Ep 107: Rich Hammond Nominates Elbow's "Asleep in the Back"

Don’t tell our moms, but we’ve got another stranger on the pod. (And a foreigner no less.) This week we’re talking to Rich Hammond - musician, mental health advocate, and author of the blog Record Reconstructor - about a shoegazey little gem from the early aughts: “Asleep in the Back” by the UK band Elbow. So it was really just an excuse for us to talk about ALL the amazing music coming out of the UK during that time period by bands like Muse, Doves, and…another band that may have gotten their start in Oxford. The music might be a bit melancholy, but our guest sure isn’t. And he’s only a few weeks away from completing his quest to listen to 1000 albums before the end of 2025! Will he succeed? We don’t know, because the year’s not up yet. Will his album choice go to 11? Guess you'll have to listen to find out.Learn more about Rich’s quest and read all his musings on music at Record Reconstructor.This episode also comes as a playlist on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Theme music composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Damien Figueras⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Got a question, comment, or suggestion? E-mail us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@thisonegoesto11podcast). Not to mention our new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ account (@thisonegoesto11pod).