Latest Musiccriticism Podcast Episodes
Ranking Every Song on Radiohead’s Kid A
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - October 03, 2020 04:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Radiohead's Kid A by attempting to rank every song. Email us: [email protected] And subscribe to our new side-pod, "GONKCAST: An Autechre Podcast"!
The Top 5 Autumn Albums
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - September 19, 2020 14:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe fall season has officially begun, so we're counting down the five greatest autumn albums of all time. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Cocteau Twins’ Heaven or Las Vegas Turns 30
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - September 04, 2020 21:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cocteau Twins classic, Heaven or Las Vegas, by getting into the album for the very first time. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Revisiting The Microphones’ The Glow Pt. 2 (and Microphones in 2020!)
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - August 21, 2020 20:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe celebrate Phil Elverum's return to The Microphones with a deep dive into Elverum's 2001 masterpiece, The Glow Pt. 2. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
BONUS: Lou Reed and Neil Young (Flashback!)
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - August 07, 2020 13:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're taking a brief summer break, so here's an assortment of Lou Reed and Neil Young reviews from our archives to hold you over. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Reassessing Pink Floyd and Meddle
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - July 24, 2020 19:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe reflect on our past obsessions with Pink Floyd by diving deep into the band's 1971 LP, Meddle. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways, One Last Masterpiece?
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - July 09, 2020 16:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe take a deep dive into Bob Dylan's new LP, Rough and Rowdy Ways, as well as the state of Bob Dylan's legacy in 2020. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
Learning to Love 100 gecs
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - June 26, 2020 18:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe dive deep into the phenomenon that is 100 gecs by discussing their debut LP, 1000 gecs. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter: @PopShieldPod
The Top 5 Albums of 1970
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - June 11, 2020 18:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe celebrate a ton of classics that are turning 50 this year by counting down and debating our favorite records from 1970. Email us: [email protected]
Learning to Love Devo
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - May 29, 2020 17:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn honor of Mark Mothersbaugh’s 70th birthday (but mostly to appease Dan), we're getting into Devo by exploring the band's 1978 debut, Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Email us: [email protected]
Pavement’s Wowee Zowee Turns 25
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - May 15, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pavement's Wowee Zowee by diving deep into the album, as well as its curious reception history. Email us: [email protected]
Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters, a Perfect 10?
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - May 01, 2020 17:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe discuss Fiona Apple's new LP, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, plus the insane hype surrounding the album, including Pitchfork's perfect 10 rating. Email us: [email protected]
1987 vs. 1988 vs. 1989
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - April 17, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsInspired by a random tweet, we've decided to put the years of our birth head to head to head. We're talking Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Cure, and a whole lot more. Email us: [email protected]
Revisiting Joy Division’s Closer
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - April 03, 2020 19:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhen we learned that Joy Division had never "clicked" for Darin, and that Gabe hadn't listened to them in years, we decided to dive deep into the band's classic second LP, Closer. Email us: [email protected]
Learning to Love Fishmans’ Long Season
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - March 20, 2020 19:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe dive deep into an emerging cult classic that everybody needs to hear, Fishmans' 1996 magnum opus, Long Season. Email us: [email protected]
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony (and How to Get Into Classical)
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - March 05, 2020 20:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe finally tackle classical music by looking at two iconic recordings of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, one by Carlos Kleiber and the Vienna Philharmonic, and the other by John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. Email us: [email protected]
Ranking Every Song on My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - February 21, 2020 16:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe celebrate Valentine's Day by ranking every song on My Bloody Valentine's 1991 classic, Loveless. Email us: [email protected]
John Coltrane’s Ascension vs. Ornette Coleman’s Free Jazz (and How to Get Into Free Jazz)
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - February 07, 2020 21:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe figure out how to get into free jazz by comparing and contrasting two free jazz classics, Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz and John Coltrane's Ascension. Email us: [email protected]
Revisiting Modest Mouse’s Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - January 23, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe reassess Modest Mouse's breakthrough LP, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, and discuss whether "selling out" has any meaning in 2020. Email us: [email protected]
The Top 5 Albums of 2019
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - January 10, 2020 17:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe're back from the holiday break to count down our favorite albums of 2019, discuss Pitchfork's list, and offer up some reflections on the year as a whole. Email us: [email protected] Dan's list: 5. Swans - Leaving Meaning 4. Danny Brown - uknowwhatimsayin? 3. Sunn O))) - Life Metal...
BONUS: Prince's Purple Rain, Song by Song (Flashback!)
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - December 19, 2019 09:20 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhile we're all away for the holidays, enjoy this bonus episode from the archives breaking down every song on Prince's 1984 classic, Purple Rain. Email us: [email protected]
Ranking Every Song on Prince’s 1999
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - December 07, 2019 01:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe celebrate the new super-deluxe-edition of Prince's 1999 by ranking every song on the album and diving into all that amazing bonus material. Email us: [email protected]
Learning to Love Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - November 23, 2019 05:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the most polarizing albums of all time, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, by discussing discussing how to "get it." Email us: [email protected]
Yandhi, Jesus Is King, and the Last Year of Kanye West
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - November 07, 2019 19:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsInstead of your run-of-the-mill review of Jesus Is King, we try to figure out how we got here by discussing the last year in the life of Kanye West, including the Yandhi leaks, Sunday Service, Jesus Is King, and all of the antics in between. Email us: [email protected]
The Top 10 Albums of the 2010s (and Pitchfork's Awful List!)
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - October 25, 2019 18:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe share our personal picks for the 10 best records of the 2010s, discuss the musical trends that defined the decade, and, of course, complain about Pitchfork's end-of-the-decade lists. Email us: [email protected]
BONUS: Ranking Every Song on The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers (Flashback!)
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - October 18, 2019 15:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEnjoy this bonus episode on The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, recorded back in 2017 to celebrate the release of the remixed 50th anniversary edition. Email us: [email protected]
Ranking Every Song on The Beatles’ Abbey Road
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - October 10, 2019 19:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' Abbey Road by discussing the new "super deluxe" reissue and attempting to rank every song on the album. Email us: [email protected]
Revisiting the Wu-Tang Clan’s Wu-Tang Forever
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - September 26, 2019 14:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe revisit the Wu-Tang Clan's overstuffed and underrated sophomore LP, Wu-Tang Forever. Then, listener emails on Neutral Milk Hotel and Vampire Weekend. Email us: [email protected]
Learning to Love Burial's Untrue
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - September 12, 2019 17:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA listener email inspired us to dive deep into a masterpiece we all somehow missed, Burial's 2007 LP, Untrue.
BONUS: Car Seat Headrest's Twin Fantasy (Flashback!)
Pop Shield: Perspectives on Music Past and Present - September 05, 2019 02:08 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA listener email inspired us to share this bonus episode, recorded back in 2018, on the re-recording of Car Seat Headrest's Twin Fantasy. Enjoy!
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