Aquarium Drunkard

In his classic book Mythologies, French thinker Roland Barthes criticizes plastic because it can be molded into anything—cheap, colorful surfaces open to infinite transformation. Contemporary pop is made of the same stuff, and Sam Gendel’s Advanced White Trash makes the case for what’s beautiful, even freeing, about it. The record sounds like something that was uploade...

Cork trio Ana Palindrome make a hypnotic blend of art-pop, droning vocals, sawing fiddle, and glitchy folktronica on “A MAN A CURE,” their first release for London’s World of Echo. Beneath its pulsing rhythms and woozy electronics, the track questions the idea of self-made identity, as Niamh Dalton’s voice shifts between the organic and the artificial.

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Trick or treat. Broadcasting from the Hollywood Forever Cemetery … The Aquarium Drunkard Show. The Halloween edition, Wednesday night / 7pm California time. SIRIUS/XM ~ Channel 35.

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Earlier this year, Boards of Canada unexpectedly released their fifth album Inferno, a case of an influential artist demonstrating that their style remains eminently relatable in 2026 a.d. To close out the year, the group has dipped into its archives, re-releasing the 1996 EP Hi Scores. There’s plenty to savor here, especially for longtime BOC listeners, but the...

Our guest this week on the show, Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces and Digable Planets, is used to swimming in waters where science fiction weirdness and musical expression mingle. Shabazz Palaces' new album, It’s a Style Sport, represents a new high water mark for the Seattle-based rapper; at once memoiristic and mystical, it’s a strange and beguiling listen. This wee...