076 - Synthesizer

You can't ignore my techno. In the SEVENTY-SIXTH episode of Popular Music: The Podcast, Analise picks one of her all-time (all-time!) favorite songs to cover in honor of her birthday - "Synthesizer" by Detroit-based rock band, Electric Six! You'll hear about the band's many iterations of members, their bizarre lyric-writing method (Dick Valentine holds his BREATH till he just blurts stuff out?!), and why their unique blend of rock 'n' roll disco, combined with their "profoundly absurd/absurdly profound" lyrics will make them the band you never knew you needed, but always had this whole time (they have a butt-load of records out, guys - time to get with the program).   No guilt. Only pleasure. Popular Music is a pop music podcast hosted by Steven Ray Morris and Analise Nelson. New episodes every Monday. Email us: [email protected]   Chat pop music with us in our Facebook group!: https://www.facebook.com/groups/647416295647220/     This week's Spotify Mix: https://open.spotify.com/user/1239070814/playlist/3zXKfweMrgij10Gb3sB1Uv?si=otPsG0NoQjS4n7LenbzDiQ   Additional Recommendations: Electric Six - "Dance Commander" Electric Six - "Improper Dancing" Electric Six - "Gay Bar" Electric Six - "Jimmy Carter" Electric Six - "Future Is In The Future" Electric Six - "I Buy The Drugs" Electric Six - "Chocolate Pope" Electric Six - "Down at McDonaldz" Electric Six - "Dance Pattern" Electric Six - "Dirty Looks" Electric Six - "We Were Witchy Witchy White Women" Electric Six - "Making Progress" Electric Six - "Waste Of Time And Money" Electric Six - "Talking Turkey" Metric - "The Shade" Future Islands - "Seasons (Waiting On You)" The Postelles - "Oh My Luck" The Faint - "Your Retro Career Melted" Find us on all the socials!   twitter.com/popmusicpodcast instagram.com/popmusicpodcast facebook.com/popmusicpodcast   Follow Analise: twitter.com/lalalanalise // twitter.com/anabotmusic Follow Steven: twitter.com/stevenraymorris // twitter.com/sjrpod   Cover art by Kelly Rahnerhttps://www.instagram.com/kelrahner/ Podcast logo by Javier Solórzano https://instagram.com/jav_solo/