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No Tone Unturned

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Latest episodes

E12 | The Heart Is a Muscle

September 9, 2024 · 45 min

The anthemic, ‘The Heart is a Muscle’, teaches us that we can get better at love the same way we can get better at anything else. Our protagonist defiantly refuses to live in the regret of being closed off to love in this celebration of…
E11 | Let Me Down Easy

September 2, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min

Today, we delve into the band’s biggest radio hit: ‘Let Me Down Easy’, a song utterly enamoured with dancing, drinking and opening yourself up to love. We’ll learn why our frontman is so moved by the power of dance, the clever ways in…
E10 | Persevere

August 26, 2024 · 51 min

One storm may have passed, but ‘Persevere’ shows us there’s always another one coming. In the face of unspeakable loss, we explore the vital importance of unity, conversation and perseverance. Reconciling faith with the incomprehensible…
E9 | Achilles Come Down - Part 2

July 22, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min

We explore the final leg of the epic ‘Achilles Come Down’ in this final installment of our 2-part analysis of the band’s most popular track. Here, we’ll see the two opposing voices meet in a Homeric clash with stakes that could literally…
E8 | Achilles Come Down - Part 1

July 16, 2024 · 1 hr 51 min

It's the song you’ll all been waiting for, the climax, the dangling on the precipice of mortality: ‘Achilles Come Down’. In Part 1 of this epic, we analyse the build up to the big clash. We ask and answer why he’s up there in the first…

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E7 | Go Farther In Lightness

July 8, 2024 · 45 min

The title track, ‘Go Farther in Lightness’, brings us to the brink of the album’s halfway mark. Having now explored the hardships of the record’s first half, this song is the calm before the storm - one that sees him return to a sacred…
E6 | Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane

July 1, 2024 · 1 hr 0 min

In the paradisal dreamscape of ‘Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane’, there is everything one could ever want: the perfect love, the perfect kid, the perfect house…yet something sinister lurks beneath the surface. We explore the psychological…
E5 | Keep Me In The Open

June 24, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min

Full of sober reflection on lost love, ‘Keep Me In The Open’ sees our protagonist pick up and examine the pieces of his failed relationship and come to a profound and much needed personal revelation. No Tone Unturned is a docu-podcast…
E4 | Atlas Drowned

June 17, 2024 · 1 hr 11 min

In Track 3 - Atlas Drowned, we hear frustration and defiance in the face of political injustice. Our protagonist takes aim at Australia’s colonial legacy and the notoriously influential ideas of Ayn Rand. We are all urged to not grow…
E3 | What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?

June 10, 2024 · 52 min

From anxiety into desperation we come to Track 2 - ‘What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?’. We explore what keeps our protagonist’s fire burning - is it the will to pleasure, meaning or power? Uncertain if the answer is to be found in Freud…
E2 | Fear and Trembling

June 4, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min

We begin our journey into ‘Go Farther In Lightness’ with Track 1 - Fear and Trembling. In this episode, we cover everything from ‘Thunder Road’ to Joni Mitchell and even the philosophical text the song is named after. As we kick things…
E1 | David Le'aupepe, Gang of Youths & 'The Positions'

June 3, 2024 · 1 hr 16 min

In our very first episode we find out everything we need to know before diving into ‘Go Farther In Lightness’. We cover the origins of the band, analyse their debut album, ‘The Positions’ , and find out who David Le'aupepe is. To support…

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About the show

No Tone Unturned is a docu-podcast series that takes Australian music seriously. Every season, we’ll take 1 significant Australian album, and work our way through it from start to finish, one song per episode. We’ll comb through each and every verse to unpack the lyrics, songwriting techniques and philosophy behind the tunes that have moved this country. Season 1 is dedicated to analysing 'Go Farther In Lightness' by Gang of Youths! Starting June 4th, join us every Tuesday as we break down this incredible piece of Australian art! Follow us on instagram @scrubbingmedia to stay in the loop about upcoming episodes, giveaways and updates. To support No Tone Unturned, consider subscribing to patreon.com/scrubbingmedia to access bonus episodes, early episodes and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.