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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2025 · 1H 7M

64: A Cyclops Walks Across the Sky

from The End of the World with Michael and Stu · host The End of the World with Michael and Stu

This week we are discussing two recent albums by mainstays of 2000s era indie rock that deal directly and obliquely with climate change, namely Mount Eerie's 2024 release Night Palace and Dirty Projectors/David Longstreth/s t a r g a z e's 2025 record Song of the Earth. We talk a bit about the history of both artists and why it might be that they are turning to considering the question of climate at this perilous moment in our world's history. We also get into topics like Romanticism and Modernism, the role of ambition and fame in undertaking a music career, and the question of didacticism in art. The episode opens with a conversation about Bernie Sanders' recent rally in Los Angeles (at which Dirty Projectors performed) and what future progressive leadership in the United States might have as the second Trump era dawns.Links to the music discussed in this episode can be found below:Mount Eerie/the Microphonesthe Glow pt. 2 by the MicrophonesA Crow Looked at Me by Mount Eeriethe Microphones in 2020 by the MicrophonesNight Palace by Mount EerieDirty ProjectorsSlaves' Graves & Ballads by Dirty ProjectorsThe Getty Address by Dirty ProjectorsBitte Orca by Dirty ProjectorsSong of the Earth by David Longstreth/Dirty Projectors/s t a r g a z eNew Yorker profile of David LongstrethSend us Fan Mailhttps://www.instagram.com/theendoftheworldwms/https://youtube.com/@TheEndoftheWorldwMS?si=xmj-2e0s58JdN8-Bhttps://linktr.ee/endoftheworldwithmichaelandstu

This week we are discussing two recent albums by mainstays of 2000s era indie rock that deal directly and obliquely with climate change, namely Mount Eerie's 2024 release Night Palace and Dirty Projectors/David Longstreth/s t a r g a z e's 2025 record Song of the Earth. We talk a bit about the history of both artists and why it might be that they are turning to considering the question of climate at this perilous moment in our world's history. We also get into topics like Romanticis...

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