The Thrill Of American Football and The Agony Of "Michael"
5/1/20261 hr 1 min
Steven and Ian start with a Moviecast about the new Michael Jackson biopic, a huge blockbuster that Steven saw and Ian probably won't (3:16). From there they talk about the pros and cons of concert tourism (17:55) and Ian's recent experience seeing the cult emo band Everyone Asked About You (23:26). Then they talk about some of the week's new releases, including albums by Hiss Golden Messenger, Lip Critic, The Black Keys, and Tori Amos (32:15) before landing on an extended conversation about the band American Football and their new self-titled LP (41:58). Finally, in Recommendation Corner Ian discusses the band You're An Angel and Steven stumps for Mildred (56:26).
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First 90 secondsSteven Hyden· Host0:00
Indiecast is presented by Amazon Music. [rock music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Indiecast. On this show, we talk about the biggest indie news of the week, review albums, and we hash out trends. In this episode, we talk about the new album by American Football, among other subjects. My name is Steven Hyden, and I'm joined by my friend and cohost. He's upset that the Michael Jackson movie didn't focus enough on the Free Willy soundtrack, Ian Cohen. Ian, how are you?
Ian Cohen· Host0:35
I mean, first off, the SWV remix of Right Here that interpolates Human Nature, which is my favorite Michael Jackson song, yeah, that's a banger right there.
Steven Hyden· Host0:44
Mm.
Ian Cohen· Host0:44
But I am not n- I am not nostalgic for the Free Willy soundtrack, because that was on constant rotation during the darkest period of my life, which was a Jewish overnight summer camp in 1993. It was that. It was The Lion King soundtrack. It was Billy Joel, River of Dreams.
Steven Hyden· Host1:00
Wow.
Ian Cohen· Host1:00
I don't need to hear that stuff [laughs] ever, ever again. You were a real- But it's not bangers ... outcast if you... Yeah, if you, if you, if you liked, uh, Smashing Pumpkins, that made you a real outlier back then.
Steven Hyden· Host1:10
What else is on the Free Willy soundtrack other than the Michael Jackson song?
Ian Cohen· Host1:14
Uh, Will You Be There. I mean, that's, like, the big one. Um- Yeah, that...
Steven Hyden· Host1:17
Yeah, I know that, but, like, what else is on there?
Ian Cohen· Host1:19
That's a, that's a great question. I, I, like, I, I... Is, uh, SWV, something by, uh, there's a New Kids on the Block song, something called The