LSQ
Interviews focus on key moments of discovery, and the songs/artists that have soundtracked the guest's life. Hosted by journalist and radio presenter Jenny Eliscu (@jennylsq), these are laid-back but in-depth discussions about the journey to find their creative voice and process, and how it has evolved over their career. Episodes also occasionally feature clips from Eliscu's extensive archive, which includes 25 years' worth of interview audio.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 127
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
M. Ward // Phosphorescent - Matthew Houck
M. Ward talks about his new album, Migration Stories, and early influences from The Beatles and Bach to Firehose and Sonic Youth. Plus, an excerpt from a recent conversation with Phosphorescent's Ma…
00:26:35 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Dashboard Confessional - Chris Carrabba
A look back on key moments of creative discovery for Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba, including a discussion of the new music he's working on for the band.
00:27:14 |
Fri 10 Jul 2020
Empress Of - Lorely Rodriguez
Empress Of's Lorely Rodriguez talks about her new album, I'm Your Empress Of, and the creative journey that led her there. Plus, the debut of a new LSQ theme song, composed and recorded by Houses' De…
00:23:24 |
Mon 22 Jun 2020
Tim Heidecker
Chances are you’re already aware of the genius of Tim Heidecker as a comedian, actor, writer and director. But if you haven’t been paying close attention to his career the past decade, you might have…
00:48:31 |
Fri 22 May 2020
tUnE-yArDs - Merrill Garbus
tUnE-yArDs co-founder Merrill Garbus chats with Jenny about her life in music, discussing early musical influences (Ani DiFranco, Johnny Clegg, Ali Farka Touré, to name a few), how her focus shifted …
00:52:30 |
Wed 06 May 2020
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Alex Ebert
“The biggest artistic change for me in the last ten years is that I finally view my inconsistencies not as my Achilles’ heel, but as my superpower," says Alex Ebert. "I can score a movie, I can work …
00:35:26 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
Grouplove - Hannah Hooper
Hannah Hooper went through a lot in the months leading up to making Grouplove's new LP, Healer: emergency brain surgery, the death of a close friend, recording an album down the road from one of the …
00:28:56 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Cursive - Tim Kasher
Episode 41 traces the creative journey of Cursive and The Good Life’s Tim Kasher, who helped his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska build its own cottage record industry, in partnership with bands such as B…
00:45:51 |
Wed 04 Mar 2020
Bat For Lashes - Natasha Khan // Archive clip: Best Coast - Bethany Cosentino
Natasha Khan, the U.K.-born artist who records under the moniker Bat for Lashes, talks about major musical moments in her life (the Michael Jackson concert her mom took her to, the feeling of laying …
00:42:43 |
Mon 10 Feb 2020
Hop Along - Frances Quinlan // Archive clip: Lana Del Rey
Hop Along's Frances Quinlan, on her creative evolution and her new solo album, Likewise. Plus, an excerpt from a 2011 chat with Lana Del Rey.
00:34:41 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Hamilton Leithauser
An in-depth interview with singer-songwriter Hamilton Leithauser (erstwhile frontman for The Walkmen), where he shares the first details about his upcoming new solo album. He also discusses early inf…
00:36:43 |
Tue 07 Jan 2020
Broken Social Scene - Kevin Drew
“The problem with good vs evil: Evil has a better publicist,” says Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, describing the difficulty of cutting through digital noise in an algorithm-driven world. It’s part…
00:39:14 |
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Caroline Polachek // Archive clip: Scott Weiland
Caroline Polachek, known for her work in Chairlift, discusses her intoxicating new solo LP and key moments in her creative journey: from learning the basics of music transposition playing Disney song…
01:02:57 |
Wed 30 Oct 2019
Devendra Banhart // David Cross
Singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart talks about his earliest creative experiences, growing up in Venezuela and Southern California, falling in love with music by artists as varied as Caetano Veloso, N…
01:20:01 |
Fri 18 Oct 2019
Stephen Malkmus // Archive clip: Angel Olsen
Indie rock legend Stephen Malkmus chats with LSQ about early influences (Devo, Sex Pistols, Stones), how his songwriting has changed since the Pavement days, and what he thinks of modern artists like…
00:46:36 |
Thu 26 Sep 2019
Laura Jane Grace
Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace reflects on the music that inspired her as a kid, how her songwriting practice has evolved, and what she's learned from twenty years on tour. She also discusses her exc…
00:44:53 |
Thu 12 Sep 2019
Adam Green // Royal Trux - Jennifer Herrema
On the eve of releasing a fantastic new album, Engines of Paradise, Adam Green (formerly of The Moldy Peaches) joins Jenny for a lively dissection of his creative process and the influences that have…
01:14:22 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Interpol - Paul Banks // Colin Hanks
A wide-ranging conversation with Interpol’s Paul Banks about his childhood musical influences (Nirvana, Bruce, the song “Tears of a Clown,” and more), his passion for surfing, and how songwriting can…
00:54:21 |
Wed 14 Aug 2019
The Drums - Jonny Pierce // Archive clip: The Raconteurs
A fascinating deep-dive with The Drums' Jonny Pierce about how his songwriting journey was shaped by his strict religious upbringing (including being subjected to conversion therapy by his parents), …
00:52:55 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Superchunk/Merge Records - Mac McCaughan + Laura Ballance // Ex Hex - Mary Timony
As the legendary indie label Merge Records prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary in Chapel Hill, its founders — Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance — join LSQ to talk about the evoluti…
01:08:46 |
Thu 04 Jul 2019
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