78. Orono Discusses The Unicorns, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

Send us Fan MailSuperorganism's lead vocalist and artist Orono joins Al and picks this week's album, which is Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?  by The Unicorns. Orono explains why she chose this album and what makes it one of her favorites. She also delves into the process Superorganism used to record their new album, World Wide Pop, and the videos they released along with it, and she also talks about her friendship with "cool dad" Stephen Malkmus. Superorganisim YouTube channel (featuring videos discussed on this episode): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDWISefDYGwbspN9w6kyLSwSuperorganisim's website (with tour dates!): https://www.wearesuperorganism.com/Superorganism on Twitter and Instagram: @sprorgnsmAs Orono noted, you can follow her on Twitter (@oronooo) and Instagram (@oronooooo). Just make sure you type the right number of "o"s depending on the platform.Al is on Twitter at @almelchiorBB, and this show has accounts on Twitter and Instagram at @youmealbum. Be sure to follow @youmealbum to find out in advance about upcoming guests and featured albums for this podcast.Al launched You, Me and An Album: The Newsletter earlier this year. You can subscribe for free to get Al’s monthly posts, but paid subscriptions give you access to weekly posts and much more. Please consider trying a paid subscription as it also helps to support this podcast! https://youmealbum.substack.com/1:12 Orono joins the show2:05 Orono explains how Superorganism wound up appearing on Legion4:29 Orono’s friend suggested that she choose Who Will Cut Our Hair6:20 Al tells Orono what his impression of the album is9:26 Orono loved The Unicorns right at her first listen12:22 Orono talks about the similarities between The Unicorns and Superorganism15:54 Orono doesn’t have a favorite trackObservations about specific tracks17:18 I Don’t Wanna Die20:10 Child Star25:00 Emasculate the Masculine27:05 Is this a pop album?30:18 Inoculate the Innocuous31:34 Jellybones32:11 Tuff Luff/Sea Ghost34:59 Tuff Ghost36:59 Les Os39:42 Let’s Get Known41:36 Orono wishes The Unicorns had stayed together longer43:28 Orono explains how she got to be friends with Stephen Malkmus47:13 Orono outlines Superorganism’s process for writing songs for World Wide Pop50:50 Is Orono an Arizona Diamondbacks fan?52:27 Orono talks about how Superorganism’s videos get made54:52 Orono discusses her other current projectsSupport the show