THE ALBUM COVER

The Album Cover is a weekly show on 90.7 the Capstone. Every Wednesday night from 6-8 PM, Micah and hamilton play an entire album all the way through and explore the stories behind it. Here are a few of their favorite albums to date.

MICAH'S PICKS

Tales of Forgotten Melodies | Wax Tailor

If you’ve never heard of Wax Tailor then I’m not surprised. If you have then pat yourself on the back... good. Wax Tailor is a French trip-hop artist who experiments with alot of vocal samplings from various movies and also collaborates with other artists to create a winding album that flows like a well written movie. That is really what there is to like about this album. It is his debut and does have some rough edges, but sometimes that what makes something fun, like crumbled feta.

con law | the generationals

I know very little about the Generationals. I don’t know why they called this album Con Law, who there inspiration is, or why their album art is the way it is. I know two things, they are from New Orleans (Go Saints!) and this album is one the funnest albums I have heard in a while. With a sound that is reminescent of the early 60’s this album can make the muggiest grossest walk across the quad feel a little more cheery. This album is like going to see a movie that your friend tells you should see, watching it, and then coming out of it with the biggest smile on your face.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stradust and the Spiders from Mars | david bowie

If you were to draw a map of all music using a spider web system, the center of that web would be David Bowie. Okay maybe he wouldn’t be the center, I guess the center would be some cave guy banging T-rex skull, then Beethoven, then David Bowie. “Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust” is a true concept album. The album flows together with songs that can only be described in a mixture of poetry, dance, and a painting. All hyperbole aside this album is one of the greats and it is from a tradition that has seemed to fade away.

HAMILTON'S PICKS

discovery | daft punk

Two strange French kids donned robot costumes and became heroes to an entire generation. Sure, the whole robot gag may be a bit ridiculous, and techno may not be your thing, but give “Discovery” a fair shot and I’m willing to bet your mind will be blown. This is one of the longest albums we’ve done on our show- it clocks in at a little over an hour- but every minute of it is solid dancefloor gold. This album is unstoppable.

mothership connection | parliament

It should come as no surprise that my second pick would also be a danceable album. I love the place where pop sensibilities meet massive grooves, and “Mothership Connection” has both in spades. The songs laid down by Parliament are stone-cold classics, and this album is no exception. There are only seven songs on the album, but most of them stretch well past the five-minute mark. And why not? When songs are this solid (and hilarious), why should they end? Plus, the final song is called “Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples.” Classic.

magical mystery tour | the beatles

It seems like in discussions about The Beatles, this album always gets lost in the shuffle. That’s really a shame, because it’s an extraordinary album that shows both Paul and John at the top of their game. John’s psychedelic centerpieces define “Magical Mystery Tour,” but Paul was still doing what he did best- cranking out some of pop music’s most timeless masterpieces. The Magical Mystery Tour is coming to take you away!