AI 24 - Ridiculous

On deck for this week's episode, Squeeze's 1995 album, Ridiculous. Released at the height of britpop, Squeeze's label saddled them with the slogan "The godfathers of britpop" and pushed Heaven Knows--perhaps one of their worst singles--into the upper echelons of the charts. The album is the band's most stylistically diverse, and as the conversation with guest host Tyler Button (founder and writer behind Tapestry Comics) points out, the experimentalism of the album is not always entirely successful. There are some definite highlights here, though, including Daphne, Electric Trains, Fingertips, and more.

Check out the cool work Tyler's doing over at Tapestry!
https://www.tapestrycomics.com/

As always, I want to stress the importance of supporting the artists that are featured on this series, whether that’s through buying their music and merch, attending one of their concerts, or even simply following them on social media. Squeeze is indeed very active, recording and touring both as a band, and Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford with their respective solo endeavors--see them in whatever capacity you're able. Additionally, keep up to date on all their latest doings at http://www.squeezeofficial.com/ and through their social media (@squeezeogram on, appropriately, Instagram and @squeezeofficial on Twitter).

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