Desert Island Discourse

The skies are dark across the heartland of the island, as we grieve the sudden death of Tom Petty. It's a strange thing, when a musician whose work you take for granted as a constant source of joy and barroom camaraderie is suddenly taken—it forces you to reflect on just how much you came to love them. So its in that spirit that Max and Andrew have come together to celebrate America's most jangly and least litigious musical genius, Tom Petty (& his ever loyal Heartbreakers). It's our first and perhaps only episode examining a greatest hits compilation, but we think it's worth it here, both as a means of approaching the breadth of his work and as a showcase for the incredible pop craftsmanship he showed throughout his career. So please join us on this genuine and enthusiastic celebration of Tom Petty, the one musician who it is literally impossible to hate, don't even try. Also: a brief preview of our Deftones episode, Desert Island Discourse's official stance on serial killers, and the new global standar