About this episode

The episode provides a beginner's guide to the band AFI, discussing their musical evolution and key albums.

Hello, welcome to this weeks episode of the "critically acclaimed" music podcast Trve. Cvlt. Pop! On this week's show Steve is joined by our old mucker Merlin Alderslade to talk about the career of one of the most consistently great bands in modern rock music, as we bring you a beginners guide to Cali goth punk legends AFI. Formed in 1991, AFI have made some incredible strides as a musical outlet in their 35 year long run as a band, from the snotty skate punks of their early years, to the horror inspired hardcore of their breakthrough, their dalliances with goth, indie, synth pop, post-punk, electronica and more has seen them become a band with a genuinely varied and unique back catalogue. If you've never gone in on the band before, now is your chance, as we give you the AFI album to start with, the underrated gem, the record to avoid, the all time classic and we rank suave, chameleon-like frontman Davey Havok's best look.

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Hill

Guest: Merlin Alderslade

Topics covered

• AFI
• music history
• punk rock
• goth
• album recommendations
• band evolution

Keywords

• AFI
• punk
• goth
• music podcast
• album guide
• Davey Havok

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AFI

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