This week we’re discussing Wild God, the latest album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. The first official Bad Seeds album since 2019’s Ghosteen, Wild God shows the band with more energy than they’ve had in years. Ethereal, gospel inspired, and jam-packed with lovely passages and melodies. Cave fans should not miss this one.
Read MoreEpisode 189: Foetus
This week we’re discussing every album by Foetus. However, there are a million EPs, remix albums, and collabs, so we’re just sticking with the core 10 albums. Foetus is the brainchild of JG Thirlwell, whom many will know as the music composer for The Venture Bros. and Archer. But Thirlwell’s roots stem all the way back to the New York no wave scene with characters like Lydia Lunch and Nick Cave. Be prepared, this is one hell of a discography.
Read MoreEpisode 33: The Birthday Party
This week we are talking about the violent, psychotic, and absolutely astounding Birthday Party. Many of you are familiar with Nick Cave, who has a lengthy and fantastic musical (and film and writing) career. You also might not be familiar that he was once the wildest frontman for one of the most ravenous bands in rock history. The Birthday Party, from Melbourne, Australia (later relocated to London) have an unusual footprint in alternative music and it. Is. Crazy.
Closing track: “Big Jesus Trash Can” from Junkyard (1982)
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Mike’s Picks:
Prayers on Fire (1981) — Best Album
Junkyard (1982) — Personal Favorite
Door, Door (1979) — Worst Album
Alex’s Picks::
Prayers on Fire (1981) — Best Album, Personal Favorite
Mutiny/The Bad Seed (1989) — Worst Album
Albums we discussed this episode…
Door, Door (1979)
Hee Haw (1989) (Compilation; originally released 1979-1980)
Prayers on Fire (1981)
Junkyard (1982)
Mutiny/The Bad Seed (1989) (Compilation; originally released 1983)
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Read More2019 Wrap-Up Episode
If you're wondering why there's no video for this episode, it's because Mike's an idiot and he managed to lose it. Since this is a music podcast, it’s only necessary we talk about our favorite albums of the year, if only to prove that we’re still hip. Aside from Alex and Mike’s picks for album of the year, there are no rankings on this episode. All of these albums are great and you should listen to them all. Finally, to close off the episode, we talk about our biggest surprises and disappointments from albums we’ve talked about on the podcast. It’s a good time, aside from the fact that there's no video, completely ruining a visual gag where Mike was literally wearing 3 different Lingua Ignota t-shirts, slowly revealing them one-by-one throughout the episode and confusing the hell out of Alex. If you listen closely, you can hear when it happens. Happy New Year!
Closing track: “Tourniquet” by Baroness from Gold & Grey
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Mike’s album of the year:
Lingua Ignota — Caligula
Alex’s album of the year:
Baroness — Gold & Grey
Mike’s Picks:
Ioanna Gika — Thalassa
Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky — Droneflower
Big Brave — A Gaze Among Them
Baroness — Gold & Grey
BONES UK — BONES UK
Buildings — Negative Sound
Danny Brown — unknowwhatimsayin¿
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds — Ghosteen
Swans — Leaving Meaning.
Alex’s Picks:
Malibu Ken — Malibu Ken
Karen O & Danger Mouse — Lux Prima
Anderson .Paak — Ventura
Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats — Anger Management
Helms Alee — Noctiluca
black midi — Schlagenheim
Lingua Ignota — Caligula
Tool — Fear Inoculum
Brittany Howard — Jamie
Blackwater Holylight — Veils of Winter
clipping — There Existed an Addiction to Blood
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