The Album of the Day Show

Ian Hooper
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The AOTD Show is a weekly round-up about the albums I was forced to listen to each week, M-F, by a random generator website. 50% experiment, 50% challenge, but 100% stupid.

Episodes

  1. 02/12/2021

    EP 4 - CCR, Prodigy, Nirvana, Nick Drake, Le Tigre

    It's episode 4, and we're exploring a variety of 90s music, some classic rock n' roll, and some of the most beautiful folk music I've ever heard. This week, I listened to CCR's Cosmo's Factory, The Prodigy's Fat of the Land, Nirvana's In Utero, Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left, and Le Tigre's Le Tigre. Recommended album of the week is Cut Worms' Nobody Lives Here Anymore! Get your own list here: https://1001albumsgenerator.com/ Email: albumofthedayshow@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: @eenhooper Highlighted record of the week: Cut Worms’ Nobody Lives Here Anymore Cut Worms Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGq0DrrC4p0&ab_channel=TheWildHoneyPie Josh Turner’s Nick Drake cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKHOS8nQjXc&ab_channel=JoshTurnerGuitar

  2. 02/03/2021

    EP 3: The Clash, Beastie Boys, Jurassic 5, Afghan Whigs & Boston

    In our third episode, we take a look at two very different kinds of hip hop, two very different kinds of dad rock, plus some early punk! This week we listened to The Clash's The Clash, Beastie Boys' Ill Communication, Jurassic 5's Power in Numbers, The Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen, and Boston's Boston. The recommended album of the week is Slow Pulp's Moveys! Suffer my same existence here: https://1001albumsgenerator.com/ Email: albumofthedayshow@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: @eenhooper Highlighted Album of the week: Slow Pulp – Moveys KEXP performance from Slow Pulp: https://youtu.be/PmU9vtEXBF4

    EP 3: The Clash, Beastie Boys, Jurassic 5, Afghan Whigs & Boston

  3. 01/25/2021

    EP. 2: The Zombies, Frank Ocean, BVSC, Deerhunter & The Small Faces

    It's episode 2 and we're exploring a wide range of psychedelic music, both good and bad! This week we're talking about The Zombies' Odessey and Oracle, Frank Ocean's Channel ORANGE, Buena Vista Social Club's Self-Titled album, Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest, and The Small Faces' Ogden's Nut Gone Flake. Recommended album of the week is Shame's Drunk Tank Pink. Suffer my same existence here: https://1001albumsgenerator.com/ Email: albumofthedayshow@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: @eenhooper Highlighted album this week: Shame – Drunk Tank Pink Great live performance from Shame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qzOGubzfxg&ab_channel=shame The Zombies Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWr1YovPECw&ab_channel=KEXP

    EP. 2: The Zombies, Frank Ocean, BVSC, Deerhunter & The Small Faces

  4. 01/19/2021

    EP 1: Springsteen, Smashing Pumpkins, Sinatra and Radiohead

    This is the inaugural episode of what I hope will be a weekly installment where I talk about the albums that were recommended to me by a random generator! This week, I listened to The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run, Radiohead's In Rainbows, and Frank Sinatra's Songs for Swinging Lovers. Recommended outside of what I was forced to listen to, is clipping.'s Visions of Bodies Being Burned. You can get your own randomly generated album a day using this link: https://1001albumsgenerator.com/ All my socials (Twitter & Instagram) are: @eenhooper Contact the show directly: albumofthedayshow@gmail.com Link to that fantastic KEXP performance from clipping.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPKTwSbxvHM&ab_channel=KEXP

    EP 1: Springsteen, Smashing Pumpkins, Sinatra and Radiohead
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The AOTD Show is a weekly round-up about the albums I was forced to listen to each week, M-F, by a random generator website. 50% experiment, 50% challenge, but 100% stupid.

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