Pop is the Sound We Need Right Now (with Electric Guest)

EPISODE 142

Electric Guest (Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton) take a left turn towards pop on “Dollar" — a song about making more out of less, something too many people find themselves to do right now. The music follows the same principle, turning cheap synths and canned horns into a symphony of sound. We chat with Asa about how the track — equally inspired by Stevie Wonder and Bertolt Brecht — came to be and why pop can be a balm in dark times.

SONGS DISCUSSED

Electric Guest - Dollar

Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)