Miriam Mindel on “Red Hill Mining Town” by U2 (1987)

In focusing on U2’s “Red Hill Mining Town,” Miriam Mindel’s rigorous and exploratory podcast integrates two mutually-informing analysis: in it, Miriam builds the history of labor abuse in Appalachia alongside her granular sonic and lyrical analysis of the song itself. Listening to what she calls “U2’s America,” Miriam expands the possibilities of the song and questions the possibilities of our future.

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