The hosts of the Nialler9 Podcast (Niall Byrne and Andrea Cleary) in conjunction with The Big Romance present the Listen Closely series of listening parties, a night featuring a focus album from an artist we love on the last Wednesday of the month.
This month:
Laurie Anderson – Big Science (1982)
“This is the time/and this is the record of the time.”
An album that was ahead of its time upon release, Big Science draws from Anderson’s multi-media performance art piece United States I-IV, and presents an experimental avant-garde electronics, art-rock and spoken word prophetic dissection of 80s America that spawned a surprising pop hit with the towering O Superman.
Andrea takes the lead on why this album is noteworthy and important in this week’s deep dive.
Listen Closely is a chance for the music heads, to appreciate a modern classic album on the Big Romance’s warm Toby Hatchett soundsystem with a chat about the record on the night. More info.
Big special extra thanks to Georgia Hallion for editing the podcast.
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Show notes
- Songs played on the Nialler9 Podcast Spotify Playlist
- Laurie Anderson plays music for dogs
- Marcello Giordani – O Superman (Disco Spacer Mix)
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
