276. Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs with Empire's Chris Hewitt
My Favorite Album goes to the Movies for the month of May! Kicking off with friend of the pod and host of the Empire Podcast, Chris Hewitt, joining me to count down our competing lists of Top 10 James Bond theme songs. From Goldfinger to Live and Let Die, A View to a Kill to Nobody Does it Better, we celebrate and argue about the iconic theme songs that have soundtracked the long-running franchise, with some surprising and controversial choices amongst it. What makes for a great Bond theme? How much room is there to experiment with the form? What is the worst Bond theme? And who should carry the torch forward and sing the theme song for Bond 25?
2 Maj 20191h 42min
275. Charlie Collins on The War on Drugs 'A Deeper Understanding' (2017)
On the eve of her debut solo album release, I talk to singer-songwriter Charlie Collins about The War on Drugs' Grammy-winning fourth album 'A Deeper Understanding'. Charlie opens up about how the album influenced the sound and construction of her own record, even as they were recorded in total opposite ways. We talk about the blurred lines between bands and solo artists in the modern era, The War on Drugs frontman Adam Granduciel's egoless performance style, why Charlie decided to release 'Snowpine' under her own name, the future of albums in the streaming age (and whether services like Spotify help or hinder them), how the meaning of an album changes as you evolve through life and the alternate band name that could've ruined the War on Drugs career...
23 Apr 201939min
Julia Jacklin on Fiona Apple 'Extraordinary Machine' (repost)
16 Apr 201931min
Alex Lahey on The Killers 'Hot Fuss' (repost)
10 Apr 201928min
Nick Allbrook (Pond) on Outkast 'The Love Below' (repost)
2 Apr 201927min
Natalie Prass on Dionne Warwick 'Presenting Dionne Warwick' (repost)
26 Mars 201936min
274. Christian Lee Hutson on Elliott Smith 'XO' (1998)
LA singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson joins me to talk about Elliott Smith's classic 1998 album XO. We chat about how XO was Elliott's first album produced with a major label, retrospective listening and how many fans have hunted for hidden messages in the album's lyrics post Elliott's suicide and how a collision of musical worlds helped Christian bond with his Dad. Christian tells me about an Elliott Smith tribute show he recently contributed to, how XO gave Christian courage to get into solo songwriting, plagiarism predicaments and we pledge to produce an Elliott Smith tribute record performed entirely by Hank Williams Jr.
21 Mars 201940min
273. Leslie Stevens on Neutral Milk Hotel 'In The Aeroplane Over the Sea' (1998)
LA Singer/songwriter Leslie Stevens joins me to chat about Neutral Milk Hotel's classic 1998 album 'In The Aeroplane Over the Sea'. We talk about The Diary of Anne Frank and it's influence on the album, authenticity in music and innocence lost. We unpack our teenage superiority complexes and debate whether genre labels are essential in the music world. Leslie plays us an impromptu rendition of Norwegian Wood on her saw and we discuss vulnerability in song writing, whether 'Aeroplane Over the Sea' has dated and the album's hipster following.
5 Mars 201947min
