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Sep 12, 2023 1 hr 16 min

Going Home Again

from Best Album For Hosted by Dave Sandell & Caleb Gardner

They say you can’t go home again, but this week Dave and Caleb make an attempt to as they think about hometowns. The good, the bad, the people, what it means to bring your full grown up self to a place where you are perpetually 17 years old, and importantly, the power of music to become containers for all the parts of your life; songs that mean something to you as a kid and grow and mold with you as you get older, so that they feel both present and meaningful and "like home." They dive into the Smashing Pumpkins’ seminal album, Siamese Dream, currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. And then they briefly discuss country music and all of its baggage in light of the album that most sounds "like home," Garth Brooks’ 18-million-selling album, No Fences. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness Garth Brooks - No Fences Noname - Sundial New Pornographers - Continue as a Guest Sufjan Stevens - “So You Are Tired” Slowdive - everything is alive Olivia Rodrigo - “Bad Idea Right?”

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