Episode 4! That's a whole month's worth of podcasts! Thanks for being here. We are celebrating with a true delight of an episode. In fact, Jana monologues about delight, since the songs this week offer that in spades both lyrically and musically (and her turtle, Leo, has been taking turtle spa days lately, which is also delightful). Alex survived another NYC winter and Spring has arrived. Want to follow along with this week's playlist? Right here: https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/vK4qbVL3b1 This week, Alex concocted a truly delightful drink inspired by Bruce Hornsby's "Memory Palace". It's a play on a Last Word, with a lot of swapped ingredients. Alex used buckwheat honey, and Jana could only find Neem honey, which turned out to be...guess what? Delightful. This week's drink: MEMORY PALACE 1oz Dolin Genepy le Chamois 1oz Lemon 1oz Amaro Montenegro 1oz Buckwheat honey syrup Garnish with a cocktail cherry. Honey simple syrup recipe: https://againstallgrain.com/2020/06/29/honey-simple-syrup (Alex makes simple syrup by microwaving the correct amount of water and other ingredients; for one cocktail here you’ll need roughly 1oz of water and 1oz of honey accounting for evaporation. Heat it for 30sec - 1min and let cool). ------ Holly Humberstone gives us "Make It All Better" off her new album Cruel World. It's got sweet, earnest lyrics we love that don't sway into sap thanks to Holly's delivery and production choices. We are digging the "gross but sweet" vibes and the power of sung pop lyrics, and it's delivered well here. Production-wise, we love how the repetitive synth keeps a motor going throughout, and the breakbeat outro taking us to a new moment in the production (shout out Grace Ives) makes the track a winner. RAGEFLOWER is a Sydney-based indie rock artist whose new single, "Control," brings a huge sound inspired by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA, and Japanese House. Written from the perspective of her "inner male narcissist," it's a dynamic track with lyrical wins like, "I want the feeling of the world in between my knees / I want an erection, a marble statue of me." Alex hears some Courtney Barnett influence, and Jana detects some early 2000's Americana/indie-rock inspiration, too. The production is huge and lush, and we can't wait to hear more. Bruce Hornsby and Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) bring us home with "Memory Palace" from Bruce's new record Indigo Park. Lyrically dense, it's a song about trying to literally hold on to your faculties as you get older, in true poetic Bruce fashion. And yet...still a catchy jam. We discuss the place Hornsby holds in pop culture, and Jana waxes poetic about how he is a quiet icon who holds a core place in pop history but is also maybe not quite as recognized as he should be. We loved the low harmonies in the track provided by Ezra Koenig, Alex appreciates the "softest guitar solo" ever, and Jana notes the classic Bruce "doot doot" vocalized percussion. Overall, cheers to Bruce. If you like the podcast, please give us a 5 star review in your podcast app! Thanks! ------------------- Alex's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying Alex's Substack: https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com Jana's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janapochop Website: http://www.janapochop.com Jana's Substack: https://janapochop.substack.com
