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The Album Crawl
by James Johnson
Crawling through an album each week. Song by song. Hosted by Paul and James Johnson
Episodes
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#060 - MAC MILLER - SWIMMING
It's the last episode we will put out for a while. We went with something special.
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#059 - JANE'S ADDICTION - NOTHING'S SHOCKING
Strap in for a wild ride.
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#058 - PORTER ROBINSON - NURTURE (FEAT. ERIC YANG)
We don't cover much EDM ground on this podcast so we were very excited when our friend Eric picked this album for this very special guest episode! Crawl with us through Porter's many high's and lows of fame and creativity. This is a great one!
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#057- - STEVIE WONDER - INNERVISIONS
It's time to get groovy on a metaphysical level. Let the sweet, warm water of Stevie Wonder wash you away in transcendental peace in his wonderful album Innervisions.
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#056 - FRANK OCEAN - CHANNEL ORANGE
It's time to get a little dreamy here on the album crawl. This episode were crawling through Frank Ocean's debut album, Channel Orange. We'll go through his sentimental lyrics, hazy production, and the sprawl of LA.
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#055 - SAMPHA - PROCESS
You know you've been holding in some grief or regret for too long! It's time to crawl through those emotions with us as we listen through Sampha's wonderful debut album Process. In this episode we go through dense layers of music as well as lyrics of man struggling with his place in the world and...
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#054 - FRENCH PARTY PLAYLIST
OUI OUI
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#053 - SPOON - GA GA GA GA GA
Ga ga! Goo goo! You know how babies talk! Also, you know they're favorite utensil is the Spoon! In honor of all babies everywhere we are covering Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon. This is a fun indie rock record from the mid 2000's. It's perfect at being just that. Crawl with us through these white space...
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#052 - BOB MARLEY - EXODUS
It time to pack your things and get the hell out of where you are. Its an Exodus! Were hanging with Bob Marley this week so sit back and light some insence, it's going to be a jamming time.
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#051 - OUTKAST - ATLIENS
The bass! Outer space! Three stacks!! It's time to get groovy and eat some grits over here at the album crawl. We are tackling the critically acclaimed southern rap milestone ATLiens by Outkast. Crawl with us as we attempt to understand, sometimes literally, what is going on in this masterpiece.
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#050 - JAY Z - THE BLACK ALBUM
It's episode 50! For it we are visiting rap for the first time in too long. Let's get to the gigantic blockbuster 2003 master peice, Jay Z's The Black Album!
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#049 - SONG CRAWL PT.4 (FEAT. GRAHAM STUBBS)
We can't help ourselves! These song crawls are just so much fun! For the 4th round we bring in friend of the show Graham to pick some songs to add to this never ending chain. Crawl with us!
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#048 - APHEX TWIN - SELECTED AMBIENT WORKS 85-92
Continuing down our little path of electronic music we cannonball into the headiest of all of it, Aphex Twin. To try and understand this musical enigma we go to the beginning and take a close look at some songs he made as a teenager, and wow how they hold up! This is a really fun episode trying…
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#047 - KRAFTWERK - AUTOBAHN
Let's get bleeping! Let's get blooping! It's time for the integral electronic album, Kraftwerk's Autobahn! We have a roundtrip of a time strolling through the cinematically minded album as the German boys try to recreate some imagery using only synthesizers. This one might lull you into a coma....
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#046 - BON IVER - 22, A Million
It's time to talk cryptic songwriting, synthesizers, and the powerful force of the human voice. That is because it is Bon Iver time here at the album crawl. We had a hard time not talking forever with this one because it is so dense and intricate. This is a good one! Crawl with us.
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#045 - FLEETWOOD MAC - BARE TREES
It's time to put the kettle one and get warm by the fire with Fleetwood Mac's little known 6th album Bare Trees. This episode, we listen through some soft rock jams and put together what this band was like pre-Rumors and Stevie Knicks. We had a lot of fun with this one and possibly made fun of...
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#044 - SONG CRAWL PT.3
It's about that time for another song crawl! Play with us as we jump from song to song and have a blast doing it. We get pretty silly with this one, its a great time. Enjoy!
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#042 - BON JOVI - SLIPPERY WHEN WET
The epic guitar! The hooks! The okay at best lyrics! Let's get down to one of the biggest album in history, Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet. We have a fun time breaking down this one and seeing just what's worth remembering among these timeless classics.
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#041 - U2 - ACHTUNG BABY
Caution Baby! It's about that time we crawl back to the early 90's to dance and ponder our way through U2's Achtung Baby. This was a wild episode as we sway from enjoying, to hating, to just being baffled by what Bono and the Edge cooked up on this one. Join us, and if you stick around long…
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#040 - DRAMA - GALLOWS (feat. Colby Rasplicka)
Synthy! Wavey! Emotional! Just a few of the words we use to describe DRAMA's debut album Gallows. Crawl with us and our guest Colby this episode as we swim in the low tides of some happy-sad dance music.
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#038 - BEST SONGS OF 2021
Crawl with us through our favorite songs of 2021!
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#036 - FOSTER THE PEOPLE - TORCHES
It's time to get poppy! This episode we are revisiting one of our all time favorite album, Torches by Foster the People. Just in time for it's Tenth anniversary were dive in and take a look at some happy music scoring some dark subject matter. Crawl with us this week as we bounce a long to some…
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#035 - BUDDY GUY - I WAS WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS
It's blues week here on the album crawl, so teleport with us back to the early 60's to get a taste of the Delta Blues by way of Buddy Guy. Crawl with us as we explore the themes of the blues and all the slow jamming that comes along with the music. This will be one we'll be drawing back on for...
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#034 - SONG CRAWL PT.2
Due to high demand the infamous Song Crawl is back and wilder than ever! Join us on another journey through a playlist only linked by song titles. We have a blast and this will be one for the books.
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#033 - POISON IDEA - FEEL THE DARKNESS
We hope everyone is ready for some red blooded carnage. This week we mosh our way through Poison Idea's Feel the Darkness as Paul gets offended and James try's to pinpoint the plus sides to off beat visceral hardcore punk. Also, it's the first in person recording! So enjoy the better audio quality.
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#032 - SONG CRAWL PT.1
Let's play a game! This week we try something new where Paula and James make a playlist of random songs using the titles to link them together. Play along and try to think of what songs you would have played and hit us up instragam and let us know!
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#031 - BRIAN ENO - APOLLO
Let's get spacey internet. This week we float through the starry-eyed black space of Apollo by Brian Eno. We talk through what ambient music is and why we like it, as well as all the features that make it up. This one will be a good one to sleep to.
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#030 - WASHED OUT - MISTER MELLOW
Ready to get laid back and chilled out? Maybe not as much as you think on Washed Out's Third album Mister Mellow. Crawl with us this week as we wade through the relaxing but sometimes murky water of this psychadellic chill hop masterpiece.
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#028 - ETTA JAMES - AT LAST!
One powerful voice. Sometimes that's all you need to carry a whole album. With Etta James' biggest album that is exactly what happens, and we enjoy every second of it. Crawl with us this week as we get swept away in the beautiful covers done by Etta and we both learn what a torch singer is.
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#027 - TOM PETTY - FULL MOON FEVER
Epic choruses! Sweeping Atmosphere! Layers and layers of acoustic! This week were going through the blockbuster Tom Petty solo Album Full Moon Fever. Crawl with us to see how Paul and James tackle one of the kings of Heartland Rock, it's a good one!
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#026 - FRANKIE VALLI - SOLID GOLD HITS
OHHHHH OHHH YEAAAAHHHH. Did I sound like Valli there? I think I hit the note just like him. Crawl with us this week as Frankie Valli and the four seasons attempt to stay contemporary in a late period '67 album. We have a lot of fun on this one. Crawl with us!
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#025 - ARCTIC MONKEYS - WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT
We're talking guitar hooks. We talking snarky lyrics. We're talking the distance from Hunter's Bar to San Francisco. It's Arctic Monkeys week here on The Album Crawl and were excited to go through their debut album, Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not.
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#023 - TALKING HEADS - MORE SONGS ABOUT BUILDINGS AND FOOD
Buildings! Food! What more could you need? This week we do a silly walk like I imagine David Byrne would do through the Talking Heads' second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food.
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#022 - QUINCY JONES - BIG BAND BOSSA NOVA
It's big! It's a band! It's Quincy doing Bossa Nova! This week we are continuing on an international trip (sort of ) with Quincy Jones' album Big Band Bossa Nova. We try something new with commenting right along with the album and have a ton of fun along the way. Crawl with us!!
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#021 - PLAYLIST - A SPRING WALK
Ever wake up early on a spring morning, go on a walk, and just don't know what to listen to? Well Paul and James are here to solve that problem. Listen this week as we pick our favorite songs to fit that exact mood.
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#020 - QURULI - PICTURE BOOK
This week, James and Paul tackle their first ever non-English album! Including rollicking rock and roll, some precarious falsetto, and whiplash changes in the songs. Crawl with us as we dive into Japanese band Quruli's third album Storybook.
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#019 - ARLO PARKS - COLLPASED IN SUNBEAMS
Lofi beats! Smooth Vocals! Depression! Crawl with us this week through Arlo Parks' debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams. We discuss new generation songwriting, current production changes and James' tries to overcome his distaste.
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#018 - NO DOUBT - TRAGIC KINGDOM
What do you get when you put Ska, Alt Rock, and Reggae in a pot and pepper in SoCal attitude? Reel Big Fish? Absolutely not!!!! Crawl with us this week as we skank to No Doubt's breakout third album Tragic Kingdom!
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#017 - PAUL SIMON - GRACELAND (feat. Tom Johnson)
African influences! Bright production! Stories from when it was first released! Crawl with us this week on a special episode. Paul and James' Dad (Tom Johnson) join to go through Paul Simons big comeback album GRACELAND.
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#016 - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS - SIAMESE DREAM
Heavy guitar, dark lyrics, and an irreplaceable scream. Crawl with us this week through Billy Corgan's Nightmare-scape A.K.A The Smashing Pumpkins' second album Siamese Dream!
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#015 - VAN MORRISON - MOONDANCE
He's Irish! He makes Soul/Folk/Rock music! It's all catchy and organic! He's Van Morrison and this week we are crawling through his third album Moondance!
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#014 - FLEET FOXES - FLEET FOXES
Beautiful Harmonies! Intricate storytelling! The PNW! Crawl with us this week as we traverse the lush dense landscape of Fleet Foxes eponymous debut.
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#013 - A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - LOW END THEORY
Smooth jazz beats, clever rhymes, and Paul citing every. single. shout-out. Crawl with us this week as we strut along to Quest's second album Low End Theory!
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#012 - BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID
Fat guitar riffs, jazzy space jams, and just general darkness vibes. Crawl with us this week as we wade in the murky waters of Black Sabbath's second album PARANOID.
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#011 - ODESZA - SUMMER'S GONE
Chill beats, GoPro Commercials, and the wuuubbbsss. Crawl with us this week as we go through ODESZA's debut album SUMMER'S GONE!
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#010 - PETER BJORN AND JOHN - WRITER'S BLOCK
Incredible whistling, to the point song structure, and some fun pop jamming. Crawl with us as we explore the often overlooked Wrister's Block by Peter Bjorn and John
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#009 - STEELY DAN - AJA
Fantastic musicianship, innovative recording methods and engineering, and being pretentious. Crawl with us as we wade in the warms waters of Aja by Steely Dan.
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#008 - TOM MISCH AND YUSSEF DAYES - WHAT KINDA MUSIC
Crawl with us this week into the dark depths of WHAT KINDA MUSIC, Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes' collab album. We discuss the power of collaboration, sounding too of today's time, and how much we like ooohhhs from Tom.
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#007 - BEST SONGS OF 2020
On today's episode Paul and James crawl through their favorite tracks of 2020. Listen as we surprise and disappoint each other with our picks.
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#006 - FATS WALLER - AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
Crawl with us as we enter the life and music of renowned Harlem renaissance artist Fats Waller. We discuss the longevity of his songs, his career ranging from top broadways shows, to his early death in 1943, and his "pizzaz" or his "razzledazzle".
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Crawling through an album each week. Song by song. Hosted by Paul and James Johnson
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