Album Book Club

Season 2 Recap Episode and Finale

In this short episode, Joey looks back over the previous season and plays tracks from each record that we explored. If you missed an episode, or are just curious what the records we listened to this season sounded like, you can check those out here. Our themes for season 2 were: -Musical Disruptors (records that changed music for you) -The Album I've Listened to the Longest -Go Green (records with Green album art) -the 2023 record I want to talk about the most We will be taking a short break and will see you soon with several more theme cycles in season 3! Thank you all so much for listening!

S02.E12 - The Murder Capital, Gigi's Recovery, picked by Darvil

In the final episode on 2023 albums worthy of discussion, Darvil selects the album "Gigi's Recovery" by the Irish post-punk band The Murder Capital. In this episode we try to nail down what it means to be a "post-punk" band, talk about Darvil's vocal prowess in the genre, and conclude that Alvin and the Chipmunks is the best post-punk act of all time.

S02.E11 - Myrkur, Spine, picked by Joey

For the 2023 album that Joey wanted to talk about the most, he selected the record “Spine” by former black metal artist turned folk pop singer Myrkur. In this episode we discuss what is or isn’t black metal, hidden messages in lyrics, and get into the weeds on music theory. That’s right, it’s a metal episode heavy on music theory nerdery. Fans of the Lorna Shore episode, we got you!

S02.E10 - 100 gecs, 10,000 gecs, picked by James

For our new category "2023 record you want to talk about the most," James selects the record "10,000 gecs" by the band 100 gecs. In this episode we talk about hyperpop v. digicore, why frogs are funny, TikTok's impact on music, and we actually pay attention to lyrics for once.

S02.E09 - Within Temptation, Mother Earth, picked by Joey

The final record in "Go Green" is both green in cover art and theme... It's about nature! Joey selects the symphonic metal album "Mother Earth" by the band Within Temptation. In this episode we talk about whether or not records should get the George Lucas treatment, the overlap of metal and renaissance fairs, and Darvil's existential crisis that came from the lyrics on this record.