A podcast dedicated to curating the ultimate art school soundtrack one album at a time. Hosted by Case Lowe.
The anxious Nathan Hatfield joins Case to discuss an unheralded classic, 'Talon of the Hawk' by the Front Bottoms. You can follow this podcast @artschoolalbums on Instagram and you can find the host, Case Lowe, on that same platform as well as Twitter @_caselowe. Nathan Hatfield can be found on both Instagram and Twitter @hatfi3ld.
Eryn Burnett convinces Case to join The Black Parade on this episode of Art School Albums. The two dive into the mystique of the band, where they stand in the lineage of emo bands, and how they influenced queer culture. You can follow the podcast @artschoolalbums on Instagram and you can find host Case Lowe on Twitter and Instagram @_caselowe.
Case's work wife Eddie Weissfeld joins the program to talk about IDLES' 2018 release, 'Joy as an Act of Resistance', a perfectly progressive punk album for a modern generation. You can this podcast at @artschoolalbums on Instagram. If you want more of Eddie Weissfeld, you can find his podcast, the Extraordinary Podcast Spectacular on all podcast platforms.
The delightful Sierra Kruse joins the program this week to discuss the 2005 classic, Bright Eyes 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning'. Case and Sierra discuss their forays into Bright Eyes, theater kids and their obsession with this album, and ABC's hit television program, 'Lost'. You can follow this podcast on Twitter and Instagram @artschoolalbums.
Paddlefish's Owen Misterovich joins the program to discuss the 1999 Flaming Lips classic, 'The Soft Bulletin'. Case and Owen breakdown the album at length while also discussing pets, death, and Blink-182. You can find Owen on Instagram @mrovich and you can stream his band, Paddlefish, on all streaming services. You can find this podcast @artschoolalbums on Twitter and Instagram and Case Lowe on those platforms at @_caselowe.
Quintin Reynolds joins the program to discuss the most important album in the Emo Revival 2014 lineage. Hear Case and Quintin dive into what exactly emo is and how MOBO defined a generation, all while Case continuously compliments Quintin's physical characteristics. You can follow this podcast @artschoolalbums on Twitter and Instagram and you can find Quintin @quintinreynolds and @QReynolds17 on Twitter.
Tally Dully joins the show this week to discuss Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut album. Host Case Lowe and Dully discuss how for many current college-aged students, this record was their foray into discovering alternative music. Tally and Case also argue over whether or not sad songs should exist. Spoiler: they should. You can follow Art School Albums on Twitter and Instagram @artschoolalbums and you can follow Tally Dully on Twitter and Instagram at @tallydully
Case flies solo this week as he breaks down his 10 favorite records of 2019. Hear detailed thoughts on bands like Oso Oso, PUP, Purple Mountains, and more.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Art School Albums is back with an episode to get you in the Christmas spirit. This week, Allison Cochrane makes her debut and Jake Klingensmith returns to help Case break down Chris Farren's 'Like a Gift From God or Whatever', an album of entirely original Christmas songs. Hear the gang discuss the album, their Spotify Wrapped results, and whether they're afraid of death or not. This is a truly bizarre episode that is worth listening to near the crackle of a warm Christmas fire....
Griffin Mang joins the Art School Album podcast to discuss a bonafide, essential art school album. Host Case Lowe and Mang discuss the rise and fall of Neutral Milk Hotel and Jeff Mangum, whether or not songs over five minutes should exist, and how it is never appropriate to sing Communist Daughter aloud. You can follow Art School Albums on Twitter and Instagram @artschoolalbums and you can follow Griffin Mang on Twitter and Instagram @yinwaster
Jake Klingensmith joins host Case Lowe for the first episode of the Art School Albums podcast to discuss Weezer's infamous sophomore album, 'Pinkerton'. The two discuss how drastically different this album was compared to the Blue Album, how to ask famous people for an autograph, and whether or not 'Pinkerton' was the first album for the incel community.
