What You Like

Kelan Sato (he/him) shares his beef with music theory as he and Sam reflect on how music has changed over the ages. Credit to Kaito Stohr, Kelan Sato, Bijan Taheri, and Isaac Cheng for their live rendition of the What You Like theme for string quartet.

Music played:

• Coconut Mall by Nintendo (from "Mario Kart Wii")
• J.S. Bach: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, Chorale Prelude, BWV 734 (transcr. Wilhelm Kempff) performed by Víkingur Ólafsson
• SUPER MUSIC MAKER by 鈴木亜美 joins 中田ヤスタカ(capsule) [Ami Suzuki]
• the fishsong unplugged by Oklou, cover of "The fish song" by underscores

[This has to be a new record for least comprehensible songs played description, sorry!]

Zak Vilanilam (he/him) returns to the show to break trends and draw lines. Sam tries to describe the ≧∇≦ emoticon without a visual.

Songs played:

• Limelight by Rush
• Freefall by Pinkshift
• Sacrifice by London After Midnight
• Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden

Noa Sherman (he/him) shares his perspective as a Beatles' fan. Sam reaches a point with What You Like where he's comfortable saying... well, you'll have to listen to find out.

Songs played:

• Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles
• L’Amour Looks Something Like You by Kate Bush
• Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance
• Matilda by Harry Styles

Elijah Nepomuceno (he/him) and Sam deal with seasonal allergies, mispronounce things, give shoutouts, compliment names, reference prior episodes, explain music theory concepts, jokingly advocate for major ethical violations, exist as vibes people, vocode, explore registral extremes, compliment Sam, philosophize and contemplate, and don't yearn (not necessarily both of them) (not necessarily in that order). Overall, a good time.

Songs played:

• 715 - CRΣΣKS by Bon Iver
• Summer, Highland Falls (Live at the Bayou, Washington D.C.) by Billy Joel
• I Don’t Wanna Grow Up by Hayes Carll
• Grass Stains by Lowertown

Annie Lu (she/her) inserts musical concepts into the podcast live on air, by singing them. Her episode marks the appearance of every Music 115 classmate on What You Like.

Songs played:

• 橄欖樹 [English: "Olive Tree"] by 齊豫
• Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
• Starting Over by LSD and the Search for God
• Upside Down by Scarlet Meridian

Kaito Stohr (he/him) provides insight into the world of classical music while listening from "acoustic" to "producer."

Songs played:

• Barbara Song by Caroline Kava (from "The Threepenny Opera")
• What She Said by The Smiths
• Don't Cry by J Dilla
• An Open Door by Christine Alice

Sam Currall (he/him) finally exhibits the vulnerability he's demanded of others. Bijan Taheri (he/him) is there too.

Songs played:

• Functional Poetry by The Narcissist Cookbook
• Maybe Man by AJR
• Parting of the Sensory by Modest Mouse
• Love You to Pieces by jeremy messersmith

Claire Sheeler (she/her) hypothesizes what music does better than other artistic mediums. Sam initially disagrees, but later comes around.

Songs played:

• The Subway by Chappell Roan
• Sea of Voices by Porter Robinson
• I Have Considered the Lillies by Connie Converse
• I Hate Everything About you by Three Days Grace

Lemuel L'Oiseau (they/them) sings every song accurately. Sam openly admits to disliking something, or maybe this is just clickbait.

Songs played:

• Survivor / I Will Survive by Glee Cast
• Say Hello 2 Heaven by Temple of the Dog
• 405 by The Suborbitals
• Chicago by Michael Jackson

Tolga Bozkurt (he/him) returns to the show on late notice as penance for his late arrival last season. Sam pays songs compliments that sound like insults. Also, apparently the talking for this episode was set extremely loud and clipped; sorry about that.

Songs played:

• Banshee Beat by Animal Collective
• Leaving the City by Joanna Newsom
• Invader Invader by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
• You Know It’s True by Spiritualized