Damon and Naomi... eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgqz_A5Ojwk
Playback Singers will always be my favorite of theirs, came out when I had mostly given up on indie rock and was nervous about the turn of the century for some reason. Played this CD nonstop for a few months.

yeah that one is great (and definitely takes me back to circa 1998 or thereabouts).
Damon has a book coming out next year that looks good: https://www.amazon.com/New-Analog-Listening-Reconnecting-Digital/dp/1620971976
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51-fJ2kQQIL._SX405_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

Somewhat afraid to read this. Dean's book put to rest any doubts that he's anything but a complete asshole. I really don't want to lose D&N.

ha well, this isn't a memoir (and I didn't really come away from Wareham's book hating him, though obviously there was plenty of asshole-ish behavior).

huh for some reason I never got Playback Singers, will check out

Fall is def prime Damon & Naomi time

hey tyler you get into denver still? sent you dm, but in case i got spammed...

just saw here - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2017-in-review/my-best-podcasts-of-2017 - that damon has a podcast, based on that book:

“Ways of Hearing”
The way we listen has been revolutionized by digital technology, which in turn has transformed our world, including podcasts. “Ways of Hearing,” hosted by Damon Krukowski and based on his excellent book “The New Analog,” is about listening. (It’s the first of a series of podcasts in the Radiotopia show “Showcase.”) Krukowski makes complex ideas delightfully accessible, and in audio form he’s able to include wonderful sounds: street noise, song bits, chitchat at a record shop. Krukowski, the drummer of the great band Galaxie 500, illustrates points in Episode 1 with gorgeous strains of “Tugboat.” Krukowski is a fantastic observer; I often think of the ideas he articulates in “Ways of Hearing,” and I feel like I perceive the world a little more acutely because of listening to it.

yeah, it's a great listen (and a good companion to the book)

that looks awesome! will def check it out, guy is really good at both thinking and communicating

Nice new song!

Thank you for all the preorders today!! Such a warm welcome https://t.co/JF07thf32C

— Damon K (@dada_drummer) June 22, 2021

wow, yeah - wonderful

I will say, that for someone who spends as much time (rightfully) railing against Spotify and streaming as Damon does, it kind of irks me that they don't release more physical versions of their recent work.