Away
  2. Let the little lady talk
  3. Return
  4. Outrage
  5. Worth as music as a counterfeit dollar

Conrad's Liked List: Frank Morris, Miracle Man, Remember the day, Honey Don’t Jump the gun, Kick it off, Rhythm ‘n’ Moves, Save the last dance, Work it out, The night of your life if when you die, Out of control

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On this episode of The Martin Take, Brendon and Conrad take a detour from the normal world of alternative music and take a look at one of their favorite rock bands of all time, Starset! Starsets origin is out of this world and so is their music, sit back and enjoy hearing why we love them!

Brendon’s Top 5

  1. My Demons
  2. Down With the Fallen
  3. THE BREACH
  4. Halo
  5. Diving Bell

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions: OTHERWORDLY, Let It Die, Dark On Me, Last To Fall, Starlight, Everglow, Faultline, Telescope, Antigravity, Die For You

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. Ricochet
  2. Faultline
  3. Diving Bell
  4. Trials
  5. Halo

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions: Infected, It has Began, Manifest, Satellite, My Demons, Last to Fall, Monster, Echo, Die for you, Where the skies End

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To round out 2022, we decided to compare our Apple Music Replay lists for the year.

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Conrad’s Stats:

Total minutes 69,682

Total artists 1,351

Total songs 6,227

Total albums 614

Brendon’s Stats:

Total minutes 83,481

Total artists 1,676

Total songs 6,927

Total album’s 323

Conrad’s Top 5 Artists:

  1. Switchfoot 3,834 minutes

  2. Band of Horses 2,144 minutes

  3. The Strumbellas 2,132 minutes

  4. The Lumineers 1,983 minutes

  5. Twenty One Pilots 1,706 minutes

Brendon’s Top 5 Artists:

  1. Jimmy Eat World 2,943 minutes

  2. The Head and the Heart 2,699 minutes

  3. Snow Patrol 2,499 minutes

  4. Death Cab for Cutie 2,265 minutes

  5. Mumford & Sons 2,095 minutes

Conrad’s Top 5 Albums:

  1. Cease to Begin - The Band of Horses 94 Plays

  2. The Father and the Hunter - The Strumbellas 76 Plays

  3. Every Shade of Blue - The Head and the Heart 74 Plays

  4. Hope - The Strumbellas 68 Plays

  5. Vice Verses - Switchfoot 62 plays

Brendon’s Top 5 Albums:

  1. Invented - Jimmy Eat World 285 plays

  2. Pep - Lights 171 plays

  3. Asphalt Meadows - Death Cab for Cutie

  4. Painting of a Panic Attack - Frightened Rabbit 147 plays

  5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Soundtrack - Jeremy Soule 144 plays

Conrad’s Top 5 Songs:

  1. Virginia (Wind in the The Night) - The Head and The Heart 69 plays

  2. Sedona - Houndmouth 63 plays

  3. Vagabond - Caamp 61 plays

  4. The Great Salt Lake - Band of Horses 58

  5. Where I Belong - Switchfoot 57 Plays

Brendon’s Top 5 Songs:

  1. Pepper - Death Cab for Cutie 66 plays

  2. Watch and See - Rachel Bobbitt 56 plays

  3. Virginia (Wind in the The Night) - The Head and The Heart 52 plays

  4. Guiding Light - Mumford & Sons 49 plays

  5. I Wish I Was Sober - Frightened Rabbit 49 plays

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On this episode of The Martin Take, Brendon and Conrad take a dive into the world of Judah and The Lion! The takes are hot and ready to be served. Enjoy!

Brendon’s Top 5:

  1. Suit and Jacket
  2. Stockholm
  3. Happy Life
  4. Find Another Reason
  5. Be Here Now

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions: Blue Eyes, Why Do You Run?, Let Go., Queen Songs/Human, Take It Back 2.0, Rich Kids, Uh-Huh, Yeah, Over My Head, Hesitate, Hold On

Conrad's Top 5:

  1. Stockholm
  2. Take it All Back 2.0
  3. Alright
  4. Take A Walk
  5. Scream!

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions: Suit and Jacket, 7000x, Passion Fashion, Dance with Ya, Joyboy, Quarter Life Crisis, Pictures, Conversations, Im Ok, Over My Head

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Brendon’s Top 5

  1. The Moth
  2. I Know How to Speak
  3. The Alien
  4. The Maze
  5. The Mansion

Conrad’s Top 5

  1. See it Again (Hope Version)
  2. Indentions (Hope Version)
  3. Obstacle
  4. The Mansion (Hope Version)
  5. Every Stone (Hope Version)

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions: The Wolf, The Silence, Lead, SD, Every Stone, See it Again, The Ocean, The Gold, Bed Head, Simple Math, Top Notch

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions: Cope (Hope Version), Bed Head, I Can Feel a Hot One, Choose you (Hope Version), Angel of Death, The Oceans (Hope Version), Annie, Top Notch (Hope Version), The Gold, Telepath

Next Episodes Artist: Judah and the Lion

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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 

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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This episode we enjoy the unique sound of the UK band Mumford & Sons. 

Conrad’s Top songs:

  1. Women
  2. White Blank Page
  3. The Cave
  4. Monster
  5. Babel

Brendon’s Top songs:

  1. Babel
  2. Hopeless Wander
  3. Guiding Light
  4. Tompkins Square Park
  5. Winter Winds

Conrads Honorable Mentions: Forever, Hopeless Wander, Delta, Holland Road, Ditmas, Winter Winds, October Skies, Only Love, Sign No More, Where are You Now, Roll Away Your Stone, Dust Bowl Dance, Whispers in the Dark, I will Wait, Ghost that We Knew, Lovers Eyes, Reminder, Broken Crown, The Boxer, Believe, Snake Eyes, Picture You, Blind leading the Blind

Brendon’s Honorable Mentions: White Blank Page, Little Lion Man, I Will Wait, Lover of the Light, Holland Road, Just Smoke, Snake Eyes, Forever, Slip Away, Picture You

Next Episodes Artist: Snow Patrol

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This episode we talk about our favorite songs from The Head and the Heart and briefly discus there new album, Every Shade of Blue.

Brendons List

-Down in the Valley

-Virginia

-City of Angels

-Glory of Music II

-Lost in my Mind

Conrad’s list

-Virginia

-Missed Connection

-Down in the Valley

-Take a Walk

-Dreamer

Brendon’s honorable mentions

-Let’s be still

-Gone

-Missed Connection 

-Brenda

-I Found Out

-Every Shade of Blue

-In the Summertime

-Rivers and Roads

-Honey Come Home

-Fire/Fear

-Rhythm & Lines

-Hurts but it Goes Away

Conrad’s Honorable Mentions

-Glory of Music -Rivers and roads Paradigm -Cats and Dogs -Tiebreaker -Gone -People need a melody -Honeybee -I found out -All we ever knew -City of angel's -Lost in my mind -Sounds like Hallelujah -Taking my time -Enemy lines -Hurts but it goes away -Homecoming Heros -Shake -Lets be still -My friends -10,000 weight in gold -Fire/fear -See you through me eyes -Brenda -Saving grace -Up against the wall -Living Mirage -Library magic -False Alarm -Rhythm and blues -Oh my dear -Your mother's eyes -Every shade of blue -Starstruck

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After almost 2 years The Martin Take returns! We begin a new series on our favorite music artists. This week it’s The Lumineers.

Brendon’s top songs: -Ain’t Nobody’s Problem -Democracy -Cleopatra -Charlie Boy -Jimmy Sparks -White Lie -BRIGHTSIDE -REPRISE

Conrad’s top songs: -Ophelia -Cleopatra -Sleep on Floor -Gun Song -Donna -Never Really Mine

Honorable Mentions: -Submarines  -Stubborn Love -Dead Sea -Ho Hey -Slow Down -Big Parade -Long Way from Home -Life in the City -Angela -Gale Song -Where the Skies Are Blue -Gloria -My Eyes

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Is this episode about what is comedy or just an excuse for Brendon to talk about The Office, you decide.

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After a week off, Brendon and Conrad continue their discussion of stuff.

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Brendon and Conrad talk about how they think the role of stuff plays in our homes and lives.

Home Design 3D

themartintake.com

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This week we give our takes on company culture, its effects and how we can effect it.

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This week Brendon talks to Conrad about his college experience over the last year.

The Infinite Game

The Infinite Game

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Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and Brydge Pro+ direct comparison.

Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro

Brydge Pro+

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Brendon and Conrad return from a "brief" hiatus. They discuss running and mention the new iPad Pro Magic Keyboard

Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro

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Brendon does a quick First Impressions of Apple’s latest iPad Pro keyboard

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Brendon and Conrad give there personal take on the present and future of self driving cars.