What song do you wish you could go back in time and give to your 16-year-old self?

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This week, we're building a playlist for the teenagers we used to be: songs we somehow missed when we were young, along with newer music we think our teenage selves needed to hear.

We talk about discovering The Replacements years too late, whether Jess's teenage self would have actually appreciated Neko Case, the strange pressure of high school romance, sitting alone in your bedroom with headphones on, and the music that might have made growing up feel a little less confusing. And we confront an important question: would our teenage selves really have loved these songs, or are we just projecting our current tastes backward?

Our picks include Cat Power, Jets to Brazil, 10,000 Maniacs, The Replacements, Neko Case and Burial, plus a bonus round where we choose a song to give to each other's 16-year-old selves.

What song or band would you go back and give to your teenage self? And do you think they would actually listen to you?

Songs on the playlist:

🎧 Liquid Swords - GZA

🎧 Walkabout - The Slits

🎧 Answering Machine - The Replacements

🎧 Like the Weather - 10,000 Maniacs

🎧 Sea Anemone - Jets to Brazil

🎧 An Ice Age - Neko Case

🎧 Naked if I want to - Cat Power

🎧 Imitation of Christ - The Pschedelic Furs

🎧1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson

🎧 Come Down to Us - Burial

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Play Record is a music podcast hosted by Jess and Tyler, where every episode starts with a theme and turns into stories, debates, nostalgia, and the songs that shaped our lives.

Whether we're talking about mixtapes, guilty pleasures, forgotten albums, heartbreak songs, or the perfect soundtrack for a night swim, every episode celebrates the memories behind the music.

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🎙️ Are We Too Old to Discover New Music?

There was a time when discovering new music meant mixtapes from friends, trusted radio DJs, flipping through Spin or Rolling Stone, or taking a chance on an entire album because you liked one song. Now we have Spotify algorithms, Shazam, YouTube, social media, and a seemingly endless supply of music at our fingertips.

But does having access to more music actually mean we're discovering more of it?

In this episode, we talk about how our relationship with new music (and new to us) has changed as we've gotten older, why 30 seems to be the dreaded age when people supposedly stop seeking out new artists, and the very different ways we find music now. We also share some of our favorite recent discoveries and how we found them, from Spotify autoplay and Shazam to friends, concert apps, music magazines, and random YouTube rabbit holes.

How do you discover new music now? And what's the best artist or song you've discovered lately? Let us know in the comments!

Tori Amos has been making music for more than three decades. So why do we still compare every new Tori Amos record to Little Earthquakes, Under the Pink, and Boys for Pele?

For this edition of What’s on the Turntable, Jess brings Tori Amos’s new album In Times of Dragons, a record about power, patriarchy, aging, change, and finding a way forward in a world that can feel increasingly threatening.

We talk about the story behind the album, Jess’s favorite tracks “Shush” and “23 Peaks,” the apparent Courtney Love olive branch hidden in one of the songs, and Tori’s evolution as both a songwriter and live performer.

We also get into Pitchfork’s review of the album and a bigger question: Is it fair to judge an artist in their 60s against the music they made in their 20s? Sometimes being a fan means accepting that the artist you fell in love with isn’t that person anymore. Maybe that’s the point.

💬 What do you want from an artist you’ve followed for decades? Do you want them to evolve, or is there a part of you that still wants another version of the album that made you love them?

Link to the Pitchfork article mentioned: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tori-amos-in-times-of-dragons/⏱️

Chapters:

00:36 The story behind In Times of Dragons

02:01 “Shush” & the Courtney Love connection

04:01 Is In Times of Dragons a hopeful album?

05:09 “23 Peaks” & accepting change06:11 The problem with Pitchfork’s review

09:01 Should we compare artists to their earlier work?

10:35 Learning to accept Tori Amos’ evolution12:41 How Tori has changed her live shows

17:21 In Times of Dragons vinyl & artwork

18:32 Still a Tori fan from the ’90s?

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Whether we're talking about mixtapes, guilty pleasures, forgotten albums, heartbreak songs, or what's currently spinning on our turntable, every episode celebrates the memories and stories behind the music.

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