May 31, 2017
We're celebrating National Doughnut Day with two songs celebrating doughnuts - specifically, sufganiyot, jelly doughnuts eaten at Hanukkah time! "Sufganiot" by A.K.A. Pella is a love song to this fried food while "A Land Called Sufganiyot" by Mama Doni Band is more of a sci-fi/horror journey.
May 24, 2017
We cover two Christmas duets with two different takes on love. An anonymous request introduces us to "Christmas TV" by Slow Club, a guileless song full of yearning and affirmation - we pair it with "Are You Coming Over for Christmas?" by Belle & Sebastian, which might be the audio equivalent of "Baby It's Cold Outside"...
May 17, 2017
This week, we made the ill-advised decision to theme an episode around Armed Forces Day! The strangeness of "Snoopy's Christmas" by The Royal Guardsmen is somewhat overwhelmed by nostalgia, but we have no such fond attachments to "Christmas in Fallujah" by Cass Dillon. Thanks to Chris and Matt* for the request!
May 10, 2017
This week, we're going back to basics. No gimmicks, no conspiracy theories, just straight-up rock 'n roll. An anonymous request leaves RJ and Ian pondering a pair of somewhat sleepy indie-rock songs: "It's a Lonely Christmas" by The Charters and "Come on Santa" by The Raveonettes. We discover a novel way to improve...
May 3, 2017
In honor of the Kentucky Derby (and in the interest of listening to at least ONE good song to re-calibrate our sensibilities), we discuss two horse-themed Christmas tunes. "Sleigh Ride" by The Ronettes is a refreshing treat with way more horse stuff than we remembered. "Hang An Ornament" by Grandaddy and Band of Horses...