Hot Press Classics

STARBOY & DISCOVERY WITH PAUL NOLAN & KILIAN MURPHY

Hot Press Classics

Show Notes

Party monster Paul Nolan is ready to show his true colours, as he breaks down The Weeknd’s 2016 global smash Starboy. Then he’s joined by Kilian Murphy for a discussion of Discovery, the 2001 electronic classic by The Weeknd’s sometime collaborators, Daft Punk.

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