Best New Artist Breakdown 04: 1985-1992

Confusing band names, the MTV aura, and what happens if the comedy/tragedy masks and a keyboard mate: it's the 4th episode of our Best New Artist season, which brings us great winners, indefensible losers, and tracks that are more branding exercise than song. Does Mariah tie a whole Reagan-era room together? Listen now and find out!

Intro and outro by Andrew Byrne; for more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas.

SHOW NOTES

• • The list of Best New Artist recipients, and nominees
  • The Best New Artist Breakdown season premiere
  • Best New Artist Breakdown 03: 1977-1984
  • Episode 242: Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car"
  • SDB's review of Monsters
  • Beats Around The Bush, Episode 05: The Mystery Of Tone Loc
  • Episode 50: The Indigo Girls' "Indigo Girls," Ranked
  • Beats Around The Bush, Episode 01: Hippie Hop Hooray
  • Episode 164: Milli Vanilli, "Blame It On The Rain"
  • Lisa Stansfield live at The Apollo