Songs of Our Lives

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jae Soto! Her debut album, “Leave the Light On,” has quickly become one of my favorites of 2024. It’s special and I can’t stop listening to it. After talki…

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Yann Novak! There’s so many things Yann does that are important in my life - from his music (check out the upcoming “Voices of Theseus”!) and label to his …

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jeffrey Silverstein! His new EP, “Roseway,” is a perfect summer jam. After talking about his band, we get into early house shows performing Green Day songs…

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Loula Yorke! Ever since our paths crossed a couple years ago, I’ve become a huge admirer of all the various components in Loula’s creative practice. Her ne…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Cadence Weapon on on the show. After talking about his fantastic new record, “ROLLERCOASTER,” and the ways we unearth new music, the party really star…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Lawrence English on the show. I’ve known Lawrence for almost two decades now, and I am in constant awe of his music, his drive, and the way he builds …

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Matthew Sage on the show. His band, Fuubutsushi has a new album out in June called “Meridians” and it is dosed with magic. After chatting about that f…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Shane Parish on the show. When it comes to modern guitar gods, Shane is right up there for me. I am constantly amazed by not just what he can play, bu…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Myriam Gendron on the show. Suffice to say, Myriam is one of my favorite musicians and songwriters on the planet, and her newest album, Mayday, only c…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Jharis Yokley on the show. Jharis’s debut album, "Sometimes, Late At Night,” has been in constant rotation for a while. I knew he was an incredible dr…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Lea Bertucci on the show. We jump right in - no time for a proper intro! From Lea’s selection criteria for this show, her love of Mexico City, The Ton…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Six Organs of Admittance aka Ben Chasny on the show. We talked a bit about his new album, “Time is Glass,” the recording process behind it, then we di…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Emil Amos on the show! We went way off script and got into all sorts of rabbit holes because Emil is such a good storyteller, but this was such a good…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite JLIN on the show. Her new album, “Akoma,” is something else! After overcoming some technical difficulties and talking about working with the Arkansas …

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite claire rousay on the show! When I was developing this show last year, claire was one of the people I knew I wanted to have as a guest. With her excell…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Rosali on the show. Her new album, “Bite Down,” is out on March 22 via Merge and it’s absolutely wonderful. We talked a bit about that and its iconic …

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Matana Roberts on the show. This one was so much fun. Matana was at the airport waiting to fly out to Montreal, and something about the background air…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite MIZU on the show. Her new album, “Forest Scenes,” is such an immersive and emotional listening experience. After talking a bit about that, MIZU gives …

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ka Baird on the show. Their latest album, “Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos,” is something else. For all of the great music Ka’s made over the las…

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite cartoonist Beth Hetland on the show. Her new graphic novel, “Tender,” is coming out in March, and I got to learn a bit about her writing process befor…