Connor's Got His Own Thing Now... his next pick is Hot, the breakout 1996 record by the swingin' Squirrel Nut Zippers! The record evolved their signature zany, instrumental complexity into some of the band's biggest hits like Put A Lid On It, Prince Nez, and especially Hell. We'll trace the band's origins from drunk tree climbing to candy to fart jokes, and talk about how Connor came to love the band years ago. Will James' first SNZ experience live up to the hype, or is this missing piece Meant To Be nothing but a miss?
The Mixtaper is back with a big round of Fact Or Spin. We'll learn about Izzy the Olympic Blob, lawnmower sheep, acute vertigo in gym, and the felt-covered whistling talents of the incomparable Andrew Bird! As we work our way through modern takes on a retro swing vibe we'll encounter plenty of colorful characters, learn new words (like... interloculation), and more. This album might just swing hard enough to convert our Ballad Guy into something completely new!
Have you ever zipped a squirrel nut? No? Us either. Have you been swing dancing? Can you get "Flight Of The Flassing Pancy" out of your head?? (Us either.) Let us know in the comments and on socials! Follow, like, rate, subscribe for more, and interloculate with a pal about the podcast this week!
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0:00 Intro
5:56 About Squirrel Nut Zippers
9:11 About Hot
15:20 Fact Or Spin
18:46 1996 Was A Big Year For The Squirrel Nut Zippers
26:00 Henry Westmoreland Outsourced His Chores (To Sheep)
31:33 Tom Maxwell Got Kicked Out Of Gym Class
36:22 Andrew Bird Has Bird Powers
46:51 Album Art
47:52 Got My Own Thing Now
49:36 Put A Lid On It
53:04 Memphis Exorcism
55:17 Twilight
56:43 It Ain't You
58:33 Prince Nez
1:00:41 Hell
1:03:40 Meant To Be
1:04:52 Bad Businessman
1:06:38 Flight Of The Passing Fancy
1:08:19 Blue Angel
1:09:51 The Interlocutor
1:10:47 The Puffer
1:12:19 Final Spin
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