There had been abuse in my family, but it was mostly musical in nature. I don't want any of this lovers lament crap I want something peppy, something up temple, I want something snappy. For many years music coming from inside the former Soviet Union was hidden behind the iron curtain.

Now, amid Olympic fever, we're uncovering it.

I'm Greg Kott.

And I'm Jim Deregadis.

The Sound Opinions World Tour visits Russia,

and we'll review a new album from the now North Carolina

bass singer and songwriter Angel Olson that's all coming up on sound opinions

you're listening to sound opinions and later on in the show we're going to continue our sound opinions

world tour to Russia this time in honor of the Winter Olympics in Sochi Jim.

I know you have been watching the Louge competition very keenly getting up early in the morning

to see the gold medal competition. I haven't slept at all I just stay up to watch it in

real time and we've also been talking a lot about this band, Pussy Riot, out of Russia.

Their public notoriety in fact has outstripped their music in many ways.

But what about the music scene in Russia?

That's what we're going to talk about later on in the show.

But first, we've got some music news.

She keeps some away shondo,

in a pretty cabinet,

let them be case, she says,

just like Maria 20,

a building remedy for Christ job and energy,

an Italian invitation you can't decline.

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