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Podcast Episode
Season
Four
number
206
Type
Album Review
Post Date
12/23/2014

Longpigs

206 The Sun Is Often Out by Longpigs

The Sun Is Often Out

Label
Mother
Release year
1996
Producer
Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Quarmby
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For better or worse, the uneven 1996 debut The Sun Is Often Out by the Longpigs lands smack dab in the middle of Britpop hysteria

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We wrap up our reviews for 2014 with a Requested Review of the Longpigs, and their 1996 debut album The Sun Is Often Out. Smack dab in the middle of Britpop hysteria, Longpigs deliver an album that finds itself somewhere between the very British Suede and Pulp, while also nodding to bigger idea bands like Radiohead and Blur, while still maintaining a unique approach thanks to the guitar work of Richard Hawley. But is that enough? Tune in to find out.

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Songs in this episode

  • Intro - She Said
  • 3:13 - On And On
  • 5:23 - History of the Band
  • 15:34 - Elvis
  • 19:38 - Lost Myself
  • 25:19 - Over Our Bodies
  • 29:02 - Jesus Christ
  • Outro - Dozen Wicked Words

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