Bringin' it Backwards
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Interview with Madeline The Person
May 06, 2021 13:01 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Madeline the Person over Zoom video! Imagine a world where pain dissolves into pops of color and trauma transforms into art meant to be passed along like a smile. Alt-Pop wunderkind Madeline the Person unlocks that world on her debut EP, CHAPTER 1: The Longing, out today on Warner Records. Sonically and visually, “I Talk To The Sky” brings listeners right into the heart of Personville—her rainbow-colored art emporium where all humans and all feelings are we...
Interview with Parker Matthews
May 05, 2021 20:41 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Parker Matthews over Zoom video! A powerful voice, wrapped in a sensual empathy. An empathy that draws from a tough childhood punctuated by physical and mental abuse, relentless bullying through school and a sexual assault at 14. For Parker Matthew’s, music was his only escape from the experiences he endured. Raised in Pittsburgh, Matthews trained as a classical musician but followed his parents’ desire to go to business school and get a job. So he did. But...
Interview with Revenge Wife
May 05, 2021 00:42 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBTogether with American Songwriter and Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing Revenge Wife over Zoom video! Elizabeth Nistico, co-founder and lead singer of indie darling duo HOLYCHILD, unveils her new solo art project, Revenge Wife, and releases her debut single "Earthquake" from her Background Songs for Your Boring Life, Part I. "Earthquake" kicks off Revenge Wife's new sad girl bedroom pop four track EP featuring pulsating, lo-fi vintage synths. It combines minimalist...
Interview with MILOŠ
May 04, 2021 21:35 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing MILOŠ over Zoom video! Celebrating 10 years with Universal Music, superstar and bonafide “Classical Guitar God” (The Times) MILOŠ releases a brand new album, featuring two outstanding original concertos, both specially-commissioned for the star musician – a testament to his outstanding musicianship and pioneering spirit, showcasing new guitar repertoire on the world stage. The Moon & The Forest, released on April 30th 2021, features works for guitar and orc...
Interview with Fairview
May 04, 2021 17:25 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Matt and Lizzy of Fairview over Zoom video! Dreamy acoustic pop duo, Fairview, brings a timeless element to the industry. The vocal harmonies of Matt and Lizzy paired together not only draw you in, but leave you wanting more. The duo has been writing songs together as long as they have been a couple: 9 years. Fairview is the perfect storm of classic acoustic love song, meets catchy pop radio. Since signing a record deal with Humans Were Here, Fairview has c...
Interview with The Skints
May 04, 2021 00:24 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing The Skints from The Casbah in San Diego, CA. ** This interview was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic ** An eclectic and spirited London four-piece, the Skints deliver a versatile amalgamation of reggae, ska-punk, dub, grime, hip-hop, soul, and dancehall that's as feel-good and soul-stirring as it is hard-hitting and politically charged on the lyrical front. Founded in Northeast London in 2007 by high school friends Marcia Richards, Joshua Waters Rudge...
Interview with Zuli Jr.
May 03, 2021 14:06 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Zuli Jr. over Zoom video! Sitting in your pocket, on your screen, and in your home, one monolithic brand listens in, makes “suggestions,” and subconsciously informs the world around you. It lies in the background only to entirely shape the foreground. Sound familiar? We needn’t cite any real-life names as we know they’re probably listening right now, but this idea remains the crux of Zuli Jr.’s second full-length album, Stop It God., due out spring 2021. In...
Interview with Besnard Lakes
May 02, 2021 19:52 - 37 minutes - 52 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing The Besnard Lakes over Zoom video! The Besnard Lakes have passed through death and they're here to tell the tale. Nearly five years after their last lightning-tinted volley, the magisterial Montreal psych-rock band have sworn off compromise, split with their long-standing label, and completed a searing, 72-minute suite about the darkness of dying and the light on the other side. The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings is the group...
Interview with Holy Wars
May 01, 2021 19:58 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Kat Leon of Holy Wars over Zoom video! Los Angeles’ dark pop-rock band Holy Wars have released their latest single “TV Dinner” with a bold, eye-catching new music video. A twisted take on mid-century America, the track puts consumer culture on blast with singer Kat Leon’s searing vocals and biting lyrics. “TV Dinner” is the second single off the band’s highly anticipated debut full-length LP tentatively titled Eat It Up / Spit It Out. The track follows lead...
Interview with Frankie Zulferino
May 01, 2021 01:53 - 43 minutes - 59 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Frankie Zulferino over Zoom video! Chart topping NYC-based Singer, Dancer, Choreographer, TikTok star, Frankie Zulferino is authentically himself with his first release of 2021, “Hit That,” featuring Melii. Frankie’s authenticity has not gone unnoticed by those who have inspired him to be who he is, like icons Janet Jackson, Neyo and Paula Abdul sending love to him and posting about his tribute videos to them. This past year alone he has garnered over 700K ...
Interview with Bahari
April 30, 2021 20:03 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Bahari over Zoom video! Every so often, two separate journeys collide to form the perfect union in just the right place at just the right time. Bahari blossom from a similar confluence of circumstances. Singer and keyboardist Ruby Carr hails from the tiny island of Lamu off the coast of Kenya, while singer and bassist Natalia Panzarella calls Nashville home. Each of their experiences shapes a dynamic, diverse, and dark take on alternative pop. Generating ov...
Interview with Charlie Houston
April 30, 2021 15:37 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Charlie Houston over Zoom video! Each song from 19-year old artist Charlie Houston is an emotional timecapsule with relatable self-discovery storytelling and breathy, androgynous vocals evoking the captivating immediancy of contemporaries, Empress Of, King Princess, Faye Webster and Charlotte Day Wilson. Freshly signed to Arts & Crafts, the genre-bending artist has recently released her debut I Hate Spring EP. Though Charlie‘s studies at the Clive Davis In...
Interview with Max Leone
April 29, 2021 22:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Max Leone over Zoom video! After inciting widespread critical buzz and fan anticipation, up-and-coming songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Max Leone reveals his debut EP, Malleable, today alongside a new video for track from the project “Escape”. The Clyde Munroe directed video is a dark and stylistic representation of the emotions that Max expresses throughout the lyrics of the new track. Released via Darkroom Records, the EP is out now at all digita...
Interview with Gavin Rossdale of Bush
April 29, 2021 19:04 - 26 minutes - 24 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Gavin Rossdale of Bush over Zoom video! “Nothing is better than doing what you love,” says Gavin Rossdale, and the Bush frontman knows from experience. For near three decades, the musician has been a perennial presence in the annals of rock music — an intellectual and emotional, albeit occasionally misunderstood creative, forever with a hard-charging rock n’ roll heart. Now, with The Kingdom, Rossdale and his band enter a new phase of life, and the singer c...
Interview with Prinze George & Exclusive New Music Premiere
April 29, 2021 15:30 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Prinze George over Zoom video! EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF “OFF MY ASS” ON BRINGING IT BACKWARDS PODCAST Alt-pop group Prinze George premiered their new track, “Off My Ass” on American Songwriter’s Bringing It Backwards podcast! “Off My Ass” is the interpersonal journey of vocalist Naomi Almiquist, navigating her life amidst sudden loss, moving to Los Angeles, and the unfulfilled lows of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired by the words of a friend and an art installa...
Interview with The Mother Hips
April 28, 2021 22:10 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing The Mother Hips over Zoom video! Legendary Northern California-based rock 'n' roll outfit, The Mother Hips, are celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2021. In recognition of this career milestone, the band's record label Blue Rose is reissuing each of their ten studios albums on vinyl. The series will work its way chronologically through The Mother Hips' discography with one LP released each month, while all proceeds from sales will benefit The Blue Rose Fo...
Interview with Seth Walker
April 28, 2021 18:21 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Seth Walker over Zoom video! Seth Walker recently released his first book, 'Your Van Is On Fire: The Miscellaneous Meanderings of a Musician.' Already a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and visual artist, Walker now adds published author to his resume. Part memoir, part meditation and part art gallery, 'Your Van Is On Fire' is a riotous and charming melange of an artist's meandering life spent in perpetual motion searching for the muse. It's ironic th...
Interview with Brett Kissel
April 27, 2021 20:16 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBTogether with American Songwriter and Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing Brett Kissel over Zoom video! One of Country music’s fastest rising stars, Brett Kissel, recently released his new album, What Is Life?. Released on OneRPM, What Is Life?, is a 14-track collection of original material with ten musical compositions produced by the 18-time Canadian Country Music (CCMA) award-winning musician Brett Kissel, Bart McKay, and Jesse Frasure, and four short monologues r...
Interview with Tim Kasher of Cursive
April 26, 2021 15:32 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Tim Kasher of Cursive from The Casbah in San Diego CA ** This interview was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic ** Get Fixed ripples with the visceral intensity and keen, unexpected melodicism for which Cursive has long been celebrated, as illustrated in searing first single “Barricades;” the alternately pummeling and anthemic “Black Hole Town;” and the more atmospheric, moody “Marigolds.” While the album was largely born out of the same sessions as Vit...
Interview with Ashley Kutcher
April 25, 2021 19:57 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Ashley Kutcher over Zoom video! Continuing to emerge as an artist-to-watch this year, 22-year-old singer-songwriter Ashley Kutcher shares a new single entitled “If I Could” with an accompanying visual. The song and video are out now via Darkroom / Interscope Records. This release stands out as the official follow-up to her breakout song “Love You From A Distance.” After eclipsing 13 million streams on Spotify, it shows no signs of stopping or slowing down. ...
Interview with Evan Stanley
April 25, 2021 14:55 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Evan Stanley over Zoom video! Evan Stanley (son of KISS’ Paul Stanley) has released an irresistible new cover of “Memories” by Maroon 5 with a cinematic video featuring acclaimed actor Bryan Cranston. Inspired by a Texas road trip, Stanley says, “A lot of that drive is open desert with nothing around, and at one point I saw my fuel gauge getting lower with no gas station in sight. It got me pretty nervous about getting stranded, but also gave me an amazing...
Interview with rIVerse
April 24, 2021 23:07 - 1 hour - 100 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing rIVerse over Zoom video! rIVerse is an independent pop and R&B music group making international waves for their high concept pop aesthetic and inclusive messaging. The group's lineup includes a diverse collective of multi-racial, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and body-positive members. Recently rIVerse released their newest music video for “BaeBeeBoo” off their critically acclaimed album, “Poison IV”. The group is comprised of band members Dizz, Monroe, Khadija and Zak. “O...
Interview with Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake
April 24, 2021 22:21 - 54 minutes - 74.1 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake over Zoom video! Chris DeMakes is the guitarist and vocalist of the ska-punk band Less Than Jake. DeMakes is the author of, "Blast From The Past" and host of, "Chris DeMakes A Podcast". DeMakes is also currently working on a brand new solo album. About the Book: "Blast From The Past" is a photographic journey through the touring life of Less Than Jake guitarist and vocalist Chris DeMakes. It was through a variety of costumes...
Interview with Julia Rizik
April 23, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Julia Rizik over Zoom video! Julia Rizik is no stranger to pushing the limits. After beginning her career as a country musician, where the singer/songwriter rose to notoriety booking stagecoach amongst others, and being signed to two of Hollywoods largest firms, both CAA and WME, she took 2020 to reflect, reposition, and push herself further outside of her comfort zone. The change of gears was largely inspired by her desire for more creative freedom as she ...
Interview with Heather Youmans
April 23, 2021 02:39 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Heather Youmans over Zoom video! Tomorrow (April 23rd, 2021) Heather Youmans will share her new single A LITTLE CLOSER TO HAPPY. The music video bottles up good vibes, sunshine and that “California Dreaming” lifestyle. Music fans may recognize Heather Youmans from Fox’s new singing show “I Can See Your Voice,” which was watched by 4 million viewers this Fall/Winter. Heather Youmans' artist project is a commentary on happiness -- bringing together SoCal suns...
Interview with Cindy Alexander
April 23, 2021 02:24 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Cindy Alexander over Zoom video! Singer-Songwriter CINDY ALEXANDER releases her new single, “Broken but Beloved,” from the upcoming, While the Angels Sigh, her tenth studio album. “Broken but Beloved,” a song about impermanence, was recorded with Grammy award-winning producer and engineer Ross Hogarth at Sunset Sound. It was the last in-person session before the Los Angeles lockdown order took effect in March 2020. Cindy’s dear friend and touring buddy, Mic...
Interview with Icarus and Jamie N Commons
April 22, 2021 16:10 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBTogether with Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing Icarus and Jaime N Commons over Zoom video! Bristol-based duo Icarus makes a long-awaited return to Anjunadeep with original production ‘Moment In Time’. Featuring acclaimed British singer-songwriter Jamie N Commons, this new single marks their third on the label, following their 2016 hit ‘Hiding’ and their recent remix of CRi’s ‘From Me’. Known for their distinctive brand of emotive and melodic house music, Icarus a....
Interview with Jeremy Ryan
April 22, 2021 01:35 - 43 minutes - 59 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Jeremy Ryan over Zoom video! Jeremy Ryan (Jeremy Pholwattana) is a 2x Grammy Balloted American Songwriter and Music Producer. His 20+ years’ experience in the industry has lead him to collaborations with some of the biggest names such as James Brown, Hollywood Records (Disney), and the NBA. Jeremy has written soundtracks for multiple Featured Films and was in consideration for an Oscar for “Best Song” for the 93rd Academy Awards. His ventures include his la...
Interview with Emily James
April 21, 2021 20:47 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Emily James over Zoom video! LA based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Emily James recently released her newest single, venice, of her latest record Wanted You to Know, Pt. I. The charming and whimsical composition highlights the tenderness of first love and envisioning a future with someone. The enchanting track was written, recorded, and produced by James. Reflecting on her song, James shares, "Love is something I think we all cherish, and...
Interview with TZAR
April 21, 2021 18:08 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing TZAR over Zoom video! TZAR is a female singer/songwriter/artist who immigrated to the Bay Area from Moscow, Russia at just 7-years old. While being undoubtedly influenced by her classical piano training, her love for records from empowered artists such as Prince, Chakah Khan, Kate Bush, and Goapele have and continue to be an undeniable and thematic undercurrent in her songs. After playing shows across the Bay Area, TZAR followed her dreams down to Los Angel...
Interview with Horace Bray
April 21, 2021 15:16 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Horace Bray over Zoom video! LA-based pop artist Horace Bray has shared his new EP Fame, Fortune, and Perfume. Self-produced and self-assured, the new EP is a stunning five-song collection that guides listeners through Bray’s post-grad travels from New York City to L.A. and all the tumult and heartbreak in between. In studying jazz performance and music theory at the University of North Texas, 29-year old Bray became the first undergraduate in 15 years to h...
Interview with Stage Moms
April 20, 2021 15:56 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Stage Moms over Zoom video! Stage Moms is an aggressive pop-punk band drawing influences from early 2010’s pop punk revival bands such as Crucial Dudes, The Wonder Years, and Four Year Strong. Formed in late 2019 after singer Gage Vota and guitarist’s Grayson Prince previous band Down They Fall decided to call it quits, the band released their first EP “Long Drives and Late Nights.” The Moundsville, West Virginia-based act has honed in on a sound that combi...
Interview with Lucas Carpenter
April 20, 2021 03:18 - 55 minutes - 75.4 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Lucas Carpenter over Zoom video! Lucas Carpenter, the “Art Kid From the Country,” is using his natural gift of storytelling and unique approach to musical technology and instrumental looping to usher in a new wave of singer/songwriter. As his own auxiliary player, he adds penny whistles, percussion, keyboards, and a multitude of other nuances to his audacious performances. ‘The Shimmer,’ his latest release, is a reflection of the journey Lucas Carpenter has...
We had the pleasure of interviewing Matthew Heafy of Trivium over Zoom video!
April 19, 2021 16:32 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Matthew Heafy of Trivium over Zoom video! Orlando, Florida's Trivium are among the most provocative, restless, and influential bands to emerge from the South in the early 21st century's heavy metal explosion. Beginning as a metalcore outfit, they have relentlessly combined and crossed styles, including thrash, prog, technical, and melodic death metal, as well as alternative and groove metal. Trivium came by their global success the old-fashioned way: tourin...
Interview with Semler
April 19, 2021 01:49 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Semler over Zoom video! Grace Semler Baldridge, or Semler, is a queer singer/songwriter currently holding the #1 spot on the iTunes Christian Music Charts. Their latest project Preacher's Kid was written and recorded entirely at home on a USB mic. During quarantine Semler began to reflect and unpack their experience as a queer Christian raised in the Church. The unprecedented success of Preacher's Kid is largely due to support from TikTok where Semler has b...
Interview with Ladles
April 17, 2021 15:54 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing The Ladles over Zoom video! It would have been easy for The Ladles to write 2020 off as a lost year. Forced to scrap a calendar full of tour dates and stuck quarantining on opposite coasts, the trio watched helplessly as cancellation after cancellation rolled in and the prospects of making music together grew dimmer with each passing day. Everything the band had planned was up in smoke, it seemed, everything except for a three-week summer residency in the q...
Interview with Black Fortune
April 16, 2021 19:32 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBTogether with Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing Black Fortune over Zoom video! Capitalizing on momentum building over the last two months Landover, Maryland party-starter Black Fortune has announced his anticipated DMV homage project OSSHMOB. Featuring some of the hottest talent the DMV has to offer including Xanman, Lil Dude, Goonew, FatTrel, 3OH Black, MoneyMarr, Big Flock and Knuckle Head, OSSHMOB is an 11 track rollercoaster of styles and off-the-wall sound. Br...
Interview with Tracy Bonham
April 16, 2021 14:16 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Tracy Bonham over Zoom video! Tracy Bonham became an overnight sensation in the mid-90s with a hit song and double Grammy® nominations for her Gold Record certified album The Burdens of Being Upright, an edgy and complex album of angsty alt-rock songs that included her chart-topping hit single, “Mother Mother.” Over the years, Bonham released six more albums to wide critical acclaim, but the debut album was the one that struck a chord with so many disenfra...
Interview with Janalynn Castelino
April 15, 2021 13:57 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Janalynn Castelino over Zoom video! Janalynn Castelino is a versatile multilingual Singer-songwriter & a doctor by academic qualification, primarily spanning across RnB, Soul, Sufi and Western Pop genres. She is the youngest singer and the first ever medical student to have received the ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award - Versatile Artist’ in the year 2019. Having peaked at #2 on the YouTube Music Top 100 Charts in 2020, Janalynn made headlines in Lebanon bringing ab...
Interview with Maggie Szabo
April 15, 2021 13:23 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Maggie Szabo over Zoom video! Maggie Szabo is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has been winning over audiences worldwide with her stunningly soulful vocals and empowering pop anthems. Hailing from a small town in Ontario, Szabo is now an accomplished musician living in Los Angeles and is using her music to conquer social injustice. After quickly becoming one of the most sought after songwriter/vocalists for DJs and notable film and TV placements, Szabo’s la...
Interview with Michaela Slinger
April 15, 2021 00:47 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Michaela Slinger over Zoom video! Vancouver based indie-pop artist Michaela Slinger is releasing her debut album Panorama on April 16 via 604 Records and all streaming services. Co-produced by JUNO winner Kevvy (Carly Rae Jepsen, Fake Shark) and JUNO Award nominated singer/songwriter Louise Burns, Panorama takes listeners on a dizzying journey through the first twenty-four years of Slinger’s life. The 18-song debut body of work showcases her natural ability...
Interview with Jess Benko
April 14, 2021 22:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Jess Benko over Zoom video! 18 year-old Jess Benko wrote her first song about a year ago, but you wouldn’t know it. The Toronto native’s music is a raw, yet mature and eloquently sewn together stream-of-consciousness that’s sparked the makings of a core fan base and 2+ million streams a month from her bedroom. Musically inclined from the start, Jess began competitive piano at age 6, starred in choir and musical theatre productions by age 10, and taught hers...
Interview with Getters
April 13, 2021 21:29 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Getters over Zoom video! With the premiere of their recent singles "Tidal Wave," “Row” and "Blindsided", Houston rock band Getters offered a preview of their blistering 6-song EP; a unique blend of rhythmic, spatial indie rock that promises to be “the cannonball that shakes your existence” (our June 6/24th). Amidst the uncertain times the world has been experiencing, Getters chose to focus on positivity and creativity. You won’t find rose-colored glasses or...
Interview with Orgy
April 13, 2021 19:49 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Orgy over Zoom video! Los Angeles-based industrial metal band Orgy is back with a brand new single “Karma Kastles.” The track marks the band’s first release of 2021. Staying true to their musical roots firmly established in 1997, “Karma Kastles” crunching guitars, electronic undertones and soaring vocals are what fans have gravitated towards for nearly three decades. “I wrote ‘Karma Kastles’ about the madness people in LA face--when it comes to relationsh...
Interview with Black Caviar
April 13, 2021 17:06 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Black Caviar over Zoom video! NYC duo Black Caviar deliver a new single “Been That Ill” feat. NYC rapper G.L.A.M. “Been That Ill” is Black Caviar’s fourth collaborative single with G.L.A.M., following 2018’s “Killa Shit Funk” and 2019’s double single release on Dim Mak Records with “Alright Alright Okay” & “Zonin.” Leading the single with G.LA.M.’s impressive vocal delivery, she lays down a high-energy flow on “Been That Ill,” which is perfectly met with ...
Interview with AJ Mitchell
April 13, 2021 04:02 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing AJ Mitchell over Zoom video! You’ll find Belleville, IL about six hours south of Chicago. It often resembles a ghost town with its many hollowed-out and abandoned factories, marathon winters, and endless cornfields. From the outside, it might not seem like the perfect launchpad for a future pop star, but AJ Mitchell proudly calls this place home. Long before notching 1 billion-plus streams, selling out shows, and performing on television, the singer and son...
Interview with Pointed Man Band
April 12, 2021 04:32 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Pointed Man Band over Zoom video! Pointed Man Band is the family-based music of Dan Elliott. A multi-instrumentalist, dreamer and performer. Having started as a homegrown, nap-time inspired recording project, the music of Pointed Man Band has since become a part of a larger and ever-expanding genre. We record and perform original music and lyrics that seek to reflect and are inspired by the curiosities and complexities in this world. Music and wonder that ...
Interview with Lord F
April 10, 2021 16:27 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Lord F over Zoom video! Lord F recently released his single 'Perfect Imperfection' on February 11th off of his upcoming album. With a strong personality and visuals to follow, LA-based singer Lord F, makes lyrical ambient electronic dance-pop. Born in Sao Paulo-Brazil, in 1993, Lord moved to Los Angeles to make it big on the music scene. Lord F began singing and performing at a young age at school musicals. His first originals came in 2015 with the self-tit...
Interview with Ari Herstand
April 09, 2021 22:02 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Ari Herstand over Zoom video! Today, singer/songwriter, entrepreneur and best-selling music business author Ari Herstand releases his introspective new album ‘Like Home.’ With delicate atmospheres, textured percussion and an underlying feeling of comfort, Ari invites the listener into the autobiographical sounds of transformative heartbreak. “The only way I knew how to process my breakup from an 11 year relationship was to write about it,” Ari says. After w...
Interview with Benny Sings
April 09, 2021 18:42 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBWe had the pleasure of interviewing Benny Sings over Zoom video! Benny Sings has released his new album Music today on Stones Throw. The 10-song project features collaborations across genres including Mac DeMarco, Emily King, KYLE, Tom Misch and Cautious Clay. The album leads off today’s NPR Music’s New Music Friday show (Benny is a 2-time NPR Tiny Desk alum), and featured at Spin, American Songwriter, DIY and beyond. Tonight at 9pm ET / 9pm PT Benny will celebrate the album release with hi...