Pablo And The Wolves
EPISODE #34
The Life Of Pablo is Kanye West’s latest album. Despite its lack of hits, it has been at the fulcrum of pop music for months. With its gradual online release and its changing track lists, this shapeshifting album is difficult to grasp. We recruit Andrew Marantz from The New Yorker Magazine to break down Pablo and the “Wolves,” a song that embodies the multiplicities of West’s larger project and connects his work to the classical past of Bach and Prokofiev.
SONGS DISCUSSED
Kanye West: Wolves
Jay Z: Where’s Th e Love
Kanye West: All Falls Down
Kanye West: Gold Digger
Kanye West: Heartless
Kanye West: All Of The Lights
Kanye West: Black Skinhead
Gary Glitter: Rock N Roll Part 2 (Hey!)
Kanye West: I Love Kanye
Bach: Canon Perpetuus
Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf (narrated by David Bowie)
Paul McCartney: Driving Rain
Drake: Jumpman (featuring Future)
Missy Elliot: Work It
R. Kelly: The Zoo
Justin Timberlake: Give Me What I Don’t Know
DJ Snake: Birdsong
Pink Floyd: Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict