Summer Album/Winter Album

By Jody Avirgan & Craig FinnArts Music Performing Arts Music Commentary Music Interviews

Summer Album/Winter Album episodes

July 16 Grateful Dead's "Workingman's Dead" w/ MC Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger)
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: Workingman's Dead. 1970.
Our special guest: MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger
Craig Finn is arguing Winter, Jody Avirgan is arguing Summer.
Craig won the coin toss. He is presenting first.
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1 hr 9 min
July 16 Janes Addiction's "Ritual de lo Habitual" w/ Hamilton Leithauser
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: Ritual de lo Habitual. 1990.
Our special guest: Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen.
Craig Finn is arguing Summer, Jody Avirgan is arguing Winter.
Jody won the coin toss. He is presenting first.
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1 hr 8 min
June 05 Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" w/ Hanif Abdurraqib
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: Tusk. 1979.
Our special guest: Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib.
Jody Avirgan is arguing Summer, Craig Finn is arguing Winter.
Craig won the coin toss. He is presenting first.
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1 hr 3 min
May 22 Nirvana's "Nevermind" with Diallo & Luxxury of One Song
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: Nevermind. 1991.
Our special guests: Diallo Riddle & Luxxury of the One Song podcast.
Jody Avirgan is arguing Summer, Craig Finn is arguing Winter.
Craig won the coin toss. He is presenting first.
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58 min
May 13 The Velvet Underground's "White Light / White Heat" with The Jokermen
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: White Light / White Heat. 1968.
Our special guests: Ian & Evan of the Jokermen podcast.
Jody Avirgan is arguing Winter, Craig Finn is arguing Summer.
Jody won the coin toss. He is presenting first.
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1 hr 6 min
April 24 Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" with Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso)
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: Pink Moon. Nick Drake. 1972.
Our special guest: Amelia Heath of Sylvan Esso, Mountain Man, and more.
Jody Avirgan is arguing Winter, Craig Finn is arguing Summer.
Craig won the coin toss. He is presenting first.
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1 hr 9 min
April 10 U2's "The Joshua Tree" with Rob Sheffield
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: The Joshua Tree. U2. 1987.
Our special guest: music journalist Rob Sheffield. Check out his latest book on Taylor Swift and his work at Rolling Stone.
Jody Avirgan is arguing Summer, Craig Finn is arguing Winter.
Craig won the coin toss. He is presenting first.
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1 hr 14 min
March 27 Big Thief's "Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You" with Valerie June
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You. Big Thief. 2022.
Our special guest: musician Valerie June.
Jody Avirgan is arguing Summer, Craig Finn is arguing Winter.
Jody won the coin toss. He is presenting first.
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1 hr 5 min
March 05 We're Coming Back! After We Celebrate "Modern Vampires" Day...
It's March 5th! Which means it's "Modern Vampires Of The City" day, since that is the date in late winter that Ezra Koenig pinned his band's record to. So in a new yearly tradition, we bring you our episode about MVOTC again -- but not before a special announcement about what's coming next for Summer Album / Winter Album!
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46 min
July 10, 2025 Frank Ocean's "Blonde" with Sam Sanders
Tonight on Summer Album / Winter Album: Blonde. Frank Ocean 2016.

Our special guest: Sam Sanders, host of The Sam Sanders Show and Vibe Check

Jody Avirgan is arguing Winter, Craig Finn is arguing Summer.

Craig won the coin toss. He is presenting first.

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1 hr 4 min

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