Category: 3-MusicSometimeTalk

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On this episode we have some wholesome fun roasting some musical acts we love, and some musical acts we...don't necessarily love. But we hope you have fun listening, even if one of your favs winds up in the crosshairs.

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It can be hard to be in a band, or really, in any kind of group where there’s creative collaboration, and you’re supposed to act like it's a democracy. Because what do you do with an idea that you love, if nobody else believes in it? That question is a big part of this episode with Local Natives.

Local Natives is a band from Southern California. Their first album came out in 2009, but the three vocalists and songwriters in the band, Taylor Rice, Kelcey Ayer, and Ryan Hahn – they’ve been playing together since they were in high school. The lineup also includes Matthew Frazier on drums and Nik Ewing on bass. They’ve put out five albums, including their most recent, Time Will Wait For No One, which came out in July 2023.

But for this episode, I talked to Taylor, Kelcey, and Ryan about an older song of theirs: “Dark Days,” which came out in 2016. It’s their biggest song to date; it has over 100 million streams, and it's been certified gold.  It’s a duet with Swedish singer Nina Persson, from The Cardigans. In  2020, they put out a new version of the song, featuring Amelia Meath from the band Sylvan Esso.

I talked to the guys here in the studio, and to Amelia Meath remotely. And together, they told me the seven-year story of how “Dark Days,” was first made and then eventually remade.

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We've hit 60 songs on our Official Playlist so it's time for another Catchup & Mustard with your favorite hosts, Tyler Snodgrass and Danny Maupin! We play "Country Trivial Pursuit" using some country music trading cards Danny found in a pawn shop, and play IS IT COUNTRY?? This week we deliberate about The Proclaimers, My Morning Jacket, Les Claypool, and some guy from Ringo Starr's band.

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We asked and you answered: what is your gateway country song? Thanks to everyone who submitted responses. We picked a few of our favorites to share on the podcast. From Townes Van Zandt to Charley Crockett to Billy Ray Cyrus, we got a wide variety of answers!

Also, we discuss the national news being made by Jason Aldean's new pop country-meets-butt rock song, "Try That in a Small Town," which has earned millions of plays after the video was cut from CMT for being racist. (Spoiler: we think Aldean is a pandering phony, and the song and video are terrible for a variety of reasons.)

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Bakar is a singer and songwriter from London. In 2018 he put out his first release, Badkid. A year later, he put out the EP, Will You Be My Yellow?, and this September, he’s releasing his second full-length album, Halo. One of Bakar’s tracks from the EP and the upcoming album is a song called "Hell N Back," which went platinum, and hit number one on Billboard’s Triple A Charts. For this episode, Bakar told me how he wrote "Hell N Back," and all the unexpected twists and turns it took before it became a hit.

For more, visit songexploder.net/bakar.

This week we add the Tyler Childers-penned fan favorite "Jersey Giant" as recorded by Elle King to our public playlist. We are joined by comedian Lizzy Cassidy (Close Calls Podcast) to break down the song, discuss Elle King's pop-to-country career path, King's relationship with her famous father Rob Schneider, and how country folk can be from ANYWHERE.

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Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including "Jersey Giant" by Elle King:
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New to Elle King? Here are some more recs from Lizzy, Danny, and Tyler:

• Tulsa 
• Love Go By
• Bonafide
• Drunk and I Don’t Wanna Go Home (feat. Miranda Lambert)
• Blocked Out
• Try Jesus
• Little Bit O’ Lovin’

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It's Bocephus day on the podcast! Comedy writer Lillian Stone (preorder her new book "Everybody's Favorite" now!) joins Danny and Tyler to discuss country music's most famous son. We get into Hank Jr.'s near death experiences, stepping out of Hank Sr.'s shadow, his massive hits, and his many cringeworthy political songs.

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Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including "Family Tradition" by Hank Williams Jr.:
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Here's some more Hank Jr. recs from Lillian and your hosts:

• A Country Boy Can Survive
• All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight
• All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
• Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
• OD’d in Denver
• Weatherman
• Outlaw Women
• To Love Somebody
• I Really Did

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We here at Take This Pod and Shove It, want to hear from you, the listener! So tell us: What was YOUR gateway country song. Or, in other words, what was the song that got you into country music? Did you used to hate country? Is there a story your country lovin'? Tell us as much or as little as you want—we'd love to share what you have to say on an upcoming episode.

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Episode 166 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Crossroads”, Cream, the myth of Robert Johnson, and whether white men can sing the blues. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

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Natalie Merchant is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. She was the lead singer of the band 10,000 Maniacs until she left in 1993. And then, as a solo artist, she’s put out nine albums over the last 30 years. Between 10,000 Maniacs and her solo work, she’s had multiple multi-platinum records.

In April 2023, Natalie put out her first album of new songs in nine years. It’s called Keep Your Courage. And for this episode, she talked to me about the song “Sister Tilly." It’s a eulogy for a fictional character – a woman who represents the generation of women who influenced her. Women who were activists in the 1960s and 70s, when she was growing up.

For more, visit songexploder.net/natalie-merchant.