Flawless - A Music Podcast

Nina Simone is one of the icons of blues, jazz and soul, releasing many albums over her lifetime. George believes one of her 1965 albums, Pastel Blues, is flawless - will Liam and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Philip Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

And we are back! We bring in 2022 with a look at everyone's favourite high school album, 1995's Presidents of the USA. Liam thinks the simplistic song subjects hide a much deeper music ability and song structures. Will George and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Pop Lama and Columbia Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Happy 100 episodes to us! On this special bumper episode, we break down three very different albums from one of our favourite bands, Radiohead.  How many flawless albums will we come out with on the other side? We are going to be taking a break for the rest of the year, with new episodes returning again in 2022.  Thanks so much to all of you for listening along with us, telling us your favourite albums, flawless albums and favourite episodes.  See you in 2022!  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright EMI/Parlaphone/XL Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Bianca Valentino, author and publisher of Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Zine, joins us again to nominate the album that caused so many young women, and a bunch of young men too, to pick up a guitar - Hole's seminal second album Live Through This.  Will Liam, George and Grant find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright DGC Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Bianca Valentino, author and publisher of Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Zine, joins us to nominate Santogold, now known as Santigold, and her debut collection of cross-genre bangers. Will Liam, George and Grant find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Kidinakorner/Interscope Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

We're joined by just our second overseas guest, as Molly Burman nominates the third album by 22-year old folk rocker Billie Marten, Flora Fauna.  Will Liam and Grant find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Kidinakorner/Interscope Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Grant steps well outside his safety zone to nominate the smooth, well-crafted pop rock of X-Ambassadors. Will Liam and George find it flawless?  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Kidinakorner/Interscope Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

It took 3 years, and 95 episodes, but Liam finally did it - he finally settled on which Something For Kate album to nominate. After they spend the episode plumbing the full depth of Liam's SFK obsession, will George and Grant get on board with Beautiful Sharks being flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Island Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp    

White Ladder is the UK's 26th greatest all-time selling record, with over 7 million copies sold worldwide, but does that make it flawless? The boys from Shag Rock join us again to go to bat for the English crooner who mixed folk with electronica. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Island Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp    

We're joined by Alex and Jacob from Shag Rock, who nominate fellow Brisbaneites Jinja Safari and their debut self-titled album, filled with surf rock, wild percussion and tribal rhythms. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Island Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

We're joined again by Ruby Barnsley, who nominates the sixth solo album by Jenny Hval, Blood Bitch, a concept album about a vampire who travels through time and space.  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Sacred Bones Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Special guest Ian Johnson, our first ever guest joining us from overseas, nominates the third and final album from River City Extension - will Liam, George and Grant agree that it is flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Anchor and Hope Music. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Bjork's Post was not just a great audio album - the videos for its singles were iconic, unique visual experiences, bringing Bjork's stirring, evocative constructions to life on the screen.  Special guest Ruby Barnsley thinks Post is flawless - will Liam, George and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright One Little Indian/Elektra Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Sure, The National might be sad, mopey bastards, but they're sad mopey bastards who make incredible music. Special guest Bianca Martin nominates their most accessible album High Violet as being flawless. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright 4AD Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Special guest Bianca Martin joins us to nominate Patti Smith's iconic debut album Horses.  Will Liam, George and Grant find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Arista Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

We're joined once again by Ruby Jean McCabe to discuss one of New Zealand's finest recent musical exports, The Beths, which is a misleading name, because there is only one Beth in the group. We promise not to hold it against them.  Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Carpark Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Ruby-Jean McCabe, band manager extraordinaire and Big Sound booker, joins us to discuss one of her favourite albums. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Run For Cover. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

You could be forgiven for not having heard of Kid Sam - the cousin duo had just one album and were only together for a short while before breaking up. But Liam thinks that albums is flawless, and he goes to bat for it, shuddering, horrific stories and all. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Two Bright Lakes. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

Way back in 1992, The Offspring were still a relatively unknown skate punk band touring their arses off in southern Calfiornia. Their second album, Ignition, found a special place in Grant's heart, and he nominates it as flawless. Will Liam and George be *insert skate reference here*? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Epitaph Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp

George draws once again upon her homeland, and nominates the debut album from Muse, who would go on to be stadium-filling world-beaters. Will Liam and Grant find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless.  All music samples used in this episode are copyright Mushroom Records/Taste Media. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawlessamp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flawlessamp/ You can also back us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flawlessamp