James Crowley's Infinite Playlist

James Crowley's Infinite Playlist

Comic and writer James Crowley sits down with comedians, musicians, writers, and other creative people to craft playlists catered to a different theme each week.

Episodes

September 21, 2022 21 mins

This week, James talks about new songs by the Mountain Goats, Britney Spears, Ozzy Osbourne, Rina Sawayama, Death Cab For Cutie and more! Plus he gives rundowns of seeing My Chemical Romance (4x) and Riot Fest.

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Playlist:

the Mountain Goats - Hostages

The Chats - The Price of Smokes

Cass McCombs - Unproud Warrior

4s4ki - ring ring, you kill me

Elton John & Britney Spears - Hold Me Closer

Tiny Blue Ghost - Frag...

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(Comedian) This week James talks about new music from Beyonce, Chat Pile, Kal Marks, Fugitive, and more, plus Rage Against the Machine.

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Playlist Bite:

Rage Against The Machine - Down Rodeo

Beyoncé - ENERGY

Chat Pile - Why

Pool Kids - Swallow

Elder Brother - Welcome To The Black Parade

HOLYFANGS - This Might Take A While

Kal Marks - Everybody Hertz

Fugitive - Hell's Half Acre

Ocean Glass - Two Bastards In Boston

S...

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(Comedian) This week, James talks about new releases from Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Flo Millie, The Wonder Years, Slipknot, and more.

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Playlist bite:

Lizzo – Everybody’s Gay

Magnolia Park – Don’t Be Racist

Titus Andronicus – (I’m) Screwed

Slipknot – The Chapeltown Rag

A Day To Remember – Miracle

Billie Elish – TV

John Moreland – Lion’s Den

Flo Milli – Pay Day (feat. Rico Nasty)

Future Teens – BYOB

The Wonder Years – L...

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July 20, 2022 14 mins

In this episode, James talks about some of his favorite recent releases, including Petrol Girls, Death Cab for Cutie, and Flo Milli. He also wants to know what you think about podcasts without song clips.

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Playlist bite: 

Petrol Girls—Baby, I Had An Abortion

CLIFFDIVER—Who Let the Hawgz Out?

Greet Death—Punishment Existence

Gospel—MVDM

Monaleo & Flo Milli—We Not Humping (Remix)

Death Cab For Cutie—H...

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(Comedian) This week, James talks about some of the recent tunes he's been loving, including new Kendrick Lamar, Florence + The Machine, and much more.

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Playlist bite:

My Chemical Romance – The Foundations of Decay

With The Punches – Almost Everything

Pkew Pkew Pkew – Young Pro

Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties – Thunder Road

The Smile – You Will Never Work In Television Again

Florence + The Machine – Girls Ag...

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(Comedian) This week, James tries a new solo style for a brief minisode. Lots of talk about new songs from The Wonder Years, The Linda Lindas, and much more.

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Playlist bite:

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die – January 10th, 2014

The Wonder Years – Oldest Daughter

Mel Bryant & The Marcy Makers – Relatively Good

Pusha T – Rock N Roll (feat. Ka...

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April 20, 2022 28 mins

(Comedian) This week, James discusses some of his favorite recent releases, including Pkew Pkew Pkew, Oso Oso, talker, Babehoven, and much more.

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With The Punches – Stoneham Blues

Remi Wolf – Sexy Villain

Babehoven – Twenty Dried Chilies

Pkew Pkew Pkew – Maybe Someday

Peregrine – exorcism USA

Tiny Blue Ghost – We Intertwined

Proper. – McConnell

Oso Oso – Computer Exploder

Talker – Sad Chick

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March 9, 2022 25 mins

(comic) Just James this week chatting about some of the songs he's been listening to! Some new, some new to him, and some just straight nostalgia.

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EARTHGANG — POWER (feat. Cee-lo Green and Nick Cannon)

The Armed — Forever Scum

Red City Radio — This Day's Seen Better Bars

Pictoria Vark — I Can't Bike

Bartees Strange — Heavy Heart

Sueco — Sober/Hungover (feat. Arizona Zervas)

Spanish Love Songs — Dolores (Etc. Vers...

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(Podcaster) Kicking off 2022 with a bang! James Crowley starts the year with a conversation with Sammy Wiener of the Red String Podcast, where they create playlists about a dying robot as it slowly recounts its memories. Equal parts moving and hilarious, it’s a great way to kick off the new year.

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Sammy’s Playlist:

Sweet Trip – To All The Dancers Of the World

My bloody valentine – Touched

MGMT – As You Move Throug...

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(Comedian) Life's been super busy, but James is getting back into going to shows and is trying to keep up with some of the great new music coming out lately.

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Pastor T. L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir – Like A Ship

midwxst – Star

Shortly – Dancer

Bartees Strange – Weights

Joyce Manor – Call Out

Save Face – Bury Me (Tonight)

illuminati hotties – Mmmoooaaaaaayaya

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Midnigh...

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Today we have the rest of the conversation between James and Hypothetical: A What If? Podcastto discuss songs about growth and change. It’s a deeply personal conversation with a lot of discussions about getting older and relationships.

James’ Playlist:

The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die—Getting Soda

Kevin Devine—Protest Singer

LCD Soundsystem—Someone Great

Camp Cope—Lost (Season One)

Taylor Swift—All ...

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This week, I brought probably the most important guest I've ever had on: my girlfriend Emmi Albarano to absolutely school me on classical music. It's both a fun and light conversation about our relationship, working in the arts, performing classical music, and indie films, written by Josh Radnor.

Emmi’s Playlist:

Igor Stravinsky-Petrouchka: VII. Dance of the Wet

Camille Saint-Saëns-The Swan from Carnival of the Animals

Oja Gjeilo-S...

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We're in for a doozy with this one. This week begins the first of a few episodes with comedian Aaron Levine, where we discuss outlaw country music. Aaron and I really connected and spoke for a very long time about both the genre and life in general. These are all goodies.

(Also, apologies for some rough audio).

Aaron's Playlist:

Johnny Cash—Cocaine Blues (Live)

Marty Robbins—They’re Hanging Me Tonight

Waylon Jennings—Lonesome, On’r...

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January 12, 2021 63 mins

We’re living in a time before riots and COVID in this week’s episode! My lifelong friend John Donnelly returns to talk about nostalgia on today’s episode, ranging from songs that were popular when we were young to songs our moms and dads taught us.

John’s Playlist:

Elton John-Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

Barry White-Never Never Gonna Give You Up

U2-City of Blinding Lights

Matt Nathanson-Laid

The Specials-Pressure Drop

Ja...

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October 21, 2020 22 mins

It's a solo episode this week where I announce that we're joining the Lughole Network, and I talk about some new stuff I've been listening to, including petitions to get Stevie Nicks to cover "You're So Vain." opinions on acoustic albums, and rediscovering blink-182.


Carly Simon-You're So Vain

100gecs-money machine (A.G. Cook remix)

Fireworks-Demitasse

Laura Jane Grace-The Swimming Pool Song

The Menzingers-I Can't Stop Drinkin...

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We conclude Teen Idol month with some K-Pop, pop-punk's biggest stars, and an indie supergroup.

Emily's Playlist:

BTS-Spring Day

Red Velvet-Bad Boy

James' Playlist:

All Time Low-Weightless

boygenius-Me & My Dog


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April 15, 2020 69 mins

No, you can't go to the beach since you're stuck in quarantine. No one is more upset about that than my own mother, and that's why she's the guest this week.


Caroline's Playlist:

Modern English-I Melt With You

Bobby Darin-Beyond the Sea

Katy Perry-California Gurls

Sheryl Crow-Soak Up the Sun

Rupert Holmes-Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Jimmy Buffett-Margaritaville

Christopher Cross-Sailing

Barry Manilow-Weekend in New England

B...

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Since our show got moved back due to quarantine, I called up Frankie Becerra to make 30 minute long playlists for you all to enjoy.

I'm going to be doing a livestreamed comedy show on Saturday April 4 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbQCHPB9rc8

Frankie's Playlist:

2 Chainz-No TV

Megan Lyon-Lights

Run the Jewels-Ooh La La

Dua Lipa-Break My Heart

Big Sean-Overtime

Rico Nasty-Lightning

Childish Gambino-35.31

Nipsey Hussle-Last T...

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This week, Kerry Donnelly and I discuss the first half of our playlists of international music and the incredibly difficult standards I put on my self for this.


Kerry's Playlist:

SEVENTEEN-Thinkin' About You

Flogging Molly-Guns of Jericho

Yui-Again

Raleigh Ritchie-Time in a Tree

Electric Light Orchestra-Livin' Thing

Sid-USA

Flogging Molly-Black Friday Rule


James' Playlist:

Trust-Antisocial

Sigur Ros-Untitled #1 (Vaka)

Edi...

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The second part to Erik Pfohl and I talking about our angstiest years.


Go check out On The Impossible Pod: http://linktr.ee/otipod

Erik's Playlist:

Linkin Park-One Step Closer

Bullet for My Valentine-Tears Don't Fall

Hoobastank-The Reason????????????

Evanescence-Call Me When You're Sober

P.O.D.-Youth of the Nation


James' Playlist:

Tyler, the Creator-Radicals

Ice Nine Kills-Radicals

Bring Me the Horizon-Chelsea Smile

Slaye...

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