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Episode 18 – Another Gadget in the Kitchen
Transcript coming soon.
Content warnings: discussion of childbirth and parenthood, some mild adult themes, .
See below for show notes, and further listening and watching recommendations. Note that this will contain spoilers, and we’d recommend reading on after listening to the episode.
Recommendations
The Independent: Ian Hislop Knows how to Stay Relevant in Middle Age – Ricky Gervais, Listen Up.
New Statesman: Ricky Gervais Is Turning into David Brent.
Irish Charts – All Time Top 20 Singles.
BBC – John Cage: Organ playing 639-year-long piece changes chord.
Albums Discussed in this Episode
- James’ choice: David Brent and Foregone Conclusion – Life on the Road (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
- Glen’s choice: Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
Countdowns So Far
You can also see how we rank each other’s albums here. Note that this is up to and including the latest published episode, so will contain spoilers if you are not up-to-date.
| Rank | James | Glen |
| #50 | Tim Minchin – Matilda, the Musical | Horse the Band – R. Borlax |
| #49 | The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic Rock | Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells |
| #48 | Remy Zero – The Golden Hum | Nile – Annihilation of the Wicked |
| #47 | Harry Secombe – Bless This House | Nick Drake – Pink Moon |
| #46 | Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way Baby | The Reindeer Section – Son of Evil Reindeer |
| #45 | Dr Dre – 2001 | Elbow – Asleep in the Back |
| #44 | Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child | Gomez – Bring it On |
| #43 | The Baseballs – Strike! | Ben Howard – Every Kingdom |
| #42 | Tom Jones – Reload | Foreign Slippers – Farewell to the Old Ghosts |
| #41 | Black Lace – Party Party | Opeth – Ghost Reveries |
| #40 | Nell Bryden – Shake the Tree | Maximum the Hormone – Bu-ikikaesu |
| #39 | The Torero Band – Lennon and McCartney, Tijuana Style | Jimmy Eat World – Clarity |
| #38 | Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs – God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise | Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy up the Girl |
| #37 | Genesis – Invisible Touch | Metallica – Master of Puppets |
| #36 | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – The Album/Swing the Mood | Arcade Fire – Funeral |
| #35 | Richard Hawley – Coles Corner | Bat for Lashes – Fur and Gold |
| #34 | Grainne Duffy – Out of the Dark | Damien Rice – O |
| #33 | David Brent and Foregone Conclusion – Life on the Road | Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions |
Our current theme is an arrangement of Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin (written by John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant) using (at James’ request) harpsichord, bassoon, and triangle, made by Glen.
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