Cabbage and Shame

This episode was recorded August 2nd before Will disappeared into the wild reaches of northern Scotland, leaving Nathan to edit the project. Nathan's editing skills are best described as slow, rudimentary, and yet overly ambitious (Will sympathises). This combined with IRL events like searching for (and finding--sighs in relief) gainful employment are why this episode is a wee bit late.

Nonetheless, we hope you enjoy our review of Fontaines D.C.'s newest album, A Hero's Death. The playlist for this episode is still being put together but will be updated here shortly.

Intro & outro music is East by Silent Partner.

Links for this episode:

• A Hero's Death: https://open.spotify.com/album/1TG1jA82COlOCK63DjmiT3?si=q1UidiIWSz6zGJIFkeI-yQ
• Episode playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31197AEJgvL8k7tF9tHFDM?si=yS5O7-YgScixs1ROCE2lKw

Joined by our friend, Liza Kupreeva, we discuss cold wave as pioneered by Eastern European bands like Molchat Doma, Ploho and Motorama, as well as American counterparts John Maus and Boy Harsher. We try to define what the current cold wave scene entails, covering a bit of history on the origins of rock behind the Iron Curtain along the way. We also take a crack at explaining the differences are between cold wave and the post-punk currently coming out of the UK and ask why cold wave is so bloody popular in Latin America. (Spoiler: we still don't know.)

Links mentioned in the show:

Public Practice's previous band, WALL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLGZF1HgPwo
* How Belarusian Post-Punks Molchat Doma Became a TikTok Meme from Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-belarusian-post-punks-molchat-doma-became-a-tiktok-meme/

Check out the S1E2 playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/73wGxrwhrI2Qb9QKTRV66Y?si=NnHHw9pwQmuMD7HNw5bMGQ

With the recent release of the single, Mr. Motivator, we delve into the musical history and evolution of the self proclaimed "not a f*cking punk band," IDLES. In this episode, we break down IDLES' lyrical and musical content and try and predict where they are heading with their upcoming third album, Toneland. Exploring past musical influences ranging from Bauhaus to LIFE, we draw connections to similar style evolutions of Porridge Radio and Slaves. Lastly, we brave the political quagmire of the IDLES/Sleaford Mods social media fight and talk about music, class, and authenticity.

All links talked about in the show are posted here:

IDLES on tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh-UvTORTAY

Genesis P-Orridge obituary: https://thequietus.com/articles/27977-genesis-p-orridge-obituary

Check out the S1E1 playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TiilOlZaKWd3MWBQWYWQy?si=VzLwd7b5Q7qukrV6l6CAOg

We talk about what constitutes the current post-punk revival scene, particularly in the UK. We discuss both what influenced the music that's coming out right now, which publications are reporting on it and which labels, venues and stations are playing it. (Particular shout outs to So Young Magazine and Speedy Wunderground.)

Find all the music we talked about in this episode in our Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4v79OCFkSbsAidOCXiWl1Q?si=1O2DxdJkSBi_yrIYvJ-AYw!

In the spirit of the spookiest of seasons, Will and Nathan assemble a list of recent post-punk tracks that they particularly enjoy. They open with a brief piece of post-punk Hallowe'en history with a story about one of the finest soundtrack composers, Danny Elfman. Nathan took the editing reins this episode and started experimenting with intro/outro tracks and some seasonal sound effects. Do give us feedback on our Instagram page (@cabbageandshame) about it!

As mentioned in the episode, we've put the tracks we talked about and more post-punk tracks from throughout the ages into a special Hallowe'en post-punk playlist! Content warning: this playlist contains songs which some people may find and disturbing. In particular Prolix contains the sounds of someone having a panic attack. If you are prone to anxiety, you may want to remove Prolix, Careful, and City Song from your queue. Here's the link, enjoy at your leisure and please obey all your local health guidelines to stay safe:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hhhlcwywUQn04JYLBhacc