9. Scott McCaughey Discusses The Modern Lovers (self-titled)

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Indie rock multi-instrumentalist Scott McCaughey (The Baseball Project, R.E.M., Young Fresh Fellows, Filthy Friends) joins me for a bonus episode of You, Me and An Album. For his album to discuss, Scott chose The Modern Lovers’ eponymous 1976 release. This is a band and an album that I have heard about since my teenage years, but I had never actually heard anything by the band before – not even the frequently-covered Roadrunner.

Scott’s a great follow on Twitter. You can find him at @ScottMcMinus5.

Over the past year, Scott has been busy with solo work (and other projects, too), recording as Scott the Hoople. You can find these recordings on Bandcamp, including his most recent album, NEIL Vol. 1, consisting of 13 Neil Young covers. They are all available at https://scottthehoople.bandcamp.com/.

1:22 Scott joins the show

3:29 Scott catches us up on his latest projects

7:14 Some news on Filthy Friends

10:10 Who influenced Scott’s musical tastes the most?

14:44 Why does Scott think The Modern Lovers is one of the greatest albums ever?

23:04 Scott’s favorite tracks from The Modern Lovers

24:55 Did The Modern Lovers influence Scott as a musician and songwriter?

27:16 Scott has gotten to know Jonathan Richman

29:45 Al’s initial impression of The Modern Lovers

Track-by-track breakdown:

33:08 Roadrunner

37:20 Astral Plane

40:05 Old World

44:21 Pablo Picasso

48:14 She Cracked

50:55 Hospital

55:28 Someone I Care About

59:50 Girl Friend

1:03:09 Modern World

1:07:55 The Modern Lovers save the day for The Minus 5

1:08:46 Someone I Care About is a magical song for Scott

The outro music is Young Fresh Fellows covering Someone I Care About.

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