Exploring the music of a lost generation—it’s influences and whom it influenced. This podcast will use R.E.M. as a key to explore the music of Generation X.  We’ll talk about similar songs from both sides of the pond (and occasionally from the even bigger pond). Song by song. Album by album. Until about Monster, because after that? shrug.

We start in media res so to speak, with track one from Reckoning—“Harborcoat” to guide us in a bit of musical exploration. What a way to start any album with that barrage of drums. Join Andy and I to talk about how this leads and reminds of its influenced and in turn may have influenced. Or may have just sat happily next to.

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