Caesura: The Music Explorer's Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Deep-Diving Some of Our Favorite Albums Mar 01, 2021

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This week we do something different: we take two of our favorite albums—The Mountain Goats's Tallahassee and Florence + the Machine's Lungs—and talk about them track by track. Enjoy!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Coalesce—OX EP
JimJam: The Beastie Boys—Hello Nasty

February 2021 Album Reviews Feb 22, 2021

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We start off the 2021 version of our monthly "new review" series with five albums of particular interest to us: Black Country, New Road—For the First Time, Dark Time Sunshine—Lore, Signe Emmeluth—Hi Hello I’m Signe, Slowthai—Tyron, and Ryan Van Haesendonck—Vauville.

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Yasmin Williams—Urban Driftwood
JimJam: Michael Jackson—Bad

February 2021 Album Anniversaries Feb 15, 2021

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We have a big helping of album anniversaries this time around! Such as: John Coltrane—Ascension, Alice Coltrane—Journey in Satchidananda, David Byrne/Brian Eno—My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Rush—Moving Pictures, J Dilla—Donuts, Tim Hecker—Ravedeath 1972. Enjoy!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: The Weeknd—Beauty Behind the Madness
JimJam: Florence + the Machine—Lungs

How To Write TWO Songs Feb 08, 2021

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Contrary to this episode's title, we're discussing Jeff Tweedy's book How To Write One Song. However, we're also taking what Jeff has written in his book, and writing our own songs, both of which are featured in the middle of this episode for all to enjoy and/or take pain medication as needed. So...enjoy! Or not.

(If anyone wants to skip around, the the songs start at 26:42—and they end at 31:06, if you want to skip them.)

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Black Country, New Road—For the First Time
JimJam: Herbie Hancock—Mwandishi

The Critic's Conundrum Feb 01, 2021

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This week we discuss what we're calling the "critic's conundrum": the pseudo-paradox of critiquing something that one doesn't personally do. Like any of our topic discussion episodes, we never land on a definitive answer as much as we try to explore and exhaust all the topic has to offer.

Albums of the Week:

Scott: The White Stripes—Get Behind Me Satan

JimJam: Amnesia Scanner—Another Life

January 2021 Album Anniversaries Jan 25, 2021

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We normally end each month with album anniversaries and new reviews, but, given the general lack of new albums in January, we're hitting you with a grand slam of album anniversaries: David Bowie's Station to Station, Atomizer by Big Black, Tortoise's Millions Now Living...., and Dowsing Anemone... by Kayo Dot. Enjoy!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Rhye—Home

JimJam: Angels of Light—How I Loved You

CD Buy 9 Jan 17, 2021

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It's one of those episodes—we go to one of our favorite CD stores and talk about our purchases. Enjoy!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Slipknot—Vol. 3
JimJam: Danny Brown—Atrocity Exhibition

Zappa Documentary (2020) Jan 12, 2021

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This week we discuss Alex Winter's recent documentary on Frank Zappa, as well as, of course, talk about Zappa himself. Enjoy!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: The Mountain Goats—Gonna
JimJam: Shpongle—The Ineffable Mysteries of Shpongleland

2021 Anticipated Releases & Listening Resolutions Jan 05, 2021

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We start off 2021 by talking about what we're looking forward to this year, as well as some of our goals as music listeners. Enjoy!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Grizzly Bear—Vekatimest
JimJam: The Jimi Hendrix Experience—Axis: Bold As Love

Our Favorite Albums of 2020 Dec 15, 2020

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Hey, y’all, it’s the end of the year, and you know what that means: it’s albums of the year time! This time we present to you our longest episode as we talk about our respective top ten of the year, as well as a handful of honorable mentions. Enjoy, and have a happy holidays.

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