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Hit Record Episode 63: Come On Over

·1 hr 23 min·5 clips

Sam explains that Nick Cave writes characters who believe in God even when Cave says he does not.

1. Hit Record: A Very Unprofessional Album Review Podcast Episode 63 centers on Shania Twain’s 1997 album Come On Over while Sam and Ginty joke their way through the setup. 2. Sam and Ginty are the only hosts present, and they repeatedly call it a “full house” with “all two of us here.” 3. The episode is really about what the show does when it has two hosts, because they explicitly compare music-led episodes with the ones that wander into games and movies. 4. Sam says the podcast’s most downloaded episode is “Bouncing to the Music,” which he treats as proof that music talk can still do well. 5. The hosts discuss Spotify search behavior and speculate that people may find episodes by searching for the artist names mentioned. 6. Sam jokes that low viewership helps him make outrageous comments without worrying about cancellation or audience backlash. 7. A running bit about Adam not appearing turns into jokes about “female empowerment” and Shania Twain’s album title. 8. The episode then shifts into a long recommendations section, starting with Nick Cave’s new album Wild God. 9. Sam says Wild God still carries grief from the deaths of Nick Cave’s children, but also sounds more triumphant than Skeleton Tree. 10. He describes Cave as someone who writes characters, not just personal confession, and says those characters can believe in God even when Cave does not. 11. Sam uses Murder Ballads as an example of Cave’s range, pointing to songs about murder, a bar, a prison riot, and a lover at a lake. 12. He also brings up The Boatman’s Call and its connection to addiction and cheating on PJ Harvey. 13. The conversation continues with Nala Sinephro, whom Sam places on Warp Records and describes as blending jazz, ambient synthesis, and space-age texture. 14. He says her album Endlessness is forty-five minutes long and makes him feel at ease. 15. Floating Points comes next, with Sam identifying him as Sam Shepherd and describing his mix of classical instrumentation, techno, ambient music, and jazz progressions. 16. Sam calls Cascade “pretty wanky techno” but still says it is one of his favorite albums of the year. 17. The hosts then pivot to Herbie Hancock, including his long career, his Head Hunters era, and a 2005 album called Possibilities. 18. Sam and Ginty keep the tone loose and conversational, with jokes, corrections, and long detours that never stop feeling like two friends talking. 19. People who like music recommendations, album analysis, and playful host chemistry will get the most out of this episode. 20. People looking for a tightly structured review of Come On Over may want a different episode.

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