WICB Presents: A-side/B-side

A-side/B-side is a biweekly album review podcast hosted by Sam Ives and Laura Koch, covering one album for each "side" of the cast. The A-side segment explores in-depth a well-known, mainstream album, while the B-side brings discussion on an album you may not have ever heard before. Each cast also features a changing cast of co-hosts to bring new perspectives into the discussions. General vibes, thematic influences, lyrical analysis - these things and more are all covered on the A-side/B-side podcast. On this week's episode, the last of the semester, Laura talks with Paul Andrews and Vedant Akhauri about "Rhythm Nation: 1814" by Janet Jackson and Sam brings Carolyn Langer on to share insight on Sa-Roc's "The Sharecropper's Daughter." Both albums contain rich, socially conscious lyricism and heavy themes; one is a bona fide classic and the other may very well be in some years' time.

A-side/B-side is a biweekly album review podcast hosted by Sam Ives and Laura Koch, covering one album for each "side" of the cast. The A-side segment explores in-depth a well-known, mainstream album, while the B-side brings discussion on an album you may not have ever heard before. Each cast also features a changing cast of co-hosts to bring new perspectives into the discussions. General vibes, thematic influences, lyrical analysis - these things and more are all covered on the A-side/B-side podcast. On this week's episode, Laura talks about "Lungs" from Florence + The Machine and Sam shares bites about the "Necromancing" EP from Hollings. The key word for this week's albums is "dreamy," but "spacey" and "sorrowful" also fit.

In this episode, Laura leads the discussion of "El Camino" by The Black Keys, and Sam goes over "The Professional" EP from The Beaches. Both albums feature distinct bass, Sam's favorite instrument.

On this week's episode, Laura discusses "A Rush of Blood to the Head" by Coldplay and Sam talks about "Eating Oranges After Dark" by The Small Kings. Both bands got their start around the beginning of the millenium and have their own very distinct sounds on full display.

A-side/B-side is a biweekly album review podcast hosted by Sam Ives and Laura Koch, covering one album for each "side" of the cast. The A-side segment explores in-depth a well-known, mainstream album, while the B-side brings discussion on an album you may not have ever heard before. On this week's episode, the A-side finds Laura sharing opinions on Cage the Elephant's "Tell Me I'm Pretty" and Sam brings up Jimkata's "In Motion" for the B-side. While both albums come from the modern rock genre, they tell wildly different stories with clear sonic differences.