In this conversation, Jeremy Gaudet of Kiwi Jr. discusses the lyrical themes on their new album Chopper, the influence of film and TV on his writing, the head wound Dan Boeckner suffered while recording the album and so much more.
Erik Garlington of Proper. discusses the inspiration behind their latest album The Great American Novel, the importance of living an artistic life and so much more.
In this episode, Carl Shane, frontman of Kal Marks, discusses the band's new lineup, the difficulties of keeping a band alive and so much more.
Zach Blair of Rise Against discusses the band's latest new releases, his new podcast 'Anti-Heroes,' the insane talent of his mentor Bill Stevenson and so much more.
Breton musician and composer Yann Tiersen talks about his conflicted feelings about the Amélie soundtrack, working with Liz Fraser, Stephen O’Malley and Blonde Redhead, the pandemic and moving to Ouessant, the remote island off the coast of France.
Australian songwriter Courtney Barnett and filmmaker Danny Cohen discuss the creation of their new film Anonymous Club that captures Barnett's tour life in 2018.
Joe Trainor and Alex Ewell of Los Angeles' Dummy discuss the difficulty of sustaining a career as a blue-collar indie musician, the unforgivable sins of poptomism on the indie rock community and what drives them to create the best music they can.
Dimitri Giannaopoulos of the Boston indie rock troupe, Horse Jumper of Love, discusses the writing of their latest album, Dimitri’s complicated feelings on growing older in DIY and so much more.
James Smith and Ryan Needham of UK post-punk favorites, Yard Act, discuss their overwhelming breakthrough in the US, what it's been like touring the states for the first time and their collaboration with legendary pop icon, Elton John.
Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater discusses the recording of their new album 'The Great Awakening,' his recent move to Germany, disillusionment from touring and more.
Filmmakers Orei Segev and Noah Dixon discuss the story behind their debut film release POSER that delves into the strange and somewhat terrifying world of DIY music communities.
G. DeGroot of Philadelphia-based project Sadurn discusses their recent release show, the recording of their debut album, songwriting process, love for Jason Molina and more.
In this conversation, Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers discusses the recording of their latest album Welcome 2 Club XIII, the state of affairs in the US , his long creative relationship with Cooley and his thoughts on the new album by Kendrick Lamar.
In this conversation Craig Finn, frontman of The Hold Steady discusses the inspirations behind his new solo album A Legacy of Rentals, the narrative differences between his solo work and The Hold Steady, the joys of going to shows and the movies by yourself, discovering the Kinks, his collaborative relationship with producer Josh Kaufman and so much more.
Stars frontman Torquil Campbell discusses how his songwriting relationship with fellow member Amy Milan has evolved over the past 20 years, the way our hometown affects all our artistic pursuits, whether he would become a songwriter for hire and much more.
Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky discusses the creation of their long awaited album Heavy Pendulum, how NYC has shaped his creative process, working with Kurt Ballou of Converge with this latest album and more.
Particle Kid (aka Micah Nelson) discusses the inspiration behind his new album, the influence of his father's rebel spirit on his own creativity, discovering the Flaming Lips and more.
James Krivchenia of Big Thief discusses how drumming on and producing albums for Big Thief differs from his own solo work. How the band does their best to capture the magic and compliment Adrianne Lenker’s meloically rich songwriting. The process of recording Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You. James also tells the story behind the famous “That’s my Grandma” in Red Moon” and so much more.
Mike Leonard of veteran Minneapolis punk troupe, The Bleeding Hearts, discusses the release of their long shelved album, 'Riches To Rags.'
In this conversation, Elise Okusami of Oceanator discusses the recording of Nothing’s Ever Fine, building her guitar tone, working with Bartees Strange and Jeff Rosenstock, her background as a college athlete, Oceanator’s upcoming tour with Pedro the Lion and so much more.
