V Is For Villagers
*Originally released October 22nd 2014*
Doug and Steve are joined once again by guest cohost, Their Friend Travis Mendgen to discuss one of his all-time fave bands, Villagers. The guys also chat about existential crises, John Legend's wailing, and the line between having a front man and having one person spearhead the creativity of the band.
Music featured this week:
Judgement Call - {Awayland}
Occupy Your Mind - Occupy Your Mind [single]
Ship Of Promises - Becoming A Jackal
Nothing Arrived - {Awayland}
6:56 - These days Steve is pretty good pronouncing Sigur Rós, but it took a while to get there.
10:17 - DC Pronk was a frequent correspondence of ours at this time, and why not share the love and give his cover of Roxy Music's "Strictly Confidential" a listen?
14:24 - Just in case you don't know what Steve's talking about: this Franklin.
42:38 - At the time of this remastering, Villagers have continued to release albums every few years.
55:53 - And we did! Boy was it a hell of a time - check out our episode Q Is For Queen!
1:01:13 - Travis recommends you take a listen to this acoustic version of "Twenty Seven Strangers".
Steve's Recommendations:
I Saw The Dead - Becoming A Jackal
Nothing Arrived - {Awayland}
Doug's Recommendations:
Earthly Pleasure - {Awayland}
The Waves - {Awayland}
Travis' Recommendations:
Twenty Seven Strangers - Becoming A Jackal
On A Sunlit Stage - Becoming A Jackal [bonus]
Becoming A Jackal - Becoming A Jackal
My Lighthouse - {Awayland}