Suede: Part 2 with Miranda Sawyer

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 155 minutes

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In the last episode, we were Introducing the Band and exploring the question: did Suede kickstart Britpop? This episode, Yasi keeps making her case alongside longtime British music journalist Miranda Sawyer. Listen along as they unpack the band’s imperial phase at the height of the Britpop era — from Dog Man Star (1994) to their dispirited split, until they eventually decide to Stay Together. EPISODE PLAYLIST: Listen to the songs we talk about HERE. CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek Guest: Miranda Sawyer @msmirandasawyer Producer: Liz Sánchez Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Did you know the first half of Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morrell and the Big Stepers is a mirror image of its second half?
0:06.1	And that this mirror symbolizes how each human being is a reflection of the whole of humanity?
0:11.2	Hi, I'm Kolkushina and these are the kinds of concepts I discuss on Dissect,
0:15.4	a podcast that examines the lyrics, music, and meaning of one album per season, one song per episode.
0:21.0	The newest season of Dissect is breaking down Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale track by track,
0:25.3	and it's available to watch or listen now on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:34.0	What's with this band anyway?
0:37.3	I don't get it, can you please explain?
0:40.3	Wait, like, Bansplaine?
0:44.3	Never heard this band in my life.
0:48.3	Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
0:51.3	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one. Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplaine.
0:59.0	I really hate this band. Whatever. I'm their biggest fan. Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain.
1:07.0	Bansplain. Bansplain. Hello and welcome to Bandsplane. I am your host, Yossi Salick. This is a show where I invite an expert guest on to help me explain a cult band or iconic artist. Today's episode is part two of the story of the band Swade. Listen, we left off, we've just put out our self-titled album,
1:30.7	we are riding high, babe.
1:32.8	The reviews are Vuego.
1:35.3	We've maybe just invented a brand new genre called Britpop,
1:39.3	where the talk of the music weeklies.
1:42.2	But as always, with fast fame and fortune, comes band friction, drama, T, goss.
1:51.3	Let's see what happens with the boys of Swade.
1:54.7	Joining me again today, the inamitable Miranda Sawyer.
1:59.4	Oh, yes, it.
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