412 - folklore (feat. Joseph Lewis)

Paul and Arlo are doin' good, they're on some new shit: actually talking at length about music! A/V director and founding Gobbler Joseph Lewis joins the boys to rave about Taylor Swift's newest (and best) album, Folklore. The gang discusses how Folklore offers a more mature and introspective look at Swift’s pop star persona, how the collaboration with The National’s Aaron Dessner enhances her sonic palette, the drama of the Teenage Love Trilogy, the beautiful video for "cardigan," and more.

 

Next: slippin' and slidin' with Class Action Park.

 

BONUS MUSIC RECOMMENDATIONS:

Joe

• Manic by Halsey
• Punisher by Phoebe Bridger
• Gaslighter by The Chicks
• Tourist Season by Miel
• The New Abnormal by The Strokes
• Run-On Death Sentence by Alex Jonestown Massacre

 

 

Arlo

• Every Bad by Porridge Radio
• Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan
• Song for Our Daughter by Laura Marling
• Once I Was an Eagle by Laura Marling
• Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple

 

 

 Paul

 

• Louie 99 by Pet Rocks and Fake Flowers
• Imploding the Mirage by The Killers
• Twelfth by Old 97’s

 

THE BREAKDOWN

Total Run Time: 02:46:30

• 00:01:00  -  Intro / Banter
• 00:07:14  -  Our histories with Taylor Swift
• 00:28:38  -  Track-by-track review of folklore
• 02:31:28  -  Other new music recommendations
• 02:42:50  -  Outro / Next

THE MUSIC

• “the 1” by Taylor Swift, folklore (2020)
• “cardigan” by Taylor Swift, folklore (2020)
• “exile” by Taylor Swift, folklore (2020)
• “seven” by Taylor Swift, folkky8lore (2020)
• “august” by Taylor Swift, folklore (2020)
• “illicit affairs” by Taylor Swift, folklore (2020)
• “betty” by Taylor Swift, folklore (2020)
• “hoax” by Taylor Swift, folklore (2020)

THE LINKS

 

• “Who Is Rebekah Harkness, Star of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’?” by Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone

• “Betty” Pop Punk Cover