To round out our seven episode series, we are zooming out from our album-by-album analysis in order to tie up some loose ends. Discussing the full scope of his career, we get into everything from Forest Hills, to our favourite tracks, album rankings, and the legacy of Jon Bellion. Thank you so much for following along.
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Forest Hills Setlist | https://bit.ly/ForestHillsSetlist
Forest Hills Review | https://bit.ly/ForestHillsReview
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For six years, Jon worked in the shadows, writing and producing for other artists with no intention of returning to the spotlight. But after gaining full control over his creative vision, he discovered he had more to say. Throughout the fourteen tracks of Father Figure, Jon explores the intricacies of fatherhood in the modern world, opening up discussions around masculinity and culture, to form a project that is equal parts combative and crushingly vulnerable.
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And The Writer Is | https://bit.ly/ATWI2025
Apple Music Interview | https://bit.ly/AppleMusicInterview2025
Beautiful Mind Forum | https://bit.ly/BeautifulMindForum
Behind The Wall | https://bit.ly/BehindTheWall2025
Coup De Main | https://bit.ly/CoupDeMain2019
George Janko | https://bit.ly/GeorgeJankoInterview
Grammys Interview | https://bit.ly/GrammysInterview
GSP Tour 303 Magazine | https://bit.ly/GSPTour303
KROQ Interview | https://bit.ly/KROQInterview
Rate Your Music | https://bit.ly/RYMReviews
Signing Lawrence | https://bit.ly/SigningLawrence
Zach Sang Show | https://bit.ly/ZachSangInterview
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After the immense success of his first studio album, Jon Bellion reckons with the impacts of the fame he thought he always wanted. Throughout the ten tracks of Glory Sound Prep, he presents a richly textured experience that shows him operating at the height of his musical powers, all while making amends so he can run from the spotlight for good.
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And The Writer Is | https://bit.ly/ATWI2019
Coup De Main | https://bit.ly/CoupDeMain2019
Dragon Ball Z Cameo | https://bit.ly/DragonBallCameo
Genius Interview | https://bit.ly/GeniusInterview2019
GSP Documentary | https://bit.ly/GSPDocumentary
Oh My God Sample | https://bit.ly/AzontoGhostSample
Pixar Tour | https://bit.ly/JonAtPixar
Rate Your Music | https://bit.ly/RYMReviews
Woodstock Concert | https://bit.ly/WolfstockConcert
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From the first beep, The Human Condition announces itself as a record with a cinematic sense of scale. Across the fourteen tracks, the album contains some of the biggest hits of Jon Bellion’s career, all the while telling a universal story about the struggles of being human.
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Aquarian Article | https://bit.ly/Aquarian2016
Art Book | https://bit.ly/ArtBook2016
Complex Interview 2014 | https://bit.ly/Complex2014
Coup De Main | https://bit.ly/CoupDeMain2016
The Definition Tour | https://bit.ly/DefinitionTour2015
Forbes Interview | https://bit.ly/ForbesInterview2014
Knockturnal Interview | https://bit.ly/KnockturnalInterview
Rate Your Music | https://bit.ly/RYMReviews
Red Light Podcast | https://bit.ly/RedLightPodcast
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After separating himself from the industry, Jon Bellion steps up to become the artist he always imagined he could be. On his third project The Definition, he presents his most well-developed musical expressions yet, as he tries to recover the costs of this success.
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Billboard “Simple and Sweet" | https://bit.ly/BillboardSaS
Complex “Carry Your Throne” | https://bit.ly/ComplexCYT
Complex Interview 2014 | https://bit.ly/Complex2014
Complex Interview 2017 | https://bit.ly/Complex2017
Forbes Interview | https://bit.ly/ForbesInterview2014
Interview Magazine | https://bit.ly/InterviewMagazine2014
Life and Times | https://bit.ly/LifeandTimes2014
Rate Your Music | https://bit.ly/RYMReviews
Time Magazine “Luxury” | https://bit.ly/TimeLuxury
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With the foundation laid, we delve deeper into the world of Jon Bellion, covering topics from Babe Ruth to Friedrich Nietzsche. In the ten months after the release of his first project, Jon’s life changed completely, as his hard-work finally began paying off. With this success comes a host of industry expectations that he must find a way to overcome on his sophomore project: The Separation.
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Bebe Rexha Interview | https://bit.ly/BebeRexhaInterview
Forbes Interview | https://bit.ly/ForbesInterview2014
Interview Magazine | https://bit.ly/InterviewMagazine2014
Jon Bellion Website Archive | https://bit.ly/JonBellionWebsiteArchive
Life and Times | https://bit.ly/LifeandTimes2014
MTV Interview | https://bit.ly/MTVInterview2013
Rate Your Music | https://bit.ly/RYMReviews
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Welcome back to Album Archeology, where on this season of the show we’re changing things up a bit! Today, we begin our discography dig into the career of Jon Bellion. From humble beginnings, Jon develops his skill, culminating in his debut album: Translations Through Speakers.
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Beautiful Mind Documentary | https://bit.ly/BeautifulMindDoc
Forbes VMG Article | https://bit.ly/ForbesVMG
Ill Critics Interview | https://bit.ly/IllCriticsInterviewArchive
Jonathan Bellion Website Archive: https://bit.ly/JonathanBellionWebsiteArchive
Jon Bellion Website Archive | https://bit.ly/JonBellionWebsiteArchive
Rate Your Music | https://bit.ly/RYMReviews
Red Light Podcast | https://bit.ly/RedLightPodcast
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Ending our season-long analysis of EDEN’s sophomore album, we tie up every loose end. From the album cover, to the structure, and legacy of no future. Thank you so much for following along.
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365x: 24 video | https://bit.ly/EDEN365x24
Anatomy of an Artist | https://bit.ly/AnatomyOfAnArtist2021
Elicit Magazine | https://bit.ly/Elicit2020
No Future Tour Footage | https://bit.ly/NFTLiveFootage
Reddit AMA | https://bit.ly/RedditAMA2020
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Concluding the album, EDEN looks back upon everything we have experienced, charting the remarkable progression of ideas that led him to the light.
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Golden Plec | https://bit.ly/GoldenPlec2019
Thus Spoke Zarathustra | https://bit.ly/Nietzsche1883
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In the final tracks of the album’s narrative, the alternate “no future” mindset crystallizes, and EDEN reclaims his missing piece.
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Lectures on Aesthetics | https://bit.ly/Hegel1835
Substream Magazine | https://bit.ly/Substream2020
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Returning to the audience relationship with an optimistic mind, EDEN can finally see things for how they really were, and tries to change course.
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MONTREALITY | https://bit.ly/MONTREALITY2019
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Striking out on his own, EDEN is reborn in the cleansing water of the tides. Freed from his past errors, he builds towards the cathartic apotheosis of the optimistic “no future” mindset.
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Atwood Magazine | https://bit.ly/Atwood2020
Either/Or | https://bit.ly/Kierkegaard1843
Reddit AMA | https://bit.ly/RedditAMA2020
Vertigo World Tour Documentary | https://bit.ly/VWTDoc
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With the Sun setting behind him, EDEN re-focuses his attention on the drifters of “love, death, distraction”, to create a diagnosis for the modern age.
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Substream Magazine | https://bit.ly/Substream2020
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The delicately strung Sun-imagery of the album culminates in the beautiful song “isohel”; an ode to wishing the best for others, while finding the strength to let go.
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Coup de Main | https://bit.ly/CoupdeMain2020
Urban Dictionary | https://bit.ly/UrbanDictionaryChalkDown
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The cold winds of the outside world bring about hesitation in a critical moment, leaving room for old ghosts to seep in.
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Baby It's Cold Outside | https://bit.ly/BICO1949
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In the album’s ornate centrepiece, EDEN interrogates the philosophizing of the album’s first half, which opens the door to a new way forward.
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Existentialism is a Humanism | https://bit.ly/Sartre1946
The Sickness Unto Death | https://bit.ly/Kierkegaard1849
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On the album’s ninth track, EDEN defies the siren song of memory that has lulled him into inaction, and embraces the darkness of his world.
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Plato’s Cave Allegory | https://bit.ly/Plato380
Substream Magazine | https://bit.ly/Substream2020
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The warmth of EDEN’s memories flare up into a bitter fire as the album’s second act continues to unfold.
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Reddit AMA | https://bit.ly/RedditAMA2020
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Retreating to the comfort of his room, EDEN watches the world pass by outside his window as he reflects on a vivid memory.
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Natalie Portman Interview | https://bit.ly/NataliePortman2007
Reddit AMA | https://bit.ly/RedditAMA2020
Substream Magazine | https://bit.ly/Substream2020
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After arriving at the conclusion that heat death is only seconds away, EDEN’s fate is sealed. In the first act’s conclusion, he speculates upon the reasons that his relationships are drifting away.
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V Magazine | https://bit.ly/VMagazine2019
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