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Now Hear This

40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings

Now this is happening. Paul Kaminski (Yesterday & Today Podcast and The Third Men Podcast) and Ryan Brady (Take It Away Podcast) host your new favorite podcast. What's it all about? Simple and easy. We trade our favorite records and talk about one album per podcast for about an hour. We each picked six albums for season one's twelve episodes. In every episode, imagine one guy is the "expert" and the other guy is the rookie. We swap roles throughout the season. We walk through the history of the albums, run through the track lists, and attempt to turn each other - and YOU, the listener - on to new music. Mostly, we listen and laugh. You may too. Please join us in conversation, discover something new, and now hear this. Please donate here.

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Episodes

Spinal Tap feat. Sodajerker

December 17, 2021 07:45 - 1 hour - 93.5 MB

The season finale of Now Hear This has arrived, and with it a cranked-to-eleven episode! Brian and Simon from the Sodajerker podcast are on hand to guide us through This Is Spinal Tap. This epic album from the fake (but real) english (but American) hard rockers who want you to smell their respective glove is pound-for-pound one of the best rock-pastiche records in existence... and we're deep-diving through it all! From satanic Christmas celebrations to the twee cups and cakes of P.G. Woodho...

Jellyfish - Spilt Milk

November 26, 2021 19:59 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Hope you're ready to join a fan club, because this episode is new and NOT a mistake! Now Hear This welcomes special guest Joe Pierandozzi to walk us through the wild, whacky and otherwise wonderful 1993 Jellyfish LP Spilt Milk. This Sturmer/Manning masterwork came in over-time, over-budget and over-blown, but has evolved into the kind of cult record that would spawn a million indie darlings - and continues to inspire to this day. Now hear this: "New Mistake," "Russian Hill," and "He's My Bes...

Lucy Walsh - When Life Was Figured Out

November 12, 2021 16:53 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

Lucy Walsh joins us to discuss her 2020 EP When Life Was Figured Out, and this six-track tour de force features a stunning array of talents from our guest this week. Join us as we deep-dive into Lucy's roots as an intensely-trained singer and pianist, and discuss her songwriting evolution over the years alongside some of the biggest talents in the music industry. From touring the world to finding inspiration in unusual places, Lucy's breath of experience and abilities are a sight (and sound!...

Ringo Starr - Old Wave

October 29, 2021 04:21 - 1 hour - 84.7 MB

What's his name? It's RINGO! What's the album we're talking about today? OLD WAVE! The best Ringo album you've likely...never heard? In 1983 when former Beatle Ringo Starr needed a new sound to revitalize his solo career, ol' Ritchie enlisted the help of Eagles rocker Joe Walsh to craft a clean, catchy, up-tempo record that embodied the very best in Starr's capabilities. But a string of flops wrecked label havoc with this collection, and its contents would take years to surface in the US and...

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel 3 (Melt)

October 15, 2021 07:48 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

Prepare yourself for podcasts without frontiers - it's the Now Hear This deep dive into Peter Gabriel's seminal third solo (and third self-titled) studio effort, affectionately dubbed "Peter Gabriel 3" or "Melt". This groundbreaking gem not only cemented the solo hit-making status of the original Genesis frontman, but also established sounds that would permeate popular music throughout the 1980's (and beyond). Joining us on this journey into the wire is longtime Ryan & Paul podcast contribut...

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street

October 01, 2021 03:39 - 1 hour - 114 MB

Ready to shine a light on the ultimate rock'n'roll band? Well, break out the cheap stuff and get those taxes in order because Now Hear This is taking a journey into the depraved south of France to deep dive into the Rolling Stones atmospheric masterpiece: Exile On Main Street. This torn and frayed offering of drunken stomps and trademark Jagger/Richards balls-out fury is held in high esteem by most...but has it always been that way? To answer that question, Paul is joined by the incomparable...

Elvis Costello - Armed Forces

September 17, 2021 03:50 - 2 hours - 2.04 GB

Suit up in your green shirt and prepare for battle! At long last, Now Hear This tackles Elvis Costello with an over-sized examination of 1979's Armed Forces - Elvis's third studio LP and early breakthrough project in a career that now spans nearly five decades. Joining Paul for this discussion is none other than Chris Mercer - cofounder of the hit Take It Away: The Complete Paul McCartney Archive podcast and Declan McManus aficionado supreme. So join the big boys for a class in linguistics a...

Annabel Jones - Libelle

September 03, 2021 04:11 - 1 hour - 92.6 MB

Annabel Jones joins us to discuss her 2016 debut solo EP Libelle, and this five-track powerhouse is packed with emotional punch. In this career-spanning discussion, we venture from Annabel's musical beginnings in Lady and The Lost Boys, up through the harder-edged Bluebell and straight through to her most recent recordings. This defiant, bemused, truthful, human record is music to our ears. Now hear this: "Happy," "Magnetic," "Spiritual Violence," and "Normal Heights." Have something to say...

The Kills - Ash and Ice

August 20, 2021 05:04 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB

We're loyal, oh-oh, We've got the heart of a pod! And heart is certainly in abundance when we're talking about the rock'n'roll uber-combo of Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart: THE KILLS. This deep-dive into the band's 2016 studio effort Ash and Ice will take Paul and Ryan from London flats to the circus railway to Anthony Bourdain's kitchen and back again...and this raw, raunchy rock is the kind of sonic substance you curl up with on long Siberian nights. So get the vision...better yet, get re...

Tenacious D

August 06, 2021 15:33 - 1 hour - 75.5 MB

Friendship is rare, do you know what i'm saying to you? It's in that spirit of friendship that Paul & Ryan pay tribute to the self-titled debut album of one of the greatest bands to rock your socks since the turn of the millennium: the wonderboys known as Tenacious D. The story goes that tacos and the promise of guitar lessons brought Jack Black and Kyle Gass together to form this fateful duo back in the mid-1990's, and since then Kage & Jables have graced everything from the small screen, t...

T. Rex - Electric Warrior

July 23, 2021 03:45 - 1 hour - 66 MB

We're dirty, sweet and we're your pod! For the season sophomore offering of NOW HEAR THIS we bring you the adventures of a man with stars in his beard, whose eye doth shine like an Egyptian ruby... Mr. Boogaloo himself - Marc Bolan! Under the band name T. Rex, Marc and his outfit of like-minded rock and roll jeepsters put some serious boogie in the bottoms of the world with their blockbuster LP Electric Warrior back in '71. Ryan and Paul will now peer into the mind of a mad magician, and our...

The Presidents of the United States of America

July 09, 2021 03:36 - 1 hour - 79.9 MB

Now Hear This is BACK! Kicking off season 3 of the great album exchange, Ryan brings to the table the high-energy twisted tunes of Chris Ballew, Dave Dederer and Jason Finn on their self-titled debut album The Presidents of the United States of America! This raucous recording captured the hearts, minds and eardrums of the nation when it was released in the spring of 1995, driven by monster singles like "Peaches" and "Lump", coupled with memorable music videos and a high-octane spirit that ep...

For Ryan (pt2)

March 08, 2021 04:52 - 1 hour - 130 MB

Side B: The Take It Away and Now Hear This Podcasts have joined forces to pay tribute to friend and podcasting pioneer Ryan Brady. Hosts Chris and Paul are joined by guests, family and listeners to share the special music and memories given to them - and to all of us - by Ryan over the years in this two-volume retrospective. We'll touch on the many facets of a life lived in joy and melody, and spotlight our favorite music made by, and enjoyed, by Ryan Brady. Our thanks go out to all those hel...

For Ryan (pt1)

March 08, 2021 04:37 - 1 hour - 128 MB

Side A: The Take It Away and Now Hear This Podcasts have joined forces to pay tribute to friend and podcasting pioneer Ryan Brady. Hosts Chris and Paul are joined by guests, family and listeners to share the special music and memories given to them - and to all of us - by Ryan over the years in this two-volume retrospective. We'll touch on the many facets of a life lived in joy and melody, and spotlight our favorite music made by, and enjoyed, by Ryan Brady. Our thanks go out to all those hel...

The Cars - Heartbeat City

September 04, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 169 MB

Hello ... HELLO again! Holy smokes folks, we're riding the new wave with The Cars' 1984 album Heartbeat City. Grab your skinny ties, Fairlight CMI synthesizers, headless Steinberger bass guitars, and best impressions of Ric Ocasek and let's fly. Wait, no ... drive. Paul and Ryan are both big fans of The Cars and this LP represents six months of Ric, Benjamin, Elliot, Greg, and David's painstaking production guided by legend Mutt Lange which ultimately resulted in a sparkling pop masterpiece....

Beck - Modern Guilt

August 21, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 176 MB

How do you all feel about that new Cream Soda Dr. Pepper? No matter your answer, and we're not going to wait for you to give one, it doesn't matter because we're back with our regularly scheduled programming. Back with what you ask? Beck's 2008 LP Modern Guilt and we don't feel guilty about it. Ryan definitely missed the memo about this one and Paul smacks him upside the head with it. In a spiritual sense. Beck teams up with Danger Mouse on a - AHEM - modern classic. Call it one hell of a sh...

Summer Jams

August 07, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 270 MB

Surprise. Annabel and Suzannah are back again. Why, you ask? Because, they said so that's why. No, no, only kidding, they're back to discuss one of everyone's favorite things - summer songs. Much like in our Holiday Songs episode in 2019, we each compiled a list of our three favorite summer songs and created the ultimate Now Hear This Summer Jams 2020 Playlist. We road-tested this playlist and then drove right through it on this very funny episode. Before we give away any of the fun, press pl...

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

July 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 178 MB

Trick question. If The Beatles were bigger than Jesus, were they bigger or smaller than Yeezus? Before you answer, consider listening to this high energy episode on Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy from 2010. No two men should have all that power so the boys brought in Max Perenchio aka The Pelican Boy to chop it up about the writing, recording, and baffling story behind this album. Not interested in rap? Good news, the three of us are here to change your mind and open you up t...

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town

July 10, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 171 MB

(SNARE DRUM) Baaaadlaaaaands! Do you enjoy jean jackets, well-worn Telecasters, New Jersey, old-fashioned blue collar grit, patriotism, and songs about broken dads or former high school heroes? Welcome back to Now Hear This where we jump - (SNARE DRUM) HUHf! BAAAAAAAAAADLANDS! - woah now, sorry, we cannot help ourselves this episode. Extraordinarily excited to walk you through Bruce Springsteen's 1978 Darkness on the Edge of Town, a classic from start to finish. Paul, a New Jersey native, wa...

St. Vincent - Masseduction

June 26, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 190 MB

From New York to Los Ageless, from Sufjan Stevens to David Byrne, from Annie to St. Vincent, we're back with the very successful MASSEDUCTION album from 2017, and oh boy, this was a fun episode. Possibly one of society's top lead guitarists, songwriters, and artists, Anne Erin Clark pka St. Vincent turned in one hell of a wild electric clear chaos ride with this LP where she weaponizes the accoutrement of her monumental success with wit and ennui. Bonus alert, this episode operates almost as ...

Procol Harum - A Salty Dog

June 12, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 176 MB

Oh, so you thought they only wrote "A Whiter Shade of Pale"? Wrong again listener. A sand so white, and sea so blue, we sail for parts unknown to man. Welcome back to THE great music exchange where Ryan and Paul set sail with Procol Harum's 1969 LP A Salty Dog. Sea-sick on his own salt-watered down power, old-man Ryan rambles and yet somehow leads us through another extremely entertaining episode about an album which acts as a fantasy for his alternate life. Will we make it back to land? Wil...

Paul McCartney - Cold Cuts - A Take It Away Crossover

May 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 228 MB

Holy crossover Batman! Emotional moment, we enter the cage. Cage match that is ... Chris Mercer (Take It Away Podcast), Paul, and Ryan throw down on the most famous unreleased Paul McCartney project to date: Cold Cuts (or Hot Hitz, and Kold Kutz, for those keeping score). We talk about this long lost, ultimately found, and yet sort of released, yet still unofficially unreleased clutch of rare gems in the McCartney cannon. Will there be debates? Heated. Will there be laughs? Myriad. Did daddy...

Jack White - Lazaretto - A Third Men Crossover

May 15, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 231 MB

As you may know, Paul is a Jack White enthusiast, so you better believe us talking about Jack's 2014 album Lazaretto is a big deal. Such a big deal that Paul's brother James shows up to teach Ryan a thing or two about John Anthony "The Third Man" Gillis. An album partly inspired by White's own secret, lost, attic poems written when he was 19, and by kicking his legs out from under himself and diving into the magic music kitchen sink, Lazaretto sounds as if all of the best parts of Jack's car...

Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy

May 01, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

Aaaaawhooooo! The full moon blinds on this episode about Warren Zevon's 1978 smash Excitable Boy and boy are we excited. The razor sharp laconic king of macabre song craft, Zevon turned in an album about werewolves, lawyers, guns, headless gunners, discos on the train tracks, bone cages, Johnny Carson, and somehow much more. Grab a handle or two of your favorite drink, and drift with us through this 1970s Los Angeles classic. Now hear this: "Excitable Boy," "Werewolves of London," "Lawyers, ...

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit.

April 17, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

We're back again with Courtney Barnett's 2015 Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. - a punchy, wordy, refreshing thrill of a record from a young Australian song craft master. With an understated pride for her home (and a hook), Courtney's incredibly detailed lyrics, both dry and wistful, float on clean but pumping '90s tinged alt rock. Her sharp observations mirror the music and because of that we think you should just listen to this episode. Now hear this: "Elevator Operator...

Tim Heidecker - What The Brokenhearted Do...

April 03, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 150 MB

We're back again with Tim Heidecker's excellent 2019 LP What the Brokenhearted Do.... Ryan brought Paul this fresh slice of throwback 1970s pop-craftsmanship by one of the greatest living comedians. No, it's not a comedy album. It's about Tim's fake divorce and it's very serious. Trolls were involved. It's like a primordial podcast in the era of podcasts. What does that mean? We think you should stop reading this, put on the album, and then listen to this podcast. You will not regret it. Now...

Jenny Lewis - The Voyager

March 20, 2020 07:07 - 1 hour - 167 MB

Wow. The world is wild right now. We were going to save this episode for later in the year, but we think the world needs some more laughter in it. We're back with Season 2 or Episode 14, call it what you want. Paul brought Ryan Jenny Lewis's The Voyager and it did not disappoint. Join us if you want to take your mind off of everything going on right now. We laugh a lot in this one. You will too. Now hear this: "Just One of the Guys," "Slippery Slopes," "She's Not Me," "The Voyager". Have so...

The Holiday Mixtape ft. Annabel Jones and Suzannah

December 22, 2019 08:00 - 2 hours - 252 MB

Just when you thought we were done for the year, we do something like this and totally redeem ourselves. That's right, Paul, Ryan, and their lovely wives, Suzannah and Annabel, did the unthinkable. They each compiled a list of their three favorite holiday songs, created the ultimate Now Hear This Holiday Songs Playlist, and then walked through it on this hilariously fun and long (great value) season one bonus episode. Because we don't want to ruin any of the surprises, we will say this: plea...

Brian Eno - Another Green World

December 15, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 153 MB

We're here live (just kidding, or are we?) with the last episode of the season. Listen up to Brian Eno's 1975 masterpiece album Another Green World. A glam rocker, ambient composer, hit producer, technology innovator, Windows 95 startup sound creator, and self-proclaimed non-musician - there is no one quite like Brian Eno. Will you open your heart and becalmed by Lord Eno? Will you find out about Oblique Strategies? Do we have anything else up our sleeves this season? Will we return for anot...

Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit

December 08, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 168 MB

You're still here? Great! Turns out this is the best episode of the season so far. You know that one you share with all your friends to turn them on to your new favorite (this) podcast? Yes, that one is this one. We're back with Belle and Sebastian's 2006 album The Life Pursuit, and wow ... what a ride. Will you jangle as if unchained? Are you in touch with your feelings? Will you also succumb to artistic discography addiction? Could you love an indie mid-2000s Beatles? Will we discover whic...

ELO - Time

December 01, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 141 MB

Here is the news: We have a serious case of rocket lag on this episode on ELO's Time. Come down from your plastic ivory tower, grab your Gynoid, her jumpsuit, your ticket to the moon, and join us in 2095 to look back at 1981 when things were so uncomplicated. Where is the plot line running through these songs? Will Jeff Lynne make it back to Julie? Have you rented an apartment on a roller coaster? In the future, will we attempt to send this podcast as a letter in the form of a dream back to ...

Brendan Benson - What Kind of World

November 24, 2019 08:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MB

What kind of world? The world of rock'n'roll's Charlie Brown that's what. Wait, maybe that's who, is that right? Anyway, what we do know is that Brendan Benson is possibly the best kept secret of rock'n'roll. Benson turns in an incredible collection of power pop on his 2012 album What Kind of World. Is what you want also what you need? It this tree sap dripping on your old reliable Telecaster or a brick of delicious sliceful hooks of tarty pop power punk? Will Ryan and Paul make it back from...

The Beach Boys - SMiLE

November 17, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 174 MB

Join Paul, Ryan, and America's favorite hamburger boy on a jaunt through the now released, unreleased, mythical masterpiece SMiLE. All jokes aside, the gloves fell off in this one, and we took a few long, deep dives into the 1960s, psychedelia, psychedelics, psychology, and Mike Love's hat. Have our kids done it and created their best episode of season one or have they finally alienated their audience and themselves? Grab your piano sandbox, modular musical sensibilities, and birthday cake a...

Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool

November 10, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 181 MB

So it goes, and so it goes, and so it goes, and so it goes. Where it's going, no one knows! Join Paul and Ryan on this season one highlight where things kick into 12th gear. Are you more of a Jesus of Cool person or a Pure Pop for Now People person? We're both and you'll hear why in a second. How does Nick Lowe feel about his label? Did Brinsley Schwarz open for Wings? What ended up happening to Marie Provost's dog? Will Ryan's towering physical presence scare Paul off of podcasting for good...

Ben Folds - Rockin' the Suburbs

November 03, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 152 MB

Y'all don't know what it's like to be male, middle class, and white, and to listen to a podcast, or to possibly have your own podcast. Wait, maybe you do. We're back again with Ben Folds's 2001 album Rockin' the Suburbs. Does this album hold up? Will Paul make a Weird Al reference? Will Ryan slam Macca's musical ability, again? Will Ben Folds marry, again? What happened to the drum set Folds threw into that lake? Did someone leave the cake out in the rain? Some of these questions answered an...

Margo Price - Midwest Farmer's Daughter

October 27, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Margo Price is a whiskey drinking, guitar slinging, establishment defying badass. Thank your lucky stars Paul dug her 2016 Midwest Farmer's Daughter album out for Ryan, who up to this point had a twangy slide guitar phobia. Price sells the truth, and once you take a taste, you won't stop lapping it up. (Shut up and take our money!) Has Margo done time? Has she successfully sung for Jack White? Will Ryan completely offend you, the listener? Will Paul occasionally wear a straw cowboy hat? Will...

Randy Newman - Trouble in Paradise

October 20, 2019 07:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MB

We love L.A. and we also love Randy Newman. Good thing too because now you get to join us as we deliver a big slice of Randy's 1983 LP Trouble in Paradise as episode four of Now Hear This. Turns out Randy had a whole solo career before he started earnestly scoring your favorite Disney-sponsored toy movies. Our hats are off to the sarcastic, piano playing, soft-punk rocker himself. Paul's whole perception of reality changes and Ryan learns a few life lessons hidden in this LP he missed the fi...

The Fiery Furnaces - EP

October 13, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

We’re back with The Fiery Furnaces' 2005 EP, which is neither an EP nor an LP, but dammit we love it. Brian Eno art rock-era inspired band comprising of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, The Fiery Furnaces were indie-darlings on fire from 2003 to 2009 (they broke up in 2011). This collection of singles and b-sides remains a refreshing classic and easy entry point to the groups myriad eccentricities. Paul and Ryan get real emotional in this one bro when talking about their "lost" periods on th...

Metric - Fantasies

October 06, 2019 07:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

Our hearts are beating like hammers. Why? Because you're still with us with episode two of Now Hear This. Paul throws Metric's Fantasies into our faces and we lay back and enjoy it because it's a near perfect album. Emily Haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead, and Joules Scott-Key turn in possibly their best collection of well produced songs in 2009 and we sink our teeth right in. For some reason, Ryan and Paul spend an awful amount time talking about breakfast cereal. Will we make it to episo...

Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, a True Star

September 29, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 147 MB

Here we go again, the start of the end, but there's more. Welcome to episode one of Now Hear This. Paul and Ryan dig into Todd Rundgren's 1973 magnum opus A Wizard, a True Star. We weren't sure where to begin, so why not begin with one of rock'n'roll's most enigmatic artist's enigmatic albums? Exactly. You will not want to miss this entertaining take on the Runt as well as the introduction to your two new favorite podcast hosts: Paul and Ryan. International feel! Still there’s more. Now hear...