Double Match Point w/ Carter – Ep 1: Hip Hop vs Shoegaze

Tennis mom x backgammon dad = radio kid with the new show Double Match Point. DMP puts two seemingly disparate genres on either side of the net/bar and lets the music battle it out. Tune in for some unexpected intersections and lots of competitive fun.

My first episode features a collage of shoegaze and hip hop, begging the questions: How does each genre embrace or reject the other? When do they work in sync, against each other, clash, align? What songs successfully prioritize both musical styles?

“We presented ourselves as normal people, as a band who wanted their fans to think they could do that too.” – Mark Gardener (Ride) on Shoegaze

“Hip-hop is the people. What the people are moving toward is what hip-hop is. I think people are moving toward a freer way of thinking. Openness.” – Erykah Badu on Hip Hop