Stick Around for Joy

About this episode

The Big Mates discuss The Sugarcubes' album 'Stick Around for Joy' and explore its musical influences and the band's history.

The Big Mates discuss antique shops, alternative dance music, relatively new sweets, and Stick Around for Joy by The Sugarcubes. Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue the prologue of their deep-dive exploration into the music of Björk by talking about the third album by The Sugarcubes. They discuss the details of the band's hiatus, the journey to America to make the album, the incorporation of dance-influenced sounds, and offer analysis, interpretation, and opinion from three differing perspe...

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Scott Glasspool, Steve Murphy, Lucas Way

Topics covered

• The Sugarcubes
• Björk
• alternative dance music
• music analysis
• band hiatus
• album journey

Keywords

• The Sugarcubes
• Stick Around for Joy
• Björk
• alternative dance music
• music analysis
• band hiatus
• album journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Sugarcubes

Books & works: Stick Around for Joy

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