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The Sound and the StoryEpisode 25: Taylor Swift's folkloreWe dive deep into the life-affirming, meaning-making power of Taylor Swift's folklore.
2020-12-1751 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 24: Signals Midwest's Pin with Max SternI had an in-depth quaratine call with Max Stern of Signals Midwest about their latest album Pin. Go buy it directly from the artist here.
Songs featured in this episode (in chronological order):
Can't Help But Wonder
Pin
Your Old New Apartment
Also mentioned:
Wil Wagner - More Like Signals MidBEST
2020-05-111h 00
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 23: Future Teens with Amy and DanielI talk to Amy and Daniel of Future Teens about their Dan Campbell-aproved record, Breakup Season.
You can find Future Teens on Twitter @FutureTeensUSA and at futureteensusa.com.
2020-03-0635 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 22: Kevin DevineKevin Devine, a unique, thoughtful, loquacious, multi-talented musician talks about the ten-year anniversary of Brother's Blood as well as a whole lot of other things. Go buy his stuff at kevindevine.net.
2019-12-141h 34
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 21: Better Oblivion Community Center's Better Oblivion Community CenterWe pay our dues to the surprise record from wunderkind Phoebe Bridgers (boygenius) and former wunderkind Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes).
Full chronological playlist:
Songs by Better Oblivion Community Center unless otherwise noted.
Chesapeake
My City
Conor Oberst - College
Bright Eyes - If Winter Ends
Bright Eyes - The City Has Sex
Bright Eyes - June on the West Coast
Bright Eyes - Interview from An Attempt to Tip the Scales
Bright Eyes - False Advertising
Conor Oberst - You All Loved Him Once
Phoebe Bridgers - Steamroller
The Replacements - Here Comes a Regular
Didn't Know What I Was...
2019-11-1854 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 20: Proper. with Erik GarlingtonIn this two-part interview with Erik Garlington, the brains and brawn behind the black and queer pop-punk outfit Proper., we discuss both his records, "The Surburbs Have Ruined My Life" and "I Spent the Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better," and how his background of being an outsider and a military brat lead him on a wild journey to be a pop-punk singer in New York City.
Full chronological playlist:
"Germany, 1991"
"A$AP Rocky Type Beat"
"Not Black Enough"
"Curtains Down! Throw in the Towel!"
"Bragging Rights (ft. Willow Hawks of The Sonder Bombs)"
"No Loitering"
2019-08-131h 08
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 19: Sincere Engineer with Deanna BelosI interview the very talented and very funny Deanna Belos of Sincere Engineer about her debut album Rhombithian. We talk about the expectations of growing up, lab mice, relationships, and the time Deanna almost died getting coffee.
Full chronilogical playlist:
Corn Dog Sonnet No. 7
Clip from the film Dirty Work
Overbite
Let You Down
Ghosts In The Graveyard
2019-05-3050 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 18: blink-182's Untitledblink-182, the band every punk pretends they hate, grows up on their untitled album.
All songs by blink-182 unless otherwise noted:
Here's Your Letter
Circle Jerks - I Just Want Some Skank
Frank Turner - Dammit - Live at Salty Dog Cruise 2006
Going Away to College - Live at the Pop Disaster Tour 2002
Dammit
Touchdown Boy
Dick Lips
All Systems Go
Feeling This
Obvious
Violence
Interview with Tom DeLonge
Down
Go
Easy Target
I Miss You
Asthenia
Always
Dammit - Live in Montreal 1998
2019-04-2900 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 17: Spanish Love Songs with Dylan SlocumIn a Sound and the Story first, I interview Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs about their album schmaltz. We talk about Dylan's painful journey south and the mechanics of mediocrity.
Full chronilogical playlist (all songs by Spanish Love Songs):
Beer and Nyquil (Hold It Together)
Sequels, Remakes, and Adaptations
Nuevo
Buffalo Buffalo
The Boy Considers His Haircut
Otis / Carl
Funeral (Phoebe Bridgers cover)
And at 54:58, you can hear Dylan's mom sighing "wow" under her breath as noted in The Boy Considers His Haircut.
2019-02-111h 45
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 16: The Depression IssueToday we talk about depression.
Full chronological playlist:
The Weakerthans - Virtute at Rest
Bright Eyes - Poison Oak
The Good Life - O'Rourke's, 1:20 A.M.
Laura Jane Grace - Manic Depression
Phoebe Bridgers - Funeral
Elliott Smith - 2:45 am
Frightened Rabbit - Floating in the Forth
Luke Rainsford - Frame
Titus Andronicus - No Future, Part Three: Escape from No Future
Frou Frou - Let Go
Local News Legend - i wrote this when I was super mentally bad a few months ago :^(
Jetty Bones - Bringing It Up
Van Morrison - Slim Slow Slider
Here is a Spotify...
2018-12-3159 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 15: The Wonder Years's Suburbia, I've Given You All, and Now I'm NothingThe Wonder Years deliver a genre-defining album about surburbia and coming home.
Full chronilogical playlist (all songs by The Wonder Years unless otherwise noted)
Local Man Ruins Everything
Came Out Swinging
Buzz Aldrin: The Poster Boy for Second Place
My Last Semester
Allen Ginsberg and Tom Waits - America
Pool scene from Garden State
My Life As a Pigeon
Came Out Swinging
Woke Up Older
The Mountain Goats - Woke Up New
Local Man Ruins Everything
Suburbia
Okkervil River - Singer Songwriter
Summers in PA
I Won't Say the Lord's Prayer
Coffee Eyes
I've Given You All
The Get Up...
2018-10-231h 08
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 14: JawbreakerThe iconic grandfathers of emo and saints of the East Bay scene get the full Sound and the Story treatment.
Full playlist (all songs by Jawbreaker unless otherwise listed):
The Boat Dreams from the Hill
Lurker II: Dark Son of the Night
Shield Your Eyes
Tour Song
Donatello
In Sadding Around
Nirvana - Lithium
Million
Jet Black
Save Your Generation
Ache
Want
Chesterfield King
Boxcar
Condition Oakland
Jack Keourac and Steve Allen - October in the Railroad Earth
Jinx Removing
West Bay Invitational
Accident Prone
Kiss the Bottle
Unlisted Track
Check out my buddy's podcast, Good Grief, about one man's...
2018-09-0357 min
Nobody Asked For ThisTop 5 Albums of 2017Gather 'round for the main event! The three of us list our top albums for the year 2017. If you haven't listenend to these yet, get on it!
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2018-05-1132 min
Nobody Asked For ThisTop 5 Albums of 2017Gather 'round for the main event! The three of us list our top albums for the year 2017. If you haven't listenend to these yet, get on it!
Our other works:
[http://DownTownIsABand.com](http://downtownisaband.com/)
[http://PodcastPlayl.ist](http://podcastplayl.ist/)
[https://TheSoundAndTheStory.Show](https://thesoundandthestory.show/)
Our social handles:
[@NAFTpod](http://twitter.com/naftpod) for episode updates and to reach both of us, but mostly Brendan
[@ThePodPlaylist](http://twitter.com/thepodplaylist) for podcast recommendations and to reach out only Brendan
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2018-05-1132 minNobody Asked For ThisDIEnosaursRecorded NAFT November 26, 2017
Tom DeLonge? More like Tom De-Long-gone from anything even remotely resembling reality.
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[@NAFTpod](http://twitter.com/naftpod) for episode updates and to reach both of us, but mostly Brendan
[@ThePodPlaylist](http://twitter.com/thepodplaylist) for podcast recommendations and to reach out only Brendan
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2018-04-2712 minNobody Asked For ThisDIEnosaursRecorded NAFT November 26, 2017
Tom DeLonge? More like Tom De-Long-gone from anything even remotely resembling reality.
Our other works:
[http://DownTownIsABand.com](http://downtownisaband.com/)
[http://PodcastPlayl.ist](http://podcastplayl.ist/)
[https://TheSoundAndTheStory.Show](https://thesoundandthestory.show/)
Our social handles:
[@NAFTpod](http://twitter.com/naftpod) for episode updates and to reach both of us, but mostly Brendan
[@ThePodPlaylist](http://twitter.com/thepodplaylist) for podcast recommendations and to reach out only Brendan
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2018-04-2712 minNobody Asked For ThisRape CultureWe welcome David Kallison to his first recording with us instead of correcting us! We warm up by talking about the contraversy surrounding one of the pillars of the genre, Brand New.
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[@NAFTpod](http://twitter.com/naftpod) for episode updates and to reach both of us, but mostly Brendan
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2018-04-1324 minNobody Asked For ThisRape CultureWe welcome David Kallison to his first recording with us instead of correcting us! We warm up by talking about the contraversy surrounding one of the pillars of the genre, Brand New.
Our other works:
[http://DownTownIsABand.com](http://downtownisaband.com/)
[http://PodcastPlayl.ist](http://podcastplayl.ist/)
[https://TheSoundAndTheStory.Show](https://thesoundandthestory.show/)
Our social handles:
[@NAFTpod](http://twitter.com/naftpod) for episode updates and to reach both of us, but mostly Brendan
[@ThePodPlaylist](http://twitter.com/thepodplaylist) for podcast recommendations and to reach out only Brendan
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2018-04-1324 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 13: The Menzingers's After the PartyThe Menzingers and I take a good, hard look at who we’ve been and who we want to end up with after the party.
2018-02-0742 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 12: Julien Baker's Sprained AnkleIn the Sound and the Story, I tell the stories of your favorite records. In this episode, I explore the pain and faith in Julien Baker's Sprained Ankle.
Songs in order (all songs by Julien Baker unless otherwise noted)
Something
The Get Up Kids - I'll Catch You (Live)
Clip from Before Sunrise
Something
The Star Killers - Dallas
Rejoice
Blacktop
Vessels
Go Home
Sprained Ankle
Accident Prone (Jawbreaker cover)
2017-10-2739 min
Podcast PlaylistNews and Politics Wrap Up 2-05Briefly covering the rest of the political podcasts I recommend: 5 on 45 by The Brookings Institute, The New York Times ’ The Daily, WNYC’s The United States Of Anxiety, WNYC’s On The Media, Primary Concerns by The New Republic , and Radiotopia’s What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law Please go to audibletrial.com/PodcastPlaylist to get a free audiobook of your choice, and support this show. It really helps, and is completely free to you. 5 on 45 by The Brookings Institute The New York Times’ The Daily WNYC’s The United States Of Anxiety WNYC’s On The Media Primary Concerns...
2017-09-0424 minNobody Asked For ThisIntroducing: Nobody Asked For ThisComing Soon: A music conversation between Aaron Wong (Holler! Presents: Podcast and Los Angeles cliché) and Brendan Hutchins (PodcastPlayl.ist), corrected by David Kallison (The Sound And The Story).
2017-08-031h 19Nobody Asked For ThisIntroducing: Nobody Asked For ThisComing Soon: A music conversation between Aaron Wong (Holler! Presents: Podcast and Los Angeles cliché) and Brendan Hutchins (PodcastPlayl.ist), corrected by David Kallison (The Sound And The Story).
2017-08-031h 19
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 11: Counting Crows's August and Everything AfterIn the Sound and the Story, I tell the stories of your favorite records. In this episode, I contemplate the end of adolescence with the Crows' debut album, August and Everything After.
Songs in order (all songs by Counting Crows unless otherwise noted)
Round Here
Anna Begins
Sordid Humor - Barbarossa
Mr. Jones (demo)
August and Everything After (live)
Round Here
Mr. Jones
Sullivan Street
Anna Begins
Rain King
Raining in Baltimore
Perfect Blue Buildings
Murder of One
Have You Seen Me Lately (live)
2017-06-1543 min
The Sound and the Story7 Inch Singles Club: Brand New vs. Taking Back SundayThe 7 Inch Singles Club takes a dives as deep we can into one song. Exclusive for Patreon members, this first episode is available for everyone! In this episode, we compare Brand New's "Seventy Times Seven" and Taking Back Sunday's "There's No 'I' in Team," which was written about the same salacious incident.
Song at the end is some live version of Jeff Rosenstock's "Beers Again Alone" I found.
2017-06-1521 minPodcast PlaylistS-Town - Spoiler-Town 1-02The Sound And The Story with @DavidKallison Neurotic Tornado with @YuviZalkow The Longform Podcast interviewing Brian Reed, @BriHReed You are listening to Podcast Playlist, a podcast about podcasts, where I, Brendan Hutchins, share what I've been listening to, and why you should listen, too. I intend to keep the show safe for work, but as a warning, today's podcast contains explicit language. If that doesn't bother you, let's continue. Luckily, for the second episode of Podcast Playlist in a series devoted to S-Town, I've been able to connect with a few other podcasters and discuss many aspects of S-Town, the...
2017-04-1424 minPodcast PlaylistS-Town - Overview and Review 1-01For a readable version of the transcript, please check out https://discoverpods.com/2017/04/12/s-town-review-serial/ You are listening to Podcast Playlist, a podcast about podcasts, where I, Brendan Hutchins, share what I've been listening to, and why you should listen, too. I intend to keep the show safe for work, but as a warning, today's podcast contains explicit language. If that doesn't bother you, let's continue. I listen to a lot of podcasts. I'm fortunate to have a job where I can spend all day listening to whatever I please, and most of the time, I choose podcasts. Podcasts have been...
2017-04-0418 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 10: Rilo Kiley's More AdventurousIn the Sound and the Story, I tell the stories of your favorite records. In this record, I dive deep into Rilo Kiley's best record, More Adventurous, an indie rock record with major label ambitions.
Songs in order (all songs by Rilo Kiley unless otherwise noted):
Portions for Foxes
Kevin Devine - I Don't Care About Your Band
With Arms Outstretched (from Execution of All Things)
It's A Hit
Does He Love You
More Adventurous
Portions for Foxes
I Never
Jenny Lewis - Rabbit Fur Coat
2017-04-0442 min
The Sound and the StorySpecial Announcementwww.patreon.com/thesoundandthestory
I want to keep this show free without having obnoxious ads. I want to keep spending hours researching, writing, recording, and editing. I want to bring you more and more albums. I want to create a new type of episode, the 7" Single Series, that goes into one song by a lesser known artist (and maybe even an interview with that artist too). I want to make you playlists and I want to send you interesting emails about how I make the show. I can't do that without your support. It costs me time and money to...
2017-02-0807 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 9: The Gaslight Anthem's The '59 SoundIn the Sound and the Story we go behind and inside the meaning of your favorite records. In this episode we dive deep into The Gaslight Anthem's The '59 Sound, a rock trying to capture a time gone by.
Songs in order (all songs by The Gaslight Anthem unless otherwise noted):
Great Expectations
The '59 Sound
Casanova, Baby!
Snippets of Great Expectations/Old White Lincoln/High Lonesome/Miles Davis and the Cool/Casanova Baby!
Meet Me By The River's Edge
Here's Looking at You, Kid
Brian Fallon - Blue Jeans and White T-Shirts (live)
Miles Davis and the Cool
The...
2017-01-3136 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 8: Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever AgoIn the Sound and the Story we go behind and inside the meaning of your favorite records. In this episode we dive deep into Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, a minimalist masterpiece born out of a Wisconsin winter.
Songs in order (all songs by Bon Iver unless otherwise noted):
Skinny Love
DeYarmond Edison - Silent Signs
Flume
Lump Sum
Skinny Love
The Wolves (Act I and II)
Blindsided
Creature Fear
Team
For Emma
re: Stacks
Blood Bank
The Gaslight Anthem - Blood Bank (Bon Iver cover)
2016-12-2300 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 7: Say Anything's ...Is a Real BoyIn the Sound and the Story we go behind and inside the meaning of your favorite records. This month, we dive in to Say Anything's ...Is a Real Boy, a manic, incessant almost rock opera.
Songs played in order:
Say Anything - Belt
Say Anything - The Futile
Clip from the film Say Anything
Say Anything - You Help Them
Say Anything - Woe
Say Anything - An Orgy of Critics
Say Anything - Belt
Say Anything - Woe
Say Anything - The Writhing South
Say Anything - Slowly, Through a Vector
Say Anything - Alive with The Glory of...
2016-11-1538 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 6: Brand New's The Devil and God Are Raging Inside MeIn the Sound and the Story we go behind and inside the meaning of your favorite records. This month, we dive in to Brand New's The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, a treatise on death, loss, and heartbreak.
Songs played in order:
Brand New - "Sowing Season (Yeah)"
Brand New - "Archers"
Rites of Spring - "Hain's Point"
Brand New - "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad"
Taking Back Sunday - "Cute Without The 'E' (Cut from the Team)"
Brand New - "Jaws Theme Swimming"
Brand New - "I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light"
Brand...
2016-10-1000 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 5: Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyWith My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy __ Kanye stopped making hip-hop records and started making Kanye records. Find out the story behind and inside his masterpiece.
2016-08-1800 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 4: Death Cab For Cutie's TransatlanticismDeath Cab For Cutie's Transatlanticism changed the indie rock scene for the better. Find out the story behind and inside the record, including why Ben Gibbard was so dang sad.]]>
2016-06-2234 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 3: The Mountain Goats' The Sunset TreeIn this episode we dig deep into The Mountain Goats' haunting, hopeful tale of sex, abuse, and music. Come, come, come to The Sunset Tree, there's lots of find here.]]>
2016-05-1300 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 2: The Hold Steady's Separation SundayThe Hold Steady has been named America's bar band, which is accurate only if your local bartender is reading Kerouac, the Catechism, and Infinite Jest. In this episode of The Sound and the Story, I take a look at the gospel according to Craig Finn: Separation Sunday. Soak up the lyrics and the riffs as Finn takes us to church.]]>
2016-04-0500 min
The Sound and the StoryEpisode 1: Weezer's PinkertonWeezer's Pinkerton was voted the second worst album of 1996 by Rolling Stone readers. But now, almost every rock band cites it as an influence. What happened? Why was Rivers so sad? And how is it all connected to a Puccini opera? Find out in the inaugural episode of The Sound and the Story.]]>
2016-02-2800 min