Our Most Anticipated Albums of 2026 with Shaad D’Souza, Plus An Interview with Real Lies’ Kevin Lee Kharas

Bandsplain

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 135 minutes

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Yasi kicks off 2026 with music and culture critic Shaad D’Souza to talk through their most anticipated albums of the year. Find out what’s coming, what they’re trying to wish into existence, and just how many truly great albums Madonna might have left. Next, Yasi is joined by Kevin Lee Kharas of Real Lies for a wide-ranging interview about his career, the music he’s listening to (or not listening to) and the impetus and inspirations behind Real Lies’ latest album (and Yasi’s no. 1 album of 2025), We Will Annihilate Our Enemies. CREDITS:Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalekGuests: Shaad D’Souza @shaad, Kevin Lee Kharas @real_lies_Producer: Rob SundermannEditor: Adrian BridgesAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You guys, I'm so excited to share that Bansplain is hitting the road.
0:10.2	We're joining Something in the Way Fest in Boston, and, babe, we love you to join us.
0:16.5	Christopher Ryan and I will be joined by a very special guest at the Sinclair in Cambridge on Friday, January 30th at 8 p.m.
0:25.6	Tickets go on sale next Tuesday, January 20th, and more information will be available at theringer.com slash events very soon.
0:36.3	And guess what, babe? That's not all. There's more. That's what we mean, babe, that's not all.
0:38.1	There's more.
0:38.9	That's what we mean when we say that's not all.
0:41.3	We'll also be doing a late-night movie screening, embarrassment of riches for Boston, at the Coolidge Corner Theater on Saturday, January 31st.
0:50.1	So keep your eyes out for those details, which will also be at the ringer.com slash events.
0:57.9	Again, Bansplain, we'll be on the East Coast.
1:00.9	Our live show is Friday, January 30th, the Sinclair in Cambridge,
1:04.0	and the movie screening is Saturday, January 31st, at the Coolidge Corner Theater.
1:10.1	Live show tickets will go on sale next Tuesday at 10 a.m. Eastern,
1:13.4	and details for both events are coming soon to theringer.com slash events.
1:18.4	So please join us.
1:20.5	What's with this band anyway?
1:24.0	I don't get it. Can you please explain?
1:27.9	Wait, like, Bansplain?
1:32.3	Never heard this band in my life. Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
1:39.0	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one band splain band splain band
1:45.7	i really hate this band whatever i'm their biggest fan ban splain band splain band splain band splain
1:52.4	bandplain bandplain bandplain bandplain bandplain
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