Podcast Episodes

of Montreal - Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games

Episode 287

Kevin Barnes started of Montreal in 1996 in Athens, Georgia. The Sunlandic Twins came out in 2005; it was their seventh album. And I remember when that album came out, how it felt like they were sudd…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Key Change: Sophie Thatcher on Elliott Smith

Episode 1

Key Change is a new conversation series within Song Exploder, where I talk to fascinating people about the music that's transformed them.

My first guest is Sophie Thatcher, an actor and musician whose…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Yola - Symphony

Episode 286

Yola is a singer/songwriter and actress. She released her solo debut album in 2019, which was nominated for 4 Grammys, including Best New Artist and Best Americana Album, and Rolling Stone named it o…

Published on 7 months ago

Adrianne Lenker - Sadness As a Gift

Episode 285

Adrianne Lenker is a singer and songwriter. She’s the lead singer of the critically acclaimed and beloved band Big Thief, and her work as a solo artist is also critically acclaimed and beloved. Her m…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Episode 284

Sabrina Carpenter is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She had a huge year with her album Short N Sweet, which came out in August 2024. It debuted at #1, and went platinum within a month. At the upc…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

Episode 283

Gracie Abrams is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She started putting out music in 2020, and in June 2024, she put out her second album, The Secret of Us. She was nominated for a Grammy for …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Waxahatchee - Fire

Episode 189

Katie Crutchfield is a singer and songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She’s been making music under the name Waxahatchee since 2010. Her fifth album, Saint Cloud, came out this past March. Pitchfork…

Published on 9 months ago

Le Tigre - Deceptacon

Episode 282

Le Tigre originally formed in 1998. They released their self-titled debut album in October 1999. Spin Magazine called it one of the best albums of the past 30 years, and Pitchfork called it one of th…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House

Episode 281

In 1968, singer and songwriter Graham Nash joined David Crosby and Stephen Stills to form the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash. All of them had already been in successful bands: Graham Nash had been …

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Pharrell Williams - Piece By Piece

Episode 280

Pharrell Williams is—well, let me just say, he’s a big reason why Song Exploder exists. He’s a singer, songwriter and producer, and in the 90s, when I first heard the work that he was doing with the …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago