The Andy Langer Show
In this weekly podcast, Esquire music critic Andy Langer brings his deeply opinionated take on the most remarkable new releases.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 37
- Years Active
- 2007
August 7, 2007
We're recycling some old favorites this week. First, David Bowie releases his 20th anniversary DVD/two-CD set of the Glass Spider Tour. If you didn't like the gig in '87, you can probably skip this o…
00:07:10 |
Fri 10 Aug 2007
July 31, 2007
We cover nothing new this week. OK, so technically that's a half-truth -- the albums are original but the artists featured have been around for quite some time. Corey Harris starts us off with his ne…
Fri 10 Aug 2007
July 27, 2007
This week, it's all about the single. Some of these tracks have seen a proper release, others are tucked away within a larger album, but all have one thing in common: They're worth the 99 cents at iT…
00:07:07 |
Fri 27 Jul 2007
July 17, 2007
Mid-July marks a summer lull for music lovers. New releases have slowed and we're left with a handful of sophomore albums. First, British pop band The Editors leaves us wondering if they're the ident…
00:08:00 |
Fri 20 Jul 2007
July 10, 2007
The new record from former Drive-By Truckers' frontman Jason Isbell is easily one of the month's best records -- and quite possibly the best debut of the year. Hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, an…
00:07:11 |
Tue 17 Jul 2007
July 3, 2007
You'd think the Tuesday before the Fourth of July would be a big day for the music industry, a time when record labels would dump new product on listeners eager to provide a soundtrack for outdoor gr…
00:07:35 |
Fri 06 Jul 2007
June 26, 2007
Did you check out The New York Times's drug tell-all on Ryan Adams? He nearly checked out on us early, so we're giving his new album, Easy Tiger, double play time this week. And for good reason -- th…
00:06:29 |
Fri 29 Jun 2007
June 19th, 2007
This week, it's all about reinvention. Bon Jovi turns country with fiddles and steel pedals on Lost Highway. It's something of a mixed bag for the Jersey rocker -- his compilation with Big and Rich i…
00:07:41 |
Fri 22 Jun 2007
June 12th, 2007
Mark Olson, Dizzee Rascal, Afghan Whigs, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Porter Wagoner
00:06:43 |
Fri 15 Jun 2007
June 5, 2007
Covers of your favorite songs, by Chris Cornell, Poison, Billy Bob Thornton and Elvis Costello.
00:07:44 |
Mon 11 Jun 2007
May 29, 2007
Unlike your local Cineplex, the end of this May is a pretty slow time for new albums. This week, we'll highlight the underloved songs that have been released in the first half of 2007 and preview the…
00:06:58 |
Fri 01 Jun 2007
May 22, 2007
This week, we begin with recommending, not an entire album, but a single: "Into Action" by Rancid's frontman Tim Armstrong. At first, this catchy stick of bubblegum pop may seem irritating, but after…
00:07:14 |
Fri 25 May 2007
May 15, 2007
Last month's Coachella music festival saw the buzz surrounding the Avett Brothers grow even louder -- quite a feat, given the fact there's nothing remotely hipstery about their blend of blues, bluegr…
00:07:35 |
Fri 25 May 2007
May 8, 2007
Can't stand jazz? You might actually like The Bad Plus, a loud and menacing group that takes decidedly non-jazz standards and warps them into something altogether unusual. Tune in this week to hear t…
00:06:44 |
Fri 18 May 2007
May 1, 2007
Unless your head's been buried in the sand, then you've probably heard of the sexy siren Feist, unarguably the most sensual songbird since Liz Phair. This week she's out with her latest, The Reminder…
00:06:36 |
Fri 18 May 2007
February 27th, 2007
Dr. Dog, Kaiser Chiefs, Jesse Malin with Bruce Springsteen, Elana James and Money Mark.
00:06:37 |
Tue 01 May 2007
March 27th, 2007
Phoenix Foundation, Macy Gray, El-P, The Klaxons, Ozomatli.
00:08:40 |
Tue 01 May 2007
February 20th, 2007
Explosions in the Sky, The Frames, K-os, Jill Cunniff, and Lyle Lovett.
00:08:04 |
Fri 27 Apr 2007
March 6th, 2007
Bright Eyes, Air, Anitbalas, Last Town Chorus, The Stooges, Albert Hammond Jr. and The Arcade Fire.
00:09:00 |
Fri 27 Apr 2007
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