It’s time for another review roundup. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot give their opinions on new records by AC/DC, Beabadoobee and more. Plus, a conversation with members of the Georgia post-punk band Pylon.
Jim and Greg review the unexpected new album by rock legends AC/DC, Power Up.
Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe SessionsSturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson is continuing to evolve as a musician, this time making a bluegrass album filled with covers of his own songs. It's called Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions.
Fake It, Flowersbeabadoobee
The hosts review the debut album from British singer-songwriterbeabadoobee, Fake It, Flowers. She channels some '90salternative rock vibes for the TikTok era.
Private LivesLow Cut Connie
Adam Weiner's band Low Cut Connie is back with another record, Private Lives, where he talks frankly about 2020 in his signature Jerry Lee Lewis-esque style.
Pylon
Pylon came and went about 40 years ago. All they did was help build a scene in Athens, Ga., in the late ‘70s, hot on the heels of the B-52’s but before R.E.M. got rolling. The four University of Georgia art students released a handful of recordings, including two albums, filled with jagged-edge post-punk songs you could dance to.
And then they quietly called it a night, destined to be an obscure if important footnote at a key moment in music history. A new box preserves the legacy, the rare band that didn’t release a single throwaway. It could be argued that Pylon pulled the plug too soon, but Jim and Greg are grateful for what they left behind. It’s never too late to fall in love, again, with a great band.
Featured Songs
Pylon, "Cool," Cool (Single), DB, 1979
AC/DC, "Shot in the Dark," Power Up, Columbia, 2020
AC/DC, "Through The Mists Of Time," Power Up, Columbia, 2020
AC/DC, "Wild Reputation," Power Up, Columbia, 2020
Sturgill Simpson, "Turtles All The Way Down," Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, High Top Mountain, 2020
Sturgill Simpson, "Breakers Roar," Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, High Top Mountain, 2020
Sturgill Simpson, "Turtles All The Way Down," Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, High Top Mountain, 2014
Sturgill Simpson, "I Don't Mind," Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, High Top Mountain, 2020
beabadoobee, "Dye It Red," Fake It Flowers, Dirty Hit, 2020
beabadoobee, "Care," Fake It Flowers, Dirty Hit, 2020
beabadoobee, "Sorry," Fake It Flowers, Dirty Hit, 2020
beabadoobee, "Horen Sarrison," Fake It Flowers, Dirty Hit, 2020
Low Cut Connie, "Take a Little Ride Downtown," Private Lives, Contender, 2020
Low Cut Connie, "Look What They Did," Private Lives, Contender, 2020
Low Cut Connie, "Now You Know," Private Lives, Contender, 2020
Pylon, "Crazy," Chomp, DB, 1983
Pylon, "Feast On My Heart," Box, New West, 2020
Pylon, "Modern Day Fashion Woman (Version 1)," Box, New West, 2020
Pylon, "Dub," Dub (Single), DB, 1979
Grace Jones , "On Your Knees," Muse, Island, 1979
Parliament, "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)," Mothership Connection, Casablanca, 1975
Grandmaster Flash, "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash and the Wheels of Steel," The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash and the Wheels of Steel (Single), Sugar Hill, 1981
Pylon, "Beep," Chomp, DB, 1983
Pylon, "Altitude," Chomp, DB, 1983
Pylon, "Italian Movie Theme," Chomp, DB, 1983
Radiohead, "The National Anthem," Kid A, Parlophone, 2000
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