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Push Baby singer-songwriter Jake Roche, who splits time on the mic and on screen in films like Finding Neverland, joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the four-year hiatus that found the band searching for their own voice and sound. More specifically, learning a new songwriting craft and changing their entire identity, starting with their name. Roche also details the process of injecting art into pop on their debut EP Woah, tackling themes such as toxic masculinity, and his love of The 1975, which he and the band namecheck in their song "thenineteenseventyfive". For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jay Som, aka Melina Duterte, speaks with Kyle Meredith about her latest album, Anak Ko. Duterte discusses how the Joshua Tree desert played a large role in its completion and why she invited some of her friends into the recording sessions -- a first for the singer-songwriter. From there, she divulges on her love for Steely Dan, Alanis Morissette, and Prefab Sprout, weighs in on the influence of having music-obsessed parents, and tips us off to her second life as a producer for artists like Chastity Belt and Pendent, which may take on a more starring role for her in the near future. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Legendary co-founder of The Band Robbie Robertson speaks with Kyle Meredith about Sinematic, his first solo album in eight years, and how it ties in with the score to Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. From there, he discusses his long collaborative history with the legendary filmmaker, one that dates back to The Last Waltz and Raging Bull, and how his knack for writing character studies has been appealing to Scorsese. It's also the 50th anniversary of The Band's self-titled sophomore LP. So, naturally, Kyle and Robertson take a trip back to 1969 to discuss what it was like to be part of a musical revolution with Bob Dylan and how he's retracing all of this history in the new documentary, Once Were Brothers. Robbie also teases a follow up to Testimony, his 2016 autobiography, which will focus on his career after The Band broke up.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hoobastank guitarist Dan Estrin talks to Kyle Meredith about the 15th anniversary of the band's sophomore LP, The Reason. Estrin takes us behind the scenes of what it was like to write the chart-topping album while still touring their breakthrough debut, only to have the tour come to a halt after suffering a head injury from a motorbike accident. We also hear about the lasting impact of the album's titular track and the bonus songs that are included on the new deluxe edition (spoiler: the previously unreleased "Force Feed Me"). He also shares what's not included, specifically their cover of Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", and you'll have to listen to find out why. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine takes a trip back to 1994 with Kyle Meredith to discuss the 25th anniversary of Return To The Valley of The Go-Go's. The two talk about what it was like to be in the band at a time when punk had gone mainstream, how many of those artists were citing The Go-Go's as a major influence, and their experiences playing with Courtney Love, Hole, Green Day, and the riot grrrl movement. Despite that legacy, the group has never been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which she addresses. We also hear how the single "The Whole World Lost Its Head" keeps finding new life with new lyrics in their live shows, writing the classic "Vacation", the Broadway musical that features their catalogue, an upcoming documentary telling their story, and Kathy's own autobiography and companion soundtrack that will be out next year. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest w

Liz Phair returns to the scene with not just her first new music in nearly a decade, but with an autobiography in tow as well. Phair spoke with Kyle Meredith about collecting the memories that make up Horror Stories, and how its follow up, the yet-to-be completed Fairy Tales, focuses on the darker and lighter sides of her past. She also discusses how the 2016 election and Prince's death helped kickstart the ideas and process. From there, we get to hear about her comeback single, "Good Side", returning to work with Exile in Guyville producer Brad Wood, and what to expect from the rest of the album, which Liz tells us will be a "stranger, much more experimental, deeper and twistier journey." For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Nearly 40 years into her career, Kim Gordon has just released her first solo album, No Home Record. The album finds the Sonic Youth co-founder using lyrical collages over drum machines and guitar outbursts in what has resulted in pure sonic noice-pop fun. On today's episode of Kyle Meredith, Gordon unpacks the album, discussing the commercialization of art and writing in pop structures for the first time in a decade. The two also chat about her love and history of '80s hip-hop, whether or not the lyrics on this LP update the story from her autobiography, Girl In a Band, and why she recently became a Fleetwood Mac fan. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

(Sandy) Alex G speaks with Kyle Meredith about writing and recording House of Sugar, his latest critically acclaimed LP. Alex discusses his penchant for hooks and weird instrumentals, in addition to what a song means to him vs. how it's received by listeners. The two find a thread between the album's title and the current climate in America, which also pops up in songs like "Gretel" and "Bad Man". Speaking of politics, Alex found himself in an odd situation after a photo of him was mistaken for presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, and we get the story on what that experience was like as well. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne gives Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss the band's latest LP, King's Mouth. He details the journey that took the album from being an art installation, a children's book, and finally a fantastical concept record with narration from The Clash's Mick Jones. The album arrives on the heels of Coyne becoming a father, a coincidence that lines up with the lyrical themes and gives the singer a chance to reflect on how his personal philosophies have been updated, he explains. The two also ponder whether "Giant Baby" find reflection in the political landscape as well as the scoop on a handful of official releases, both live and in-studio, that are set to drop within the next year. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Everclear's Art Alexakis and Kyle Meredith discuss his debut solo LP, Sun Songs, which finds the "Santa Monica" frontman focusing on an acoustic sound and playing every instrument himself. We hear how lead single "Hot Water Test" recounts his recent diagnosis with MS, and the stories behind the handful of politically charged songs throughout the record. Alexakis also says that after this solo tour, he'll turn his attention to a 2020 run with Everclear to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Songs For An American Movie as well as the release of his autobiography. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Moody Blues' John Lodge gives Kyle Meredith a ring to detail his new best-of compilation, B Yond - The Very Best Of, which focuses on his oft-overlooked 70s solo releases, re-recordings of a pair of Moody Blues classics, and epic live cuts. Lodge also discusses how his recent work stands up to those fabled '60s songs, recounts going solo after the Moody Blues lost their way in the '70s, and promos his upcoming tour. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Whitney's Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich give Kyle Meredith a call to discuss their sophomore album, Forever Turned Around, and its connections to anxiety, the environment, travel, and life in your '20s. They expand on the impact of bringing guitarist Ziyad Asrar back into the band, when writing personal is also political, being an 8-member band, and the stop and restarts that lead to a new LP. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alice In Chains frontman William DuVall gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss his debut solo record, One Alone. The singer details why now was the time to finally release a record on his own, how having a degree in religion/philosophy occasionally informs his writing, and backstories on “Til The Light Guides Me Home” and “Chains Around My Heart”. The two also discuss his former band Neon Christ’s documentary All Alone Together before heading back to 2009 for the 10th anniversary of Alice in Chains’ Black Gives Way To Blue, which found DuVall first filling in for the late Layne Staley: “We were fighting for the right to exist.” For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

White Reaper recently sat down with Kyle Meredith to go over the details of their latest LP, You Deserve Love. Both Tony Esposito and Nick Wilkerson discuss the Nashville sessions with producer Jay Joyce. share how having new guitarist Hunter Thompson changed the dynamics, digress on experimenting with new instruments, and explain why they wrote about cars and widows. They also revisit the all-ages Louisville underground community that gave them their start, and how they used their album cover to reflect our current era. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ride vocalist and guitarist Andy Bell gives Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss their second reunion record This Is Not A Safe Place. Together, they discuss the stories behind "Repetition" and "R.I.D.E.", how even the big topic songs look inward on this record, and the influence of Basquiat and the late '80s alternative scene on the material. We're also told that another new album won't be far behind. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne gives Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss the band's 50th anniversary and tour. The two head back to 1969 to talk about the band's beginnings and the many sounds they tried out through the years. They revisit the ill-fated 1979 record Down on the Farm, the 1988 comeback record Let It Roll, and even discuss the possibility of new music. Speaking of new music, Payne has also been a longtime member of The Doobie Brothers and we're told that there will be a new EP for their 50th anniversary, which is coming up next year. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Earlier this year, Big Thief released their third studio album, U.F.O.F., exciting fans and critics alike. That excitement was doubled, however, with the surprise announcement of its followup, Two Hands, due out October 11th. Environment plays a big part in the album, as Adrianne Lenker tells Kyle Meredith, not just the alarming news we're faced with, but also in the way the people who inhabit these songs spend their day within it. Elsewhere in the interview, she also talks about performing the album in full at an early London gig and teases some fan favorites yet to be released. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joan Shelley has been getting huge praise both here and overseas for her latest record, Like the River Loves the Sea. Recently, the Louisville folk musician sat down with Kyle Meredith to talk about leaving Kentucky to record the album in Iceland and what that environment meant to the songs. She also discussed the power of a whisper, working with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, how the environment plays a prominent role in songs like "The Fading", and why she rewrote a Hank Williams song after hearing news about the Amazon rain forests. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sleater-Kinney's latest album, The Center Won't Hold, comes with a radically different sound than what most fans are used to, thanks in part to an adventurous spirit as well as tapping St. Vincent's Annie Clark to produce. Corin Tucker gives Kyle Meredith a ring to discuss the process and how they arrived at a synth-driven sound on The Center Won't Hold, meeting fan expectations, and tackling this era's big issues. Tucker breaks down the inspirations behind "The Future Is Here" and closing ballad "Broken", and tells how the LP has ties to '99s The Hot Rock. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rusted Root frontman Michael Glabiki phones Kyle Meredith to take us back to 1994 for the 25th anniversary of the band's breakthrough LP, When I Woke. He shares the stories behind songs "Send Me On My Way", "Martyr", and "Ecstasy". He also tells us about being in an organic-sounding band at the height of grunge, their political activism, and how it translates to events happening today. From there, he shares a number of tour stories, from his experiences opening for Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Plant & Page, to jogging through gang territory, and to once playing a HORDE festival show to an audience of three: Sheryl Crow, her manager, and her dog. We also get an update on his new band, Uprooted, and their plans to release music this year. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & O