E7 - Dissecting "Something About Us" (& More!) by Daft Punk

About this episode

The episode explores the middle stretch of Daft Punk's album Discovery, focusing on the emotional depth of 'Something About Us' and the genre-blending tracks.

Our deep dive into Daft Punk’s Discovery continues with a sweeping journey through the album’s middle stretch, from the ecstatic genre-collisions of “Crescendolls,” “Superheroes,” and “High Life” to the intimate emotional world of “Something About Us.” Connecting Changes Everything.⁠ https://www.att.com/connecttochange/⁠ Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Editors: Kevin Pooler & Iulia Ciobanu Theme Music: Birocratic Additional Production: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Cole Cuchna

Topics covered

• Daft Punk
• Discovery album
• music analysis
• emotional themes
• genre collision

Keywords

• Daft Punk
• Discovery
• Something About Us
• music analysis
• Crescendolls
• Superheroes
• High Life

Sponsors

AT&T

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Daft Punk, The Ringer

Books & works: Discovery, Something About Us, Crescendolls, Superheroes, High Life

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