A Merry Podmas Gift for You from So So / Cool

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12/22/22 • 92 min

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! To get in the spirit, we’re striking the harp, joining the chorus, and donning our gay apparel, but unfortunately our blazing yule was turned off prematurely by a grumpy podcast Grinch. In this very special Holiday episode, we’re getting festive, talking about our favorite seasonal tunes, some of our guilty pleasures, and a few of those songs we may have heard one too many times.

We’re also bringing you our second trivia challenge – Yuletide edition! Find out if Matthew can avenge the stinging defeat from our last showdown. But be careful, even though it's December, there may be a spooky Spector lurking in this trivia. And join us for our listening session to find out: can Brandon convince Matt and Joe to like Michael Bublé? Will Brandon finally accept his true love for Bruce Springsteen? Can Joe successfully explain what he means by “Non-Holiday Holiday song”? All that and more!

We hope you enjoy this special episode. Thanks for taking time out of your holidays to listen, and thanks for listening all this year. Happy Holidays and Stay Frosti fans!

And as always, be sure to support the artists by purchasing their work on iTunes or wherever you get your music:

Notable timestamps:

00:14:50 Yuletide Music Trivia
00:21:50 Start of the listening section

We hope you enjoy this special episode. Thanks for taking time out of your holidays to listen, and thanks for listening all this year. Happy Holidays and Stay Frosti fans!

And as always, be sure to support the artists by purchasing their work on iTunes or wherever you get your music:

Notable timestamps:

00:14:50 Yuletide Music Trivia
00:21:50 Start of the listening section

Previous Episode

Portishead, "Dummy"

Fans, nobody loves us, not like you do. That’s why this week we’re putting you all on a pedestal, for it's such lovely day to have to always feel this way about Portishead’s 1994 debut album, “Dummy.” In this episode, we talk about the origins of, and Portishead’s place in, the popular 90s genre, trip hop, and we try to nail down when we all actually heard of this band. Then join us as we listen to and discuss the album’s unique film noir sonic character, the bands distinct approach to sampling, and their creative instrumentation. We also muse about a potential Taylor Swift/311 collaboration, and Matthew shares his own personal “sour time” with a disturbing childhood anecdote of excessive candy* consumption. As an added bonus, Brandon finally stops being polite and truly tests whether we’re nice now. Joining us in all this fun is our first ever returning guest, and proud owner of a giant Massive Attack poster, Nik Hartman.

*Note: we recorded this the weekend after Halloween, so you may hear a lot of out-of-context references to candy.

Be sure to support the artists by purchasing "Dummy" on iTunes or wherever you get your music.

Next Episode

Jurassic 5, "Power in Numbers"

Happy new year fans! This year, the So So / Cool saga continues with more candy for your ears. We’re dropping our first episode of 2023 on Jan. 5 about J5 (see what we did there?). That’s Jurassic 5, if you’re not a Rhodes Scholar for the dollar. Specifically, we’re discussing their 2002 album “Power in Numbers.” Join us as we unlock the alpha and omega code of J5’s versatile rhymes, the distinct styles of their two DJs/producers, and the group’s deep commitment to taking rap back to its primitive state. We also talk about seeing J5 back in the early aughts, the strengths and weaknesses of four-person unison choruses, and the virtues of flute samples. And stick around until we make our final judgement and answer the question: have we mistaken them for some corny-ass crew?

Be sure to support the artists by purchasing "Power in Numbers" on iTunes or wherever you get your music.