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Deradoorian - A Beautiful Woman
Angel Deradoorian has been a member of the bands Dirty Projectors and Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks, and has contributed to albums by Vampire Weekend, F…
10 years, 7 months ago
The Magnetic Fields - Andrew in Drag
Stephin Merritt has fronted the band The Magnetic Fields for over twenty-five years. In this episode, he breaks down the song "Andrew in Drag" from t…
10 years, 7 months ago
Joey Bada$$ - Hazeus View
Joey Bada$$ released his debut album on January 20, 2015: his 20th birthday. It hit the Top 5 on the Billboard charts. For the track "Hazeus View," h…
10 years, 7 months ago
American Football - The One With The Tambourine
The band American Football formed in 1997, and released only one album and an EP before breaking up about three years later. Their critically acclaim…
10 years, 8 months ago
Best Coast - Feeling Ok
In this episode, Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno of the band Best Coast take apart their song "Feeling Ok," from the 2015 album California Nights. T…
10 years, 8 months ago
HEALTH - Stonefist
The band HEALTH formed in Los Angeles in 2005. Their newest record, Death Magic, came out in 2015. They spent four years trying to make it. They desc…
10 years, 8 months ago
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love
Multi-Love is the title track from the 2015 album by Unknown Mortal Orchestra. In this episode, Ruban Nielson tells the story of how he made the song…
10 years, 9 months ago
Thundercat - Them Changes
Thundercat is the alter-ego of bassist and singer-songwriter Stephen Bruner. He’s played bass for both Suicidal Tendencies and Erykah Badu and went o…
10 years, 9 months ago
Death Cab for Cutie - El Dorado
Death Cab for Cutie released Kintsugi, their 8th album, on March 31, 2015. The song El Dorado, like other songs on the record, was written in the wak…
10 years, 9 months ago
Sylvan Esso - Coffee
Sylvan Esso has two members, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, who met while they were both working on other projects. Amelia asked Nick to do a remix o…
10 years, 10 months ago