Podcast 25: Ugly

ohn reminisces about his days of being pretty, and also reveals some latent jealousy about men who can sew. Jenna and Ian Duvall of Sang Sarah talk about the creepy mannequin in their basement. Cinnamon’s EDM career takes a turn for the worse. We also have excellent music:

 

 

Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Jenna Duvall and Ian Duvall of Sang Sarah for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.

Podcast 24 – Waves of Beautiful Gorgeousness

The race to sell out heats up as John thinks about investing in a white leather suit. Sean Bohrman of Burger Records talks about the unexpected virtues of cassette tapes. Cinnamon’s first beat hits the airwaves. And for the last half of the podcast, you will not look up from your shoes. (Hopefully you’re not driving.) We have excellent music:

Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Sean Bohrman of Burger Records for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.

 

Album Review: شبح by Vienna Ditto

One half of this band is a hauntingly beautiful singer, and the other half is a commanding electronic music artist. That combination exists all over the place, but never like this. They both have so much skill that neither outshines the other, and the music is both listenable and totally unpredictable. Don’t break up, Vienna Ditto! Our favorite song: Dreamed Me a Riot. (Reviewed on our #25 podcast, Ugly.)

Album Review: Ugly by The Ugly

So wrong of us to demand the return of this band, which broke up six years ago and whose members are all happily on to other things. But this album is so great. Deep and superficial, loud and even louder. (And it’s free! Click the link to download it.) Our favorite song: Picasso. (Reviewed on our #25 podcast, Ugly.)

Album Review: The Morning After by SixToes

Cinematic folk rock means not being afraid of simplicity, but not being afraid of complexity either. A haunting bunch of songs, featuring strings, computers, and a balladeer who sounds like he’s from another century. Our favorite song: Nobody Inn.(Reviewed on our #25 podcast, Ugly.)

Album Review: Ugly by Bronson Wisconsin


Sometimes very skilled musicians are totally annoying, but these two brothers seem like they’d be really fun to hang out with. This is country-Americana music that will make you want to move to Wisconsin, where the honest songwriters live. Our favorite song: Goodbye Ventura. (Reviewed on our #25 podcast, Ugly.)

Album Review: Islands by Un.Real

The name, which is pronounced in the Spanish, describes the sound of this band pretty well. We think this music is transportive. Our favorite song: Blue Garden. (Reviewed on our #24 podcast, Waves of Beautiful Gorgeousness.)

Album Review: Devil on Your Tongue by Helicon

How a brand-new band could sound so polished is a mystery that maybe you have to be from Scotland to understand. Really rhythmic, really big, really interesting songs, some of which are sort of stoner rock and some of which are shoegaze-ish. Our favorite song: The Bold Yin. (Reviewed on our #24 podcast, Waves of Beautiful Gorgeousness.)

Album Review: Quitting Time by Half Stack

A large, cute group of people who have all played music for a long time put it together here in a genre-defying bunch of Real Good Tunes. Our favorite song: Dually. (Reviewed on our #24 podcast, Waves of Beautiful Gorgeousness.)