101. Rat Discusses Pale Blue Eyes, Souvenirs

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Rat — the guitarist for Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and Obey Robots — makes a return visit to YMAAA, and with a connection to his first visit. On Ep 29, he introduced Al to Public Service Broadcasting’s The Race for Space. Recently, Rat saw PSB live, and he was impressed by the support band, Pale Blue Eyes. He immediately went out and bought PBE’s debut album, Souvenirs, and now he is here to let us know why we should know this album, too. In addition to discussing Souvenirs, Rat talks about Obey Robots’ soon-to-be-released debut album, One In A Thousand, and upcoming plans for Ned’s Atomic Dustbin.

Rat and Al talked about Obey Robots’ video for “Let It Snow,” and if you haven’t seen it yet, you should! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb734Q9HuK4

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1:07 Rat joins the show

1:45 Rat talks about how he first learned about Pale Blue Eyes

4:34 Rat explains what makes Pale Blue Eyes a great live act

7:52 Rat encourages us to support the support bands

9:44 Souvenirs’ sequencing adds to the listening experience for Rat

Observations about specific tracks

12:41 Chelsea

16:53 Honeybear

20:59 Little Gem

24:29 Champagne (and a discussion of ‘80s music)

30:36 TV Flicker

31:52 Globe

33:04 Dr Pong

35:29 Neither Rat nor Al bothered much with listening to the lyrics

37:19 Sing It Like We Used To

38:52 Under Northern Sky

41:21 Rat and Al talk about the new Obey Robots album and videos

45:25 What’s next for Obey Robots?

47:25 What’s coming up for Ned’s Atomic Dustbin?

50:44 Rat talks about his new weekly playlists

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