So So / Cool
So So / Cool
Matthew Ferry, Brandon Kisner, Joe Basile
3 friends revisit the music of their childhood and decide if it’s still cool or just so-so.
Indie Music of the Early Aughts
Greetings fans! How have you been? You haven’t heard from us for a while because we’ve been in the lab preparing an exhaustive rundown of an entire genre! But now we’re back, coming in hot with a fresh new format: responding to a list we found on Reddit!
Apr 12, 2024
2 hr 10 min
Punch Brothers, "Antifogmatic"
Okay fans, strap on your suspenders, throw back a mason jar full of moonshine, and get ready for some stomp-clapping, because this week we’re talking about Americana. More specifically, we’re listening to the bluegrass-adjacent 2010 album “Antifogmatic” by Punch Brothers.
Mar 17, 2023
1 hr 46 min
John Frusciante, "Shadows Collide With People"
This week we’re bringing you a pod to play to when you’re lonely, or in any other mood really, as we listen to John Frusciante’s 2004 album “Shadows Collide with People”.
Mar 10, 2023
1 hr 47 min
The Postal Service, "Give Up"
Tell me, am I right to think that there could be nothing better than listening to some dudes talking about the Postal Service? We hope so, because this week we’re breaking down the band’s one and only studie: "Give Up", from 2003.
Mar 2, 2023
1 hr 52 min
Coheed and Cambria, "No World for Tomorrow"
Alright all you Gravemakers and Gunslingers, this week we’re running free as we listen to Coheed and Cambria’s 4th studie, "No World for Tomorrow".
Feb 23, 2023
2 hr 10 min
Beck, "Sea Change"
Put your hands on the wheel, and let the weight of the world drift away, because this week we discuss Beck's 2002 album “Sea Change”.
Feb 16, 2023
1 hr 51 min
Jeff Buckley, "Grace"
I heard there was a secret pod, that a few fans played while they took a jog. But you don’t really care for music podcasts, do you? Well, then check out the Daily or something because this week we’re talking about Jeff Buckley (or is it Buck Jeffley?), and his 1994 album “Grace”.
Feb 9, 2023
1 hr 46 min
Ben Folds Five, "Whatever and Ever Amen"
Every fan gather round now, while the So So / Cool Five sings you a song. Well… actually we’re not singing, so much as bringing you another episode of selfless, cold, and composed musical analysis. And this week we’re talking about Ben Folds Five’s sophomore 1997 album “Whatever and Ever Amen.”
Feb 2, 2023
1 hr 53 min
PJ Harvey, "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea"
Can you hear them? The helicopters? Well we’re sorry! We don’t have a professional podcast studio yet. At least we aren’t sitting in silence because for the second time in the last few weeks, Matthew talks us through an artist and album we were not super familiar with. This time, it’s PJ Harvey and her 2000 album, “Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea.”
Jan 26, 2023
1 hr 49 min
Primus, "Frizzle Fry"
We are gathered here today in the majestic halls of old to honor an album called “Frizzle Fry.” That’s right fans, despite being plagued by insecurity, and having minds numbed by too many puppies, our overaged hosts will attempt to analyze Primus’ 1990 debut studio album.
Jan 19, 2023
2 hr 6 min
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