Name: 7. The Mountain Goats "Tallahassee" / Death Cab for Cutie "Plans" by Taste Fakers
Duration: 1 h 49 min 16 s
Description: What happens when an indie rock band gets a little less…indie? Don your best flannel and break out the acoustic guitar as we examine how The Mountain Goats and Death Cab for Cutie musically approached their respective opportunities to expand the size and scope of their audience.

On this debut episode, we get into the pop metal mastery of two seminal records and find the shared musical DNA between Def Leppard's 1987 classic "Hysteria" and Andrew W.K.'s timeless party opus "I Get Wet."

Taste Fakers: Season 1

1. Def Leppard "Hysteria" / Andrew W.K. "I Get Wet"

This week we break down two albums that marked dramatic changes of style for the artists that made them and talk about the risk and the reward of a mid-career "hard left turn."

2. Tom Waits "Swordfishtrombones" / Thrice "Vheissu"

On this episode, we find the common ground between two albums from different genres and time periods that both managed to convey challenging ideas and sobering truths about the world without omitting levity, hooks, and personal introspection.

3. System Of A Down "Toxicity" / Run The Jewels "RTJ4"

This week Matt & Alex get schooled on some classic Texas country and figure out how the underlying musical style and lyrical themes of the genre tie together two artists from very different scenes.

4. George Jones "I Am What I Am" / Craig Finn "Clear Heart Full Eyes"

This week we dig into Faith No More's enigmatic masterpiece "Angel Dust" and try to understand how it may have been the progenitor of "nu metal" a la Korn's self-titled debut.

5. Faith No More "Angel Dust" / Korn "Korn"

Fast 'n' bulbous! That's right, the Mascara Snake, this week we try to understand how the inimitable, undeniable bluesman Howlin' Wolf somehow helped give rise to cult icon Captain Beefheart.

6. Howlin' Wolf "Moanin' in the Moonlight" / Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band "Trout Mask Replica"

What happens when an indie rock band gets a little less…indie? Don your best flannel and break out the acoustic guitar as we examine how The Mountain Goats and Death Cab for Cutie musically approached their respective opportunities to expand the size and scope of their audience.

7. The Mountain Goats "Tallahassee" / Death Cab for Cutie "Plans"

Hello! A couple scheduling updates:
-Episode 8 will drop next week
-Episode 8 will be the last episode of Season 1 of Taste Fakers
-We're in the process of researching and recording Season 2, which will come out in the near future

Thanks to everyone for listening, and stay tuned.
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Music: "Last Dance" by Jahazzar - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

A Bit of Housekeeping

From a “railroad through Hell” to a journey into the ether, we conclude our first season of Taste Fakers by examining the influence that experimental icons Neurosis had on one of the most acclaimed metal acts of the 21st century.

Let us know what you want to hear in Season 2!
Email: tastefakerspod@gmail.com
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8. Neurosis "Through Silver in Blood" / Mastodon "Crack the Skye"

Each episode, we connect two seemingly unrelated albums and have a blast discovering the hidden through lines in music history. A podcast by music lovers, not critics.

7. The Mountain Goats "Tallahassee" / Death Cab for Cutie "Plans"

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