Beyond The Pond

In Episode 021 we take a step back, drink some mulled wine, light a nightly candle, and soak in the vibes of the season. We focus on two underrated Holiday Run Shows: 12/30/1995 and 12/29/1996, and discuss why they’re each worth a listen. In the second half of the episode we discuss our favorite holiday albums and feature some overlooked holiday gems. Songs featured in this episode are: Willie Nelson: “Pretty Paper,” Fountains of Wayne: “Alien For Christmas,” George Lynch: “Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24,” Jimmy Smith: “Greensleeves,” Booker Ervin: “White Christmas,” Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings: “8 Days of Hanukkah.” In addition, we discuss two 2017 records that served as slow burners for us: St. Vincent: “MASSEDUCTION,” and Kevin Morby: “City Music.” Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 020 we look back on 2017 and discuss our favorite albums of the year. In addition to our Top Ten Albums of 2017, we’ve compiled a list of our Honorable Mentions, highlight our favorite concerts we saw, and share some of our listeners Top Five Albums of 2017. David’s Top Ten Albums of 2017: 10. Lorde: Melodrama; 9. Hiss Golden Messenger: Hallelujah Anyhow; 8. Gang Of Youths: Go Farther In Lightness; 7. Slowdive: Slowdive; 6. Turnpike Troubadours: A Long Way From Your Heart; 5. The War On Drugs: A Deeper Understanding; 4. Haim: Something To Tell You; 3. The National: Sleep Well Beast; 2. Ron Gallo: Heavy Meta; 1. Luke Elliot: Dressed For The Occasion Brian’s Top 10 Albums of 2017: 10. Luke Elliot: Dressed For The Occasion; 9. Kendrick Lamar: DAMN.; 8. Fleet Foxes: Crack-Up; 7. Hiss Golden Messenger: Hallelujah Anyhow; 6. Craig Finn: We All Want The Same Things; 5. Ryan Adams: Prisoner; 4. The National: Sleep Well Beast; 3. Slowdive: Slowdive; 2. Gang Of Youths: Go Farther In Lightness; 1. The War On Drugs: A Deeper Understanding (For the full list, including listener submissions, please visit our Medium Page) In addition, we discuss our two favorite Phish shows from 2017: Powder — 07/26/2017 and Double Chocolate — 07/28/2017. Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! We’ll be back on Tuesday, December 26 with Episode 021! Until then, we’ll see you beyond the pond…

In Episode 019, we discuss a transformational jam in Phish History, the 11/06/1996 Mike’s Song from Knoxville, Tennessee. Just a week removed from their Halloween cover of the Talking Head’s "Remain In Light," we hear Phish fully embracing the lessons of the funk/minimalist in this sprawling jam. Songs featured in this episode are: Burial: “Kindred,” The Dismemberment Plan: “Superpowers,” “Otherside,” and “Ellen & Ben,” The Charlatans UK: “Back Room Window,” Radiohead: “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” and “Talk-Show Host.” In addition, we discuss two new 2017 records we highly recommend: Odonis Odonis: “No Pop” and Turnpike Troubadours “A Long Way From Your Heart.” Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs. You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 018, we’re joined by the guys from the Helping Friendly Podcast to discuss how Phish has influenced our own musical interests, as well as the various directions we’ve all gone as listeners. Songs featured in this episode are: The War On Drugs: "Thinking Of A Place"; Father John Misty: "Ballad Of A Dying Man"; Ryan Adams: "Prisoner"; Woods: "Leaning To The Left"; Hiss Golden Messanger: "Lost Out In The Darkness"; Drive-By Truckers: "Kinky Hypocrite"; Wooden Wand: "Mexican Coke"; Chris Forsythe & The Solar Motel Band: "Have We Mistaken The Bottle For The Whiskey?" His Golden Messanger: "Domino" The National: "Empire Line" Luke Elliott: "This Gun Of Mine" Ron Gallo: "Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me" The War On Drugs: "In Chains"; The National: "I’ll Still Destroy You" Slowdive: "Sugar For The Pill"; Talking Heads: "The Great Curve"; Frank Zappa: "He Used To Cut The Grass"; The Del McCoury Band: "Streets Of Baltimore"; Pavement: "Gold Soundz"; My Bloody Valentine: "Only Shallow"; Oneida: "I Will Haunt You"; Destruction Unit: "Caveman"; The Cosmic Dead: "Anatta" Miles Davis: "Funky Tonk"; Deodato: "September 13th"; Mr. Bungle: "Stubb (A Dub)"; My Morning Jacket: "Steam Engine"; Animal Collective: "Banshee Beat"; Yo La Tengo: "Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House"; Gang Of Youths: "What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?" Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 017, we deep-dive into the history of one of our favorite bands, Wilco. To do so, we brought one of our good friends, and longtime Wilco fan, Josh Carver (Twitter: @nolasox) to help us out. Songs featured in this episode are: “Passenger Side”-AM (1995), “Misunderstood”-Being There (1996), “I’m Always In Love”-Summerteeth (1999), “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart”-Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002), “Spiders (Kidsmoke)”-A Ghost Is Born (2004), “Impossible Germany”-Sky Blue Sky (2007), “Bull Black Nova”-Wilco (The Album) (2009), “One Sunday Morning (Song For Jane Smiley’s Boyfriend)”-The Whole Love (2011), “Random Name Generator”-Star Wars (2015), “If I Ever Was A Child”-Schmilco (2016). In addition, we discuss three shows from Phish’s 1997 tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the most revered years in Phish’s history: Dallas, TX: 07/25/1997, Hartford, CT: 11/26/1997, and Worcester, MA: 11/28/1997. Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 016, we discuss Phish’s long-standing practice of honoring and experimenting with Bluegrass music. To do so, we’ve called upon the help of one of our podcast brethren, Jonathan Hart,  of the excellent Dead-focused Brokedown Podcast. Songs featured in this episode are: John Hartford: “Steam-Powered Aeroplane,” David Grisman Quintet: “Minor Swing,” Fred Geiger: “Take The A-Train,” Punch Brothers: “When In Doubt,” Bill Monroe: “Uncle Pen” & “Blue Moon Of Kentucky,” Norman Blake: “Ginseng Sullivan” & “Bringing In The Georgia Mail,” Jim Eanes: “My Long Journey Home” & “Florida Blues.” In addition, we discuss three new 2017 records we highly recommend: David Rawlings: “Poor David’s Almanac,” The Horrors: “V,” and Hiss Golden Messenger: “Hallelujah Anyhow.” Check Jonathan out on Twitter: @brokedownpod & @rowj You can find Brokedown Podcast on iTunes & Google Play, as well as on his website: https://t.co/UlYndk6rxV Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 015, we discussed one of the best jams of 2003, the 07/30/2003 Scents & Subtle Sounds from Camden, New Jersey. A near-30 minute journey, this moves beyond its main theme into a blissful & ethereal space, before building into a foreboading peak. Songs featured in this episode are: The Amazing: “Picture You,” The Sea & Cake: “Afternoon Speaker,” Magnolia Electric Co.: “At Least The Dark Don’t Hide It,” and Mission of Burma: “Peking Spring.” In addition, we discuss two new 2017 records we highly recommend: Chad Van Gaalen: “Light Information,” and Cut Copy: “Haiku From Zero.” Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 014, we take stock of the final run of Phish’s Summer 2017 Tour with an examination of the 46 Days from the seventh annual Dick’s Summer Tour Finale. One of the underrated highlights from the weekend, this is a torrential, Trey-led, wha-induced, true hose jam. Songs featured in this episode are: Preoccupations: "Monotony," Silver Jews: "Suffering Jukebox," Miles Davis: "Sivad," and The Strangers: "Onye Ije." In addition, we discuss two new 2017 records we highly recommend: Tony Allen: "The Source," and Partner: "In Search of Lost Time." Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Instagram: beyondthepondpodcast, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In First Impressions 002, we discuss The National's seventh LP, "Sleep Well Beast." One of our most anticipated albums of 2017, here The National abandon whiskey for the vape pen, and conjure up a plodding, late-nite record, while still retaining the elegant songwriting that we've always loved about them. Songs featured in this episode are: "Day I Die," "Empire Line," and "Carin At The Liquor Store." Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Instagram: beyondthepondpodcast, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 013 we discuss one of the best jams from (perhaps) the best month in Phish history: the 12/14/1995 Halley’s Comet from Binghamton, NY. The first ever Type II version of Halley’s, here the band latches on to a number of hypnotic riffs, riding wave after wave to a crest before jumping into yet another before seguewaying flawlessly into NICU. Songs featured in this episode are: U2: "Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car," REM: "Undertow," and Pearl Jam: "Smile." In addition, we discuss two new 2017 records we highly recommend: Grizzly Bear: “Painted Ruins,” and Luke Elliott: “Dressed For The Occasion.” Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Instagram: beyondthepondpodcast, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

Welcome to First Impressions! A new series from Beyond The Pond, these episodes will focus on Brian & David's first impressions of a newly released - and, in many cases, highly-anticipated - record. In the first episode of the series, we discuss The War On Drugs excellent fourth LP, "A Deeper Understanding." This is, unquestionably, the most anticipated album of 2017 over at BTP, and one that more than lives up to its hype. Songs featured in this episode are: "Thinking Of A Place," "Pain," and "Strangest Thing." Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and Instagram: beyondthepondpodcast Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 012, we discuss the peak jam from Magnaball, and one of the best jams from 2015: the 08/22/2015 Prince Caspian. This jam is so euphoric, and peaks with such unyielding energy, that it demanded a two-year-anniversary episode in its honor. Songs featured in this episode are: The National: "Little Faith," The Horrors: "Scarlet Fields," Radiohead: "Daydreaming," and Sleater Kinney: "Surface Envy." In addition, we discuss two new 2017 records we highly recommend: Golden Retriever: "Rotations," and Ron Gallo: "Heavy Meta." Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and Instagram: beyondthepondpodcast Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 011, we discuss not one, but TWO jams from the first eight nights of the Baker's Dozen: the Tube from N5 (Powdered) 07/26/2017, and the A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing from N8 (Jimmies) 07/30/2017. Two polar opposite jams, they showcase the diverse playing, and consistent experimentation by Phish throughout the Baker's Dozen. Songs featured in this episode are: The Happy Mondays: "Step On," Primal Scream: "Come Together," The Charlatans, "The Only One I Know," Tim Hecker: "Live Room," Oneohtrix Point Never: "Child of Rage," and Boards of Canada: "Reach For The Dead." In addition, we discuss two new 2017 records we highly recommend: Wooden Wand: "Clipper Ship," and Nicole Atkins: "Goodnight Rhonda Lee." Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 010, we discuss the most interesting and exploratory jam of Summer 2017, thus far: the 07/15/2017 Simple from Chicago, Illinois. A 27 minute, multifaceted jam, it's rare the band would begin a tour with jam this long or exploratory. Songs featured in this episode are: Rush: "Headlong Flight," Citay: "Careful With That Hat," Yes: "The Fish," Brian Eno: "Sky Saw," and Jimmy Smith: "Sagg Shootin' His Arrow." In addition, we discuss two new 2017 records we highly recommend: Fleet Foxes "Crack-Up," and Haim: "Something To Tell You." Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes!

In Episode 009, we’re taking a break from dissecting Phish jams to discuss our favorite albums of 2017 (so far). It’s been an exciting year for new music, and we’ve come up with a list that displays our diverse interests, and offers something for everyone. David’s Top 5 of 2017 (So Far): 5. The New Pornographers: Whiteout Conditions; 4. Cloud Nothings: Life Without Sound; 3. Dude York: Sincerely; 2. Lorde: Melodrama; 1. Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives: Way Out West Brian’s Top 5 of 2017 (So Far): 5. Mount Eerie: A Crow Looked At Me; 4. Kendrick Lamar: DAMN.; 3. Craig Finn: We All Want The Same Things; 2. Slowdive: Slowdive; 1. Ryan Adams: Prisoner In addition - and to keep with the larger themes of the show - we discuss two 2016 Phish shows we highly recommend: Mansfield, MA — 07/08/2016 and Charleston, SC — 10/15/2016. Check us out on Spotify: Beyond The Pond Podcast Songs You can find us on Twitter: @_beyondthepond, Medium: https://medium.com/beyond-the-pond, and/or send us an email: beyondthepondpodcast@gmail.com. Please leave us a review on iTunes! We’ll be back on Tuesday, July 25 with Episode 010! Until then, we’ll see you beyond the pond…