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Then read the newsletter where Jim reflects on why list episodes remain such a listener favorite and revisits the idea that “artists generally have a lifetime to make their first record and only a few months to make their second.” Listen here: https://t.co/UYDmTG4wxg

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Can an artist survive the sophomore slump?

Jim and Greg spotlight the musicians who answered with a resounding yes, sharing some of their favorite second albums that matched (or surpassed) the promise of a great debut: https://t.co/6P1zBsKiC4
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What do you miss most about the AM radio listening days? 📻

Jim brings us back to 1974, a time when the hits were all over the map. He revisits one massive pop hit that might be either the worst song of its era or one of the most unforgettable: https://t.co/kqwL5KDezL

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Jim and Greg talk with @Ratboysband singer and songwriter Julia Steiner about the acclaimed new album "Singin’ to an Empty Chair" and the band’s continued run of standout releases: https://t.co/586oo1875X

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Our @soundopinions interview with the prolific billy woods:
https://t.co/89tDqdfy42
And a few words about what makes him an era-defining MC:
https://t.co/d5iLLhui1d

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Plus, Jim writes about his lifelong connection to Neil Young, from "Decade" to "Rust Never Sleeps" and beyond, in this week’s newsletter: https://t.co/pLYqlWofrp

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Six decades, twelve songs.

Jim and Greg take on the challenge of tracing Neil Young’s career through a curated set that captures the evolution, range, and defining moments of his catalog, from early recordings like "Sugar Mountain" to later landmarks: https://t.co/Q6zUmJRLwf

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What’s a song you love from a great artist’s worst-selling album?

In this bonus episode, Greg talk about a record that was poorly received at the time but has since aged into greatness: https://t.co/JuizUxrwMM

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Rob Miller found a community in a Chicago, and helped build a label that defined a time and a place for more than two decades. The @soundopinions interview with the Bloodshot Records cofounder linked in comments.

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After being inspired by the Super Bowl halftime show, Greg shares a song by an artist he believes influenced Bad Bunny’s performance: Willie Colón. Greg pays tribute to the salsa legend, reflecting on Colón’s lasting impact on music and culture: https://t.co/P288rZiDSx

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Which artist do you think had the greatest late-career creative resurgence?.

Jim and Greg celebrate artists who discovered a new creative gear decades after first breaking onto the music scene: https://t.co/S4fcgkZCZJ

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Danny Brown and Peaches, two entertainingly offbeat, thought-provoking button-pushers with new albums.

Some spiel from me on past interviews with both: https://t.co/8tBYHOzj6O

And reviews of the new LPs from Jim and I on
@soundopinions: https://t.co/LCrrHL5vAa

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Years later, the band dug through their archives and assembled those recordings into a record called "Breaking Through." Greg shares a track by the quartet in tribute to Chrissie Dickinson, the band's singer and a future writing colleague. https://t.co/iybzD3haIb (2/2)

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Some albums arrive right on time. Others take decades.

Greg takes us back to the '80s to spotlight Sally’s Dream, a four-woman band from Indiana who were making real noise in the 1980s, opening for major acts but never getting the chance to record their debut album. (1/2)

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Years later, the band dug through their archives and assembled those recordings into a record called "Breaking Through." Greg shares a track by the quartet in tribute to Chrissie Dickinson, the band's singer and a future writing colleague. https://t.co/iybzD3haIb

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Greg takes us back to the '80s to spotlight Sally’s Dream, a four-woman band from Indiana who were making real noise in the 1980s, opening for major acts but never getting the chance to record their debut album at the time.

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Jim shares a song from the 1982 film "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains," which Courtney Love once called the best movie ever made. Then Greg and Jim share stories about receiving phone calls from Love in the early ’90s about their reviews: https://t.co/jKgxxXFd15

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Which bands or artists defined the current era with a protest song?

Jim and Greg break down the elements that give songs staying power in moments of political upheaval, then share some of their favorites alongside picks from the production staff: https://t.co/LvuUaL1wV9

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Jim and Greg review Lucinda Williams' new album, "World’s Gone Wrong," a record perfectly tuned to the moment and full of the raw power that has defined her career: https://t.co/25ISFddPoq