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The Best Albums of 2024 Dec 06, 2024

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their highly-anticipated “Best Albums” of 2024. Plus, they’ll also hear selections from production staff.

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Featured Songs:

Redd Kross, "Candy Coloured Catastrophe," Redd Kross, In the Red, 2024

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Beyoncé, "LEVII'S JEANS," Cowboy Carter, Parkwood and Columbia, 2024

Tyler, The Creator, "Take Your Mask Off (feat. Daniel Caesar & Latoiya Williams)," Chromakopia, Columbia, 2024

Chelsea Wolfe, "Tunnel Lights," She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She, Loma Vista, 2024

Shellac, "I Don't Fear Hell," To All Trains, Touch and Go, 2024

Mdou Moctar, "Oh France," Funeral for Justice, Matador, 2024

English Teacher, "The World's Biggest Paving Slab," This Could Be Texas, Universal Island, 2024

Shirlette Ammons, "Short (feat. Mavis Swan Poole)," Spectacles, Puddin Pie, 2024

Pedro the Lion, "Spend Time," Santa Cruz, Polyvinyl and Big Scary Monsters, 2024

Idles, "Roy," TANGK, Partisan, 2024

Finom, "Hungry," Not God, Joyful Noise, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter, "Taste," Short n' Sweet, Island, 2024

Dehd, "Mood Ring," Poetry, Fat Possum, 2024

Amyl and the Sniffers, "Chewing Gum," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

Elucid, "THE WORLD IS DOG," REVELATOR, Fat Possum, 2024

Hurray For the Riff Raff, "Buffalo," The Past Is Still Alive, Nonesuch, 2024

Redd Kross, "Born Innocent," Redd Kross, In the Red, 2024

Mary Timony, "The Guest," Untame the Tiger, Merge, 2024

SPRINTS, "TICKING," Letter to Self, City Slang, 2024

Unknown, "Santa Clause is Coming to Town," Unknown, Unknown, Unknown

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An Underground Pioneer from Berlin Dec 04, 2024

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Jim shares a noisy track from Germany circa 1979.

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40 Years of Prince's Purple Rain Nov 29, 2024

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40 years ago, Prince released the psychedelic pop masterpiece, Purple Rain. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their classic album dissection of Purple Rain for the anniversary.

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Featured Songs:

Prince And The Revolution, "Purple Rain," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Prince And The Revolution, "Let's Go Crazy," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "Take Me With U," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince, "Head," Dirty Mind, Warner Bros, 1980

Prince, "Controversy," Controversy, Warner Bros, 1981

Prince, "Soft And Wet," For You, Warner Bros, 1978

Prince And The Revolution, "The Beautiful Ones," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "I Would Die 4 U," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "Darling Nikki," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "Computer Blue," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "Baby I'm a Star," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "When Doves Cry," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince, "Can't Stop This Feeling," Graffiti Bridge, Warner Bros, 1990

Prince, "You're My Love," Originals, Warner Bros, 2019

Mdou Moctar, "Imouhar," Funeral for Justice, Matador, 2024

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A Song's Legacy in Samples Nov 27, 2024

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Greg digs up a Belgian pop song from 1969 that became a popular sample amongst musicians for decades.

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Verböten, Opinions on The Cure, Tyler, the Creator & Amyl and the Sniffers Nov 22, 2024

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Jason Narducy and Tracey Bradford of Verböten, a band from Chicago's early '80s punk rock scene who recently reformed and released their debut album. The hosts also review new albums from The Cure, Amyl and the Sniffers and Tyler, the Creator.

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Featured Songs:

Verböten, "Bodily Autonomy," Verböten, Inside Outside, 2024

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

The Cure, "Alone," Songs of a Lost World, Fiction, 2024

The Cure, "Drone:Nodrone," Songs of a Lost World, Fiction, 2024

The Cure, "A Fragile Thing," Songs of a Lost World, Fiction, 2024

Amyl and The Sniffers, "Jerkin'," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

Amyl and The Sniffers, "Tiny Bikini," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

Amyl and The Sniffers, "It's Mine," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

Amyl and The Sniffers, "Chewing Gum," Cartoon Darkness, B2B, 2024

Tyler The Creator , "St. Chroma (feat. Daniel Caesar)," Chromakopia, Columbia, 2024

Tyler The Creator , "Noid," Chromakopia, Columbia, 2024

Tyler The Creator , "Judge Judy," Chromakopia, Columbia, 2024

Verböten, "Kicking Away," Verböten, Inside Outside, 2024

The Effigies, "Body Bag," Body Bag (Single), Ruthless, 1982

Verböten, "Slump Shot," Demo, (unreleased), 1983

Verböten, "Let It Out," Demo, (unreleased), 1983

Verböten, "Better Life," Verböten, Inside Outside, 2024

Verböten, "Machine," Verböten, Inside Outside, 2024

Prince & The Revolution, "Purple Rain," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

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A Sweet Song with a Sour Meaning Nov 20, 2024

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Jim shares a Swedish dance pop gem for the one-hit wonder fans.

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World Tour: South Africa Nov 15, 2024

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their tour of South African music with journalist and author Lior Phillips.

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Featured Songs:

Black Coffee, "Izizwe (feat. Busi Mhlongo)," Have Another One, Universal, 2007

Solomon Linda's Evening Birds, "Mbube," Mbube (Single), Gallotone, 1939

Miriam Makeba, "Pata Pata," Pata Pata, Reprise, 1967

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, "Nomathemba," Amabutho, Gallo, 1973

Juluka, "Scatterlings of Africa," Scatterlings, Warner Bros., 1982

Brenda Fassie, "Vuli Ndlela," Memeza, CCP, 1997

Verböten, "Bodily Autonomy," Verböten, Inside Out, 2024

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RIP Quincy Jones (feat. Sound Ops Interview w/ Quincy) Nov 13, 2024

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Jim and Greg pay tribute to the late legend, Quincy Jones, who died November 3 at age 91. They revisit their interview with him and Greg plays a deep cut track that Quincy arranged featuring a baseball icon.

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R.E.M.'s Music & Legacy Nov 08, 2024

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot discuss the music, history and legacy of R.E.M. with biographer Peter Ames Carlin.

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Featured Songs:

R.E.M., "Losing My Religion," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

R.E.M., "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," Document, I.R.S., 1987

R.E.M., "Orange Crush," Green, Warner Bros., 1988

R.E.M., "The One I Love," Document, I.R.S., 1987

R.E.M., "Radio Free Europe," Murmur, I.R.S., 1983

R.E.M., "Begin the Begin," Lifes Rich Pageant, I.R.S., 1986

R.E.M., "Low," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

R.E.M., "Bittersweet Me," New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Warner Bros., 1996

R.E.M., "Everybody Hurts," Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992

R.E.M., "Imitation of Life," Reveal, Warner Bros., 2001

R.E.M., "Shiny Happy People," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991

R.E.M., "Strange Currencies," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994

R.E.M., "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994

R.E.M., "Man on the Moon," Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992

Juluka, "Scatterlings of Africa," Scatterlings, Warner Bros., 1982

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RIP Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead Nov 06, 2024

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In this bonus episode, Greg adds a song to the desert island jukebox in honor of Phil Lesh, one of the founding members of The Grateful Dead who died on October 25th of this year.

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