Now Hear This

The season finale of Now Hear This has arrived, and with it a cranked-to-eleven episode! Brian and Simon from the Sodajerker podcast are on hand to guide us through This Is Spinal Tap. This epic album from the fake (but real) english (but American) hard rockers who want you to smell their respective glove is pound-for-pound one of the best rock-pastiche records in existence... and we're deep-diving through it all! From satanic Christmas celebrations to the twee cups and cakes of P.G. Woodhouse, we hope you enjoy walking through this surprisingly epic album as much as we did. Now hear this: "Sex Farm," "Big Bottom," and "Cups and Cakes."Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist

Hope you're ready to join a fan club, because this episode is new and NOT a mistake! Now Hear This welcomes special guest Joe Pierandozzi to walk us through the wild, whacky and otherwise wonderful 1993 Jellyfish LP Spilt Milk. This Sturmer/Manning masterwork came in over-time, over-budget and over-blown, but has evolved into the kind of cult record that would spawn a million indie darlings - and continues to inspire to this day. Now hear this: "New Mistake," "Russian Hill," and "He's My Best Friend."Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist

Lucy Walsh joins us to discuss her 2020 EP When Life Was Figured Out, and this six-track tour de force features a stunning array of talents from our guest this week. Join us as we deep-dive into Lucy's roots as an intensely-trained singer and pianist, and discuss her songwriting evolution over the years alongside some of the biggest talents in the music industry. From touring the world to finding inspiration in unusual places, Lucy's breath of experience and abilities are a sight (and sound!) to behold - and the EP collection is a captivating highlight reel of but a few of her many accomplishments. Now hear this: "1882," "So I Fall," and "Like Winter Leaves the Sun."Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist

What's his name? It's RINGO! What's the album we're talking about today? OLD WAVE! The best Ringo album you've likely...never heard? In 1983 when former Beatle Ringo Starr needed a new sound to revitalize his solo career, ol' Ritchie enlisted the help of Eagles rocker Joe Walsh to craft a clean, catchy, up-tempo record that embodied the very best in Starr's capabilities. But a string of flops wrecked label havoc with this collection, and its contents would take years to surface in the US and GB. Discussing Old Wave with us today is founder of the hit Yesterday & Today podcast, Wayne Kaminski - who's here to talk Ringo, Caveman, tracking down dutch imports in the early 80's, and much more. Now hear this: Hopeless, Be My Baby, In My Car.Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist

Prepare yourself for podcasts without frontiers - it's the Now Hear This deep dive into Peter Gabriel's seminal third solo (and third self-titled) studio effort, affectionately dubbed "Peter Gabriel 3" or "Melt". This groundbreaking gem not only cemented the solo hit-making status of the original Genesis frontman, but also established sounds that would permeate popular music throughout the 1980's (and beyond). Joining us on this journey into the wire is longtime Ryan & Paul podcast contributor Jack Faye, whose own music is is enough to make you lose your self control! Now hear this: I Don't Remember, Not One Of Us, Biko.Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist

Ready to shine a light on the ultimate rock'n'roll band? Well, break out the cheap stuff and get those taxes in order because Now Hear This is taking a journey into the depraved south of France to deep dive into the Rolling Stones atmospheric masterpiece: Exile On Main Street. This torn and frayed offering of drunken stomps and trademark Jagger/Richards balls-out fury is held in high esteem by most...but has it always been that way? To answer that question, Paul is joined by the incomparable musician/singer/songwriter Luther Russell (Those Pretty Wrongs, The Bootheels) to uncover the history behind this iconic album, and get some rocks off in the process. Now hear this: Loving Cup, Ventilator Blues, Tumbling Dice.Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist

Suit up in your green shirt and prepare for battle! At long last, Now Hear This tackles Elvis Costello with an over-sized examination of 1979's Armed Forces - Elvis's third studio LP and early breakthrough project in a career that now spans nearly five decades. Joining Paul for this discussion is none other than Chris Mercer - cofounder of the hit Take It Away: The Complete Paul McCartney Archive podcast and Declan McManus aficionado supreme. So join the big boys for a class in linguistics and venom with this unforgettable record for moderns! Now hear this: "Green Shirt," "Senior Service," "Accidents Will Happen," and "Chemistry Class."Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist

Annabel Jones joins us to discuss her 2016 debut solo EP Libelle, and this five-track powerhouse is packed with emotional punch. In this career-spanning discussion, we venture from Annabel's musical beginnings in Lady and The Lost Boys, up through the harder-edged Bluebell and straight through to her most recent recordings. This defiant, bemused, truthful, human record is music to our ears. Now hear this: "Happy," "Magnetic," "Spiritual Violence," and "Normal Heights."Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist

We're loyal, oh-oh, We've got the heart of a pod! And heart is certainly in abundance when we're talking about the rock'n'roll uber-combo of Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart: THE KILLS. This deep-dive into the band's 2016 studio effort Ash and Ice will take Paul and Ryan from London flats to the circus railway to Anthony Bourdain's kitchen and back again...and this raw, raunchy rock is the kind of sonic substance you curl up with on long Siberian nights. So get the vision...better yet, get ready for one of the best bands of the past 20 years to rock your world. Now hear this: "Doing it to Death," "Whirling Eye," "Hum For Your Buzz," and "Heart Of A Dog."Have something to say? Email us: nowhearthisofficial@gmail.comIf you want to listen to the music discussed on the show, then subscribe to this playlist: https://nowhearthis.lnk.to/theplaylist