Free Association With Brian Carpenter

An essay on urban loneliness, with two tracks from the funny and poignant new album Room 29 by Chilly Gonzales and Jarvis Cocker, plus music from David Shire, Bill Conti, Nick Cave, Bill Callahan, and more. Original air date: March 24, 2017 Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker “Room 29 (reprise)” from Room 29 (Deutsche Grammophon 2017) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds “Slowly Goes the Night” from Tender Prey (Mute 1988) Roy Orbison “Only The Lonely” from Only the Lonely - Single Talk Talk “Myrrhman” from Laughing Stock (Polydor 1991) Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker “Tearjerker” from Room 29 ALBUM (Deutsche Grammophon 2017) Bill Callahan “Invocation of Ratiocination” from Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle (Drag City Inc. 2009) Announcement break Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker “The Tearjerker Returns” from Room 29 ALBUM (Deutsche Grammophon 2017) David Shire “Theme from The Conversation” from The Conversation OMST (1974) Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker “Trick of the Light” from Room 29 ALBUM (Deutsche Grammopho