The Populist Pop of Twenty One Pilots

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Out of nowhere, Twenty One Pilots has rocketed to the top of the charts with their surprise hit "Stressed Out." Charlie and Nate pull this millennial anthem apart to discover a deep political resonance, the kind that rarely hits the Hot 100. Tracing this sound back in time reveals further connections, to Compton, Motown, and the alternate universe of Parliament/Funkadelic. And, a trip further down the chart suggests that political pop still has no party affiliation. Featuring: •Twenty One Pilots—Stressed Out •NWA—Alwayz Into Somethin' •Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg—Nuthin' but a G Thang •Parliament/Funkadelic—Aquaboogie •Stevie Wonder—Livin' for the City •G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha—My Myself and I •Iggy Azalea—Team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Charlie, it's good to be back.
0:02.6	Wait, wait, who's that?
0:03.9	Do you remember my voice?
0:05.1	I know the voice.
0:06.0	I just, I can't place the face.
0:08.8	No name with it either.
0:10.2	It's not Jeff Goldblum.
0:12.3	Oh good, I have a real version to him.
0:15.2	Charlie, it's me, Nate, Urswile, podcast partner.
0:20.0	Yeah, it's Nate, of course, huh?
0:21.6	It's been a while.
0:22.4	Don't you remember all those times we listen to Adele
0:26.0	and Carly Rae Jepsen together
0:27.8	and waxed philosophical about their deeper meaning?
0:31.2	That's been so long.
0:32.4	I miss it.
0:33.7	Well, I'm back, baby.
0:35.4	Let's do it.
0:36.9	We each don't have a problem.
0:44.2	I'm musicologist Nate Sloan, and I'm songwriter, Charlie
0:47.7	Harding.
0:48.2	Since my absence, there's been an extraordinary amount
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