Savage Beast: Indie Music Podcast Gallagher–McLeod

After analyzing the influences of indie rock act Pouty (who we mistakenly misgeolocated to Philly... they're from Cali) and chatting about some ill-considered arena tours, we get to the matter at hand: recapping our three days at the Kilby Block Party music festival in Salt Lake City. Show reviews of LCD Soundsystem, Joanna Newsom, Courtney Barnett, Vampire Weekend, Guided By Voices, Death Cab / Postal Service (again), Belle & Sebastian, Santigold, and many more.

We predicted SP's new guitarist, but I was too slow putting the episode up. We do a deep dive on rock criticism via Robert Christgau.

Angel Olsen Dreams Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W6R5IDDIyE

Christgau article:
https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rock/radiohead-03.php

We discuss the slow but steady downfall of Pitchfork, the seminal music publication of our generation. The closing track is by Cyann & Ben, the kind of strange and moving indie rock that was only on anyone's radar because it was the featured review on the site.

Light your yeule log, the WeezerSP convergence has finally happened! We discuss the new Beatles and why the band tempts old guys like us, then go through the Pitchfork end-of-year lists.

We welcome Mark, our first guest who *isn’t* painfully white, to help us pronounce “acai bowl” correctly. The three of us discuss the Death Cab / Postal Service anniversary show we attended, the Jann Wenner controversy, going out of your mind in D.C., and (of course) the Pumpkins.

King Ralph II, K-pop revelations in McDonald’s, gay Netflix romcoms, 80’s songs about ironically bombing abortion clinics, 18 months of music purgatory ending in Blur, and never having sex again: It’s a T-Bone and the Beast episode!