In the early 1990s, grunge music found an unlikely place in mainstream radio and started selling albums in a way that "alternative" music had never seen in previous decades. In this podcast, we trace grunge's history and musical evolution, diving into its major influencers and key albums, and exploring how it has impacted music today.
There's always at least one genre that each of us just doesn't like. But where does this aversion come from? Is it preventing us from digging into an artist or album that we might otherwise like? In this podcast, we discuss the concept of genre bias and how it affects the average listener, as well as some ways of potentially getting around it.
Since 2002, Coheed and Cambria have been putting out albums in their unique blend of pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore, prog, and metal. So far, their career has displayed an ambition and musical variety that very few bands have been able to match while maintaining a similar level of quality. In this artist deep-dive, we go through every Coheed and Cambria album released to date and highlight where they succeed, where they fail, and where we hope to see them go next.
In this monthly wrap-up, we discuss the following albums:
Field Music - Commontime
Peter Astor - Spilt Milk
DIIV - Is the Is Are
Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony
Sidestepper - Supernatural Love
Junior Boys - Big Black Coat
Nonkeen - The Gamble
Elton John - Wonderful Crazy Night
Dr. Dog - The Psychedelic Swamp
Future - EVOL
The Black Queen - Fever Daydream
Rokia Traore - Ne So
Radiation City - Synesthetica
Pinegrove - Cardinal
Yoko Ono - Yes, I'm a Witch Too
Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats / Invocation Trex
Animal Collective - Painting With
School of Seven Bells - SVIIB
Bonnie Raitt - Dig In Deep
Steve Mason - Meet the Humans
Emma Pollock - In Search of Harperfield
Santigold - 99 Cents
Barry Adamson - Know Where To Run
Wild Nothing - Life of Pause
Memoryhouse - Soft Hate