Postponed for years by Epic Records who thought that it lacked commercial appeal, early demos and bootlegs from Extraordinary Machine were eventually leaked forcing the label to “Free Fiona”. Originally produced by Paul Thomas Anderson collaborator Jon Brion and then later mastered by Mike Elizondo, Extraordinary Machine is a hard-nosed alt-pop record filled with odd percussion, biting lyrics and loungey venom.
It’s also #444 on Rolling Stone’s 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, which means it’s time for Liam Withnail and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd to Enjoy An Album. They talk about everything from Zach Galifinakis’ lip-synching to Philip Seymour Hoffman’s wonderful son, as well as managing to squeeze in Tattoo Woohoo/Tattoo Boohoo and Secret Posho. All that and more on this week’s episode of Enjoy An Album. Enjoy!