138. Casper Iskov Discusses Ride, Going Blank Again

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Musician and songwriter Casper Iskov joins Al to talk about Ride’s second album, Going Blank Again. He explains how he got acquainted with Ride’s music and why they have become a favorite band of his despite a negative first impression. Casper also talks about how he recently remade My Bloody Valentine’s Isn’t Anything in the style of a Green Day album and how an episode of You, Me and An Album with producer Tim Friese-Greene helped to inspire him to do so.

The episode with Tim Friese-Greene just referred to above to was Ep. 79. You can listen to that one here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/79-tim-friese-greene-discusses-my-bloody-valentine/id1545282273?i=1000571013242.

You should absolutely check out Casper’s cover of the entire Isn’t Anything album. You can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyriOMmEtyw&t=256s

Find Casper and his music at @casperiskov on Instagram and YouTube, or search for him on Spotify!

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1:15 Casper joins the show

1:34 Al explains how he became aware of Casper’s music

2:17 Casper talks about his introduction to Ride’s music

6:37 What does Casper like—and dislike—about shoegaze?

10:54 Casper and Al hear an interesting blend of different influences on Going Blank Again

12:20 Al has opinions about Ride’s drummer, Loz Colbert

16:31 Casper marvels at the album’s depth of good songs

19:02 Are the critiques of Ride’s lyrics fair?

25:18 Casper helps Al hear what’s happening in “Chrome Waves”

28:21 Casper likes the album’s combination of pop and experimental writing

29:58 Casper finds the album inspires him to do things that make him feel alive

31:59 Casper explains why he makes covers

36:59 Concluding thoughts on Going Blank Again

38:00 Casper explains why he decided to cover the entirety of Isn’t Anything in the style of Green Day

41:54 Al shares his reaction to Casper’s version of Isn’t Anything

43:29 Casper walks through the process of making his MBV covers

49:14 Casper talks about his new single and video and his future plans

The music featured in the outro is from “Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)” by Casper Iskov.

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