You, Me and An Album
On each episode, a guest introduces the host, Al Melchior, to an album they love but that he doesn't know.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 204
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
23. Patrick Grant Discusses Devo, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Patrick Grant, creator of Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars, introduces me to an album that I long avoided because I thought it might be “scary,” but his quest is to show …
22. Rebecca Clay Cole Discusses Jimmy Buffett, The Great Filling Station Holdup (You, Me and a Song)
On this episode, You, Me and An Album becomes You, Me and a Song. Back in late March, Rebecca Clay Cole (The Minders, Wild Flag, Telekinesis) posted a tweet in which she bemoaned that J…
21. Jason La Canfora Discusses Fishbone, Truth and Soul
Football writer, radio host and podcaster Jason La Canfora has had eclectic taste in music going back to his teen years, so it’s only appropriate that he chose a band with a range of ec…
20. Mariana Timony Returns to Rank Sleater-Kinney's Albums
Back when I was recording Episode 16 (Quasi, Field Studies) with Mariana Timony of Bandcamp Daily, I had promised that there would be a second part of our discussion forthcoming. This i…
19. Eric Gilde Discusses Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Actor/writer/director Eric Gilde stops by to discuss Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, an album he had on repeat for an entire summer and one that still intrigues him …
18. Derek VanRiper Discusses Houndmouth, Little Neon Limelight
This week’s guest is no stranger to me on podcasts…it’s Derek VanRiper, my co-host (along with Michael Beller) on The Athletic’s Fantasy Baseball in 15. (It’s just a small part of all t…
17. Andrew Brown Discusses Frank Ocean, Blonde
Andrew Brown pays You, Me and An Album a visit, bringing a copy of Frank Ocean’s Blonde along with him. Andrew is a business analyst for Buzzfeed and a former analyst for the Texas Rang…
16. Mariana Timony Discusses Quasi, Field Studies
This week, Mariana Timony of Bandcamp Daily introduces me to Field Studies, a 1999 album by Quasi – a band I have only discovered during the past year. We discuss how Mariana got into m…
15. Lindsey Adler and Kevin Brown Discuss Oasis, Definitely Maybe
Welcome to the first-ever three-person episode of You, Me and An Album! Yankees beat writer Lindsey Adler of The Athletic and play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown (ESPN, Baltimore Orioles…
14. Doc Crotzer Discusses Tom Petty, Wildflowers
Doc Crotzer joins me as my guest for this episode of You, Me and An Album to discuss Tom Petty’s second solo album, Wildflowers. Doc is a director, producer and editor who has worked on…
13. Ed Masley Discusses The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
Ed Masley, a music critic for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, joins You, Me and An Album to introduce me to The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. In addition to …
12. Kasha Patel Discusses Janelle Monáe, The Electric Lady
This week’s guest brings sci-fi to You, Me and An Album! Kasha Patel -- a science writer for NASA Earth and stand-up comedian – chose Janelle Monáe’s The Electric Lady as our album to d…
11. Elliott Blaufuss Discusses Crash Test Dummies, God Shuffled His Feet
My guest for this episode is Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Elliott Blaufuss (solo material, Eric Hutchinson). Elliott picked Crash Test Dummies’ second album, God S…
10. Michael Beller Discusses The Band (self-titled or The Brown Album)
Michael Beller is a podcast producer, host and writer for The Athletic, and along with Derek VanRiper and me, he is the co-host of The Athletic’s Fantasy Baseball in 15 podcast. Off air…
9. Scott McCaughey Discusses The Modern Lovers (self-titled)
Indie rock multi-instrumentalist Scott McCaughey (The Baseball Project, R.E.M., Young Fresh Fellows, Filthy Friends) joins me for a bonus episode of You, Me and An Album. For his album …
8. Chris Cwik Discusses Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
Chris Cwik, a writer for Yahoo Sports, drops the needle on Vampire Weekend's third album, Modern Vampires of the City. We try to figure out which words are best for describing the group…
7. Chris Towers Discusses Carly Rae Jepsen, E*MO*TION
CBSSports.com fantasy sports analyst Chris Towers joins the show to dig deep into an album I first heard him talk about with great enthusiasm nearly six years ago. The album is Carly Ra…
6. John Ferrari Discusses David Sylvian, Brilliant Trees
Growing up in Allendale, New Jersey, I spent countless hours listening to and talking about music with my friend, John Ferrari. On this episode, John – who is a drummer and percussionis…
5. Ellen Adair Discusses Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book
Actor, author, baseball analyst and podcaster Ellen Adair (Billions, The Sinner, Homeland) is here to share her enthusiasm for Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book. She discusses why this …
4. Rich Kimball Discusses Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson
Rich Kimball, host of Downtown on Zoom Radio, brought his extensive knowledge of Harry Nilsson and of music in general to this episode of You, Me and An Album. We discussed Nilsson’s be…