Songs About Night, Opinions on The Handsome Family & Lydia Loveless
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🗓️ 13 October 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
There are plenty of songs about the promise, mystery and darkness of the night. This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite songs about night. They also review new releases from The Handsome Family and Lydia Loveless.
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Featured Songs:
Kid Cudi, "Day 'n' Nite (Nightmare)," Man on the Moon: The End of the Day, Dream On, GOOD, Universal Motown, 2009
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
The Handsome Family, "The King of Everthing," Hollow, Loose Music, 2023
The Handsome Family, "Skunks," Hollow, Loose Music, 2023
The Handsome Family, "Mothballs," Hollow, Loose Music, 2023
The Handsome Family, "Good Night," Hollow, Loose Music, 2023
Lydia Loveless, "Sex and Money," Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again, Bloodshot, 2023
Lydia Loveless, "Toothache," Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again, Bloodshot, 2023
Lydia Loveless, "French Restaurant," Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again, Bloodshot, 2023
Lydia Loveless, "Summerlong," Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again, Bloodshot, 2023
DJ Shadow, "Midnight In a Perfect World," Endtroducing....., Mo' Wax, 1996
Ray Charles, "(Night Time Is) The Right Time," (Night Time Is) The Right Time (Single), Atlantic, 1958
The Weeknd, "Wicked Games," House of Balloons, Universal Republic, 2011
Patti Smith Group, "Because the Night," Easter, Arista, 1978
Harry Styles, "Late Night Talking," Harry's House, Columbia, 2022
Lucy Dacus, "Night Shift," Historian, Matador, 2018
R.E.M., "Nightswimming," Automatic For The People, Warner Bros., 1992
Tesla Boy, "Spirit of the Night," The Tesla Boy - EP, Mullet, 2009
Paul Simon, "Late In the Evening," One-Trick Pony, Warner Bros., 1980
The Police, "Bring On the Night," Reggatta de Blanc, A&M, 1979
Bauhaus, "Dark Entries," In the Flat Field, 4AD, 1980
Phil Collins, "In the Air Tonight," Face Value, Atlantic, 1981
Françoise Hardy, "La nuit est sur la ville," Mon amie la rose, Disques Vogue, 1964
Wednesday, "Chosen to Deserve," Rat Saw God, Dead Oceans, 2023
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| 1:07.0 | back of a ride for the Hansom family since way back in 1994, when they released their debut album. |
| 1:15.4 | You know, of, many people probably were introduced to them when they were delivering the theme song for the first season Draw Detective, |
| 1:25.1 | since then, you know, they've been covered by an impressive roster of other artists from Andrew Bird and Wilkogo to Phoebi Brighers, |
| 1:33.8 | who is this duo? Brett and Rene Sparks, Brett being the voice and primary musician, |
| 1:42.1 | Rene being a brilliant wordsmith, husband and wife team, first came to attention in Chicago, |
| 1:51.0 | have long since been living in New Mexico. Been a while since we heard their last album, |
| 1:57.6 | 2016. Been the two of them at home in their living room, making these fascinating American |
| 2:04.6 | Gothic records. When I say American Gothic, I mean it literally, think of the famous painting |
| 2:10.6 | of the farmer and his wife with the pitch for, that's Brett and Rene. I think Brett actually |
| 2:16.7 | called it Western Gothic at one point. It's American Gothic repainted by David Lynch or John |
| 2:25.5 | Waters. So let's play a track from Hollow Home. We'll come back and give our reviews. This is a song |
| 2:31.9 | called Skunks by The Handsome Family. |
| 2:35.9 | Skurls in the basement, raccoons in the walls, centimedes restants do not feed to dogs, |
| 2:46.9 | they're anti-humane. Yes, we have my day. |
| 2:56.9 | That's Skunks from The Handsome Family, a new record. It's always a great day when you can get a new |
| 3:02.5 | Handsome family record. They are not only musically gifted, but I think if they were strung together, |
| 3:08.4 | they're between songs, a dialogue during their shows or in their interviews. You would have a great |
| 3:15.4 | comedy album. They're a tremendously entertaining duo from that standpoint. The dark humor is there, |
| 3:21.8 | but also an empathy that transcends the world we live in. I think in Rene's lyrics, you definitely |
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