Robert Finley, Opinions on Neil Young, The Weeknd & Turnstile, Plus Peter Bogdanovich

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

For much of his life, Robert Finley's musical talent was a buried treasure, but with "Sharecropper's Son" he made one of the best albums of 2021. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Finley about his unconventional path to a music career. They also revisit their 2008 conversation with the late director Peter Bogdanovich about his Tom Petty documentary film. Plus, the hosts review new albums from Turnstile, The Weeknd and Neil Young.

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Featured Songs:

Robert Finley, "Sharecropper's Son," Sharecropper's Son, Easy Eye Sound, 2021

The Weeknd, "Gasoline," Dawn FM, Republic, 2022

The Weeknd, "Less Than Zero," Dawn FM, Republic, 2022

The Weeknd, "Out of Time," Dawn FM, Republic, 2022

The Weeknd, "Take My Breath," Dawn FM, Republic, 2022

Neil Young and Crazy Horse, "Heading West," Barn, Reprise, 2021

Neil Young and Crazy Horse, "Human Race," Barn, Reprise, 2021

Neil Young and Crazy Horse, "They Might Be Lost," Barn, Reprise, 2021

Turnstile, "Don't Play," Glow On, Roadrunner, 2021

Turnstile, "Blackout," Glow On, Roadrunner, 2021

Turnstile, "Underwater Boi," Glow On, Roadrunner, 2021

Turnstile and Blood Orange, "Alien Love Call," Glow On, Roadrunner, 2021

Turnstile, "T.L.C. (Turnstile Love Connection)," Glow On, Roadrunner, 2021

Tom Petty, "Runnin' Down A Dream," Full Moon Fever, MCA, 1989

Tom Petty, "I Won't Back Down," Full Moon Fever, MCA, 1989

Robert Finley, "Souled Out On You," Sharecropper's Son, Easy Eye Sound, 2021

Robert Finley, "Country Boy," Sharecropper's Son, Easy Eye Sound, 2021

Robert Finley, "Starting To See," Sharecropper's Son, Easy Eye Sound, 2021

Adia Victoria, "Mean-Hearted Woman," A Southern Gothic, Atlantic, 2021

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0:00.0	Hey Sound Opinions Listeners, if you support us on Patreon, you get to listen to our podcast,
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0:08.0	One, two, three, four! Oh, You're listening to sound opinions and this week we'll be talking with Robert Finley
0:37.0	whose album's sharecropper's son was one we both loved in 2021.
0:42.0	I'm Jim De Regattis and I'm Greg Kot but first let's review some
0:46.0	new music.
0:48.0	Now I know when you watch me see.
0:50.0	He spin me around so I can be.
0:54.0	It's only safe for you and me.
0:58.0	I know you won't let me all deep.
1:01.0	That's a track called Gasoline from a new weekend album called Dawn FM, the fifth studio
1:07.6	album from Abel Test Fay, born and raised in Toronto.
1:10.6	Again, his recording career in 2009. I remember this vividly. He was putting
1:14.6	out all this stuff kind of anonymously on YouTube and then he released those three EPs,
1:19.2	one on top of another House of Balloons Thursday and echoes of silence. A new sound for R&B, a very dark
1:26.0	sinister sounding records acclaimed. Nobody knew who this guy was. Didn't give any interviews.
1:32.0	Or how to pronounce weekend, W-E-K-N-D.
1:36.3	Correct.
1:37.3	But he has since gone on to a huge amount of fame, released four studio albums. albums since then Tisland in 2013
1:45.8	Beauty Behind the Madness 2015 Star Boy in 2016 and a huge record called
1:51.6	After Hours in 2020 preceding Dawn FM.
1:55.0	Four number one albums, 15 top 10 singles,
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