Foxy Digitalis
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Mayssa Jallad! The Beirut-based artist is one of my absolute favorites. Not only do I love how she writes songs, but I come away from her work feeling as though I’ve learned something new. She’s incredible. We talk about her latest song, “Taamir (Bahriyyeh),” and then […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Josh Mason! Josh and I go way, way back (his album, “Timecode Beach,” originally released on Digitalis remains one of my favorite things I helped put into the world), and over the years (decades!?), he has continued making music that simultaneously challenges and moves me. His […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dominique Matelson! I have been a big admirer of her work for years (did a great interview with her on Foxy Digitalis a few years back!), so it was a treat to talk with her about her new record, “The Difficult Way.” After getting into that, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Concepcion Huerta!! She’s got a fantastic new album out, “Nothing Remains Everything Resonates,” on July 3 recorded at EMS in Stockholm. We talked about that, resonance and signal paths, and the magic of every day sounds. Then we get into her love of Cumbia, Psychic TV, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ben Vida! I can’t overemphasize how much of a fan I am of Ben’s work generally, and especially his latest album, “Oblivion Seekers.” It follows-up the brilliant “The Beat My Head Hit,” and as ever, there is nobody working with language in the way Ben does, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s zakè! For expansive ambient music, he and his label Past Inside the Present have become my go-to. He just released his second collaborative album with marine eyes, “Still Beauty,” and celebrated the 20th anniversry of his first solo album. There’s so much to take about! Then […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Bob Holmes! I had a great time chatting with Bob about the new incredible new SUSS record, “Counting Sunsets,” a staple in my listening the last couple months. We talked all things Across the Horizon as well before getting into Glen Campbell, Brian Eno, The Monkees, […]
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ruth Garbus! After an unexpected hiatus, this is the perfect episode to get back in action. Despite both of us being a bit tired when recording, we had way too much talking about Ruth’s new record, “Profound,” Gabriel Faure, treating anxiety and depression, and then a […]
**Still on an unexpected hiatus but new episodes will be back very soon! This week, let’s revisit YATTA’s awesome episode before blasting “Palm Wine” to start the summer.** On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s YATTA! Even though we had to fight through some technical difficulties throughout, we had a great time talking […]