100. Kelley Deal Discusses Julian Cope, Droolian

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YMAAA winds up its first 100 episodes with a great last splash! Kelley Deal of The Breeders and R. Ring joins Al to discuss Julian Cope’s 1990 lo-fi album, Droolian. Kelley talks about the unusual circumstance in which she first listened to Droolian, the narratives she has created around the album and what she loves about it. She also talks about her involvement with The Amps’ Pacer album and what a busy 2023 has in store for her and The Breeders.

R. Ring’s brand-new album, War Poems, We Rested, is out, and it’s great! https://rring.bandcamp.com/album/war-poems-we-rested

Kelley had mentioned a cover of a Guided By Voices song, “Scalding Creek,” that she recorded with Buffalo Killers. It’s worth your time to check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vZAOwdXhYc

Al made a couple of error in his discussion with Kelley:

He said Kelley was listed on the Pacer Wikipedia page, but what he was thinking of was her inclusion on The Amps’ Wikipedia page.

He mentioned a piano melody on R.E.M.’s “Why Not Smile,” but it’s actually played on a marimba (he thinks).

Be sure to follow Kelley on Twitter and Instagram! @kelleydeal…

…and check out her online store: store.kelleydeal.com

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1:10 Kelley joins the show

1:51 Al singles out a great Kelley Deal lyric

4:06 Kelley talks about her involvement with The Amps’ Pacer album

7:28 Al’s previous exposure to Julian Cope was almost exclusively through The Teardrop Explodes

8:03 Kelley was first exposed to Droolian in an unusual way

14:13 Kelley and Al consider how the nature of fandom has changed

15:57 Kelley talks about her deep dive into Cope’s catalog

17:32 Kelley compares Droolian with its predecessor, Skellington

20:30 Kelley also listened to some of Cope’s more polished albums

21:28 Droolian was love at first listen for Kelley

Discussion of specific tracks

23:49 Look After Your Leathers

28:30 Commin Down

31:00 Yeah Yeah Yeah

32:15 Jellypop Perky Jean/Louis 14th

34:34 …Atonement of Wasp

36:00 Gentleman Dude

37:45 Kelly

41:12 Kelley wants to borrow a harmony from a Teardrop Explodes song

42:33 Church of England 1991/Sqwubbsy

46:46 Kelley explains why her favorite Droolian lyrics are her favorites

50:16 Al wants to try listening to an album the way Kelley first listened to Droolian

51:02 Kelley talks about some of her other CD discoveries

53:13 Kelley discusses R. Ring’s origins

57:18 Kelley previews her 2023 plans with R. Ring, The Breeders and Protomartyr

1:00:09 Is Kelley a competitive knitter?

Outro is from "Def Sup" by R. Ring.

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