This was originally posted to the One Band, 5 Songs Patreon on September 20, 2024.

This week we are joined by Justin Hensley from Punk Lotto Pod to break down and properly give star ratings to the discography of Long Island, NY’s Iron Chic.

TL;DL

• Demo ‘08 (EP; Dead Broke Rekerds debut; 2008)

• • Justin: ****¼

  • Dave: ***

• Shitty Rambo E​.​P. (EP; 2009)

• • Justin: ***¾

  • Dave: ***

• Not Like This (Full-length debut; 2010)

• • Justin: *****

  • Dave: ****

• Split N' Shit (EP; 2011)

• • Justin: ***¼

  • Dave: ***

• Spooky Action (EP; Bridge Nine Records debut; 2013)

• • Justin: ***½

  • Dave: ***

• The Constant One (Bridge Nine full-length debut; 2013)

• • Justin: ****¼

  • Dave: ****½

• Ys (EP; 2015)

• • Justin: ***¾

  • Dave: ****

• You Can't Stay Here (SideOneDummy Records debut; 2017)

• • Justin: ****½

  • Dave: *****

• Catgut (Single; 2021) and Ancient Pistol (EP; 2023)

• • Justin: ***½

  • Dave: ****½

References:

BandCamp - Music | Iron Chic: https://ironchic.bandcamp.com/

Rate Your Music - Iron Chic: https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/iron_chic

Discogs - Iron Chic: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1403345-Iron-Chic

Wikipedia - Iron Chic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Chic

Oklahoma Lefty - Top 50 Records of the 2010's: 50-41: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2019/11/top-50-records-of-2010s-50-41.html

Oklahoma Lefty - Top 40 Records of 2017: 10-1: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2017/12/top-40-records-of-2017-10-1.html

Oklahoma Lefty - Top 30 Albums of 2013: 10-1: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-30-albums-of-2013-10-1.html

Oklahoma Lefty - Album Review: The Constant One: https://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2013/11/album-review-constant-one.html

Outro Track:

“Instrumental (Thunder Jam)” by Roustabouts from 3017 (2018)BandCamp: https://roustaboutsokc.bandcamp.com/album/3017

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3xvjP1CpanE8S1H3n0eLtV

In five short years, The Smiths released four studio albums, one live album, 18 singles, and three compilations. Since then, the band has become legendary, hugely influential, and a cornerstone of what would become known in the '90s as alternative music.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Part 1

00:11:48 - “What Difference Does It Make?” from The Smiths (1984)

00:15:33 - Part 2

00:21:23 - “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” from William, It Was Really Nothing (1984) and Hatful of Hollow (1984)

00:23:09 - Part 3

00:27:35 - “How Soon Is Now?” from William, It Was Really Nothing (1984) and Hatful of Hollow (1984)

00:34:12 - Part 4

00:47:45 - “Panic” from Panic (1986) and The World Won't Listen (1987)

00:49:59 - Part 5

01:00:11 - “Is It Really So Strange?” from Sheila Take a Bow (1987) and Louder Than Bombs (1987)

01:03:12 - Part 6

References and Clip Sources:

Wikipedia - The Smiths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiths

Bandsplain - The Smiths: Part 1 With Naomi Fry: https://www.theringer.com/2023/9/21/23883645/the-smiths-part-1-with-naomi-fry

Bandsplain - The Smiths: Part 2 With Naomi Fry: https://www.theringer.com/2023/9/28/23894043/the-smiths-part-2-with-naomi-fry

Discogs - The Smiths: https://www.discogs.com/artist/83080-The-Smiths

Rate Your Music: https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the-smiths

AllMusic - The Smiths: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-smiths-mn0000899530

Genius - The Smiths: https://genius.com/artists/The-smiths

YouTube - The Smiths - Morrissey interview 1984: https://youtu.be/FlsQlQzgEIM

YouTube - Kevin and Dave Kendall discuss the end of The Smiths on MTV 120 Minutes with Kevin Seal (1987.09.27): https://youtu.be/bBUKs4TjGE4

YouTube - Martha pierces the perverted sense of Morrissey on MTV New Video Hour with Martha Quinn (1986.09.01): https://youtu.be/HSuT7HLMewY

Sometimes circumstances make you reevaluate or give you a new perspective on a song. That is exactly what happened to me with Frank Turner’s “Heartless Bastard Motherfucker.”

References:

Frank Turner - Heartless Bastard Motherfucker: https://frank-turner.com/tracks/heartless-bastard-motherfucker/

Wikipedia - Frank Turner discography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Turner_discography

Discogs - Frank Turner: https://www.discogs.com/artist/534926-Frank-Turner

Rate Your Music - Frank Turner: https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/frank-turner