Episode 23: Jack Stauber and the Weird World of Hypnagogic Pop
What kind of music do you think plays in our dreams? Echoey, whimsical, with a healthy dose of creepy, hypnagogic pop emerged from the depths of the unconscious realms to drag us back to times not so long past. In today's episode, Crow takes a look at one particular artist, the animator behind such wonders as Cooking With Abigail** and Lima Bean Man and songs like the the tiktok famous Buttercup and Oh Klahoma: Jack Stauber. Who's the 'saddest little baby in the room', and how exactly do we 'electrify' someone's heart without, you know, going to jail? We take a look at a couple of reddit theories, and take a deep dive into Stauber's intriguingly weird style to see what it really means to write songs in this dizzying genre! **It’s not Angela’s Kitchen who the heck is Angela I JUST got my license back. Intro music: Beeckmans: Hymne for Theremin, Oboe, String Quartet and Piano (2018) - The Alba Septet (Listen to the whole thing on Youtube, you'll thank us later). Outro music: Magic Hour by Three Chain Links Social Media Accounts: Instagram: crowandfernsguide TikTok: crow_and_ferns_guide Twitter: @Crow_and_fern Email: crowandfernsguide@gmail.com References: https://8forty.ca/2022/05/16/jack-staubers-nostalgic-and-uncanny-style-creates-videos-that-are-just-as-deep-as-they-are-strange/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/aejmba/the-80s-nostalgia-aesthetic-of-musics-hottest-new-subgenre-hypnagogic-pop https://cotmasounds.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/instant-nostalgia-how-hypnagogic-pop-is-redefining-culture-why-you-should-be-listening-to-ducktails/ https://laviasco.com/jack-stauber-buttercup-lyrics-meaning/ https://www.reddit.com/r/LyricInterpretations/comments/dmrgmr/buttercup_jack_stauber_noone_can_seem_to/ Ticking sound effect: https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=37729