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Dry Cleaning, Reviews of Margo Price and SZA, and RIP Jeff Beck Jan 20, 2023

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Post-punk tunes topped with dadaist deadpan lyrics are an unlikely formula for popularity in music, but that's the secret to Dry Cleaning's success. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with band members Florence Shaw and Nick Buxton about one of their favorite albums of 2022. They also review new albums by SZA and Margo Price and pay tribute to Jeff Beck.

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Featured Songs

Dry Cleaning, "Don't Press Me," Stumpwork, 4AD, 2022

SZA, "Shirt," SOS, Top Dawg, 2022

SZA, "Nobody Gets Me," SOS, Top Dawg, 2022

SZA, "Kill Bill," SOS, Top Dawg, 2022

SZA, "Gone Girl," SOS, Top Dawg, 2022

Margo Price, "Been To The Mountain," Strays, Loma Vista, 2023

Margo Price, "Radio," Strays, Loma Vista, 2023

Margo Price, "Time Machine," Strays, Loma Vista, 2023

Margo Price, "Lydia," Strays, Loma Vista, 2023

Margo Price, "Change of Heart," Strays, Loma Vista, 2023

Dry Cleaning, "Magic of Meghan," Sweet Princess, It's OK, 2019

Dry Cleaning, "Scratchcard Lanyard," New Long Leg, 4AD, 2021

Dry Cleaning, "Unsmart Lady," New Long Leg, 4AD, 2021

Dry Cleaning, "Anna Calls From The Artic," Stumpwork, 4AD, 2022

Dry Cleaning, "No Decent Shoes For Rain," Stumpwork, 4AD, 2022

The Yardbirds, "Shapes of Things," (Single), Epic, 1966

Jeff Beck, "Beck's Bolero," Truth, Epic, 1968

The Kinks, "People Take Pictures of Each Other," The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Pye, 1968

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A Great Girl Group Song from 2007 Jan 18, 2023

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In this bonus episode, Jim shares a girl group song from 2007 that can stand alongside more famous tracks from the 1960s.

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Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous the Musical, His Movies & More Jan 13, 2023

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot catch up with longtime friend, screenwriter and director Cameron Crowe. They discuss his films, most notably Almost Famous, which recently wrapped up a run on Broadway as a musical. They talk about the differences between making a movie and a stage production, getting Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” for Say Anything… and more.

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Featured Songs:

Casey Likes and the Cast of Almost Famous, "No Friends," No Friends (Single), Sony Masterworks Broadway, 2022

Dean Jones & Susan Browning, "Barcelona," Company (Original Broadway Cast), Columbia, 1970

Stillwater, "Fever Dog," Almost Famous, DreamWorks, 2000

Solea Pfeiffer and the Cast of Almost Famous, "Morocco," Morocco (Single), Sony Masterworks Broadway, 2022

Peter Gabriel, "In Your Eyes," So, Real World, 1986

Jónsi, "Sinking Friendships," Go, XL, 2010

Dry Cleaning, "Don't Press Me," Stumpwork, 4AD, 2022

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Two Late-Breaking 2022 Obituaries Jan 11, 2023

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In this bonus episode, we pay tribute to even more musicians who died at the end of 2022.

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The Best Songs of 2022, Obits & Greg's Annual Mixtape Jan 06, 2023

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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot look at the music of 2022 from the rearview mirror. Jim and the producers share some of their favorite singles of the year, review some missed obituaries and Greg plays an excerpt from his legendary annual mixtape.

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Featured Songs:

Bad Bunny, "Moscow Mule," Un Verano Sin Ti, RIMAS ENTERTAINMENT, 2022

Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What a Feeling," Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture, Casablanca, 1983

Irene Cara, "Fame," Fame: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture, RSO, 1980

The Clean, "Anything Could Happen," Compilation, Flying Nun, 1986

Hawkwind, "Master of the Universe," In Search of Space, United Artists, 1971

Public Image Ltd, "Public Image," Public Image: First Issue, Virgin, 1978

Robyn Hitchcock, "The Man Who Loves the Rain," Shufflemania!, Tiny Ghost, 2022

Ateez, "Guerilla," The World EP.1 : Movement, KQ Entertainment, 2022

Lil Nas X, "That's What I Want," Montero, Columbia, 2021

Glass Animals, "Heat Waves," Dreamland, Wolf Tone, 2020

Superchunk, "If You're Not Dark," Wild Loneliness, Merge, 2022

GAYLE, "abc (nicer)," abc (nicer) (Single), Atlantic, 2021

Nicki Minaj, "Super Freaky Girl," Super Freaky Girl (Single), Young Money, 2022

Taylor Swift, "Would've, Could've, Should've," Midnights (3am Edition), Republic, 2022

Dummy, "Mono Retriever," Mono Retriever (Single), Sub Pop, 2022

PLOSIVS, "Hit the Breaks," Hit the Breaks (Single), Swami, 2021

Bodega, "Statuette on the Console," Broken Equipment, What's Your Rupture?, 2022

Thee Oh Sees, "A Foul Form," A Foul Form, Castle Face, 2022

Anna Calvi, "Ain't No Grave," Tommy - EP, Domino, 2022

Brittany Davis, "I Choose to Live," I Choose to Live - EP, Loosegrove, 2022

Say Sue Me, "To Dream," The Last Thing Left, Damnably & Beach Town Music, 2022

Yola, "Strange Things Are Happening Every Day," ELVIS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), RCA, 2022

Stillwater, "Fever Dog," Almost Famous, DreamWorks, 2000

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Jim's Favorite Springsteen Songs Jan 04, 2023

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In this bonus episode, Jim adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox that was written by Bruce Springsteen, doubling the total number of songs by the Boss that he likes.

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Low Live on Sound Opinions, RIP Loretta Lynn & Anton Fier Dec 30, 2022

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit Low's 2011 session on Sound Opinions in honor of singer and drummer Mimi Parker, who died in November. The hosts also pay tribute to Loretta Lynn and drummer Anton Fier, who also died in 2022.

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Featured Songs:

Low, "More," Hey What, Sub Pop, 2021

Low, "Try to Sleep (Live on Sound Opinions)," C'mon, Sub Pop, 2011

Robert Plant, "Monkey," Band of Joy, Decca, Rounder, 2010

Led Zeppelin, "Black Dog," Led Zeppelin IV, Atlantic, 1971

Low, "You See Everything (Live on Sound Opinions)," C'mon, Sub Pop, 2011

Low, "Long Way Around the Sea," Christmas, Kranky, 1999

Low, "Witches (Live on Sound Opinions)," C'mon, Sub Pop, 2011

Low, "California," The Great Destroyer, Rough Trade, 2005

Loretta Lynn, "Story of My Life," Van Lear Rose, Interscope, 2004

Loretta Lynn, "The Pill," Back to the Country, MCA, 1975

The Feelies, "Raised Eyebrows," Crazy Rhythms, Stiff America, 1980

The Golden Palominos, "Clustering Train (feat. Michael Stipe)," Visions of Excess, Celluloid, 1985

Taylor Swift, "Anti-Hero," Midnights, Republic, 2022

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Travels With Greg: The Dylan Center Dec 28, 2022

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In this bonus episode, Greg recounts his experience visiting the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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D'Angelo's Voodoo & Bassist Pino Palladino Dec 23, 2022

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This week, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dissect D’Angelo’s masterpiece album Voodoo. They chat with author Faith Pennick about the record’s context, impact and more. Then, the hosts will talk with the bassist who played on that album, among many others, Pino Palladino.

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Featured Songs:

D'Angelo, "One Mo'gin," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Playa Playa," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Chicken Grease," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Brown Sugar," Brown Sugar, EMI, 1995

D'Angelo, "Devil's Pie," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Africa," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "The Root," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, "Just Wrong," Notes With Attachments, Verve, 2021

Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, "Off The Cuff," Notes With Attachments, Verve, 2021

Paul Young, "Come Back and Stay (Extended Version)," No Parlez, Columbia, 1983

D'Angelo, "Send It On," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

D'Angelo, "Feel Like Makin' Love," Voodoo, Virgin, 2000

The Who, "Baba O'Riley (Live at the Hollywood Bowl 2002)," Who's Next, Decca, 1971

The Who, "My Generation," My Generation, Brunswick, 1965

Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, "Soundwalk," Notes With Attachments, Verve, 2021

Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, "Ekuté," Notes With Attachments, Verve, 2021

D'Angelo, Femi Kuti, Macy Gray, and the Soultronics, "Water No Get Enemy (feat. Nile Rodgers and Roy Hargrove)," Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti, MCA, 2003

John Mayer Trio, "Who Did You Think I Was (Live at the House of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 2005)," Try! Live in Concert, Columbia, 2005

Low, "Long Way Around the Sea," Christmas, Kranky, 1999

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