Os Mutantes did not actually break your turntable and Talking Heads learn to get along and really collaborate, for a few weeks.

After taking a month off, we are back to discuss the cross-continental pollination of ideas heard on both the Brazilian band's 1968 debut and the most beloved album in Talking Heads' catalogue. Stacey rates both one head exploding emoji.

Learn about the Tropicalia, precarious rock-fusion movement that briefly prospered despite and also sort of because of Brazil's authoritarian government and how the wild song structures and stylistic cacophony of Os Mutantes convey deeper meanings.

Talking Heads, the nerd table at CBBG, nearly came apart before taking some sonic and organizational cues from Afrobeat to make the 1980 classic Remain in Light. Then everything got uncomfortable again. Same as it ever was.

We discuss where is the line for cultural appropriation and ask: Is it a net positive for a band to have Brian Eno around? Also, we get around to defining what is an album you must hear before you die.

Our logo is by Kelsey Byers. Our theme song is "Stuff that Sounds like This" by Women's Basketball, used courtesy of Brian LaRue, and you can now listen to Women's Basketball on all the major streaming platforms.

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