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Getting Pretentious

James Albarn

Getting Pretentious

A weekly Music podcast
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Getting Pretentious

James Albarn

Getting Pretentious

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Getting Pretentious

James Albarn

Getting Pretentious

A weekly Music podcast
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Episodes of Getting Pretentious

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In the twenty-first episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Lianne La Havas's 'Lianne La Havas'.They discuss everything from the unplanned feeling of the artwork and press shots, the emotional power of the record to Lianne's
In the twentieth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Thom Yorke's 'ANIMA'.They discuss everything from the album's sterling production, Paul Thomas Anderson's film to why coconut rum is George and James's new favourite dr
In the nineteenth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs'.They discuss everything from the nostalgic sound of the music, the unique way in which the album was recorded to the decision to not featur
In the eighteenth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Death Grips's 'The Money Store'.They discuss everything from the aggressive production, MC Ride's lyrics to the world that Death Grips create through their music and t
In the seventeenth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Jack Garratt's 'Love, Death & Dancing'.They discuss everything from Jack Garratt's deeply personal sophomore record, the record's production to why Jack Garratt is on
In the sixteenth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Hayley Williams's 'Petals For Armor'.They discuss everything from why the project is the best surprise of 2020, the meaning behind the album's title to why artists shou
In the fifteenth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into The 1975's 'Notes On A Conditional Form'.They discuss everything from the significance of the album's mammoth track list, the differing genres to why Notes On A Conditi
In the fourteenth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Foals's 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Parts 1&2.They discuss everything from the significance of the album's artwork, the consequences of splitting the album into
In the thirteenth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into The Dave Brubeck Quartet's 'Time Out'.They discuss everything from how Dave Brubeck's trip to Turkey inspired the rhythms of 'Blue Rondo a la Turk', the difference bet
In the twelfth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into The National's 'I Am Easy To Find'.They discuss everything from the short film that accompanies the album by Mike Mills, the album's mood piece feel to why George doesn't
In the eleventh episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Peter Gabriel's 'So'.They discuss everything from the influences that Peter Gabriel has had on today's artists, the awesome production by Daniel Lanois to why James is a
In the tenth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Primal Scream's 'Screamadelica'.They discuss everything from Andrew Weatherall's legendary production work on the album, their thoughts on Primal Scream before and after th
In the ninth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia'.They discuss everything from the interesting revelations surrounding the album's songwriters, the compilation feel of the record to why Future
In the eighth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Colossal Squid's 'Swungert'. They discuss everything from Adam Betts's mastery over a drum kit, the way in which Colossal Squid's album was made to why some artists live f
In the seventh episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into The War On Drugs's "Lost In The Dream".They discuss everything from Adam Granduciel's mindset during the making of the album, why James struggles to articulate what it is
In this bonus episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James look at the Taylor Swift documentary, Miss Americana.They discuss everything from why the documentary packs an emotional punch, the trials and tribulations of meeting someone famous
In the sixth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Swans's 'To Be Kind'.They discuss everything from the epic two hour running time of the album, the cinematic nature of To Be Kind to whether or not an album that is two hou
In the fifth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Michael Kiwanuka's 'KIWANUKA'.They discuss everything from the well constructed tracklisting of 'KIWANUKA', their initial misconceptions of Michael Kiwanuka's music to the
In the fourth episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Childish Gambino's 'Because The Internet'.They discuss everything from the screenplay written to accompany the album, how 'Because The Internet' compares to Gambino's next
In the third episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into White Lies's 'To Lose My Life'.They discuss everything from the effect of Charles Cave's complex lyricism, how White Lies's instrumental simplicity makes the album shine to
In the second episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive into Taylor Swift's '1989'.They discuss everything from why 'Blank Space' is one of the best pop tracks of the decade, Taylor Swift's transition from a country singer to pop su
In the first ever episode of Getting Pretentious, George and James dive in to The 1975's 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'. They discuss everything from James's initial preconceptions and misgivings about the band, the 1975's visual s
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