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The Black Keys, Turn Blue, & Rock Bands

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This week we get the band back together to talk about The Black Keys and their latest album, Turn Blue! Tony and Brent discuss their discography, Danger Mouse, and make warranted (but also unwarranted) comparisons to other contemporary bands. We also start a new hashtag trend, connect the band to Linkin Park, and pick on Brent, who redefines the meaning of turning blue.

Guests:
Tony Gao – “#fuckdangermouse”
Brent Peckham – “Completely listenable”

Audio notes: (55min. runtime)
04:25 – Album thoughts, “the Danger Mouse effect”, and EDM
15:10 – Favourite releases, album lengths, and how often we listen to the Black Keys
20:55 – Favourite songs, being a live act, Danger Mouse pt.2, and influences from older bands
29:45 – Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Damon Albarn, and Gorillaz
45:55 – The White Stripes, similar trajectories, returning to roots, and incorporating new sounds

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Late Night Tales

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This week we’re getting into Late Night Tales! Earl, Brent, and Tony talk about the long-running music compilation series, discuss the format, pick their personal favourites, and offer up their own fantasy draft of musicians to try making an album. They also get into listening to singles vs. albums, and Earl tries his hand at making a mixtape in the same style as Late Night Tales, with interesting results. Like their motto, this is worth staying up for, so check it out!

Guests:
Brent Peckham – “For Pleasure”
Tony Gao – “No Theme”

Supplementary notes:
Official Site / Youtube Channel
Late Night Tales: Philler – Soundcloud / Youtube
Late Night Tales: ‘Perfect Comedown Music’ – Interview

Audio notes: (1hr. 9min. runtime)
0:01:25 – Intro to Late Night Tales, the compilation format, and unique albums with every artist
0:15:55 – Tony’s listened albums, our LNT pick, Earl’s favourites, and custom mixtapes
0:27:10 – Brent’s disliked albums, continuous mixes, and album talk
0:35:05 – Categorizing the albums, thematic continuity, and curve-ball song choices
0:44:50 – Listening to singles vs. albums, getting hooked to songs, and track burnout
0:50:40 – LNT fantasy draft, and not using popular/mainstream songs
0:58:48 – LateNightTales: Philler
1:03:30 – How to get into the series

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