Human After All by Daft Punk (with Aaron Carnes)

About this episode

The episode explores Daft Punk's album 'Human After All' with guest Aaron Carnes, discussing its themes and reception.

Aaron Carnes is back! For a non-ska episode! What's the deal with this album? Why is it the one Daft Punk album that people don't adore? Is this album fun? Is it dark? What was Daft Punk trying to tell us, and were we just not ready to hear it? Later, Ralph performs "Steam Machine" in the style of Incubus. (It'll make sense once you hear it.) Check out Aaron's book In Defense of Ska and his podcast of the same name. Don't forget to subscribe to hear new episodes every other Tuesday! Find us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rchpodcast.bsky.social Or send us an email: rosecoloredheadphonespodcast@gmail.com Our visual art was created by Elaine Banks (@elaineprints on IG).

People in this episode

Hosts: Ralph Mangeno, Michael Stohrer

Guest: Aaron Carnes

Topics covered

• Daft Punk
• album analysis
• music styles
• cultural commentary
• guest interview

Keywords

• Daft Punk
• Human After All
• Aaron Carnes
• music analysis
• Incubus
• Steam Machine
• album reception

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Incubus

Books & works: Human After All, In Defense of Ska

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