Vibers of the World, Unite!
Podcast takes on a workers’ anthem from DIY oddball Jumpy, a hyperpop experiment from Sam Gendel, and the return of Ryan Gosling’s spooky indie band Dead Man’s Bones.
The concept behind our podcast Waste or Taste is simple: Every episode, a group of Hearing Things founders gets together, with each person bringing a new song to the table. Then we debate whether those songs are “waste” or “taste.” Sometimes we reach a critical consensus; other times there’s fisticuffs, absurdity, or both.
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On this episode, Jill, Andy, and Ryan discuss Ryan Gosling’s music career on the occasion of his band Dead Man’s Bones’s first new song in 17 years, a trashy left turn from L.A. avant-jazz experimentalist Sam Gendel, and a vibey ode to retail and service workers courtesy of Massachusetts outsider-pop artist Jumpy. Bonus topics include: Ryan’s bowling average, the tastelessness of Clown Core, and not eating Spam during Occupy Wall Street.
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