RTL Today - Song 2

RTL Today - Song 2 episodes:

• 06.19.2024

  Song 2: Foals - Mountain At My Goats (S.3 Ep.32), 19/06/2024

  On today’s episode we will be taking a look at the tremendous band Foals and their song Mountain at my Gates off their fourth studio album What Went Down. Having firmly established themselves as icons in the UK indie rock scene,...

  
• 06.14.2024

  Song 2: E from The Eels (S.3 Ep.31), 14/06/2024

  "I've probably screwed some up and put a turd on second occasionally but I think mostly, they're pretty solid" Now, for this week’s Song 2 I have to call myself out. Why? Well, first, this has been in the to do...

  
• 06.12.2024

  Song 2: Ms. Dynamite - 'Dy-Na-Mi-Tee' (S.3 Ep.30), 12/06/2024

  In this episode we are looking at what could arguably be described as a one hit wonder... ...the amazing Ms. Dynamite and her song Dy-na-mi-tee (you have to sing it!). Ms Dynamite, born Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley, is raw UK R&B;, her...

  
• 06.11.2024

  Song 2: Crosses (S.3 Ep.29), 11/06/2024

  "I've never thought of that before, but I agree, and I can see how that (Song 2) makes a lot of sense" - Chino Moreno In this week’s song 2 we are having a quick turnaround for our chat with Chino...

  
• 06.05.2024

  Song 2: Chastity Belt (S.3 Ep.28), 05/06/2024

  "I don't think there is a definitive answer to this... the second song is often times a single but I don't think a single is the best song" - Julia Shapiro Having only recently performed in Luxembourg at the Rotondes no...

  
• 05.31.2024

  Song 2: The Limiñanas - El Beach (S.3 Ep.27), 31/05/2024

  "El Beach" by the Limiñanas is a masterclass in captivating its audience. Hello and welcome to another episode of Song 2, the podcast where we take a look into why the second track on an album holds such significance, and in many...

  
• 05.29.2024

  Song 2: The Vaccines - If You Wanna (S.3 Ep.26), 29/05/2024

  Today, we're diving into a song that perfectly exemplifies the Song2 concept: "If You Wanna" by The Vaccines. This track is the second song on their debut album, "What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?", which was the best selling album of...

  
• 05.24.2024

  Song 2: The Libertines (S.3 Ep.25), 24/05/2024

  "I leave it to Carl to sort that out (track listing), I just write the fucking songs" Pete Doherty A rather ramshackle and impromptu take on Song 2 featuring Pete Docherty and Gary Powell, Charlie does his best to get back...

  
• 05.15.2024

  Song 2: Destiny's Child - Survivor (S.3 Ep.24), 15/05/2024

  We are looking at a song that if you don’t enjoy, then you are simply lying to yourself because it is an absolute banger! Welcome back to another episode of the musical bible that is our podcast song 2 where we...

  
• 05.01.2024

  Song 2: Little Simz - Woman (S.3 Ep.23), 01/05/2024

  On today’s show we will be looking at one of the most exciting talents in the UK right now… …the one and only Little Simz and her inspiring song “Woman” off the album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. She described it...

  
• 04.26.2024

  Song 2: Poppy (S.3 Ep.22), 26/04/2024

  “The story I want to tell on an album is more about the overall adventure” We are a couple of days behind, but Poppy is a great guest on the Song 2 problem. Having worked with Bad Omens and Knocked Loose...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Song 2: Young Fathers - I Saw (S.3 Ep.21), 24/04/2024

  You are tuned in to Song 2, the podcast where we go by the doctrine that the second song is either the most important or the best on an LP. People are philistines and don’t listen to full albums as much...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Song 2: Des Rocs (S.3 Ep.20), 19/04/2024

  "Curating the journey of an album is everything to me. EVERYTHING" We interviewed Des Rocs earlier this year, being that we were super dialed into the raw riffs and the general appeal of this honest to goodness rock n roll. Check...

  
• 04.17.2024

  Song 2: Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten (S.3 Ep.19), 17/04/2024

  On today’s episode we will look at the fantastic Kasabian, once described as The Stone Roses and Primal Scream with the swagger of Oasis... ..but they very much have their own style - which is exemplified in their fourth studio album...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Song 2: Porij (S.3 Ep.18), 12/04/2024

  Ahead of debut album Teething's release, I catch up with Nathan and Egg and see what they think about Second Songs Hey there and welcome to this week’s edition of Song 2… it’s the one you click on, and are immediately...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Song 2: Feeder - Buck Rogers (S.3 Ep.17), 10/04/2024

  This week’s episode is all about Feeder… my favourite band ever. So, this one could get a little gushy... Oddly, though, we are covering one of my least favourite Feeder tracks, even though it is almost universally loved. It is the...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Song 2: Keith Murray - We Are Scientists (S.3 Ep.16), 05/04/2024

  “If the song 2 doesn’t grab you, you’re sunk BABY” This week’s guest Song 2-er (sic) is the always good value Keith Murray, of the prolifically great We Are Scientists… and while this intro may be longer than Keith’s response, it...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Song 2: Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy (S.3 Ep.15), 03/04/2024

  For this week’s episode of Song 2, we are looking at a 90’s staple, Sex & Candy from Marcy Playground. Even in this office, we have a 50/50 split of those that love the oddly louche lyrics, and those that hate...

  
• 03.29.2024

  Song 2: Michelle - CIEL (S.3 Ep.14), 29/03/2024

  In this week’s Friday episode we are taking Michelle of the Netherlands by the way of Brighton band CIEL over the SONG 2 coals. Needless to say, she’s one foot in, one foot out, but places a lot of importance on...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Song 2: James - Sometimes (S.3 Ep.13), 27/03/2024

  This week we are dialling the calendars all the way back to 1993 as we are revisiting Jame’s breakthrough album, Laid and their standout cut Sometimes. Yes, we all know that the 1990 single Sit Down is still a favourite in...

  
• 03.22.2024

  Song 2: Clémentine Delauney of Exit Eden (S.3 Ep.12), 22/03/2024

  "There's a reason why there's an entrée and a main course, you know..." In this week’s Song 2, Clémentine Delauney of both Exit Eden AND Visions Of Atlantis offers up her view of where the second song lies in terms of...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Song 2: blur - Song 2 (S.3 Ep.11), 20/03/2024

  We’ve held off for three seasons before breaking the emergency glass on this classic It took till the 5th record and a song written as a joke for blur to temporarily break America. Song 2 inspired this podcast and is, ironically...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Song 2: Torres (S.3 Ep.10), 15/03/2024

  "For me track listing is very specific to the album and from album to album, I never order things based on what I think a certain track number should be" What An Enormous Room by Torres (AKA Mackenzie Scott) came out...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Song 2: Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die (S.3 Ep.9), 13/03/2024

  In this week’s Song 2 Episode we are foregoing silly head wear and possibly ill-advised cultural appropriation There's always been the gnawing doubt that the flak Jay Kay got at the time of Jamiroquai’s was a little unfair. Sure, the headlines...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Song 2: Ill Peach (S.3 Ep.8), 08/03/2024

  "How do we hit them hard over the head...right off the bat... here's all our rage... and then, here's where we are crying about it?" Ill Peach’s LP, This Is Not An Exit, was one of my picks for 2023. Here,...

  
• 03.06.2024

  Song 2: Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (S.3 Ep.7), 06/03/2024

  This week we are taking a look at the beautiful, beguiling and breathy White Winter Hymnal from Seattle indie-folk band, Fleet Foxes. "White Winter Hymnal" is the first single from Fleet Foxes released by European label Bella Union on July 21,...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Song 2: Justin Young - The Vaccines (S.3 Ep.6), 01/03/2024

  “I think anyone you will speak to you on this will tell you that very real blood, sweat and tears go into sequencing” Now that we can confirm that they are going to be hitting the Grand Duchy’s den Atelier on...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Song 2: Juice WRLD - All Girls Are The Same (S.3 Ep.5), 28/02/2024

  On this week's Song 2, we’re taking a look at a rather emotional song that was a breakout for its star performer AND the precursor to a much bigger tune. Now, let’s be clear here, I am not the authority to...

  
• 02.23.2024

  Song 2: Richard Henshall - Haken (S.3 Ep.4), 23/02/2024

  “If the first track is like a punch in the face, the second one needs to be a little calmer… at least for a couple of minutes” This one has been a little while in the Song 2 queue, Haken’s most...

  
• 02.21.2024

  Song 2: Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name (S.3 Ep.3), 21/02/2024

  For episode 3, season 3 of Song 2, we are this week heading into double-denim-ed poodle rock territory. New Jersey bound we go as we lap up the monumental rock anthem You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi. This...

  
• 02.16.2024

  Song 2: Sean Connelly - The Clockworks (S.3 Ep.2), 16/02/2024

  The Clockworks released an under the radar classic in 2023... do they agree with the Song 2 theory? For our second episode of Season 3 we are chatting with Sean Connelly of the exciting Irish band The Clockworks, whose debut album...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Song 2: The Offspring - Self Esteem S.3 Ep.1, 14/02/2024

  Back with our first episode of season 3, we are kicking things off with the enormous smash (sorry) hit from The Offspring… Self Esteem. The Offspring’s third album Smash remains one of the greatest ‘little band gone big’ stories ever. While...

  
• 02.08.2024

  Song 2 - Season 3 Teaser, 08/02/2024

  The third season of our (sometimes) chart-topping podcast is coming soon... Season 3 is on its way. Why is that big news, well it isn’t if you think any other song other than the second one on a record is the...

  
• 12.27.2023

  Song 2 - Season 2 Closer, 27/12/2023

  Season 2 of Song 2 comes to an end We will back in Jan 2024 with a whole heap of new (and not so new) Song 2 offerings....

  
• 12.22.2023

  Song 2: De La Soul - The Magic Number (S.2 Ep.50), 22/12/2023

  In this week’s, and this year’s last, episode of Song 2 we are again tripping up over the warped stairwell of intros 3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group De La Soul....

  
• 12.20.2023

  Song 2: Santigold (S.2 Ep. 49), 20/12/2023

  Santigold - one of the nicest people in music. FACT. Also, does not think her second track is the best one. FACT. Sam Steen talks with the global star on track listing and her own song 2, Nothing.

  
• 12.15.2023

  Song 2 - Karly of Wednesday (S2. Ep.48), 15/12/2023

  “This is such a hard question…curse you” Wednesday’s album Rat Saw Good is beginning to crop up on a number of end of year best of lists…it is a fantastic record full of feeling and texture and deserves such a positive...

  
• 12.13.2023

  Song 2: Foreigner - Cold As Ice (S.2 Ep.47), 13/12/2023

  In this week’s episode, I hereby give my advance apologies for the fact you’ll be singing this one till the cows come home... ….and if they don’t return at curfew, I am sorry for that too. We are talking about Foreigner’s...

  
• 12.08.2023

  Song 2: Loyle Carner (S.2 Ep.46), 08/12/2023

  “For me, I want to make complete and solid bodies of work, not just a collection of songs, it’s not a mixtape…it’s a movie...” This one has been on our mind for ever…..and I mean forever. We spoke with Loyle Carner...

  
• 12.06.2023

  Song 2 - Jojo Orme of Heartworms (S.2 Ep.45), 06/12/2023

  "I take a lot of influence from Interpol and The Shins" We had spoken with JoJo of Heartworms back when the stunning EP A Comforting Notion was first released, since then the band have gone from strength to strength, picking up...

  
• 12.01.2023

  Song 2: Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love (S.2 Ep.44), 01/12/2023

  On this week’s Song 2, we are squarely in no argument territory. You can try but we will fold our arms, turn our backs and wait it out. Let’s turn the dials back to 1967, to a time when one of...

  
• 11.29.2023

  Song 2: Oliver Tree (S.2 Ep.43), 29/11/2023

  "You want to start strong, and you want to end strong, but, really, every song needs to be a SONG 2" Shortly before hitting the stage at den Atelier, Steve Miller caught up with multi-platinum selling and viral sensation Oliver Tree,...

  
• 11.24.2023

  Song 2: Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (S.2 Ep. 42), 24/11/2023

  Did you know this song was inspired by a pedestrian crossing A record breaker in many ways, Billie Eilish’s breakout hit, remains one of her best and best known tracks.

  
• 11.22.2023

  Song 2: Ben Christo - Sisters Of Mercy (S.2 Ep.41), 22/11/2023

  Our very own DB3 caught up with the SoM axe-slayer to discuss the Song 2 theory. Ben is cut from the vinyl cloth and, as such, has a few opinions on music consumption. He gets the point of Song 2 but...

  
• 11.17.2023

  Song 2: The Rasmus - In The Shadows (S.2 Ep.40), 17/11/2023

  This week we are talking about The Rasmus’ absolutely huge single In The Shadows. Released in Finland in January 2003, the biggest single from album Dead Letters, achieved considerable chart success throughout Europe and Oceania...

  
• 11.15.2023

  Song 2: Stranglers' JJ Burnel (S.2 Ep. 39), 15/11/2023

  Sam Steen took the Song 2 theory to the Stranglers' bassist It was one of those half in, half out ones. Like getting into a cold swimming pool. It's nice... once you're in...

  
• 11.10.2023

  Song 2: Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (S.2 Ep.38), 10/11/2023

  Though released in July 2011 in Australia and New Zealand, it was not until almost a year later that Somebody I Used To Know went truly huge. Back in 2012, if your brainbox wasn’t besieged by a plinky-plonky xylophone roll and...

  
• 11.08.2023

  Song 2: Jakob Armstrong of Ultra Q (S.2 Ep. 37), 08/11/2023

  The Frontman of the incredible rock group Ultra Q is 100% with us in the second song's importance... Jakob even goes as far as to cite The Cure and New Order as influences and pudding proofers.

  
• 11.04.2023

  Song 2: QOTSA - The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret AND No One Knows (S.2 Ep.36), 04/11/2023

  It's a Queens Of The Stone Age double bill as my argument sways back to the YASS After a little guest dabble with the fervent Swifties earlier thus week, and in my continuing quest to claim second tracks are indeed the...

  
• 11.01.2023

  Song 2: Taylor Swift - Blank Space (S.2 Ep.35), 01/11/2023

  Do we think Taylor Swift believes in the Song 2 theory? Sarah Tapp, host of The Hangover, and Emma Baxley, our Social Media Manager, both (some might say) insane Swifties, guest host this episode of Song 2 in honor of the...