DECEMBER 1990: Smashing Pumpkins, Devo, Reverend Horton Heat, Ice Cube, Lush, The Simpsons
Let’s listen to albums released in December 1990: Tristessa, the first EP from The Smashing Pumpkins and a blistering proof of concept; Smooth Noodle Maps, a sad and disappointing collection of songs from Devo, one of the best to ever do it; Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em, a promising debut album from rockabilly masters The Reverend Horton Heat; Kill at Will, Ice Cube’s fierce and refined follow-up EP to his now-classic Amerikkka’s Most Wanted; Gala, a collection of gorgeous work from British shoegaze pioneers Lush; and The Simpsons Sing The Blues, a cynical cash-in record that pushes the boundaries of listenability and defiles its brilliant source material. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 120months.substack.com/subscribe
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NOVEMBER 1990: Bad Religion, The Pogues, Echo & The Bunnymen, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, KMFDM
This week we’re listening to music released in November 1990: Against the Grain, harmonic, philosophical punk rock from the legendary Bad Religion; Hell’s Ditch, Shane MacGowan’s final album with Celtic punk stalwarts The Pogues; Reverberation, Echo & The Bunnymen’s sad attempt to replace frontman Ian McCulloch; Ferociously Stoned, a surprisingly dynamic debut album from swing and ska band Cherry Poppin’ Daddies; and Naïve, a pulsing blast of electric noise from German industrial band KMFDM. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 120months.substack.com/subscribe
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October 1990, Part Two: Paul Simon, Dwight Yoakam, Traveling Wilburys, Emmylou Harris, Edie Brickell
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit 120months.substack.comOn Part Two of our survey of albums released in October 1990, we listen to music from some of the most popular singer-songwriters of the era: Paul Simon’s Brazilian flavored mid-life crisis exploration on Rhythm of the Saints; Dwight Yoakum’s tenderhearted Bakersfield crooning on If There Was a Way; roots rock supergroup The Traveling Wilbury’s getting …
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October 1990: Goo Goo Dolls, Iron Maiden, Skinny Puppy, Galaxie 500, Pet Shop Boys, The La's
October 1990 is another month so packed with new music releases that we’re doing not one but TWO podcast episodes to cover it all. On Part One, we talk about Hold Me Up, the third studio album from Goo Goo Dolls that marked the emergence of Johnny Rzeznik as the band’s frontman; No Prayer for the Dying, a solid entry from punk metal gods Iron Maiden; the self-titled debut (and only proper album) from the influential Britpop band The La’s, known for “There She Goes,” a song you literally could not avoid in the 90s and early 2000s; This is Our Music, the final album from American indie dreampop band Galaxie 500; Behaviour, an album in the vein of Depeche Mode’s Violator from British synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys; and Too Dark Park, a bracing environmentally-themed hell-vision from crushing industrial psycho legends Skinny Puppy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 120months.substack.com/subscribe
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SEPTEMBER 1990 (Part Two): Twin Peaks, My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, Flaming Lips, The Replacements
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit 120months.substack.comOn Part Two of our discussion of music released in September 1990, John and I dive into the ethereal world of dream pop and psychedelic grooves that pulsed underneath this weird moment in pop culture. We listen to the puzzling, haunting work of Angelo Badalamenti and Julee Cruise on the soundtrack to David Lynch’s batshit TV show Twin Peaks; Glider, a t…
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