Discologist
556 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsA Milwaukee/DC based music podcast about discussing and sharing the best new and new-to-you music.
Hosted by Kevin HIll and Eduardo Nunes.
Also, may be powered by cats.
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Episodes
Episode 402: Aaron Abernathy's 'Epilogue'
February 18, 2019 14:40 - 47 minutes - 22.3 MBAaron “Ab” Abernathy is a singer, a music director, an activist, a man of faith, and, most importantly, a man trying to do and BE his best. His journey towards this end chronicled on 2016’s Monologue and 2017’s Dialogue, now comes to its conclusion on his latest album Epilogue. Bursting with soul, raw emotion, and honest truth Epilogue tells the tale of two people finding love despite years of heartache through self-reflection, honesty, and kindness. Join us as we dig into this instant clas...
Episode 401: Aaron Abernathy Returns
February 14, 2019 14:16 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBOn the inaugural edition of Discologist, we’re hanging out in the basement one last time with our friend Aaron Abernathy to discus his remarkable, trilogy-capping new album Epilogue, love, faith in the modern era and much, much more. Change is good friends. RIP ChunkyGlasses: The Podcast. Long live DISCOLOGIST! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 400: The End (For Now)
December 31, 2018 18:43 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWe’ve run our mouths from a basement in Washington, D.C. for four hundred episodes now, but sadly it is time to say goodbye. Please join us for a bittersweet final hang in the basement with the people that we hold most dear saying goodbye to this chapter the only way we know how: Talking about Boston’s Third Stage. Thanks for listening. Y’all are the goddamn best. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 399: How To Make Friends And Influence People By Becoming A Steely Dan Fan
December 30, 2018 17:59 - 1 hour - 83 MBFor many, the music of Steely Dan is an enigma. For us…it’s our lifeblood. On our penultimate broadcast from a basement in Washington, D.C., Dead To Me’s Casey Rae and Eduardo Nunes are sitting in to fulfill a promise that Kevin made long ago, and turning up the nerd to nigh impossible levels in the process. Any major dude will tell you that whether you’re a super-fan or just Steely Dan curious, this episode is probably your destiny. It sure as hell was ours. Support this show http://s...
Episode 398: A Look Back At The Music of Washington, D.C. in 2018
December 29, 2018 20:24 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBWashington, D.C. has been our home for over a decade now, but our time here is rapidly coming to a close. In one of our final broadcasts from our nation’s capital, Kevin sits down with Lindsay Hogan (Music Journalist/DIY maven) and Paul Vodra (Hometown Sounds) to talk about some of the music that moved us in 2018, how we got to this point, and where we’re going from here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 397: A Look Back at the Music of 2018
December 21, 2018 20:07 - 2 hours - 65.9 MB2018 was a wild ride, and on one of our final broadcasts from Washington, D.C. we’re celebrating the music that moved us the most. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 396: Van Halen's '5150' [Discologist]
December 14, 2018 09:20 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBVan Halen’s 5150 was a turning point for the legendary party rockers for more than one reason. The replacing of original front man David Lee Roth with rocker Sammy Hagar was what was driving headlines, but the real news was in the music. Revved up, radio-friendly, and raring to go, this “new” Van Halen supplemented often questionable machismo with synths, honest-to-god pop hooks, and, most radically: Feelings. Washington Post Pop Critic Chris Richards and Broke Royals’ Philip Basnight are j...
Episode 395: Laura Gibson's 'Goners'
December 07, 2018 09:20 - 38 minutes - 18.8 MBOn her latest LP Goners, Laura Gibson is taking on grief and the joy that can be found through grieving, and the result is her strongest record yet. Lush, adventurous, and human AF, Goners drags the listener down to the bottom, where it may be dark, but at least you’ve got good company. PLUS: Maryjo Mattea is in pretty much ALL of the bands in Washington, D.C., and on her new single she’s being joined by good friend Cody Valentine (Allthebestkids) for a potent tale of personal empowerment a...
Episode 394: The Skiffle Players are back with 'Skiff' and thoughts on 'The Beatles (Super Deluxe)'
November 30, 2018 09:20 - 56 minutes - 27 MBThe members of The Skiffle Players — Neal Casal (Circles Around The Sun/Chris Robinson Brotherhood), Dan Horne (Beachwood Sparks), Cass McCombs, Farmer Dave Scher (All Night Radio/Beachwood Sparks), Aaron Sperske (Father John Misty/Beachwood Sparks) — are some of the most respected musicians on the scene today. So when they find the time to get together for a new Skiffle Players album, you’d best believe it’s going to be something special. Skiff, the collective’s second LP, expands on the fo...
Episode 393: In Conversation with Melissa Wright [Mink's Miracle Medicine]
November 16, 2018 12:32 - 55 minutes - 26.4 MBOn paper, an album about heartache, anxiety, and ancient aliens doesn’t seem like something that would work (or should even exist), but on Pyramid Theories, Mink’s Miracle Medicine are singing about those themes and more resulting in their best release to date. We’re catching up with the Melissa Wright of this Appalachian-based duo to dig into the trials of life as a creative, edibles, woodworking, aliens, and how their remarkable new album came to be. Support this show http://supporter.a...
Episode 392: In Conversation with Marian McLaughlin
November 09, 2018 09:20 - 47 minutes - 22.7 MBOn her new album Lake Accontink, Marian McLaughlin invites the listener along on her quest to try and make sense of the many ways in which we impact and are impacted by the environment, and what it all may mean in the long run. We’re sitting down with the Baltimore-based musician to talk about what inspired her self-described “music for the Anthropocene Epoch,” the perils of capitalism in the modern age, the joy of playing in a room with one-hundred other guitarists and much more! Support t...
Episode 391: Makaya McCraven's 'Universal Beings' and new music from Braxton Cook
November 02, 2018 08:20 - 47 minutes - 22.9 MBTo call Chicago’s Makaya McCraven, just a drummer would be doing the multi-talented musical truth seeker a grave disservice. Over the past few years, McCraven has been refining a production technique that mixes live jam sessions and impromptu performances with radically creative editing to produce some of the most exciting jazz of the modern day. On Universal Beings, an album recorded in four different locations with four distinct groups of musicians at each, McCraven seems to have perfected...
Episode 390: Celebrating the Music of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
October 26, 2018 08:20 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBJust in time for Halloween, we're talking about the music of one of the most revered cult films in history:The Rocky Horror Picture Show! Joining in the fun as we celebrate this culture-shifting masterpiece are our good friends Sean Barna, Philip Basnight, and very special guest, DC drag queen extraordinaire, DONNA SLASH! So come up to the lab, see what's on the slab, and always remember: Don’t dream it, BE IT! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. S...
Episode 389: Noname's 'Room 25'
October 19, 2018 12:07 - 41 minutes - 20.3 MBIn 2016 Chicago rapper Noname (Fatimah Warner) stepped out of the shadows of her collaborators to deliver Telefone, one of the best albums of 2016, and easily one of the best hip-hop debuts in recent memory. One move to L.A. and a good bit of growing up later, Noname is BACK with her first “official” album, Room 25. Self-produced and self-released, Room 25 is an ambitious step forward for one of music’s brightest talents, and we’re joined by special guest Philip Basnight (Broke Royals) to di...
Episode 388: Huey Lewis and the News' 'Sports' at 35
October 12, 2018 08:20 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBWith over eight million copies sold worldwide, four Top 10 hits, a “unique” reputation in cinematic history, and more, it is no wonder that the “heart of rock and roll” beats strong with Huey Lewis and The News bar room masterpiece thirty-five years after its release. Sports wasn’t just the sound of a band finally arriving on the scene, it encapsulated everything that was important to being goddamn American in the early 80’s even if it was all just a fantasy that has since faded, like so man...
Episode 387: In Conversation with Seán Barna...again
October 05, 2018 08:20 - 50 minutes - 24.2 MBIn 2017, a longtime friend of the podcast Seán Barna was living in New York City and wrestling with some serious life questions. How could he survive as an artist? Did he even WANT to make music anymore? Moreover, did he have anything left to say? In 2018 he found some of those answers through a fateful friendship and a handful of spontaneous studio sessions from which his latest EP, Cissy, was born. We’re sitting down with Barna to talk about the creation of Cissy, the power of drag queen...
Episode 386: In Conversation with Israel Nash
September 28, 2018 18:32 - 40 minutes - 19.7 MBOver the past few years, Israel Nash has been building a solid catalog of cosmic folk and country from his home-base in Dripping Springs, Texas, and now he’s taking the show on the road. We sat down with Nash before his recent stop in Washington DC to talk about his most recent album Lifted, the power of recognizing the beauty of nature, and how our connection to each other is the key to building a better world. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/discologist. Hosted on Acast. Se...
Episode 385: Lonnie Holley's MITH
September 28, 2018 12:07 - 37 minutes - 18.4 MBArtist/poet/father/musician Lonnie Holley has experienced the best and worst of modern American life in his 68 years on the planet, and on his latest project MITH, he pours all of that and more into a powerful meditation on blackness, our humanity, and how to survive in our darkest of nights. Join us as Kevin and special guest Wes Covey try to unpack some of what makes MITH, not just the best and most essential album of 2018, but the year’s most important. Support this show http://suppor...
Episode 384: Morphine's 'Cure For Pain' at 25
September 21, 2018 04:01 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBMorphine’s Cure For Pain is an album that revels in finding hope in the darkest nights of our souls. For twenty-five years the weird magic conjured by Mark Sandman (2-string bass/vocals), Dana Colley (sax), and Jerome Deupree (drums) has remained singular in its sound and remains (oddly) peerless to this day. This week we’re celebrating their remarkable achievement by taking a deep dive into one of the greatest albums ever made PLUS checking in with friend-of-the-pod, author, musician, and ...
Episode 383: The Story of Cherub Records with PJ Sykes
September 14, 2018 08:20 - 49 minutes - 23.7 MBPJ Sykes is a man of many talents - Photographer, political activist, cat-dad, musician - these are but a few of the many hats he wears. But this week we’re talking with him about a role he’s filled for over seventeen years now - label head. Founded in 2001, Cherub records has been the home of not just PJ’s music, but eccentric releases from the Richmond, Virginia scene and beyond. Tune in as we take a tour through his musical past with bands like Kids Techno, A New Dawn Fades, Graceland G...
Episode 382: Shooter Jennings' "Shooter"; In Conversation with Wheeler Walker Jr.
September 07, 2018 04:01 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBShooter Jennings is a man of many moods and talents, but on his new album Shooter, he's returning to his Country roots. A celebration of the Hank Williams Jr, and all of the troublemakers and rabble-rousers that came before and after, Shooter is bursting with debauchery, heartache, and something sorely missing from today's Country music: fun. PLUS! We're sitting down with the true savior of Country music - Wheeler Walker, Jr. - to discuss his upcoming album and tour, why the Nashville machi...
Episode 381: In Conversation with Motorcade
August 31, 2018 11:27 - 50 minutes - 24.3 MBHailing from Dallas, Texas, this group of rock and roll veterans (between them they've recorded and toured with the likes of St. Vincent, The Apples in Stereo, The War on Drugs, The Deathray Davies, Baboon, Daniel Johnston, and more) got together and decided to form "greatest band in the world. Maybe." and so it was that Motorcade was born. Armed with an ear for the past and a heart for writing great f@#@ing songs, Motorcade's debut defies expectations and is one of the best albums of 2018. ...
Episode 380: In Conversation with Luna Honey; Blood Orange's 'Negro Swan'
August 24, 2018 11:48 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBOn their debut LP Peace Will Grind You Down, Washington, DC-based quartet Luna Honey - a band formed seemingly on a whim - the doooooom is front and center, but so is an undeniable heart. Join us in a frank and hilarious discussion of, how feeling bad is a part of life, why you, yes you, should hurry up and start a band already, how your nerdy past always serves your future, and much, much more. PLUS! Blood Orange (Dev Hynes) is back with Negro Swan! On his follow-up to 2016's remarkable F...
Episode 379: U2's 'Zooropa' at 25
August 17, 2018 08:20 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBU2's finest hour wasn't lifting us up singing about MLK, a spiritual celebration of the history of American music, or even future pop from the edges of our imagination: It was an insistent, eccentric, and infinitely prescient project that almost wasn't, named Zooropa. This week, we're revisiting the "biggest band in the world's" most powerful statement about us all, twenty-five years after it's prophetic vibrations confounded and delighted music fans of all walks, and making that Zooropa is...
Episode 378: Israel Nash's "Lifted" PLUS Joachim Cooder
August 10, 2018 13:27 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBOver the past few years, Israel Nash has been building a solid catalog of cosmic folk and country from his home-base in Dripping Springs, Texas, and his, ahem, uplifting new LP Lifted is the latest product of his time in the proverbial desert. Built on found sounds, universal vibes, and an unfaltering believe that what will save us is our connection to each other, Nash is a new "hippie" gospel for our times, and the result is one of the very best albums of 2018. PLUS! We're sitting down wi...
Episode 377: In Conversation with Erin Rae PLUS Lori McKenna's "The Tree"
August 03, 2018 18:03 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBRecorded in a monastery in Appleton, Wisconsin, Erin Rae's Putting On Airs, is a delicious slice of folk/country goodness that explores the varied roles that empathy plays in our modern lives. On a recent tour stop in DC, Erin dropped by the basement to talk about her sophomore release, the story behind the single "Bad Mind" and much more. PLUS! Kevin is chatting with The Good Grace's Kim Ware about Lori McKenna's stellar new album The Tree. Show Notes Incidental music courtesy of Aquatic...
Episode 376: Heaven & Earth - Kamasi Washington
June 21, 2018 08:20 - 59 minutes - 28.2 MBIf Kamasi Washington’s work on Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 masterpiece To Pimp A Butterfly put Kamasi squarely in the public eye, his double LP The Epic that came a mere two months later launched him into the stratosphere. Washington followed up the audacious Brainfeeder debut with a succinct, and decidedly shorter work entitled The Harmony Of Difference (one of 2017’s very best albums), and now the master of Street Fighter cool is back with his first full length in three years, Heaven & Earth. B...
Episode 375: Slaying The Hypebeast
June 18, 2018 08:20 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBHYPE has always been a part of the music/entertainment industry, but in 2018, have we gone too far? Increasingly, it's not enough anymore that an artist delivers a few great hooks. To succeed they have to be the greatest of all time, the savior of the music industry, or, even worse, the voice of a generation, all often without even having a single album under their belts. On our latest episode, our friends Philip Basnight (Broke Royals) and Rafa (Rafa's One Man Band, Saduardo's actual broth...
Episode 374: Constant Image - Flasher
June 14, 2018 08:20 - 51 minutes - 24.5 MBWashington, DC's Flasher made minor waves with their self-titled debut in 2016, and now the trio is back with a new label (Domino) and a fun-as-hell new LP, Constant Image. Recalling the late 80's heyday of gothic synthpop, Constant Image's outta time, place, and, most importantly, outta sight sound is the new hotness arriving just in time to save us all from another dreary Summer in the swamp. PLUS! Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge's long-gestating project The Midnight Hour is finally...
Episode 373: Childqueen - Kadhja Bonet
June 11, 2018 08:20 - 53 minutes - 25.5 MBOn our latest podcast, soul/jazz polymath Kadhja Bonet is back with the follow up to her remarkable 2016 debut, The Visitor, and the more things have changed, the more they have stayed the same. Bursting with the uniquely impossible smoothness and impeccable sophistication that defined The Visitor, Childqueen is a singular that mood feels as fresh as it does timeless. Special guest Marcus J. Moore (Senior Editor, Bandcamp) joins us to journey through this latest weird and wonderful that Bone...
Episode 372: Hell-On - Neko Case
June 07, 2018 08:20 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBOver the course of her almost twenty-five-year career, Neko Case has proven time and time again that she is a fierce force of nature to be reckoned with, which makes it a little weird to say that Hell-On is her most powerful work to date. Built on the literal ashes of a recent personal tragedy (her Vermont home/studio burned to the ground) and bursting with love over the joy found in even the darkest parts of our lives, Case's latest is a potent reminder of how deeply honest art can change t...
Episode 371: God's Favorite Customer - Father John Misty
June 04, 2018 08:20 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBBarely a year after releasing his apocalyptic magnum opus Pure Comedy, Father John Misty (aka Josh Tillman) is back with another sonic journey into depravity. God's Favorite Customer finds the embattled monarch of the "poem zone" taking a break from battling the evils of modern times to engaging in bloody combat with his greatest enemy and nemesis: himself. Special guests Lindsay Hogan (Talking LIke A Jerk) and Seán Barna join Kevin and Drew as we follow this modern day lizard king down the...
Episode 370: Phil Cook Returns!
May 31, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 40.2 MBOn his 2015 solo debut Southland Mission, Phil Cook dove deep into his unparalleled love of Americana and Gospel and came back with a timeless, illuminating masterclass in countrified-soul that was one of the best albums of that year, or any. Now Phil is BACK with People Are My Drug, his stunner of a follow-up and this time he’s aiming to save the universe…with love. On our latest, Phil is hanging with Kevin and Eduardo to talk about how People Are My Drug came to be, the everlasting import...
Episode 269: Sounds Of Washington, D.C., Part 5 - harDCore
May 28, 2018 18:23 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBKnown to most of the world as a political playground, Washington, D.C. is a city where decisions that shape the course of, not just American, but HUMAN history, are made every day. More than that though, D.C. is a city where cultures collide resulting in a creative class that produces some of the most compelling and diverse art in the world. Built on the legacy of jazz and go-go, D.C. is on the cusp of a creative explosion and bringing everything from hip-hop to indie rock into the fold. In...
Episode 368: Murmur - R.E.M. [Discologist]
May 24, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBBefore, "indie-rock," before "alternative," there was "college rock" and four arty dudes from Athens, GA were its KINGS. On our latest episode, we're looking back at R.E.M.'s Murmur, one of the most influential "rock-and-roll" albums of all time, thirty-five years after it changed the music forever. Show Notes Incidental music courtesy of Aquatic Gardener. Hear more/buy it HERE. Support us on Patreon! [LINK] Support/find out more about Washington, DC's Uptown Art House [LINK] Support t...
Episode 367: Angel Dust - Faith No More [Discologist]
May 21, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBAfter finally finding their "voice" on The Real Thing, there was nowhere to go but up for Faith No More, which makes it all that more remarkable that an album like Angel Dust exists. Considered by many to be the weirdest album ever released on a major label, Angel Dust fused rap-ish, metal, grindcore, juvenilia, psychedelia, The Commodores - basically everything but the kitchen sink - into what many consider to be one of the defining masterworks of the 1990's. We're putting that praise to ...
Episode 366: Sparkle Hard - Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks
May 17, 2018 06:00 - 43 minutes - 21 MBSparkle Hard, Stephen Malkmus' seventh album with his band The Jicks, finds the indie-rock icon/god experimenting with a more "mainstream" palate, slinging some prerequisite Pavement vibes, and even recording one of the most political songs of his career. On our latest podcast, Kevin, Drew, and (Malkmus-superfan) Eduardo are dissecting the new LP to find out if Malkmus has still got "magic," or if his particular brand of indie-rock has seen it's better days. PLUS! Whether they're from a fa...
Episode 365: Johnny Fantastic of Stronger Sex
May 14, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBSynth-rock provocateurs Stronger Sex have gone through several lineup changes over the past few years, but on their debut LP There Is No Stronger Sex the (now) duo of Johnny Fantastic and Leah Gage (both veterans of the DC DIY scene) have found their "final form," and the result is an electric and aggressively danceable album that is one of the most exciting releases of 2018. On our latest episode, Johnny Fantastic is joining Kevin in the basement for a frank discussion about the band's hist...
Episode 364: The Prodigal Son - Ry Cooder
May 10, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBOver the past fifty years and more than thirty-five albums and soundtracks, guitarist Ry Cooder has pushed boundaries, made history, and proved time and time again why many consider him to be one of the greatest musicians of all time. On The Prodigal Son - his first album in five years - Cooder is going back to the crossroads to deliver a scathing (and often hilarious) indictment the times we're in through gospel and blues songs that have spoken to our condition for generations. Join Kevin,...
Episode 363: The Horizon Just Laughed - Damien Jurado
May 07, 2018 08:20 - 43 minutes - 61.1 MBOn his 15th album, Damien Jurado is coming back down to earth and leaving the cosmic vibes of Maraqopa for more familiar territory. The self-produced The Horizon Just Laughed finds the singer/songwriter coupling the more straightforward folk influences that could be found in his prior work with a 60's/70's pop sensibility to produce one of the most engaging and heartfelt albums of his career. PLUS! Nashville's Erin Rae has a killer new album (Putting On Airs) coming in June, and we're spin...
Episode 362: Dirty Computer - Janelle Monáe
May 03, 2018 08:20 - 57 minutes - 27.2 MBEven in the darkest of timelines, Janelle Monáe has always been the most triumphant of superstars, and five long years, Janelle Monáe is finally returning to music to claim her throne.. Featuring the likes of Grimes, Brian Wilson, and everyone in between, Dirty Computer lets its freak flag fly higher than fuck, and the results represent a landmark achievement in pop, hip-hop, funk, and whatever the hell else Monáe feels like proving she's better than the rest of us at. PLUS! The Australian...
Episode 361: Mr. Jukebox - Joshua Hedley
April 30, 2018 08:20 - 54 minutes - 25.8 MBOver the past few decades Country has dominated the music industry by embracing pop and hip-hop sensibilities, which makes Joshua Hedley's debut album Mr. Jukebox all that more refreshing. Forget "saving" country music, Hedley is merely laying down some great storytelling with a little twang, a time-tested recipe for feeling good, even if you're feeling bad. Kevin, Marcus, and Eduardo are taking a spin with this surprise hit of 2018, so come along for the ride and feel the love! PLUS! Phila...
Episode 360: Sounds of Washington, DC, Part 4
April 26, 2018 08:20 - 1 hour - 40.8 MBKnown to most of the world as a political playground, Washington, D.C. is a city where decisions that shape the course of, not just American, but HUMAN history, are made every day. More than that though, D.C. is a city where cultures collide resulting in a creative class that produces some of the most compelling and diverse art in the world. Built on the legacy of jazz and go-go, D.C. is on the cusp of a creative explosion and bringing everything from hip-hop to indie rock into the fold. In...
Episode 359: The Sciences - Sleep
April 23, 2018 08:20 - 34 minutes - 16.9 MBStoner metal legends Sleep are back with a surprise new album - their first in almost twenty years - that dropped on that highest of holidaze, 4/20. Are the heady trio's new jams worth the wait, or are they skunked like so many lost bags of dirtweed? Kevin and Paul have got the hookup and aim to find out. PLUS! Joachim Cooder's new album Fuchsia Machu Picchu confirms that genius runs in the family and we're spinning it's tasty new single for you to get lost in! Show Notes Get to know Joac...
Episode 358: Port Saint Joe - Brothers Osborne
April 19, 2018 08:20 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBOn their sophomore LP Port Saint Joe, Brothers Osborne has pulled off the rare feat of being EXACTLY as good as the hype makes them out to be. Good times, sick jams, with copious amounts of whiskey, weed, and Willie all make this "country" album one of the years best releases whether you believe in Nashville or not. PLUS! We've got some thoughts on the current state of Country Music journalism, Kendrick's Pulitzer, and Washington state's The Moondoggies are back from the cosmos with a new ...
Episode 357: Loma - Loma
April 16, 2018 06:00 - 46 minutes - 22.1 MBThe best art happens when like-minded creatives get together with the simple goal of sharing and exploring a moment or feeling. For their debut album, Loma - the band made up of Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg and Cross Record's Emily Cross and Dan Duszynski - headed to the Texas countryside to craft their shared vision and returned with one of the best albums of 2018 to date. Intimate, but sonically sprawling, Loma depends as much on the sounds of the locale where it was created as it does th...
Episode 356: Stain - Living Colour [Discologist]
April 12, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBLiving Colour is one of the most important bands in music history. On their third release Stain, the black rock innovators dug deep into the history of their culture, the dysfunction of America, and the sounds of underground rock and roll and came back with violent, high-volume exploration of love, hate, identity, and deep humanity that resonates maybe even stronger in 2018 then it did twenty-five years ago. Join Kevin and Marcus along with special guest Timothy Anne Burnside as they work t...
Episode 355: The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs - Wye Oak
April 09, 2018 06:00 - 59 minutes - 28.5 MBOver twelve years and six albums, Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have proven time and again that their talents know no boundaries. Their new LP The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs, finds the experimentation that the duo has been pursuing over the past few years - both within the constraints of Wye Oak and through various solo projects (Flock of Dimes, El Vey, Dungeonesse) - coalescing into a real evolution of the band that isn't just their strongest release to date, but one of the be...
Episode 354: Ryan Walsh, author of 'Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968"
April 05, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBCreation doesn't happen in a vacuum, and in Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968, author (and Hallelujah The Hills frontman) Ryan Walsh explores every weird, fantastical nook and cranny of Boston that surrounded and seeped into Van Morrison's soul-bending masterpiece. We're sitting down with Walsh to discuss how he brought this story to life, the eternal value of having your mind blown, and a history of his hometown that has remained largely untold until now. Tune in, drop out, and slip i...
Episode 353: Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
April 02, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBOn Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves is dialing back the humor and turning up the heart to deliver what many are saying is her best work to date. Is this latest collection of genre-defying, lane-shifting "country" songs the future of Musgraves, or just a stepping stone on the way to something better? We've assembled a panel of Musgraves superfans to find out. PLUS! Jazz Bassist songwriter Nicole Saphos is classing up the #DCMusic joint and we've got a taste of her groovin' new EP Buzz and Bloom ...