CCP Ep. #136: Hesitant Alien by Gerard Way | Featuring Robare James Pruyn-Bush

Today we welcome guitarist, clarinetist, and singer-songwriter Robare James Pruyn-Bush to the podcast as our guest panelist and dynamic performer. Kicking off the episode with a cover he performs with one of his many bands, The Waysties, we then lunge into our album analyis (courtesy of Robare himself). The former lead singer of My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, is on a solo kick! But just how will his debut project, Hesitant Alien, fare in our roundtable discussion? Check out the album and find out for yourself! Also stick around for an exclusive interview with Robare and for some surprises from his other band, The Rose West.

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CCP Ep. #127: Painful by Yo La Tengo

With the recent release of Yo La Tengo’s Extra Painful (a bonus-happy re-release of their 1993 album Painful), we thought we’d use the opportunity to explore the ’93 album as if they’d released it today — since, after all, they technically have. In doing so, we experience the prime of “Shoegaze” as a stylistic departure from the heavier rock of the era. Following that, we discuss another vestige from the past: the ever-substantial “double disc.” Useless holdover? Artistic tool? Let’s hear your thoughts!

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CCP Ep. #123: Sonic Highways by the Foo Fighters

For our final album of the year, we look at Sonic Highways, a special project by the Foo Fighters, featuring eight tracks recorded in eight studios in eight different cities, all to commemorate—you guessed it—their eighth album. The project also serves as a companion to their HBO television series, Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, which debuted on October 17th, 2014. Also stick around for a followup conversation on music idolatry: the types of idols we venerate, and the responsibilities that go with it.

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