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Scathingly Brilliant

Scathingly Brilliant

By: Michael Levine & Phillip Backhouse
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 Welcome to Scathingly Brilliant! We review newly released music and discuss the shows we attend here in NYC. We occasionally review classic albums you should know and interview musicians.2024 Music
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  • Episode 6

    Episode 6
    Apr 16 2025

    Michael & Phillip play and discuss some of our favorite releases that have come across our desk over the last few months.

    Track Listing:

    00:40 Kandle // Wallpaper
    09:28 Red Ribbon // YSFP
    19:51 The Innocence Mission // Midwinter Swimmers
    31:22 Valerie June // Joy! Joy!
    41:38 L.A. Witch // The Lines
    50:36 You Said Strange // My Own God
    01:00:05 Anika // Hearsay
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 5

    Episode 5
    Dec 5 2024

    In this special episode, Michael & Phillip unpack the Laura Nyro 19-CD box set "Hear My Song: The Collection, 1966 – 1995", which will be released by Madfish Music on Friday (12/6). We take a walk through her decades-long career and sample songs from the collection.

    Track List:

    1. Wedding Bell Blues
    2. Stoned Soul Picnic
    3. Poverty Train
    4. Eli's Coming
    5. You Don't Love Me When I Cry
    6. Captain St. Lucifer
    7. Beads of Sweat
    8. Gonna Take a Miracle (feat. LaBelle)
    9. Nowhere to Run
    10. I Am the Blues
    11. Save the Country (Live at the Fillmore East, 1971)
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Episode 4

    Episode 4
    Nov 11 2024

    Michael & Phillip play and discuss some of our favorite new (and new-ish) releases.

    Track Listing:

    00:20 Diamanda Galás // A Soul That's Been Abused
    13:10 Guided By Voices // Fictional Environment Dream
    27:02 Joni Mitchell // A Strange Boy
    43:42 Nico // Frozen Warnings
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    1 hr

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