ALBUM PODCAST with Joe Iconis and Jennifer Ashley Tepper Podcast
1) "Try Again" (Joe Iconis & Family)
Try Again was written in July 2015, after Joe's musical Be More Chill opened amid a wave and hype and received a show-killing review from the Grey Lady. The song deals in the specifics of an artist's ...Show More
2) "Last on Land" (Joe Iconis & Family)
This group 11 O’Clock number is the centerpiece song from Joe's Bloodsong of Love. The entire original cast of that musical are featured on the track, along with a resplendent choir arranged by the of...Show More
3) "Find the Bastard" (Eric William Morris)
Find The Bastard is about being on a mission and is the "theme song" of Iconis' Bloodsong of Love, his spaghetti western musical. Joe and Jenn discuss the style of theatre songs as stand alone songs a...Show More
4) "It's All Good" (Jason Tam, Nick Blaemire, Lance Rubin, & Jason SweetTooth Williams)
Joe Iconis boldly asked the internet, "What does music mean to you?" and got a beautifully sentimental response from a Long Island high school student that inspired the vulnerability expressed in It's...Show More
5) "Amphibian" (Will Roland)
From Joe Iconis' musical, The Black Suits, Amphibian is a song about songwriting. It was a surprise hit in the show that audiences responded to with enthusiasm. William Finn advised Joe about not dwel...Show More
6) "Party Hat" (Lauren Marcus & Eric William Morris)
"I'm gonna put a party hat on my cat", was an earworm that was stuck in Joe Iconis' mind for a long time until he brought it to fruition in the summer of 2012 for a concert at The Beechman. A woman si...Show More
7) "Flesh and Bone" (The Robot's Song) Jason SweetTooth Williams
This song uses technology as a metaphor. A robot's battery dies throughout the song while he dreams of being happy, human, and real. The production on this track is more electronic focused, incorporat...Show More
8) "Tightrope Walker / Mountain Climber / Me" (Molly Hager)
Tightrope Walker / Mountain Climber / Me is one of two songs that were written specifically for Album. Joe wanted to write a piece specifically for Molly Hager and remembered a half-finished song from...Show More
9) "Starting to Forget" (Badia Farha)
The oldest song on the record, "Starting to Forget" was written when Joe was an undergrad at NYU. It's based on source material from Brighton Beach Memoirs and inspired by Joe's own grandfather who pa...Show More
10) "Him Today, Gone Tomorrow" (Shakina Nayfack)
Him Today, Gone Tomorrow is a rock and roll banger created with Shakina Nayfack for her musical, Manifest Pussy, an autobiographical story of Shakina's journey to gender affirming surgery. This song's...Show More