Pod Yrself Clean

The icy chill of Winter (and an apocalyptic election) is in the air, so what better time to talk about the landmark Radiohead album, Kid A! Released 20 years ago this month, Kid A changed the way we thought about the band, what popular rock music could sound like, and how we consume music. Join Andrew and Sean as they deep dive into what the album means to them and how it has shaped the music world over the past two decades (and the future). Also, if you haven't voted yet, please go to VoteSaveAmerica.com and make a plan for voting. Finally, if you know this pod, you know we love going to concerts, so if you have the funds, please think about donating to SaveOurStages.com to help all the wonderful indie music venues struggling during the pandemic. Set list: 5:25- Catching up on albums released in quarantine 24:35- Kid A discussion 1:32:00- 30 seconds of silence before beautiful ambient noise ends the album.

Hello again! Andrew and Sean finally break out of their quarantine bunkers to record a zoom call (apologies for the audio) to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the seminal album, The Suburbs, from a seminal band, Arcade Fire. We took the opportunity to not only discuss the Grammy winning album, but also take a deep dive on the entire Arcade Fire discography so far. In classic Pod Yrself Clean fashion, we talk about where we were in our lives when each album was released, our feelings on the records then and now, and all the emotions we get when we talk about a very emotional band. Finally, if you know this pod, then you know how important live music is to our souls, and how essential concerts are to our society. So, please visit SaveOurStages.com to contact your reps in congress to pass very important legislation to keep our beloved venues afloat during this pandemic! https://www.saveourstages.com/ Please email us to let us know what music you've been consuming to get you through these last few months at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. And, as always, keep on rockin'. Setlist: 00:55- Catching up 28:55- Why we still need to talk about music during these dark times. 32:00- Our fave albums of 2020 so far 40:00- Arcade Fire deep dive

Whoah! The boys of Pod Yrself Clean are back out of retirement to bring you the most important episode of the decade. We count down our top 10 Albums of the Decade, and also discuss how much the music industry, American politics, and our personal lives have changed over the past 10 years. Say goodbye to the 2010s by thinking about all the great music that got us through such a bizarre, terrifying decade! Tracklist: 1. Shows we've been to lately (2:35) 2. The decade on the macro and micro level (19:00) 3. Top 10 Albums of the decade (41:00) Also special thanks to Ben Palin and Producer Adam Levin for contributing their own best of lists and thoughts to this episode! Please email us your own top 10 albums, songs, memories, existential crises of the 2010s at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Keep on rockin' in the 2020s!

It's been 10 years since an art band from Brooklyn who liked to scream a lot broke through the cultural zeitgeist with the greatest album of the indie blog era, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Andrew and Sean dive deep into Animal Collective by discussing how much the band meant to them, the group's impact and legacy, and the top 5 songs from the band and solo AC projects (you know we gotta talk some Panda Bear). Tracklist: 1. Shows of the week (2:45) 2. Animal Collective discussion (7:15) 3. Top 5 Animal Collective (and solo project) songs (21:50) Check out the great Ringer article about the 10 year anniversary of Merriweather Post Pavilion: https://www.theringer.com/music/2019/1/4/18167715/animal-collective-merriweather-post-pavilion-10th-anniversary-panda-bear-avey-tare Let us know what Animal Collective means to you by emailing us at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrselfclean Keep on rockin'!

Andrew and Sean are back from their hiatus to present the most important pod of the year. The best albums of 2018! During the break, one of them made a short film, and the other helped make a beautiful baby girl! Playlist: 1. Catching up and the power Steely Dan has over newborns: (1:00) 2. What shows have we been to during the hiatus (6:00) 3. Quick top songs of the year list (30:34) 4. Top 10 albums of the year (45:00) Please subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Email us your top 10 albums of the year (or just any questions or suggestions you may have) at podyrselfclean@gmail.com Also follow us on twitter and instagram @podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

On the thrilling season finale of Pod Yrself Clean, Andrew and Sean get deep by talking politics, impending fatherhood, and the people and moments that made us hate certain artists. Tracklist: 1. Listener feedback (2:30) 2. Shows and albums of the week (19:25) 3. Brett Kavanaugh stops by for a rant (38:00) 4. Moments and people that made us hate specific musical artists (43:30) Don't worry, Pod Yrself Cleaners, we'll be back soon for our epic best of the year episodes. In the meantime, catch up on past episodes by subscribing on iTunes. Email us any questions and suggestions at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

In 2006, a few Columbia students bonded over their love of punk and African beats and formed the band, Vampire Weekend. Now, 10 years after the release of their iconic debut album, Andrew and Sean take a deep dive into their discography and discuss what their lasting influence is and if they are now under, over, or properly rated. Tracklist: 1. Early impression of the band (1:30) 2. The debut album (6:15) 3. Contra (13:10) 4. Modern Vampires of the City (21:50) Email us to us your fave Vampire Weekend songs, albums, moments in your life that involved their music at podyrselfclean@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

Pitchfork unveiled their Top 200 Albums of the 1980s list, which of course, sparked an almost hour long convo for Andrew and Sean. What was ranked too high? Too low? How does Andrew deal with a decade with no Pulp or Pavement? Find out in this totally rad episode! Tracklist: 1. Albums and songs of the week, including the new album from Low(4:30) 2. Best of the 1980s convo (13:40) Pitchfork's Top 200 Albums of the 1980s: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-1980s/ Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Email us questions and suggestions at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrseflclean.

Back in the day (around 2004), a review from Pitchfork could make or break a band. Groups like Tapes n Tapes made their career from a great Pitchfork review while Jet's career was derailed with a video of a monkey peeing in its mouth. But now, has social media put us in a post-critic world? Do we still need music reviews from publications that tell what the best new music is? Andrew and Sean discuss! Tracklist: 1. New music of the week, including the latest from Thom Yorker, Yves Tumor, Spiritualized and Low (4:00) 2. The impact of music reviews past, present and future (23:35) Here's the Slate article we refer to in the show: https://slate.com/culture/2018/05/when-a-negative-pitchfork-review-could-end-a-career.html Subscribe and rate us on iTunes! Email us questions and suggestions at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

After a sad week filled with funerals, Andrew and Sean got to thinking about what songs and musical acts they would want at their own. They talk about what happens when you die, where they want to be buried, and what the true best album of 1997 was-Heavy stuff! Tracklist: 1. Shows of the week, featuring the Jacob Horn Trio (1:40) 2. Albums of the week, including Troye Sivan, Spiritualized and Big Red Machine (3:30) 3. Songs to play at our funeral (17:55) Here is NPR's cool but sad playlist of songs to play at funerals:https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/04/17/602879162/swan-songs-music-for-your-final-exit Let us know what songs or musical guests you would like your own wake (or just send us questions and suggestions) at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Also, please rate and subscribe to the pod on iTunes. Follow us @podyrselfclean on Twitter and Instagram. Keep on rockin'!

On this week's pod, Andrew and Sean say their goodbyes to Aretha Franklin, John McCain (the Mark Kozelek of U.S. Senators?), and the relevancy of MTV's Video Music Awards. They also share their picks for videos that made them appreciate the artist or song even more after watching it, because even though MTV's cultural cache diminishes every year, music videos are still as vital as ever! Tracklist: 1. Remembering Aretha Franklin and John McCain (0:55) 2. Albums of the week, including the latest from Mitski, Ariana Grande and Interpol (11:10) 3. Music videos that made us like the band/song more after watching it! (37:30) Please rate and subscribe on iTunes! Email us questions and suggestions at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

On this special edition of the pod, Andrew, Sean and Producer Adam hit the road and record an episode while driving around and listening to tunes. They talk about the songs, albums and radio stations they listened to while driving around in their youths, and how important car stereos were to their musical upbringing. Also, shoutout to awesome seafood at Calumet Fisheries and the sad, smoke filled Horsehoe Casino in Indiana for making this trip special. Share your favorite songs to listen to on the open road (or stuck in bumper to bumper traffic) by emailing us at podyrselfclean@gmail.com or on Twitter @podyrselfclean. (Also don't forget to follow us on Instagram @podyrselfclean for a fun photo diary of the trip) Keep on rockin'!

This week, Andrew and Sean dive into the future to talk about which artists of today will the next generation still be listening to! What makes bands timeless and constantly re-discovered every decade? Which of today's artists will having lasting power? Why are The Killers suddenly a respected rock band? All these questions and more will be answered! Track List: 1. Shows of the Week (1:30) 2. How a music video made Sean like The Decemberists again (7:40) 3. What bands will future generations still listen to? (16:50) Email us questions and suggestions (and original tunes)at podyrselfclean@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrselfclean.com Keep on rockin'!

Andrew and Sean are back in the studio after a long hiatus, but not quite as long as Robyn's. She's back in a big way with a new song and the Pod Yrself Clean boys are here to discuss. They also talk about other artists' long breaks between releases and which ones are due for a comeback. They also talk about the "Walmart along the lake" AKA Lollapalooza, which just wrapped up here in Chicago's Grant Park. Track List: 1. Andrew has a score to settle (1:00) 2. Fave albums and songs during the hiatus (10:30) 3. Talking new Robyn song (25:30) 4. Lolla Discussion (33:00) 5. Comeback artists and the artists that should comeback(50:20) Email us questions, suggestions, and songs at podyrselfclean@gmail.com! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

Pod Yrself Clean's Mamma Mia expert (and professional TV writer) Jennifer Jackson returns to co-host! She breaks down The Godfather Part II of movie musicals, Mamma Mia 2: Here We Go Again, in all of its fever dream glory. Then, they count down their favorite scenes in movies where characters sing a song from pop culture. Any Southland Tales fans in the house??? Tracklist: Mamma Mia Discussion: (1:15) Music News of the Week: (9:20) Favorite Movie Singing Scenes: (14:20) Rate and subscribe on iTunes! Email us questions and suggestions at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

Andrew and Sean report LIVE from the 2018 Pitchfork Music Festival! They were there all weekend capturing what makes this festival so special, from the expertly curated lineup, to the friendships you can only find at outdoor festivals, and all the $8 Goose Island beers you drink along the way. Day 1: (0:15) Day 2: (33:10) Day 3: (43:30) Rate and subscribe to the pod on iTunes! Email us questions and suggestions at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

Andrew is out of town so Producer Adam steps in to talk to Sean about the state of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and ask the big questions about the coveted (?) institution. Track List: 1. Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame still relevant? (2:00) 2. The last great rock band that will be inducted? (2:50) 3. Why do we all have the same taste in music at the same time? (6:40) 4. Why do we care what young people like? (15:30) 5. Do rock bands try to take over the world anymore? (25:00) 6. Are great rock shows better than any other show? (35:00) Big questions! Email us your big questions and suggestions (and your own music!) at podyrselfclean@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrselfclean. Keep on rockin'!

It may shock you to know that Andrew and Sean really like Radiohead. Thom and the rest of the gang started their latest tour here in Chicago and Sean was #blessed enough to check it out and share his experience, which lead to a deep dive into all things Radiohead. We also answer The Washington Post's "5 Hardest Questions in Pop Music" which got interesting! Finally, we share some great original songs from listeners. Please keep sampling us and making your own artistic expression and then share that expression with us (along with any questions or feedback) at podyrselfclean@gmail.com Also follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrselfclean. Track List: 1. Shows of the week (1:45) 2. Radiohead Deep Dive (17:10) 3. Listener song fromMatthew Darst (42:00) 4. 5 Hardest Questions about Pop Music (46:25) Check out Matthew's music under the moniker, Panic Attack, here: https://soundcloud.com/mattdarst Also, thanks to Austin Buckley for sampling Andrew in their great song that we featured at the end of the ep. Here is the WaPo article "The 5 Hardest Questions in Pop Music" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/07/02/feature/separate-art-from-artist-cultural-appropriation/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.00040cdeb61e Keep on rockin'!

This week, Andrew and Sean welcome special co-host, Jennifer Jackson! She writes for Showtime's "Our Cartoon President" and also provides the voice of Sarah Huckabee Sanders (but most importantly, she used to do guerrilla improv with us!). They breakdown new albums from Drake, Gorillaz, Let's Eat Grandma and then of course, talk about Andrew's trip to the ABBA museum in Stockholm! Tracklist: 1. Talking about Scorpion (3:15) 2. Let's Eat Grandma-the band, not the horrific act! (12:40) 3. Gorillaz' new album (16:15) 4. Thoughts on best albums of the year so far (22:00) 5. Places, locations, ABBA museum (39:40) Please subscribe to the pod on iTunes! Email us questions and suggestions at podyrselfclean@gmail.com! Also, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @podyrselfclean. Keep on keeping on!

Sometimes music isn't just for listening. We all use music to inspire us, drive us, and motivate us to make our own artistic expressions. Andrew and Sean get artsy fartsy on this week's pod by talking about the music that inspired them to pursue their own art, from a 30 track album about turning 30, to a short film about a sock puppet. We also invite you, our loyal listeners, to use our podcast to inspire your own music (sample us!), drawings, sculpting or whatever it is you do to express yourself. Send us any of your Pod Yrself Clean inspired art to podyrselfclean@gmail.com! Track List: 1. A great 2-part listener email (thanks Trevor!) about opening acts who surpassed the closers at concerts AND what's the best music to work to? (1:45) 2. Music that inspired us (21:55) Again, send us your Pod Yrself-inspired art to podyrselfclean@gmail.com and ALSO follow us on Instagram and Twiiter @podyrselfclean. Other things: Here is the This American Life episode about breakup songs that we mention: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/339/break-up Keep on rockin'!