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Poliça - Smug
Ryan Olson is a member of the band Polica. Though he doesn't perform with them live, he put the band together, produces the songs, and co-writes them. I interviewed Ryan in his bedroom studio in Minn…
Published on 11 years, 3 months ago
Loren Bouchard - Bob's Burgers (Theme Song)
Loren Bouchard is the creator of the animated television comedy Bob's Burgers, a series about a family and the restaurant they own and live above, currently in its fourth season on Fox. In addition t…
Published on 11 years, 4 months ago
Jeff Beal - House of Cards (Main Title Theme)
Composer Jeff Beal deconstructs the main title theme music to the Netflix original series House of Cards. The show has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Original Main Tit…
Published on 11 years, 4 months ago
Daedelus - Experience
Alfred Darlington, better known as Daedelus, takes apart his song Experience. This early track of his is made with only acoustic sounds, but Alfred still considers it a piece of electronic music, and…
Published on 11 years, 5 months ago
Sea Wolf - Kasper
Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf breaks down Kasper, a song from the album Old World Romance. He talks about his songwriting process, collaborating with his bandmates, and the evolution that comes with …
Published on 11 years, 5 months ago
Baths - Miasma Sky
Will Wiesenfeld of Baths breaks down his song Miasma Sky, which came out last year on his highly-praised sophomore album Obsidian. Will talks about using the computer to intentionally destroy sounds,…
Published on 11 years, 6 months ago
YACHT - Plastic Soul
Claire and Jona of the band YACHT deconstruct their brand new single Plastic Soul, a fun pop song about human suffering. They explain how technology inspired them musically as well as lyrically, and …
Published on 11 years, 6 months ago
The Album Leaf - The Outer Banks
Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf takes apart The Outer Banks, a song he recorded in Iceland with members of Sigur Ros accompanying him. He reveals how the melody of the song was made from a glockenspi…
Published on 11 years, 7 months ago
The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Our first guest on Song Exploder is Jimmy Tamborello, aka Dntel, aka one half of The Postal Service (the other half being Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie). Jimmy breaks down the song The District …
Published on 11 years, 7 months ago