#103 - Teddy Faley INTERVIEW

Video animation by: Big Flowers

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Beginning of Episode (0:49).

In Episode 103, we welcome Baltimore's Teddy Faley to the show!

Teddy possesses a terrific ability to cover heavy topics with striking honesty, and twisted humour. His latest album Teddy Brown Brown is one of the best albums of 2022 so far.

This was a fun one, you definitely won't want to miss this!

Teddy details his first experiences with hip-hop growing up in Baltimore (2:36).

Teddy speaks on some of his musical influences, as it relates to production (5:31).

Teddy reflects on the root cause of affinity for nihilism and dark humour, and how that informs his music (11:54).

Teddy explains why he’s drawn to making this brand of hip-hop that is so confessional and honest, and highlights his key artistic influence (22:42).

Teddy explains how he removed the ‘safety net’ of abstraction and metaphor, and spoke more directly on Teddy Brown Brown (25:34).

Teddy details if there has ever been a song that was too raw or difficult to release (31:34).

Teddy discusses how the pandemic affected his music (37:11).

Teddy explains if there was ever a moment in his career where he truly realized he had a talent for rap (39:36).

Teddy details what relinquishing the beat-making duties for Teddy Brown Brown did for the final product (49:43).

Teddy deep-dives into his exceptionally creative and evocative song, “A Song About Cigarettes But It’s About My Dead Mom Too” (52:50).

Teddy details upcoming projects we should be looking out for, including his new album titled, The Banshee Connection (59:22).

Support Teddy Faley's music here: https://teddyfaley.bandcamp.com/music 

Follow Teddy Faley on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/teddyfaley?s=20 

Follow Teddy Faley on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/teddyfaley/ 

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