Episode 9 - The One With New And Old Sad Things
Follow up:
Cut Me Down And Count My Rings. Half-Handed Cloud live.
Reviews:
Josh reviewed ‘Purple Mountains’ by Purple Mountains
Asher reviewed ‘A Crow Looked At Me’ by Mt Eerie
Homework:
Asher gave Josh ‘Fumes’ by Lily & Madeline. Audiotree live.
Josh gave Asher ‘Sounds Of Silver’ by LCD Soundsystem. Also The Presets. Franz Ferdinand.
Honourable mentions:
Benjamin Mauch and setup
Thanks for listening - Josh and Asher
Episode 8 - The One With A Few Asthmatic Kittens
Asher failed the quiz, but here is Josh’s fav Beatles song - Happy Birthday Ringo!
Asher can’t get over Bill Wurtz
Listen to the Phoebe Bridgers and Harmed Brothers tracks on this playlist
Reviews:
Asher reviewed ‘What We Saw From The Cheap Seats’ by Regina Spektor
Josh reviewed ‘Circles’ by Mac Miller, and here is the Anthony Fantano review which led him there
Homework:
Josh gave Asher ‘Dance The Devil’ by The Frames. ‘Say It To Me Now’ from Once, ‘Say It To Me Now’ unplugged, and the fiddle player
Asher gave Josh ‘Flying Scroll Flight Control’ by Half-Handed Cloud
Honourable Mentions:
Dan Mangan ft. VSO and frontline workers playing ‘All You Need Is Love’
Jeremy Berkman - ‘Lament for a lost car’
‘Anthem +3’ by Father John Misty
‘America’ (Single) by Sufjan Steven and new album ‘The Ascention’
Carol Cleveland Sings on Instagram and Bandcamp
Gabriel’s Oboe by Ennio Morricone
Thanks for listening!
Josh and Asher
Episode 7 - The One With Lots Of Nostalgia
Followup:
Paul McCartney playing trumpet badly
Reviews:
Josh reviewed ‘Across The Waves’ by The Harmed Brothers
Asher reviewed ‘Now, There Are Some Things That Will Change’ by Bjéar
Homework:
Asher gave Josh ‘Swim Inside The Moon’ by Angelo De Augustine
Josh gave Asher ‘Siamese Dreams’ by The Smashing Pumpkins (Live 1993)
Honourable Mentions:
‘No Way To Treat An Animal’ by Spacey Jane
‘Verspertine’ by This Will Destroy You and the restaurant
Bill Wurtz - Might Quit and At The Airport Terminal
‘A Sun Came’ by Sufjan Stevens
'Clair de Lune' by Kamasi Washington
‘Angelina’ (Pinegrove Cover) by Press Club
‘Kids’ (PUP cover) by Press Club
‘THIS MAN FLEW TO JAPAN TO SING ABBA IN A BIG COLD RIVER’ by Austin Weber
Thanks for listening!
Josh and Asher
WWLT
Episode 6 - The One With Its Own Lunar Cycle
Follow up:
Jacob Wylde - ‘Water In My Brain’
Current Joys - ‘Live At Kilby Court’
Flaming Lips performing ‘Race For The Prize’ in giant plastic balls
Reviews:
Asher reviewed Baths B-Sides albums: False B-Sides I and False B-Sides II
Josh reviewed ‘Tru’ by Ovlov
Homework:
Josh gave Asher ‘Pink Moon’ by Nick Drake (Leo Kottke)
Asher gave Josh ‘Catch For Us The Foxes’ by mewithoutYou
Honourable mentions:
Thanks for listening!
Josh and Asher
WWLT
Episode 5 - The One With The Venn Diagrams
Follow up:
Reviews:
Josh reviewed ‘A Different Age’ by Current Joys.
Asher reviewed ‘Brighter Than I Thought’ by Micah Pick (also check out ‘Reubke’ by Islands of Light) - Good use of prepared piano here and here.
Homework:
Asher gave Josh ‘Scratch My Back’ by Peter Gabriel (‘And I’ll Scratch Yours’) - David Bowie performing ‘Heroes’ compared with Peter Gabriel’s. Also this version.
Josh gave Asher ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ by Idles. Their NPR performance. Live at Glastonbury.
Honourable mentions:
One Night Lonely - Powderfinger
‘Obsidian’ by Baths, particularly ‘Worsening’.
Thanks for listening!
Josh and Asher
Episode 4 - The One That Gives You Musical Whiplash
Follow up:
Reviews:
Asher reviewed ‘Tunnel Blanket’ by This Will Destroy You (rarities album, live in attic) (Anthony Fantano’s better review).
Josh reviewed ‘Stranger in the Alps’ by Phoebe Bridges.
Homework:
Asher gave Josh ‘Foxwarren’ by Foxwarren.
Josh gave Asher ‘The Soft Bulletin’ by The Flaming Lips.
Honourable Mentions:
‘Now, There Are Some Things That Are Going To Change’ by Bjéar.
‘Three Songs for New Years’ by Jacob Wylde (read his bio here).
‘Lovely Planet’ by Calum Bowen
‘Horse Armor’ by Dino Spiluttini
‘Christmas Pain In Christmas Town’ by Hot Dad (the Chowder man character is from the game Hypnospace Outlaw).
Thanks for listening - Josh and Asher
Episode 3 - The One Where They Don’t Like Their Homework
Follow up:
Josh has been listening to a lot of Irish music - Glen Hansard, Seamus Ennis, Luke Kelly, and Lankum’s first album (particularly this one).
Asher is going to listen to Gorillaz soon.
#bandcampday. Anthony Fantano feels your pain Josh.
Reviews:
Josh reviewed ‘Dogrel’ by Fontaines D.C. - Favourite tracks: Big, Liberty Belle, and Dublin in City Sky.
Asher reviewed ‘Dropsy’ by Chris Schlarb. Also check out Chris’ album III, and Jay Tholen’s work (who made the game)
Homework:
Asher gave Josh ‘Heaven’ by Dino Spiluttini (Here is his side project Wrong Body)
Josh Gave Asher ‘Luv Sic’ Parts 1-6 by Nujabes feat. Shing02
Honourable Mentions:
Thanks for listening! - Josh and Asher
Episode 2 - The One With The Drone Folk
Followup:
Josh has been listening to Big Red Machine
Video for ‘Pick It Up Again’ by Violent Soho
Homework:
Asher gave Josh ‘Mean Dreams’ by Miracles of Modern Science (video for ‘Bad Body’)
Josh gave Asher ‘The Livelong Day’ by Lankum (worth watching them live, and again)
Reviews:
Asher has been listening to ‘On Avery Island’ by Neutral Milk Hotel (side note - Even Oxen)
Josh has been listening to:
Gorillaz - Désolé ft. Fatoumata Diawara (Episode Two)
Gorillaz - Aries ft. Peter Hook & Georgia (Episode Three) (Josh’s Tweet)
Honourable Mentions:
Asher - Rosie Thomas and her collaboration with Sufjan
Josh - New/old live stuff by David Bazan and Radiohead
Thanks for listening! - Josh and Asher
P.S. Asher here. I was so wrong about Bjéar.
P.P.S Sorry about the audio, we had a few issues.
Episode 1 - The One With The Regional Bias
(Note, Josh meant to say April 4th and 5th).
Part 1 - What we're listening to:
Asher's review - 'I Am Easy to Find' by The National
Josh's Review - 'Everything Is A-Ok' by Violent Soho
Part 2 - Homework:
Josh gave Asher 'Ghosteen' by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Asher gave Josh 'Sea Glass' by Grand Salvo
Part 3 - Honourable mentions:
Asher - Pogo
Josh - New singles by The Strokes - ‘At The Door’ and ‘Bad Decisions’
Thanks for listening - Josh and Asher