Desert Island Discourse

Episode 63: Modest Mouse

Like a rickshaw being pulled around by another rickshaw, we have arrived, slowly, painfully,...

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State of the Island

Wow, has it really been nine long, excruciating months since we completely dropped the ball...

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In Memoriam: Mark Hollis and Jackie Shane

We remember the lives and musical legacies of Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis and Jackie Shane.

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Episode 62: Bill Evans

To those of you who think of us as Indie Hipsters who refuse to break out of our safe zones, we...

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B-Side: Solo Monk by Thelonious Monk

Philip Larkin called him “the elephant on the keyboard.” Everyone else with even an ounce of...

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Episode 61: Songs: Ohia

This week, Caroline Rayner is back on the island to help us talk about the devastating folk-rock...

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B-Side: Spiritual Machines by Our Lady Peace & blink-182 by blink-182

On our latest Nostalgia Check episode, we talk Our Lady Peace’s Spiritual Machines (AKA Diet OK...

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Episode 60: Silver Jews

Happy Jews Year! Is what I would be saying, except that a combination of terrible illness and...

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2018 Year In Review: Part 2

We conclude our review of 2018’s musical output with a rundown of our favorite songs and albums...

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2018 year in review: part one

Join us as we begin to dissect the year that was! In this episode: our disappointments and...

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Episode 59: Flying Nun Records

This week, we tackle a survey of albums from Flying Nun Records, New Zealand’s pre-eminent indie...

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B-Side: A Christmas Gift for You From [REDACTED]

To celebrate the holiday season, we meet in person(!) to discuss the greatest Christmas album of...

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Episode 58: R.E.M. Pt. 2

NovembeR.E.M. is finally coming to a close as we work our way from R.E.M.’s breakout success in...

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B-Side: “Dead Letter Office” by R.E.M.

This week, we dissect the odds and sods of Dead Letter Office, R.E.M.’s 1987 collection of...

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Episode 57: R.E.M. (Part One)

Ring in the month of NovembeR.E.M. with us, as we explore Athens, Georgia’s finest export. We...

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B-Side: Suspiria (2018)

For the second year in a row, we’re talking witches, dance, and singular soundtracks. It’s...

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Episode 56: Scott Walker

Oh god, it’s our greatest fear come true: a SpoOoOoOkiLy late episode! So late, in fact, that we...

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B-Side: The Girly-Sound Tapes by Liz Phair

This week, we talk Liz Phair’s legendary Girly-Sound demos, which launched a thousand ships–or...

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Episode 55: Liz Phair

We’re joined this week by returning guest/champion Caroline Belle Stewart to discuss indie rock...

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B-Side: “I Am the Cosmos” by Chris Bell

This week, we talk about the late Chris Bell’s lone, posthumous release, I Am the Cosmos. If you...

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