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Oct 31, 2024•3 min
For today's episode, I am joined by the incredible multi-faceted pillar of the New York indie scene Katie Ortiz, also known as the leader of Brooklyn indie rock band Debbie Dopamine. Katie joins me to discuss their brand new song "Negative Space," navigating gender dysphoria, and our shared methods of new music discovery. ✨ MORE ABOUT DEBBIE DOPAMINE ✨ Brooklyn-based alt-rock band Debbie Dopamine has carved a unique space in the indie scene with their powerful emotional range and dynamic sound. ...
Oct 23, 2024•42 min•Season 8Ep. 12
It's spooky season, and Kasey Heisler from Brooklyn noise outfit A Very Special Episode joins me today to talk cults, the theater of American politics, and the top seedy underground Manhattan venues from yesteryear. ✨ MORE ABOUT A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE ✨ A Very Special Episode is a noisy and melodic punk band known for their rowdy and immersive live shows, and an agile sound that traverses genre, oscillating between intense noise and soft, introspective melodies. ✨ KEEP UP TO DATE WITH A VERY SPE...
Oct 17, 2024•51 min•Season 8Ep. 11
For today's episode, Kiri Oliver from Brooklyn-based pop punk/folk outfit Early Riser joins me to talk about the brand new Early Riser album 'Big Life,' getting to arrest Jeff Rosenstock in one of their music videos, the importance of curated shows and community building, and the commonalities between songwriters and novelists. ✨ MORE ABOUT EARLY RISER ✨ Early Riser is an indie folk-rock outfit from Brooklyn whose upbeat, cello-infused folk songs pair deep introspective thoughts about mental hea...
Oct 10, 2024•44 min•Season 8Ep. 10
For today's episode, I'm joined by electropop prodigy Matty Marz to talk about her brand new album 'm.w.u' (an acronym for "moment with you") and how the album ended up predicting the most defining turning points in her life and journey. ✨ MORE ABOUT MATTY MARZ ✨ Matty Marz is an independent pop artist based in NYC and party of an exciting new wave of trans women redefining the landscape of pop through captivating pop melodies and elements of hyper pop, EDM, and deep house. Her latest project 'm...
Oct 03, 2024•54 min•Season 8Ep. 9
Today I catch up with Maggie Denning, the frontwoman of one of Brooklyn's most abrasive indie punk bands Tetchy. Maggie joins me to discuss the wild, uninhibited nature of Tetchy shows, the complicated cross-generational relationships between mothers and daughters, queer desire, and dismantling what it means to be the "right kind of woman." ✨ MORE ABOUT TETCHY ✨ Tetchy is a punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York fronted by Maggie Denning along with bassist Kaitlin Pelkey, guitarist Jesse French,...
Sep 19, 2024•46 min•Season 8Ep. 8
Today I am joined by queer singer-songwriter Grand Pax to talk about her synth-filled bedroom pop EP Crush . We discuss how she wrote the EP to preserve the intensity of short-term feelings and the inability to express them, and how post-breakup clarity informed the direction of how it sounded. ✨ MORE ABOUT GRAND PAX ✨ Grand Pax is a London-based synthpop artist who weaves an evocative tapestry of dream pop, R&B, and trip hop. With a sound often described as the "melancholy, nocturnal sound ...
Sep 13, 2024•32 min•Season 8Ep. 7
For today's episode, I chat with Brooklyn-based riot grrrl veterans The Roulettes about reuniting and recording their brand new upcoming EP 'Mommy Comes Back' after a 20-year hiatus. We also discuss our favorite diner-themed movies and how the band randomly ended up in a scene in Carrie Brownstein's memoir. ✨ MORE ABOUT THE ROULETTES ✨ The Roulettes are a three-piece riot grrrl surf punk band with a girl group essence from Brooklyn, New York. They were featured in Kathleen Hanna's documentary Th...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 6
For today's episode, I'm joined by Nashville songwriter Leah Mason to discuss writing and recording her latest album HEXED in Sweden, the pop capital of the world. Digressions include Greek mythology, the celebrity-press-junket-to-viral-meme pipeline, Tarantino rewriting history. ✨ MORE ABOUT LEAH MASON ✨ Leah Mason is a pop singer/songwriter who kickstarted her career in Nashville's country scene before landing on her more pop-centric sound. Her latest album, HEXED, draws on raw emotions of you...
Aug 29, 2024•37 min•Season 8Ep. 5
For today's episode, I'm joined by DIY synthpop artist Julia-Sophie to discuss her debut solo album forgive too slow last month, a collection of songs that Pitchfork called "crystalline electro-pop songs about mistakes, heartbreaks, and relationships that never got far enough to be either." Jules joins me for a chat about her long and storied journey in the music industry, and how she found solace in DIY collectives and self-producing her own work. ✨ MORE ABOUT JULIA-SOPHIE ✨ Julia-Sophie is an ...
Aug 22, 2024•42 min•Season 8Ep. 4
For today's episode, I'm joined by rising Nashville indie rock songstress meg elsier to discuss her debut album 'spittake', which she worked on with renowned Nashville producer Ryan McFadden. We also gush over Charli xcx, Gregg Araki, and our favorite bands in the Nashville punk scene. ✨ MORE ABOUT MEG ELSIER ✨ meg elsier is a rising indie rock artist hailing from New England and currently based in Nashville. Known for her distinctive blend of sweet vocals, grungy guitars, and lush production, s...
Aug 15, 2024•31 min•Season 8Ep. 3
For today's episode, I'm joined by Lauren and Lilah from the Albuquerque, New Mexico rock quartet Prism Bitch. We discuss Prism Bitch's independent journey through the years, Brat Summer, and we also get candid about mental health issues that can unexpectedly sneak up on tour. ✨ MORE ABOUT PRISM BITCH ✨ Prism Bitch is a four-piece rock band from Albuquerque, New Mexico whose abrasive ferocity and pop melodies places them in the realm of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Pixies. They made their introdu...
Aug 01, 2024•53 min•Season 8Ep. 1
For today's episode I am joined by Eve Essex, who just released her latest album The Fabulous Truth . We discuss her unique approach to songwriting, delivery and phrasing, and what the anti-hero archetype teaches us about survival. ✨ MORE ABOUT EVE ESSEX ✨ Eve Essex is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Brooklyn, New York whose work consists of woodwinds, saxophone, and voice. She is currently spending the summer as a Composer in Residence at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN. ✨ ...
Jul 18, 2024•37 min•Season 8Ep. 1
For today's episode, I'm joined by queer indie pop artist Frances Forever (they/them) to discuss their new album Lockjaw , celebrating Pride, collaborating with Miya Folick, the rise of Chappell Roan, and why Paramore is the best band ever. ✨ MORE ABOUT FRANCES FOREVER ✨ Frances Forever is an indie pop artist based in Boston who rose to prominence in 2020 with their viral dreamy queer love song "Space Girl." They just released their debut album 'Lockjaw' and they're about to embark on a US tour,...
Jul 05, 2024•28 min•Season 7Ep. 20
For today's episode, I chat with music teacher and fiddle player Lissa Schneckenburger about her latest album 'Falling Forward,' taking responsibility for gender imbalance in traditional music, music as a mindfulness practice, her experience as a foster-to-adoptive parent, and how ear training has an impact on adolescent development. ✨ MORE ABOUT LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER ✨ Lisa Schneckenburger is a musician, teacher, and fiddle player on the east coast who has created a variety of music for decades...
Jun 27, 2024•42 min•Season 7Ep. 19
For today's episode, I chat with Sydney Rae White from The Wild Things all about her favorite songs by drag race alumni, mood killers at karaoke bars, meeting her bandmate and now-husband Rob Kendrick in a touring production of Quadrophenia, being mentored by the one and only Pete Townsend. ✨ MORE ABOUT THE WILD THINGS ✨ The Wild Things is a rock and roll four-piece from London who released their debut record 'You're Really Something' in 2018. The band went on to collaborate with Pete Townsend i...
Jun 13, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 19
For today's episode, I chat with folk singer-songwriter Ruth Theodore, who joins me to discuss her new album ' I Am, I Am .' Ruth and I discuss her battle with breast cancer and how it influenced the making of the album, her love of Nina Simone, and losing and regaining confidence. ✨ MORE ABOUT RUTH THEODORE ✨ Ruth Theodore is a folk artist based in the UK, whose unique style and sound dissolves the boundaries of gender and genre and subverts the typical singer-songwriter conventions. Her latest...
Jun 06, 2024•44 min•Season 7Ep. 18
Today I'm joined by Austin-based rocker Emily Wolfe to discuss her latest song "Kill The Love," and self-producing her most recent album, 'The Blowback.' We discuss Emily's unorthodox method approach to recording the album opener "Silencer," touring with the legendary Joan Jett and Heart, and why living well is the best revenge. ✨ MORE ABOUT EMILY WOLFE ✨ Emily Wolfe is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Austin, TX who is known for her mile-long riffs and anthemic, politically-charged ri...
May 23, 2024•32 min•Season 7Ep. 17
For today's episode, I am joined by Ale and Emile from Las Nubes to discuss a variety of topics including writing songs about the Power Puff Girls, playing in Iggy Pop's band, creating their upcoming album ' Tormentas Malsanas,' (out June 19th) and more! ✨ MORE ABOUT LAS NUBES ✨ Las Nubes is a multilingual garage rock/dream pop duo based out of Miami, Florida made up of Ale Campos (vocals, guitar) and Emile Milgrim (drums, vocals). Known for their giant and "fucking loud" DIY lo-fi sound, the ba...
May 16, 2024•38 min•Season 7Ep. 16
Today I'm joined by Jael Holzman, lead singer of the rising DC noise punk band Ekko Astral, to talk about her carefully crafted and intentional lyric writing process, art's profound ability to change lives, and what working as a climate and energy reporter has taught her about the failures of modern media. ✨ MORE ABOUT EKKO ASTRAL ✨ Ekko Astral is a “mascara moshpit” noise punk band from DC made up of Jael Holzman (vocals, lyrics, guitar), Liam Hughes (lead guitar), Miri Tyler (drums), Guinevere...
May 09, 2024•55 min•Season 7Ep. 15
For today's episode, my guest is Anna Mērnieks-Duffield, the lead singer of Toronto sextet Beams. Anna joins me to discuss the new Beams album 'Requiem for a Planet,' out May 3, working with trees as a consulting arborist, remaining hopeful for a better future, and more. ✨ MORE ABOUT BEAMS ✨ Beams is a Toronto based art rock band consisting of Martin Crawford (electric guitars, lap steel), Mike Duffield (drums), Keith Hamilton (vibraphone, singing saw, vocals), Heather Mazhar (vocals), and Craig...
May 02, 2024•39 min•Season 7Ep. 14
For today's episode, I'm joined by writer Grace Robins-Somerville to peel back the very nuanced layers of performing femininity online, the victories (and setbacks) of the boygenius renaissance, and why her favorite writers are the people who blend criticism with deeply personal reflections. ✨ MORE ABOUT GRACE ROBINS-SOMERVILLE ✨ Grace Robins-Somerville is a writer and music critic who is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Non-Fiction at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her writin...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 13
In today's episode I'm joined by writer, essayist, and poet Danielle Chelosky to discuss her brilliant new book 'Pregaming Grief,' a provocative and deeply engaging confessional about falling in love during the plague, fast cars, loss, and heartbreak. We also talk about the innovative brilliance of the Tumblr era and of course, Joyce Manor. ✨ MORE ABOUT DANIELLE CHELOSKY ✨ Danielle Chelosky is a writer, poet, and music journalist based in New York whose work has appeared in Stereogum, NPR, Uprox...
Apr 11, 2024•38 min•Season 7Ep. 12
For today's episode, I am joined by Jeni Magaña to discuss everything from touring with Mitski to her current solo project, Magana. We also discuss her decision to plan the release of her brand new album 'Teeth' on the night of the worm moon's peak illumination. ✨ MORE ABOUT MAGANA ✨ Magana is the solo indie rock project of LA-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeni Magaña, who has spent the last few years on the road with Mitski and as one-half of the pop duo pen pin with Emily M...
Apr 03, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 11
For today's episode, I'm joined by psychedelic pop rock outfit Strawberry Launch to discuss their sophomore EP 'Emily' and pitch my persistent campaign to get them to cover The OC theme song in the style of ABBA. ✨ MORE ABOUT STRAWBERRY LAUNCH ✨ Strawberry Launch is an indie pop rock band based in New York. They released their debut EP in 2021 to wide acclaim and built a devoted following in New York City, sharing stages with Beach Bunny, Small Crush, Hot Flash Heat Wave, and the Toxhards. Their...
Mar 28, 2024•39 min•Season 7Ep. 10
For today's episode, I am joined by award-winning author, photographer, and musician Ali Smith to discuss her thrilling new memoir 'The Ballad of a Speedball Baby.' We discuss her early stages of creativity, playing in an art-punk band in the '90s and her goal to always prioritize women's stories and the female gaze in her work. ✨ MORE ABOUT ALI SMITH ✨ Ali Smith is a visual artist, photographer, and musician from New York. She is the award-winning author of 3 books, 'Laws of the Bandit Queens,'...
Mar 14, 2024•52 min•Season 7Ep. 9
For today's episode, I'm joined by independent pop sensation and queer Gen Z icon, girli, to discuss her upcoming album 'Matriarchy' and the beauty of radical emotional honesty. Digressions include: the genius of Rihanna, Saltburn, and the boring redundancy of year-end wrap-ups. ✨ MORE ABOUT GIRLI girli, is a pop singer-songwriter from London, England who emerged with her debut album ‘ Odd One Out ’ in 2019, stealing the hearts of fans with her electric pop punk sound. Her sophomore album 'Matri...
Mar 07, 2024•31 min•Season 7Ep. 8
For today's episode, I am joined by Dublin-based singer-songwriter Kate Dineen to discuss her unique approach to crafting a song and the inspiring story of how she built her career from the ground up as an artist without connections or resources. ✨ MORE ABOUT KATE DINEEN ✨ Kate is an indie singer-songwriter who grew up in the rural village of Kerry, Ireland. Her love of music started early when she learned to play tin-whistle at primary school at the age of five and read her father's CD inserts ...
Feb 29, 2024•33 min•Season 7Ep. 7
For today's episode, I am joined by independent rising synthpop star Ariana and the Rose to discuss her love of vintage synthesizers, the rapturous euphoria of partying and nightlife, and her relatable "piano chat" TikToks—we also nerd out about the granular science of pop songwriting and the genius of Max Martin. ✨ MORE ABOUT ARIANA AND THE ROSE ✨ Ariana and the Rose is a rising NYC synthpop artist known for her dazzling, from-the-heart songwriting, which was introduced to the world with her 20...
Feb 15, 2024•35 min•Season 7Ep. 6
It's EPISODE 100 folks!!! I couldn't be prouder to have stuck with a project this long to reach such a milestone. To celebrate, we vibe, rant, and listen to five beautiful songs. My guest today is Lisa Machac, who runs Little City Sounds and Omni Sound Project. Lisa joins me to discuss the latest industry developments and news, the neurological science of what happens in your brain when you listen to music, and her five favorite songs of 2023. ✨ MORE ABOUT LISA MACHAC ✨ Lisa Machac is a musician...
Feb 08, 2024•40 min•Season 7Ep. 4
