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Meet Our MakersWE MEET AGAIN III: Nina NastasiaTime for another edition of We Meet Again, the subseries of Meet Our Makers where I re-interview folks from the show's past, this time with niceties and introductions out of the way, clearing the room for more intimate and casual conversation. This time we have Nina Nastasia back on, who I had on last time alongside Jeff MacLeod to talk about their band Jolie Laide's debut LP. Now the band is back with their sophomore album, Creatures, which is out now, but this time I have Nina solo. We chat about the new album, how it's been growing the band...
2025-07-2558 min
Meet Our Makers96. The Swell Season - Earth and WaterIn this episode, we get to meet The Swell Season. Comprised of singers, songwriters, musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, you may know them best as the leads of the John Carney film Once, back from 2007, which won an Oscar for its immortal "Falling Slowly". And while we do touch upon the film in this conversation - including its legacy, the shocks of that time, and why they don't get tired of speaking about it, even nearly 20 years on - we focus first and foremost on their brand new album, Forward, which is out now. We talk about the pr...
2025-07-1552 min
Meet Our Makers95. Patrick Wolf - Period of HarvestIn this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf. Patrick is back after a 14-year album absence with a brand new collection called Crying The Neck (an archaic phrase we get into the symbolism of), which is out now. In this chat, Patrick and I talk a lot about the new album - its themes of loss, mourning, celebration - and why this album means so much to him, not only because it was inspired largely by the loss of his mother, but because it exists. This album follows on the heels of that absence, and...
2025-07-031h 03
Meet Our Makers94. U.S. Girls - A Line in the Sand is Not a WallIn this episode we get to meet Meg Remy, the driving force behind the chameleonic indie rock project, U.S. Girls. Remy may be the driver, but the group around her is always changing - both in terms of style and personnel - depending on what track a given project is taking. This time, it's new album Scratch It, which was recorded live to tape in Nashville with a group of Nashville musicians. In this chat, we talk a lot about the album, which is being dubbed her "rock record" by many (though not really by Remy herself), including t...
2025-07-0344 min
Meet Our Makers93. Amy Millan - It's Nice to Believe in MagicIn this chat, we get to meet Amy Millan. Amy is best known as co-bandleader of the Canadian band Stars, as well as her side gig as a member of Broken Social Scene. But now, she has a brand new solo record out - her third, in fact, and first since 2009 - called I Went to Find You. In this conversation, we talk a lot about this new record, from its thematic inspirations to its initiation, from the close collaboration she found with co-songwriter and co-producer Jay McCarrol to what it means for her to back in a solo c...
2025-06-1859 min
Meet Our Makers92. Sally Shapiro - Italo AnonymousIn this chat we get to meet Swedish Italo-disco duo, Sally Shapiro. Made up of producer Johan Ageborn and singer Sally Shapiro (which is a pseudonym for the anonymous woman behind the mic, as well as the band name), the elusive duo just put out a new album, Ready to Live a Lie, and has been operating mostly in anonymity since their beginning back in the 2000s, with the release of the big first single "I'll Be By Your Side". While Johan is certainly the more public persona, Sally herself has retained her near-totally obsucred identity, a la Burial...
2025-06-1345 min
Meet Our Makers91. Lido Pimienta - ...And Then BelongIn this chat, we get to meet Lido Pimienta. Lido is a singer, songwriter, producer, who just put out her newest record, La Belleza, via ANTI-. We talk a lot about the album, with special focus on the genre of it — which, for Lido, is something new: classical music. Where her previous work was sort of an avant-garde electronic pop kind of thing, La Belleza is steeped in classical music tradition, composition, and structure. We talk about what led Lido to try her hand at this style, which she had previously felt was sort of blocked off from her, and...
2025-06-0143 min
Meet Our Makers90. Tune-Yards - Age of Interruption; or, Rhythmic ButtprintIn this chat, we get to meet Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards. Garbus started Tune-Yards as a solo project, but quickly transformed into a duo with musical and life partner Nate Brenner, and they have now released their brand new LP, Better Dreaming, on 4AD. In this chat, Merrill and I go deep on the personal, global, emotional, and sociopolitical themes and inspirations behind the new record, as well as the production, writing, and composition process. We also touch a bit on Tune-Yards early years, and end up diving deep into the significance of art (both making it and having i...
2025-05-1641 min
Meet Our Makers89. Uwade - Song-GatheringIn this episode, we get to meet Uwade. Uwade a Cailfornia-by-way-of-North Carolina singer-songwriter, who has just released her new debut album, Florilegium. You may have - like I did - first encountered her, though, as the first voice on the opening track of the last Fleet Foxes record Shore, called "Wading in the Waist-High Water". In this chat, she and I discuss the writing and process of creating this first solo LP, what it means for her to be going out on her own, the musical touchstones of her childhood that found their ways into these songs, and more. We...
2025-05-0944 min
Meet Our Makers88. Tunde Adebimpe - Building Your Own BicycleIn this episode we get to meet Tunde Adebimpe. Tunde is best known as one of the co-founders, singers, and songwriters of the influential indie rock band TV On the Radio. But now he has a debut solo LP called Thee Black Boltz, and this conversation, we talk a lot about how this record came to be, a process that included rescuing some archival recordings and crafting brand new work. We also touch on TV on the Radio's legacy and their "reunion" tour. Then we, of course, talk about Tunde's film work (as he is also an accomplished actor), in...
2025-04-2558 min
Meet Our Makers87. Valerie June - We Are OraclesIn this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer Valerie June. Here, Valerie and I go deep into her brand new record, Owls, Omens, and Oracles, including the themes, production, and writing of these genre-defying songs. We touch on music history, including Appalachian and Delta folk music, as well as the concept of being positive or optimistic in times like these. Valerie spoke with a candid warmth and was a real open book, and I think you'll enjoy this talk if you like any of her work, but also if you just want to listen to a r...
2025-04-1552 min
Meet Our Makers86. Daughter of Swords - Clicking the KaleidoscopeIn this episode, we get to meet Daughter of Swords, aka Alex Sauser-Monnig. Alex just released a brand new solo album under their Daughter of Swords moniker, appropriately titled Alex, and in this chat, we discuss the record at length, including its varied themes (of both personal and societal contexts), the creation of the record, and also the huge aesthetic shift from their first DoS record, Dawnbreaker. We also talk about their various side projects, like The A's with Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath, or the trio they and Amelia share with Molly Sarle called Mountain Man. There's also the top...
2025-04-1444 min
Meet Our Makers85. Baths - Sad Bastard MusicIn this chat, we get to meet Baths, aka Will Wiesenfeld. Will just released his latest record - and first in a while - as Baths, called Gut, and in this conversation we dive deep into the new LP. We talk about its musicality, which is much more rock-leaning than his prior Baths work; we talk about the writing process; and we talk about the incredibly raw, honest lyricism, which revolves largely around sex and sexuality, and all the ups & downs that come with that. Thankfully, Will was just as frank in our conversation, willing to be as "open bo...
2025-03-1458 min
Meet Our Makers84. Basia Bulat - Live From the PalaceIn this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Basia Bulat. Basia just released a brand new album - the lovely Basia's Palace - in February, and in this conversation, we go deep into it. The process of making it (which included a mostly-remote workflow with producer Tucker Martine), the themes, the desires for this project, and more. We also take a dive into the world of video games, especially old games and their beautiful midi soundtracks, which were a surprising touchstone for Bulat on this LP. (Paging fans of Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, and the like!) We ta...
2025-03-0251 min
Meet Our MakersWE MEET AGAIN II: Orenda FinkCONTENT WARNING: Emotional and narcissistic abuse (specifically via a parent).
And now for a second helping of my new subseries. In episode two of WE MEET AGAIN, A MEET OUR MAKERS SUBSERIES, we catch up with Azure Ray's Orenda Fink. Last time we spoke was around the release of her band's last album, Remedy, but this chat was spurred by a very different release: Fink's debut memoir, The Witch's Daughter. Because we'd already "met," I think we were able to go deeper and further faster and with more candor, which is fitting given the startling honesty and blunt st...
2025-02-101h 12
Meet Our MakersWE MEET AGAIN I: Half WaifAnd now for something a little different. This is the first episode in what I hope will be an ongoing "subseries" of Meet Our Makers, called We Meet Again. Today, we talk (again) to Half Waif, aka Nandi Rose. In this series, I will be interviewing people a second time, only this time, we can cut through all the noise and background and introductions. Instead, we can get right to it. We (sort of) already know each other, so let's just dive in, right? We get to really dig into Nandi Rose's newest (startlingly personal) Half Waif record, my p...
2025-01-2049 min
Meet Our Makers83. Gareth Paisey - Music With My MatesIn this episode, we get to meet Gareth Paisey, the lead singer of indie rockers Los Campesinos! In this chat, Gareth and I discuss the band's newest record All Hell, which came out this past summer on the band's own label. We talk about the interim between it and its predecessor Sick Scenes, the production and background of this new one, as well as his own love-hate relationship with songwriting. We talk about the band's growth and legacy, as well as what Gareth's favorite parts of being in a band like Los Campesinos are. All Hell is probably their stron...
2024-12-2358 min
Meet Our Makers82. Hayden Thorpe - The Wilds TamedIn this episode, we get to meet Hayden Thorpe. Hayden is a singer/songwriter from the UK, who is probably best known for his band Wild Beasts. Although they disbanded a few years ago, Hayden has been working hard within a solo sphere, and has just put out his third record, NESS, which is based upon a book by Robert Macfarlane, which itself is about the very real place of Orford Ness, a defunct military test side island off the coast of the UK. In this chat, Hayden and I discuss the conception, musicality, and production of Ness the alb...
2024-11-131h 06
Meet Our Makers81. Henry Hall - Parts of the PieIn this episode, we get to meet Henry Hall. Henry is a musician and actor from LA, whose new album, Stop Doing Funny Stuff, is out now. (That didn't stop me from screwing up the title of it TWICE, but, I digress.) In this chat, Henry and I discuss the record and its myriad of influences and styles. We talk inspiration - both lyrically and musically - of folks as eclectic as Patsy Cline, Morrissey, and Jens Lekman. We also touch on his comedy lineage, as Henry is the son of comedy legends Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall. We t...
2024-11-1156 min
Meet Our Makers80. My Brightest Diamond - There is Still WonderIn this chat, we get to meet My Brightest Diamond - aka: Shara Nova. I got to speak with Shara surrounding the release of her newest MBD record, called Fight the Real Terror. In this discussion, she and I go deep into this album - its themes, its stark minimalism, and its conception, which was borne largely by the loss of the great Sinead O'Connor. Shara had a deep affinity for Sinead's work both musically and politically, and I speak with her about how Sinead's voice (and I mean that in all shadings of the word) has inspired her o...
2024-10-2458 min
Meet Our Makers79. Emilíana Torrini - Finding Miss FlowerIn this episode, we get to meet Icelandic singer-songwriter, Emilíana Torrini. Torrini has been releasing music for quite some time, debuting in the 90s, but has just released a totally bewitching new album this past June called Miss Flower. The story of this record is so rich and layered and surprising, it makes sense that she and I mostly use this chat as an excuse to take a deep dive into its world. Miss Flower, the character of this album (because it is, indeed, a story album), was based on a real person, and the tale of how Tor...
2024-09-1351 min
Meet Our Makers78. Phosphorescent - Heart Open WideIn this chat, we get to meet Phosphorescent - aka: singer, songwriter, guitarist Matthew Houck. Matthew's been at the game for a while now, and we caught up to chat about his newest Phosphorescent record, Revelator, which came out back in the spring. Truthfully, this chat was done around then, too, but kept getting pushed and delayed in posting. So here we are! Huzzah! It's a lovely chat, well worth the wait, as we dive into all things Revelator, including its themes, production, songwriting, history, etc. Matthew is such a lovely, warm guy; an open book down to chat ab...
2024-09-0858 min
Meet Our Makers77. Kate Nash - This MomentIn this episode, we meet pop auteur/singer-songwriter Kate Nash. Kate Nash has just released her brand new record - her first in a little bit - on Kill Rock Stars, entitled 9 Sad Symphonies. In this chat, Kate and I discuss her new record at length, especially what went into creating it and some of the underlying themes across its songs, such as mental health and wellness, depression, and love. We touch on her early material, such as her hit debut record Made of Bricks (which spawned successful singles like "Mouthwash" and "Foundations") and how her relationship to these song...
2024-08-1554 min
Meet Our Makers76. Tracyanne Campbell - New OptimismIn this chat, we get to meet Tracyanne Campbell, the frontwoman of celebrated Scottish indie rock icons Camera Obscura. Back with their first album in over a decade, Look To The East, Look To The West, Camera Obscura have a lot to say now that they're back on the scene, and effortlessly prove that their return was worth the wait. In this talk, lead singer & songwriter Tracyanne and I discuss the new album at lenght, including some of its themes, its musicality, its production, and what led to them reconvening in the first place (turns out it had a l...
2024-07-1046 min
Meet Our Makers75. Loreena McKennitt - Communion and UnionIn this chat, we get to meet Canadian singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, folk music icon, Loreena Mckennitt. In this conversation, Loreena and I dsicuss her new live recording The Road Back Home, which is out now on her own Quinlan Road label , and how she distinguishes it as a “field recording” more than a proper live album. We discuss touring during COVID, and the trials and tribulations of that, as well as her love of world traveling and how those travels have impacted her work over the years. And moreover, we talk about how she came to love and be a...
2024-06-2153 min
Meet Our Makers74. Molly Drag - Opening the WindowsIn this chat, we get to meet Molly Drag. Molly Drag is the pseudonym of Montreal singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Michael Charles Hansford. In this talk, we dive deep into his brand new album, Mammoth, out now on I'm Into Life Records. But we also talk about...well, a lot of other things. Truthfully, this is quite a spontaneous and circuitous talk, because Michael and I have been following each other's work for a couple years now, and have chatted here and there before, making this conversation much more of a catching up & hanging out kind of episode. Which is g...
2024-06-1459 min
Meet Our Makers73. Iron & Wine - We Are The Box in the Back of the GymIn this chat, we get to meet Iron & Wine - aka: singer/songwriter/guitarist, and general indie folk icon, Sam Beam. Sam has just recently put out a brand new Iron & Wine record entitled Light Verse, so we do spend a good amount of time discussing this album. We touch on its themes of loss and acceptance, the time it took to make, and the collaborators he had on it - including none other than the legendary Fiona Apple. We also look back on his seminal 2nd record, Our Endless Numbered Days, which turned 20 this year. We talk about c...
2024-05-1052 min
Meet Our Makers72. claire rousay - heart in the machineIn this chat, we get to meet claire rousay. claire is best known as an ambient composer, crafting soundscapes with keys, found sounds, drone, and other experimental elements. But in this chat, she and I talk quite a bit about her brand new album sentiment, which is out now on Thrill Jockey, which includes much more singer-songwriter style material. Now, it's still a claire rousay record, and we discuss how she tried to keep a hold on her experimental spirit despite having more lyric- and guitar-focused songs than ever before, including her choice to produce all the vocals on t...
2024-04-2347 min
Meet Our Makers71. Julia Holter - She Moves the RoomIn this chat, we get to meet Julia Holter. Julia is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and composer extraordinaire, who just put out a wondrous new record, Something in the Room She Moves. In this chat, Julia talk a lot about this new album, including the production, the songwriting, the stories, and the risks of these songs. We talk titles, the Beatles, performance, as well as her work in film scoring (such as her score for Never Rarely Sometimes Always), and more. It's a lovely chat with one of our best artists. Thanks for listening.
2024-04-0959 min
Meet Our Makers70. El Perro Del Mar - A Sucker for MelancholyIn this episode, we get to meet El Perro Del Mar, AKA: Swedish singer, songwriter, musician, producer Sarah Assbring. In this chat, Sarah and I talk at length about her newest full-length EPDM record, Big Anonymous, out now on City Slang. It's been a while since the last one, and we had a lot to talk about. We talk about the dark and emotional (and very personal) themes on Big Anonymous, the ways in which her sound has (and hasn't) shifted over the years, her lyrical technique, and the ways in which this album was more therapeutic than she ev...
2024-02-2346 min
Meet Our Makers69. Bonnie ”Prince” Billy - Singing LifeIn this episode, we get to meet Bonnie "Prince" Billy - aka Will Oldham. Will has had a great year in music, putting out one of his best records yet with Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You (by some counts his 21st record!) back in August. In this chat, Will and I discuss that album at length, including some of what went into and inspired it. We talk about his long history of selecting perfect singing partners and musical collaborators, and how important singing and voices are to him, and how much we have left to learn from older musicians. We...
2023-12-311h 05
Meet Our Makers68. Jess Williamson - Texan LightningIn this chat, we get to meet singer-songwriter Jess Williamson. Jess put out her most recent album, Time Ain't Accidental, back in June. (It also happens to be her most acclaimed record yet.) And in this chat, we get to be a bit reflective as opposed to anticipatory. We talk about what the songs mean to her now in the wake vs. the lead-up, and how proud she is of this album. We talk about how her year has gone since then, including touring and the general reaction to these personal songs. We discuss vulnerability and specificity in songwriting, r...
2023-12-1651 min
Meet Our Makers67. Jolie Laide - It’s Just MusicIn this episode, we get to meet Jolie Laide, the new band fronted by acclaimed singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Jeff MacLeod. In this chat, Nina and Jeff and I discuss the makings of this debut record, which just came out this past November. We talk about how they met over 20 years ago, and how now felt like the time to join forces for a new creative project. We discuss the themes and moods of the album, including the desert-style landscapes they conjured for its nine songs, as well as what each of them brought to the record...
2023-12-0754 min
Meet Our Makers66. Kevin Drew - Death and a Good MoisturizerIn this episode, we get to meet Kevin Drew. Best known as the sort of de facto captain of indie rock superstars Broken Social Scene, Kevin has just put out his brand new solo album, Aging. In this chat, he and I discuss the album, and its myriad dark, deep, personal themes, as well as what led to its conception and its status as a very piano-led record (which isn't something we've previously associated much with his music). We touch upon Broken Social Scene, and their recent celebration of the 20th anniversary of their landmark record You Forgot it i...
2023-11-1958 min
Meet Our Makers65. Empty Country - Haunted PlacesIn this episode, we get to meet Joseph D'Agostino, the frontman and lead songwriter of indie rock outfit Empty Country. Previously known for his now-defunct band Cymbal Eat Guitars, D'Agostino's newest record as Empty Country - aptly titled Empty Country II - is out now, and it's a real treat of high-emotion, high-impact, literary songwriting. In this chat, Joe and I discuss his specific lens through which he shoots his songs and subjects, tracing a litany of fictional characters and their various throughlines across his work and across the hour-plus of material on this new album. Joe has a kn...
2023-11-1139 min
Meet Our Makers64. Illeana Douglas - Connecticut in the MoviesIn this chat, we get to meet actor and writer Illeana Douglas. Illeana is best known for her film work, costarring in films as wide-ranging as Scorsese's Cape Fear, Gus Van Sant's To Die For, or (one of my personal favorites) Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World. In addition to her film and television, Illeana is also an accomplished writer and film historian, and she has just published her second book, entitled Connecticut in the Movies. In this chat, Illeana and I discuss a LOT about her new book, which was especially exciting given that I grew up in Connecticut just like...
2023-11-111h 09
Meet Our Makers63. Marnie Stern - Call it a ComebackIn this chat, we get to meet Marnie Stern. Marnie is a singer, songwriter, and electric guitar wizard, who's back after more than a decade-long absence with her fifth record, The Comeback Kid. In this chat, she and I talk a lot about this new album - the songwriting, the production - and what it felt like to get back into her specific style and groove after so long out of the studio. We also discuss what she was up to in the interim, which included having two children and also playing in the house band on Seth Meyers. So...
2023-11-0440 min
Meet Our Makers62. Land of Talk - Impulse & DefianceIn this chat, we get to meet Lizzie Powell, the lead singer, guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, general jack-of-all-trades of indie rock band Land of Talk. Lizzie and I get deep into the newest Land of Talk record, Performances, which is just out on Saddle Creek. We talk aboutart and creativity, their goals for this record (and beyond), weirdness in music, the almost-defiant attitude that drive a lot of their recent work, Twins Peaks, doggos, and more. We even get a little meta on your butts and talk about the very show that Lizzie is on, which gave me a nice c...
2023-10-281h 04
Meet Our Makers61. Matana Roberts - The WeaveIn this chat, we get to meet acclaimed composer Matana Roberts. Best known for their work as a saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer in the world of avant garde and improvisational jazz, Matana Roberts has been making a name for themselves for quite a while. We met on the cusp of the release of the fifth chapter in their ongoing Coin Coin series -- Chapter 5: In the Garden. In this chat, Matana and I go long on this new album, and how it fits into the overall arc of Coin Coin, which sees Matana exploring their own personal and familial his...
2023-10-211h 06
Meet Our Makers60. Sally Potter - I Don’t Want To Be SuzanneMEET OUR MAKER IS ON PATREON! Go to patreon.com/meetourmakers to pledge and become a patron today. You'll get access to fun stuff, including exclusive moments from interviews and the chance to submit questions for future guests. Woo!
In this chat, we get to meet the fantastic, storied filmmaker Sally Potter. The writer-director of such acclaimed and varied films such as Orlando and Ginger & Rosa, Sally is actually just now releasing her debut full-length album (!) which is called Pink Bikini. In this conversation, Sally and I talk a lot about the new record - its themes, its so...
2023-07-1446 min
Meet Our Makers59. Regina Spektor - A Beautiful CircleMEET OUR MAKER IS NOW ON PATREON! Go to patreon.com/meetourmakers to pledge and become a patron today. You'll get access to fun stuff, including exclusive moments from interviews and the chance to submit questions for future guests. Woo!
In this chat, we get to meet singer-songwriter Regina Spektor. In this chat, Regina and I talk a lot about her last album, Home Before and After, which incidentally had come out almost exactly a year prior to our conversation. In light of this, we discuss the songwriting, producing, release, and extensive touring surrounding the record, as well...
2023-07-0759 min
Meet Our Makers58. Emile Mosseri - Naked and TerrifiedMEET OUR MAKER IS NOW ON PATREON! Go to patreon.com/meetourmakers to pledge and become a patron today. You'll get access to fun stuff, including exclusive moments from interviews and the chance to submit questions for future guests. Woo!
In this chat, we get to meet Oscar-nominated composer Emile Mosseri. Though best known for his film work, Emile is also a singer-songwriter, and has been for much of his life. He was in a band called The Dig for years prior to his career as a composer, and now he's just put out his debut full-length st...
2023-06-301h 00
Meet Our Makers57. The Tallest Man on Earth - In the Scape of SongsMEET OUR MAKER IS NOW ON PATREON! Go to patreon.com/meetourmakers to pledge and become a patron today. You'll get access to fun stuff, including exclusive moments from interviews and the chance to submit questions for future guests. Woo!
In this chat, we get to meet The Tallest Man On Earth, otherwise known as Kristian Matsson. In this chat, Kristian and I talk a lot about his brand new record, Henry St., including some of the themes behind its songs and music, the production with Nick Sanborn in North Carolina, the writing process, and how the al...
2023-06-2056 min
Meet Our Makers56. AC Newman - Making Music and Farting AroundMEET OUR MAKER IS NOW ON PATREON! Go to patreon.com/meetourmakers to pledge and become a patron today. You'll get access to fun stuff, including exclusive moments from interviews and the chance to submit questions for future guests. Woo!
In this chat, we get to meet AC Newman (aka Carl Newman), the lead singer and songwriter of Canadian indie rock supergroup The New Pornographers. In this chat, Carl and I discuss quite a lot about the band's lovely new album (their ninth overall), Continue as a Guest. We also talk a bit about music philosophy, aspirations withi...
2023-06-0247 min
Meet Our Makers55. Youth Lagoon - Talking the UntalkableMEET OUR MAKER IS NOW ON PATREON! Go to patreon.com/meetourmakers to pledge and become a patron today. You'll get access to fun stuff, including exclusive moments from interviews and the chance to submit questions for future guests. Woo!
In this chat, we get to meet Youth Lagoon (aka: Trevor Power). Trevor is now back with his fourth Youth Lagoon record (and first since resurrecting his original moniker) called Heaven is a Junkyard. In what was really his first extensive interview of this album cycle, we discuss so much about this gorgeous album, including the story beh...
2023-05-131h 02
Meet Our Makers54. Jeff Hiller - The Authenticity FactorMEET OUR MAKER IS NOW ON PATREON! Go to patreon.com/meetourmakers to pledge and become a patron today. You'll get access to fun stuff, including exclusive moments from interviews and the chance to submit questions for future guests. Woo!
In this chat, we get to meet Jeff Hiller. Jeff is an actor who, most recently, is best known for playing Joel on the HBO dramedy Somebody, Somewhere. It's a gorgeous, human, authentic show, and in this chat, Jeff and I talk about all of it. We talk about the show's themes, characters, its rarity in this cur...
2023-04-2155 min
Meet Our Makers53. Avey Tare - Let it FlourishMEET OUR MAKER IS NOW ON PATREON! Go to patreon.com/meetourmakers to pledge and become a patron today. You'll get access to fun stuff, including exclusive moments from interviews and the chance to submit questions for future guests. Woo!
In this chat, we get to meet Avey Tare, aka Dave Portner. Dave is one member of the experiment indie rock outfit Animal Collective, which has been active for over 20 years. Now, Dave is putting out a new solo record under his alias, 7s, and in this chat, he and I talk a lot about this record...
2023-02-2151 min
Meet Our Makers52. Caleb Landry Jones - Something RealIn this episode, we get to meet actor and musician Caleb Landry Jones. Though Caleb is known best as an actor - appearing in projects such as Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Get Out, and even the Twin Peaks: The Return miniseries - he is also an accomplished an eclectic musician. In this chat, Caleb and I talk about his newest record, Gadzooks Vol. 2, and how music has shaped him as a person, both as a performer and as a listener. We do also discuss his diverse and varied film career, including his latest movies like the powerful and dark ...
2022-12-291h 07
Meet Our Makers51. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Sound is PoetryIn this episode we get to meet Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. A multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, producer, Kaitlyn is best known as a leading user of the rarified Buchla modular synthesizer. In this chat, she and I discuss what draws her to this instrument, and we talk quite a bit about how the sounds of it (and other sounds) cohered to create her latest album, Let's Turn it Into Sound. We talk about the power of sound, the power of collaboration, and her relationship with music - both recorded and live performance. It's a great chat, especially for your synth-heads out t...
2022-12-2839 min
Meet Our Makers50. Alela Diane - Home is a Container for LifeIn this -- the FIFTIETH (!!!) episode -- of Meet Our Makers, we meet singer-songwriter Alela Diane. In this chat, Alela and I discuss her brand new record, Looking Glass, and some of what went into making it. We talk recording, we talk writing, we talk musicality, we talk theme -- she's got it all. We talk a bit about memory, and how we process things in our art so that we can live a regular day-to-day life. We talk about the symbolism of selling her longtime home, as well as some of our favorite ladies, like Joni and Judee a...
2022-11-0843 min
Meet Our Makers49. Jesca Hoop - Celebrating Our NatureIn this episode, we get to meet singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop. Speaking to me from her home in the UK (though she's originally from California), Jesca and I discuss her new album, Order of Romance. In this chat, she and I talk at length about the record - as she says at one point, she's not afraid to "talk shop." We also talk about the political and health state of the world - including looking at the US from an expat's perspective - and how she funneled her observations about the goings-on of the world around her into these intimate a...
2022-09-2158 min
Meet Our Makers48. Emily Sprague - In Between the LinesIn this episode, we get to meet Emily Sprague. Emily is best known as the frontperson and lead singer of indie folk band Florist. In this chat, Emily and I discuss the ins and outs of the brand new self-titled Florist record from this summer, including its unique recording and composing journey, which took place mostly on a screened-in porch while the band stayed at a secluded house. We touch upon the last Florist record, Emily Alone, which was essentially a solo project, as well as the band's surprising connection to Beyonce...??? That and more. Thanks for listening, and I...
2022-08-1046 min
Meet Our Makers47. Laura Veirs - Sharing TruthIn this episode, we get to meet Laura Veirs. Laura is a singer-songwriter based in Portland, OR, and she's just released her newest record, Found Light. In this chat, Laura and I talk a lot about this new album, unpacking themes, examining specific songs, and talking about the writing and production - which was her first time ever coproducing her own album. We talk about the tumultuous period of her life that inspired it and its predecessor, My Echo, which included her divorce from longtime partner & collaborator Tucker Martine. We talk about some other odds & ends too, and it wa...
2022-07-1450 min
Meet Our Makers46. Emily Haines - We Found YouIn this episode, we get to meet Emily Haines. Emily Haines is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of Canadian indie rock band Metric. In this chat, Emily and I discuss a wide range of things, including their brand new record Formentera, as well as the band's back catalog and beginnings, which began with a bit of a false start. We talk about her solo work, her ideas on music and what Metric's true ethos and values are, as well as the queasiness of the constant news cycle. (Note: we recorded this on the day Roe v...
2022-07-071h 10
Meet Our Makers45. Torquil Campbell - We Don’t Need the MachineIn this episode, we get to mee Torquil Campbell (aka Torq), one of the cofounders and co-bandleaders of Canadian indie rock veterans Stars. I'm excited this talk finally happened, as it's been in the works for almost as long as the pod has been around. But now that Stars have a brand new album out, the stars (!) finally aligned. In this digressive, blunt, hilarious, and endearing conversation, Torq and I talk the new record From Capelton Hill, the band's long history and where they are now, and the power of love. And a lot more, I promise. I think y...
2022-06-021h 05
Meet Our Makers44. Daniel Rossen - Sonic WorldsIn this episode, we get to meet Daniel Rossen. Dan is best known as one of the singers/songwriters/guitarists of indie rock veterans Grizzly Bear. Now, he has released his debut solo full-length album, the stunning You Belong There, which comes ten years after his first EP, Silent Hour/Golden Mile. In this chat, Dan and I talk a lot about the new record, including some of the inspirations and methods behind his often-complex songs. We talk about Grizzly Bear's past, present, and future, as well as some of his other side projects from throughout the years, working a...
2022-04-1146 min
Meet Our Makers43. Destroyer - I Don’t Know if I’m ThereIn this episode, we get to meet Dan Bejar of Destroyer. What started as a 4-track solo project in the 90s has bloomed into one of indie rock's stalwart acts, and in this talk, Dan and I talk a lot about his storied career, his lyrical stylings, his inspirations, and more. We also discuss his brilliant brand new album, Labyrinthitis, which is his 13th album. Dan was just as nonchalant, cool, and dryly funny as you'd likely expect, and I hope you enjoy our conversation.
2022-04-0452 min
Meet Our Makers42. Sasami - Bowser EnergyIn this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, metal-lover, producer, Sasami. The mononym of one Sasami Ashworth, Sasami has recently put out her anticipated second album, SQUEEZE. In this chat, Sasami and I talk a lot about the new record, including its mistifyingly disparate influences, from nu-metal to folk, from System of a Down to Sheryl Crow. We talk about industry misogyny, culture, songwriting inspiration, and much more. It's a great, humorous, insightful talk, and I hope you enjoy.
2022-03-2842 min
Meet Our Makers41. Anaïs Mitchell - To Hadestown and Back AgainIn this episode - the first of 2022 - I have the privilege of meeting Tony- and Grammy-award winning songwriter, singer, and composer Anaïs Mitchell. Despite having several solo records under her belt and a side-gig in folk trio Bonny Light Horseman, it was her 2019 Broadway hit musical Hadestown that catapulted her to the public eye. In this chat, Mitchell and I discuss Hadestown, including its very long story of how it go to the Broadway stage. We also talk about her new self-titled record, her most personal yet, and what it was like getting back to solo records aft...
2022-02-2152 min
Meet Our Makers40. José González - Enjoy Music & Hugging (Without Making People Die)In this episode, the final episode of 2021, we get to meet singer/songwriter José González. Speaking with me from his home in Sweden a couple days before the release of his newest record, Local Valley, José and I chat about the album and his excitement about touring. We discuss the themes and sonic risks he took this time around, including the sounds from around the globe that influenced the album. We talk about his first-ever use of Swedish and Spanish on an album, as well as his famous covers, and more. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2021-12-3142 min
Meet Our Makers39. Meric Long - With(in) a GuitarIn this episode, we get to meet Meric Long, a singer/songwriter/guitarist best known as one half of indie rock band The Dodos. In this chat, Meric and I discuss what went into the band's newest record, November's Grizzly Peak, including some of the themes, the tone, the production, as well as their attempt to get back to what Meric describes as his original intention with the project. We talk about life, art, and his relationship with music, specifically with the guitar as an instrument, and how it's changed over time. And all of this while Meric simmers a...
2021-12-0644 min
Meet Our Makers38. Xenia Rubinos - This is WhyIn this episode, we get to meet Xenia Rubinos, a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist hailing from Brooklyn. I actually interviewed Xenia once before, years ago, but because we'd already gotten a lot of the "meeting" out of the way, we were able to really zero in on her brand new album, Una Rosa, which came out this fall on ANTI-. In this chat, we discuss a lot about the record, including themes, styles, the hard road toward making it (in which Xenia wasn't even sure she'd make another record), and much more. I think you'll enjoy it, especially if you've a...
2021-11-2659 min
Meet Our Makers37. Nite Jewel - World BeyondIn this episode, we get to meet Nite Jewel, which is the alias of singer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist Ramona Gonzalez. In this chat, Ramona and I discuss, at length, her newest record, No Sun, which came out this past summer. We discuss minimalism, history, how the lament as a musical form inspired a lot of this new material, the personal bent behind this new record, the "chill wave thing," and more. Thank you for listening, and please enjoy.
2021-10-2156 min
Meet Our Makers36. Madi Diaz - One Big ReleaseIn this episode, we get to meet Madi Diaz. Madi is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, who has just released her deeply personal and honest new solo record, History of a Feeling. Out on Anti-, the record details, with autopsy-like precision, the aftermath of a relationship gone awry. In this chat, Madi and I discuss at length this new album, and the comfort level it took for her to release such personal work. We also somehow get on the topic of Disney Movies and Brave Little Toaster, so there's also that. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy th...
2021-09-071h 01
Meet Our Makers35. Indigo Sparke - It Can Only Be BeautifulIn this episode, we get to meet Indigo Sparke. Indigo is a singer-songwriter who just put out her debut record, Echo, back in February. In this chat, she and I talk about the process of making her first album, including coproducing with Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker. We talk about some of the symbiosis between her record and Lenker's recent solo album, as well as the artistic sojourn she took in Italy with Damien Rice, Feist, and others. We talk about her recent relocation from her native Australia to New York, spaciousness in music, and lots more. Thank you for l...
2021-07-2750 min
Meet Our Makers34. Spencer Krug - A Tinkerer at HeartIn this episode, we get to meet Spencer Krug. Spencer is best known as one of the lead singers and songwriter of indie rock veterans Wolf Parade, but he has a long history of solo work and other bands, such as Sunset Rubdown, Moonface, and more. In this chat, Spencer and I discuss his latest solo record, Fading Graffiti, which is his first to come out under his given name. We talk about transforming the songs from ornate piano ballads to more upfront rock songs. We also talk about Wolf Parade, starting his own label, and being a new d...
2021-07-121h 17
Meet Our Makers33. SPELLLING - Vessel for the SoundIn this episode, we get to meet SPELLLING, which is the pseudonym of singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Chrystia Cabral. In this chat, Chrystia talk quite a bit about her brand new album, The Turning Wheel, which is out now on Sacred Bones. We discuss some of what went into the process of making it, some of the inspirations behind it like childhood, storytelling, myticism, and tarot cards. We talk about what led her and Scared Bones together in the first place, as well as what the centerpiece of the new record, "Boys at School", is about and where i...
2021-06-2852 min
Meet Our Makers32. Juana Molina - How to Make an OmeletteIn this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Juana Molina. Speaking to me from her home in Argentina, Juana and I discuss the brand new, 21st century reissue of her 2nd album, Segundo. We talk about the origin of that album, her process then vs. now, as well as the journey of going back at it for the reissue. We also discuss her long-lost first album, her start in - and eventual departure from - TV comedy, her profound love of what she does, as well as her surprise punk-inspired EP, Forfun, from 2019. Thank you f...
2021-06-2159 min
Meet Our Makers31. Japanese Breakfast - Year of ReleaseIn this episode, we get to meet Japanese Breakfast, aka Michelle Zauner. Under the Japanese Breakfast name, Zauner has just put out her third record, Jubilee. She also recently released her debut memoir, Crying in H Mart, which landed on the NYT Bestsellers List. In this chat, she and I discuss the album -- sonic and lyrical inspirations, the concept of exploring joy, and more -- as well as the memoir, which deals heavily with her complex relationship with her late mother. We talk about fictional vs. personal in songwriting, the sort of complicated backstory of her single "Posing in...
2021-06-0748 min
Meet Our Makers30. Skye Edwards - From the HeartIn this episode, we get to meet singer-songwriter Skye Edwards, who is best known as the lead singer of famed trip hop band Morcheeba. In this chat, Skye and I discuss their new record, Blackest Blue, and reflect on their 25 years in the business, including the group's origin and the conception of their first album. We also touch upon what led to her departure from and eventual return to the band, and why the music they're making now is, according to Skye, their best work yet. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2021-05-3146 min
Meet Our Makers29. Sarah Neufeld - ...And Her Three New BabiesIn this episode, we get to meet composer and violinist extraordinaire Sarah Neufeld. In this chat, Sarah and I discuss the very busy 2021 she's shaping up to have. Besides being a core member of Canadian giants Arcade Fire, Sarah is also part of music collective Bell Orchestre, and has numerous solo records. She and I talk about her new solo record, Detritus, out in May 2021, as well as the first new Bell Orchestre album in over a decade, which came out merely weeks prior. We also talk about what it's been like having a newborn baby, who was born j...
2021-05-2050 min
Meet Our Makers28. Rosali - Leveling UpIn this episode, we get to meet singer-songwriter Rosali. Originally based out of the Philly scene, Rosali recently relocated to rural Michigan - in the midst of the 2020 pandemic. In this chat, she and I discuss some of the motives behind that move and the healing benefits of it. We also talk at length about her brand new album, No Medium, which just came out in May 2021. We talk about vulnerable and raw lyrics, and the cautious optimism regarding touring as 2021 moves along. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2021-05-1359 min
Meet Our Makers27. Half Waif - Removing the BoundaryIn this episode, we get to meet Nandi Rose, who records music under the alias Half Waif. Under the Half Waif name, Nandi has been putting out albums for quite some time, including last year's excellent The Caretaker. This year, she has a new one, Mythopoetics, coming in July. In this chat, we discuss the new album, as well as her connection to nature and healing, her desire to demolish the line between "celebrity" and audience, as well as how good it feels when you allow yourself to be proud of your work. Please enjoy, and thank you for li...
2021-04-2958 min
Meet Our Makers26. Jenn Wasner - Paying Attention NowIn this episode, we get to meet Jenn Wasner. Best known as the lead singer and guitarist for indie rock band Wye Oak, Jenn has just released her second solo album under the name Flock of Dimes, called Head of Roses. In this chat, we discuss a lot about the new album, including the dark emotional place that led to much of its creation. We talk about compassion and hope, the healing beauty of the natural world, albums vs. touring, and why she feels happiest when making music. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2021-04-071h 12
Meet Our Makers25. Peter Silberman - Cutting Out the NoiseIn this episode, we get to meet Peter Silberman, frontman and chief singer/songwriter of indie rock band The Antlers. In this chat, Peter and I discuss the music he's made throughout his career, including the Antlers' landmark 2009 album, Hospice. We also talk a lot about their brand new album, Green to Gold, which comes after a 7-year hiatus from the group, a gap that saw Peter undergo a serious vocal cord surgery, and a big move to upstate New York, where he has found quite a sense of peace and quietude. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2021-03-3145 min
Meet Our Makers24. Lia Ices - Energy of FreedomIn this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, and pianist Lia Ices. In this chat, Lia and I discuss many things, including her beautiful new album Family Album, which was put out via her own label Natural, in January 2021. We discuss what went into the album thematically, aesthetically, and spiritually, as well as what it was like working with the late JR White on production. We also talk a bit about her debut album as well as her 2014 album Ices, which saw Lia going down a very new electronic path for a change. Please enjoy, and thank you fo...
2021-02-0343 min
Meet Our Makers23. The Besnard Lakes - A Goth EpisodeIn this episode, we get to meet Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas of The Besnard Lakes. In this chat, we discuss some of the backstory and the aesthetic of their new album The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings, as well as what led them to that very long and strange title. We discuss what they've been up to during quarantine, what it's been like for them to be operating so independently for so many years, how they channel life's struggles and questions into their music, and more. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2021-01-2753 min
Meet Our Makers22. Zola Jesus - Songs Are Living ThingsIn this episode, we get to meet Nika Danilova, aka Zola Jesus. Nika and I discuss each of her studio albums, from her debut up to a highly collaborative album she was supposed to be working on in 2020 that got delayed due to the pandemic. We also discuss her intensely personal songwriting style, her relationship with her past work, her love of pop music, the toxicity of fandoms, and more. We even touch upon her light obsession with John Cena. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2021-01-131h 18
Meet Our Makers21. Charles SpearinIn this episode we get to meet Charles Spearin, multi-instrumentalist and part of two legendary Canadian bands: Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene. In this chat, we discuss the origins of both bands, the creative process behind most Broken Social Scene songs, his time during quarantine, as well as Charles' experience in Northern Italy making his 2020 imporvisational album with Josefin Runsteen called Thank God The Plague is Over. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-12-3043 min
Meet Our Makers20. AnjimileIn this episode, we get to meet Anjimile. Anjimile - or Jimi as he sometimes likes to be called - is a singer-songwriter from Boston who just put out his debut record, Giver Taker, this year. In this chat, we discuss the inspiration and background of the album, including the grant that led to its formation. We also discuss Anjimile's journey as a DIY musician, from making songs in college that hardly anyone heard to being reviewed warmly by Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. Please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-12-1656 min
Meet Our Makers19. Azure RayIn this episode, we get to meet Azure Ray. Azure Ray is a dream pop duo consisting of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair have been releasing music for just about 20 years, and are about to reissue their self-titled debut album for its 20th anniversary. In this chat, we discuss the reissue, including the process of poring over that period of their lives for the first time in years, as well as the band's origin story, which was borne by innate connection as well as shared tragedy. We also discuss what they've been up to lately, which included...
2020-12-0251 min
Meet Our Makers18. Ane BrunIn this episode, we get to meet Ane Brun. Ane is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, who has released many albums across her acclaimed career, including several that shot up the Scandinavian music charts. In this chat, we discuss her two (2!) new albums she had for the fall of 2020, including what compelled her to divide the two in the first place. We also discuss a bit about her life during quarantine, as well as her deep love of cover songs, including a Bjork cover which she performed in front of Bjork herself. I hope you enjoy, and thank you f...
2020-11-2538 min
Meet Our Makers17. MatmosIn this episode, we get to meet electronic music duo Matmos. Matmos is made up of musical and romantic partners Drew Daniel and Martin Schmidt, who have been putting out some of the strangest and most bewildering electronic music around for over 20 years. In this chat, we discuss their most recent album, The Consuming Flame, as well as whether or not there's such a thing as a "typical Matmos concert." We also talk about some of the livestream work they've been doing during the pandemic, as well as their collaboration with Bjork on her seminal 2001 album, Vespertine. I hope y...
2020-11-111h 04
Meet Our Makers16. Kaki KingIn this episode, we get to meet Kaki King. Kaki is best known as a guitarist, but her skills and range go far deeper than that description may suggest. With her impressive blend of adept fingerpicking, strumming, and her signature tapping technique, Kaki has been able to create a distinct voice all her own. In this chat, we discuss her specific style of playing and composing, her life over the past few months, as well as her brand new album, Modern Yesterdays. I hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-11-0442 min
Meet Our Makers15. MirahIn this episode, we get to meet singer-songwriter Mirah. Recently celebrating the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Mirah has been in this business for quite a few years, putting out numerous acclaimed and beloved albums of her smart, emotive folk and sometimes-experimental songs. In this chat, we discuss her recent livestream concerts where she played her first three albums in full, her songwriting & recording process, as well as her deep relationship to food and cooking. I hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-10-211h 11
Meet Our Makers14. Robin PecknoldIn this episode, we get to meet Robin Pecknold, frontman of folk-rock band Fleet Foxes. In this chat, we discuss the many facets of the band's new, surprise-released album, SHORE. We talk about Robin's distinct approach to songwriting, as well as how the 2020 pandemic shaped the album. We even stop for a moment to revel in our shared love of songwriter extraordinaire, Joanna Newsom. I hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-10-0758 min
Meet Our Makers13. Mary LattimoreIn this episode, we get to meet Mary Lattimore. Mary is a harpist and composer, known for her electronics-inflected, effects-laden, experimental take on the classical instrument. She's worked with lots of big names in the music industry, from Kurt Vile to Sharon Van Etten to (most recently) Julianna Barwick and Jónsi. In this chat, we discuss her love of the harp, her thoughts on its place in modern music, and what it's like to be releasing her new album, Silver Ladders, in the midst of a pandemic. I hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-09-3041 min
Meet Our Makers12. Raphaelle Standell-PrestonIn this episode, we get to meet Raphaelle Standell-Preston. Raphaelle is best-known as the singer and guitarist for the band Braids, but she also has a more dance- and pop-oriented side project called Blue Hawaii. In this chat, we discuss the different worlds she inhabits with either band, as well as her writing process, performing live, and what it's like being a musician in this apocalyptic year of 2020. Fair warning: Raphaelle's quarantine cottage has a spotty internet connection, so there is some cutting out that occurs in this talk, but if you bear with us, I think you'll find...
2020-09-1655 min
Meet Our Makers11. Kristin HershIn this episode, we get to meet Kristin Hersh. Kristin is best known as the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of rock band Throwing Muses, who have been releasing music since the 80s, and have a new album out this year. She has also put out several celebrated solo records, as well as a couple critically acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction. In this chat, we discuss a wide array of topics, from her music, to her writing, to her philosophies on the very art forms she dedicates her life to. I hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-09-021h 05
Meet Our Makers10. Christopher BlauveltGo to bleach-books.com & use promo code MAKERS20 to get $50 off one of Christopher's gorgeous cinematography books.
In this episode, I get to meet Christopher Blauvelt. Christopher is an acclaimed, renowned cinematographer, who has worked with the likes of Sofia Coppola, Gus Van Sant, and - most recently - Audutmn de Wilde on her directorial debut, EMMA. He is perhaps best known for his work alongside filmmaker Kelly Reichardt. In this chat, we discuss various projects from across his career, as well as how he came up in the business under the mentorship of Harris Savides. I...
2020-06-1758 min
Meet Our Makers09. Alan Sparhawk & Mimi Parker of LowIn this episode, I get to meet Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, of iconic indie rock band Low. In this chat, we discuss how their lives are going right now during the pandemic, as well as the beginnings of Low, the evolution of their sound, what typically goes into a Low song, and more. I hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-06-1041 min
Meet Our Makers08. Larkin GrimmIn this episode, I get to meet Larkin Grimm. Larkin is a folk singer-songwriter from New York, who has released five albums under her own name, from her witchy and cathartic debut Harpoon to her most recent album, the spiritual and piercingly honest Chasing an Illusion. In this chat, we discuss her music career, growing up in a musical family in a restrictive South, the power of finding and trusting your artistic voice, and much more. I hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-06-0354 min
Meet Our Makers07. Lady LazarusIn this episode, I get to meet Lady Lazarus. A singer-songwriter and pianist, Lady Lazarus is the pseudonym of Melissa Ann Sweat, who last fall released her fourth album, Impossible Journey of My Soul Tonight. In this chat, we discuss what it's like to be an introvert in a time of social isolation, the inherent healing in being left to one's own devices, as well as covering her entire discography. We also nerd out a bit over our shared love of film. So please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-05-271h 07
Meet Our Makers06. Anamaria MarincaThis episode is dedicated, with infinite admiration and warmth, to filmmaker Lynn Shelton.
In this episode, I get to meet Anamaria Marinca. Anamaria is a Romanian actress, probably best known for her work in the Palme d'Or winning film 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days. She is a BAFTA-award winning actress, who has been in many films and television series, ranging from small realist dramas, to big science fiction thrillers. In this chat, we discuss her many film roles, as well as what brought her to acting in the first place. We also discuss what it was like for h...
2020-05-201h 25
Meet Our Makers05. Ryan H. WalshIn this episode, I get to meet Ryan H. Walsh. Ryan is best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist of folk-rock band Hallelujah the Hills. He is also coming up on the two-year anniversary of his celebrated book Astral Weeks, a portrait of the Boston underground music scene of the late 60s. In this chat, Ryan and I discuss his most recent album, the life-consuming research process for his book, as well as the beginnings of his interest in pursuing a music career. So please enjoy, and thank you for listening.
2020-05-1355 min
Meet Our Makers04. Caithlin de MarraisIn this episode, I get to meet Rainer Maria front-woman, Caithlin de Marrais. Caithlin has had a long career with the beloved band Rainer Maria, including a surprise reunion in 2014, which ultimately led to their first new record in 10 years, S/T, in 2017. In this chat, Caithlin and I discuss Rainer Maria's history as well as their impact. We also discuss the act of being vulnerable on stage, what it means to truly allow yourself to delight in the things that delight you, as well as her new sojourn to becoming a music teacher. So please enjoy, and thank...
2020-05-0655 min
Meet Our Makers03. Jonathan MeiburgIn this episode, I get to meet Shearwater frontman, Jonathan Meiburg. In this free-flowing and open chat, which Jonathan was nice enough to join me for between recording sessions, we discuss the projects he's been occupying his time with in quarantine, whether that be working on a new Shearwater record, finishing a record for his other band Loma, or putting the last touches on his long-in-the-works book, which he describes as being a natural history epic. We also talk about creativity in this time of quarantine, and what the future of the touring life might look like. I hope...
2020-04-291h 01
Meet Our Makers02. Thor HarrisIn this episode, I get to meet kindhearted drummer extraordinaire, Thor Harris. Thor is best known for drumming with bands like Shearwater and Swans, but he has had a long, esteemed career, playing with many of our favorite musicians. We have a nice chat about music, art, family, kindness, politics, the current pandemic sweeping the globe, and more. I hope you enjoy.
2020-04-221h 01
Meet Our Makers01. Adam WiltzieIn this inaugural episode of Meet Our Makers, I speak with composer and Stars of the Lid co-founder Adam Wiltzie, whose current band, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, just put out their third album last fall. We have a chat about music, the various projects he's been involved in, film scoring, as well as the current pandemic and the state of his life in Belgium, where he's lived since the 90s. I hope you enjoy.
2020-04-1541 min