Louise Post (Veruca Salt) & Opinions on Idles & Mary Timony
Host Jim DeRogatis talks with Chicago alt-rock legend, Louise Post, a guitarist, singer, and cofounder of the band Veruca Salt. The hosts also review new albums from post-punk Brits IDLES and guitar master Mary Timony.
Tangk IDLES
IDLES have made a big impression on the music world, gaining a reputation as one of the best live shows around. For their fifth album, “Tangk,” producer Nigel Godrich adds more gentle textures to their sound and coaxes melodic singing out of frontman Joe Talbot.
Untame The Tiger Mary Timony
Mary Timony has been in so many notable indie rock bands, including Wild Flag, Helium and Autoclave. “Untame The Tiger” is a rare project released under her own name. The album deals with loneliness following the death of her parents and the end of a romantic relationship.
Louise Post
This week, host Jim DeRogatis catches up with someone he has covered many times over the years: Louise Post of Veruca Salt. Her debut solo album “Sleepwalker” made a big impression on Jim as well as her desert rock project VEYLS.
Featured Songs:
- Louise Post, "Guilty," Sleepwalker, El Camino, 2023
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Idles, "Dancer," Tangk, Partisan, 2024
- Idles, "Grace," Tangk, Partisan, 2024
- Idles, "Hall & Oates," Tangk, Partisan, 2024
- Mary Timony, "Looking for the Sun," Untame the Tiger, Merge, 2024
- Mary Timony, "No Thirds," Untame the Tiger, Merge, 2024
- Mary Timony, "The Guest," Untame the Tiger, Merge, 2024
- Mary Timony, "Dominoes," Untame the Tiger, Merge, 2024
- Veruca Salt, "Seether," American Thighs, Minty Fresh, 1994
- Louise Post, "What About," Sleepwalker, El Camino, 2023
- VEYLS, "Life Support," Widow EP, Velveteen, 2023
- Louise Post, "Killer," Sleepwalker, El Camino, 2023
- Louise Post, "God I Know," Sleepwalker, El Camino, 2023
- Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis, "Cruisin'," Duets: Original Soundtrack, Hollywood, 2000
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