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Garbage - Felt
The band Garbage formed in 1994 when three guys from Madison Wisconsin — Butch Vig, Steve Marker, and Duke Erikson, met Scottish singer Shirley Manso…
11 years, 11 months ago
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…
12 years 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, cu…
12 years 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 Em…
12 years, 1 month 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 s…
12 years, 1 month 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…
12 years, 2 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 u…
12 years, 2 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 …
12 years, 3 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…
12 years, 3 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 fo…
12 years, 4 months ago