Episode 3 feels like an arrival of sorts, or maybe a settling in. To celebrate, Alex makes us a gin based Shunning Away, based on Naomi Scott's' song from this week. Alex's monologue discusses our week's theme of songs that evoke senses that aren't just hearing...using production, lyricism, what have you. The songs this week ask you to use your other senses really well! We talk a little politics, just because we have to decompress a little after a threat of nuclear war on a Tuesday, Jana geeks out over Artemis II and The Moon, and we reaffirm the importance of SD card and file management. Always label your SD cards, kids.

Alex MADE his own aquavit...we celebrate that with an Ina Garten cheers.

Follow along with this week's playlist: https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/E0xRlCK2PN

This week's drink:

SHUNNING AWAY

1 oz. dry gin

1 oz. elderflower liqueur

1 oz. aquavit

2 dashes orange bitters

Stir over ice and pour over a large ice cube into an old fashioned glass

Top with soda water

Garnish with an orange peel

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Robber Robber's "New Year's Eve" takes us on a crunchy guitar existential crisis that we love lyrically..."grind me down blood computer," we felt that. While it's harder than what Jana goes for, it's softer than Alex's norm, so we met happily in the middle. We loved the discussion of apathy and again, towing the line of distortion and confusion, and again, the lyricism shines here.

Arlo Parks' "Senses" ft. Sampha is up next. We luxuriate in the production of this song and the whole project (Ambiguous Desire). Arlo takes us on a series on nights out clubbing in NYC, and as Alex says, it's all "Dope. Dope dope dope." Silky and smooth. This was made for a late night driving through a city playlist. We talk production choices morphing from synth instruments to more organic as the song evolves, and the Arlo and Sampha discussion in the lyrics. Frank Ocean is a very overt influence here in the best way.

Last but certainly not least, Naomi Scott gives us "Gracie," a Mary Mary / Janet + Michael inspired and overall 80's funky pop inspired track and record that really respects the era is comes from. We are HERE FOR IT. There's ear candy, there's a Norwegian producer on deck, there's true joy throughout the whole record and we can't sing Naomi's praises enough.

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Alex's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying

Alex's Substack: https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com

Jana's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janapochop

Website: http://www.janapochop.com

Jana's Substack: https://janapochop.substack.com

We made it to episode 2! Alex instructs us on how to make a "Come to God", our last gasp of the boozy, sipper bourbon season before we embrace Spring (looking RIGHT PAST the easy drink pairing of a Paloma for this episode). It's a tasty one, a riff on a classic Manhattan.

This week's playlist so you can listen along with us: https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/OyA7lJXlA0

The drink this week:

COME TO GOD

2oz bourbon (rye preferred)

1/2oz Amaro Montenegro

1/2oz Cocchi di Torino

Several heavy dashes of plum bitters

Stir aggressively, this guy’s a strong one...

Add a large ice cube, add one or two Luxardo cherries and enjoy!

Jana asks what the heck vermouth is anyway....Alex explains. (Keep your vermouth in the fridge, friends!)

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This week's songs are "Come to God" by Indigo de Souza, "Miyazaki" by Paris Paloma, and "The Book of Love" - a Magnetic Fields cover by Olivia Rodrigo. Jana launches into her complicated feelings about generative AI art (she hates it), Alex responds with his thoughts (he does too). Jana is trying to find a place to live, and Alex is recovering from a bachelorette weekend where he was "the guy who just started a podcast," (which reached No. 78 on the Apple Music Commentary Charts in week 1, thank you guys).

Indigo de Souza blows us away with the production on "Come to God" while hitting home with a song about grief. Paris has "Miyazaki," the perfect song for the AI discussion, and we talk about the community and struggle of and ultimate joy of making art, and the horrifying trend of generative AI cranking out prompt-songs...the death of art and creativity and the human spirit as we know it. Jana brings up Mary Chapin Carpenter without much of a stretch, because Paris covered her too.

And then...is "The Book of Love" the best love song ever written? Maybe so. Olivia Rodrigo delivers a stunning cover of The Magnetic Fields/Stephin Merritt song, which is now part of the War Child UK benefit project (Donate / Watch the video here).

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Alex's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying

Alex's Substack: https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com

Jana's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janapochop

Website: http://www.janapochop.com

Jana's Substack: https://janapochop.substack.com

In Episode 1, Alex walks Jana through his cocktail creation "Tarry at the Airport Bar", featuring bourbon, Frangelico liqueur, and rhubarb bitters. They also discuss "My Maker" by Snail Mail, "Drink Up" by Grace Ives, and "Burial" by Anne Hathaway. Jana waxes poetic about airports and existential crises, Alex confesses he has Vanessa Carlton fan forum history, and they're both going to Devil Wears Prada 2 opening weekend. Listen along to the playlist with this week's tracks, a few other mentions from the show, and some bonus songs Alex and Jana are listening to right now: https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/tL1y1Tpf7p

The drink this week:

TARRY AT THE AIRPORT BAR

2oz Old Grand-dad bourbon

1oz Frangelico hazelnut liqueur

2 hearty shakes of rhubarb bitters

2 star anise pods

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker full of ice. Shake fervently. Serve over a large ice cube with an orange peel or a Luxardo cherry, and an extra star anise pod if you like.

Alex's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying

Alex's Substack: https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com

Jana's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janapochop

Website: http://www.janapochop.com

Jana's Substack: https://janapochop.substack.com

Mixomusicology is a podcast hosted by Alexander Daoust and Jana Pochop. In each episode, Alex walks Jana (and the listeners!) through making a delicious cocktail based on a batch of new songs the duo have chosen for the week. They'll review and break down recently released songs and chat about production, lyricism, and where the work fits into the larger pop culture zeitgeist. They'll bring along a few tangents, and you BYOB.