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#585 First Impressions & Opinions on Priests
Episode 582
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, love is in the air. And what's more romantic than that cute moment of love at first sight? Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite t…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
#584 Shirley Collins & Opinions on Japandroids & Ty Segall
Episode 581
Of all the artists in the English folk revival, Shirley Collins was the most devoted to traditional song. After a nearly 40 year recording hiatus, she's finally released a new album. Shirley Collins …
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
#583 Krautrock & Remembering Maggie Roche
Episode 580
In the 1970s, German art-rockers took psychedelia and added hypnotic drumbeats and innovative synthesizer sounds to create a style known as Krautrock. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dissect the Kra…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
#582 The Album Leaf & Opinions on The xx and The Flaming Lips
Episode 579
The Album Leaf combines digital and organic instruments to make a unique sound. Bandleader Jimmy LaValle joins Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot to talk about the importance of giving electronic music a liv…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
#581 All Apologies & Opinions on Run the Jewels
Episode 578
It's good to start a new year with a clean slate – and that can mean apologizing to those you've wronged. In that contrite spirit, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite songs that say…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
#580 Esperanza Spalding & David Bowie, One Year Later
Episode 577
Esperanza Spalding is a singer/songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a librettist, a Grammy winner, and much more. She joins Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for a candid conversation about exploding genres…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
#579 Mixtapes 2016 & Musical In Memoriam
Episode 576
Sound Opinions closes out 2016 with the year in song. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot present a mixtape of tracks that tell the story of the the past year. And we remember some of the many musicians…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
#578 The Mekons & Opinions on Dawn Richard
Episode 575
Formed in 1977 in the original British punk wave, The Mekons are still going strong nearly four decades later. The band joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot in the studio to demonstrate its eclecti…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
#577 The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2016
Episode 574
It's time for the 2016 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular! Each year, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by holiday music collector Andy Cirzan who shares a mix of rare Christmas records sca…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
#576 The Best Albums of 2016
Episode 573
If you're a music fanatic, the end of the year means one thing: best of lists! Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot reveal their favorite albums of the year. And Sound Opinions listeners weigh-in with th…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago