We dispense with the niceties this month and discuss an album where we have quite differing opinions. Welcome to Episode 56 of This is Not Happening (TINH), an Album of the Month (AOTM) Podcast.
In Part 1 we deep dive into an Album that one of us has chosen and in Part 2 we play 'Spin it or Bin it'. We pick a theme and each pick a song that represents that theme. We judge the selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'?
In Part 1, David, resident 'Pop Being', has the pleasure of presenting an album from one of his genuine musical obsessions. 'Saya' the latest release by Saya Gray.
In Part 2, following the theme of 'Saya', break-up and heart-break, we play Spin It or Bin It with the simple theme of 'Heart Break' with no additional rules!
----- Part 1 | Saya Gray | 'Saya' -----
To say David is a Saya Gray fan is something of an understatement. He has been championing the strange sounds of Saya for nearly 3 years. Nobody's really sure if this is her debut album or not but that's not important. It is an album and an artist that has divided opinion on the pod. 2 of us love this album, 1 of us doesn't, and 1 of us has had such a busy month at work that we have no idea what they think pre-recording.
Regardless of how we feel about this album individually, we all think it's an album that deserves a listen. Listen to the album, listen to the pod, tell us what you think.
- Listen to the album ... HERE.
- Watch the World Cafe Podcast / Interview ... HERE.
- Watch the AMAZING Tiny Desk Performance ... HERE.
- Watch some 'Visualisers' (music videos!?!) ... HERE.
- Buy some stuff ... HERE.
----- Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | 'Heart-Break -----
Was music originally created to express heart-break? Probably not but it definitely feels like it when you start looking for your favourite tracks that embrace the subject. We've chosen a track each that may not be what you expect.
- Guy chose 'A Little Respect' by Erasure.
- David chose 'Already Dead' by Beck.
- Joey chose 'It's Not Right, But It's Okay' by Whitney Houston.
- Nolan chose 'Shiver' by Lucy Rose.
Here is a link to our 16 track playlist of religion-inspired tracks - with the first 4 tracks being our picks for this month.
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