Last Vestige

Dan and Josh are friends that grew up listening to, playing, and comparing notes on music of all kinds. Last Vestige is their attempt to recreate the excitement of finding new music or rediscovering old favorites. Each episode Dan and Josh have a completely improvised conversation about an album one of them chose for a close listen. No notes are compared ahead of time and every album is an exercise in understanding the artist, the album, and their own musical interests a little bit better. Welcome to Last Vestige.

Childish Gambino - Camp

Re-uploaded with the full ending! There's not much that got missed before, but it's all there now. We're back with a fresh coat of paint! Do you like Last Vestige but don't want to listen to it with the album open next to you? Good news! We've done some upgrades, and are inviting some people close to us to come by and talk about albums that meant something to them. Links: Instagram notes: https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/glover-handwrote-notes-about-leaving-community.html Toe Jam and Earl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ToeJam_%26_Earl Camp Pitchfork Review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16074-camp/ FD Sig Incel Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od-JcTJ3KPw

05-10
01:18:54

Meat Puppets - II

It's our last episode before we move to our new format! Looking at a very cool album that inspired a number of bands going forward.

04-26
01:11:41

Dave Soldier - The People's Choice

In this episode we're discussing the musical comedy of what happens when a neuroscientist writes two songs based on surveys. It's...strange to say the least.

04-05
01:05:27

Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

We're genre hopping once again! This week we've got Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, which seems like a good country album until it gets weird (and cool.) Here's some links to things we mention in the podcast:  Vanilla Ice on ripping off Under Pressure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1_9-z9rbY Leslie Speaker explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_speaker When in Rome - The Promise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_xFQWiYU Leave a review if you like the podcast (or if you don't but it's a lot cooler if you do) and find us at lastvestigepod@gmail.com or @lastvestigepod

05-18
56:54

Koffee - Gifted

Looking at probably our most recent album in this episode with Gifted by Koffee. We jumped this one ahead in the release order but Dan is pretty sure he caught references to episodes that haven't come out yet. Time is a made up concept but the episode is good and we had fun talking about this album! If you have album suggestions you can let us know at lastvestigepod@gmail.com or @lastvestigepod on Instagram or Twitter Links:  Sean Paul Video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh5ARlHFo-8 Drag Rat by Soviet Moon: https://open.spotify.com/track/2LPRHt4uTuL5cCcrwZRZO3?si=eaaafc166df540b4 Dire Straits Your Latest Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ZM4mjgrFw

05-04
01:22:14

Leon Bridges - Gold-Diggers Sound

This time around Dan and Josh are talking Gold-Diggers Sound by Leon Bridges. Along with the usual album overview and track thoughts, they talk about Leon Bridges’ history and his approach to this album. This episode has multiple references to a Texas Monthly article titled “How Going Home Helped Inspire Leon Bridges’s New Album—And Saved His Life”. You can find that article here, it’s worth the read: https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/leon-bridges-after-dark/ Thanks to our returning listeners for coming back and for anyone new, welcome to Last Vestige!

04-06
01:13:08

Amen and Goodbye by Yeasayer

Dan and Josh are joined by a guest this episode! (Thanks Matt!) Taking a look at Amen + Goodbye from Yeasayer they talk indie rock, album pacing, and cover art (plus what they thought of the album.) Thanks to everyone who tuned in for our last album, and for anyone new, welcome!

03-23
01:18:12

The Black Album by Metallica

In this inaugural episode of our podcast, Dan and Josh have listened to The Black Album by Metallica, as well as their albums that came before. Notes in hand they talk through the early history of the band as well as the changes in sound they heard leading up to The Black Album.

03-09
01:20:04

Chappell Roan - Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

Many thanks to Ren for coming and talking with us. Check out Gender Versus at various places (and keep an eye out for maybe another Ren appearance soon): https://www.instagram.com/genderversuspod/https://open.spotify.com/show/7a3Uy2h3dTb3OQt5Faozn8https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gender-versus/id1731587993Variety Chappell Song of the Summer: https://www.vulture.com/article/song-recommendation-chappell-roan-pink-pony-club.html sRed River Cultural https://redriverculturaldistrict.org/Tiny Desk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4WiXKGCJhgChappel Track by Track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF96UOuIHw0 Squeak Update on Coffee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTDIeT9_fBE

04-02
03:12:22

Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Welcome back to a very loose episode (have you noticed that Dan puts extra discussion at the end of the episode after the outro? There's some good stuff back there that is less about the songs, it was really fun discussion.)

08-07
01:59:37

Troye Sivan - Something to Give Each Other

We're back! A couple days late for Pride Month, but we needed to hit the Wednesday release day. We're going full pop on this episode with Troye Sivan. It was a great time recording, and there's some fun easter eggs at the end if you tune into those. Links: Bass sound Dan discusses: https://www.musicradar.com/tuition/tech/how-to-create-a-korg-m1-style-organ-bass-sound-642650 Post Disco Article: https://slate.com/culture/2024/06/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-song-summer-boogie-post-disco.html Hyperpop: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/03/hyperpop/617795/ https://www.thegazelle.org/issue/191/understanding-hyperpop-generation-internet SOPHIE: https://www.thefader.com/2021/02/01/12-essential-tracks-sophie-list-in-memoriam-2021

07-03
02:05:38

Trying Something New

We're trying something new, and reactivating our feed! It's been too long, but we're back. We wanted to put out something quick and fun. Hopefully you're all still here, we've got plenty of full albums to come.

06-05
39:16

Head Automatica - Decadence

Circle of Fifths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_fifths Strong Songs: https://strongsongspodcast.com/episode/kiss-by-prince-recast Pump Up The Volume Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRRg8M4fvUo

11-08
02:00:07

Sylvan Esso - Self Titled

We're back with another guest! Looking at 2014's indie electronica groups Sylvan Esso's self titled album. It's fun!

08-09
01:21:00

Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk

We're taking a look at Dr. House's tribute to the New Orleans sound. You've seen him diagnose patients and sometimes play piano with them, but here he shows his love by covering a whole host of songs. But seriously we're bringing back our discussions of covers or interpretations, and actors getting music deals. Video of Irma Thomas Dolly Parton, Dr. John & Alan Toussaint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWEKKN1TAms

03-22
01:30:39

Frank Ocean - Blonde

We're back! It's a bit of a longer intro this time, explaining a bit of where we've been and what we've got upcoming. Skip to 1:10 or so if you just want to get into it.  Links for referenced things:  Pyramids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMV31MWIjLE Self Control Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBO7Ud4DeV8&t=142s Night's Musical Frission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D80V9U7UoY0 Stevie Wonder Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grWpHuxrh3I   Prismizer Explanation: https://www.sageaudio.com/blog/mixing/what-is-the-prismizer-effect-and-can-it-be-used-on-instruments.php#:~:text=The%20Prismizer%20Effect%20is%20a,by%20using%20a%20Midi%20controller. Plagal Cadence: https://dictionary.onmusic.org/terms/561-plagal_cadence#:~:text=%5BEnglish%5D,first%20step%20of%20the%20scale. Theremin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin

03-08
01:50:58

A Very Special Christmas Episode! 100 Gecs Sympathy for the Grinch

Check out the full song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lyvv_bhzD0 We're back! Sorry we've been away for a bit, there's been a few things happening that was keeping us from recording. I (Dan) should have probably posted something about it but there was a lot going on and I slipped, sorry (hopefully absence makes the heart grow fonder?)  We address that in the episode, as well as the fact that we won't be updating until after New Years, and thanking all our listeners. We've been doing this for about a year now, and it's been very fun, so thanks for everyone who's checking in with us.

12-19
11:24

Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast

Dan and Josh are getting METAL on this one. We may still be in Halloween mode.

11-02
01:18:32

Muse - You Make Me Feel Like it's Halloween

Happy Halloween! We've got a short-y here, and we're trying something new. We may occasionally do a deeper dive into a single song. This one seems to have kind of broken Josh a bit, so we wanted to see why. 

10-19
17:58

The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery

Dan and Josh are getting into Synth-y Psych-Jazz today in the cool album from The Comet is Coming.  

10-05
01:11:07

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