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Album Infinitum
by Hoot n Waddle
Album Infinitum is a music appreciation podcast hosted by Jared Duran (Limited Engagement, What the Fork?, Hoot n Review), that focuses on one artist and explores that artist's catalog album by album. Each episode features a discussion with a guest that explores not only the album itself, but its place in music history as well as the culture of the time it was originally released. This is a deep dive.For more information on this and other Hoot n Waddle podcasts, please visit https://hootnwaddle.comIf you like what you hear, please rate/review/subscribe
Episodes
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AI 29 - On Fire
On this episode of Album Infinitum, we continue on with the Galaxie 500 discography, this time discussing their second, and most highly regarded album, 1989's On Fire. Sitting in the guest host chair for the entire run on Glaxie 500 is writer, actor, and Space 55 artistic director, Ashley…
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AI 28 - Today
Thus begins a very short run of episodes to discuss the discography of Galaxie 500--a band that burned brightly for a brief period and left us with three near-perfect albums. First up, their 1988 album, Today. Sitting in the guest host chair for the entire run is writer, actor, and Space 55...
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AI 27 - The Knowledge
This week, we wrap up the Squeeze discography with their 2017 album, The Knowledge. On this outing, the band pushes the excitement, inventiveness, and energy of Cradle to the Grave up to 11. When it hits, it really hits ("Innocence in Paradise," "Departure Lounge," "Patchouli"), but it's by no...
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AI 26 - Cradle to the Grave
On deck for this week's episode, the first Squeeze album of all new material after a 17 year period, Cradle to the Grave, and what an album it is! So much energy! Great tunes! The band sounds vibrant, refreshed, and like they're enjoying what they're doing. Sitting in the co-host chair for this...
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AI 24 - Ridiculous
On deck for this week's episode, Squeeze's 1995 album, Ridiculous. Released at the height of britpop, Squeeze's label saddled them with the slogan "The godfathers of britpop" and pushed Heaven Knows--perhaps one of their worst singles--into the upper echelons of the charts. The album is the…
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AI 23 - Some Fantastic Place
On deck for this week's episode, Squeeze's 1993 album, Some Fantastic Place. Back on A&M records, with their first album since Chris Difford bugged out and got sober, the band sounds vibrant, reinvigorated--hopeful even. SFP features some of their best songs, including Third Rail, the title…
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AI 22 - Play
On deck for this week's episode, Squeeze's 1991 album, Play--their only album for Reprise Records. Featuring the highlights Letting Go, The Day I Get Home, The Truth, and Walk a Straight Line, the album holds the distinction of being the last one prior to Chris Difford pursuing a life of…
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AI 21 - Frank
On deck for this week's episode, Squeeze's 1989 album, Frank. Arguably a stronger album than it's popular predecessor, the album marked a sharp decline in the band's commercial success and began a trend where Squeeze released some of its best albums out into an increasingly indifferent…
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AI 20 - Babylon and On
On deck for this week's episode, Squeeze's 1987 commercial peak, Babylon and On. Featuring the hits "Hourglass" and, unfortunately, "853-5937," Babylon and On marks the beginning of a turning point for Squeeze with career highlights such as "Tough Love" and "Footprints" showing that the Difford…
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AI 19 - Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
On deck for this week's episode, Squeeze's difficult (for most people) 1985 reunion album, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti. As the discussion with guest host Dan Hull reveals, however, there is a LOT to love about this album despite any flaws its very of-the-time production and the drug-induced mental…
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AI 18 - Sweets From A Stranger
On this edition of Album Infinitum, Ed Masley returns to discuss the last album of Squeeze Phase 1, Sweets From A Stranger, an uneven album that still manages to feature some of the best Squeeze songs of all time, including "When the Hangover Strikes," "Black Coffee in Bed," "The Elephant Ride,"...
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AI 17 - East Side Story
On this edition of Album Infinitum, a deep, deep dive into Squeeze's 1981 masterpiece, East Side Story, with guest co-host Jason Keil. Jason writes regularly for The New Times and PHOENIX Magazine, you can check out his work on http://www.jasonkeil.com/, follow him on Twitter (@jasonekeil), and…
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AI 16 - Argybargy
On this edition of Album Infinitum, a discussion of Squeeze's 1980 album, Argybargy with one of the coolest guys in music journalism, Ed Masley. Argybargy continues Squeeze's run of classic, essential albums and great singles ("Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)," "Another Nail in My Heart," "If I...
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AI 14 - Squeeze
And so it begins! Squeeze is absolutely one of the best bands of all time, whether you know it or not, and we kick things off with their stutter step of a start, the John Cale-produced eponymous debut (or U.K. Squeeze if you bought the album stateside in 1978). The album features one of the...
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AI 13 - Sky Full of Holes FoW
This week, we discuss the final Fountains of Wayne album, Sky Full of Holes, with guest co-host Marc Oxborrow. It's a hell of an album to go out on, and a great discussion about it, so strap in and enjoy the ride. (Why did I say "strap in"? I don't know.) Be sure to check out both of Marc's bands...
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AI 12 - Traffic and Weather FoW
Traffic and Weather may not be the best Fountains of Wayne outing, but as Jared Duran and Marc Oxborrow discuss, with songs like Fire in the Canyon, I-95, and Seatback and Traytables, there is plenty to love about this album. Be sure to check out both of Marc's bands on Bandcamp or at one of…
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AI 11 - Welcome Interstate Managers
On tap this week, it's Fountains of Wayne's commercial breakthrough, Welcome Interstate Managers. It spawned the radio and video hit "Stacy's Mom," but there are so many gems on this one, and we get into all of it. Co-hosting this episode (and indeed the rest of the FoW episodes) is the fantastic...
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AI 10 - Utopia Parkway
This week, we continue our discussion of Fountains of Wayne's discography with the absolutely brilliant Utopia Parkway. Co-hosting this episode (and indeed the rest of the FoW episodes) is the fantastic Mr. Marc Oxborrow of The Haymarket Squares and The Blood Feud Family Singers. Be sure to check...
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AI 09 - Fountains of Wayne
The second artist up for Album Infinitum is a power pop gem. Great, catchy tunes, wry lyrics that teem with irony, but always manage to have such heart and earnestness to them, which put the songs over in a genuine and infectious fashion that avoids novelty or pastiche, and their self-titled…
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AI 08 - Aimee Mann's Mental Illness
This week, we wrap up (for now) our Aimee Mann discussion with her most recent album, Mental Illness. Sitting in on this week's discussion is writer and co-host of the Transmissions podcast from Aquarium Drunkard, Jason Woodbury. Not only does the conversation focus on Mann's album, but the...
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AI 07 - Aimee Mann's Charmer
We near the end of journey through the albums of Aimee Mann with her 2012 offering, Charmer. Sitting in the guest chair for this discussion is the wonderfully gifted songwriter, musician, and all-around great human being, Marc Oxborrow. Marc is a principal member of two great bands (The Haymarket...
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AI 06 - Aimee Mann's @#%&*! Smilers
Continuing on down the discography of Aimee Mann, we arrive at her wonderful 2008 album, @#%&*! Smilers, which is perhaps the most musically buoyant in her catalog. This week's guest is the ridiculously gifted singer-songwriter Betsy Ganz. Betsy leads the fantastic band The SunPunchers, and she…
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AI 05 - Aimee Mann's The Forgotten Arm
We're past the halfway point in our Aimee Mann discussion with her 2005 concept album, The Forgotten Arm. Our guest for this discussion is writer, musician, comedian, storyteller, DJ, and recovering music snob, Jeff Cardello. Check out Jeff's work over at...
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AI 04 - Aimee Mann Lost In Space
The Aimee Mann discussion continues on Album Infinitum with her 2002 album, Lost In Space. This is the deepest lyrical exploration so far for this show, and as you'll hear, we discuss the conceptual nature of this album. All of the individual songs feel part of a whole story, and story is…
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AI 03 - Aimee Mann Bachelor No. 2
On this episode, the Aimee Mann discussion continues with her fantastic album, Bachelor No. 2, or the Last Remains of the Dodo, which is impossible to talk about without also discussing its relationship to Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia, and the major label consolidation going on in the…
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AI 02 - Aimee Mann's I'm With Stupid
On this episode, host Jared Duran and guest Chris Ayers continue on down the Aimee Mann rabbit hole with her 2nd solo album, I’m with stupid, and as you’ll hear in the discussion, this is no sophomore slump, but rather an album that stands out as one of her best more than 20 years later. Special...
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AI 01 - Aimee Mann's Whatever
The first artist up for Album Infinitum is one of my very favorites, Aimee Mann. Her debut solo album, Whatever, was released in 1993, a full five years after the last ‘Til Tuesday album, Everything Is Different Now, and there’s a great article that Stereogum put up for 25th anniversary of…
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AI 00 - Introducing Album Infinitum
Welcome to Album Infinitum, the music discussion podcast that explores an artist’s career one album at a time. I wanted to put this out there as an introduction to the show to sort of give people an idea of what they can expect, explain why I’m doing yet another podcast, and to I guess, state in…
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Album Infinitum is a music appreciation podcast hosted by Jared Duran (Limited Engagement, What the Fork?, Hoot n Review), that focuses on one artist and explores that artist's catalog album by album. Each episode features a discussion with a guest that explores not only the album itself, but its place in music history as well as the culture of the time it was originally released. This is a deep dive.For more information on this and other Hoot n Waddle podcasts, please visit https://hootnwaddle.comIf you like what you hear, please rate/review/subscribe
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