Steven and Ian open today’s episode with a quick Sportscast about the World Series and the Yankees fan who almost ripped Mookie Betts’ arm off (0:00). Bad fans is actually an overarching theme of the show — the guys start with the upcoming election, and whether we’re headed for a wave of anti-PC entertainment if Trump wins (5:20). Then they address this week’s music-critic controversy involving a bad review of the new Halsey album, and the predictable freakout from chronically online fans (17:35).
After that, they check in on the Fantasy Albums Draft and talk about the latest from Mount Eerie as well as Phil Elverum’s career with The Microphones (25:45). Then they do a “Scene Report” segment on recent concerts by Knocked Loose and Drive-By Truckers (34:16).
In the mailbag, the guys are asked about “time and place” bands, i.e. acts that were set up to make one perfect album and nothing else (42:30). Finally, in Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the emo band Ben Quad while Steven endorses Philly power band 2nd Grade (49:40).
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