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Laufey - From The Start
Episode 259
Laufey is a singer and songwriter originally from Iceland. She studied piano and cello as a kid. When she was 15, she was a guest soloist with the Ic…
2 years, 7 months ago
Janelle Monáe - So Afraid
Episode 146
This summer, in June 2023, Janelle Monáe put out her fourth album, The Age of Pleasure. Listening to it made me want to revisit her Song Exploder epi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Siddhartha Khosla - Only Murders in the Building (Main Title Theme)
Episode 258
The "Skip Intro" button first got introduced to us through Netflix in 2017, and, I know, a lot of people use it – including me. But, if I can get int…
2 years, 8 months ago
Local Natives - Dark Days
Episode 257
It can be hard to be in a band, or really, in any kind of group where there’s creative collaboration, and you’re supposed to act like it's a democrac…
2 years, 9 months ago
Bakar - Hell N Back
Episode 256
Bakar is a singer and songwriter from London. In 2018 he put out his first release, Badkid. A year later, he put out the EP, Will You Be My Yellow?, …
2 years, 9 months ago
Natalie Merchant - Sister Tilly
Episode 255
Natalie Merchant is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. She was the lead singer of the band 10,000 Maniacs until she left i…
2 years, 10 months ago
Julien Baker - Appointments
Episode 127
Julien Baker is from Memphis, Tennessee. She released her second album, Turn Out The Lights, in October 2017, on Matador Records. The New York Times …
2 years, 10 months ago
Feist - In Lightning
Episode 254
Feist is a singer/songwriter from Canada. She put out her first solo album in 1999. She’s won 11 Juno awards, including two for Artist of the Year, a…
2 years, 11 months ago
Madison McFerrin - Run (feat. Bobby McFerrin)
Episode 253
Madison McFerrin is a singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. She’s sung with legends like Aretha Franklin, George Clinton, and De La Soul & …
2 years, 11 months ago
New Order - Blue Monday
Episode 252
In May 1980, the band Joy Division was devastated by the death of lead singer Ian Curtis. The three remaining band members, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hoo…
3 years ago