We begin our season long analysis of Flower Boy by Tyler the Creator with the album’s opening track “Foreword.” We find Tyler laying out the themes that will be explored throughout Flower Boy as he questions his success, his chronic loneliness, and the nature of life itself.
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May 2019
S4E5 - “Who Dat Boy” by Tyler, the Creator
Our season long analysis of Flower Boy continues with the song “Who Dat Boy.” Tyler combats his vulnerability through egotism, machismo, and materialism. While still searching for his dream partner revealed in “See You Again”, Tyler seems to be looking in all the wrong places. Ne ... Show More
27m 39s
Jul 2019
"Paranoid Android" by Radiohead
<p>Brace for a pressurized descent, as Kirk braves the undercurrents of Radiohead's alt-rock masterpiece "Paranoid Android." It's a structurally distinct, sonically adventurous, harmonically varied, and unexpectedly Bohemian Rhapsodyesque journey into the human psyche as Thom Yor ... Show More
55m 11s
Nov 2020
6) Four, Five Seconds - Chorus
<p>In today's exceptionally long episode, we break down the chorus of the song "Four Five Seconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney. </p>
<p>The transcript for this episode can be found here: https://pastebin.com/H6zQQ3rQ</p>
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16m 51s