59 episodes
Unsung: Reviews shorter than a song www.unsung-podcast.com
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Unsung is a podcast where I cover music from Top 40 to the band-next-door via reviews shorter than a song.
Starting on my 26th birthday (1/5/15) I’ll be reviewing an album (almost) every day, hoping to reach the magic number (300!) before the ball drops on 2016. Each review will start with a short synopsis, followed by a Choice Cut (stand-out track) that I will dive into and play a snippit from. I’ll then share some Next of Kin- related artists that might help you put a thumb on if this album is for you or not.
I’ll give each record a rating of Red, Yellow or Green. Red is barely listenable, yellow is worthwhile and green is a great record. When I think something is amazing, I will give it a gold star because, Kindergarten.
What gives me the audacity to review an album a day? I’ve been thinking and writing about music for most my life, and have been published on an awesome website called Treble for over three years. Unsung is my attempt to document the process of listening to/evaluating TONS of records every year- and a chance to test out a new format at the same time.
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Toro Y Moi--What For?--2 Min. Review
http://unsung-podcast.com/2015/04/21/toro-y-moi-what-for/
Chaz Bundick's fourth album as Toro y Moi still carries a groove, but doesn't quite set itself apart from synth-pop contemporaries.
Agree? Disagree? Somewhere in between? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
Toro y Moi/What For?/Carpark/2015
Choice Cut: “Empty Nesters"
Next of Kin: Washed Out, Passion Pit, Blood Orange
Rating: Yellow Light
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The Mountain Goats--Beat The Champ--3 Min. Review
http://unsung-podcast.com/2015/04/14/mountain-goats-beat-the-champ/
The Mountain Goats' 15 album finds John Darnielle turning his eccentric, detailed story-telling style on the world of underground professional wrestling.
Agree? Disagree? Somewhere in between? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
The Mountain Goats/Beat the Champ/Merge/2015
Choice Cut: “The Industry of Distance"
Next of Kin: Deafheaven, Mutilation Rites, Altar of Plagues
Rating: Green Light
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Bosse-de-Nage--All Fours--3 Min. Review
http://unsung-podcast.com/2015/04/13/bosse-de-nage-all-fours/
Bosse-de-Nage's excellent fourth LP continues down the road of black metal/punk/screamo fusion, but mixes in elements of noise, doom metal and ambient music.
Agree? Disagree? Somewhere in between? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
Bosse-de-Nage/All Fours/Profound Lore/2015
Choice Cut: “The Industry of Distance"
Next of Kin: Deafheaven, Mutilation Rites, Altar of Plagues
Rating: Green Light
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Special thanks to my pal www.getoffloops.com (@getoffloops) for providing my theme music. -
Earl Sweatshirt--I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside--3 Min. Review
Earl Sweatshirt's latest functions as more of an experiment than a super-fulfilling record, but I hope this is a rabbit hole that the young emcee continues to tumble down.
Agree? Disagree? Somewhere in between? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
Earl Sweatshirt/I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside/Tan Cressida; Columbia/2015
Choice Cut: “Grief"
Next of Kin: Odd Future, MellowHype, BadBadNotGood
Rating: Yellow Light
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The Sonics--This Is The Sonics--3 Min. Review
http://unsung-podcast.com/2015/03/30/this-is-the-sonics/
This Is The Sonics isn't a perfect record, but it's a hell of an impressive contribution from a band that made their genre-defining mark fifty years ago.
Agree? Disagree? Somewhere in between? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
The Sonics/This Is The Sonics/Revox/2015
Choice Cut: “Leaving Here"
Next of Kin: MC5, Guided By Voices, The White Stripes
Rating: Yellow Light
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Courtney Barnett--Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit--3 Min Review
http://unsung-podcast.com/2015/03/29/courtney-barnett-sometimes-sit/
Courtney Barnett's proper debut more than pays off on the promise the Australian singer/songwriter showed on earlier EPs.
Agree? Disagree? Somewhere in between? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
Courtney Barnett/Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit/Mom + Pop/2015
Choice Cut: “Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party"
Next of Kin: Angel Olsen, Kurt Vile, Waxahatchee
Rating: Green Light + GOLD STAR
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Special thanks to my pal www.getoffloops.com (@getoffloops) for providing my theme music.