RAW impressions with Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow

Influential indie-rock musician Lou Barlow brings his lo-fi aesthetic to podcast form. He shares the mic with his wife, charismatic fiber-artist Adelle Barlow. Together they discuss day-to-day life as creators and interview friends and family.

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Update frequency: every 4 days
Average duration: 23 minutes
Episodes: 239
Years Active: 2022 - 2025

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a birthday episode

Lou returns home from Durham and forgets to do anything (including getting a present) for Adelle's birthday. Feeling guilty and deeply ashamed for having not celebrated this important date, he respon…

00:23:58 | Wed 05 Apr 2023

mini-music-monday Deep Wound part 2!

MMM Deep Wound part 2

Having unexpectedly piqued Adelle’s curiosity with the story of his high school-era band Deep Wound in part 1, Lou continues into the band's final days and the beginnings of Din…

00:15:19 | Mon 03 Apr 2023

Dear Diary

After the nostalgic Deep Wound mini-music-Monday, Adelle and Lou find old journals and read excerpts from them. Adelle recites a poem she wrote as a 14 year old, an ode to her favorite candy, Lemon D…

00:22:37 | Wed 29 Mar 2023

mini-music-monday the Deep Wound edition (part 1)

Lou begins the story of his first band, Deep Wound, and sings and plays Lou’s Anxiety Song (originally titled Pressures) acoustic for the first time ever. Also included an acoustic version of J Masc…

00:21:32 | Mon 27 Mar 2023

Land of the Lost

They haven’t succeeded yet but Lou and Adelle are trying to make a Substack publication. Both are notoriously slow to learn anything new and Lou equates their difficulties to being deposited in a str…

00:21:29 | Wed 22 Mar 2023

mini-music-monday the Folk Implosion edition

A listener request leads to 2, count 'em, acoustic versions of Folk Implosions songs from the One Part Lullaby LP.

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00:14:50 | Mon 20 Mar 2023

never lift a finger

The multi-talented Adam Green (filmmaker, artist, Moldy Peaches member, poet, etc.) has a personal request for Lou. A voicemail is shared revealing his desire for Lou to cover Never Lift a Finger fro…

00:23:07 | Wed 15 Mar 2023

mini-music-monday (the freed pig edition)

On this MMM, Lou tries to talk his way around another somewhat controversial Sebadoh song. This time, by request, The Freed Pig from Sebadoh 3, a reaction to being kicked out of Dinosaur Jr in 1989.

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00:14:25 | Mon 13 Mar 2023

leaving L.A. , the recap-i-sode

Lou and Adelle recount their last day in LA, specifically the flight back to Boston. A very special celebrity sighting, disgruntled passengers, and obnoxious men with their pets are discussed. Lou d…

00:35:45 | Wed 08 Mar 2023

mini music monday march 6th!

Lou and Adelle are back from L.A. and trying to get a good night's sleep. Lou plays Adelle a song from his first cassette, Weed Forestin', the oft-requested Whitey Peach. Lou shares the song's inspir…

00:24:09 | Mon 06 Mar 2023

the gratisode

“drop your shitty attitude, it’s time for gratitude”- Lou Barlow (from the gratisode theme song). After the grum-puh-sode Adelle is ready to feel the feelings of gratitude and share her ever-changing…

00:27:25 | Wed 01 Mar 2023

the Taylored Swiftisode

Taylor Swift is a member of the Barlow family whether she knows it or not. Lou and Adelle discuss how it happened, how long it's been going on, and how they feel about it. Lou covers Midnight Rain gi…

00:24:08 | Wed 22 Feb 2023

mini-music-monday 12

In advance of RAW impressions 15, the Taylored Swiftisode, Lou interviews special guest Izzy Barlow (Adelle was taking a bath) about her musical preferences (currently Taylor 100%). The episode ends …

00:13:05 | Mon 20 Feb 2023

the packing episode

Lou and Adelle are filling suitcases for their family trip to Los Angeles. Near-death experiences on hotel shuttles and taxi cabs are discussed. Adelle is contending with a sinus infection and Lou wa…

00:27:25 | Wed 15 Feb 2023

mini-music-monday 11

Lou finds his range and fulfills a listener request for Sunshine from the last Sebadoh L.P. Act Surprised, then shares with Adelle an 'awful' archival, unreleased song called People Don't Care.

the S…

00:14:58 | Mon 13 Feb 2023

Dave and Val, John and Louise, the parental episode

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