SECOND SPIN: Hozier (October 2018)
Vinyl Emergency
This is an encore presentation of a previous episode. --- Global superstar Hozier ("Take Me To Church," "Too Sweet") discusses his appreciation for analog experiences, and some personal anecdotes on how records by Howlin' Wolf, D'Angelo and more -- specifically on vinyl -- have influenced his own creative output. Plus, singer/songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews and Dawes lead vocalist/guitarist Taylor Goldsmith share their thoughts about the importance of wax in a digital world. These conversations were recorded backstage at the 2018 edition of the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival in...
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Episode 235: Tenille Townes
Vinyl Emergency
Thanks to vinyl's nearly two decades of steady growth and new pressing plants popping up almost annually, the physical act of getting LP's pressed as an independent artist is easier than ever. But, that's not to say that it's easy. Canadian singer/songwriter Tenille Townes, for instance, recently found herself taking the leap out of the Nashville country music machine and funding, recording and pressing her new album The Acrobat completely on her own. This included a modest vinyl pre-order goal of 300 copies, still more than she'd ever sold via pre-order while with a proper label. Luckily, the...
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Episode 234: I'm With Her
Vinyl Emergency
Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan talk this week about their recent Grammy wins, family mixtapes over the years, favorite live albums and more. Sing Me Alive, the trio's own new live 2LP set, drops digitally later this month, with vinyl arriving May 8th. Pre-order it and get tour dates, social media and more via .
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Episode 233: Mammal Hands
Vinyl Emergency
Through a sprawling instrumental approach that blends post-rock, jazz, minimalism, electronic elements and more, British trio Mammal Hands still have a knack for ensuring rapturous melody is always part of the equation. On their new album Circadia -- topping the Billboard UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart this week -- the band sounds at once both freeing and well-structured, finding arcs and chapters within tracks that blend the mysterious tones of Mogwai with the hushed escapism of Eno/Budd collaborations. On today's episode, saxophonist Jordan Smart, brother Nick Smart on piano, and new...
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Episode 232: Andrew Bird
Vinyl Emergency
Copping its title from a magic mail-order catalog from the 1920's, The Mysterious Production of Eggs sounds so confident in both its whimsical grandeuer and its pensive, quiet moments, one would have no idea that it took renowned violinist and songwriter Andrew Bird many top-to-bottom rewrites, over nearly half a decade, to complete. Today, he walks us through overcoming those initial struggles, when exactly his trademark whistle became part of his musical DNA, and how the current symphonic tour he's on is strategically sequenced much like a vinyl record. A whopping 3LP anniversary edition of...
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Episode 231: Hey Mercedes
Vinyl Emergency
Vocalist/guitarist Bob Nanna, bassist Todd Bell, guitarist Mike Shumaker and drummer Damon Atkinson discuss their original start as a band in the early 00's and their upcoming vinyl reissues, dropping this March. Pre-orders and tour dates are available at .
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Episode 230: Jason Narducy (Returns!)
Vinyl Emergency
On his third visit to the podcast, everyone’s favorite musician-for-hire Jason Narducy (Superchunk, Bob Mould Band, Split Single, Verböten) discusses his new book — Mostly The Van, Volume 1 — and a recent full-circle moment in the childhood bedroom of R.E.M.'s Bill Berry. Jason will be hitting the road again next month alongside Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon, playing that group's legendary fourth LP, Life’s Rich Pageant. Follow for tour dates, copies of the book and much more. (To hear Jason's previous interviews, revisit Episodes 121 and 212)
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Episode 229: Patterson Hood (Returns!)
Vinyl Emergency
As NPR tells it, Drive-By Truckers' "examination of the Southern psyche is a microcosm of how Americans respond to triumph and tragedy," but their early career incline couldn’t have looked more shattered behind the scenes. The band was close to imploding while crafting 2001’s Southern Rock Opera, through a heatwave in a warehouse, for a paltry $7,000. But when the time came to make their follow-up, Decoration Day — in vocalist/guitarist Patterson Hood’s words, “the most openly beloved thing we’ve ever done” — there was new fuel in the band's tank, with the addition of Jason...
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Episode 228: Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World
Vinyl Emergency
This week, singer/guitarist Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World chats about the heavy metal (and instructional breakdance) records of his youth, collaborating on a new track by Jay Som, and how he’s attempting to take his critical ear out of the equation when enjoying music at home. The band’s new EP, titled Something(s) Loud — a collection of post-pandemic material that’s only existed digitally until now — is limited to 1,500 copies on vinyl worldwide and available only at .
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Episode 227: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids
Vinyl Emergency
Having spent the last thirty years fronting The Get Up Kids, Matt Pryor has earned an honorary doctorate in sharing intimate, vulnerable moments on record and making them sound catchy as hell. Through albums like Four Minute Mile, Something to Write Home About, On A Wire and Guilt Show, he's galvanized thousands of songwriters to similarly lean into the raucous joys of independent touring while pining for the stability and comforts of home. But on his latest solo effort released last week, The Salton Sea, we get inarguably the deepest and most honest look into Pryor's life yet, from the...
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Global superstar Hozier ("Take Me To Church," "Too Sweet") discusses his appreciation for analog experiences, and some personal anecdotes on how records by Howlin' Wolf, D'Angelo and more -- specifically on vinyl -- have influenced his own creative output. Plus, singer/songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews and Dawes lead vocalist/guitarist Taylor Goldsmith share their thoughts about the importance of wax in a digital world. These conversations were recorded backstage at the 2018 edition of the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival in Franklin, TN.