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closeWednesday, Nov. 19, 2008
Sound Files (Nov. 18): Duking it out over Taylor Swift and Usher
Podcast: We're hot and bothered over the latest from Usher and Taylor Swift.
Don't hate: If you had abs like Usher's, you'd walk around half-naked all the time, too.
In this week's podcast, our resident music geeks ponder which is the bigger problem facing an unsuspecting America: An oversexed Usher or an overrated Taylor Swift?
Segment One: Usher
In support of his new album, Here I Stand, the studly R&B crooner brings his "For Ladies Only" tour to the House of Blues on Monday night. (Don't worry, guys: You can come too!). But might Usher fare a little better if his sound were a bit more old school?
Ryan reveals his inner-mack daddy, while Preston yearns for a more soulful sex addict.
Segment Two: Stumptone
Their name is cringe-inducing, and their sound all over the map, but this Fort Worth band offers considerable pleasures for listeners fond of lo-fi, mumblecore-ish music. Indeed, you won't hear two tracks on their latest album, Gravity Suddenly Released, that sound the same.
Ryan wonders if a Stumptone is the sound you get "from banging on a tree stump." (Can you bang trees, Ryan?)
Segment Three: Taylor Swift
The New Yorker calls her a "prodigy." The New York Times says her new album is one of the best of the year. But is teen country-pop phenom Taylor Swift really all that?
Ryan thinks the album is even better than the early hype would suggest, which sends Swift-hater Preston into an apoplectic fit.
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