EI2: Onuka "Mozaïka" & Mireia Vilar "La Plaga"

<p class="p1">This episode features two “unpopular pop” albums.  One from a group who apparently survive on viral word of mouth in Eastern Europe, and the 2nd a 2019 album translated as “The Plague” that in a just world would have spread more than Covid-19 or at least should be one of those globally prescient coincidences for future music historians to unearth someday.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3">Purchase our album picks on Bandcamp <a href='https://mireiavilar.bandcamp.com/'>https://mireiavilar.bandcamp.com/</a></p> <p class="p4">or eMusic <a href='https://www.emusic.com/album/150248559/ONUKA/MOZAKA'>https://www.emusic.com/album/150248559/ONUKA/MOZAKA</a></p> <p class="p4"><a href='https://www.emusic.com/album/201770325/Mireia-Vilar/La-Plaga'>https://www.emusic.com/album/201770325/Mireia-Vilar/La-Plaga</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p5">Official sites:  <a href='http://www.onuka.ua/en/'>http://www.onuka.ua/en/</a></p> <p class="p5"><a href='http://www.mireiavilar.com/music/'>http://www.mireiavilar.com/music/</a> </p> <p class="p6"> </p> <p class="p7">YouTube channels (please use them only for the music videos and buy the albums):  https://www.youtube.com/user/onukaofficial   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdLwWPkbw7jpwwGPNMvkGgw</p> <p class="p6"> </p> <p class="p7">Structure:  Basic specs for “Mozäika” & Robert explains Eurovision (up to 9:08) Live and studio versions, Onuka’s views on Russia as a Ukrainian, the insular American pop music market & its imperviousness to Eurovision, contrast w/ U.S. music/singing pageantry, Robert on the “love fest” of Eurovision (9:08-15:50) Is competition good for music?  Does it make the music better or just more conformative? Robert on pop voices and yet more Eurovision details, “winning” versus “losing” the contests, telegenic appearances, must a pop diva be able to belt out and hold a single note? (15:50-24:20) The joys of liner notes & other merits of “Mozaïka”, variety and popularity of the album (24:20-27:28) Onuka’s “Strum” music video & a