Listen Closely: Laurie Anderson - Big Science (1982)

Summary: <p><strong>The hosts of the Nialler9 Podcast (Niall Byrne and Andrea Cleary) in conjunction with The Big Romance present the Listen Closely series of listening parties, a night featuring a focus album from an artist we love on the last Wednesday of the month.</strong></p><br><p>To accompany the monthly listening party on <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laurie-anderson-big-science-1982-listening-party-tickets-837351349427?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Wednesday February 28th – 7.30pm @ The Big Romance</strong></a>, we present a Nialler9 Podcast episode all about this month's chosen album....</p><br><p>This month: </p><h2><strong>Laurie Anderson – Big Science (1982)</strong></h2><p><em>“This is the time/and this is the record of the time.”</em></p><br><p>An album that was ahead of its time upon release, <em>Big Science</em> draws from Anderson’s multi-media performance art piece United States I-IV, and presents an experimental avant-garde electronics , art-rock and spoken word prophetic dissection of 80s America that spawned a surprising pop hit with the towering O Superman.</p><br><p>Andrea takes the lead on why this album is noteworthy and important.</p><br><p><em>Listen Closely is a chance for the music heads, to appreciate a modern classic album on the Big Romance’s warm Toby Hatchett soundsystem with a chat about the record on the night. </em><a href="https://nialler9.com/laurie-andersons-big-science-is-our-next-listening-party-the-big-romance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>More info.</em></a></p><br><p><em>Big special extra thanks to </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/georgiahallion/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Georgia Hallion</em></a><em> for editing the podcast.</em></p><br><p>* <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Nialler9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Support Nialler9 on Patreon, get event discounts, playlists, ad-free episodes and join our Discord community</strong></a></p><br><p><em>Listen on </em><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/nialler9-music-blog-podcast/id220030762?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a> | <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.nialler9.com/feed/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/628e64b34a4aec0013fb8f98" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACAST</a> | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/nialler9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://pca.st/BWui" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pocketcasts</a> | <a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id1516041?country=us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CastBox</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nialler9?refid=stpr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2qCyvvnd4KCyJtJNtz8ErU?si=bP_-KxlfQ7C5xVtm5evP4A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://nialler9.com/feed/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a></p><p><br></p><h3>Show notes</h3><ul> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01BYWpca42gRDQfJXwvilh?si=3db6d2fc2373427c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Songs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify Playlist</a></li> <li> <em> </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV4L_MNesEY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurie Anderson plays music for dogs</a> </li> <li> <em> </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygqrBTdtLRM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marcello Giordani - O Superman (Disco Spacer Mix)</a> </li> </ul><p><br></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>