Bonus Track: Royston Langdon (Spacehog)

Episode 92 of the The Record Player podcast, hosted by Jeff Giles and Matt Wardlaw, titled "Bonus Track: Royston Langdon (Spacehog)" was published on June 29, 2023 and runs 35 minutes.

June 29, 2023 ·35m · The Record Player

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Send a text The incredible Royston Langdon of Spacehog drops in on Matt for the latest Bonus Track. This time, they're talking about Royston's new album, President Alien, which will be released on July 14. As one might gather from the title, President Alien is a unique return to Spacehog's 1995 debut album, Resident Alien. Nearly 30 years later, Langdon revisits each song from the original album in an acoustic format. He tells Matt how he arrived at the idea of doing the project -- while als...

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The incredible Royston Langdon of Spacehog drops in on Matt for the latest Bonus Track. This time, they're talking about Royston's new album, President Alien, which will be released on July 14.

As one might gather from the title, President Alien is a unique return to Spacehog's 1995 debut album, Resident Alien. Nearly 30 years later, Langdon revisits each song from the original album in an acoustic format. He tells Matt how he arrived at the idea of doing the project -- while also sharing some great stories about the roots of the original recordings as well as the early days of Spacehog.

There's also some interesting Spacehog news + other topics to dig to. Our thanks to Royston for taking the time to chat. You can pre-order President Alien on CD, vinyl or digital right here.

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