S1E8: A Monumental Episode

In their second monthly wrap-up, Will and Nathan talk about new albums from Electroforez, Ploho, and Black Country, New Road. They also cover new singles from Dish Pit, Show Me the Body, PENGSHUi, ICEAGE, Snash, Low Hummer, and Soft Kill. Then in  news they talk about upcoming albums from Dish Pit and Dry Cleaning, the creation of So Young Records, and the end of Daft Punk.

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With the release of Black Country, New Road's debut album, For the first time, Will and Nathan do a deep dive into the album, highlighting different musical influences, new tracks and the changes the band made between their previous pair of singles and their new versions.

No playlist this episode as we focus primarily on the album!

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In their first monthly wrap-up, Will and Nathan talk about new albums from shame, Viagra Boys, LICE, Goat Girl, and Sleaford Mods. They also cover a new EP from Lynks, and singles from Yard Act and DEADLETTER. Then in post-punk news they talk about upcoming releases from Squid, Buffet Lunch, Billy Nomates, and Do Nothing. Finally, we talk about the tragic death of SOPHIE.

Playlist link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7y5sYLBHe9cem4idF3p4Bp?si=Lm7Nk3YhS3K6rCDv7r62fg

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Beginning 2021 by continuing their mini-series on lyric writing, Will and Nathan welcome Vicky Kavanagh from Bikini Body on to the show to talk about her approach to lyric writing and what makes good and 'effective' lyrics. In the episode they also cover different interpretations by listeners, narrative vs abstract lyrics, jeering on audiences and purposefully writing for clarity or ambiguity. Finally, they finish by giving tips to new artists on how they can get started. If you enjoy listening to Vicky chat about her lyrics, make sure to check our Bikini Body on your music platform of choice and buy their music on Bandcamp! Will and Nathan rated it their no. 2 EP of 2020, so it must be good.

Here's the playlist for tracks talked about in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56XXbqz66k1RmuX0MQlAMG?si=l36EOJsWRQGUzPLEQ5WVyA

After having handed out the EP medals (well done, Legss, Bikini Body & Document <3) in the previous episode, Will and Nathan round out 2020 with their favourite 5 albums of 2020 and a pair of honourable mentions. As ever, they attempt to explain a little bit of context around some of their choices. If you like our lists or have differing opinions, get in touch with us on Instagram: @cabbageandshame! Happy New Year!

Playlist of some cuts from the albums: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2HXVX6wio5s27mc1AnWTvh?si=GliCRdEVToyjO5Ga7KrDAg

With Will having finally bought himself a mic, the hosts run down their favourite EPs of 2020. They've assembled 4 honourable mentions (which they couldn't rank one above another) and their top 3 of the year. Not much else to say, really. Come and hear what they are and what they've got to say!

Playlist of all EPs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kIb5jwsBFVGDLgC6tbmyR?si=7lqRo06YRdiXgllD4M3NLg

After several technical difficulties including 2 lost recordings and 1 recording device switch, Will and Nathan finally managed to get Liza's recording working, allowing our hosts and now regular contributor to crack on with talking about Molchat Doma's latest album, Монумент (Monument). Molchat Doma recently found a new burst of fame, going viral on both Russian-language and English-language TikTok despite only making songs in Russian.  Is this new album capitalising on new fans and their wallets, is it an expression of the 'true' Molchat Doma sound or is it just a distillation of their sound to reset and plan for the future?

We compare Molchat Doma to other contemporary cold wave artists and evaluate how the band's releases and influences stack up against their own progenitor: Kino. Nathan also delivers his favourite rant on album closers, highlighting the closer to Pottery's debut album, Welcome to Bobby's Motel.

Here's the playlist link for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0KFqy34z9V1LNqNNJJIS5G

East by Silent Partner is the intro track.

Beginning a new lyric-focussed miniseries, Will and Nathan take a deeper dive into lyrics from a few songs to talk about their introspective qualities. In a related fashion, Will and Nathan talk about how valid their own interpretations of these lyrics are in the context of what the writers intended when penning them. If the writer meant one thing, but we find another meaning, who's right? Does the writer's original meaning trump ours or are our personal readings of these lyrics just as if not more important?

Here's the playlist of the songs we focussed on this episode. It's only 5 songs, but it might help find some elusive songs. cough Famous cough.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XStf4iCIrf2TLTbaK5K2U?si=pkw6R-jWRVyHp7iU5dlAlg

Also, the video on story telling here: 

In the spirit of the spookiest of seasons, Will and Nathan assemble a list of recent post-punk tracks that they particularly enjoy.  They open with a brief piece of post-punk Hallowe'en history with a story about one of the finest soundtrack composers, Danny Elfman. Nathan took the editing reins this episode and started experimenting with intro/outro tracks and some seasonal sound effects. Do give us feedback on our Instagram page (@cabbageandshame) about it!

As mentioned in the episode, we've put the tracks we talked about and more post-punk tracks from throughout the ages into a special Hallowe'en post-punk playlist! Content warning: this playlist contains songs which some people may find and disturbing. In particular Prolix contains the sounds of someone having a panic attack. If you are prone to anxiety, you may want to remove Prolix, Careful, and City Song from your queue.  Here's the link, enjoy at your leisure and please obey all your local health guidelines to stay safe: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hhhlcwywUQn04JYLBhacc

Having started talking about The Cool Greenhouse, Will and Nathan struggled so much to stop doing so that they recorded a bonus episode after the main episode. In this bonus episode, they talk about The Cool Greenhouse's latest single, Alexa!, as well as talking about how they got into post-punk in the first place!

No playlist for the bonus episode, alas, please see the playlist for S1E5!