Karen & the Sorrows
Karen Pittelman talks about her childhood soundtrack and the fears of taking the creative reins on her new album.
Interviews
Hawktail
Brittany Haas on the tension of tradition and innovation and the beauty of Hawktail's chemistry.
Beach Slang
James Alex says thank you to his fans in as many influential ways as he can.
Robert Randolph
The Grammy nominated band leader gets back to his gospel roots on 'Brighter Days'
The Joy Formidable
The Welsh trio reflects on 10 years of emotional and experimental music.
Patrick Stump
Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump finds himself right at home as a film composer.
Emily Jane White
The dark folk songstress stays true to her calling on her latest album, 'Immanent Fire.'
Dessa
Sound the Bells feels like an important place for the Doomtree emcee to pause and reflect.
Class Photo
STRFKR's Patrick Morris has good reasons for needing so much time to release his debut.
Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin faces his deficiencies and finds healing on his latest full-length album.
Matthew Ryan
The veteran singer-songwriter rejects the hustle for the sake of a healthier vocation and life.
Noah Gundersen
Noah says he's learned some painful lessons about ego and expectations, but he's come out healthier on the other side.
Tennis System
Matty Taylor and company on health, wellness and their beautifully heavy new album
Jason Hawk Harris
The Bloodshot Records artist opens up about how to navigate the intersection of art and suffering.
HalfNoise
Zac Farro waves goodbye to Nashville with the expansive freedom of 'Natural Disguise.'
David Wax Museum
David Wax and Suz Slezak on the beauty and challenges of abandoning fear.
Boy & Bear
After wondering whether or not there would be any music in their future, the Aussie band is back and better than ever.
Madison Cunningham
The young songstress is turning heads and earning rare opportunities as one of 2019's rising stars.
Jeremy Ivey
Margo Price convinced her husband to step out on his own, and the songs came flowing shortly thereafter.
Humbird
The arresting layers of Humbird's new album made us want to hear the story behind the songs.
Aaron Lee Tasjan
The East Nashville artist found unexpected healing in his latest set of songs.
Neighbor Lady
Emily Braden and Jack Blauvelt take us inside the (lack of) pressures to follow up their refreshing and inventive debut album.
The Resistance: Fantastic Negrito
The Grammy winning bluesman anchors Season 1 of our podcast with a revealing look at the real power of resistance.
Generationals
Grant Widmer and Ted Joyner on what they learned from Richard Swift and the creative freedom of their new album.
The Resistance: Glen Phillips
Glen Phillips joins the podcast to reflect back on a career in which resistance has taken many forms.
De La Noche
Ivan Howard (Gayngs, The Rosebuds) was happy to be tricked into joining his latest band.
Jenny Tolman
One of country music's bright young stars takes us behind the imaginative characters in her musical neighborhood.
Rising Appalachia
Leah Smith has learned to obey the muse at all costs, even if it means staying patient in the face of industry demands.
The Harmaleighs
The Harmaleighs aren't exactly sure where to go from here, but their latest should shine a bright enough light to move ahead.
The Resistance: Tokyo Police Club
TPC frontman Dave Monks joins our podcast to discuss his frustrating need for creative permission.
The Resistance: Sarah Jaffe
The indie pop artist joins our podcast for a raw conversation on intention and inspiration.
Griffin House
The singer-songwriter walks in the tension of expectation and gratitude in his musical career.
The Resistance: Denison Witmer
The singer-songwriter joins our podcast to discuss the beauty of creative community.
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Adam Thompson reflects back on the life of the band's debut, These Four Walls.
The Resistance: Lowland Hum
Acoustic duo Lowland Hum fights resistance with courageous acts of creativity.
Palehound
Ellen Kempner shares the lessons she's learned on her journey to be true to herself.
The Resistance: Theodore Shapiro
Film composer Theodore Shapiro joins our podcast for an honest conversation on the balance of ego vs. contentment.
Aisha Badru
The singer-songwriter has found personal healing and is offering musical medicine to anyone who will listen.
The Resistance: Lynn Renee Maxcy
Lynn Renee Maxcy, writer for HULU's hit series The Handmaid's Tale, visits our podcast to discuss the power of creative community.
The Resistance: Stephen Kellogg
In the first episode of our podcast, The Resistance, singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg describes the only metric that matters for his art.
Mekons
Jon Langford opens up about longevity, insecurity and the ties that bind The Mekons together.
JR JR
A double album in the digital era is a bold yet authentic move from one of pop music's brightest bands.
These New Puritans
Jack Barnett believes art can be transformational and he hopes These New Puritans can embody that very notion.
The Yawpers
The raucous roots music of The Yawpers follows more rules than you might expect.
Allen Tate
Sam Fermin's vocalist connects in meaningful ways on his latest solo record, 'In The Waves'
Unwed Sailor
The instrumental rock band forges some dark musical narratives for its most bombastic work to date.
Savoir Adore
Savoir Adore is back with a heartening (and hypnotic) treatise on the power of change
Lissie
The singer-songwriter finds some space for her and her magnificent voice to breathe.
Murray Lightburn
The Dears' guitarist asks you to hear him out on a decisive yet dazzling new solo album
Frances Cone
The Nashville duo has taken their time to get the songs on Late Riser just right.
Ian King, Author
In his book, Appetite for Definition, Ian King tackles a subject that inspires division and discord among listeners: rock genres.
J.K. Crowe
JK Crowe's understated new EP, Buried, is a welcome surprise for the listener.
Luluc
Zoe Randell opens up about her creative process and the marriage of discipline and mystery.
Tall Heights
The Boston duo has been proven time and again and they're all the better for it.
Parker Gispert
The Whigs front man delivers a stunning new solo album after wrestling with his own musical future.
The Joy Formidable
Ritzy Bryan dishes on the band's "personal" new album and how they've avoided going over the edge of burnout.
William Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons has beautifully crafted a set of three-dimensional songs that truly honors the complexity of his broken experiences.
Good Old War
The Philly folk-pop trio opens up about earnest music, their new EPs and losing track of tiem.
William Elliot Whitmore
The singer-songwriter puts his spin on a brilliantly pared down covers project.
Gregory Alan Isakov
Isakov talks about getting nervous before shows, taking time to garden and his sustainable approach to songwriting.
Keller Williams
The veteran one-man band is on a mission to make us laugh in the midst of these divisive times.
Liz Vice
The spiritual songstress wrestles with her calling and place in the music business.
Nick Flora
The singer-songwriter has a beautiful way of mining for meaning in places often overlooked
Steven Page
The former Barenaked Ladies front man discusses longevity in the business, the power of art and what it means to write with doubt.
Howard
Exploring the painful tension that led to Howard's beautiful new album, 'Together Alone'
Murder By Death
Adam Turla opens up about the band's turning point and lessons learned on the road.
Dizzy
Canadian dream pop band Dizzy waited three long years to release their debut LP, Baby Teeth. But it is worth the wait.
Greg Laswell
Laswell's vulnerability in dealing so openly with dashed expectations and personal tragedy on 'Next Time' is a musical gift.
Ages and Ages
Tim Perry's definition of success is nothing more than true connection with the audience.
Milo Greene
The band's music has felt magical from the beginning, but their third album shows what they can truly do.
Lawrence
Behind the soulful storytelling of one of the most compelling young bands in America.
Olivia Chaney
Olivia Chaney has a firm grip on what compels most of our favorite artists: a deeply held belief that beauty will rise.
Joey Dosik
How a "saxophone existential crisis" gave way to Secretly Canadian's next great signing
Yuno
Ten years after he first sent Sub Pop a demo, Yuno found himself approached by his favorite label.
Roanoke
Nashville's most under-appreciated band shows a more expansive palette on their new EP.
Great Lake Swimmers
Tony Dekker sets aside the "safety net" of his acoustic for a new springboard of musical ideas.
POSTDATA
The Wintersleep front man talks about his solo project, a new band album and the tragic loss of Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison.
Will Dailey
The acclaimed songwriter on the algorithms that separate us and how he's reaching for real connection.
Tancred
Jess Abbott put more into her latest LP, Nightstand, than she has ever put into an album before.
SYML
Former Barcelona front man Brian Fennell discusses life as a family man and musician.
Katie Herzig
The pop songstress opens up about the hard work it takes to cross a musical finish line.
Michigan Rattlers
Meet the heartland band crafting some of the West Coast's finest hooks.
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers made one of their best records while navigating the rocky terrain of modern music.
Joel Levi
It's taken some time but the singer-songwriter's hard work is finally paying off.
Katie Toupin
Toupin says returning to square one musically was the refreshing turn she needed to move forward.
Steve Gunn
Steve Gunn keeps moving through the world, cognizant of where he is, not where he could be.
Speedy Ortiz
Sadie Dupuis on the importance of musical connection, reading, teaching, and making yourself happy.
Erika Wennerstrom
The Heartless Bastards' hiatus has been an inspirational move for everyone involved
Birds of Chicago
Birds of Chicago's latest set of songs are a salve in these chaotic times.
Reuben and the Dark
The music of Reuben and the Dark is mystical for all involved, even the band members.